Feb-25-05 Leko vs Anand, 2005 
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| AlexKearns: Looks like a clever draw |
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Feb-24-05 Linares (2005)
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| AlexKearns: Nigel Short's sense of humour pales into insignificance in comparison with his overwhelming sense of his own importance. But, then, short people are always prone to egomania. |
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Sep-30-04 Kramnik vs Leko, 2004
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| AlexKearns: <acire><AgentRent>Ta. I see now. |
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Sep-14-04 William Robert Trinks
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| AlexKearns: Sorry, I forgot to add that he was renowned for his mastery of opening theory. |
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Aug-25-04 J Belson vs R E Martin, 1933
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| AlexKearns: If black plays 20...Nf6 instead of Kxf7, I think white's best reply is simply 21 Pxf6. Then, if 21...Kxf7, 22 Qd5+ Kxf6 (22...Ke8 23 Qe5+ Kd8 24 Qe7++) 23 Rf1+ Kg7 24 Bf8+ Kh7 24 Rf7++ Black might be able to extend the torture after 20 ...Nf6 21 Qh6 by ...Qxd6 |
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Jul-09-04 M Mukhitdinov vs Botvinnik, 1967
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| AlexKearns: I think that after 37 Rxf4, ...Nxf4 is better than ...Bxf4+. Black is now threatening Nxg2+ winning the bishop or Nd3+ winning the queen. There is no way of defending both. 37...Bxf4+ gives the white king f2 to flee to. |
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Jul-02-04 B Vladimirov vs Z Doda, 1967
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| AlexKearns: If black plays 25...Ke8 instead of Rxf6, white can force mate by 26 Qg8+ Kd7 27 Qxe6+ Kc6 28 d7+ Kc7 29 Ne5+ Kd1 30 Rf8++ Is there a quicker mate after 25 ...Ke8? |
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Jul-01-04 Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849
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| AlexKearns: <Master of Sacrifice> I think in both of your variations, Morphy would have played Qe8 mate. He wasn't the type to extend the torture. |
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Jun-30-04 F Doettling vs S Conquest, 2004
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| AlexKearns: After 33 Kf1 Ng3+ 34 Ke1 Qg1+ 35 Kd2 Qxb1, white can't even take the knight with 36 fxg3 because of Qxc2 37 Kxc2 Nxe3+ winning back the queen |
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Jun-25-04 Alexander Kotov
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| AlexKearns: Think Like A Grandmaster is the greatest chess book ever published. If I had got hold of a copy when I was eight, instead of when I was 25, then I might be half decent now. Hey ho. |
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Jun-20-04 B McCamon vs B Carlier, 1993
Jun-13-04 B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943
Jun-12-04 Keene vs Miles, 1974
Jun-11-04 V Kahn vs R B Estera, 1939
Jun-10-04 Kibitzer's Café
Jun-10-04 P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955
Jun-06-04 Vladimirov vs Epishin, 1987
Jun-04-04 E Diemer vs F Trommsdorf, 1973
Jun-03-04 D Tomic vs F Winzbeck, 1993
May-09-04 Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967
May-05-04 Nisipeanu vs N Saleh, 2004
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