Mar-01-05 Anderssen vs Bird, 1878 
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daacosta: The position on move 17 with White to move has been quoted as winning for White. The analysis goes: 17.Nf6+ gxf6 18.Qg3+ Bg4
( 18...Kh8 19.Nxf7+ Rxf7 20.Re8+ )
19.Nxg4
( 19.Qxg4+? Kh8 20.Qf5 Nd5 ~ )
19...Kh8
( 19...Qxd4 20.Nh6+ Kh8 21.Nf5 )
20.Nh6 Nd5 21.Rab1 1-0
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Sep-30-04 Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
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daacosta: Thanks! I will think about this before making a fool of myself again :-)
I have been studying Fischer's games and this one is a terrific display. I didn't sense the subtlety of 13...a5! by Spassky. |
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May-24-04 E Karklins vs P Tautvaisas, 1969 
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daacosta: Nice puzzle... It took me about ten seconds to solve it... |
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Oct-20-03 Janowski vs Yates, 1925
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daacosta: This is uncommon... Janowski letting the opponent have the bishop pair? |
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Jul-31-03 J Dueball vs Uhlmann, 1969 
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daacosta: This game has got be wrong. Black's 29th move must not have been Qa4 because the queen is hanging. In fact, from the final position in this game, after 30... Ke7 white can simply take black's queen and earn a decissive material advantage. Also, I believe that this game is a bad ... |
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Jun-02-03 Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
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daacosta: Is this the game where Bronstein played 6. Be2 for the very first time? I am trying to find the very, very first game with this variation |
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May-14-03 Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1962 
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daacosta: Was 6. h3 a joke by Fischer? |
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