Jun-11-11 Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
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azi: I think that white weakened his castled position without sufficient compensation, as black's castled position is not a mine field of weak squares. White pursued a pawn advancing attack on the kingside, without targets and sufficiently developed piece deployment. And black controls the ... |
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Dec-29-09 V Laznicka vs G Jones, 2007 
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azi: This is a strong and to the point win by Laznicka in a classic 9.b4 KID. White is able to take and hold the initiative for the whole game and transitions from opening to middle game and from middlegame to endgame in a timely and capitalizing way. By winning 2 pieces for a rook and ... |
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Dec-03-09 Kibitzer's Café 
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azi: Hi
Just checking in. Any body else really like Laznicka's style? |
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Jul-04-09 Leko vs Kramnik, 2009 
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azi: past tense of draw is drew or drawn not drawed (had to, sorry)...Druids were tree lovers, maybe they were the first wood pushers? |
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Mar-31-09 Karpov vs Petrosian, 1982 
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azi: 2 small points I would add are: 1. creating a position/game with 'all tactics' accounted for is quite a task, imho (look at what wasn't played, Ma!) and 2. exchange of the pair of rooks at move 35...RxR, in general, favors the defense and what else to try anyway? |
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Feb-21-09 Topalov - Kamsky Candidates Final (2009) 
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azi: While Topalov has the demeanor of a seasoned professional Kamsky is still growing as a chess player. One also has the impression that he has greater potential in the long run. His first win against Topa heralds a change in the balance of power between these 2 great players. Each is a ... |
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Feb-18-09 Kamsky vs Topalov, 2009 
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azi: the emperor's taylor made a fine fitting garment, don't you think? |
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Jan-26-09 S K Bru vs Movsesian, 2001
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azi: For me, the amazing part of the game occurs when, from a cluster of interconnected pieces, logically placed on the board, the ray of possiblity that a highly original pattern of moves, dawns (the combination)out of a rumbling sea of mental analysis. Such is the chess instinct that tells |
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Sep-16-08 Grand Slam Chess Final (2008) 
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azi: I see this game as an adventure in "recastling" or maybe called, The 0-0-0-0 Game!! White's 0-0-0, is redone on his 15th & 16th turns, to a more secure arrangement, with ka1 and rb1, albeit the second regal relocation is castled-by-hand. It also calls to my mind Nimzovich's advice to ... |
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Jul-30-08 A Dueckstein vs Petrosian, 1962 
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azi: I have a feeling that Petrosian was demonstrating that he had the draw in hand at move 30 and there was reason for white to offer a draw ,rather than black. Possibly a point of 'ego ordering' by El Tigre or a prediction for white. A great game and 18..a5 is a stellar move! |
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May-21-08 Short vs Kramnik, 1994 
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Sep-15-07 Vladimir Kramnik 
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Mar-22-06 Carlsen vs D Rylander, 2003 
Mar-22-06 Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
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Feb-01-05 Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
Jan-30-05 I Sokolov vs Anand, 2005 
Jan-30-05 Leko vs J Polgar, 2005 
Jan-11-05 Janowski vs Marshall, 1912 
Dec-30-04 A Timofeev vs Kasparov, 2004 
Nov-04-04 Bobby Fischer 
Oct-20-04 D Suajibi vs V Petkovski, 2002
Oct-14-04 Kramnik vs Leko, 2004 
Oct-03-04 Kramnik vs Leko, 2004 
Oct-02-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
Sep-28-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
Sep-25-04 Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
Sep-14-04 Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963 
Sep-14-04 Huebner vs Petrosian, 1976 
Jul-12-04 Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004 
Jul-11-04 Adams vs Kasimdzhanov, 2004 
Jul-10-04 Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004 
Jul-08-04 Adams vs Kasimdzhanov, 2004 
Jul-07-04 Kasimdzhanov vs Adams, 2004 
Mar-12-04 Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930 
Mar-04-04 Kasparov vs Topalov, 2004 
Feb-22-04 Linares (2004) 
Feb-22-04 Kramnik vs Leko, 2004 
Jan-08-04 Judit Polgar 
Oct-22-03 Fischer vs P Lapiken, 1956 
Sep-14-03 Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994 
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Jul-24-02 Petrosian vs Fischer, 1970 
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Jul-09-02 Khalifman vs A Petrosian, 1987
Jul-08-02 Bacrot vs Kramnik, 2002 
Jun-24-02 Khalifman vs Tukmakov, 1986 
Jun-19-02 Greco vs NN, 1623 
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