May-10-09 Shirov vs G Guseinov, 2009 
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| NguyenVo: I feel 10...b6 was too slow for the position. The only purpose of it was to develop the bishop to b7 and that could have been accomplished with the standard a6, b5 push which would have put more pressure on White's queen side as well. Later in the game Black did indeed opt for this |
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May-10-09 V Gashimov vs Anand, 2009
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| NguyenVo: In my opinion the whole plan starting with 15.Nf5 was dubious for White. While it did create a superficial pawn weakness at f5 (which actually improved Black's control of the e4 square later), White was forced to trade Queen a few moves later and entered a mid-late game where his ... |
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Nov-20-08 Dresden Olympiad (2008)
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| NguyenVo: I've been following the Vietnamese chess team closely since the beginning of the Olympiad and I'm glad to see them doing well. Tomorrow's match against China will be another tough test for them. |
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May-08-08 I Cheparinov vs X Bu, 2008
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| NguyenVo: I think 27...d5 loses a pawn due to 28. Rb5. If black takes 28...de4 then 29.Re5 takes a pawn and forces black to protect the bishop and thus loses another pawn. |
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Apr-18-08 K Burger vs P Keglevic, 1977
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| NguyenVo: I thought h6 was a very intuitive move. Apart from his queen, Black doesn't have any piece that can guard the dark squares (particularly g7). The two rooks and the light bishop are essentially useless in this situation. All white has to do was making sure the black queen cannot get |
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Apr-17-08 Gausdal Chess Classic (2008)
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| NguyenVo: Kaidanov has an interesting way of battling B33 Sicilian. He makes it look technical and straightforward. |
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Sep-30-07 H Wang vs R Antonio, 2007
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| NguyenVo: This game seems like an improvement from his defeat by Megaranto in earlier round. |
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Sep-30-07 P Zhang vs M Al-Modiahki, 2007
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| NguyenVo: Mr.Pengxiang seems very aware of pawn structures. |
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Sep-27-07 Ed. Lasker vs B Winkelman, 1926
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| NguyenVo: A very pretty combination. |
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Aug-05-07 B Suhle vs Anderssen, 1859
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| NguyenVo: Wow, a Modern Variation game played in 1859. This must have looked quite strange back then. |
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Jul-27-07 Short vs Ivanchuk, 2007
Jul-24-07 Banja Luka (2007)
Jul-14-07 A Lastin vs Nepomniachtchi, 2007
Jul-09-07 Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007
Jun-18-07 Gorenje 2007 Tournament (2007)
Jun-16-07 V Danilov vs V Chuchelov, 2007
Jun-07-07 Rublevsky vs Grischuk, 2007
May-26-07 A Timofeev vs Morozevich, 2007
May-24-07 P H Nielsen vs Ivanchuk, 2007
Apr-10-07 A Volokitin vs I Zaragatski, 2007
Mar-24-07 Anand vs Svidler, 2007
Mar-23-07 Radjabov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2007
Feb-23-07 Truong Son Nguyen
Feb-21-07 V Belov vs T S Nguyen, 2007
Feb-20-07 Sasikiran vs Sadvakasov, 2007
Feb-20-07 Negi vs H Wang, 2007
Feb-18-07 A Korotylev vs Y Hou, 2007
Feb-15-07 D Svetushkin vs Smirin, 2007
Jan-14-07 X Bu vs L'Ami, 2007
Sep-30-06 I A Horowitz vs Denker, 1936
Sep-22-06 Carlsen vs S Agdestein, 2006
Aug-22-06 Lichthof Chess Champions (2006)
Aug-22-06 F Libiszewski vs Fressinet, 2006
Aug-11-06 F Alvarez vs Karpov, 1972
Aug-11-06 P Piscopo vs N Sulava, 2006
Aug-11-06 Panov vs Korchnoi, 1953
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