Apr-19-25 Chessgames - Sports
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| plang: In the NHL the series between Winnipeg (had the most points in the NHL this year) and St Louis (the 8 seed). Winnipeg has disappointed in recent years in the playoffs. Last year they were the 2 seed in the west and lost in the first round. St Louis had the best record in the NHL after |
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Apr-19-25 Kenneth Rogoff 
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| plang: <CNN —
A Florida State University student accused of killing two people and injuring six others in a shooting at the university on Thursday is the son of a local sheriff’s deputy, authorities say, and spent time training with law enforcement and serving on a sheriff’s ... |
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Apr-18-25 Rubinstein vs B A Nikolaev, 1903
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| plang: 10 0-0 had been played in the draw Maroczy-Schwarz Vienna 1999; 10 Bf4 was new. While it is unusual for Black to play ..b6 so early the game would have transposed into a line quite similar to the Tartakower variation after 10 0-0..0-0 11 Rc1..c5. The use of two tempi with 10..Nf8?! ... |
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Apr-18-25 J Polgar vs Morozevich, 2005
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| plang: Morozovich continued his strategy of avoiding main line opening theory. 9..c5 had been played in Gufeld-Lerner USSR 1978 where White went on to win; 9..Nfd7 was new. Shipov mentioned that 13..Re8 14 Bf2..Nxe4? 15 Rfe1..Bg4 16 Qxg4..Nxf2 17 Rxe7..Nxg4 18 Bxf7+..Kf8 19 Rxe8+ would have ... |
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Apr-16-25 Anand vs Leko, 2005
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| plang: 18 b4 was a relatively new idea that Leko responded badly to with 18..axb?!. Played in the 5th round; in the next round Leko played the stronger 18..Bd7 against Kasimdzhanov. The passive 20..Ne7 had been played in Korte-Siegmund Arco 1998 (game not included in this database); 20..Bxd5 |
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Apr-12-25 M Illescas vs Z Almasi, 2005
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| plang: The logical 14 Bxg7 had been played in the 1999 blitz game Yermolinsky-Kasparov; 14 Ng5? was new but quickly got White into trouble. After 15..b5 Black was making progress on the queenside while White's kingside attack seemed overly ambitious. 16 Bxg7..Kxg7 17 Nge4 (17 Nce4..h6!) ... |
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Apr-11-25 Duras vs Rubinstein, 1905
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| plang: 10 Ne2 was a new move; 10 Ne1, 10 Nh4 and 10 Kh1 had been played previously. 17 h4 would have been an interesting attempt to complicate the position. Razuvaev refers to 18..g6! as Rubinstein's first example of "cold blooded defense". 32 c4..d4 would have favored Black. |
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Apr-11-25 Svidler vs Topalov, 2005
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| plang: Topalov does not usually play the line with 6..Ng4 but thought it would be a good choice against Svidler who is an expert in the English Attack. A few months earlier at Goteborg 14..Qe7 had been played in Spassov-Elsness; 14..Qa5+ was new. Svidler could have played 15 Qd2 with ... |
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Apr-06-25 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
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| plang: 6 cxd avoided the Cambridge Springs variation. 8 Nge2 was a relatively new idea at the time though this game caused the move to achieve some popularity. 9..Ne4? was not possible due to 10 Bxe7..Nxc3 11 Bxh7+ while 9..h6 would have been answered by 10 h4. 11..h6 was suggested which ... |
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Apr-04-25 A Bisguier vs Gligoric, 1961
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| plang: The unusual move 10..Nf8!? was introduced in this tournament; this was the third time it was played. 10..0-0 is the most popular move. 19..Qb8 was played with the idea of meeting 20 b5 with 20..axb 21 Nxb5..d5. Soltis was critical of 24 Bg2 recommending 24 h4 as stronger. After White ... |
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