Jul-05-25 Geoff Chandler
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| Sally Simpson: <Hi Olavi>
Yes it is crude, not as polished as I would like it. This is the simplified Kovalenko. I did have a working model featuring Bg1 but it started to differ drastically from the original - I wanted to use as much of the original as possible. Allowing a hxg ... |
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Jul-05-25 Karpov - Korchnoi Candidates Final (1974) 
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| Sally Simpson: <Hi Ron>
I think if the Soviet authorities suspected Korchnoi may defect in 1974 he would not have been allowed out of his house in 1976, never mind making a trip to Europe. Korchnoi decided to defect after, amongst other issues, what happened prior too, during and ... |
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Jul-05-25 Janowski vs Ed Lasker, 1924
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| Sally Simpson: [DIAGRAM] It looks like a position that needs a correction slip;
"Something wrong here."
I knew this would be punned - it's good,
With the d.e.and f pawns on the 7th I was thinking DEFCON 7 ('my three sons' is better.) |
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Jul-05-25 Kramnik vs Anand, 2008
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| Sally Simpson: Hi Olavi,
That is two sources, his second and Hartmut Metz , who as I mentioned was also, not sceptical, but surprised enough to keep asking about it. I always knew Anand was good and had brilliant patches but to spot - nay, invent OTB a pattern or idea nobody, including ... |
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Jul-04-25 A Greet vs J Rowson, 2005
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| Sally Simpson: Andrew Greet himself notes up this game in CHESS October 2005 and confirms when Rowson claimed a draw it was done in all good faith. Andrew wanted to slip in an extra move as he was on the edge of time trouble and played 35.Qe6+ Jonathan indicated he would play 35...Kg7 and ... |
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Jul-04-25 Saemisch vs J H Donner, 1968
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| Sally Simpson: Hi Olavi,
I'd say two thirds are here. Caissanist has stuck mainly to the chess bit. Missing are tales of beheadings and informers ('a fellow chess player') who can have you caught, tried and executed within the hour. I have absolutely no qualms at all about recommending this |
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Jul-03-25 Vladimir Kramnik
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| Sally Simpson: <Hi Olavi>
I've been re-reading CHESS, December 2000 which gives you all 16 games noted up by Neil McDonald and a 3½ page Kramnik interview by John Henderson. (an excellent mag that one, no need to get a book of the match.) Kramnik gives an honest account of the match ... |
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Jul-02-25 Spassky vs Smyslov, 1953
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| Sally Simpson: Spassky speaking about the aftermath to this game in Kingpin. "Suddenly there came a telegram from Moscow ordering us to stop shedding our own blood and insisting that we should draw all our games between ourselves. " https://www.kingpinchess.net/2007/1... |
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Jul-01-25 Bled-Zagreb-Belgrade Candidates (1959)
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| Sally Simpson: Donner writes that Bobby asked him to be his second for this event, he advised a 16 year old alone in a foreign country should have his mum with him. Larsen went instead and was driven to despair because Bobby insisted on using the same 'suspect' variation against the Caro ... |
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Jul-01-25 Botvinnik - Tal World Championship Match (1960)
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| Sally Simpson: Writing on the eve of the match Donner said Tal is too much of a gambler.
'Tal may win the world championship but he won't be able to defend it.' |
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