Mar-15-24 F Lazard vs A Gibaud, 1909 
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Timwestlund: I have seen some incredible studies by Lazard, but this is the first Lazard game I have seen (excluding that weird 4 move "game"). What a beautiful combination! |
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Feb-06-23 D Kosic vs S Cvetkovic, 1994 
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Timwestlund: I think it's quite silly to resign in such a position. You're not wasting anyone's time by playing one more move, and I think it's good sportsmanship to allow the mate in such positions. |
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May-01-22 Bluebaum vs Vitiugov, 2018 
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Timwestlund: It's such a shame white resigned instead of allowing the smothered mate on the board. |
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Feb-24-22 A W Fox vs Karper, 1900 
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Timwestlund: 21.♕g6!! followed by ♖d5! must be one of the most beautifull combinations i've ever seen. Considering that white saw this, it is very strange that he did not see 17.♕g4. It's not like ♕g4 is a strange engine move, it's an obvious and decisive double ... |
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Apr-10-21 Filip vs K Darga, 1961 
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Timwestlund: <Shamot> after 37 ♖xb7 in your line, black plays 37...♕f3 with a double attack. |
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Mar-29-21 McShane vs Koneru, 2003
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Timwestlund: "strike me down" that's what that knight said multiple times in this game. |
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Feb-16-21 Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 
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Timwestlund: This shows how dangerous the moscow variation is. It might not have the same reputation as the main lines but, as this game shows, it does have some poison. A positional masterpiece by Ivanchuk. |
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Feb-15-21 G Stoltz vs Capablanca, 1928 
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Timwestlund: I don't think the pun matches the game, but I understand how easy it was to think it does. His name is not "Gosta Holtz" it's "Gösta Holtz". The letter ö is pronounced approximately like the letter combination "eu" in french. As the chessgames admins probably don't have a ... |
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Jan-07-21 R Lau vs Kotronias, 1988
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Timwestlund: "Man-Eating Monster" If you read the name of the player with the white pieces twice you will understand it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN8... |
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Dec-22-20 Dubov vs Karjakin, 2020 
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Timwestlund: Dubov has to be sentenced to life imprisonment for this brutal murder. Karjakin did not stand a chance against Dubov's murderous play. |
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