Feb-03-16 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
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| Old Woodpusher: I am not really sure why - perhaps it is the barrage of central pawns bearing down on Alekhine's king, or maybe the depth of Euwe's strategy - which are variations on a theme anyway - but this has always been one of my favourite games. I don't know how many times I have ... |
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Apr-22-09 Raymond Keene
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| Old Woodpusher: Dear All,
Thanks very much for your responses - I wasn't aware of the Chessmetrics data which whatthefat kindly supplied. Fascinating stuff, many thanks whatthefat - though of course such data does lead to further 'head scratching' e.g Paul Morphy was 99 Elo rating points ... |
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Jan-19-08 Bobby Fischer
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| Old Woodpusher: Dear All,
I know that the famous game between Bobby Fischer & Donald Bryne probably wasn't really 'The Game Of The Century', but I can still remember the thrill when I first played through the game - at the age of 13 - on my cheap 'plug in' chess set & how stunning I found ... |
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Mar-09-07 Spassky vs Fischer, 1960
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| Old Woodpusher: Ladies & Gentlemen,
Can I, someone who was never a good player but loves chess as much as almost anyone say something please ? Happy Birthday Bobby Fischer !
Thanks for all the brilliant games.
I don't know if he would have beaten Anatoly in 1975 - we will never know.
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Feb-26-07 Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893
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| Old Woodpusher: This game made a great impression on me when I first read it.
Maybe it was the game, or maybe it was also the story of the Old Master's struggle to produce a brilliancy & the mental turmoil that went with it.
I've had many mental turmoils, but no brilliancies !
Such a ... |
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Dec-08-06 Keres vs W Winter, 1935
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| Old Woodpusher: I read the bio. page on William Winter, & it confirmed some detail I had read on him in a 1970's copy of Chess magazine.
Didn't know that he had been imprisoned though.
Does anyone know of any other biographical information on him ?
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