Nov-27-13 Naiditsch vs S Shoker, 2013
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| coconut: <An Englishman> Stockfish quickly gives a similar line to <hedgeh0g>, but instead of 30. Qxe5 = it continues 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Qxf7+ Kxh6 32. Qe6+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ Kh6 34. Rd3 and Black is toast after giving up the Queen. |
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Jul-02-13 A Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863 
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| coconut: It's amazing how far engines have come since the thread's early comments. Stockfish sees the draw in just a few seconds and reaches depths over 50 with a draw score in a few more. It seems like once you rule out Black's stupid options the remaining positions fit comfortably inside a |
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Sep-26-11 A Saidy vs I Szabo, 1957
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| coconut: <PaulLovric>: DSB = dark-squared bishop |
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Sep-16-11 Reti vs Euwe, 1920
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| coconut: To me 13...d6 just looked dumb, even before I watched Réti's winning combination. Yet, I am a far weaker player than Euwe, and I assume I'm missing something that makes it look attractive. Any ideas, please? My pet engine (bless its, um, source) can only share an AI's view: "he ... |
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Aug-28-11 J Xie vs A Galliamova, 1990
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| coconut: <ColeTrane>, Stockfish does just fine in this position. It just correctly notes that White's defense doesn't work, and tries moves which are better at delaying the inevitable. (The score of about -4 it gives from the puzzle position means it "thinks" white is dead lost anyway. |
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Jul-18-11 Koneru vs Granda Zuniga, 2008
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| coconut: Same problem as <Phony Benoni>, except I saw the patterns in the opposite order. This looks like a situation where the best move is easiest to find if it isn't labeled as a puzzle. I've seen people enjoy off-topic puzzles on Mondays, so I'll try posing one: A small ... |
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Jun-27-11 Z Andriasian vs M Litwiniec, 2010
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| coconut: My search for a Monday-style solution turned up 17.Rd8+, sacrificing the opponent's queen. |
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Dec-02-10 Alekhine vs W N Dinger, 1933
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| coconut: The positions before white's 13th and 26th moves might make good tactical puzzles. 13. Qd6+ Nge7 14. Nd5 and black cannot defend both the pinned Ne7 and the Rg8.
A simpler (and probably stronger) shot is 26. Rxd8, where 26...Rxd8 would be met by 27. Ne6+. This a N and also forces a ... |
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