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Taher vs. Aleksandrov 1.8
White has emerged from tremendous complications
on the verge of a major upset, but his tangled
pieces make it hard to use his material advantage:
1.Nxf4!? Rf6 2.Be4? gf 3.ba d5 4.Bc2 Bd6 and
black went on to win.
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Lakos vs. Cramling 1.3
1.Ba3?? Qb6+ 0-1.
There is no stopping a check on f2 or h2.
Both players had to shake off appalling blunders
in this match. |
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Lakos
vs. Cramling 1.6
1..Re4?? 2.Bxe4 1-0 |
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Lutz
vs. Ghaem Maghami 1.4
1.Bb3+! Rxb3 2.Nd2+ Kb5 3.Kxb3 and white won. |
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Minasian
vs. Villamayor 1.6
1.Bc5 Nxa6 2.Bd6 1-0
Elegant minimalism - the f7 pawn falls, and
with it, black's entire position. |
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Nogueiras
vs. Ehlvest 1.6
The near paralysis of a former top player
after 16 moves with white is rather terrifying,
and Nogueiras cracks under the speed and pressure:
1.Ne2 0-0 2.Nd4? Ne4 3.Nxc6 Bxd2+ 0-1 |
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Volkov
vs. Sakaev 1.3
Black has exposed his own king and manoeuvred
his h8 rook to b6. After:
1..Rab8! 2.Bxb6 Qxb6 3.0-0-0 Nd4
...black won the ensuing tactical melee. |
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Sakaev
vs. Volkov 1.6
White's all-out attack has backfired:
1..Rf2 2.Rg2 Rf1+ 0-1
..Qe4 next is mate. |
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