Jan-03-04 NN vs Blackburne, 1884 
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music man: I'm ok with the occasional "easy" puzzle. This one was worth Blackburne's annotation on move 7, anyway. |
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Dec-14-03 Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977 
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music man: if 23...Qxf6 then 24. Rxf6+ Nxf6 25. Qf7# (,Yo creo.) |
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Nov-24-03 Karpov vs Taimanov, 1977 
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music man: td: true, true. |
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Nov-19-03 Pokorna vs L Langner, 2001
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music man: A truly epic draw. Material is equal, same side castling, and you know what comes next... |
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Oct-28-03 Alekhine vs J Pedreira, 1945 
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music man: I love this tactical play by Alekhine on move 14: black cannot initiate the exchanges on e4 because as soon as he recaptures with his light-colored bishop, white has Nh6+ winning the queen. |
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Sep-04-03 Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
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music man: <Giuoco Piano Man> A glass of bitters raised to those who play to the bitter end! Here's to those who play until mate! If the "losing" player plays on to the end, he affords the victor the courtesy of putting finishing touches on a prospective masterpiece. How very few ... |
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