Dec-22-22 Lasker vs F Carroll, 1898 
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| newzild: Yes, giving Carroll the thrill of checkmate was generous of Lasker. Unlike Mr. Byrne in this famous example:
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963 |
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Dec-20-22 H Keller vs W Halser, 1967
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| newzild: <<fredthebear:> <14.d3 instead of castling invites an exchange sacrifice 14...RxNf3 15.QxRf3 followed by a skewer 15.Bc6 Q moves 16.BxRh1. If 16.Qf1 to defend the targeted rook, then 16.Qd4 w/pressure.>> Skewering the other way might be better:
14. d3 Bg4!
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Dec-20-22 S Shipov vs S Ivanov, 1991
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| newzild: <<al wazir:> This one is orders of magnitude easier than yesterday's, which was a Sunday-level puzzle.
Is today actually Monday somewhere on the planet?> It's Wednesday here... |
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Dec-13-22 P Lalic vs G Wall, 2022
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| newzild: Good game by White, marred only slightly by missing a mate in two. |
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Dec-12-22 P Cleghorn vs Evans, 1977
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| newzild: <Eggman> <al wazir> Even 22...Kg8 23.Rxd5 b5 24.Nb6 looks winning to me. Black can't take the rook. |
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Dec-10-22 P Korning vs R Christophe-hayot, 2017
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| newzild: I play this variation often with White.
7...a6 is already weak for Black. Better is to develop normally and challenge 8. c5 with 8...b6. The sac on b5 was begging to be made, but would have been much stronger on White's 15th move: 15. Bxb5+! ab
16. Nxb5 Qb8
17. Nd6+ Kf8
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Dec-03-22 Magnus Carlhammar
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| newzild: This dude is 'Almost Famous'. |
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Dec-03-22 T Olafsson vs M Carlhammar, 2009
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| newzild: Good game by Black, who is 'Almost Famous'. |
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Dec-03-22 Jobava vs Short, 2017
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| newzild: 'Baa Baa Black Short' could have been an alternative to the Jabberwocky theme. |
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Nov-26-22 P Zarnicki vs F Fiorito, 2000
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| newzild: Accepting the gambit with 4. dxe6 is very dangerous for White. Objectively, White can get an advantage but some of the lines are complicated and the consequences of a mis-step are deadly. |
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