My good games at this week #56
Hello, my dear chess friends!
Today is the day of my greatest chess achievement, and I am ready to share my happiness with you.
This week began with a victory over a FIDE Master in bullet chess. The player was from Hungary, though I cannot tell you much more about him as his profile was mostly blank.
The next position I want to show you appears on my blog quite often. I am ready to apologize to those who have already seen it, but it’s worth noting that this trap works everywhere!
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I also hosted several streams this week. If you missed them, you can still watch the recordings on my channel (they are archived for 14 days).
Several games were quite interesting and even made it to YouTube.
Like this...
Do you remember my crazy idea from the Schilling-Kostić Gambit blog?
Yes, I'm still crazy enough to play it....
Then came Saturday.
I played in two major online tournaments, which took more than three hours. I also spent about an hour solving tactics to prepare.
This was a heavy workload for an amateur like me! By the finish, I had a migraine and had lost several games due to simple one-move blunders.
Today, Team Ukraine organized a large online Memorial for the great Efim Geller. Out of 76 Ukrainian players, including three GMs, I took 16th place. However, this tournament brought me incredible luck.
IIn the second round, I faced the strong International Master Valery Grinev (FIDE 2417) from Kyiv. He is a strong club player and coach known in many countries.
This was an unforgettable game. For me, the honor was not just playing such a strong master, but achieving a result we usually only dream of.
You can understand my joy — I defeated the highest-rated opponent I have ever faced! I was absolutely jubilant..
I am not a professional, and I have only won against International Masters twice before (see My Good Games #7 and My Good Games #54). It felt like reaching a mountain peak.
What's next? There is only one title left which is unattainable for me.
GM.
I I have played successfully against titled players before, but only in simuls. And I had only played a GM (a WGM) in a standard pairing once before. (My Good Games #54).
Well yes.
Tell, today that changed. This was my first game against a real Grandmaster.
In the seventh round, I was paired with GM Evgeny Sharapov (FIDE 2368), as we had the same score. I am usually not sensitive to ratings, but damn... I really wanted to secure a draw in this game.
But what about the result?
I could never have imagined it! Just take a look!
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