Jan-25-23 D Gukesh vs N Abdusattorov, 2022
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| Albanius: 31 Qf3 attacking f7, h5, and also
if 31... Qf6 32 Qa8+
also looks like a win. |
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Dec-31-22 Carlsen vs N Abdusattorov, 2022
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| Albanius: After 10 moves it is pretty much a normal Najdorf with colors reversed. |
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Sep-06-22 Carlsen vs So, 2019 
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| Albanius: This is the game with the variation later played in the very controversial Carlsen-Niemann Sinquefield Cup 2022.
In the post game interview Neimann apparently got the citation wrong; Nakamura after checking the citation said that the game did not exist, implying that Niemann had ... |
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Aug-17-22 M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs Ragozin, 1951
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| Albanius: Bonch-Osmolovsky is one of the great names in chess. |
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Apr-02-22 Xiong vs So, 2021
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| Albanius: So-Nakamura Berlin 2022 followed this game for 26 moves, varying with 27 Qxb2.
Same result. |
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Mar-22-22 S Bouaziz vs Nunn, 1979
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| Albanius: EvaLuation: chances for both sides -
in other words, two chances: Slim and Nunn |
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Feb-23-22 Mamedyarov vs N Abdusattorov, 2022
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| Albanius: This is E68, not E67 in my 1 volume edition of ECO (2010), through 9...Nc5. But Shak's 10 f3 does not appear in the columns, nor the footnote. |
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Dec-24-21 Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998
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| Albanius: The natural looking 15..c5? loses material due to the pin on the d file: 16 dxc5 Bxc5?
17 Ne4 Be6 or Bb6 (..Qc7 18 b4)
18 Qc6+- |
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Dec-21-21 Kasparov vs Hjartarson, 1988
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| Albanius: In the final postion, trying to create a mating net with 44..Bxf3?? would run into 45. Bxf5+ Kg8
46. Rd8+ Kf7
47. Rf8#,
or if 45..g6,
46. Rd7+ Kg8?
47. Be6+ Kh8
48. Bd4+ and mate next
but if 46..Kh8 W has to play the crass
47 Bxc2 |
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Jul-24-21 Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2021
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| Albanius: After Fabi's TN 18 Bc4! Qxc4 19 Bd6!, it seems that
19..Bxd4!, the move that looked obvious to me, holds equality.
Stockfish here says 20 Rxd4 Qb3 is equal (0.00 - 37 ply) |
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