Oct-07-21 Alekhine vs F Freixa, 1928 
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cjelli: <fredthebear>, at the time of the discovered check, white is down a queen and a knight, so winning a queen back isn't exactly an immediate win. If you click on 'Engine' on move 30, you can see the position evaluates only to +0.6 after 30...Rxg4. |
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Apr-21-20 Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1928 
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cjelli: Phew
The diagram at move 26 black is given as an exercise in Eric Tangborn's "Combinations of The World Champions", with colors reversed and attributed to Capablanca! No commentary is given and 28. Nb2 is not even mentioned. |
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Mar-02-19 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1921 
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cjelli: Oh dear...
11. ... Kf8 with nothing decisive for White. |
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Jan-30-16 Polugaevsky vs Geller, 1968 
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cjelli: Honza Cervenka, Fusilli, Once, 39. ... Bc7 would not do the trick because... the scoresheet in this PGN is wrong. Polugaevsky played 39. Qd4+, not 39. Qb4. Source: "Grandmaster Polugaevsky" /rus./, 1982, p. 248. At the same time, 1). 41. ... gxf4+ gave very good chances for draw, and |
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