Dec-10-23 London Chess Classic (2023) 
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| goodevans: <Tabatabaei will play on till it is an obvious draw.> He actually played on at least half a dozen moves longer than that until it became an Article 9.6 draw. Mickey the outright winner (hoorah!). |
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Dec-10-23 Niemann vs D Gukesh, 2023
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| goodevans: A perfect example of 'castling into it'. |
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Dec-07-23 Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956
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| goodevans: <Caissanist: Someone needs to make a <punexaplainer> account or something...> Nice idea. Perhaps they could start with these recent offerings: Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936 |
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Dec-07-23 J Moussard vs Adams, 2023
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| goodevans: <That I couldn't work out so I asked Stockfish. He said to kick the Q with 32.f4 first then play 33.Rb8+.> And the reason for this is that <32.Rb8> can be answered with <32...Bd8>. Once the Q has been shoved away then that's not an option so <33.Rb8+ Kh8 ... |
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Dec-07-23 A Volokitin vs Niemann, 2023
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| goodevans: Is it my imagination or is the <Berlin Wall Defence> getting its reputation as a safe draw for Black a little tarnished of late? |
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Dec-06-23 Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936
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| goodevans: Sorted! Thanks to whoever did that. |
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Dec-05-23 Adams vs D Gukesh, 2023
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| goodevans: After 5 rounds Mickey still a nose ahead but may come to regret settling for a draw against a main rival when having the upper hand. |
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Dec-05-23 P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975
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| goodevans: <fredthebear: If instead 22...RxNf7, the blockade 23.Qf6...> I struggled to make sense of this at first (and <FTB> generally makes sense even if we occasionally disagree) until I hit upon the idea that the move in question was <22...Rxe7> upon which ... |
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Dec-04-23 A Volokitin vs M A Tabatabaei, 2023
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| goodevans: 32.Ra4 poses Black a tough question: Which N-fork to go for. The one on c3 or the one on b6? |
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Dec-03-23 Tournament of Peace (2023)
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| goodevans: <Every sport needs a villain, Hams <sic> is playing this part perfectly.> Hamming it up, then? |
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