Questions tagged [master-games]
Games played by demonstrably skilled players such as FIDE IMs and GMs, or those of similar strength pre-FIDE.
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Have any full rank-and-file piece specifications ever been required in a masters level game of chess?
According to the rules of algebraic notation, in order for a move to be recorded with rank and file for both starting and ending square (eg, Be5f4), there would need to be, at a minimum:
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Grimshaw in practical (OTB) game
Does anybody know of an example of the Grimshaw-Theme being used in a practical game?
For the Nowotny there are several examples (e.g. Navara-Dergatschova, Ordix, 2007) and for the Plachutta there is ...
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Mutual Zugzwang positions from practical play
The following fascinating position recently arose in Round 5 of the ongoing Tata Steel tournament.
[Title "Ju Wenjun - Alireza Firouzja, Tata Steel, 2024"]
[FEN "8/2pk4/6p1/2P4p/3PR2P/...
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A game I might have read about, Kasparov had to analyse an opening line from scratch and ended up winning anyway?
If my memory isn't tricking me, didn't Kasparov once get a game where early in the opening he didn't know the line, so he sat down for 45 minutes and worked out that the best move is Qc7, and went on ...
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8 pieces on one file in a master game at standard time control?
In today's (21st May 2023) game in the Superbet Rapid and Blitz between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian they reached a position where the c-file was fully occupied with pieces and pawns.
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Do the majority GM losses came from "Not seeing the [opponent] move" or being outplayed in calculation/positional play
The best way to understand this question is probably imagine a situation where the player can peek at his opponent next move after each potential move of the player. In other words, The player knows ...
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