Category: Full Game Analysis

Rubinstein won only two games in this tournament (this one and against Tarrasch), but both of them won the brilliancy prize. The one I present and analyze in this article features the Zepler doubling pattern as well.

The game (played at the mentioned tournament) I selected for today’s article was remarkable in several points: 1) No pawns were captured until the 24. move. 2) Alekhine applied The Octopus Knight formation to get to the winning position. 3) Black sacrificed a queen three times.

In the 1896 tournament held in Saint Petersburg, there was a game played that showcased Emanuel Lasker’s brilliance. He earned the brilliancy prize by executing a remarkable move: sacrificing both of his rooks on the same square to expose Pillsbury’s king.

In 1790, François-André Danican Philidor showcased the significance of a strong pawn formation during a game against Andrew Smith. He famously stated, “Pawns are the soul of chess”, emphasizing their crucial role in the game.

Bowdler’s clash with Conway showcases a remarkable display of audacious sacrifices, despite occasional errors from both participants. Let’s explore this historical encounter and appreciate the boldness and complexity it brought to the chessboard.

The remarkable game between Karel Opočenský and Karel Skalička, two Czech masters sharing the same first name, was held in Poděbrady during the 14th Czechoslovak Championship tournament.

Giulio Cesare Polerio was an Italian chess theoretician and player who lived in the sixteenth century in the Kingdom of Naples. He has gained significant recognition as the author of seven influential Codexes, labeled A to G, which played a crucial role in shaping the narrative of chess history and the development of chess theory.

In December 1937, Alekhine recaptured the title from Euwe in a convincing manner with an impressive score of ten wins, four losses, and eleven draws. Among the many remarkable games played during this highly significant match, one of the most noteworthy and shortest ones deserves our attention.

Undoubtedly, the thirteenth game of the World Chess Championship between Robert Fischer and Boris Spassky, renowned as The Match Of The Century, stood out as an exceptionally arduous, challenging, and technically demanding encounter. It might even be considered the most formidable and taxing game, not only within the match itself, but also among all the previous World Championship matches.

The pun was intentional. It doesn’t happen every century that two elite grandmasters cross paths in a tournament, with one of them experiencing defeat twice due to making the same losing move in two distinct positions.