Dec-07-09 J Rott vs F Blatny, 2002 
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| MathMage: 13.f4? doesn't do anything but make a big fat hole on e4. As we saw in the game. 13.a4 gives the dark-squared Bishop play, particularly after Black's inevitable ...c5-c4. <ruzon> Why not immediately 17. ...Bb7 with ...fxe5 to follow? I cannot see White's passed pawns being ... |
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Oct-19-09 S C Miller vs M Dougherty, 2002
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| MathMage: I keep on looking for White moves in Black puzzles. I kept thinking, "What possible combination does White have? Ba4+ followed by something?...Oh, wait, Black to Rook-sac-win. Dammit!" |
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Sep-28-09 Bogoljubov vs Ed. Lasker, 1924
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| MathMage: <OBIT To get started, he'll run his king to the queenside to dispose of Black's a-pawn and b-pawn. Presumably, Black will react by sending his king to the kingside, hoping to trade off White's last two pawns, but White only needs to hang onto one of them to win.> If Black ... |
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