May-17-24 R Nezhmetdinov vs Antoshin, 1964
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| TichFreeman: When chess players asked Nezhmetdinov why he never became a grandmaster, he would ruefully sigh and show him this position. Many times; in 1970, 1971, 1972 and even 1973. He played 31. Bb7. He could get good winning chances after 31. Ba8! The difference is simple: after 31. Ba8, |
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Jul-15-23 Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893 
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| TichFreeman: Honestly, black had a fine game until he played 10� Ng4?, a one-mover which can be so easily parried it’s crazy (10� Ne8 was miles better). Then Wollner blundered again with 11� Qh4??? (yes, I give this move triple question marks), the point of which you couldn�t even ... |
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Jun-27-23 Matulovic vs V Sokolov, 1953
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| TichFreeman: Beautiful final move, intending to follow up with checkmate the next move. In fact, Matulović’s sharp, attacking style of chess is avidly visible throughout, but the final blow, imo, was extremely pretty. |
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Jun-11-23 Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919
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| TichFreeman: <Honza Cervenka> I feel 54� Ra7 deserves a �?� instead of an �?!�; it snatches defeat from the jaws of a draw. After that Kostić�s inaccuracies/mistakes do not really matter, as Capablanca�s flawless conversion skills did the rest. |
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Jun-11-23 Capablanca - Kostic (1919)
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| TichFreeman: Capablanca played in his usual, masterly style, seeking only small advantages here and there, steering most games into an endgame and winning them from there; one cannot say his victory was undeserved. Then again, one really cannot help but feel sorry for the Yugoslav GM, who ... |
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Jun-04-23 Kostic vs Euwe, 1921
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| TichFreeman: The computer says Kostic played at 92.4% accuracy and Euwe 79%, but the idea that Kostić only played 92% accurately in this game seems silly. And even though Euwe only played 79% there's no painfully obvious blunder, he just gets gradually run over � move 26 he hasn't ... |
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