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 »
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RookHouse on Mon Sep 8, 2008 8:35am.
The London International Chess Congress of 1922 provided us with many memorable games. Jose Raul Capablanca was the reigning world champion at the time and headlined an impressive cast of participants. His first round game was against ... Read more »
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NM Zug on Mon Sep 8, 2008 5:38am.
The Open Fileby Life Master Mike Petersen (Zug)Alien Customs
Report to Central Space Committee, Commodore GrelpFrom Scout Vessel Plegner I, Observer Ledon ReportingWe made orbit of Sol III as scheduled and used the cloaking device to prevent ... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Mon Sep 8, 2008 4:21am.
Karpov was devastating in Linares 1994, and this is one of his games. He obtains the advantage in the opening, and slowly begins to creep toward black's king. Then comes a blaze of sacrfices, inculding three rook sacs!
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Submitted by
Sas3 on Mon Sep 8, 2008 4:15am.
I sometimes see my opponents charging in to attack with just one piece. That usually happens when I make a mistake (yeah, I tend to do those a lot) and leave a door open.
It is good for them if they cash in on my mistake and withdraw. They usual... Read more »
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Submitted by
ishcairn on Mon Sep 8, 2008 1:31am.
I just had a very interesting game with a player whose defense I was very impressed with. I started with, as best I can tell, a sort of non-traditional Ponziani (edit: Macleod attack...Ponziani it isn't..lol..told you I'm a newb). I've... Read more »
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Submitted by
Akuni on Sat Sep 6, 2008 4:28pm.
The grandest tradition in chess history is not, as most would expect, making excuses or even emasculating your opponent (May Bobby Fischer rest in peace). It is vilifying the game. Raymond Chandler (No, I've never heard of him before either) ... Read more »
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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.
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NM GreenLaser on Sat Sep 6, 2008 1:11pm.
Jackson Showalter (1860-1935) was the United States chess champion four times in the period of 1890 to 1898. He held the title a fifth time from 1906 to 1909. Altogether he won the title five times in matches against four rivals and lost title mat... Read more »
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Submitted by
Galion on Sat Sep 6, 2008 5:47am.
This is an old opening that itsn't played anymore. And this games shows why. Read more »
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Galion on Sat Sep 6, 2008 5:34am.
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galion1 on Sat Sep 6, 2008 3:46am.
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galion1 on Sat Sep 6, 2008 3:24am.
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Submitted by
timepass on Fri Sep 5, 2008 8:12pm.
This is the second of my game analysis. It is a game played online here, where black plays a courageous and an unusual defense classifed here as Carr defense. I have included an analysis of the opening and discussed the poisoned ... Read more »
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Galion on Fri Sep 5, 2008 2:01pm.
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Submitted by
benws on Fri Sep 5, 2008 12:57pm.
In this game, Tal appears to be focused on the queenside, but after a mistake by his opponent, he switches to the kingside. The result is a brilliant tactical display followed by mate.
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Submitted by
Patzer24 on Fri Sep 5, 2008 9:51am.
Here is a very nice chess composition I found:
This composition includes a very interesting imbalance. Black has many advanced pawns while white in compensation has a Rook. What will prevail? The advanced pawns or the Rook? This ch... Read more »
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Submitted by
alexholowczak on Thu Sep 4, 2008 10:59am.
The other day, I played this game on Chess.com, and it was an interesting game.
It was the Rubinstein variation of the Four Knights Game, and on my seventh move, I chose to sacrifice the pawn on b2 and castle, hoping that I would be able to moun... Read more »
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Submitted by
NM Michelangelooo on Thu Sep 4, 2008 8:02am.
I´m not so long playing on CHESS.com. In my games I noticed that some players are slowing down when they are worse or losing. At first it didn´t make any sense to me. You are going to lose this game anyway, so why slow down?
And then... Read more »
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Submitted by
timepass on Thu Sep 4, 2008 5:40am.
Hi, I wish to share with you my analysis of some of the games I have played in this site. The first of my analysis, is where I have played as black and there were ample opportunities for white to win, though in the end white lost. I am... Read more »
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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 »
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Submitted by
menofsticks on Wed Sep 3, 2008 8:29pm.
With a title like “The Immortal Game: A History Of Chess” you would think the subject of this book is pretty obvious. Not quite, my friend. Witness the subtitle, “Or How 32 Pieces On A Board Illuminated Our Understand... Read more »
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Submitted by
mathijs on Wed Sep 3, 2008 3:43pm.
This the second part in a three part series aiming to elucidate the advance variation of the French defence and to promote the group French Defense Fanatics, of which this writer is a member. The first part can be found here: http://www.chess.com/... Read more »
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Submitted by
benws on Tue Sep 2, 2008 6:12pm.
Reshevsky keeps Nadjorf on the run in this game. After anchoring a kinght on d6, he then creates a queenside passed pawn. Next he stirs up a king-side attack. His poor opponent is left totally helpless.
(notes & title by irving chernev)
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Submitted by
RookHouse on Tue Sep 2, 2008 5:05pm.
Hermann Helms, “the dean of American chess”, was an accomplished chess columnist and an attacking chess player of national master caliber. His chess career included wins over American legends Harry Nelson Pillsbury and Frank Jame... Read more »
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