unspiek has kibitzed 114 times to chessgames   [more...]

Sep-17-25 G Stoltz vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934   unspiek: White was somewhat better until he mistakenly offered the Exchange at move 18. Black naturally grabbed it. It still looked like White could survive, but he shouldn't have let his last Rook be swapped off at move 35. After that, Black edged gradually closer to a winning position. I ...      Sep-14-25 E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979   unspiek: 49 ... Qg1? was a serious error. 49. ... Qc1 might have forced White to take a perp.      Aug-26-25 Stein vs Tal, 1971   unspiek: <Fanques Fair: offramp, Tal was World Champion. That is no small accomplishment. He has sacrificed pieces and won games against Keres, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Bronstein, Petrosian, Keres, Geller, Polugayevski , Fischer, Larsen, and even Stein.> Where and when did Tal ever win any ...      Aug-09-25 Lengyel vs Botvinnik, 1969   unspiek: 35. ... Kg8 was seriously inaccurate, endangering the draw Botvinnik almost had in the bank. Much better was 35. ... Qd8: 36. Rd8:+ Kg7, when White has to put his Rook in front of his c-pawn, and it's an obvious draw with his King cut off like that. But far worse came about on his ...      Aug-09-25 W Addison vs Robatsch, 1967   unspiek: It looks like Addison lost this on time; the final position is dead even, as was almost all of the game.      Aug-09-25 S Puc vs Portisch, 1973   unspiek: Black's move 51 cannot be right. I'll bet five cents, cash money, that Black actually played 51. ... b6, and White played 52 h6. If Black had really played 51. ... h6, it would have turned his easily winning piece up ending into a dead loss if White had answered with 52. gh6:, which      Aug-09-25 Gukesh - Duda Blitz Match (2025)    unspiek: Gukesh is a fine player, but doesn't excel at blitz the way some others do. He's surely aware of this, and seems to have decided to get more experience against really tough blitz players. I don't hold blitz in very high regard, but if he thinks that's worth doing, I hope it works ...      Aug-05-25 A Selezniev vs Alekhine, 1921   unspiek: <Ulhumbrus> In Ulhumbrus's line, 25. ... Ra8 would lose vital time. After 25 ... Bc4: instead, Black's a-pawn does fall, but Black gets two centre pawns for it, and the Bc3 hobbles the White Rooks. White would have an uphill struggle to save the game.      Jul-30-25 Fine vs H Steiner, 1948   unspiek: Fine was a powerful super-grandmaster, but he could play some ugly games, from time to time!      Jul-30-25 Kashdan vs G Kramer, 1948   unspiek: <cehertan> Considering the complicated nature of the game, and the several errors made in recent moves, (look particularly at White's 32nd,) this was pretty certainly a loss on time. Kudos to Kramer for surviving this, when he was busted for most of the game!

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