NM JRousselle Member since Jun-07-09 · Last seen Jul-11-20 Favorite players from history Fischer Capablanca Adolph Anderseen Frank Marshall

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Jul-06-20 L Uedemann vs E P Elliott, 1902    NM JRousselle: After surviving the opening & obtaining the 2 bishops, Black could have continued with 22... d5! If White captures, Black has more than enough compensation after Bf5+. If White does not capture, 23... c5 is very strong.      Jun-30-20 H Pfleger vs G Mazzoni, 1966    NM JRousselle: Isn't 6... h6 the correct move?      Jun-12-20 F Vallejo Pons vs R Knaak, 2003    NM JRousselle: This ending is very instructive. Black's defense beginning with 52 e3+ is clever. White had to be alert to play 56 Kc4! The "routine" Kc3 would have lost for him. The lesson is clear. Precision is required in endings.      Jun-11-20 C Polk vs M Sana, 2016    NM JRousselle: This is lucky escape by Black. White held a crushing advantage for several moves before the blunder 27 Na5. The simple Rb7 (perhaps not the best move) would have simplified White's life by removing counterplay and winning 2 pieces for the rook.      May-29-20 Harrwitz vs S Boden, 1847   NM JRousselle: 13 Bxg7 looks like the culprit. If queens come off the board, then Bxg7 looks strong. With this in mind, Bb5+ suggests itself.      May-29-20 D Khismatullin vs M Bosiocic, 2010    NM JRousselle: In the "puzzle" position, White has an overwhelming position. I must confess I missed Bf7+ followed by Rd6! However, at least 3 other moves give White a crushing advantage. Moves such as Nb5, Ne4 and Rdf1 all leave White way ahead. I'm not fond of a "puzzle" such as this one.      May-26-20 Tal vs H Karner, 1976    NM JRousselle: Did Black lose on time?      May-25-20 Spassky vs J Rukavina, 1973   NM JRousselle: The score of the game must be incorrect. 5 f4 is likely f3. If not, Black could take the g4 pawn with the night on move 17 (among others).      May-18-20 Alekhine vs A Tanielian, 1936   NM JRousselle: Hardly a refutation. White's 16 Be7 certainly looked suspect. One of my candidate moves was 16 c4. This stops the threatened Qd5 (exchanging queens) and b5 (trapping the a6 bishop). Lo and behold! 16 c4 was White's best move, giving him an advantage of +3. In other words, ...      May-18-20 S Landau vs Reti, 1927    NM JRousselle: White's 15th move is OK. The blunder is on move 16.

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