Berthold Suhle vs Adolf Anderssen
in this game black sacrificed a lot. but suhle did resign.It's great how Anderssen plays,for example, in the evergreen game he sacrificed his queen and won .
Take the Queen! See if I care...
In this game, Karel Traxler allows J Reinisch to capture his Queen for a series of brutal attacks on White's King! This all transpired in the Opening with 4... Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ leaving White defenceless. Play continued with 6. Ke2 Nd4+ 7. Kd3 b5 ...
Botvinnik-Capablanca (Moscow 1936)
The third Moscow international chess tournament in 1936 had an impressive field of participants, including two former world champions (Jose Raul Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker) and one future world champion (Mikhail Botvinnik). The tournament took pl...
In Murphy's Honor
This is the game I recently played. I do not submit any info about Mr. Murphy and the game he played as all have already been written by ADK at http://www.chess.com/article/view/a-little-taste-of-morphy. I advise to first look at original and the...
Nigel Short Work With Four Knights
Nigel Short was born June 1, 1965 and qualified for the British Championship three day before his twelfth birthday. He was second only to Kasparov, who was two years older, in the World Junior Championship in 1980. He became a grandmaster in 1984....
Capablanca vs J Corzo
Here is a game playedd by Capablanca in which he lost.
Kasparov, Karpov Championship Game 1985
This is how Kasparov won the championship title from Karpov. See if you can solve it!
A little taste of Morphy.
Here is a clever little game played by Paul Morphy and Duke Carl in Paris, 1858. Here, they played the Philidor Defence: General where Morphy plays 10. Nxb5! sacrificing his Knight for a series of attacks on Black's King. Finally, 16. Qb8+ Nxb8 cl...
Capablanca vs E Corzo
Hard fought match
I would have to say that this was one of my most thought out games, and even after the early mistake i made, I was able to pull out the upset and win by resignation. After the queen exchange, black offered a draw, but i could not accept it becaus...
Capablanca
For my next set of articles I am going to feature the greatest chess player of all! Capablanca! I believe his games will be an excellent source of knowledge for all levels of play.
Never out of the game
In this game, i made a couple of mistakes and a blunder. Not only did I lose an extra piece (the white rook), but also was out of position. Yet, due to a couple of lucky breaks and mistakes by my opponent, my end game was sound enough to get me ...
4 way chess
do any of the members of chess.com know where you can find an internet 4 way chess game you can play with live people?
It Was A Blunder, Not A Brillant Queen Sac.
In the following game, my opponent easily wins my queen but for the neglection of his development, I would of resigned. Since he wasn't using a one rook, bishop, had not castled and was about to exchange off his other bishop for my queen, I decide...
Introduction to the universe of chess
"I, of course, was aware of the mysterious charm of this "royal game". The one and only of all those that man invented that is not bind to the tyranny of luck and grants glory only to those outwitting their opponents, or to those having a certain ...
A song for the pieces
This is a song i got off a chess game. It's B for the Bishop And Q for the Queen And R for the Rooks Do you see what i mean And it's N for the Knight Cause King's got the K And it's K for the King Cause he gets his own way!
Feeling of Satisfaction
As you look over this game, you might start to wonder at how much satisfaction white had in carrying out his combination. And you might also wonder at how much thought went into his calculation and his many sacrifices.
Staying Calm Under Pressure
Here is a game from the 71st Corus Tournament, GM Iturrizaga - GM Leon Hoyos with full annotations and commentary: This is a great game to show how to properly defend against a speculative sacrifice. You must not lose your ...
Remembering Bobby Fischer
Given the ongoing articles concerning Bobby Fischer, I was reflecting on how we could tangibly remember him.A few possibilities come immediately to mind: [1] A de novo Bobby Fischer biography. It may be that the American-based fans m...
Fischer vs. Petrosian!
In this game, Robert Fischer battles Tigran Petrosian playing the King's Indian Defence: Six Pawns Attack. Even though Fischer missed 21... Bxf4 22. Rxf4 Nf2+ which would make for an easier win... After 36... Qf2 there was no hope for Petrosian. P...
Your Questions Answered By Andrew Martin
International Master Andrew Martin from England presents a regular series of articles to answer any questions that Chess.com readers have about the game of chess. If you want to ask Andrew a question, then send an email to askandrew@chess.com and...
four move checkmate
never heard of four move checkmate? you all should try it. the away is just to use your bishop on the kingside and you use your queen. first you move the king's pawn two spots. then you move your bishop. next you move your queen diagonal all t...
Beginners Gone Pro #2
BGP: Space, and also the sub issue "How to get better at chess" In this 2nd issue of Beginners Gone Pro, I will discuss the importance of space. "Space" is the term describing the amount of squares one controls of his opponent's side. Examine...
Kids vs the space monster
It''s not Kasparov vs. The World, but a very spirited consultation game is taking place between NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff - an amateur chess aficionado - and, well, anybody else who wants to participate. The game started last fall, when astro...
