Jun-22-25 F Oro vs S Malka, 2024
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| master8ch: 25.Nh6+ and 26.Nf5, with g4 to follow, would've made a great prelude to the game continuation. |
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May-25-25 J Ferreira vs P Idani, 2025 
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| master8ch: Oops! I overlooked Kxh3, which White can play at any time. |
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Mar-10-25 Grischuk vs J Polgar, 2003
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| master8ch: Doesn't 43.Kxc3 win for White? |
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Dec-24-24 I Krush vs A Adames Rojas, 2010
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| master8ch: 28.Bxg7+ followed by 29.Bf5+ (no matter how Black captures at g7) wins the Black Queen or forces mate. |
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Aug-17-24 M Mukhin vs M Podgaets, 1972
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| master8ch: 32.Bc1, shutting his rooks out, makes no sense. 32.Bc3 is much better. If Black still plays 32...Nh4, then 33.Qe3, and if 33...Qg6+, then 34.Qg3. I see nothing approaching certainty that Black will win. |
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Jul-27-24 Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922
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| master8ch: Looking at comments from earlier years, I have to think the position given here is a few moves later in the game. One interesting but unforced continuation is 28...e5 (threatening 29...Bh3 30.Qxh3 Rxf1+ 31.Qxf1 Qh2++.) White, deciding to return the piece for the menacing pawn, ... |
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Jul-05-24 Maroczy vs J Perlis, 1907
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| master8ch: What's wrong with 20...f4? 21.Qd5 fxe3 22.Qxa8 exf2+ 23.Kxf2 Bb7 24.Qa7 Ra8 25.Qxa8 Bxa8, and Black is better. |
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Jun-17-24 A Donegan vs L Schmitt, 1926
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| master8ch: In the actual game, 34.Qxf5+ Kg7 35.Qf6+ Kg8 36.Rxg5+ is more logical, given that Black could have stopped White's Queen sac with 34...Qh4, remaining a piece up. |
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Mar-17-24 P Bratholm vs R Vaishali, 2019
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| master8ch: 30...Qd3 wins instantly. |
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Jan-30-24 A Yusupov vs L Adasiak, 2005
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| master8ch: A seemingly more reasonable defensive attempt by Black leads to virtually the same ending: 21.Ngxf7 Nxe5 22.Nxh8 Nc6 23.Qh5 Nd8 24.Qf7+ Nxf7 25.Ng6++. |
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