Sep-23-17 Aronian vs Ding Liren, 2017 
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Bumcrot: The knight could go to d5 via e7 if the bishop steps backward. |
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Sep-26-16 Nepomniachtchi vs Tomashevsky, 2016 
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Bumcrot: Was 13. Nc3 an innovation? |
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Jul-22-16 Carlsen vs Giri, 2016 
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Bumcrot: The h4 pawn is a trap. Taking it will allow Carlsen to flood the h-file with his major pieces. |
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Apr-25-12 Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012 
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Bumcrot: Nfd2 was not good. Qd2 would have been better. |
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Aug-03-11 V Akobian vs I Abdelnabbi, 2000 
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Bumcrot: 26. Qxf6 is answered by Qxd4. |
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Jul-28-11 Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2011 
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Bumcrot: f5 complicates White's king-side plans for his knight. |
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Dec-09-10 Carlsen vs Adams, 2010 
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Bumcrot: I think Adams is trying to loosen the queenside so that his knights can come around to join an attack on the backward d pawn. |
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Aug-29-10 J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2010 
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Bumcrot: Magnus had 6 pawns on the 6th rank after 66 moves had been made (33 by each player). The number of the beast? |
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Apr-25-10 Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
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Bumcrot: Have any of you ever seen Anand reach move 30 with only 18 minutes on his clock? |
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Feb-14-10 Topalov vs V Gashimov, 2010 
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Bumcrot: Dear Englishman: "Lust for mate" was good, but you should have gone with "gluttony for pawns." |
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