noftox has kibitzed 18 times to chessgames   [more...]

Feb-21-19 Vachier-Lagrave vs C Gervais, 2002    noftox: If this is the Fort Knox variation then 8...♗xf3 are the expenses for erecting the Great Wall and 12. ♖xe6 is Mexico's refusal to pay them.      Feb-20-19 H Pfleger vs J M Boey, 1966   noftox: Playing 16...c5 allowed White to pile up remarkable amount of pressure on the poor b7-pawn; better was 16...♗d7.      Feb-20-19 Marjanovic vs D H Campora, 1988   noftox: 12...♗d8 would've created a threat of taking the f5-pawn, forcing White to either sacrifice it or to settle for 13. ♘e3, blocking the Bishop and the e-file. 14...c4 is just bizarre. Black's position looks very good after the simple 14...♘c6, so to push the pawn and ...      Feb-20-19 J Mieses vs Tarrasch, 1889    noftox: I imagine Tarrasch must have been disgusted with this game. Mieses' insistence on turning his dark-squared Bishop into a sad imitation of a piece has made Black's task laughably simple.      Feb-20-19 Bologan vs P Verneuil, 2014   noftox: 16...♖b8 must have been a lapse of concentration, since the light-squared Bishop can perform a terrific defensive duty after gobbling the pawn.      Feb-20-19 Navara vs N Grandelius, 2019   noftox: By playing 17...♘e5, Grandelius has likely misjudged the following variation: 17...♘e5 18. bxc5 ♘xf3+ 19. ♗xf3 bxc5 20. ♖xb7 ♕xb7 21. e5 with a winning material advantage for White. Otherwise, there is absolutely no reason for Black to put a Knight      Feb-19-19 N Dzagnidze vs V Gunina, 2019    noftox: <Nerwal> Yes, 37. ♖c1 is definitely the wrong move. What I meant is that after drifting into a bad position, White gave away all her remaining assets for free. I wonder whether she could've put up more fight with 39. a4 instead of 39.bxc5. The Rook on c4 looks wrong but ...      Feb-19-19 P Grimm vs J Berry, 2004   noftox: <sea7kenp> Maybe even many moves back. 10. g3 was already a huge no-no. Instead, 10. ♘d5 would've given White a decent game.      Feb-19-19 Janowski vs Burn, 1898   noftox: "Burn baby, Burn - David's inferior"      Feb-19-19 R Jumabayev vs A Tate, 2019   noftox: <myhilarioususername> White's threatening 38. ♗xb6. 37...♖a6 38. a5 ♗xa5 39. ♖xb7+ ♖d7 40. ♖xd7+ ♔xd7 41. ♘c5+ wins a piece as the Knight protects b4. 37...♖a6 38. a5 ♗xa5 39. ♖xb7+ ♔e8 40. ♖b8+ ...

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