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May-04-21 Zilberman vs A Kogan, 2000    opus: Resign, resign, resign: time trouble? Teddy KGB: “So, that's it then, hmm? Just like a young man coming in for a quickie. I feel so unsatisfied.” –Rounders      May-02-21 A Greenfeld vs P Kacirek, 1995    opus: White has central control and space advantage 19. Qe1 g6 20. Rxf6 Rxf6 21. Nxf6+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Qd8 23. Qxh7# “…and we shall go 'round the Horn.” 19. Qe1 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 g6 21. Nxf6+ Kh8 22. Qh4 Rxf6 23. Bxg6 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Be8 25. Rf8+ Kg7 26. Qxh7+ Kxf8 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh7+ Kd8 ...      May-01-21 Kibitzer's Café    opus: “Staunton was the most profound opening analyst of all time. He was more theorist than player, but nonetheless he was the strongest player of his day. Playing over his games, I discover that they are completely modern; where Morphy and Steinitz rejected the fianchetto, Staunton ...      May-01-21 Short vs Piket, 1990    opus: 22. Rh3 Rxh3 23. c3 Qxb3 24. Qd4 Rxc3+ 25. Kd2 Rc2+ 26. Ke1 Ne3 27. Qh8#      Apr-30-21 D Kopec vs D K Johansen, 1982    opus: Alternative future: 49. Kxd3 Bb5+ 50. Ke3 Qe2+ 51. Kd4 Qd2+ 52. Ke5 Qe3+ 53. Kd6 Be7+ 54. Kxd5 Qc5+ 55. Ke6 Qc6+ 56. Kxe7 Qe8+ 57. Kf6 Qf7+ 58. Kg5 Qg7 59. Rh8+ Qxh8 60. Qf7# 1-0 49. Ke3 Qe2+ 50. Kd4 Bf6+ 51. Qxf6 Qe4+ 52. Kc3 Qc4+ 53. Kd2 Qc2+ 54. Ke3 Qc1+ 55. Kf3 Qd1+ 56. Kg2 Qe2+ ...      Apr-29-21 I Khamrakulov vs I Cheparinov, 2007    opus: 22. Qe4 Wins for White Redux 22. Qe4 g6 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qh4 Rxb2+ 25. Kc1 Ra8 26. Qxh7#      Apr-28-21 Leko vs Kharlov, 1992    opus: The King escapes: 27. Qh4+ Kg6 28. Qh5+ Kf6 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Qxg5+ Nf6 31. Qe5+ Kd7 32. Qxf6 Kc6 27. Qh2+ Kg6 28. Qh5+ Kf6 29. Qxg5+ Ke6 30. Qg6+ Nf6 31. g5 Kd7 32. Qxf6 Kc6 Checkmate: 27. Bb5 Nxb5 28. Qf5 Kg7 29. Qxg5+ Kf7 30. Qxd5+ Ke7 31. Bg5+ Kf8 32. Rf1+ Kg7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. ...      Apr-27-21 R Burnett vs N McDonald, 2003   opus: 38.e7 Bxe7 39. Qc4+ Kh8 40. Qxc7 Rd8 41. Rxg7 Kxg7 42. Qxe7+ Kh8 43. Qxd8+ Kg7 44. h4 Kh6 45. Kg2 Kh5 46. Kg3 h6 47. Qf6 b5 48. Qf5# Knight threatens K-Q fork: 34. Nh6+ Qxh6 35. Qg4+ Kh8 36. h3 f5 37. Qxf5 Rf8 38. Qxf8+ Qxf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7 40. e7 Rf2 41. e8=Q Rxf8 42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qg5+      Apr-26-21 N Mitkov vs B Kurajica, 2002    opus: White Rooks Save the Day... the King is a Fighting Man 32. hxg3 Qxd2 33. Rf1 Qe3+ 34. Rf2 Qxd4 35. Rh4 Qd1+ 36. Rf1 Be2 37. Rf4 Qxf1+ 38. Rxf1 Bxf1 39. Kxf1 d4 40. Kf2 d3 41. Ke3 d2 42. Kxd2 h5 43. Ke3 g5 44. Kf3 h4 45. g4 a5 46. Kg2 h3+ 47. Kxh3 Kg7 48. Kg3 Kf6 49. Kf3 Ke6 50. Ke4 ...      Apr-25-21 J Arizmendi Martinez vs Yagupov, 2003    opus: knock ‘em down 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6 Nd7 15. Rhe1 Rfe8 16. Qg4 g6 17. Nf5 Kf8 18. Bg7+ Kg8 19. Qd4 Rxe1 20. Nh6# drag ‘em out 12. Nd5 exd5 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bxf6 g6 15. Qg3 Nd7 16. Nf5 Rfe8 17. Nh6+ Kf8 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qf4 g5 21. Bd4+ Nf6 22. Qxf6+ Kg8 ...

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