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My 2023

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  1. KATCO_2_JAXYBAYEV - ConnMan
  2. CT CH R1 B7 Carin Gottenlaub - Rick Bauer f3 Sicilian
  3. CT CH R2 B5 Rick Bauer Mark DeDana
  4. CT CH 2023 R3 B6 Brian Weitz - Rick Bauer
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Connman x on_the_kingside

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  1. Benoni Reversed
  2. NBCC 2023 OKTOBERFEST: R4 B3 Rick B - Mario G English 4N THE HANGING QUEEN
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2023 NBCC Game of the Year

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  1. OKTOBERFEST: R1 B2 Dennis H 1800 - Jordan G 2208 Bd2 Nimzo +=/-+ BN
  2. + 96/83 HR Mem Derek M - Dave H VIENNA SAUSAGE
  3. + Hartford Open + 91/83% Alexander Alvares-Filshtein - Adittya Chopra KiNG CHASE
  4. 94/87% Roger B - Matt C Strazdins Cup Italian Game QRBxQRN PAWN ROLLER
  1. rbessette
  2. symmetryistheenemy
  3. ThisAintNoPicnic
  4. hersco

NBCC 2023 OKTOBERFEST

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  1. R1 B1 Rick Bauer - John Pasco PASCILIDOR: THE REFUTATION?
  2. R1 B2 Dennis Himes - Jordan Groff Bd2 Nimzo +=/-+ BxNP NOT DEAD (DRAW) YET BNxBN
  3. R1 B3 Joe B - Joe Man Rossilimo Sicilian
  4. R1 B4 Lacey W - Dave H Sicilian Dragon
  1. FM realandante
  2. Aquilesboy59
  3. rbessette
  4. symmetryistheenemy

2023 Blitz KO

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  1. MagnusCarlsen - lachesisQ Petrov's
  2. lachesisQ - MagnusCarlsen Rossilimo Sicilian
  3. MagnusCarlsen - lachesisQ Petrov's BN/N/P Ending
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POPULAR PAWN STRUCTURES

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  1. FRENCH EXCHANGE / PETROV'S (the f pawn)
  2. ab x cd NOTEBOOM CENTER
  3. THE IQP (QGA/CATALAN)
  4. THE NAJDORF/PELIKAN CENTER
  1. FM realandante
  2. rbessette
  3. niloy550
  4. ThisAintNoPicnic

2023 Tata Steel Rapid

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  1. Alexander Grischuk - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
  2. Santosh Gujrathi Vidit - Pentala Harikrishna
  3. D Gukesh - Nodirbek Abdusattorov
  4. Arjun Erigaisi - Vincent Keymer
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NBCC Fall 2023 Quick

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  1. Ben Lewis - Rick Bauer Catalan A BAD BIND
  2. Rick Bauer - Ian Wohlheiter Double Fianchetto Defense A FLAWED REFUTATION
  3. Kevin Corteville - Rick Bauer G20/5 Catalan Gambit A BIT OF RESTRAINT e4 vs e3
  4. Roger Bessette - David Fusco Advance Caro Gambit ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
  1. FM realandante
  2. rbessette
  3. ThisAintNoPicnic
  4. hersco

2023 Julius Baer Generation Cup

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  1. Lazavik, Denis - Caruana, Fabiano Catalan +/- to =
  2. So, Wesley - Eljanov, Pavel Italian Game A SLOW SQUEEZE += to +-
  3. Abdusattorov, Nodirbek - Firouzja, Alireza QGD AN EASY R ENDING
  4. Carlsen, Magnus - Tabatabaei, M. Amin Open Ruy Lopez TAKE MY EXCHANGE!
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PLAYER OF THE DECADE 1850-2020

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  1. 1850's Paul MORPHY - Duke Karl / Count Isouard
  2. 1860's Jakob Rosanes - Adolf ANDERSSEN 1863
  3. 1870's Samuel Rosenthal - Wilhelm STEINITZ
  4. 1880's Johannes Zukertort - Wilhelm STEINITZ
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2023 NBCC SUMMER OPEN + SHOW UP

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  1. + R1 B1 Dennis Himes - Rick Bauer Nimzo-Indian EXCHANGE SAC AND MATE 9/22/32.
  2. R1 B4 A Nagel - Justin Lalor French D 8/13/15/32.
  3. R2 B1 Rick Bauer - Michael Ulcawe English D FILE DISASTER 13/19-20/28.
  4. R3 B3 Rick Bauer - Mark Bourque English BREAKING THE CENTER 8/31.
  1. FM realandante
  2. rbessette
  3. symmetryistheenemy
  4. ThisAintNoPicnic

Joe Hricko Memorial

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  1. Hricko, Joe - Cyr, Bob 2019 Caro-Kann B (Castaneda, Bauer)
  2. Dave Herscovici (2088) - Joe Hricko (1953) 2019 Sicilian Kalashnikov WHITE SQRS
  3. Hricko, Joe (1952) - Nagel, Arthur (1714) Frankenstein/Dracula OPENING THEORY
  4. 2020 NBCC Championship: Rd 5 M Smith - J Hricko Stonewall
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CRITICAL POSITIONS 2023

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  1. 2023 entered GM Games: 37 ? Keymer-Carlsen 2023 WCup 4.1
  2. 2023 entered GM Games: 54 ? Keymer-Carlsen 2023 WCup 4.1
  3. 2023 entered GM Games: 17...? Carlsen, Magnus - Keymer, Vincent 2023 WCup R4.2
  4. 2023 entered GM Games: 53 ? Carlsen, Magnus - Keymer, Vincent 2023 WCup R4.2
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OPENING TREES

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  1. Benoni Structure
  2. Petrov Defense
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ChessGames.com Game Of The Day GOTD

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  1. 23.07.28 P Wayne Power - Ralph Hart "The Hart is a Lonely Hunter" NICE MATE
  2. 23.07.29 Moses Kawuma - Guntars Antoms "Antom's Apple" MATE IN 6
  3. 23.08.30 Arkadij Naiditsch - Viswanathan Anand
  4. 23.08.27 Mikhail Tal - Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian
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WINNING TIME: 2&3 PIECE ENDGAMES

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  1. QR x QR Akiba Rubinstein - Georg Salwe 24-42
  2. QR x QR 2023 USS Khachiyan, Melikset - Root, Douglas 22-37
  3. QB x QBOC Carlsen 64 - Soltis: 8 More Strings: Brynell-Carlsen 2005 26-
  4. RRxRR: David Janowski - Akiba Rubinstein 1907
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