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Opening: Two knights defence
Annotations by: EnasYorl
From the analysis: This game was played in a timed simul in Vienna 1908. Lasker has been world champion for the last 14 years and was at the peak of his form, Reti was a 19 year old university maths student who...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Queens pawn game, Krause variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: At the time this game was played, the two strongest players in the world were Emmanuel Lasker and Jose Capablanca, yet Akiba Rubinstein beat both of them the first time he played them. I...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Scotch: Mieses variation
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: I have annotated several games of my own and requests in the Mieses variation of the Scotch. Here two famous grandmasters show how they handle the position... I sincerely believe there is a...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: English opening
Annotations by: jim42078, Lord Ptarmigan
From the analysis: This game features two of the greatest players of the game ever, who were also polar opposites. Botvinnik, the studious player, the strategist, and an expert at positional sacrifices; and Tal,...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: QGD: Semi-Tarrasch defence, Pillsbury variation
Annotations by: Earl of Norfolk
From the analysis: Following the Hastings tournament of 1895, the St. Petersburg Chess Club organised a quadrangular tournament, inviting Emanuel Lasker, Harry N. Pillsbury, Mikhail Tschigorin, and Wilhelm...
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Sicilian: Najdorf, Byrne (English) attack
Annotations by: Paul Georghiou
From the analysis: Kasparov shows how comfortable he is with his favourite Najdorf gaining a slight advantage seemingly without effort against the World No.3
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Birds opening
Annotations by: Arkba
From the analysis: A chance to look at how several openings are related by pawn structures and a good tactical battle.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Caro-Kann: anti-anti-Caro-Kann defence
Annotations by: dconterno
From the analysis: Tal and Bronstein. Tactical genius against pure chess creativity - a battle of style.
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Old Benoni defence
Annotations by: kingscrusher
From the analysis: A brilliant game with a very accurate opening sequence for maximum advantage against the early 1...c5 move
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Annotated Master GameOpening: Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Annotations by: kingscrusher
From the analysis: inaccuracy - as after Nf6 - there is no g4 with temp vs a bishop on f5
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