Jan-22-10 Dan Ji 
Dec-28-09 Robatsch vs Jansa, 1974 
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Xiaohaha: This required more calculation than the usual Monday. |
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Dec-18-09 Santa Claus 
Dec-16-09 Van Wely vs A Aleksandrov, 2003 
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Xiaohaha: We want to make a new queen by pushing the c-pawn, but that is covered by the bishop. We also need to cover black's queening square d1 and also c2 so that the rook cannot attack our c-pawn. Rxg4 eliminates the bishop, and allows the knight to cover d1 and c2 with check if black ... |
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Oct-06-09 S Polgar vs A Rabczewski, 1989 
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Xiaohaha: Qf5 looks like a straight-forward fork that wins at least an exchange. I didn't bother looking any further. |
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Oct-01-09 Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1912 
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Xiaohaha: Bg5 followed by Nf6+ seems like a clear win. If f6 then the bishop hangs. |
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Jan-03-08 Yue Wang 
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Xiaohaha: <consider their high population, there ought to be a few individuals who are more gifted. > Oh please, population has nothing to do with talent. India, the world's 2nd largest country by population, achieved a spectacular 1 copper medal in air rifling in the 2004 Olympics in ... |
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Jul-05-07 The World vs G Timmerman, 2007 
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Xiaohaha: I suggest 1. Na3! followed by 2. c3! and 3. Nc2!! |
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