Apr-30-16 Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
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| litmus: The kibitzes on this game here are almost as entertaining as the game itself! However, Edward Winter's webpage on this game, also mentioned here by a few people, is far more enlightening. It includes annotations by many great players, including Steinitz, Zukertort, and Blackburne and |
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Apr-17-16 Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1895
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| litmus: <zanzibar: After 23.Qe2-a6 ... Black to move Not because it's the most interesting position in the game, but rather to set up this story... PILLSBURY MEMORY
Just prior to Pillsbury's departure for the London tournament in May I ...> Very interesting! I wonder if Pillsbury ... |
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Mar-11-16 Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866
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| litmus: <john barleycorn: I am certain that "Steinitz" should be replaced by "Anderssen" in your sentence.> Ooops. Right. |
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Mar-30-12 Rublevsky vs Navara, 2007
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| litmus: Did Navara's clock run out at the end? White doesn't seem to have anything after 61. ... Re4. He may even be losing. |
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Mar-15-12 Karpov vs J Mestel, 1984
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| litmus: 38. Bf3!? was a very creative move, just before time control. Possibly Karpov saw that he had at least a perpetual check if he wanted to bail out after move 40. Another possibility is that he intended 38. Be4! and the bishop slipped onto f3 on the way. After 38. ... dxe4 (forced, ... |
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Mar-14-12 D Howell vs Shirov, 2012
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| litmus: It's hard to believe Shirov missed a pretty win on move 39 in a king and pawn endgame. After 39. ... Rxe1+ (instead of his Ra6), 40. Kxe1 Kb4! 41. g4 (or f4) Kc3! 42. f4 Kd4! the little dance with the king wins. They were probably both in time trouble. Still, he could have played, ... |
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Mar-07-11 Gligoric vs Robatsch, 1961
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| litmus: There must be something wrong with the game score. In the final position, isnt Black simply winning after ... bxa3 Rxa4 ab? |
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