Apr-16-09 J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933 
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| soverink: Nimzo pays the prize for being in love with peacful game course. Mr Envoldsen is not Mr Systemsson, though. It must have been delightful - sixteen move combination against great player, starting with nice exchange sac and beautiful cavalry charge... This game certainly made his ... |
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Apr-16-09 Karpov vs Bagirov, 1970
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| soverink: Taken from Chessmaster's notes: "Karpov's playing style is like a python, depriving his opponents of all counterplay". Not much to add here. Hmm, the final position... I think it's a simple win for White. Exchange Queens, play Rca1, and there is no way to prevent either rook ... |
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Apr-16-09 B Larsen vs R Balinas, 1975
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| soverink: From a peaceful 1. b3 the game goes completely crazy when White neglects castling to get a double Rook lift. And then, the backrank falls just in one move. White's opening was a failure: he was busted in centre, his Q-pawns had no attacking potential, the c-file remained useless ... |
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Apr-16-09 Sax vs Tseshkovsky, 1975
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| soverink: I'm glad this time puzzle involves some basic endgame motifs, which are by no means clear even for greatest players, despite being analyzed in XIX century. For me, it was obvious that Black King has nothing to do on the greener pastures, and it belongs to 8 rank, as White Pawn ... |
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