Jun-24-25 S Atalik vs E Bagakis, 1994 
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| PawnSac: One doesn't need stockfish to see after Nxf7 black must give up the exchange with Qxf7, else be mated |
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Jun-18-25 Euwe vs G J van Gelder, 1919
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| PawnSac: the G & H pawns are runners. strip it down to a simple ending with Rxc3 any-takes g5! |
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Jun-17-25 I Smirnov vs A Ipatov, 2007
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| PawnSac: <takebackok: Thats the way uh huh Tuesday.> lol I'm feelin u bro.. a real slick combo |
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Jun-11-25 R Praggnanandhaa vs N Yakubboev, 2025
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| PawnSac: < LivBlockade: A thrilling and instructive endgame! > Indeed! I particularly liked the way Pragg handled the opening. I used to play the Colle from time to time back in the late 70's and 80's, but generally played c3 and Nbd2. <5.Nc3!?> based solely on the CG database, ... |
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Jun-11-25 Niemann vs Carlsen, 2025
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| PawnSac: This game was pure energy on Hans' part. And to beat the world #1 in ANY format is quite a feather in one's cap. So congrats to Hans. He overcame the "Magnus effect". Nevertheless, it was a blitz game, which of course increases risk of error for both. And tho Hans' energy and drive ... |
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Jun-09-25 Balashov vs Tal, 1973
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| PawnSac: 35...Nc5 was a blunder that leads to mate in short order. 35..Ne5 was better but insufficient. |
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Jun-04-25 Nakamura vs D Gukesh, 2025
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| PawnSac: < Check It Out: Great game. Nakamura is a beast. > Indeed!
<HeMateMe: Crushing final position. Nothing uglier than a Bishop trapped on the first rank > and the worst is yet to come! Bf7! cuts the communication between rook and bishop.
The Bf8 is lost. |
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May-30-25 Alburt vs Polugaevsky, 1965
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| PawnSac: another alternative.. 39.Rxh7+ Kxh7 40.Qh2+ Kg7 41.Qh8#. of course black can interpose a q sac (40... Qh4). |
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May-30-25 Carlsen vs D Gukesh, 2025
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| PawnSac: < offramp: >
and there are several others:
If Kxd4 Qf4+ then..
a) Kc5 Qc7+ Kd4 Rd6+ or
b) Kd5 Qe4+ Kc5 Rc6+
c) Kd3 Re3+
There are queen traps everywhere!
Gukesh played the best move.. RESIGN
Carlsen is notorious for this..
His opponent just starts to settle in ... |
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May-29-25 Carlsen vs A Erigaisi, 2025
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| PawnSac: 30.Qf6 setting up a discovered attack.
if Rxb2? Rx Qx? Rd8+ |
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