Oct-28-20 N Gaprindashvili vs A Pomar, 1973 
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| Stale.Mate: I thought “X to play” means X is going to win. |
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Aug-24-20 I Zybin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1902
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| Stale.Mate: Z-B may have lost the game, but he won the book competition. |
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May-05-20 Yermolinsky vs A Beliavsky, 1993
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| Stale.Mate: Black snatches victory from the jaws of defeat. |
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Feb-12-20 D Foord vs E Kirk, 2010
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| Stale.Mate: That’s one pretty checkmate. |
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Feb-05-20 K Petzold vs Dreev, 2008
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| Stale.Mate: What was the point of 27. Bf5 ? TIA |
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Nov-21-19 Savon vs Polugaevsky, 1971
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| Stale.Mate: Simple, but elegant. |
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Nov-12-19 Jobava vs Short, 2017
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| Stale.Mate: A work of art by Joba. |
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Oct-31-19 Short vs H Melkumyan, 2015
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| Stale.Mate: L’chaim! This is the first time I’ve ever seen all the moves with my first glance at the board. |
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Oct-23-19 N Huschenbeth vs J Gustafsson, 2011
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| Stale.Mate: 28. .,, Rf8
Really? Even a patzer wannabe wouldn’t make that move. |
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Sep-13-19 Suetin vs R Shcherbakov, 1991
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| Stale.Mate: A cross-board pin is a thing of beauty. |
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