May-15-13 N Aggelis vs A Heimann, 2012 
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Dr. Funkenstein: what about
31. Qe7 Nxh3+ 32. Kf1 Qxd5 33. Qf6
33. ... Qh1+ 34. Ke2 leaves d8 and g7/h8 attacked
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| | May-12-13 M Petr vs M Rodshtein, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: Nice Wed/Thurs type puzzle with 27. ...?
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| | May-12-13 M Rodshtein vs G Goumas, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: Strange of a 2400 master to overlook Rxe6 winning two minors for a rook and breaking up the black pawn structure
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| | May-12-13 M Vachier-Lagrave vs S Volkov, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: The extra 4 pawns at the end help white's cause.
Incredible tactics by Vachier-Lagrave, my favorite is 21. Rxb7! either exposing the king to a mating attack or winning back the rook while keeping the extra pawn
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| | May-11-13 Radjabov vs J L Hammer, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: Unbelievable how good the top guys are, Radjabov's not in form, yet crushes a 2600 GM
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| | May-09-13 Pelletier vs M Vachier-Lagrave, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: 36. Qxe4 Nc3.... a swift end
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| | May-06-13 Onischuk vs B Finegold, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: Excellent finish after 41. Qf6+Kd7 42. Qe7+ and
42. ... Kc8 43. Qe8+Qd8 44. Qxd8#
43. ...Kc6 43. Qe6+ Qc5 44. Qxc5#
In both cases the b7 bishop blocks the king's escape
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| | Mar-21-13 N V Pedersen vs S Tomezack, 2005
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Dr. Funkenstein: thanks, black's really in a bad spot there allowing an early pawn push to d5 in the sicilian
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| | Mar-21-13 Li Shilong vs Wang Yue, 2006
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Dr. Funkenstein: I went through the same thought process as Phony Benoni, I saw the b3 push attacking the rook and the a-pawn, but I didn't see much point until I realized that white's only move to break the pin involved bring the bishop to a4. Cg.com taking it easy on us for a Thursday..
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| | Mar-20-13 Negi vs A Manea, 2013
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Dr. Funkenstein: If 19. ...Bxe4 then 20. Rf4 anyway? and if Bxg2 then 21. Rh4
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