Draws/wins vs. superior players

Game 1853965

This game is a little bit amusing. I blunder a piece on move 13, sacrifice material willy nilly in an attempt to end the game quickly, and then, right when I'm about to resign, he beats me to it.

Here's a puzzle: what's the correct result in the final position?

Originally posted by Ragnorak
Thanks. It was a textbook Bishop Sacrifice from The Art of Attack by Vukovic, which I'd highly recommend.

I still managed to make a huge blunder in the game, which nearly cost me the win. Can you spot it?

D

28. c5 ...

black king could have taken your d pawn.

Originally posted by dyl
Game 1853965

This game is a little bit amusing. I blunder a piece on move 13, sacrifice material willy nilly in an attempt to end the game quickly, and then, right when I'm about to resign, he beats me to it.

Here's a puzzle: what's the correct result in the final position?

...Ke6 and you can't force mate.

!
I thought near the end that I could have won, still unsure...


Game 2156372[/b]

You could have won the game. 60. g4 wasnt the greatest move

2610920 Blanca vs HFRorbis Game won 27 Oct 12 15:26 Info smashing 1500-1600 elo player

Look at this beautiful game --->Game 2610920
I have smashed a 1687 elo ! (me was 1499)
the dude resigned two moves before he was check mate !!

Originally posted by ketan
You could have won the game. 60. g4 wasnt the greatest move

YES! keep opposition! 60.Kf4 was the right move

Originally posted by HFRorbis
2610920 Blanca vs HFRorbis Game won 27 Oct 12 15:26 Info smashing 1500-1600 elo player

Look at this beautiful game --->Game 2610920
I have smashed a 1687 elo ! (me was 1499)
the dude resigned two moves before he was check mate !!

I think 21...g4 was a bad move for black But good win none the less!

Originally posted by climb2high
28. c5 ...

black king could have taken your d pawn.

Nope. If he captured the pawn, I could have chased his king with my queen back towards my own pieces.

D

Originally posted by onyx2006
player about 200 points higher than me.
I played the ruy lopez and fell for the noah's ark trap,
so I was a bishop down from the start, sacced the bishop on f7
and held on for dear life...

The thing is - the game came down to King vs King, and it was drawn,
not another piece on the board. A great fight if I may say so!
I thought near the end that I could have won, still unsure...


Game 2156372

When a game comes down to KVK there should be reinforcements like extra pawns you can place on your 2nd rank... I think it would be neat

Originally posted by dyl
Game 1853965

This game is a little bit amusing. I blunder a piece on move 13, sacrifice material willy nilly in an attempt to end the game quickly, and then, right when I'm about to resign, he beats me to it.

Here's a puzzle: what's the correct result in the final position?

Not to appear to be beating up on kwgoodwin but I've got a nice miniture against him and another good game and he is one of the few top players I've beaten here.

Game 1456758 The power of research won me this game. White needed to play 18. Qa3N (yes I was still in book at this point) to remain in the game. [18. Qa3 Qxa3+ 19. Kxa3 Nxc3 and white must give up at least the bishop pair = ]. The text move is an interesting set of tactics that get sprung all at once.

Game 1456745 I was quite proud of 15. f3N and the execution of the attack against the castled king.

Just to put things in perspective my record against kwgoodwin is +2 =5 -7.

Originally posted by onyx2006
player about 200 points higher than me.
I played the ruy lopez and fell for the noah's ark trap,
so I was a bishop down from the start, sacced the bishop on f7
and held on for dear life...

The thing is - the game came down to King vs King, and it was drawn,
not another piece on the board. A great fight if I may say so!
I thought near the end that I could have won, still unsure...


Game 2156372

h4 instead of g4

Game 2250843 My vastly superior opponent simply annihilated me in the other match, but forgot to play Nxe5 before striking at a flank pawn in this one - the locked board moated his attackers out of his King's defence.

This one is my best, the rating difference was a bit further apart when we actually played

Game 2333312

Onyx here showing everyone why playing drunk isnt encouraged

Game 2326911

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