28 Apr 09
Every chessplayer should be acquainted with the classics yet many,including me,are not.To help remedy this I propose everyone who's interested posts old games they found especially beautiful/instructive.I'll kick things off with Levitsky,S. - Marshall,F,1912.The game itself is nothing special but I chose it for Marshall's stunning last move.
Hopefully this will become a very,very long thread 🙂
04 May 09
Wilhelm Steinitz - Curt von Bardeleben,Hastings 1895.This was the very first mastergame I played over and is still a firm favorite of mine.17.d5 vacating the d4 square for utilisation by the knight is an instructive idea every player should see.22.Rxe7+ leaving White open to back rank mate for the next 12 moves (then Black gets mated) is just stunning.The mating sequence itself is very deep and fun to watch.
It is said von Bardeleben actually resigned by storming out of the playing hall after 24.Rg7+ but other sources contradict this.In any case,I've included the mating sequence.
06 May 09
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R.J.Fischer v T.Petrosian, Buenos Aires, 1971.
quite simply a positional masterpiece, watch and behold as the King of Chess creates weakness after weakness and transforms one small advantage into another. this game features the amazing move of trading a beautifully posted knight for a passive bishop in order to transform one advantage into another. a truly beautiful game.
06 May 09
Originally posted by robbie carrobie
R.J.Fischer v T.Petrosian, Buenos Aires, 1971.
[pgn]
[Event "Buenos Aires cf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires cf"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Petrosian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8. c4 ...[text shortened]... p in order to transform one advantage into another. a truly beautiful game.
06 May 09
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Originally posted by CimonThat Petrosian game was pure mince, here is how you play the Queens Gambit!
[pgn]
[Event "Buenos Aires m Rd: 2"]
[Site "Buenos Aires m Rd: 2"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Petrosian"]
[Black "Robert James Fischer"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "63"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5
7. Rc1 Ne4 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. Qd2 Qxa2 10. bxc3 ...[text shortened]... 28. Qb3 Kg7 29. Qf7+ Kh6 30. dxe7 f5 31. Rxf5
Qd4+ 32. Kh1 1-0
[/pgn]
R.J.Fischer v B.Spassky, Reykjavik, World Championship, 1972
06 May 09
Originally posted by robbie carrobie[Event "World Championship 28th"]
R.J.Fischer v B.Spassky, Reykjavik, World Championship, 1972
[pgn]
[Event "Reykjavik WCh"]
[Site "Reykjavik WCh"]
[Date "1972.01.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Robert James Fischer"]
[Black "Boris Spassky"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D59"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh ...[text shortened]... Bd3 Qe8 37. Qe4 Nf6 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. Rxf6 Kg8 40. Bc4 Kh8 41. Qf4 1-0[/pgn]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1972.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D59"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1972.??.??"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 {Takes game out of book; 1st choice} 18.
Nd4 {1st choice} Qf8 {2nd choice} 19. Nxe6 {1st choice} fxe6 {1st choice} 20.
e4 {1st choice} d4 {Not in top 3} 21. f4 {1st choice} Qe7 {Not in top 3} 22. e5
{1st choice} Rb8 {1st choice} 23. Bc4 {1st choice} Kh8 {2nd choice} 24. Qh3 {
2nd choice} Nf8 {Not in top 3} 25. b3 {3rd choice} a5 {1st choice} 26. f5 {
2nd choice} exf5 {1st choice} 27. Rxf5 {1st choice} Nh7 {1st choice} 28. Rcf1 {
2nd choice} Qd8 {3rd choice} 29. Qg3 {1st choice} Re7 {1st choice} 30. h4 {
2nd choice} Rbb7 {1st choice} 31. e6 {2nd choice} Rbc7 {3rd choice} 32. Qe5 {
1st choice} Qe8 {3rd choice} 33. a4 {Not in top 3} Qd8 {1st choice} 34. R1f2 {
Not in top 3} Qe8 {1st choice} 35. R2f3 {2nd choice} Qd8 {1st choice} 36. Bd3 {
Not in top 3} Qe8 {Not in top 3} 37. Qe4 {2nd choice} Nf6 {1st choice} 38. Rxf6
{1st choice} gxf6 {1st choice} 39. Rxf6 {1st choice} Kg8 {1st choice} 40. Bc4 {
2nd choice} Kh8 {Not in top 3} 41. Qf4 {1st choice} 1-0
Result:
White: Fischer
Top 1 Match: 12/24 (50,0% )
Top 2 Match: 20/24 (83,3% )
Top 3 Match: 21/24 (87,5% )
Black: Spassky
Top 1 Match: 14/24 (58,3% )
Top 2 Match: 16/24 (66,7% )
Top 3 Match: 19/24 (79,2% )
06 May 09
This game shows an absolute mastery of the rook in chess. The ideas contained herein have been and continue to be invaluable to me. I hope you also enjoy it
Akiba Rubenstein vs Emanuel Lasker by rook, or by crook
[Event "St.Petersburg"]
[Site "St.Petersburg"]
[Date "1909.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1.d4 {Notes by Emanuel Lasker} d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Bg5 c5
5.cxd5 exd5 6.Nc3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 {The cause for subsequent
embarrasment. 7...Be7 was preferable.} 8.e3 Be7 9.Bb5 {Showing
up the weakness of Black's 7th move.} Bd7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nxd5
Bxd4 12.exd4 Qg5 13.Bxc6 Bxc6 14.Ne3 O-O-O {A careless
move. There was no reason for Black to desist from his
intention of capturing the g-pawn simply because White has
omitted Qe2+. As a matter of fact, after ...Bxg2 15 Rg1 Qa5+
16 Qd2 Qxd2+ 17 Kxd2 Be4 Black would have been quite
comfortable.} 15.O-O Rhe8 16.Rc1 {! A very subtle move. What
with the threat of Rc5 and d5, White retains his advantage,
and he can certainly cope with Black's threat of ...Rxe3.}
Rxe3 17.Rxc6+ bxc6 18.Qc1 {!} Rxd4 19.fxe3 Rd7 20.Qxc6+ Kd8
21.Rf4 {! A splendid idea, threatening to decide the game at
once by Qa8+, followed by a Rook check on e4 or c4; hence,
Black is forced to swap Queens and to face a lost ending.} f5
22.Qc5 Qe7 {After 22...Rd1+ 23 Kf2 Rd2+ 24 Ke1 Qxg2 White
would win the Rook by 23 Qa5+.} 23.Qxe7+ Kxe7 24.Rxf5 Rd1+
25.Kf2 Rd2+ 26.Kf3 Rxb2 27.Ra5 Rb7 28.Ra6 Kf8 29.e4 Rc7 30.h4
Kf7 31.g4 Kf8 32.Kf4 Ke7 33.h5 h6 34.Kf5 Kf7 35.e5 Rb7 36.Rd6
Ke7 37.Ra6 Kf7 38.Rd6 Kf8 39.Rc6 Kf7 40.a3 1-0