Sep-12-18 Carlsen vs Karpov, 2009 
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| Doug4Chess: If Carlsen had played 48. Qg6+, it would have cost Karpov his queen, and he likely would have resigned in disgust. As another kibitzer has already noted, Carlsen should have played 55. Qc8+. Karpov would then have to play 55...Kb6 or b5, followed by 56. Qxc5+, costing the loss of |
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Sep-12-18 J Polgar vs Naiditsch, 2009
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| Doug4Chess: It's easy for me to play through these games, and be critical of some of the moves these elite players make. I have nothing to lose, and I'm not under any time constraints. Having said that, I'll get to the point. On her 27th move, Polgar plays c5. Naiditsch responds with ... |
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Aug-10-18 Caruana vs Nakamura, 2017
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| Doug4Chess: This game came to an end after Caruana's 37th move: Rxf6. I don't know if Nakamura resigned or ran out of time, but Caruana is credited with winning the game. I wish to draw attention to white's 32nd move: Caruana moved his rook at a1 to g1. With that move, he had three pieces on |
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Aug-01-18 Anand vs Caruana, 2018
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| Doug4Chess: When it comes to chess, I'm a patzer. Nonetheless, I humbly submit that Caruana, on his 45th move, blew a golden opportunity to turn the tables on Anand (who was a piece up), and go on and win the game. Anand's 45th move, Nd3, appears to be an excellent one: besides protecting ... |
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Apr-16-10 Kramnik vs V Gashimov, 2010
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| Doug4Chess: After Kramnik's 51. Kh1, couldn't Gashimov have secured a draw by repeatedly checking at f1 and f2? Sure looks like it to me. |
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Feb-23-10 Shirov vs Smeets, 2010
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| Doug4Chess: Shams: Yes, you're pretty much correct. Several hours after making the 02/22/10 posting, I took a second look at the board after 36. Ng6+, and realized how mistaken my analysis had been. |
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Jan-21-10 Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2009
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| Doug4Chess: I'm wondering why in the world Nakamura played 52. ...Nd4 when 52. ...Qg1 would have won the game outright with a checkmate. |
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Jan-05-10 Svidler vs Dominguez Perez, 2009
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| Doug4Chess: I wonder why black didn't play 60....Bc3, which should have allowed him to queen the pawn on b3, and with a queen, he could have harassed white's king numerous times. |
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Dec-21-09 J Polgar vs Morozevich, 2009
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| Doug4Chess: I'm inclined to agree that "e1=B" is likely an error in the game record, and that Morozevich actually promoted to a Queen. Interestingly, if he'd played 45. ...f5+ instead of 45....e1=B or =Q, he could have had a quick forced mate: 46. Kh5...Qh3, checkmate; or 46. Kh4....Bf6+ 47. |
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Nov-11-09 I Chirila vs C Li, 2009
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| Doug4Chess: How in the world did black win this game!? |
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