Submitted by
kenytiger on Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:01pm.
Fischer reverts to an opening variation he used to play when he was twelve years old. One wonders why he ever stopped.
This game shows why Bobby has been called "The greatest Champion that ever lived."
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:57am.
Here is a game from the 83rd French Championship, GM Apicella - IM Abergel with full annotations and commentary:
This game was an excellent display of an attack on the enemy King. In this game we saw black start the kingside initiati... Read more »
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Submitted by
TomMac19 on Mon Aug 18, 2008 7:23am.
I am currently reading a book titled "The Art of Planning in Chess" and this is the very first game. It is where Alixei Shirov suffers a catastrophe as he chooses a plan that would have been excellent in a closed position, but it fails as there is... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:53am.
In this famous game, Unzicker follows for a long time a game Tal played against Fischer some time before. In that game, Black had the better of the opening. Unzicker, one would think, has some improvement, but only proves how bad White's game real... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:53pm.
Albéric O'Kelly de Galway ( 1911-1980), was a Belgian Grandmaster in 1956 and an International Correspondence Grandmaster in 1962, most famous for being the third ICCF World Champion in correspondence chess between 1959 and 1... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:10pm.
In this classic game from the US Championship of 1962, James Sherwin dares Bobby to a battle of book knowledge in a obscure variation of the Sicilian. There may be some line Fischer doesn't know, but this isn't it.
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Submitted by
Fupper16 on Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:41pm.
In this famous game called ''The Windmill,'' Carlos Reppeto demolishes World Champion Emanuel Lasker with a crushing combination that steers him into a hopelessly lost position.
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Submitted by
samtheman405 on Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:15pm.
"The pawn is the foot soldier of your chess army. He is the weakest member and he has to slog everywhere on foot, one step at a time. Mind you, he can enjoy himself sometimes:" J.N.Walker
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:52am.
Here is a game from the 2008 US Open, GM Shabalov - FM Banawa with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw Shabalov play in his typical fashion, freely giving away pawns to get more active pieces, a lead in develop... Read more »
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Submitted by
FM TigerLilov on Sat Aug 9, 2008 8:32am.
In my first article from the “Inside the Master Mind: The Best Games of a Chess Coach” Series, I choose to present one of my most beautiful chess games in my career as a tournament chess player. This game was played during the Bulgaria... Read more »
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Submitted by
ih8sens on Fri Aug 8, 2008 4:55pm.
In the previous article of this series we saw a very interesting miniature climaxed by an incredible white attack. In the name of keeping the universe balanced (or at least keeping the French lovers happy!), this game will be the exact oppos... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:40am.
Shortly after World War I, a group of players come into prominence whose ideas are to cause a considerable revision in chess thinking. Richard Reti (1889-1929) and Gyula Breyer (1894-1921) lead the school. Both die young, Breyer at twenty sev... Read more »
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Submitted by
ADK on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:18am.
In (Game 7), Robert Fischer (Black)-Boris Spassky (White), would take the Game into the Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Variation and battle to the Endgame where, In my opinion, Spassky had the Upper-Hand. BUT Fischer winge... Read more »
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Submitted by
addiction_to_chess on Fri Aug 8, 2008 9:02am.
Alexander Alekhine (I'm sure most of you know him) is the 4th world chess champion. He is especially known for his brilliant combinations, excellent positional play and great Endgame technique.
&n... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Thu Aug 7, 2008 4:51pm.
Here is a game played a long time ago between the first official World Champion William Steinitz and the father of the Soviet School and Master of Attack, Mikhail Tchigorin. Steinitz castles in the opposite wing on move 19, making it very clear th... Read more »
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Submitted by
kenytiger on Wed Aug 6, 2008 3:39pm.
Johannes Zukertort (1842-1888), was a remarkable man. Born in Riga and educated in Germany, he was the all-time Renaissance man of chess. A linguist, he spoke eleven languages fluently and had, in addition, a working knowledge of Arabic, Turk... Read more »
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Submitted by
ADK on Tue Aug 5, 2008 10:24am.
In (Game 6) Robert Fischer lead off the Game with 1. c4 - and went into the Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense. Exchange Variation. BUT 41. Qf4 -!!!, would be another brilliant Game-Winning Move for Fischer! In this position Bor... Read more »
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Submitted by
jordys on Mon Aug 4, 2008 5:45pm.
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:06pm.
Here is a game from the 2008 Vlissingen Tournament, FM Van Eijk - GM Landa with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw white take on a very unconventional style of play especially early in the game with h2-h4-h5, g2... Read more »
2631 reads | 24 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
ADK on Sun Aug 3, 2008 1:58pm.
In (Game 5) of the World Championship, Robert Fischer made an INTERESTING/INCREDIBLE Game-Winning Move, 27. - Bxa4!!! With this move, Boris Spassky either gets Checkmated or loses Material, but he chooses to Resign there. This ... Read more »
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Submitted by
mauerblume on Sun Aug 3, 2008 4:48am.
Please look at this amazing ladydance inserted in following diagram. I am sure, you never saw such a dancing queen before ! Otherwise let me know!-
All is forced to a white win. Please look and enjoy! ( do not miss the annotations in... Read more »
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Submitted by
ADK on Sat Aug 2, 2008 11:13am.
In (Game 4) of the series between Robert Fischer and Boris Spassky, it ends up as a Draw... The Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation was used, and both Fischer (White) and Spassky (Black) fought hard to no avail. BUT even ... Read more »
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Submitted by
ih8sens on Fri Aug 1, 2008 2:06pm.
The French Defense is really an interesting opening. Some players swear by it as black and some players swear they can refute it as white. The game below is a nice example of the latter. I was privileged to play a rather strong opponen... Read more »
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Submitted by
jay on Fri Aug 1, 2008 1:22pm.
Here I was, just 17 years old, less than 2 years into my short chess career, and I found myself facing off against a master in the 3rd round of the NorCal Scholastic K-12 Chess Championships. To say the least, I was nervous, terrified, excited, an... Read more »
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Submitted by
casmith_789 on Fri Aug 1, 2008 7:57am.
This game illustrates the beauty of pawnstorms, and old chess games. Played in 1834 between the two best players in the world at the time, this was a game which shows that position is better than mere material.
La Bourdonnais was a noisy char... Read more »
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