Jul-03-18 Nakamura vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2017 
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| 1.e4effort: My original thought was Qf3, but I guess I've been trained by CG over the years to look for sacs on Monday and Tuesday, so I thought its gotta be Qxe5 followed by RxQ followed by Rf8#. Shoulda went with my gut, I guess... |
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Mar-01-18 H Ni vs Tiviakov, 2008
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| 1.e4effort: Beautiful onslaught! Despite black making very logical responses after Rxg7+ and the ensuing moves, he's left with no options - if he takes the bish it's mate, if he doesn't take the bish, its mate. |
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Feb-26-18 K Zakoscielna vs K Bulski, 2008
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| 1.e4effort: Why am I reminded of the old Pat Travers song? |
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Jan-01-18 McShane vs Anand, 2017
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| 1.e4effort: Happy New Year! May all of 2018 be so easy..... |
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Feb-17-17 Vachier-Lagrave vs S Novikov, 2007
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| 1.e4effort: Easiest Friday I think I've ever seen. |
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Oct-13-16 J Penrose vs Tartakower, 1950
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| 1.e4effort: Got this one - as it was in keeping with this week's theme of rook sacs and bishop combos. Nice finish for Penrose |
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Jun-15-16 F Montoliu Cervero vs P Lasinskas, 2009
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| 1.e4effort: Monday, maybe Tuesday level. Why? Because I solved it in just a few seconds |
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Jun-14-16 Grischuk vs Topalov, 2015
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| 1.e4effort: The white pony is protecting the lady. BN check at F4 is a stunning move. If the WN captures, the Q is dead. Move the K to threaten the BN and the WN dies. At this point W is lost. If he takes the Q then a BN fork at E4 seals the deal. Black is now ahead a p and the N - he should |
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Jun-13-16 C Orbaan vs Pilnik, 1956
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| 1.e4effort: I thought that since its Monday there must be a mating trick. Mondays are ALWAYS sac/mate day, eh? I saw the solution to the puzz but kept looking for the mate, almost drove myself nuts - but that's a short drive. |
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May-19-16 Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918
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