Apr-17-16 Carlsen vs Kotronias, 2004
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| mrbug: Young Carlsen spoiled a brillant game by playing 33. axb4??, simply ♖c1 here is totally winning for white, if 33...b3 34. c4 ♕xh6? 35. ♕f2! Δ ♕b6+ is too strong for black to handle. He must have learned a lot from this game to become the champion ... |
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Mar-12-16 Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892
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| mrbug: Nice question, I only saw it now...If 35...Kh7 I think the continuation would be 36. Be4+ g6 only move 37. Bxg6+ Kxg6 only move 38. Qg5+ Kh7 only move 39. Qxh5+ Kg8 only move 40. Qh8# |
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Sep-03-15 Lasker vs Schlechter, 1910 
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| mrbug: According to chessmaster's annotation: "This game has ignited intense controversies, both from its shrouded history and its play. For many years it was believed that Schlechter, ahead by a point in the final game, had only to draw to win the world championship. Why did he, the ... |
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Sep-03-15 F Lazard vs A Gibaud, 1909
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| mrbug: Totally missed 21 ♘xc6!! what a move what a crazy game |
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Aug-11-13 Shirov vs Y Hou, 2013
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| mrbug: Subtle ending, in which a slightly careless move by Hou would have cost her the game, but she pulled off the draw |
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Aug-07-13 Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892
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| mrbug: Chigorin tends to complicate positions in this game with moves such as 5. ♘b5 10. f4 17. ♘f6, there are always safer options. No matter, maybe it's just his old-school imaginative style. But both he and the guess-the-move engine missed the decisive blow 21. ♖xd6! in ... |
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