Jul-23-16 E Postny vs A Ledger, 2015 
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| pensiveyaks: 21 Qb3 looks strong- threatening to chase the King away from the 7th rank |
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Jul-15-16 S Megaranto vs E Hossain, 2007
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| pensiveyaks: Someone should pls. tell me why on earth, Black played 24... Bxh6 ,allowing the White Queen to gain access to the menacing h6 square? |
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Jul-07-16 K Spraggett vs G Vescovi, 2004
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| pensiveyaks: But if Black had played 38 ...Kh8 he would have had a much better position. |
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Jul-04-16 Berk Olcum vs T Tsereteli, 2009
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| pensiveyaks: 23 .... h3 is an interesting move |
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Jul-03-16 Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1930
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| pensiveyaks: Richard Reti explained in his book :Masters of the Chess Board ,that Rubinstein was prone to blunders because he learnt to play Chess late (at 18).He compared Rubinstein to an orator ,always looking for the right kinds of words to use.While he said that Chess was the mother ... |
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Apr-24-15 Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008
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| pensiveyaks: but isn't 27....exd4 a much better defence for Aronian than the text move 27... axb4 ? |
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Jan-24-15 Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2009
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| pensiveyaks: But 38 ...Rde8 gives black the lead?So that after 39 Qh6 ,black can defend the 7th rank and subsequently the mate. |
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Jan-04-15 V Ciocaltea vs L Masic, 1971
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| pensiveyaks: What was black thinking when he played 17...exf4?He gave white the f file on a platter of gold. |
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Oct-05-14 P Leisebein vs B Fels, 2004
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| pensiveyaks: But, isn't 20. Kf1 much sounder than the text move 20.cxd4?After 20. Kf1 there will still be all kinds of mate threats hanging and the black Queen won't get a chance to quickly develop to help in defending her poor monarch. |
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Oct-03-14 Svidler vs A Korotylev, 2004
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| pensiveyaks: 51. Rxh6 gxh6 52. Nxh6+ Kg7 53. Nf5+ exf5 54. Qh2+ also wins and it seems faster. |
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