Cracking Master games thread

Ok, i thought it would be fun to post some games you've looked at that you've enjoyed playing through. Here's a little Gem i found by Machall Ivanov against Ljubov Kopylova, Kiel op 2001.



Ivanov,M (2446) - Kopylova,L (2220) [E60]
Kiel op 14th Kiel (5), 20.08.2001

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nd2 d5 4.cxd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 Bg7 6.e4 Nxe4 7.Bc4 Qa5 8.b4 Qxb4 9.Rb1 Qc3 10.Rb3 Nxf2 11.Kxf2 Qa5 12.Rb5 Qa6 13.Rf5 Qb6 14.Bxf7+ Kd8 15.Nc4 Qa6 16.Ra5 Qf6 17.Nce5 Rf8 18.Bb3 Qb6 19.Rd5+ Bd7 20.Be3 a5 21.Nc4 Qf6 22.Bg5 Qc6 23.Nxa5 Qc3 24.Nxb7+ Kc8 25.Nc5 Bc6 26.Be3 Ra3 27.Rg5 Qb2+ 28.Qe2 Bxd4 29.Qxb2 Bxb2 30.Rd1 Na6 31.Be6+ Kb8 32.Rb1 h6 33.Rxb2+ Ka7 34.Nb3+ Ka8 35.Ra5 1-0

Quite a cracking game, don't you think 😀

Right now I could only dream of an OTB rating of 2220, but I find it highly unlikely I would blunder the opening as badly as he did. That is the kind of amateur mistake I see the young kids at the chess club making. He should have known better, and he lost badly because he ignored opening principles.

Originally posted by TippedKing
Right now I could only dream of an OTB rating of 2220, but I find it highly unlikely I would blunder the opening as badly as he did. That is the kind of amateur mistake I see the young kids at the chess club making. He should have known better, and he lost badly because he ignored opening principles.

Well, it was a blunder but he did get two pawns for his knight while removing whites right to castle. I like this game because white finds some quite brilliant tactics. Black could obvioulsy have played better but the loser always can.