Apr-17-09 Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1896 
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Chachaman: Tarrasch and Lasker were Jewish? All the good chess players are Jewish! Lasker
Tarrasch
Rubinstein
Reshevsky
Fine
Najdorf
The list goes on... |
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Apr-17-09 M Umansky vs The World, 2009 
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Chachaman: Come on guys, you can do better than this! You have a queenside pawn majority, so you'd better start pushing it! Find a plan that will accommodate it. Come on! Don't just rely on your little computers, they can't come up with plans! Start pushing the queenside pawn majority. |
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Apr-13-09 Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911 
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Chachaman: DiceToThat: He stops the pawn by 41. Rb5+! Ka6 (41...Kxc6 42. Ra5 ) 42. Rb8! and black can't stop the skewer on the a file. Meanwhile, white's b-pawn and three connected passed pawns will win comfortably, especially with ... |
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Apr-01-09 Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927 
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Chachaman: It's a good composition, despite the flaw on move six. Don't focus on the silly nature of the game: focus on the ideas behind the moves. Even though Nimzowitsch should have been crushed, the position was quite striking, with the overprotection completed. It was a very interesting ... |
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Feb-13-09 Kibitzer's Café 
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Chachaman: I have a question, in general. Recently I acquired some chess books, and I want to know how much they are worth. They include: 1942, hardback, first edition: Chess, the Easy Way, by Reuben Fine. 1930, hardback: My System, translated into English, by Aron Nimzowitsch. 1951, ... |
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Feb-13-09 La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834 
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Chachaman: If you think about it, White got two minor pieces, two pawns, and great positional plusses for the queen. After 15...Kxe7, black has two minor pieces and two pawns. Plus, he has the bishop-pair, a great outpost for his knight, and superior development. Later on, he gets another ... |
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Feb-11-09 Alapin vs Nimzowitsch, 1911 
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Chachaman: That was a great game by Nimzowitsch. He took advantage of Alapin's errors, namely advancing his pawn center too far, and made Alapin pay the price. |
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