Jun-03-05 N Ninov vs I Cheparinov, 2005 
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nightsend: Looks fun.. for Black. White never moved his rooks or queen bishop; Black plays with his whole army. |
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May-29-05 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65) 
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nightsend: What do people think about playing 4. d4 and treating the opening as a cross between Petroff and Two Knights? For example, 4. d4 Nxe4 5. dxe5 d5 6. Nd4 Bd7 <is> Two Knights, cf. 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7. An alternative is 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. ... |
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May-27-05 Hydra (Computer) 
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nightsend: <Montreal1666> Ah, I see. The Hydra Chimera cluster has 16 nodes, Scylla 32, and GM Adams will face a cluster of 64. I really think the claims of Hydra's invincibility are exaggerated. Looking at Hydra vs A Nickel, 2004 for example, it seems that Chimera suffers from the ... |
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May-25-05 J Dworakowska vs Areshchenko, 2005 
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nightsend: 57. White to play and draw. An interesting endgame, with both kings imprisoned in the corners. |
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May-25-05 Shredder vs Hydra, 2004 
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nightsend: The white king can't leave a2 and b2; 70. Kc2?? Ra1! . The white rook can't leave the f file (without check) or black will promote. White must give perpetual check if the black king approaches his pawn. |
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Apr-17-05 Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910 
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nightsend: According to the Nalimov tablebases, Black can't -- White mates in 32: 70. Rxf5 Kh6 71. g4 Ra1 72. Rf6+ Kg7 73. Rd6 Rh1+ 74. Kg3 Ra1 75. Kh4 Rb1 76. Rd7+ Kf6 77. g5+ Ke6 78. Rd3 Rb4+ 79. Kh3 Rb1 80. g6 Kf6 81. Rd6+ Ke7 82. Rc6 Rg1 83. Kh4 Kd7 84. Rf6 Ke7 85. Rb6 Ra1 86. Kg5 Ra8 ... |
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Jan-29-05 Topalov vs Leko, 2005 
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nightsend: 42.. Bb7 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qd3+ g6 45. Qd4 Ng4 looks too good to be true. Are there better moves for White? |
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