Dec-10-12 J Polgar vs Aronian, 2012 
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| chessking11: While it is just another boring draw, that is exactly why Aronian has the Marshall in his repertoire. If someone wants to beat Aronian as white, it won't be here. |
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Jun-05-12 Smeets vs Bacrot, 2008
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| chessking11: What happened to (newer) games in this variation? Are GM's afraid of it? The only games here are from '08. |
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Apr-29-12 Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2006
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| chessking11: What an amazing endgame by Ivanchuk. To my untrained eyes, the 2B's+4P's vs. B+N+3P's looks dead drawn, as all the pawns are on the same side. Ivanchuk however proves that an active king wins more often than not. Impeccable technique by one of the top players of the day. I wish ... |
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Feb-09-12 Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966
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| chessking11: I haven't seen anyone point this out, but this is the game used for Sherlock Holmes. Not the exact game per se, but a variation. It runs 25...fxg6 26. Bxe6+ Kh7 27. Rh3+ Bh6 28. Bxh6 Rf5 29. Rxf5 gxf5 30. Bf7 Qb6+ 31. Kh1 Qxb2 32. Bf8#. If you listen in the movie, this is the ... |
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Dec-14-11 Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2011
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| chessking11: 18...f4? I play the Marshall myself, so I'm used to seeing these ideas, but I still think, "How can this possibly work?" I don't know if this will hold up... |
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