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Comment on From Cork 2013 by Sean Coffey

Sean Coffey — Fri, 10 May 2013 21:15:49 +0000

David McAlister points out that there was one more game on the Cork C.C. web site: Alexander Baburin-Philip Short. And an excellent game it was too! Re Doyle-Baburin, I think it's still hopeless for White even if 31. Kb3!? is tried. After 31. ... c5! Black can force the white king out of a4, and set up Ka5 and Ba4. With white bishop at b3 (else ... b3 will break through), a later ... Bd4 is enough to win.

Comment on The New Winawer Report by The New Winawer Report, issue 4 | IRLchess

The New Winawer Report, issue 4 | IRLchess — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:24:36 +0000

[...] The Winawer [...]

Comment on Alex Montwill by Shane Lee

Shane Lee — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:24:32 +0000

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

Comment on Equal first in an Irish championship, but never Irish champion by Alex Montwill | IRLchess

Alex Montwill | IRLchess — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:22:24 +0000

[...] previously discussed here, he finished equal first in an Irish championship but was never Irish champion, losing out on tie-break inthe 1962 championship in Derry (8-round Swiss, 16 players, finishing [...]

Comment on A missed opportunity by Jonathan O’Connor awarded CC-IM title | IRLchess

Jonathan O’Connor awarded CC-IM title | IRLchess — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:19:26 +0000

[...] Daly’s galling near-miss of an IM norm last month happened just as I was leaving for a trip to Shanghai–as I left the house I [...]

Comment on Disinformator 42 by Sean Coffey

Sean Coffey — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:02:06 +0000

The initial sacrifice was no brilliancy, though since it worked out well, it would be too harsh to call it a blunder. Perhaps “bluff” is the most accurate term.

After 13. … Qd6 14. Kg2 0-0-0 15. Nc4, 15. Ncxe4 or 15. Bxg4, Black doesn’t really have anything.

After 18. … Qxf2+ Black is winning even without White’s blunder. If 19. Kh3 Qh2+ 20. Kg4 Qxh8 21. Qxd2, computers find a mate in eight starting with 21. … Ne5+.

Comment on DisinformatorTM by Disinformator 42 | IRLchess

Disinformator 42 | IRLchess — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:29:39 +0000

[...] C.C., has been edited for years by Seán Terry, formerly of Dublin C.C., and was previously discussed here. Highly [...]

Comment on The New Winawer Report by The New Winawer Report, issue 3 | IRLchess

The New Winawer Report, issue 3 | IRLchess — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:24:26 +0000

[...] The Winawer ← Monthly updates: December, January, and February [...]

Comment on The New Winawer Report by The New Winawer Report, issue 2 | IRLchess

The New Winawer Report, issue 2 | IRLchess — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:11:31 +0000

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Comment on The New Winawer Report by The New Winawer Report | IRLchess

The New Winawer Report | IRLchess — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:04:06 +0000

[...] different format but the same general idea. The first issue is available at the newsletter’s page here,along with pgn and playable games: take a look if you’re a Winawer fan. This entry [...]