Learn From The Masters: Even Stockfish Was Confused!
Merry Christmas!
Sorry I've been off for a while. Finals have been keeping me very busy. But with that out of the way, I'm now as free as a bird for the next 2-3 weeks! So prepare for quite a bit of posting!
Let 'em fly!
Today, I would like to continue my never-ending series on studying master games and as many of you may know, I'm working on Chess.com's perspective on the greatest games of all time. Starting from the lower end of the list, and working our way up! I already have two posts up. Feel free to check them out!
Today's game will be one between two historical Soviet titans, Boris Spassky, and David Bronstein. While I would love to learn more about these two players (my knowledge of chess history should be more vast!), what intrigued me most was this sacrifice by Spassky and the computer lines that ensued. Let's skim through the opening and early middlegame with a few instructional comments.
Let's look at the rest of the human game, and see how Spassky finished his opponent off.I hope you enjoyed this deadly King's Gambit. Feel free to share the following in the comments:
- Your best King's Gambit games
- Any improvements over Stockfish's "draw"?
- Other positions which confuse the computer
- Suggestions for this series
- Anything else.
Have a good day and happy holidays!
