Jun-27-22 B Starck vs D Bertholdt, 1962 
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cocker: An unusual mating configuration. |
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Jun-22-22 B Finegold vs K Sorenson, 1982 
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cocker: 22 Rc7 and 22 Qc7+ are quicker than the move played (22 Bc6). |
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Jun-21-22 Jansa vs F Nordstrom, 2006 
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cocker: The combination started several moves earlier. |
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Jun-13-22 A Ivanov vs M Taleb, 2003 
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cocker: According to Fritz, surprisingly little difference between 27 Rxc8+ (+6.95) and 27 Qh8+ (+6.77). |
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Jun-08-22 Kotronias vs D King, 1990 
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cocker: I used to find this motif difficult, but now I've seen it often enough (in puzzles) that I can recognise it quite quickly. |
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Jun-04-22 V Akopian vs Kamsky, 1986 
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cocker: According to the date, White was 15 years old and Black 12. |
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May-21-22 Vachier-Lagrave vs So, 2022 
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cocker: A game of many missed chances; 48 hxg6+ would have won for White, and 50 ... Qc1+ for Black. |
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May-15-22 Adams vs A R Saleh Salem, 2022 
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cocker: If Black snatches the pawn 17 ... Qxc2, 18 Rc1 wins immediately. |
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May-10-22 Maiorov vs R Bagirov, 2001 
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cocker: Seeing 31 Rd7 was beyond me, so I didn't find it easy. |
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May-07-22 Le Quang Liem vs Giri, 2022 
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cocker: Castling long in the Grunfeld didn't work out well. |
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