Aug-09-19 NN vs Paulsen, 1861 
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| fkohn: Nice day. I think I'll take my king for a walk. |
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Jul-29-19 Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865
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| fkohn: The online chess engine I use could not find a mate for White. It gives: 22 ... ♔d7 23. ♕xd5+ ♔c7 24. ♕c4+ ♔d7 25. ♕a4+ ♔c7 26. ♕xf4+ ♔b6 27. ♗xh8 ♖c8 with a 3.74 point advantage for White. |
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Jul-28-19 Mayet vs Zukertort, 1868
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| fkohn: So did Black miss an immediate mate on move 26 or is there something wrong with the score? |
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Jul-26-19 J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1864
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| fkohn: Not quite the same game. J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863 has one more move than this game. Who knows which is correct? Not me! |
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Jul-17-19 Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858
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| fkohn: <As Fine said, "The King is a strong piece, use it!"> True, but Fine also said that chess was about father murder, so, idk. |
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Jul-15-19 A Mongredien vs G W Medley, 1850
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| fkohn: Mate in four, actually, and a pretty one at that: 27. ♕e5+ ♔f8 28. ♗h6+ ♔g8 29. ♖c8+ ♗e8 30. ♕xe8# (or 30. ♖xe8#) |
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Jul-11-19 Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851
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| fkohn: It looks to me that White played his last move to be put out of his misery. I see that kind of thing occasionally in these older games. |
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Jul-08-19 Smyslov vs F Kohn, 1976
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| fkohn: <What do you think made Smyslov blunder?> Well he had a very bad night. As I recall, he lost 15 games in addition to giving up a draw or two. Maybe he was just tired. |
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Jul-08-19 I Blek vs Tal, 1952
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| fkohn: <Doubtless I'm missing something, but where is the mate after 47. R:d4?> That's a damn good question. Maybe I was thinking of a different game? |
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Jul-08-19 Tal vs M Rivas Pastor, 1992
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| fkohn: The best Black can do is to trade down to a R+P v. R ending which is a textbook win for White. If you don't know the technique of building a bridge, you should look at this analysis (which I created with the aid of an online engine). The key move is 73. ♖e4 which sets up the ... |
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