Feb-05-07 D J Ledger vs P K Wells, 2001 
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supergrobi: My first thought was a knight fork on king and queen after sac'ing the rook when I suddenly saw the checkmate. |
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Nov-29-06 Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2006 
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supergrobi: I've missed it. I thought it was 40.Qf8 Kh7 (40...Rg8 41.Qxh6#) 41.Ne8 where I didn't see the simple 41...Rg8. I thought White would be able to play Rxd5 in some lines when Black tries to defend against the mate threat on g7. It's like Jonathan Rowson says in Chess for Zebras: ... |
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Nov-10-06 Sjestov vs Krovatkin, 1997 
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supergrobi: I saw the idea of the queen sac, but needed very long to find Re4. Then I missed that after 30...Qxc3+ White can simply play Rd3, so I stopped after 30...Qxc3+. (Probably I was too happy after I've finally found Re4. At least I didn't give up too early this time and found a part ... |
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Aug-30-06 Kotronias vs S Skembris, 1985 
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supergrobi: Ouch, I thought about 19.Nxb4 axb4 20.Rxa8 Qxa8 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Qxe6+ Rf7 23.Bg5 which doesn't work at all. :-( |
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Sep-28-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
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supergrobi: this is still book? |
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