Nov-11-14 V Taksrud vs H Oieroset, 2014 
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Lord Zontar: Oieroset makes his fatal mistake with Kh8 to escape check. He left himself with no way out, practically invited the mate-in-three initiated by Rxh7+. The Rc8 move may have been ill-considered, but Kh8 was really, REALLY bad. |
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Oct-24-14 G Benini vs A Reggio, 1911
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Lord Zontar: Burn both rooks to gain the game:
30 Rc8+ Rxc8
31 Rh8+ Kxh8
32 Qh3+ Rh4
33 Qxc8+ Qe8
34 Qxe8#.
Reggio's position collapses so precipitously before he has the chance to launch his killer combination against Benini, it's not even funny. Or rather it should have been. ... |
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Oct-23-14 A Beliavsky vs Vasiukov, 1979
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Lord Zontar: Interesting puzzle, and one I ended up setting out a board to test. It's pretty much over for Black after White Bxg5 - from that point onward, Black's defences get steadily pulled apart. The h7 interposition only delays the inevitable after White gets into the Qh6+ position, ... |
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Oct-20-14 Nisipeanu vs D Reinderman, 2010 
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Lord Zontar: Also: in the actual game, the far stronger 25th move for Nisipeanu would have been Bd4+ - which would really have put the screws on Reinderman, resulting immediately in the loss of his d7 bishop (Qxd7, which also sets up a killer diagonal for White) and, if played right, the ... |
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