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Category Archives: game of the week
Game of the week
A fine game but included largely for the schadenfreude of watching a spammer get what he deserves. And, once again, my apologies for being a day late in posting this.
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Game of the week
Sometimes grandmasters fall to mere masters.
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Game of the week
(Once again, I have failed to post this feature on Sunday as planned. This time, however, I have an excuse in the form of David Anthony Huntington, who was born on October 25, 2018 and had deprived me of much sleep. But it’s okay. He’s adorable.)
This week’s game features two grandmasters fighting it out in something called “pre-chess.” This is similar to Chess960 or FischerRandom except that it’s not random. The players begin with an empty back rank and the first eight moves are spent with each player putting a piece down on a back-rank square each move (bishops must be placed on opposite colored squares). So, unlike the other variants, the positions are not symmetrical (usually). Then regular play begins on move 9.
In this game, Benko outmaneuvers Bisguier to reach a superior endgame, only to hang a piece and have to resign.
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Game of the week
It’s late. I apologize.
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Game of the week
A good old-fashioned dragon slaying.
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Game of the week
I recognize that posting games by Michael Basman (especially games with Grob’s Attack) may violate anti-pornography laws but I believe in free speech.
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Game of the week
International master Jean Hébert sacrifices his queen and secures an easy draw against future strong grandmaster (and World Champion candidate) Kevin Spraggett. Hébert then gets the win when Spraggett (possibly in time pressure, possibly trying to avoid the draw, possibly both) stumbles into a mating net.
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Game of the week
Ulf Andersson is famous for this type of slow squeeze where his opponent’s position gets slowly and imperceptibly worse before cracking under the pressure.
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Game of the week
This must have been a very painful loss for White. Imagine you have a grandmaster on the ropes and the fat lady is tuning up her vocal cords for the big aria when you miss the simple 24. Kb2 (or 24. Kc2). A few moves later, you follow up with 28. g3? and before you know it, your king is walking the plank. Kinda like that old Warner Brothers cartoon where Yosemite Sam has Bugs all tied up and out on a plank when Bugs gives the plank a kick and it spins around and Sam’s the one taking the fall.
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