Aug-10-25 Vitiugov vs S Conquest, 2025 
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| DaltriDiluvi: <dehanne: 2.Nf3 and the joke's on black.> Yeah, Bent Larsen once wrote something like this (I'm quoting from memory and translating from Danish): "One problem with <1.e4 Nc6> is that if White goes <2.Nf3> then Black has no better move than <2...e5>... ... |
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Aug-04-25 Larsen vs Psakhis, 1988
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| DaltriDiluvi: I wonder why Larsen chose <44.Kf1> instead of <44.Kf3>... Most players' instinct would be to move the king forward, not backwards. Maybe Larsen didn't believe in White's winning chances in the ♗ vs ♘ endgame after <44.Kf3 Rd3+ 45.Rxd3 Nxd3>? |
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Aug-01-25 X Castaner Harster vs Y Sviridenko, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: I really don't understand this result: 1-0 in 11 moves? There's no reason to resign after <11.Qe2>, and Black probably didn't lose on time. |
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Jul-28-25 L Ellson vs J Manley, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: Here's the position after <46...Qc2xb2>: [DIAGRAM] I wonder why White played <47.g3?> instead of the more natural <47.Qxa6>. Here's a line to consider: <47.Qxa6 Qc1+ 48.Kh2 Qf4+ 49.g3 Qxe4 50.Qxf6 Qc2+ 51.Kh3> [DIAGRAM] Maybe White wanted to avoid this ... |
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Jul-28-25 A Keerthi Kumar vs J Murawski, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: A strange game... Between move 55 and 94, there were no captures or pawn moves. Then <94...h2 95.Be7(?) Rf2!> happened, and suddenly Black was giving mate. If White hadn't resigned then the game would have ended <97.Kb3 Ba2#> with this final position: [DIAGRAM] |
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Jul-28-25 L Christiansen vs Dlugy, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: The ♕+♙ vs. ♕ endgame which arose after <63...Kxd7> is a tablebase draw, but as you can see from the actual game, defending it against a strong opponent is no fun at all. In the final position, White cannot avoid a quick queen trade. Here's a sample ... |
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Jul-26-25 A Ashraf vs B Nitish, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: Black made an instructive mistake at move 63:
[DIAGRAM] He played <63...Kh7?> which just doesn't work. The king is too passive in the corner. After the reply <64.Kf5!> Black was in trouble, and he never really recovered. <63...Kf6!> was the way to go. It's a ... |
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Jul-24-25 Pachman vs E Walther, 1960
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| DaltriDiluvi: I'm surprised that there is no kibitzing here - my first impression is that this is a very nice game. |
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Jul-22-25 A Hambleton vs R G Koellner, 2024
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| DaltriDiluvi: Playing through this game from about move 45 onwards made me think of this Monty Python quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfw... |
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Jul-20-25 A Zahedifar vs G Beydullayeva, 2025
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| DaltriDiluvi: Nice underpromotion at the end - <76.hxg8Q??> would have been stalemate. |
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