Aug-29-22 D Malla vs W Kobese, 2006 
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Tomate: @Mayankk06
On 30..Qe5 31.Re2 would be a mistake because of 31...Qxe2. |
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Sep-11-21 Shamkovich vs Kholmov, 1961 
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Tomate: The interesting point is the move order, when to play dxe5.
Indeed here the best is the most forcing line.
19.Rxg7 (19.dxe5 Bc5 looks unclear) 19...Kxg7
20.Rg1+ (20.dxe5 Qxc4 is unclear) 20...Kf6
(21.Kh7 Ng5+ 22.Kh8 Nxf7+ or 22.hxg5 Qxg5 are winning)
21.dxe5+ Bxe5 (21...Ke7 ... |
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Sep-07-21 R Fontaine vs M Sebag, 2003 
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Tomate: @Teyss Right! In line B, 37.Qxh7 is simplest and best. |
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Sep-07-21 Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886
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Tomate: @Nerwal Stockfish don't see a big difference between
13.0-0 and 13.Nbd2, but 13.0-0 looks the more natural move
(White does not offer to Black to enter in the complicated lines starting with 13...Qxb2). By contrast, 13.Bc2? is the breaking point, since protecting the Q with 13.Bd1! ... |
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Mar-21-21 A Graf vs R Felgaer, 2004 
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Tomate: It is enough to count. After 23.Rxe5 white wins 3 pieces for a queen or two pieces for the rook. Indeed after 23.Rxe5 Rxg3
(23..Qxe5 24.Ng6+ loses the queen) 24.Rxd5 Black has a choice of
A) 24..Qxd5 25.Nxd5 and white has two pieces for the rook
B) 24..Q move 25.hxg3 and white has ... |
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Mar-11-21 A Volokitin vs Karjakin, 2008 
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Tomate: Very nice position. In which order should White plays? a) 30.Bf3? Rxb2 31.e5+ Kxe5 is very good for black b) 30.Bxb3? cxb3 31.e5+ Kd7 looks more or less equal. c) After 30.e5+! if 30..Kxe5 31.Bxb3 cxb3 32.Nd3+ forks the Rf2; if the black pins his king on the c file 31.Bxb3 wins a ... |
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Oct-19-20 C Zeng vs H Nguyen, 2013 
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Tomate: There are two candidate moves 1.Bxh7+ and 1.Qxd7. At first glance it seems that 1.Bxh7+ wins a Queen for two minor pieces, although 1.Qxd7 wins a piece. So it requires a closer look, because 2 minor pieces can offer a sttuborn defense against a Q. Indeed after 1.Bxh7+ Nxh7 2.Qxd7 ... |
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Sep-25-20 L Engels vs E Badestein, 1937 
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Tomate: Game commented in C. Seneca's "Les echecs" |
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Sep-19-20 T Baron vs M Rodshtein, 2016
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Tomate: The game is commented in "Fighting the London" by Ki. Georgiev. |
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Sep-08-20 Uhlmann vs Bronstein, 1966 
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Tomate: @FSR 39.Rf5 Bd8 is not so clear. Black looks ugly, but still white has to find some moves (intuitively, I would say that Black pawns c5 or a7 will fall) |
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