Jun-04-22 Ujtumen vs Reshevsky, 1970 
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WilliamJE: Reshevsky supposedly offered a draw before playing his 17th move. |
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May-15-22 R Byrne vs Spassky, 1974
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WilliamJE: Byrne didn't decline dramatically after this match. At the 1976 Biel Interzonal he only missed out a chance for qualifying for the matches again by half a point. |
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May-04-22 Gheorghiu vs Kholmov, 1962
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WilliamJE: Gheorgiu in time trouble (which he was known for), a really bad exchange sacrifice, or just genuine oversight? His 22nd move is hard to explain. |
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Jul-09-17 Smyslov vs Kotov, 1953 
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WilliamJE: According to Bronstein's boo, Black went 43 Nb4-d3 not 43 Nb4-d5 |
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Jul-01-17 Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
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WilliamJE: I saw this game for the first time all the way back in the mid 70's when Edmar Mednis came out with his book- How to beat Bobby Fischer Am I missing something at move 42?. Why doesn't Fischer play Qxc5+ if Qxc5 43 Rxb7+ Ka8 44 Rb5 discovered check. It's at worst a perpetual check ... |
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