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Game of the week
Friday was Tal’s birthday (he would have been 83) so naturally I wanted to feature one of his games. But since my policy is to present only games not included in ChessBase’s Mega Database, the pickings were slim (they seem to have almost all of his games). This one, however, from a simul in the Netherlands in 1976, has some interest. The tactics are as murky and complex as some vintage Tal but not handled with his accustomed brilliance (it was a simul after all). Even though he was lost at one point, he pulled through. Enjoy.
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Game of the week
Sofia Polgar turned 45 yesterday. Although overshadowed by her two sisters, she was a pretty good player in her own right (I say “was” because she appears to be in retirement and hasn’t played a rated game in nearly ten years). Here’s a lesser known win of hers.
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Game of the week
(My apologies for being a day late in posting this)
Normally, I try to present grandmaster games obscure enough that ChessBase doesn’t have them in its Megabase. This week is an exception. It’s an amateur game that I find particularly enjoyable for the way Black is bound and trussed, and how every attempt to free himself only tightens White’s grip. Black’s knight is so pathetic that he dumps it rather than have to look at it any more. A game that gives a certain sadistic pleasure. The winner was a close friend of mine, who unfortunately passed away about two years ago.
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Game of the week
My apologies for not posting a game last week.
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Game of the week
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Game of the week
Kira Zvorykina (1919-2014) was three-time Soviet women’s champion (married to Alexei Suetin), who lost a match for the women’s world championship in 1960. Today would have been her hundredth birthday.
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Game of the week
My apologies for not posting last Sunday.
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Game of the week
Grandmaster Finegold celebrated his 50th birthday on Friday.
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