Jul-04-09 N Gaprindashvili vs R Servaty, 1974 
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| levizki: Classic "Take My Rooks" example. I'm pretty sure I saw almost similar game from one of the Polgar sisters (as far as I remember it was Judit). Anyone can post it here? |
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Jul-04-09 P Popovic vs P Schlosser, 1992
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| levizki: Yes, Black probably sticked so much to this White's wrong idea, that he missed the real threat. The only hope was 11...f6. I guess it's quite sensible move anyway. If 12. e5 f5 and if 12. Be2 Qxg5, so it looks that Black can hold. Am I missing something? |
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Jul-04-09 Korchnoi vs D Solak, 2002
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| levizki: 15. Rxd6 has caught my eye immediately, but for a while, I couldn't find a suitable continuation. So I started pondering: "OK, let's be sensible. He must take the Rook, or he'll be just pawn down with bad position. So 15...Kxd6. Now what? It would be beautiful to cut off the retreat |
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Jul-04-09 J Laroche vs de Riviere, 1862
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| levizki: Probably the pun-ability, or however you want call that. I just found out that Paul Revere went for his famous ride on borrowed horse. So maybe the pun is not fully adequate here. But, however, he used a horse (Knight), and indeed it was night. And today is 4th of july, USA ... |
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