Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:28pm.
Here is a game from I Torneo Internacional EDAMI-CosmoCaixa 2008, GM Moskalenko - IM Reinaldo with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw IM Reinaldo play the black pieces against his higher rated and more exper... Read more »
1956 reads | 20 comments | 5 votes:
Submitted by
mauerblume on Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:46am.
In 1972 started world championship between Russian titleholder Spasski and American challenger Fischer. Fischer had played brilliantly in the candidate matches and now whole Russia feared him to "rob" the title from the best chess country in world... Read more »
1082 reads | 16 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
mugil on Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:31am.
This was a game i played in chess.com and won but i need some advice, to improve my game. First here is the game i played:
If any one wants to they can analyze my game and tell me what better moves I could of done, I am open for anything.
Enjo... Read more »
176 reads | 4 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
Akuni on Fri Sep 12, 2008 6:13pm.
A little while ago I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Don't worry if you've never heard of it, you're part of the majority) playing in an open tournament where I was amazingly underated (My performance was 650 or so above my rating) which may hav... Read more »
265 reads | 4 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
chiedozie on Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:39pm.
This is a game i played on the chessmaster 9000 program any comment or sugggestions on better moves are welcome.I play white. Read more »
162 reads | 8 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
Fupper16 on Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:54pm.
In this blitz game, I toy with my opponent and, after gaining a crushing winning endgame, I show him what a donkey he is by mating him with several knights! Read more »
398 reads | 14 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Sep 8, 2008 7:54pm.
Here is a game from the 61st Russian Championship Higher League, GM Inarkiev - GM Shomoev with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw a fun double edged battle where the players castled on opposite sides of th... Read more »
4880 reads | 32 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Sat Sep 6, 2008 3:35pm.
this is a game very like the immortal game as it involves sacs noone woud think of.
i'm sorry i have to do it in puzzle format.i clicked the wrong button Read more »
302 reads | 4 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
LYCAN148 on Wed Sep 3, 2008 9:50pm.
Ths immortal game is one of the most amazing games in the history of chess.it shows how N and B are so powerful and anderssens amazing tactical ideas.anderssen sacs 1bishop 2rooks and his queen. watch and learn
i'm so sorry i now fixed up the m... Read more »
349 reads | 11 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
Patzer24 on Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:42pm.
The vote chess event featuring GM Nigel Davies against the Chess.com community has just ended after a hard fought game which ended in a draw, well earned by both sides.
Let's take a deeper look at the game with full annotations and comm... Read more »
2223 reads | 22 comments | 5 votes:
Submitted by
Phobetor on Sat Aug 30, 2008 2:09pm.
In some variations of the Sicilian, the weak light squares are a common theme. For example in the Sveshnikov Variation (1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5), black plays e7-e5 early on, leaving big holes on d5 and f5. In other var... Read more »
733 reads | 12 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:14pm.
In this classic game played in 1970, Italian International Master Stefano Tatai (1938-) plays with abandon and talent to reach the enemy King. When the scope of a Bishop is cut, other dangerous lines are opened.
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855 reads | 6 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
FM TigerLilov on Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:07am.
In my second article, part of the series “Inside the Master Mind: The Best Games of a Chess Coach”, I would like to show you one of my best recent games. This game has been played in the 7th round of one of the most prestigious Open to... Read more »
1795 reads | 5 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:02am.
This is an interesting game in which Black trades his Queen for three minor pieces and then goes for the kill. This game shows that sometimes the powerful lady is no match for the combinative powers of a Knight and two Bishops. In t... Read more »
2378 reads | 23 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:17am.
Kristian Skold from Stockholm, Sweden, was Swedish Chess Champion in 1949, 1950, 1959 and 1963. He gives us a tasty demonstration of his talent in the following game played in 1963. He sacrifices all his Queen-side pawns and obtains a decisiv... Read more »
1352 reads | 23 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
Patzer24 on Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:23pm.
Here is a game from the X Open de Sants 2008, GM Narciso - FM Lorenzo De La Riva with full annotations and commentary:
In this game we saw black use the Benoni opening with great effect. He was able to establish a dom... Read more »
3314 reads | 25 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
Fupper16 on Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:20am.
In this game, I decide to stop the flashy combination I was working and trudge methodically to a slooow victory over an anxious opponent. Read more »
374 reads | 8 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
kenytiger on Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:09pm.
In 1965, Hungarian Grandmaster Lajos Portisch plays the Black pieces against Mikhail Tal. The soviet titan unleashes an all-out attack pushing his opponent against the ropes. Portish ends up with a Rook, Knight and Bi... Read more »
1168 reads | 16 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
ih8sens on Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:43pm.
As promised, a very nice game between one of the, if not the, best chess players of all time, 'Bobby' Fischer and Mikhail Tal, still renowned for his dangerous tactics. This game shows something about Tal that is often overlooked. Some... Read more »
795 reads | 11 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
billwall on Thu Aug 21, 2008 1:47pm.
Alexander Tolush (1910-1969) was a strong Soviet chessplayer. He became a master in 1938. In 1950, he earned the title of International Master. In 1953, he earned the title of Grandmaster. In 1965 he earned the title o... Read more »
1063 reads | 5 comments | 2 votes:
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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1367 reads | 10 comments | 1 vote:
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 »
2909 reads | 17 comments | 3 votes:
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 »
208 reads | 2 comments | 0 votes:
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 »
555 reads | 3 comments | 1 vote:
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 »
292 reads | 4 comments | 1 vote: