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I'm getting good at this.  I managed to post that game on only the third attempt.  meh.png

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Snookslayer wrote:
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I'm getting good at this.  I managed to post that game on only the third attempt.  

Bout damn time!

Yeah, yeah.  But what do you think of the above game?

myratlol
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myratlol wrote:
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You must have inadvertently stumbled onto a chess site.  This is about one's favorite famous chess game.

president_max

yifan shows spunk

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president_max wrote:

yifan shows spunk

Yifan who?  wink.png

president_max

that's what former us president wanted to know as well

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president_max wrote:

that's what former us president wanted to know as well

 

Hilarious play on "Who's on First?"  That's funny!  Hey, you need to stick around, max.  You're adding some quality content to this thread.  Thanks.

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 The Polish Immortal.  One of the all-time greats.

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And speaking of immortals, here's Rubinstein's.

Nic_Olas

+1 for the Najdorf game. Haven't seen it in a while. Even with knowledge of the game it's still tough to guess these moves.

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Nic_Olas wrote:

+1 for the Najdorf game. Haven't seen it in a while. Even with knowledge of the game it's still tough to guess these moves.

Amazing game.  Everyone has seen many games with queen sacrifices.  But Najdorf sacrificed all four minor pieces.  Never saw that in another game.

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 No collection would be complete without the Immortal King Walk.

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Speaking of king walks, here's one with a different twist.

Simonpal19

If you have watched the movie "searching for Bobby Fiischer" you probably can relate to this game. This is the final chess game shown in the movie where our protagonist Waitzkin brilliantly beats the primary antagonist Serwer in the final game of '86 US Primary Championship to save the day. Off-course, the real game was slightly different.

 

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Snookslayer wrote:

I watched a Youtube instruction video that covered that insane King walk.  Instructor said something like "white built a good position to this point, but unfortunately there's nothing left to help the queen get the mate...  (long pause)... except for the King!" And then showed the walk.  Amazing.

And black could do nothing but watch the white king casually stroll up the board to assist his bride.

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Simonpal19 wrote:

If you have watched the movie "searching for Bobby Fiischer" you probably can relate to this game. This is the final chess game shown in the movie where our protagonist Waitzkin brilliantly beats the primary antagonist Serwer in the final game of '86 US Primary Championship to save the day. Off-course, the real game was slightly different.

 

I saw the movie many years ago but don't remember much about it, including the final game.  I just recall that I wasn't crazy about it.