takebackok Member since May-28-09 · Last seen Aug-05-25 Live in & travel around the beautiful US of A. Favorite player's Fischer, Kasparov, Leko

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Aug-05-25 A Batuev vs Bronstein, 1947    takebackok: And then it's easy over Tuesday, forced (just the way we like it) 32...Rxg3+ 33. fxg3 Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Bf3 35. Qf2 (what else?! Rd3 Bxe2+ etc.) Qxh3+ 36. Ke1 Qh1+ 37. Qf1 Qxf1+ etc. over and gg.      Aug-04-25 Y K Erdogmus vs Svidler, 2025   takebackok: Wow head turning eye opener shut down, 21. Rxh6! now only move Bxh6 (Kg8 Nf6#) 22. Rh1 Kg7(what else?) 23. Rxh6! (Kxh6 24. Qh4+ Kg7 25. Qh7#) threat is Rh7+, so 23...Rh8 24. Rxh8 Qxh8 25. Qc7+ Kh6 26. Nf7+ (Kh5 27. Be2+ and queen mate on g3 or h2) 26...Kg7 or Kh7 27. Nxh8+ Kxh8 ...      Aug-04-25 R Weston vs W F Buchanan, 1996   takebackok: Black goes from 30... slight better to completely wining with 32... (Rxg3) but plays 32...g5? then losing with 35...Kf8 and totally lost with 43...Rf7?      Aug-04-25 R Weston vs J Grant, 1994    takebackok: Take and have a no think break Monday, be quick and forced. 38. Rxg1+ 39. Kxg1 Qd1+ 40. Qf1 Bd4+ 41. Kh1 Qxf1# or 40. Kf2 Bd4#.      Aug-01-25 Burn vs Gossip, 1874   takebackok: 8...Kd8? (d5) 11...Qf8 blacks lost so have some fun (Bf2+ 12. Kxf2 Ng4+) and get two checks!      Aug-01-25 Burn vs E Thorold, 1874   takebackok: Punch counter punch after 29. Re1 blacks up a pawn, maybe connect rooks like (29...Kd7 or c6.) Not 29...Bxa2? (White could crash in with 32. d5 then Rc1 and Rxf7 coming). 35...Re2 looks strong threating mate but after 36. Qxa7 white checks & checks after 46. Ra1+ (if Kb5 Qc6#) ...      Aug-01-25 W Wayte vs Burn, 1874   takebackok: Threat 35...Qxg3 mate & or incoming 35. Kg1 Qf3 etc. Or 35. Nxd6 Qh5+ and Qh1#      Aug-01-25 Burn vs C Ranken, 1874   takebackok: Fun game after 18. exf5 white up a pawn lots of moves both sides to keep it going. 18...d5 was ok What about (18...Nb4 19. Be4 d5 20. f6?!) as played 19. Ncxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Ne7 21. Nxd5 (now Kh8! 22. f6 Nxd5 23. Qxe8 Nxf6 24. Qe2 Ng4 25. Rf3 Nf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf2 27. Qxf2 Qc6+ 28. ...      Aug-01-25 I Onat vs N Gavrilakis, 1984    takebackok: And the beat goes on Friday, first thought 41...Ba6 now does it work 42. Rd1 Rb1! 43. Ke2 Rxd1 43. Bxa6 black is way better and wining. Of course, not (42. Rxb4? Bxd3+ & Ba5 etc.) Or (42. Bxa6? Rxb1+ 43. Ke2 Rb2+ & Rxg2 etc.)      Jul-31-25 G Tringov vs V Urdinov, 1998    takebackok: Keep it going easy peasy Thursday, looks forced 27. Rxh7+ Kxh7 (if Kg8 just Rdh1) 28. Rh1+ Kg8 29. Qh5 Kf8 30. Qh8+ Rg8 31. Qh6+ Rg7 32. Qxg7#.

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