Nov-12-21 Bisguier vs Stein, 1962 
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| HaydenB: 24. h4 was the losing move. Bisguier misses a draw with Qh7+ |
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Sep-22-21 Bronstein vs Shcherbakov, 1992
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| HaydenB: The last 16 moves of this game are analyzed instructively in Andy Soltis' book The Inner Game of Chess. Highly recommended. |
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Jul-01-21 Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938
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| HaydenB: I think this game illustrates just how strong Fine was; Botvinnik was no pushover. He would be World Champion 10 years later. Who knows how strong Fine would've become had he not retired. |
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May-12-21 R Hungaski vs Y Norowitz, 2012
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| HaydenB: Wow white had a won game with 64. Rf8
These guys were both IMs here white soon to be a GM too |
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Mar-09-21 E Schiller vs E Tate, 2011
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| HaydenB: Wow Tate missed a mate in 12 starting with 43...Qb1, and that fat midget Schiller goes down in flames! |
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Sep-25-20 Balashov vs Andersson, 1973
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| HaydenB: It's mate in 5 with Rxh7; e6 still wins but it takes longer. |
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Jun-16-20 Benjamin vs M Sana, 2019
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| HaydenB: The only time I ever saw Joel Benjamin was in Las Vegas in 1986 at the National Open. In between rounds, Steve Doyle, the President of the USCF at the time, gave an informal Q and A. One of the inevitable questions was about Bobby Fischer. After telling us the story about how ... |
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May-17-20 Fedorowicz vs Seirawan, 1976
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| HaydenB: STUPID deceptive puzzle: black to play but white wins? Should have been a move earlier with WHITE to play and win! |
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Apr-16-20 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
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| HaydenB: My Fritz database gives the move as
52. ...Nf8 |
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Nov-26-19 Prins vs E Paoli, 1949
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| HaydenB: Looked more like a puzzle from "Test Your Positional Play." What is white's plan seems to be the question.
Chessgames is not the same without Daniel and Alberto. |
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