May-05-23 Anand vs Svidler, 1999
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| okiesooner: Here are some notes on this game, from chessbase.com https://de.chessbase.com/portals/3/... |
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Jan-08-23 Tal vs Spassky, 1965 
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| okiesooner: Writing in Chess Life (February 1966, page 47), commentator Bernard Zuckerman wrote “After the game Spassky said that he had seen the quickest way to draw [after 23. Bd1] : 23…Bxd3 24. Bxh5 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Bd2.” If this sequence draws, why would Black resign ... |
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Jul-30-22 J Pinter vs Karpov, 1993
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| okiesooner: 74...Nxd3+ 75. Kxd3 Kd5 should win for Black. |
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Feb-20-22 Bacrot vs Smyslov, 1996
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| okiesooner: If 26...Nc5 27. Bc4 Rxb2 28. Bc3 wins the Exchange. |
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Nov-17-21 Bareev vs Topalov, 2002
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| okiesooner: <There seems to be some interesting possibilities after 23.g6> How does White hold on after 23...Qh4? |
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Sep-03-21 Richard Taylor
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| okiesooner: We in the U.S. are doing a miserable job dealing with the pandemic. People here are incredibly selfish. We Americans could learn much from New Zealand's experience. |
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Aug-22-21 Keres vs Kholmov, 1948
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| okiesooner: Why would White play 14. Be3 after having played 13. Bd2 on the previous move? |
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May-11-21 Onischuk vs Radjabov, 2007
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| okiesooner: After 46. c8=N+ Rxc8 47. Bd4+ Qxd4 48. Qxc8, Black can force a draw with 48...Qd2+ (rather than 48...Qe4+) 49. Kg3 Qc3+ 50. Kxg4 Qg7+. |
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Apr-21-21 Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896
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| okiesooner: If 23. Be7 Qa6 24. Bxh4 Rxh4 25. Qg3+, White should gain a draw by repetition after 25...Kh5 26. Qf3+ Kg6 (or 26...Kg5) 27 Qg3+. Does White have anything better? |
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Dec-18-20 Hort vs Portisch, 1968
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| okiesooner: If 25...Rxb3 White cannot play 26. Rxd5?? because of the bank-rank mate. And after 25...Rb4 as in the game, if 26. f4 26...Bd4+ blunders away the Bishop. Here if 26...Bb2 27 Rfxd5. The other White Rook can stay on the first rank to forestall a possible back-rank mate. |
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