Sep-27-23 Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923 
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| Brenin: 36 ... Bxg2+ 37 Rxg2 Ra1+ 38 Rg1 (Bb1 or Bf1 are useless) Qb7+ 39 e4 Rxg1+ 40 Kxg1 Rxd4 followed by Qxb4 leaves Black the exchange up. |
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Sep-26-23 A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863
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| Brenin: After a minute trying to deflect the White B from the long diagonal I found 20 ... Qg1+ 21 Rxg1 Nf2+ 22 Kg2 Bh3, and realised that this was mate. |
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Sep-25-23 A Potapov vs V Karlik, 2002
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| Brenin: 38 Rxh7+ Kxh7 39 Qxf6 Kg8 (maybe 39 Nd8 is better) 40 Be6, threatening exchanges on f7 and then c7 and c8=Q. If 40 ... Rb8 then 41 Qxg6+ Kf8 42 Bxf7 Qxf7 43 Qxd6+ and 44 Qxb8. If 40 ... Ra4 then 41 Nc4 Ra7 (or Ra8) 42 Nxd6 Qxd6 43 Bxf7+. What else does Black have? |
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Sep-25-23 A Manea vs C Nanu, 2001
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| Brenin: The shadow boxing in this game, from move 20 onwards, all for the sake of Black's h-pawn, is quite amusing. It is repeated around moves 32-34, this time with Black leading. At move 28, with the Black R on d3 attacked by the K on e2, and defended only by the N on c5, how did White ... |
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Sep-24-23 C Carls vs H Johner, 1927
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| Brenin: The alignment of White R and Black K and Q on the e-file suggests 17 Nxe5 dxe5 18 d6 Bxf5 (18 ... Qd8 19 Rxe5+, or 18 ... Qf6 19 Bxd7+ Nxd7 20 Qe4) 19 Qxf5 Qd7 20 Qxe5+ Kd8. Here I think I would have played 21 Qd5 rather than b4, e.g. 21 ... Nc6 22 Re7. |
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Sep-23-23 O Roething vs Marshall, 1900
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| Brenin: 35 ... Rxg1+ 36 Kxg1 Ne2+ 37 Kh1 (37 Kf1 Bh3+ 38 Ng2 Bxg2+ 39 Ke1 Bxe3 40 fxe3 Nxc3, followed by Ne4 and advance of the f-pawn) Bxe3 38 fxe3 Be4 as in the game. |
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Sep-21-23 P Johner vs F D Rosebault, 1910
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| Brenin: 22 Re5!, threatening 23 Bxf8+ gxh5 24 Rxh5 mate, and if 22 ... gxh5 then 23 Rg4 and 24 Bg7 mate. |
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Sep-20-23 A Antunes vs A Bejaoui, 1997
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| Brenin: I saw 19 Nc6, and expected 19 ... bxc6 20 Rxb8 Bxc3 21 Qxc3 with a moderate advantage to White, but not a clear win. Black's 19 ... Bxc3 20 Nxe7+ Kg7 21 Qxc3+ f6 22 Qxc5 simply loses a piece. With the Black Q on b4, why didn't White play 18 Nxg6? If 18 ... fxg6 then 19 Bxg7, ... |
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Sep-20-23 J Mason vs F Perrin, 1873
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| Brenin: I chose 20 Rxd5+ Kxd5 21 Qd3+ Ke6 22 Qd7 mate, overlooking 21 ... Bd4+ 22 cxd4, which still wins for White, e.g. 22 ... c4 23 Rb5+ Ke6 24 Qe4+ and mate in a few moves. |
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Sep-19-23 A Needleman vs A Cordero, 2003
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| Brenin: OTB I'd go for the quick, clean kill 44 Rd8+, 45 Bg5+ and 46 Qxe4: Black's moves are forced and he immediately loses his most active piece. In <mel gibson>'s Stockfish line 44 Bg5 Qa8 45 Qd4 Be7 46 Bxe7 Rxh6 Black is threatening mate on h1, forcing 47 Bh4; I'd need to be very ... |
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