Jul-02-22 Tseshkovsky vs Lputian, 1977 
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| newzild: <outsider> 18...Bxg5 19. Nxd5?? Bxe3+ is check. Jeepers. This was a real kick in the Gulliver for Lputian - the sac on e6 was elementary stuff. |
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Jul-01-22 H W Russner vs C Walcker, 1942
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| newzild: The First Game of the Century! |
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Jul-01-22 Capablanca vs Menchik, 1929
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| newzild: <[Capablanca] had the totally undeserved reputation (as Petrosian does today) of being the greatest living endgame player. I recall a game Capablanca played Vera Menchek in which he made three colossal blunders in the endgame ... Capablanca didn't know the simplest rook and pawn ... |
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Jul-01-22 O Sarapu vs Myagmarsuren, 1967
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| newzild: <WTHarvey>
Odd that he missed such a simple combination. |
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Jun-29-22 D Byrne vs G Kramer, 1954
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| newzild: <EasilyConfused> White has a decisive material advantage and can get to work on loose pawns with 36. Bb4 b6 37. Qg7+, etc. |
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Jun-24-22 Capablanca vs Tarrasch, 1914
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| newzild: <ProbabilityTheorist> More like a rare lapse of calculation:
14.Rxd6 Bxf3
15.Rxf6 gxf6
16.Bxe5 fxe5
17.gxf3 Rb8
...is about equal. |
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Jun-15-22 de Firmian vs Yudasin, 1990
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| newzild: I saw 19. Nxe6 but missed the pretty 21. Qe7 mentioned by <Brenin>. I opted for 19. Ndxb5? axb5 20. Nxb5 followed by 21. Nxd6, which I thought would net the exchange and three pawns for two knights. However, this exposes White's king and with the two knights gone it looks like |
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Jun-03-22 W Pollock vs T C Gibbons, 1888
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| newzild: Some fun tactics in there. |
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May-23-22 L Hazai vs Sax, 1971
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| newzild: Laszlo Hazai's for Sax! |
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May-23-22 Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1904
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| newzild: Perhaps a bit tricky for a Monday because of the number of lines involved, as well as the cook 31. Qd8+?? Qf8. |
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