Jun-01-21 Englisch vs J Noa, 1882
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| charliehertan: Good point about 25...g5? Honza. After 26.Be3 black should have decent holding chances if he retrenches; 26...Qd7 (stopping the Bg5 threat) followed by normal moves ...Nd6, ...Re8. |
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Oct-27-15 M Ginsburg vs A Fishbein, 1990
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| charliehertan: 24.ne3! Was a great "surprise foxing move" |
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Oct-27-15 P Wolff vs M Ginsburg, 1983 
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| charliehertan: My research has uncovered a number of diamonds and they are quite strong. Though we were good friends in youth I never quite appreciated Mark's intrepid style which reminds me a bit of Jan Timman. He's not your cookie-cutter technical IM. |
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Jan-20-14 Baraka Shabazz
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| charliehertan: Bataks was introduced to me as Malcolm X's daughter circa 1980! She was a stunningly vibrant personality. I was not even aware she played, so the meeting in new Paltz ny was a sheer coincidence though I was very active in the NYC chess scene at the time. |
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Nov-19-13 Anand vs Carlsen, 2013
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| charliehertan: The real story here is Carlsen's Rubinstein-like endgame dominance. The idea of sacrificing the c-pawn with 57...kf4 will go down as one of the most memorable ending ideas in championship history. It is remarkable that black's rickety looking kside pawns prove decisive. Anand ... |
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