Sep-05-08 Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008 
Jul-31-08 Spassky vs S Zhukhovitsky, 1957
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| Pawsome: The final position is approximately equal. 61. Rf8 Ke7 62. Rfxc8 Qxd5 63. Ka3 Qf3 64. b3 Kd7 65. Rd8 Kc7 66. Rac8 Kb7 67. Rb8 Kc7 68. Rg8 Qd1 69. Rbc8 Kb7 70. Kb2 Qd4 71. Ka2 Qd2 72. Ka3 Qe1. Where's the win? |
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Mar-02-08 Adams vs Beliavsky, 1992
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| Pawsome: There's something amiss here. The final position is winning for black who simply plays h2! |
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Mar-01-08 Smyslov vs Reshevsky, 1945
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| Pawsome: The line was Boleslavsky's discovery. White can even take the g3 knight and live according to the authors of Opening Essentials. Why has everybody missed 17. ♖e1? Or, I should say, 17. ♖e1!! Stop! Before you start tapping on your keyboard, 17...♕h4 does not win. It |
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Mar-01-08 Kasparov vs Anand, 1995
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| Pawsome: Fischer's run to the World Championship will never be equalled. That feat is the best measure of his prowess at the height of his powers. Two perfect scores against two top GMs including the best of the non-Soviet players, then a lop-sided victory against a former world champ and ... |
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Jan-20-08 Nigel Short
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| Pawsome: What is achieved by invoking a hay-wired rule that forces someone who does like you to shake your hand achieve? Short should have finished the game then lodged a complaint with the tournament committee afterwards indicating that his delicate feelings were hurt. Instead he flies into |
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Sep-20-07 Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2007
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| Pawsome: <ajile> 21. ♕xd4 ♘xe4 22. ♔g1 is playable too. |
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Aug-03-07 Magnus Carlsen
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| Pawsome: For those of ou who haven't seen it, here's a delightful interview with Magnus Carlsen recently aired on Norse TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N003... If the URL doesn't get you there puting Magnus Carlsen in the search field at YouTube will. NIce kid. Very humble for someone who |
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Aug-02-07 Polgar vs Pelletier, 2007
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| Pawsome: Draw. It's official. |
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Jul-31-07 Polgar vs Onischuk, 2007
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| Pawsome: Difficult to see how either side can make headway here. |
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