Oct-08-13 J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939 
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| randomsac: Oops. Obviously black's queen is in quite a bind with tons of pawns cutting off escape. Ng5 seals the deal. |
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Sep-19-13 Kholmov vs Tal, 1963
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| randomsac: ...Re5 seemed really natural to play. <gawain> I had the same feeling. The board was simple enough that I felt like what's the worst that could happen? After this key interference, the board plays itself. |
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Sep-16-13 H Reefschlaeger vs C Astengo, 2008
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| randomsac: Yet another reincarnation of Philidor's mate. It's really interesting how pattern recognition makes this a Monday puzzle. |
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Sep-13-13 Nakamura vs Aronian, 2013
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| randomsac: Good play from Nakamura. He was able to take advantage of a couple of key opportunities. I find the end position rather entertaining, as he not only wins the exchange but chokes black into submission. |
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Sep-06-13 Onischuk vs V Laznicka, 2013
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| randomsac: <OhioChessFan> thanks. I didn't notice how much pressure Rfd1 put on black. |
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Aug-20-13 Nakamura vs B Adhiban, 2013
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| randomsac: A very exciting game. I like Nakamura's bold play with getting his king involved to lock down the middle files of the board. |
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Aug-01-13 M Horwitz vs S Sloan, 2012
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| randomsac: I don't get it. Is this really forsaken for white? |
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Jun-05-12 Bird vs De Vere, 1868
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| randomsac: Bird had some guts using those pawns. Great finish. |
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Feb-08-11 E J Almedina Ortiz vs P Parfenov, 2010
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| randomsac: Qh7! allows white to pick up a free rook because doubled rooks on the open f-file are giving great mating pressure. |
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Jan-11-11 C van Oosterom vs P Hulshof, 2009
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| randomsac: At first I worried because the black king could escape to f7 after attacking h8. But then I realized that the black king is now trapped in a mating net and an unblockable knight was in just the right spot to checkmate with Ng5#.
Black's rook on e8 was a key player for the whole ... |
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