Here is a game that I lost. It was the final round in an important tournament and I was tied for 1st place. I was paired with someone several hundred rating points below me and thought it was going to be an easy game. I did every... Read more »
Here is a game in which I was able to sac my rook and expose the enemy King. It led to a checkmate with the King in the middle of the board. Read more »
Throw enough pieces at the enemy king, and there is sure to be a checkmate somewhere. I got my queen, bishop, and knight working nicely together to penetrate and checkmate the enemy king. There was no defense. Read more »
Don't play a tactical opening if you don't know all the traps. Here is a game in which my opponent played the Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Variation (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5) and grabbed a poison pawn. That led to a mate after chas... Read more »
Here is a Blackmar Diemer Gambit (1d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4) that I played in a postal game. I made a few sacs that led to winning the Queen and the game. Read more »
This is one of my first games where my opponent played the Alekhine. It was a rare opening in club play and on the international level until Fischer used it against Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship. I got in a rook sac then... Read more »
Here is another Smith-Morra game I played that was full of tactics. It even has a Queen sac and a combination that leads to mate. Read more »
The Smith-Morra Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3) can lead to a wild game. In this game, I throw everything I have at the exposed king. Read more »
Here is a game in which I played the Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3) and trapped the enemy Rook that was on my 2nd rank. Always have an escape route if you get into enemy territory. Read more »
Here is a Scotch game that I faced in a chess club championship and was able to win by trapping the Rook in the middle of the board. Read more »
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