Aug-15-22 A Moran Nuque vs E Pupo, 1995 
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boringplayer: Glad I wasn't alone in taking longer than usual on a Monday puzzle. Finding the deflection sacrifice with 26.Rh6 would make a nice puzzle, too. |
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Aug-10-22 Balashov vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975 
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boringplayer: I missed 20.Bd3, opting for 20.Be7 Qe7; 21.Qg6+, when SF says white is +5.00. |
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Aug-04-22 Hector vs Plachetka, 1989 
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boringplayer: I missed it. I saw the sac on h7, followed by establishing a battery on the h-file, but couldn't find a follow-up after ...f6 and gave up on the idea. This is typical of how players of my ability think I'm afraid. We tend to narrow our focus too much. The idea of bringing the ... |
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Jul-28-22 Oll vs Z Kozul, 1984 
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boringplayer: I went with 30.Qh8+ Kf7; 31.Nd1, which SF gives as +23.65. Winning, but not as pretty as the text. |
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Jul-27-22 Uhlmann vs T Paehtz Sr, 1984 
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boringplayer: Or 27...Qc5, which leads to a piece ahead for White. |
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Jul-20-22 Z Gofshtein vs Kengis, 1978 
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boringplayer: I always appreciate your insights, TheaN. |
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Jul-11-22 M Womacka vs G Wolf, 1997 
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boringplayer: Almost called it a day with 34.Rh4. |
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Jul-07-22 Dolmatov vs Lautier, 1991 
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boringplayer: I found 42. Qd2, but thought 43.Bf6 was a sufficient reply to 42...Qe7. Alas, now black can take the g pawn... No points for me :( |
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Jul-04-22 Alekhine vs E Steiner, 1937 
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boringplayer: Was there anything wrong with 18.Nc8, followed by 19.Ne5? |
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Feb-16-21 A Grosar vs Jirovsky, 1991 
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boringplayer: Puzzles are getting tougher. Sunday should be interesting.. |
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