Submitted by
on Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:17am.
This is the most amazing game I have ever seen, it was posted by Billwall a few months ago. White sacrifices all his pieces except for a Knight and is still able to deliver a sweet smothered mate. Henry Ernest Atkins (1872-1955) won... Read more »
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Submitted by
on Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:33pm.
This is another interesting game that illustrates what greed can do to a chess player. White lures Black into a material-grabbing expedition, Black falls for White's plan and neglects his development and his King's safety, he pays severely... Read more »
Submitted by
on Sun Feb 3, 2008 2:11pm.
"Frank Marshall, the great American Master, staunchly upheld the view that in Chess it is more blessed to give than to receive. He despised players who were always avid for material gain, and his games are studded with speculative sacrifices ... Read more »
Submitted by
on Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:29pm.
If there ever was a prize for the funniest game ever played, this game would be a strong candidate for first place; in the final position, you cannot help but laugh at the Black Queen, helplessly trapped by her own pawns. The positi... Read more »
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on Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:26pm.
"Paladins of the chessboard, Alekhine and Bogolubov, each of Russian stock, maintained a grim, competitive relationship during their careers. They met often, and their games, full of fire and brimstone, reflected not only their naturally adve... Read more »
Submitted by
on Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:25pm.
(From the book "Chess Traps, Pitfalls and Swindles" by Al Horowitz) "At the Manhattan Chess Club, Al Horowitz often played with an arch-duffer known as a "Professional Rook-odds player." Always receiving odds of ... Read more »
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Submitted by
on Mon Jan 7, 2008 7:34pm.
The following brilliancy was played at ten-seconds-per-move in A Master's Tournament at Bognor, England, between the English expert Bruce Hayden and the Yugoslav chess star Rakicz. Read more »
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Submitted by
on Mon Jan 7, 2008 6:15am.
A few days ago, I played a game against a dangerous opponent. I was Black, we reached the position below, at which I was up a piece and a Pawn. I had a won position, but I made a careless blunder and lost miserably. All I was concerned a... Read more »
Submitted by
on Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:10am.
"The scene, a local chess club in Illinois. I was on a transcontinental tour giving simultaneous exhibitions and I was approached by a club official who asked, "Horowitz, have you ever throw a game?" Not fazed by the noble greeting... Read more »
Submitted by
on Sat Jan 5, 2008 4:11pm.
" A little over a century ago, there were no chess clocks. A player could take as long as he pleased for a move, and no amount of pleading, would evoke a mite of feeling from the insensitive. Once, in fact, the invincible Paul Morphy, the wor... Read more »