May-22-21 Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1852 
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| luzhin: On move 29, White has a choice of 8 (!) discovered checks with his Knight, but all let Black escape and win with his three extra pieces. Except for 29.Ng5+!
Fantastic (if unsound) sacrificial attack starting on move 10. |
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Feb-27-21 Carlsen vs E Shaposhnikov, 2004
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| luzhin: Amazing game for a 13 year old. I wonder what happened to him? |
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Jan-18-21 A Donchenko vs Caruana, 2021
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| luzhin: 26...Ba3!! is the killer. Point is if 27.bxa3 b2+ 28.Kc2 Qb3+ 29.Kd2 c3+ |
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Aug-25-20 V Gazik vs Mamedyarov, 2020
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| luzhin: 23...Rd2!! -- a Mamedyarov special. |
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Aug-25-20 D Howell vs N Zrikem, 2020
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| luzhin: Amazing win by a player outrated by 850 Elo points (!). I would imagine that in other circumstances Howell would have played 26.Qxc6 and White will get a perpetual, checking on g6 and h6. It's a shame, but when an 1870 player beats a top ranked GM online, there will always be ... |
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Aug-25-20 Adams vs B Amin, 2020
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| luzhin: I would have tried 64...Bh7+ in the admittedly faint hope of 65.Bxh7 stalemate! |
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Aug-18-20 C Rios vs Adams, 2020
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| luzhin: White had earlier been winning against his illustrious opponent, but first 33...Nxf2! gave enough counterplay for a draw and then 39.a4? Rf5!! turned the tables completely. |
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Aug-18-20 D Dvirnyy vs Shirov, 2020
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| luzhin: A Shirov masterpiece. If White accepts the initial Q offer with 24.Qxg4 then the main line is 24...Nxd2+ 25.Ka1 b3 26.Bb1 Ra4+ 27.Na2 bxa2 28.Bxa2 Nc5!! with the point that after 29.dxc5 Rxc5 there is no good defence to 30...Rxa2+ and Rxa5 and mate, as moving the b-pawn allows Bf6 ... |
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Jul-29-20 Adams vs R Edouard, 2020
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| luzhin: 24.Bb6 would have been an elegant finish. |
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Jul-12-20 Chandler vs C Crouch, 1998
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| luzhin: 45. Nb6 checkmate! |
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