May-28-25 Alekhine vs I Pen, 1918
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| newzild: <alexrawlings> Good question. If I were White, I'd be confident about holding this position after 19...Qxc3 20. bc followed by a combination of Bc6 and d5. |
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May-15-25 M Greeff vs V Gandrud, 2008
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| newzild: After 26...Bxd7, Black has built herself a 'tiny house'. |
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May-13-25 Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962 
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| newzild: Good idea, <<Messiah>>. How about 'Sixth Sense' as a game title, given that the stunning denoument occurs on the sixth rank. |
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Mar-28-25 A Becker vs Spielmann, 1926
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| newzild: An excellent battle, but odd that Spielmann missed 28..Re6 - a rook lift being an obvious candidate move in this position. |
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Mar-27-25 Motylev vs Radjabov, 2010
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| newzild: This is a very impressive tactical battle with lots of imagination from both players. |
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Mar-08-25 E Mednis vs W Martz, 1972
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| newzild: The pun works nicely with my New Zealand accent. <Caissanist> Good notes! |
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Mar-05-25 I Ash vs A Regen, 1938
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| newzild: Jeepers ... what a scrap!
Not sure how it relates to Ash Wednesday, but good game nonetheless. |
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Jan-15-25 Fischer vs J Fermoselle-Bacardi Sr, 1956
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| newzild: 10...Na5? and 11...c6? are dreadful moves even for an average club player. |
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Jan-06-25 Kotronias vs D King, 1990
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| newzild: <stacase> Yeah, that's right. My comment was aimed directly at your late father in law and had nothing to do with the international date line. |
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Jan-03-25 Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975
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| newzild: 29...Rf1+ mates in four:
30. Rxf1 Qxf1+
31. Rxf1 Ne2+
32. Khi Rxf1 mate |
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