Aug-20-14 N Veinberg vs H Melkumyan, 2014 
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| theweaponking: If Black didn't have 12...Nb6 in moncul36's line, then yes. 12...Re8 13. Bxc5 seems fine. Of course, 13...Nxc5?? loses to 14. Qxe8+, and I don't see a tactical refutation of the pawn grab. |
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Jul-06-12 Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857
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| theweaponking: Let's see here...
28. h3, Bg1!! - 29. Kxg1 - Rg6+ - 30. Kh1, Rg2 - 31. Rf2, Rgxf2 - 32. Kg1, f6 with a winning endgame for Black. 28. h3, Bg1!! - 29. Rxg1, Rxh3#
28. Rg1, Bxg1 - 29. Kxg1, f6 with a winning endgame for Black. 28. h4, Bxh4! - 29. Rxa7, Bf2+ - 30 . Kg2, Bxa7 |
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Apr-22-12 M Wick vs B Wall, 1971
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| theweaponking: White's busted. 10. Kf1, Qxd4, or 10. Ne2, Qxb5. |
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Apr-22-12 M Torre vs B Wall, 1971
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| theweaponking: Mr. Wall "Torre" him up! |
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Jul-24-11 Gambit Tiger vs Gandalf, 2001
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| theweaponking: I take it that a rook and bishop beats a knight and bishop if there's no pawns on the board? Either that, or Gandalf's starting to go "grey" mentally. |
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Feb-13-11 Staunton vs NN, 1852
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| theweaponking: You have to love the classic back rank mate! |
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Feb-13-11 NN vs Staunton, 1841
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| theweaponking: Nathan Arthur Peter Daniel Stephen Victor Isaac Richard David Quincy Tyler Edward Harold Drake Francis Newman has finally won one!!! |
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Sep-29-10 J Horvath vs H Martin, 1960
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| theweaponking: Yet another example of why bringing your queen out early (to that square especially) is generally bad. I play the French quite a bit and I know that the queen comes out early in some variations, but for the most part, a queen out early can make a good target for the other ... |
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