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| 1. | Annotated by gameknot_com (1200): Anotated by GM Garry Kasparov (RUS).
Nothing betokened a storm when I made this move. Topalov who is always eager to fight no matter if he has Black or White, if he plays me or any other adversary answered with
I was sincerely surprised. Pirc-Ufimtsev Defense is not a usual one for Topalov, and this opening is hardly worth using in the… | 1-0 |
Ended: 1999.01.20 |
| 2. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): Anderssen was one of the strongest players of his era (along with Steinitz and Morphy). In this game, dubbed "the Evergreen" game, he displays the art of the sacrifice no less than THREE times in an attacking combination which is simply historical. Take note of the subtelty of his 19. Rad1, and how it unleashes utter destruction on black's… | 1-0 | Started: Berlin 1852
Ended: Berlin 1852 |
| 3. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): The game that follows is my second Adolph Anderssen masterpiece. First named "the Immortal Game" by Austrian superstar Ernst Falkbeer, this is perhaps Anderssen's finest work ever - and quite possibly the most famous game of chess ever played. In it, Anderssen plays the King's Bishop Gambit (which I am totally unfamiliar with). After sacrificing a … | 1-0 | Started: London 1851
Ended: London 1851 |
| 4. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): In researching some of the most famous games in the history of chess, I ran across this jewel. Let me say up front that I will provide only the most elementary analysis, as the sheer volume of complications that occurs is far beyond my meager abilities. There are actually two very interesting features of this game. The first is the fighting… | 0-1 | Started: Baden - Baden 1925
Ended: Baden - Baden 1925 |
| 5. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): Mikhail Tal was perhaps the best attacking player of all time. The eighth World Champion was a calculating monster who loved to sacrifice pieces during attacking combinations. The game that follows was played during the 23rd USSR Championship (about four years before he won the title). Living up to his reputation as "the attacker's attacker", Tal… | 1-0 | Started: Leningrad 1956
Ended: Leningrad 1956 |
| 6. | Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (2000): This game features one of the sharpest lines in the Najdorf/English Attack. Black chooses the continuation 8...h6, where, as Finnish IM Tapani Sammaluvo puts it, Black burns his boats behind him. His king will never castle, at least not on the kingside, however, his pieces can develop freely and White is unable to stop Black's freeing d5 break. … | 1-0 | Started: 03-Sep-06
Ended: 09-Sep-06 |
| 7. | Annotated by far1ey (1696): This is one of my favourite games and a game which every beginner chess player should see. In this game Boris Spassky demonstrates his ability to sacrifice accurately against Bent Larsen. It also shows how powerful a passed pawn can be.
1.b3:
A typical Larsen move. Larsen was an adventerous player who allways like to play for wins. Larsen was… | 0-1 |
Ended: 1970.??.?? |
| 8. | Annotated by alfredjwood (2157): 1. I will annotate this game in the first person, playing Black. The reason is because I expect to give opinions in the notation.
2. As you watch the game, keep in mind that my initial plan with Black is always the same, every game I play: Play the opening as deeply as I know it, and play to wrest the initiative from White.
In this game… | 0-1 | Started: 26-Feb-07
Ended: 24-Mar-07 |
| 9. | Annotated by marinvukusic (2125): This is a game I played recently OTB. The opponent is a young 2nd category player on the rise.
I decided to put the game on Gameknot because it has some interesting moments and can be somewhat educational. I will focus on my thinking during the game and not necessarily on computer analysis for "absolutely best moves".
First move is… | 1-0 | Started: 19.03.2007.
Ended: 19.03.2007. |
| 10. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): I'm a 1. d4 player. Always have been. Lately, I've been studying the Queen's and Nimzo Indian systems - and I ran across this game. I've never heard of this Sashin fellow, but the name Korchnoi cetainly caught my eye. I have come of the opinion that the strong GM types consider the Queen's and Nimzo Indian systems a little slow and boring (and… | 1-0 | Started: Leningrad 1973
Ended: Leningrad 1973 |
| 11. | Annotated by marinvukusic (2125): This is an old game I played when I was still a 1st category player, but it remains to this day one of my favourite (and best) games. I am posting it on Gameknot because it is a pretty typical Sicilian game, where Black counterattack is triggered basically by White's inactivity and lack of consistency. It is also a good representation of my… | 0-1 | Started: 04.05.2000.
Ended: 04.05.2000. |
| 12. | Annotated by marinvukusic (2125): This is a league game played in 2003. I am putting in on GameKnot because I feel that the game overall (especially opening) is very instructive and shows a good recipe for Black against this rare opening. My opponent was a strong master candidate and one of a few prominent Sokolsky players in Croatia. Fortunately for me, I played against another… | 0-1 | Started: 16.03.2003.
Ended: 16.03.2003. |
| 13. | Annotated by marinvukusic (2125): This annotation is meant to show the effect of competitive situation on my approach to the games in team play. *** Competitive situation was as follows: in (penultimate) round 8 of the 2nd league Centar championship we were hosts to the only remaining rival for the 1st place (the only position that leads to the upper rank of competition). We… | 0-1 | Started: 21.10.2007.
Ended: 21.10.2007. |
| 14. | Annotated by ethansiegel (1757): This is my first gameknot game against someone rated 1800+, in my very first mini-tournament. I've been playing the Vienna Gambit as white, with a lot of success, since people
play exf4, which gives white a great position (lots of development for the pawn). Minor disappointment. My idea here is to expand on the kingside, drive the knight… | 1-0 | Started: 23-May-06
Ended: 07-Jul-06 |
| 15. | Annotated by tag1153 (1497): There is no telling how many copyright infringements I'm breaking right now, and I'm sure RJF would rip my head off for having the audacity to even LOOK at one of his games, but this game is by far one of my favorites and I wanted to share it with the masses. For the record, this game WAS NOT mine (it was played 14 years before I was born!) and… | 0-1 | Started: 10-17-56
Ended: 10-17-56 |
| 16. | Annotated by escrimador (1914): 2006 Washington Open - Premier Section U2000
Everett, WA
May 29, 2006
Round 6
Nimzowitsch Defense
If there was ever a game where I cheated myself out of a spectacular combinational finish to a nice miniature and a cap to a solid tournament performance filled with strong attacking chess, then this is definitely it. I kick myself for not at… | 1-0 |
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| 17. | Annotated by yttrio (1893): This game, though not full of wild and crazy tactics, was one of my best games on GameKnot. It was a relatively even game up until the end. It also was the first time (and currently the only time) I encountered the situation of bishops of opposite color in a GameKnot game.
Most of the analysis is pretty straightforward, but it should be… | 0-1 | Started: 16-Jun-06
Ended: 04-Jul-06 |
| 18. | Annotated by sodiumattack (1980): This is a game between me and my friend patagusto. I decided to annotate it since I think it is has some strategical and tactical themes. The King's gambit was one of the most important opening in the romantic age of chess.
The theory teach us that accepting white's sacrifice is a better choice than refusing it with 2. ... Bc5 or 2. ... d6.… | 1-0 | Started: 08-Jul-06
Ended: 28-Jul-06 |
| 19. | Annotated by escrimador (1914): WALKING THE PLANK
Edward Lasker vs. Sir George Thomas
London, England 1911
Dutch Defense
For those of you not familiar with this famous little jewel from the annals of chess history, I present here an off-hand game played by Edward Lasker (USA), a distant relative to the 2nd World Chess Champion, Emanuel Lasker, and Sir George Thomas (ENG). … | 1-0 |
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| 20. | Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (2000): This game will illustrate typical plans for Black in the Closed Sicilian. Known as the Hyper-Accelerated Dragon this allows Black to side-step the annoying Bb5 lines and still keep some nasty surprises for an unsuspecting White player. White still had a chance to transpose into an open Sicilian with 3. Nf3 followed by d4 or 3. Nge2 and d4,… | 0-1 | Started: 25-Apr-06
Ended: 29-Apr-06 |
| 21. | Annotated by mybookrunsdeep (2000): This game features an Open Reti, where White accepts doubled and isolated a-pawns for open lines and Queenside pressure. The Queen sortie to a4 then capturing on c4 is not so good as the Queen is misplaced on c4 and valuable time is wasted just to recover the pawn. Transposition into the main lines with Nf6 is possible, also a6, and c5 are… | 1-0 | Started: 17-Apr-06
Ended: 05-Jul-06 |
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