Mar-10-23 A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019 
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| ZoneChess: I just saw him on the 2023 Documentary Mind Games. He drew Martirosyan. But this one is a jewel for the history books! |
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Mar-10-23 Morphy vs de Riviere, 1863
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| ZoneChess: This is one of my Top 5 favorite Morphy games. Why hasn't it been given a nickname/GOTD yet? Something like 'Drowned in his own Riviere'
Also, it's amazing that almost all of Morphy's moves are alternating between light squares and dark squares, the total amount almost equal.
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Dec-23-22 J Houska vs T Hebbes, 2014
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| ZoneChess: Nice. The pun title here should be 'Gotcha!' because that's what Hebbes means in Dutch. |
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Dec-23-22 S McGrane vs J Houska, 2006
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| ZoneChess: 3 pieces is mate but let me point out that it's mate because of the sniper that covers d3! |
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Jul-27-22 A Cramling Bellon vs V Anand, 2022
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| ZoneChess: Anna seems to achieve great positions in the Gruenfeld. She recently played one against the one and only MVL and got a winning position. Can I add the game to the database somehow? |
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Feb-13-21 S Loskamp vs K Gawehns, 2002
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| ZoneChess: A nice demonstration of the attacking potential of the Owen's Defense, if the bishops are kept on the correct diagonals and with the c-pawn launched. Especially with an early flanked queen, this becomes like an overpowered Pterodactyl. |
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Jan-29-21 NN vs Greco, 1625
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| ZoneChess: King just has to come out the other way and be unsmothered. I assume anyone understanding the smothering concept intuits that nowadays. Still a nice old romantic example. |
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Jan-29-21 Short vs M Bluvshtein, 2007
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| ZoneChess: It appears that after the queen sac, white's plan is just not fully there. With correct play, black can defend which he did and had exactly the right resources. A failed immortal indeed. He was bluffing against the wrong opponent. |
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Jan-25-21 J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
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| ZoneChess: I am glad we converted another Morphy disbeliever here :) as aforementioned, he was great against players of all strength. Had he lived now and be aware of new theory, he would have been at the top as well. Do not forget he was one of Bobby Fischer's heroes, who described Morphy ... |
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Jan-25-21 H Bogart vs L Bacall, 1951
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| ZoneChess: Actually Lauren was standing better for the majority of the game. The take on g2 was a great move. At move 24 just ...Qxe6 and she wins. |
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