Blunders

I thought that for this thread I should look waaay back to a time where I was just starting out... and found a gem.

Game 2022109

If I wasn't so ambitious back then I would have probably resigned early, but I fought on.

Game 2552543
I thought I am protecting as well as attaching the queen 😳

11. bh6. I go some good position .. but he defended well and found good variation

Game 2551611😲

Game 1491162

15.g3?? Obviously I wasn't thinking at all on this one. I was lucky that I wasn't the last one to blunder in this game.

Not my own but thought id share it for those who havent seen this game before.


Guess what Nigel Short played in this position (move 121)




[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "244"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Re1 e4
15. Bf1 Bg7 16. c3 O-O 17. Qh5 Qc8 18. Rad1 Ng6 19. g3 Re8 20. Bh3 Re5 21. Nc2
Qc4 22. Ne3 Qxa2 23. Qe2 f4 24. Ra1 Qb3 25. Ra3 Qxa3 26. bxa3 fxe3 27. Qxe3 Ne7
28. Qb6 Nxd5 29. Qc6 Rae8 30. f4 exf3 31. Qxe8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Bf8 33. Rc8 Nb6
34. Rc6 d5 35. Bg4 Nc4 36. Rxa6 Bc5+ 37. Kh1 f2 38. Be2 Bxa3 39. Rf6 Bb2 40.
Rxf2 Bxc3 41. Rf5 Ne5 42. Bxb5 Kg7 43. h3 f6 44. Kg2 Bd2 45. Rf2 Be3 46. Rc2 h6
47. Rc7+ Kg6 48. Re7 Bc5 49. Re8 Be3 50. Kf1 d4 51. Re7 Kf5 52. Ke2 Bg5 53. Re8
Kg6 54. Rd8 Be3 55. Ba4 Kf7 56. Bc2 Ke7 57. Ra8 Kf7 58. Bf5 Ke7 59. h4 Bc1 60.
Ra7+ Kd6 61. Ra6+ Ke7 62. Ra1 Be3 63. Rb1 Kd6 64. Rb6+ Ke7 65. Re6+ Kf7 66. Ra6
Ke7 67. Be4 Kf7 68. Ra7+ Ke6 69. Ra8 Kf7 70. Bd5+ Kg6 71. Be6 Kg7 72. Bf5 Kf7
73. Ra7+ Kf8 74. Rc7 Ke8 75. Rh7 Kf8 76. Rb7 Ke8 77. Rh7 Kf8 78. Rc7 Ke8 79. g4
Kf8 80. Rh7 Kg8 81. Re7 Kf8 82. Re6 Kf7 83. Rd6 Ke7 84. Rd5 Kf7 85. h5 Ke7 86.
g5 Bxg5 87. Rxd4 Bc1 88. Kd1 Bg5 89. Kc2 Be3 90. Rd1 Kf7 91. Kc3 Kf8 92. Rd6
Ke7 93. Re6+ Kf7 94. Kb4 Bf2 95. Ra6 Ke7 96. Kb5 Be3 97. Re6+ Kf7 98. Ka6 Bc5
99. Kb7 Be7 100. Kc7 Kf8 101. Ra6 Kf7 102. Be6+ Kg7 103. Ra2 Nf3 104. Kd7 Bc5
105. Rg2+ Ng5 106. Bf5 Bf8 107. Ke8 Bd6 108. Rd2 Bc5 109. Rd7+ Kg8 110. Rc7 Bb4
111. Kd7 Kf7 112. Bg6+ Kg8 113. Kc6 Ba3 114. Rb7 Kf8 115. Kd5 Kg8 116. Ra7 Bb4
117. Rc7 Ba3 118. Rc6 Kg7 119. Kd4 Bb2+ 120. Ke3 Be5 121. Re6 Nxe6 122. Bf5 Nd4
0-1

In chessbase mag Nigel gives an interview "I think it was one of the very few times that I said "f***" out aloud. I was really, genuinely shocked. It was disbelief"

Poor Nigel.

Originally posted by Bedlam
Not my own but thought id share it for those who havent seen this game before.


Guess what Nigel Short played in this position (move 121)

[fen]8/6k1/2R2pBp/4b1nP/8/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 121[/fen]


[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33 ...[text shortened]... Kg7 119. Kd4 Bb2+ 120. Ke3 Be5 121. Re6 Nxe6 122. Bf5 Nd4
0-1

Since my game was the one that inspired you to look this one up I'll show it... from earlier tonight (20 min. game).

[Event "Rated game, 20m + 0s"]
[Site "Main Playing Hall"]
[Date "2006.11.03"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maninbra"]
[Black "CMSMaster"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "1448"]
[BlackElo "1595"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.11.03"]
[TimeControl "1200"]

1. e4 {0} c5 {1} 2. Nf3 {2} d6 {1} 3. d4 {1} cxd4 {1} 4. Nxd4 {1} Nf6 {1} 5.
Nc3 {2} g6 {1} 6. Bg5 {1} Bg7 {2} 7. Bxf6 {1} Bxf6 {1} 8. Qd3 {1} Nc6 {4} 9.
Nxc6 {2} bxc6 {1} 10. O-O-O {2} Qa5 {33} 11. f4 {32} Bxc3 {16} 12. Qxc3 {3}
Qxc3 {2} 13. bxc3 {2} O-O {7} 14. Bc4 {5} Be6 {17} 15. Bxe6 {5} fxe6 {0} 16. g3
{7} Rfb8 {10} 17. Rd4 {9} Rb7 {6} 18. Rb4 {2} Rab8 {3} 19. a3 {2} a5 {2} 20.
Rxb7 {7} Rxb7 {1} 21. Kd2 {2} Kf8 {1} 22. Ra1 {6} Ke8 {1} 23. Kc1 {1} Kd7 {1}
24. Rb1 {2} d5 {1} 25. Rxb7+ {CMSMaster resigns 2} 1-0


Notice the speed with which I was moving at the end - not so brilliant.