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TitanChess666

Seriously. So much poor play in 4 moves. Someone find this game in the database.

rcu_21

i dont think a gm played that

TitanChess666
1_d41-0 wrote:

i dont think a gm played that

Really?

TitanChess666
1_d41-0 wrote:

i dont think a gm played that

It might have been an IM

1g31-O

This weekend, at a tournament, I saw an adult about 1750 play 1.f3...

Bramblyspam

That game is usually credited as being Gibaud vs Lazard, from 1924. While both of those people were masters, neither was a GM.

Moreover, the game appears to not even be real.


blueemu

As stated above, the Gibeau vs Lazard game's authenticity is questionable; also there were no GM or IM titles in 1924.

The shortest decisive international tournament game that was decided by the position on the board (as opposed to a forfeit or resignation made as a protest, like the second game of the Fischer - Spassky match) was probably Dordevic - Kovacevic, Bela Crkva 1984:

 

… and who could forget GM Anand's 6-move disaster against GM Zapata at Biel in 1988?

 

So this last game (Zapata vs Anand, Biel 1988) might be the record holder for GM vs GM decisive games.

shivam2627

what after 2.Nd2 ? can't see rest of the game

acsnow

I wish I was black in that game.