Dec-07-11 S Vaibhav vs M Panchanathan, 2008 
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| Grenache: Not so easy to see. I found it after some thinking in the line 31. Ra4!? Qe6 (32. Qb4!), and only then I noticed that one could play this move immediately. Apparently also the Black player, a strong IM, missed it, unnecessarily losing a game with a favorable position. |
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Nov-24-11 D Leroy vs I Snape, 2009
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| Grenache: 35. Ng4 is nice.
But much nicer would have been if White had found 23. Ne5! earlier on -- this is a very strong temporary piece sacrifice that ensures large advantage, if not more. |
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Nov-20-11 Hodgson vs S Agdestein, 1986
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| Grenache: Of course, the variations after 21. Ne5 Bg2: 22. Rf7 Kg5 23. Rg7 Kh5 were too complex for me. I saw that Nd3 is met by e5 and basically stopped calculating. Congrats to those who calculated it all, but in a practical game, that's often too difficult. So I suggest the clumsy 22. f4 ... |
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Nov-13-11 Z Tan vs X Gu, 2011
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Grenache: I am not at all impressed by the performance of the Black player. First of all, one move before the diagram, she or he missed the Queen sac 32. ...Ld5! 33. Lg2: (Nd5: Ra2 and Qc2 mate) 33. ...Rb3+ 34. Ka2 Rc3:+ 35. Ld5: Re3:  |
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Nov-13-11 Z Tan vs X Zhang, 2011
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| Grenache: I quickly found the main variations, and this also should be expected from GM/IM player (I am an IM myself). Honestly, I did not see at all the Bd5 idea in the main line, but I stopped calculating after seeing that Nfe7+ Kf7 Nf8: leads to a very promising to winning position for ... |
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