Jun-06-25 D Gukesh vs Wei Yi, 2025 
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| paavoh: @Atking: <What is this crazy plan 8.Qd3; 10.Qc4; 11.Qf4; 13.Qf3> I think it was more of a tactical play in response to direct attacks - just keep the Queen mobile instead of pulling her back (10.Od2 or Qe2 would lose a tempo or block the LSB, respectively). |
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May-28-25 A Erigaisi vs D Gukesh, 2025
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| paavoh: <Atking: 26...b4!! seems interesting>. White must play 27. cxb4 and keep the diagonal h1-a8 covered. |
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Mar-13-25 Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966
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| paavoh: Wonderful finish, but why Black played 8.- f6 beats me. It seems most peculiar to me. Similar e5-e6 pushes are usually followed by fxe6, if I am not mistaken?! |
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Feb-19-25 V Laznicka vs Short, 2010
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| paavoh: @An Englishman: <Black's 10th-12th moves, for example. Why did he want to subject himself to such a cramped position?> Yes, indeed. I was expecting to see the usual - Be4 to pop up. |
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Feb-13-25 E Hintikka vs T Pirttimaki, 1988
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| paavoh: Never played either one of them. As far as I recall, Pirttimäki was a very aggressive but sometimes erratic player = not boring to watch. |
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Dec-03-24 London Chess Classic (2024)
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| paavoh: <Arsenal are playing at home on Wednesday. Coincidentally, a rest day in the chess> Of course this is so, they are fighting for the same audience :-) |
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Dec-03-24 H Groffen vs G Horvath, 1997
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| paavoh: I've played Groffen once in the 00's in a CC email tournament but the drawn game appears only in Chessbase. |
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Oct-25-24 Shankland vs Sevian, 2024
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| paavoh: This was an amusing game. Did not know about the N vs pawns sac in the opening. |
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Oct-25-24 Caruana vs Shankland, 2024
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| paavoh: Agreed. 48.Rd5 really constrained Black. |
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Sep-26-24 Dubov vs E Postny, 2024
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| paavoh: A Queen sac for two minor pieces! 21.- f5 may have been better?! |
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