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ChocolateIsCool2022

Hey guys, was wondering if anyone had any recommended grandmaster games to study to get better? I am an approximately 450 rated player on chess.com.

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ChocolateIsCool2022

Okay thanks again, you are really kind. is there any games that are more up to date, because games from the romantic era of chess aren't really the same as the games played across all levels today, because they basically started off all games with 1.d4 d5 and 1.e4 e5.

ChocolateIsCool2022

I rly need games to look at, so it would be highly appreciated if anyone had anymore????

 

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ChocolateIsCool2022

that is not a game

tygxc

@3
"they basically started off all games with 1.d4 d5 and 1.e4 e5"
++ That is how modern top grandmasters start off games too.
Here you have all games of the Sinquefield Cup at Saint Louis:


https://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-cup-2022-r9 

magipi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Game

This is THE best chess game to study.

ChocolateIsCool2022

okay thanks, any games that were more recent? I will be studying. all these games, but I need more.

magipi
ChocolateIsCool2022 wrote:

okay thanks, any games that were more recent?

What about 2 days ago?

Gukesh - Gawain Jones, 2022.09.18

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Bc4 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.O-O Qc7 10.Qe2 Nc6 11.Ba3 b6 12.Rac1 Bb7 13.e4 Na5 14.Bd3 Bh6 15.Rb1 Rac8 16.d5 e6 17.c4 Rce8 18.Qc2 f5 19.Rfe1 fxe4 20.Bxe4 exd5 21.cxd5 Bc8 22.d6 Qxd6 23.Rbd1 Qc7 24.Bd5+ Kh8 25.Bb2+ Bg7 26.Ng5 Bf5 27.Qc3 Rxe1+ 28.Rxe1 h6 29.Qxg7+ Qxg7 30.Re7

The fireworks start at move 22.

Agadmator's coverage of the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oyq2ckjOTUs

Toldsted

I will clearly recommend to study the old games (and play 1.e4 e5) before the recent. You probably won't be able to understand much of what is going on in recent GM games at your level. I don't get much out of them even at my level.

ChocolateIsCool2022

okay, but I will study from first posted to last posted, so hard stuff last

 

Marziotta

You can download the free samples of some good books on the Kindle app, like the chernev one everybody talk about. If you can analyze. I have a hard time understanding games and my rating is higher than yours, if you manage to study fully a game and feel like you understand it share how you did it!

BlackKaweah
If you can find a copy of Masters of the Chessboard you’ll be highly rewarded.
ChocolateIsCool2022

okay

 

crocodilestyle1

For free, if you search 'annotated games Paul Morphy' you will find some fo Paul Morphy's most famous games, with some helpful explanations of what each move does - he was good at getting his pieces out, and getting them to the most effective squares - and his games are good because in those days his opponents made some mistakes that are quite instructive.

Steinitz, Lasker and Capablanca would probably be next up - that is chronological order, but chess developed slightly new 'layers' with each of these players.

(Hammpe v Steinitz, and Steinitz Mongredian are two pretty exciting games)

KevinOSh

I have posted many instructive master games on these forums. Try these links:

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/logical-chess-move-by-move-1

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/illustrative-games-from-my-system

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/the-most-instructive-games-of-chess-ever-played

https://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-analysis/paul-morphys-greatest-games-63696577

 

 

CraigIreland

I'm not a tutor, but might it be a little premature to be studying GM matches at 450 rating? I'd expect tactics and puzzles to be a better use of this player's time.

crocodilestyle1
CraigIreland wrote:

I'm not a tutor, but might it be a little premature to be studying GM matches at 450 rating? I'd expect tactics and puzzles to be a better use of this player's time.

The early romantic days of chess are essentially chess tactic and chess puzzles....and how to get to them! I don't think looking at how Morphy develops his pieces and attacks can be bad at any stage.....although with a few of those shorter matches, it is worth going through every move and seeing what his opposition might have done differently. You quite often see Morphy doing everything right, and his opponents maybe not blundering, but certainly failing by not following general principles - either way instructive.

brianchesscake

I don't recommend trying to analyze GM games until you're 1500.

Until then focus on the basics (developing your pieces, tactics, endgames, pins, forks, etc.)

ChocolateIsCool2022

Thanks