Jan-25-06 C D'Amore vs Aprea, 1970 
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twitter: the pun reminded me of this:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/26...
worth a few minutes if you're in the mood for a laugh, you'll get why i though of it when you watch ^^ |
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Feb-26-05 K Harandi vs Balashov, 1979 
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twitter: i, for one, think this is an amazing combination. i find the resulting mate after 21. Bxc4 (or anywhere else) to be extremely pleasing.
i personally didn't get this one. i went for ..Qxc3 but got hung up after the king went behind the bishop. very, very pretty! |
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Feb-24-05 Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
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twitter: i'm sorry, i meant Kd2 |
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Feb-23-05 Larsen vs Fischer, 1967 
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twitter: while h6 seemed like a rather obvious tactic to repel a overly optomistic attack and seal the offending rook in, i too think this game is a doozie by fischer. i absolutely love the way he methodically progresses to domination of the center and then follows up with precise and ... |
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Nov-01-04 Kibitzer's Café 
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twitter: just sharing a fun little link i found while bored at work. the engine is pretty weak, but the colors are pretty.(sorry if this has been linked before) http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thi... |
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Nov-01-04 C Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848 
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twitter: although white resigned anyway, wouldn't capturing the queen before the bishop be slightly better as it sticks it to white a little more by preventing any hope of possible castling? |
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May-28-04 Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954 
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twitter: <brulla> if 16...Qxd4, than 17. Bb5 wins the queen |
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Apr-15-04 Miles vs Uhlmann, 1976 
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twitter: previous comment in response to <just jim>, not <truefiendish>, btw =) |
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Mar-25-04 Kasparov vs G West, 1977 
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twitter: <Vischer> after 12 ... Ke7, 13. Bg5+ Nf6 (interposition is necessary, otherwise the queen falls off the board) 14. exf6 and white wins back the knight while enjoying a clearly advantageous position, king to castle and bishops with plently of breathing room, while black's king ... |
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Mar-24-04 Sicilian, Dragon Variation (B70) 
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twitter: regarding the name, levy's book on the sicilian attributes it to the shape of the pawn structure, which i know has been said many a time here, but now it's been said by someone who's name we all recognize =) |
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