Dec-18-14 F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844 
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KeyanChess: 12...O-O!!! was an amazing move. It's also unique. I've never seen such a move. It's such an amazing and unexpected move it deserves at least two exclamation points. |
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Dec-18-14 Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923 
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KeyanChess: KeyanChess: KeyanChess: 25.Qb6!!! was a beautiful move, and very surprising as well. It actually reminded me of Marshall's 23...Qg3!!! in his game against Levitsky. Analysis after 25.Qb6!!!:
25...axb6; Not the best. 25...Rd7 is better.
26.axb6+! Ba7; This is forced.
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Dec-17-14 Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907 
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KeyanChess: This game shows the importance of tempo in chess. Rotlewi lost tempo with 11. Bd3? and 10. Qd2?! and that allowed Rubinstein to begin an attack, including a beautiful combination. His play was nearly flawless. 22...Rxc3!!! and 23...Rd2!!! were simply amazing and brilliant! Any ... |
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Dec-17-14 Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999 
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KeyanChess: Very beautiful game. 24. Rxd4!!! was so shocking and brilliant, it looked like a blatant error when I first saw the move! Topalov played a great game as well, but Kasparov prevailed by finding and making brilliant moves one after another. |
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