Jul-20-08 Van Wely vs Ivanchuk, 2008
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| The Ninth Pawn: <Breunor> Yay! I have a nickname! The position could also have been "saved" by 21. ♕e2x♘g4, I suppose. Still a very strong game by Ivanchuk. |
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Jul-20-08 D Moody vs J F Allen, 1994
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| The Ninth Pawn: <The17thPawn> I see you have wound up with a similar "The Nth Pawn" username! |
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Jul-19-08 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1981 
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1981 , White plays 35. ♖a5x♙a7! winning a pawn because the queen is NOT a defender, rather it is meeting the threat of 36. ♕e1x♘e6+, with decisive material gains. |
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Jul-19-08 Vladimirov vs D Donchev, 1976
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In E Vladimirov vs D Donchev, 1975 , 41. ♖h7-h8+! is a DECOY in two count 'em two different ways. Both lead to mate: 41. ... ♔g8x♖f8 42. ♕c8x♗f8++, or as played, 41. ... ♕e5x♖f8 ... |
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Jul-19-08 Keres vs Verbac, 1933
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Keres vs Verbac, 1933 , White plays 14. ♕h5-h6+! a DECOY INTO A DISCOVERED ATTACK CHAIN (White e3-bishop, f4-rook, Black h6-king) to deliver the final blow, 15. ♖f4-h4 double check mates next. |
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Jul-19-08 Spassky vs O Averkin, 1973
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Spassky vs Averkin, 1973 , White wins the exchange by 26. ♗f4-c7! a DECOY INTO A QUEEN FORK (and also a SKEWER!) because after 26. ... ♖c8x♗f7 27. ♕e1-e5! FORKING the g7-mating square and the ... |
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Jul-19-08 Ponomariov vs Mamedyarov, 2006
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Ponomariov vs Mamedyarov, 2006 , the White queen and king are dangerously lined up for pins/skewers, as Black demonstrates with 45. ... ♖g7-f7! because after 46. ♕f5x♖f7, ♕d3-f1+ picks off Her ... |
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Jul-19-08 notyetagm chessforum
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| The Ninth Pawn: <notyetagm>, I want to say thank you very much for all the instructive game collections which have helped me compile the necessary games for Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course . Your work is greatly appreciated. |
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Jul-19-08 Macieja vs Radjabov, 2007
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Macieja vs Radjabov, 2007 , White plays 29. ♘e5x♙c6! a DECOY INTO A PIN because if 29. ... ♕d6x♘c6? 30. ♕e3x♖d4 because of the pin on the c-file White is an exchange up for a pawn. |
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Jul-19-08 Dolmatov vs A Yusupov, 1982
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| The Ninth Pawn: From Game Collection: The Ninth Pawn's Chess Course : In Dolmatov vs Yusupov, 1982 , no less than FOUR tactical elements are used: the DECOY (20. ... ♘d7x♙e5) the PIN (to the g2-pawn) the MATE THREAT (21. ... ♕f6-g5) and the DISCOVERY (after 22. ... |
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