Jan-22-23 Caruana vs Carlsen, 2023 
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jffun1958: 22. Bc2 ??
Now Black has 22. ... Qd5. |
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Jul-24-22 Mamedyarov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022
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jffun1958: after 20. Bxb7, the bishop gets stuck on a siding. |
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Jun-27-22 B Starck vs D Bertholdt, 1962 
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jffun1958: Very nice finish: Queen sac leading to pawn mate. :-) |
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Jul-05-21 Lagno vs D Howell, 2002
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jffun1958: <Ivan Karamazov> Thanks! |
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Feb-23-21 Shimanov vs A Vovk, 2011 
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jffun1958: Thursday POTD last month, a Tuesday this time round. |
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Nov-23-20 Serper vs Barsov, 1988 
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jffun1958: 25. ... Rf7 is 4-mate: 26. Bxf7 Qxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Bg7 28. Qh5+ Bh6 29. Qh6# |
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Oct-12-20 Daniel Abbas vs E Inarkiev, 2017 
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jffun1958: 30. ... Rxh3 is 2-mate, whereas 30. ... Qxh3 is 3-mate: 30. ... Rxh3; 31. gxh3(Nh2) Qxh3#(Rxh2#)
30. ... Qxh3; 31. gxh3(Nh2) Rxh3(Rxh2#); 32. Kg2 Rh2# |
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Oct-04-20 Efe Hakan Ozturk vs Yanki Kara, 2018 
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jffun1958: A last trap:
81. ... Rf6 82. Kxf6:?? is stalemate! |
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Aug-09-20 Spassky vs O Kinnmark, 1971 
May-04-20 Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1907
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jffun1958: Black will be either mated or lose the queen. |
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