In this game, played during the Piatigorsky Cup tournament of 1966 in Santa monica California, pictured Danish GM Bent Larsen (1935-) defeated World Champion Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984). Never before has a World Champion been so caught with his p...
During this game a very unlikely event occurs. Some people say that this is a composition by Alekhine, but in any case it demonstrates his boundless imagination and is delightful to play through.
CCGM Peter Clarke of England and pictured GM Ludek Pachman of Czechoslovakia (1924-2003), played the following game during the Kecskemet tournament of 1964 in Hungary. They reached an early dinamic point with 11...f6. It would be enlight...
In the following game, White violates the principles of development, he never moves his Queen side Knight and Rook, yet he still wins. Because nearly every position is specifically different, general principles may be applied only as a guide,...
The following Nimzo-Indian Defense, played by two young and promising European stars, Rumanian GM Florin Gheorghiu (1944-), and pictured Soviet legend Leonid Stein (1934-1973), is a complex illustration of the dangers of a material bent, particula...
Aaron Nimzovich (1886-1935) was a Latvian-born Danish Grandmaster and a very influential chess writer. He is the author of "My System" and he is widely remembered by his "Immortal Zugzwang" famous victory over&nb...
This amazing game shows White sacrificing both his rooks, then breaking through and finishing off Black's king.
"The game of Chess is divided into three parts, the opening, the middle game and the endgame. Today's Chess Master must be a especialist in each department. Many a Master can cite by chapter and verse, the historical introductio...
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Qxc4 Na5 8. Qd3 c5 9. 0-0 Bc6 10. Nc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Rd1 Bxg2 13. Qb5+! Nd7 14. Kxg2 a6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Bg5! Be7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Na4 b5 20. b3 0-0 21. bxc4 bxa4...
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. e4 O-O 11. Bd3 Bh5 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qe3 Bg6 15. Ng5 Re8 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. g4 Qd7 21. Rg1 Be7 22. Nf3 ...
This game of Short is a delight to play through. White's attack seemingly comes to a standstill when the king comes in and settles matters.
Bobby Fischer plays the following game in New York in 1957 against Philippine Master Rodolfo Cardoso. Bobby Pawn-storms the enemy King's position, exposes the monarch by a violent Bishop sacrifice and wins handily. It is amazing that the ...
Here is the game from the current Russian Superfinals, WGM Kosintseva - WGM Tairova with full annotations and commentary: This was a nice game which showed a lot of creativity by black. WGM Tairova did not accept the idea to p...
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Qc2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 c6 9. a4 b5 10. axb5 cxb5 11. Qg5 O-O 12. Qxb5 Ba6 13.Qa4 Qb6 14. O-O Qxb2 15. Nbd2 Bb5 16. Nxc4 Bxa4 17. Nxb2 Bb5 ...
In 1857, in an Opera House in Europe, the American chess master Paul Morphy and two strong amateurs, the German noble Duke Karl of Brunswick and the French aristocrat Count Isouard, who consulted, playing together as partners against Morphy(Googl...
Here we will be looking at a game from round 10 of the recent UTD Invitational event. Here is GM Ramirez - IM Bartholomew with full annotations and commentary: This game features many interesting moments. First was the opening...
In ordinary circumstances, the gain of time and superiority in development sufficiently influences the position to counterbalance the loss of material. General principles, however, do not apply to most specific positions, particulary those involvi...
If there is such a thing as surrealism in chess, the game below has it. The player of the White pieces is Weaver Warren Adams (1901-1963), former US Open Champion and author of the book "White to Play and Win". Here, he essays the Vienna...
When players castle on opposite sides it is a pretty good indication both are out for the kill. The issue is clear: Pawn storm vs Pawn storm; attack and counterattack. In the following game between Vasily Smyslov (photo) and Alexand...
Here is a game from the recent Mediterranean 2013 Open Tournament which illustrates the battle of Material versus Initiative. Here is GM Sedlak - IM Sebenik with full annotations and commentary: This game was a great example o...
"The thrill that comes once in a lifetime" occurs in chess again and again. A true miracle happened in the game between Alfredo Dutra and E. Echeverry, played during the Uruguayan Championship of 1963. Threatened with immediate chec...
Vasily Smyslov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1921. He learned to play chess at the age of 6 and became one of the greatest players of all time. Beside playing chess, Smyslov was also an accomplished opera singer. He became Worl...
William Henry Pollock from England (1859-1896) was a player of International Master strength and Irish Champion in 1885 and 1886. He played the Black pieces against Max Weiss (1857-1927) in a game that will forever be classified as a wor...
This is the game between Ladislav Alster and Jan Sefc on the czechoslovakian championship in 1956, in which Alster succeeded and later he became the champion. Nice win as black.
