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...
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...
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...
This is a game i played on the chessmaster 9000 program any comment or sugggestions on better moves are welcome.I play white.
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...
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
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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."
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...
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...
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...
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.
"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
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...
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...
