May-20-23 B Larsen vs B Eley, 1972
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| mycroft2120: I'm surprise how many people missed this one.
Black resigns because after 21. Bxf6 if 21. .. Qxf6 white doesn't play 22. Rxf6+ but rather the zwischenzug 22. Qd7+! Then, if 22. .. Re7, white plays 23. Rxf6+ Kxf6 24. Qxc6+ winning a rook, otherwise white just forces the black ... |
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Aug-01-22 Phony Benoni chessforum 
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| mycroft2120: Hi All,
Sadly, long-time editor of the Michigan Chess Magazine and stalwart chess historian/player David Moody (a.ka. Phony Benoni) passed away back in June 2022. We at the Michigan Chess Association appreciate Dave for all his years of service, and honor him for a job ... |
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Jan-22-20 Gibraltar Masters (2020)
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| mycroft2120: Naka is doing some soul-searching maybe. He's barely 2700 now, #20 at 2736 according to 2700chess.com. He just doesn't have the drive to beat the Top 10 anymore it looks like. Sad. He likes his streaming and playing blitz and that's about it. It must be discouraging always ... |
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Jan-10-20 Sasikiran vs Nakamura, 2019
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| mycroft2120: A mating pattern worth remembering. Black finishes with: 26. ... Bh2+ 27. Kh1 Bg3+ 28. Kg1 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 Qxf2# |
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Jan-10-20 World Blitz Championship (2019)
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| mycroft2120: This is a fabulous result for Naka. I feel sorry for him that despite his best effort (take away that slip against Firouzja and he might have won the whole thing), Carlsen still gets the trophy. |
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Jan-13-19 J C Torres vs Rapport, 2012
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| mycroft2120: This score cannot be correct because white has 39. Rd5 mate. Hard to believe white blundered missing a very obvious mate in one. |
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Oct-23-18 Isle of Man Masters (2018)
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| mycroft2120: PawnSac -- Naka's slump extends much farther than this. He's been turning in lackluster performances since his big Tata Steel win. True, his rating has been high, but he's not winning big events. He really phoned in his 2018 Olympiad performance -- so many draws against low ... |
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Oct-04-18 Sam Shankland
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| mycroft2120: Tomorrow's match against China could come down to Shankland's game on board 4. * Fabi with white may not get a winnable edge against Liren,
* So will be OK with a draw with black against a 2750, and
* Naka is just plain out of form -- maybe he'll get pissed after his loss and ... |
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Aug-19-18 Morozevich vs K Kulaots, 1990
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| mycroft2120: Moro was not yet MORO!! ;-) |
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Aug-04-18 A A Marguerite vs M Siban, 2008
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| mycroft2120: ChessHigherCat... you missed that 34. .. Rg6? allows 35. Re8#. |
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