Jul-16-25 Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903
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| PaulPetrovitj: Maroczy analysed this game in his autobiography. He claimed that 14.-, Kf8 was a major mistake, and that Black should have played 14. -, Qb6. He gave a number of variations after 15. Qa3. The silicon monster confirms that this was a somewhat stronger defence than the game ... |
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Jul-12-25 Winawer vs Tarrasch, 1892
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| PaulPetrovitj: OK, keypusher, you may well have a point there. I have the greatest respect for Lasker's strength, and in his Manual I have always found his account of positional play very illuminating. |
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Jul-05-25 E Schallopp vs Tarrasch, 1882
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| PaulPetrovitj: White should have played 10. Kg1 instead of 10. e5. Black on the other hand should have answered 10. e5 with 10.-, c5. The weaking of f5 proved fatal for White when Black later on could plant his N on f5 and then on the weakened g3 square.
Alternatives for White are e.g. 10. ... |
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Jun-25-25 Bronstein vs Keres, 1956 
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| PaulPetrovitj: Yes, Paul1959, it is well worth studying Keres' comments to this game in his chapter on defence. Just a brilliant chapter, this example well illustrates how a player who manages to defend well, can put great pressure on the player having the advantage, and this often results ... |
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Jun-25-25 Keres vs Bronstein, 1956
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| PaulPetrovitj: Both players spent a lot of time in the opening phase of this game. Keres and Mikenas commented on it in the Russian tournament book, and regarding 2. Bc4 the comment was that since Bronstein had spent 10 minutes to make his first move (!), it seemed like a good idea to enter ... |
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Jun-23-25 Paul Schmidt
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| PaulPetrovitj: After the Buenos Aires 1939 Olympic, during which the 2nd WW broke out, many European chess masters chose to stay in Argentina. Schmidt learned that his family was safe, and therefore decided to return to Europe. He served as a medical assistant in the German Air Force during ... |
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Jun-22-25 Bronstein vs Smyslov, 1950
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| PaulPetrovitj: What was characteristic of Bronstein was his resourcefulness and inventiveness. Here, as Olavi points out, he started complications by Nb4 when Smyslov was approaching time trouble. This unexpected turn of events decided the game in White's favour. In this respect, the game is |
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Jun-16-25 Alekhine vs S Levitsky, 1913
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| PaulPetrovitj: Concerning Levitsky, he is mentioned in Voronkov's book nr 1 on the Soviet Championships. In USSR ch nr 2, 1923, he arrived in Petersburg, but became ill before the tournament - it turned out that he suffered from stomach cancer. When he felt up to it, he returned to ... |
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Jun-15-25 S Levitsky vs Alekhine, 1913
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| PaulPetrovitj: Yes, 42. d5?? lost the game on the spot. An almost incredible mistake.
By the way, in this match the players were restricted in their choice of openings. Evidently, the financial backer of the match wanted to avoid "boring" play. |
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Jun-14-25 Flamberg vs Spielmann, 1912
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| PaulPetrovitj: The computer (Stockfish) has the position after 34. g3 as a draw. In the variation given by beatgiant, White can move his K between e3 and f3 (instead of Kf4), and although he cannot create a passed Pawn on the Q-side, Black is unable to make headway. |
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