Sep-12-25 Chessgames - Politics 
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| plang: If we measure everything by the worst, most extreme posters on social media (on both sides of the political spectrum) what possible chance do we have of repairing the expanding gulf between the two sides? |
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Sep-12-25 Chessgames - Sports
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| plang: Interesting rule change!? I wasn't aware that players weren't attempting these shots because of concerns regarding their personal shooting %s <NBA players can now fire up those end-of-quarter heaves from deep without their shooting percentages being adversely affected. The league ... |
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Sep-12-25 Capablanca vs G Vassaux, 1939
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| plang: 7..b5 would be the mainline Meran Variation. 8 Bd2 had been played once previously; 8 0-0 was new. Black's setup allowed White to establish a knight on e5. 12..cxd followed by ..Bd7 and ..Rac8 looks like a better plan. Surprising that Black didn't try 21..fxg which seems to refute 21 ... |
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Sep-11-25 A Moiseenko vs Jobava, 2005
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| plang: The disadvantage of 8 Bd3 is that it gives Black a tempo with his queenside initiative. 9 Bc2 had been introduced earlier in 2005 and had already been played three times; 9 Bb1!? was new. The disadvantage of this innovation was that the battery of Qc2 and Bb1 was easy to defend ... |
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Sep-09-25 Adams vs Topalov, 2005
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| plang: Adams was not expecting the Petroff so he chose a line he rarely played to avoidany possible preparation from his opponent. 14..dxc had been played twice before and several times since; 14..h6 was new and has never been repeated. Adams was skeptical of 15..Qf7?! recommending 15..dxc ... |
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Sep-05-25 Bogoljubov vs P List, 1927
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| plang: 8..0-0 had been played in the draw Tartakower-List the Hague 1921; 8..a6 was new. Perhaps 11..b5 would have done more to further Black's development. 18 Rfd1 would also have been a promising way to take advantage of White's development advantage. The surprising 23 g4!? would have been |
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Sep-04-25 Adams vs Topalov, 2005
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| plang: 18 Rxf7?..Kxf7 19 Qh5+..Kg8! 20 Qxe8..Qxg2+ 21 Kxg2..Bb7+ would have favored Black. 20..Bg7 21 Bh6!..f5 22 Bxg7..Kxg7 23 Nd6..Qd7 24 Nxe8+..Qxe8 25 Rae1 would have been powerful for White. In a little known game earlier in the year at Cappelle la Grande White had played 24 c4; 24 Ne2 ... |
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Sep-02-25 J Pechac vs M Palac, 2023
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| plang: After 14..Bxe5 Black is OK.
I tried 15 Rxh7..Bxe5 16 Bxg6 but after 16..Bg7 White is lost. I somehow missed 15 Qh5! |
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Sep-02-25 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
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| plang: Thanks for aiding the correction. |
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Aug-29-25 Tal vs M Pasman, 1953
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| plang: 13..Bd8 was played in Averbakh-Bronstein 1951 USSR Ch. where Black went on to win; 13..Nc5 was new. Tal thought that 19 b4 followed by c4 would have been a stronger continuation. Another possible continuation for black was 30..Nh7 when after 31 Rf8+ black will likely be able to ... |
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