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Emili Simon Padros
Gottschalk: 2311 Jan 2004
https://players.chessbase.com/en/pl...
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| May-10-25 |
R Praggnanandhaa vs Abdusattorov, 2025
Saniyat24: High praises from Agadmator- https://youtu.be/SZHsr35WdVI?si=-bL...
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| May-10-25 |
Chessgames - Sports
HeMateMe: Didn't the Lakers win one of those playoff games in Oakland by 50 points?
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| May-10-25 |
Kibitzer's Café
harrylime: The Doobie Brothers
What A Fool Believes
https://youtu.be/qKYQNtF11eg?si=xac...
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| May-10-25 |
Walter Hill
NewspaperChessArchiv: The Registry of 1858 England and Wales
England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 for Walter Elford Hill
1858, Q2-Apr-May-Jun
https://www.ancestry.com/search/col... I fed this question into Google AI for ...
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| May-10-25 |
Biographer Bistro
NewspaperChessArchiv: <jnpope> Reposting to make sure you know somebody/somewhere led you to the wrong name. Walter Elford Hill was chess editor of a Minneapolis, MN Journal newspaper. The Minneapolis Journal, Sun, Feb 12, 1928, Page 37 ...
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| May-10-25 |
I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005
Walter Glattke: 28.-Nd2 29.Qg4 Nce4 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Rf1 Nxg5 32.Nxg5 Bxg5 33.Qxg5 d2 34.Qg4 = /28.-Nc1 29.Bxe7 Ne2+ 30.Kh2 Qxd1 31.Bxc5 Qg1+ 32.Kh3 Qc1 33.Nf6+ Kd8 -+
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| May-10-25 |
I Malakhov vs B Nikitinyh, 2017
perfidious: Simple stuff: 54.Rxd4+ Kxd4 55.Kxg7 Kd5 56.Be5 leaves Black without resource.
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| May-10-25 |
Chessgames - Music
Schwartz: Galdra (feat. Lindy-Fay Hella)
I like the bagpipes in this, I know there's also cello. https://youtu.be/QLXqE8i7nDY?list=P...
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| May-10-25 |
Firouzja vs Caruana, 2025
cehertan: This is a nice event, feels like the outcome is wide open.
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| May-09-25 |
Chessgames - Guys and Dolls
perfidious: Brenda Reid of The Exciters.
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| May-09-25 |
Olland vs Tartakower, 1907
YoungEd: This is Tartakower's last game in the database with the Schliemann as Black. He did well enough with it, but maybe he didn't trust it as much when he matured.
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| May-09-25 |
Superbet Romania Chess Classic (2025)
tamar: Or Nazi Paikidze IM WGM
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| May-09-25 |
Sax vs Kasparov, 1989
perfidious: That may well be true, but Sax was a two-time candidate who ranked twelfth in the world at his peak.
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| May-09-25 |
Anand vs Svidler, 2005
plang: Svidler had been Leko's second for his 2004 match with Kramnik. He decided not to repeat Leko's 16..Qh5 played in the 8th game of the match which resulted in a brilliant victory for Black. Gershon and Nor after 18 f3:
"The exchange of the
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| May-09-25 |
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1902
KEG: Schlechter annihilated Janowski in this (potentially 14-game) match, winning the first four games, drawing game five, and then winning game six before Janowski took his only full point in Game 7. Schlechter then drew Games 8 and 9 and won ...
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| May-09-25 |
B Men vs D Berkovich, 1994
takebackok: Tough keep trucking Friday, 30. Bf4+ Nxf4 (only real move) 31. Qe5+ now i got stuck after Kc8 32. Qxg7 Qe4. and now 33. Qg4+ or h3 whites better not wining. Didn't consider 31...Rd6 at all. Awesome game and finish!
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| May-09-25 |
B Larsen vs Ivkov, 1961
DaltriDiluvi: Your line is correct, <beatgiant> - it's much harder for White to win than I thought. I'm guessing that the game was adjourned after move 40; maybe Ivkov saw the line during the adjournment and trusted that Larsen would be able
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| May-09-25 |
Yang Lin vs Lin Weignang, 1987
DaltriDiluvi: <69...c4!> is the only drawing move.
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M Abatino vs S Skembris, 1999
areknames: White was already struggling a bit, but 19.Be1?? is a massive blunder. 19.Rd1 and White can hold.
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| May-09-25 |
Vladimir Kramnik
Olavi: In fact I think I always thought it was Sofia Polgar who painted this, she's a painter. So I was wrong.
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| May-09-25 |
Charles Gibbs vs Charles Waterman, 1916
NewspaperChessArchiv: This game submission comes from San Francisco Bulletin, Chess, San Francisco, California, Saturday, June 24, 1916 BULLETIN GAME NO. 24.
On last Decoration Day, May 30, the Los Angeles and San Diego Chess Associations played
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| May-09-25 |
Charles Gibbs
NewspaperChessArchiv: Stats--
Charles John Gibbs
June 27, 1883 - March 15 1974
https://best-in-chess.blogspot.com/... Born in Shelby, Harlan, Iowa USA
Died in Los Angeles, California
Buried Hollywood Forever cemetery, Hollywood, Los ...
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| May-09-25 |
O Bernstein vs Rubinstein, 1907
plang: This was the first time that 13..Nd8 was used. This line has come to be called my many the Rubinstein System.
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| May-09-25 |
C Waterman vs J Smith, 1914
stone free or die: <This game was awarded a special brilliancy prize> https://books.google.com/books?id=V...
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| May-09-25 |
James Smith
stone free or die: (We have the game:
C Waterman vs J Smith, 1914 but it's unattributed)
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| May-09-25 |
Caruana vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025
stone free or die: <Black did have a small edge in the middlegame after 19...axb5> I would say microscopic. My comment above, calling the position drawish, was made after 20...Bb8 (or maybe 21.Bc3)> <Black to move after 20.Nxb5> ...
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| May-09-25 |
D Gukesh vs B Deac, 2025
offramp: After 4 hours the players had reached
[DIAGRAM]
...which is a position well-known from 120 years ago. That was <MOVE 15>. Then they put some rolling skates on. |Here they are now,
[DIAGRAM]
⩲.
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| May-09-25 |
Martinsen vs Jensen, 1937
keypusher: There's a spurious Steinitz game that goes 11.Nxd8 Bg4 12.Qd2 Nd4 13.Nc3 Nf3+ 14.gf Bxf3 and White gets mated -- analysis from S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 (kibitz #101) . But Ziryab is right, there's no mate if White defends ...
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| May-09-25 |
T Hill
jnpope: Negative, this is "T. Hill" playing for Louth according to the London <Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News>, 1892.11.19, p17 (his opponent was E. W. McBride playing for Hull). Played at the Louth town hall.
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| May-09-25 |
M Cardili vs A Papa, 2005
offramp: <HeMateMe> ...And at night.
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| May-09-25 |
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004
stone free or die: I'm putting this task (massive coordinated attacks) on my to-do list.
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| May-09-25 |
H Gusain vs U R Sahoo, 2024
offramp: White should have ripped 'er to shreds in this opening...
[DIAGRAM]
15. h4! was much better than the game move, 15. Bxf8. Black played
28...Ne7.
[DIAGRAM]
White played 29. Qh5?
He should have played 29. Nxe7.
The game is now ...
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| May-09-25 |
Fischer vs M Pavey, 1956
apexin: For a seven year old this is a well played game.
Seems like Fischer played 1.Nf3 mostly when he was very young except for three games.
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| May-09-25 |
O de la Riva Aguado vs Caruana, 2008
fredthebear: <23.Rd5!> Yes, indeed. White is winning.
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| May-09-25 |
B Deac vs Aronian, 2025
DaltriDiluvi: Up to and including <13.Ne2>, we were following one of Aronian's games with White: Aronian vs Carlsen, 2020
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| May-09-25 |
Steinitz vs W R Sands, 1887
morphynoman2: Nice job by Steinitz.
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| May-09-25 |
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914
machak: < Stolzenberg: Nimzowitsch resigned because he probably saw 42. ... Qxc2 coming. For example 43. Qg5 Qxd1 > instead of Qxd1 you have 43. .. Qxg2#
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| May-09-25 |
Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1979
ewan14: The KIA does not always succeed !
Great play by Korchnoi ?
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| May-09-25 |
Hort vs V Ciocaltea, 1967
Honza Cervenka: 28.Bxe5 was probably the best chance of white.
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| May-09-25 |
E Perry vs S Mlotkowski, 1918
NewspaperChessArchiv: This game submission comes from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Chess, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sunday, February 23, 1919 In the latter part of 1918 Stasch Mlotkowski, a strong Philadelphia player, now residing at Los Angeles, ...
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| May-09-25 |
Firouzja vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2025
Saniyat24: Agadmator's video on this game- https://youtu.be/v9P7NFZJEeg?si=BkU...
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| May-09-25 |
J Mitchell vs S Easton, 1903
NewspaperChessArchiv: This game submission comes from Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, January 04, 1903, p. 43 Cornell Now Owns Rice Chess Trophy.
Small Margin Decides Triangular College Chess League Tournament.
QUAKERS MAKE A GOOD ...
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| May-09-25 |
J Smyth vs L Hicks, 1903
NewspaperChessArchiv: This game submission came from the Brooklyn Eagle, Brooklyn, New York, Sunday, January 04, 1903, p. 43 Cornell Now Owns Rice Chess Trophy.
Small Margin Decides Triangular College Chess League Tournament.
QUAKERS MAKE A GOOD
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| May-09-25 |
Christian Stevens (FRA)
BIDMONFA: Christian Stevens (FRA) STEVENS, Christian
http://www.bidmonfa.com/stevens_chr...
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| May-09-25 |
Julien Hirth
BIDMONFA: Julien Hirth HIRTH, Julien
http://www.bidmonfa.com/hirth_julie...
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| May-09-25 |
Serper vs W Paschall, 2000
WTHarvey: White mates in 4.
[DIAGRAM] 27. ?
Better is 28.♕h7+
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Gulko vs J V Gunnarsson, 2000
WTHarvey: Alternate ending - White mates in 4.
[DIAGRAM] 39.♕xd7 if ♖g8 40.♕xd6
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| May-09-25 |
Epishin vs G Borgo, 1999
WTHarvey: White mates in 5.
[DIAGRAM] 40. ?
41.g6 if e6 42.♕xd7
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| May-09-25 |
S Brittner vs H Banikas, 2007
MarcusBierce: <ounus> you are correct, White is better after 25.Bb5+ <Dutch bass dirt> in the middle of your line < 22...Nxd3.23. Nxd3 Bxd3> Stockfish recommends 24.Rc1. Nonetheless, Black is on top and likely winning after the ...
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| May-09-25 |
D Gukesh vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2025
Open Defence: It would be interesting to hear Gukesh's thoughts about 26.g5 vs 26.Ne5
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| May-09-25 |
D Gavrilescu vs Duda, 2025
JohnDMaster: This is the same ending from Alburt vs Kasparov on the black side of a kings indian
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| May-09-25 |
D Gavrilescu vs Topalov, 2025
pdxjjb3: I see. Thank you both!
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| May-09-25 |
Edward T Babinski
NewspaperChessArchiv: Birthdate: 1956
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| May-09-25 |
B Men vs H Jonik, 1991
fredthebear: C00 is a strange variation, calling this a "normal" French Defense when 2...d5 would be the real-life normal. Looks like half-a-hippopotamus on Black's kingside. We are given a demonstration on the weakness of isolated pawns.
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Burgess vs Torre, 1925
Halldor: Saw this rather quickly. I was actually too hasty in sacrificing the Queen, because I had overlooked White's last queen move. (After 26 P-B3 and QxP. I thought mate was the next move...) Total blindness! — When I played through the game
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Kibitzing