Feb-08-10 D Andreikin vs A Bezgodov, 2010 
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| coldfusion700: <agb2002: Another option is 24.Bd4: A) 24... Qxf6 25.Rxe8+ Kg7 26.Re7 Qxd4 27.cxd4 Nc2 28.Rxb7 Nxa3 29.Rxa7 Nb5 30.Ra4 + -.> I like this line. 26. Re7! is a good in-between move that eyes on the Black pawns and is better than the normal capture of queen 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6. |
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Feb-07-10 J Sloth vs W N Watson, 1991
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| coldfusion700: <johnlspouge: As another contributor who (without realizing it) apparently writes up "blindfold" solutions before computer analysis, let me respond. My original post handled the variation 30...Nxg4 31.Kh1 under Kotov's Rule. If White declines the sacrifice, he has lost a P ... |
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Feb-07-10 J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987
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| coldfusion700: Anyway, Waitzkin might not a GM, but... he is WORLD CHAMPION OF TAI CHI CHUAN!! Just beats me for he is such a multi-talented person. We should still be happy for him even if he left chess. |
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Feb-07-10 J L Watson vs Dreev, 1985
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| coldfusion700: Why not 17...Bb6 to get the bishop out of harm's way and to trap the rook? 17...g3? is a bad move and just loses a piece (the bishop) without good compensation. |
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Feb-06-10 Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849
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| coldfusion700: <hulkweazel> 7...Bf8 was a bad move and I agree that 7...Nf6 was better. But then after 7...Nf6, White can still continue to pressure Black by 8. e5 |
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Feb-05-10 M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1855
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| coldfusion700: 33. Ra1+ wouldn't be mate, because of Kb4. 33. Bc3 is needed to create the mating net. |
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Feb-05-10 Bird vs Morphy, 1858
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| coldfusion700: Actually, Morphy is the player in his time who has already transcended the "old school of chess". He is the anti-thesis of romantic era of daring sacrifices. Here's what wikipedia has to say about him: "Today many amateurs think of Morphy as a dazzling combinative player, who ... |
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