Thread/forum for notable chess games?

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Avatar of isayoldboy

I think this fits in general chess discussion.

I was looking through a Tal game today (after watching a youtube vid) and thinking how cool it would be to discuss notable chess games with some other peeps on this website. Obviously we have a forum for posting our own games, chess puzzles, games of our own we are analysing, etc, but I think it would be cool to look at master games especially, kibitzing like people do at a site like chessgames.com. There are some beautiful games out there, and I know that a lot of really great chess players say the best way to learn is to go through master games and try to guess what the next move is and why.

 

Anyway, I was just wondering whether there is such a thing at this site.

 

This was the game:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1139881

Avatar of notmtwain
isayoldboy wrote:

I think this fits in general chess discussion.

I was looking through a Tal game today (after watching a youtube vid) and thinking how cool it would be to discuss notable chess games with some other peeps on this website. Obviously we have a forum for posting our own games, chess puzzles, games of our own we are analysing, etc, but I think it would be cool to look at master games especially, kibitzing like people do at a site like chessgames.com. There are some beautiful games out there, and I know that a lot of really great chess players say the best way to learn is to go through master games and try to guess what the next move is and why.

 

Anyway, I was just wondering whether there is such a thing at this site.

 

This was the game:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1139881

There are many things that chess.com does well. That is not one of them.

However, that is the main thing that chessgames.com does best. They have a large group of users dedicated to kibitzing on great games.  They have a large collection of already commented games and area constantly adding to it.

That Tal game was pretty interesting:



What's wrong with going over there if you want to engage in intelligent conversation on games?

Avatar of notmtwain

I forgot about the Game Explorer here. It does have that game:

http://www.chess.com/games/view?id=163470

And it is awaiting its first intelligent comment.

Avatar of isayoldboy
notmtwain wrote:
 

What's wrong with going over there if you want to engage in intelligent conversation on games?

Nothing at all! I guess I should join that site. I just feel that the forum format of this site would suit that purpose admirably. I will also toddle by the Game Explorer and have a look. :)

Avatar of Darth_Algar

Sure there's chessgame.com, but I see no reason not to do that here ether.

As an aside, I always enjoy looking over pretty much any game of Tal's. Currently working with way through Study Chess With Tal.

Avatar of ickysires

I just wish I knew what is being discussed here.I am afraid it Is way over my head,but I guess at almost 84 there is an excuse for my Ignorance.would anyone care to enlighten me.  E W Kirkuo.

Avatar of Ziryab

It is possible to comment on any game in the database. It's not a feature that folks use here much, and it doesn't get indexed in a way that brings comments to people's attention.

Here's one that I commented upon several months ago. http://www.chess.com/games/view?id=13175521

I played a correspondence game that followed this one quite a long ways. 

Avatar of ickysires

I guess I shall sti ck to what I know Best,Thanks everyone. E W K

Avatar of notmtwain
ickysires wrote:

I guess I shall sti ck to what I know Best,Thanks everyone. E W K

The guy just wanted to know if there is a good place to discuss and analyze classic games here at chess.com, like the ones he has seen at Chessgames.com (http://www.chessgames.com). Many classic games are posted there with dozens or even hundreds of mainly on-topic comments. It's certainly possible here, but such threads here are few and far between.

Avatar of Ziryab

The main difference is accessibility. Discussion of the game is possible here, but access to those games is easier at chessgames.com. Also games in Chess.com's database does not pop up in Google searches. 

Avatar of Nebber_Agin
Darth_Algar wrote:

Sure there's chessgame.com, but I see no reason not to do that here ether.

Yes, I think this site would benefit from a sub-forum dedicated to discussion/analysis of master games from the past. Chessgames.com has some good comments (often buried in the sea of noise, but that's expected with any online forum) while Chess.com's posting software if a lot more advanced. I've done a bit of analysis there and always found the various limitations frustrating.

Avatar of ickysires

At 84 yrs, I just have enough left upstairs!! toplay each game as best I can.

I shall leave the Studying to younger minds that hasve Not lost the ability

to do multiple things.For Me,time is of the Essence. Ernst W Kirkup.

Avatar of ickysires

To do justice to any game,plus your opponent,requires utmost concentration

Anything less is unfair to your opponent,that is why I limit Myself.Cheers!!