Here's my rather long game against a well known WGM, the one I still remember and like. I was just trying to win on time, well you know how it goes...
https://www.chess.com/livechess/game?id=1527843574
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Wow guys, amazing stories. I have never played a GM. I am still ever so hopeful. I did play IM Alexander Moskalenko in a very brutal endgame and managed to draw. My first IM was Kacparov and I lost appropriately in the endgame. The second was Moskalenko and then the draw! One of my teachers would have told me it is my turn to win. I agree with everyone else's conclusion. I think at the NM, CM, IM, GM, level they just pound and ground at the endgame.Anybody can play an opening and anyone can push wood. It takes a true soldier to play and master the endgame!
Daniel Naroditsky once accepted my challenge for 3 0 rated blitz.
I didn't win, but it was a close game.
Our chess club had Bent Larsen in after he had played Spassky to see who would play Fischer. He played all of us at once. Very cool guy then.
Apr 29, 2017
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In the late 90s Ron Henley used to give simuls every Tuesday or Wednesday night on another online chess site. I probably played him about eight times over a twelve week period.
I've never played any GM, OTB or online, and I've only played one IM OTB, played well for 25 moves with black and had a roughly even position, but then started playing inaccurately and got crushed.
Apr 29, 2017
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Played IM William Martz in the 70's before he sadly passed away for a draw in a simultaneous exhibition using Gligoric's 9. ...h6 Ruy Lopez defense. Complete gentleman who frequented the Milwaukee Chess Club to kibbutz and occasionally played offhand games
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Yes, here is it.
Its only in the internet though.
Man, if I ever played a GM OTB, I'd only hope they'd play the austrian against me. I play the same system, and I'm so well-booked on the austrian that I'd probably be able to at least equalize out of the opening. ed is right, after Nf3, though, not ef
yup one of new zealand's 2 grandmaster, a mister mark noble I belive
May 2, 2017
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i won against 1 grandmaster and have a lot of draws against them up to 2630 elo. But unfortunately i also lost some games against them.
Well instead of disqualifying, how about a modified question for the stronger players: who is the most legendary GM you've played in an OTB tournament? Whether because of how famous they are, all time greatest ranking, contribution to the game, or whatever.
May 2, 2017
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Victor Michelavski, who was rated 2658 at the time. This was a rapid chess game (25 mins). I was rated 1800ish. He complimented me on my game - We both were very low on time, and then I reached a Q+R ending in which I was slightly better. His rook had to stand on b1 and defend the b2 pawn (he was white). He later said that my mistake was letting go of the attack of that pawn. His rook was freed - and five moves later I was checkmated. This was my first lesson on how important it was to keep the enemy forces passive when you're leading. Before that game I really had no idea. The game took place in Israel, 1998.
Obviously I had much less experience in managing time trouble back in the day - and VERY obviously much less knowledge and understanding of the game than my well-known (in Israel at least) adversary.
May 2, 2017
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On another note, I really don't appreciate people who make nothing of chess titles (such as patzers who say "Fun Master"). The arrogance on some of these people is just unbelievable. The FM should crush someone like you 100:0, unless he's on life support. Most of them are too gentle, on a human level, to even respond.
May 2, 2017
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yes i have 2ce in real life.
@solskytz I was going to log into chess.com when I accidentally clicked chesskid.com and then I watched a video and rather than FM MikeKlein, they said FunMaster MikeKlein!
May 2, 2017
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#39
MikeKlein is the exception - he's really a fun master - he has to be if he teaches chess to kids. Cheers!
Agree with TRextastic that as a lower rated player, playing a GM isn't much different than playing an IN, NM, or even a 2000 rated player
This is exaggerating a lot; 600 points is a huge range. I can assure you that people like me should not be compared (too much) to grandmasters. Plenty of experts and NMs have clear weaknesses in fundamental areas.
Thank you! I have been saying for a while that IMs should not be commentating on GMs games as they don't really understand the moves and received loads of abuse for it. Nice to see someone agree with me.
Okay no, that was not what I was saying. I'm saying 2000s and 2200s certainly are nowhere near as good as grandmasters (albeit still better than the vast majority of players), so playing them is a whole different story.
I happen to disagree on the IM commentators. IMs are definitely strong enough to offer analysis that more than serves the vast majority of people who listen to pro chess commentary. To say that IMs are not strong enough to understand the moves of GM games is ridiculous and shows a poor understanding of what it takes to become an IM.
LOL, maybe you are not aware but 2q1c is the main troll of this site, so he will constantly say ridiculous stuff just to get a reaction (He purposely brags that he defeated a NM, even though he understands himself it is BS). Do not take seriously anything he says.