May-15-23 Kholmov vs J Klavins, 1955 
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gawain: A beautiful smothered mate. |
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Apr-05-23 B Verlinsky vs V Kirillov, 1933 
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gawain: I often struggle with Wednesday puzzles, but I saw today's best solution quickly. A pretty one. |
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Apr-03-23 E Joppen vs B Rabar, 1954 
Feb-06-23 D Kosic vs S Cvetkovic, 1994
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gawain: Pleasing finish, with the mate coming via 40...Rh1 no matter which defensive move White chooses. |
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Aug-22-22 NN vs F Rhine, 2019 
Aug-16-22 E Bataev vs V Popov, 1999 
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gawain: That was a Tuesday? |
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Aug-03-22 A Romero Holmes vs Lobron, 1987
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gawain: Needed extra time to see this one, even though it just had to be the check on f2. Nothing else was plausible at all. |
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Jul-25-22 B Rabar vs E Paoli, 1953 
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gawain: Saw the winning knight check right away. Hooray for me! Even on a Monday. |
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Jul-18-22 Damljanovic vs P Popovic, 1997 
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gawain: This was something a little different for a Monday. The White queen has nowhere to run once attacked via 38 ... Bf6. White can save the queen only by giving up a bishop. Hopeless. |
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Jul-11-22 M Womacka vs G Wolf, 1997 
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gawain: A pretty and extremely efficient finish. |
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