Jun-29-07 Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
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| jellyace: Oh I see it now. Declining the Bishop by 31. ... Kg5 32. Bf6# or 31. ... Ke6 (or ... Ke7) 32. Qf6# both lose immediately. Nice combination. |
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Jun-26-07 A Arulaid vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1949
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| jellyace: Wow, I got the solution two days in a row.
Maybe 28. ... ♖hc8 could still have saved the position after all the bad play. 29. ♖d7+ ♗xd7 30. ♕f6+ ♔e8 31. e6 ♗xe6 (if 31. ... ♗b5, 32. ♕f7+ ♔d8 33. e7+ ♔d7 34. e8(♕)+ ... |
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Jun-24-07 Tiviakov vs Spoelman, 2007
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| jellyace: Wouldn't 31. Rxg5+! finish faster?
(a) 31. ... Kf8 32. Rg8#
(b) 31. ... Kh7 32. Qf5#
(c) 31. ... hxg5 32. Qh5 and Black is helpless against Qh8# Did I miss anything? |
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Jun-17-07 T Rakic vs I Nemet, 1966
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| jellyace: I was right about the first move, since 22. Nxd2 Bc5+ 23. Kf3 Be2+ 24. Kf4 Be3+ 25. Kf5 g6# but I never really thought about the text. Insane! |
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Jun-09-07 Polerio vs Busnardo, 1590
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| jellyace: Wow, another "White went on to the market" without any analysis. |
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Jun-08-07 I Levitina vs Goltsova, 1978
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| jellyace: After Black's sixth move he/she must have thought, "Oops!" |
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Jun-07-07 Koneru vs C Waters, 1999
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| jellyace: A simple, "removing the guard" problem. |
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Jun-06-07 NN vs E Fossan, 1991
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| jellyace: A master falling for this trap at year 1991? And why ... Nxe4? He's not excused, unless this is a blindfold simultaneous while high on caffeine. |
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May-31-07 A Winding vs S Sorensen, 1874
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| jellyace: The Rook maneouver from d8 to g8 to g5 to h5 to h1 is still the most precise way to win. A win with ... Rc8 is also possible, but an immediate ...Rxc3 fails: 25. ... Rc8 26. Kf1 Rxc3 27. Bxc3 Qe2+ (or 27. ...Qh3+ 28. Ke1 Qf3 29. Kf1!) 28. Kg2 saves the King, plus the d and f-pawns ... |
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May-31-07 W R Champion vs J Foutelet, 1982
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| jellyace: While White's KN munches a Rook in a lonely corner, Black forms a powerful center. |
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