Jan-23-23 Carlsen vs Rapport, 2023 
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| GlennOliver: That apparently won White endgame has plenty of traps remaining for any patzer via which White might draw or even lose it. |
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Jan-16-23 V Keymer vs Carlsen, 2023
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| GlennOliver: Keymer could have resigned after 41. ... b3
The remainder was routine for an end game maestro of the calibre of Carlsen. |
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Jan-06-23 Barcelona (1992)
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| GlennOliver: Some delightful final masterpieces from Tal, in what I believe was his last classic tournament. |
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Jan-01-23 Caplin Hastings Masters (2022)
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| GlennOliver: Sparkling win for Harry Grieve in the 4th round, playing Black against Romain Edouard, GM and the historically highest-ranked player in the tournament. |
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Dec-26-22 Golombek vs W Fairhurst, 1934
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| GlennOliver: My first thought, 36. f7 fails to ... Nd8+ |
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Nov-17-22 Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2022
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| GlennOliver: Really not a routine endgame win from this position, at least for normal players. And not even for top GMs at these tight Time Controls. I suspect that Mamedyarov may simply have run out of time. |
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Oct-20-22 N Kacharava vs D Batsuren, 2022
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| GlennOliver: I would have said brilliant rather than strange zwischenzugs. Nikolozi Kacharava seems to be a new talent on the scene, and his innovative game is worthy of repeated analysis. |
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Sep-29-22 Unzicker vs Tal, 1975
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| GlennOliver: 32. Qg8 wins
But not as neatly as the given solution. |
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Sep-07-22 Bareev vs A Kosten, 1991
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| GlennOliver: <Brenin> My first thought was 21 Nxc5 dxc5 22 Qe5+ Qd6 23 Qxh8 ... As also cited by other psoters, and was also my own first thought. However, Black refuses the Knight capture on c5 and instead plays the calm 21. ... e5, leading to a very drawish game progression. |
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Aug-31-22 Caruana vs R Jumabayev, 2021
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| GlennOliver: O Lord, Punbaya ... |
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