Oct-11-07 Sadvakasov vs E Alekseev, 2003 
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waves00: Why did Black resign? |
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Jun-29-07 Polgar vs Khalifman, 1991 
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waves00: Might somebody explain to me the reasoning behind 8. Ng3 instead of, say, Bd2? |
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Jun-28-07 E Schiller vs Gazmen, 1987 
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waves00: Would Black have been all right if he had accepted the knight sacrifice right away? |
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Jun-28-07 G Feher vs Polgar, 1988
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waves00: 19. Nd5 looks a little odd too. White could have snarfed the pawn at e4, but didn't ... Would someone show me why? |
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Jun-22-07 Polgar vs I Kientzler-Guerlain, 1986 
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waves00: When White plays 12. Bd5, it's obvious that Black has made a mistake somewhere in the opening -- his light-square bishop can't be fianchettoed. And look at how passive Black's pieces are after the 18th move! But where exactly did Black go wrong? |
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Jun-22-07 Polgar vs Mednis, 1987
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waves00: No; Black's centralized knight and bishop make White's rook useless against the queenside pawn majority, and the pawn at a3 is toast. |
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Jun-21-07 I Balogh vs Polgar, 1984 
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waves00: I think that White could have, by 12. Nd5, supported a later b4 advance. The bishop on d6 wasn't dangerous; by trading, White gave his most flexible minor piece away. Note also that, if White is the defender, knight to d5 blocks the semi-open d file. Black can trade his dark-square ... |
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Jun-18-07 Zhao Jun vs S Buckley, 2001 
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waves00: I don't know why Black resigned. |
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May-26-07 Steinitz vs Reiner, 1860 
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waves00: I let my computer chew on it for an hour; 11. Bb2 is still better. White couldn't deal with 11 ... Bd4. |
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