May-13-25 Karpov vs Tseshkovsky, 1976
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| tjipa: I was pereplexed by 24. Qb4 until realized it opened b3 square for the knight. Nice. |
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Feb-15-24 Wei Yi vs D Gukesh, 2024
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| tjipa: Since 30.Bxe8 it seems there is sth wrong with the game score. |
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Jan-14-23 Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
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| tjipa: I wonder if white, exchanging queens on move 33 could have gotten a better version of this ending. Multiple pawn knight endings with a spare one are considered to be promising, as far as I remember from days gone by, some 40 years ago, when I studied those things. |
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Sep-16-22 Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1978
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| tjipa: To my eyes, just insane complications there. On my weak cm level I would be utterly hopeless there. Though, the white could have simplified quite comfortably, at couple of points, so it seems to me. But Spassky needed the win and was not of the drawish guys either. |
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Sep-16-22 Klovans vs Tal, 1983
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| tjipa: Tal got outplayed here in a quite clean fashion. I played with Klovans once, in a rapid tournament, I lost, of course. I remember seeing him on a regular basis in tram No.6, going from Jugla district where he lived to Riga centre where all the chess things were and are going on. |
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Dec-26-21 V Asadli vs Caruana, 2021
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| tjipa: I wonder if Black couldn't apply some pressure with 25... h5. I have the feeling Black is slightly better and the draw was premature. |
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Oct-29-21 Gelfand vs D Kollars, 2021
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| tjipa: To me, an engineless patzer, at around 1900 ELO level, this seems like quite remarkable technique by this young GM. Beating His Excelency Gelfand in such a cool fashion is a true achievement. |
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Aug-08-21 Karpov vs Andersson, 1969
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| tjipa: After move 59... Pretty cool to see an actual zugzwang when the board is still full of pieces. |
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Jul-21-21 Valerij Zhuravliov
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| tjipa: RIP https://sahafederacija.lv/raksti/14... |
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Jul-21-21 V Zhuravliov vs A Vitolinsh, 1967
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| tjipa: A mad game, insights welcome. And rest in peace, IM Valerij Zhuravliov, white here |
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