Feb-16-22 C Kottnauer vs E Richter, 1948 
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| awfulhangover: I cannot remember having seen such a situation before. I had to smile when I realized that black is in zugswang with so many legal moves at hand. I can imagine black becoming so surprised and frustrated when he saw what the naughty donkey on e5 was doing. |
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Feb-07-22 N Yakubboev vs M Demidov, 2019
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| awfulhangover: Omg. I saw Qxc5 winning (+7), and got a Monday puzzle wrong. Shame or not shame on me? |
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Jan-24-22 A H Robbins vs Showalter, 1890
Jan-04-22 Lau vs Barsov, 1993
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| awfulhangover: Took a looong time to realize that 35.Be4 solved the puzzle, since 35.Rxh6+? Kg8! didn´t work for white. |
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Dec-13-21 Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi World Championship Match (2021)
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| awfulhangover: Dubov is known for his anti-Putin and pro-liberal political views. Karjakin is a hardcore Putin nationalist. Just saying. A funny thing is that some russian said that «Imagine GM Hammer would join Nepo´s team», thinking it was absurd. Hammer immediately commented that he ... |
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Dec-08-21 Morovic Fernandez vs M Lodhi, 2010
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| awfulhangover: Easy, but spent time to see if Qf7 saved the game for black. Qxb5 was bad. |
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Dec-07-21 Gavrilov vs S Ilandzis, 2001
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| awfulhangover: 30.Bxf8 wins too. |
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Dec-03-21 Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021
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| awfulhangover: We need to go back to what worked, with 24 games, and if 12-12,the champ wins. It forces action and allows time to take risks. 12 or 14 games, and eventually a Armageddon, is silly. |
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Nov-27-21 Kudrin vs H A Machado Jr, 1988
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| awfulhangover: Black had a draw if 23.- Qf4!! Comps can create artistic savings. |
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Nov-22-21 Waitzkin vs Shabalov, 1993
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| awfulhangover: I was looking for a brutal win, but did not find it. It´s a relief that other patzers became confused too. |
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