Mar-04-21 M David vs Botvinnik, 1938
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Vermit: But in a David and Goliath encounter, it is not Goliath who wins |
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Mar-01-21 V Nadtocheev vs Krogius, 1962 
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Vermit: Impressive win - does anyone know of any other games Nadtocheev played? |
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Feb-01-21 A C Ludwig vs C Lyon, 1952 
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Vermit: If 24...Kxg8, 25.Ne7++ wins the queen sooner or later |
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Feb-01-21 K Burger vs C Lyon, 1952 
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Vermit: In the same tournament, Black lost to a rather more spectacular combination:
A C Ludwig vs Chester A Lyon, 1952 |
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Nov-24-20 Dvoirys vs G Feher, 1991 
Nov-18-20 A Haik vs A Hauchard, 1988 
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Vermit: The Benko gambit
Was accepted, the pawns pushed on,
Left the king exposed
A Haik-u |
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Nov-17-20 A Korobov vs S Fedorchuk, 2001 
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Vermit: The first thought is that because of the pin, White needs to check. But then you see this doesn't lead anywhere, so you look for a move that makes the threat of Bxg3+ null and void. So by that process only Qxf6 fits the bill and leads to mate in all lines. It is a fitting ... |
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Nov-07-20 Yagupov vs A Rustemov, 1995 
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Vermit: I wonder what tomorrow's insane puzzle will be. This only merits 4.5 stars. |
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Oct-12-20 Daniel Abbas vs E Inarkiev, 2017 
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Vermit: Even ignoring the mate and playing 31...Bxf3+ works. 32. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 33. Rg2 Qf1+ 34.Rg1 Qxh3++ |
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Sep-23-20 F Baenziger vs M Sasith Nipun Piyumantha, 2018 
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