How to play chess

This is how: From our Annual Championship, Round 1.1

This guy always play like this too, sacing pieces for an attack!

[Event "Edmonton Championship"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dean, Tim"]
[Black "Grumic, Sasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2067"]
[BlackELO "2134"]

1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Be3 c5
4. c3 Nf6
5. Nd2 O-O
6. dxc5 Nc6
7. Ngf3 b6
8. cxb6 Ng4
9. Bd4 e5
10. Bc5 d6
11. Bb5 Bb7
12. Bxc6 Bxc6
13. Ba3 Nxf2
14. Kxf2 Qxb6+
15. Ke1 d5
16. Bxf8 Rxf8
17. Qe2 Qxb2
18. Nb3 Qxc3+
19. Qd2 Qc4
20. Qe2 Qb4+
21. Kf2 dxe4
22. Nfd2 Bh6
23. Qc4 Qb6+
24. Ke1 e3
25. Ne4 e2
26. Qxe2 Qb4+
27. Ned2 Rd8
28. Rd1 Bb5
29. Qe4 Qc3
30. Qf3 Rd3
31. Qa8+ Kg7
32. h4 Re3+
33. Kf2 Re2+
34. Kg1 Qe3+
35. Kh2 Bf4#
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Originally posted by RahimK
This is how: From our Annual Championship, Round 1.1

This guy always play like this too, sacing pieces for an attack!

[Event "Edmonton Championship"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dean, Tim"]
[Black "Grumic, Sasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2067"]
[BlackELO "2134"]

1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Be3 c5
4. c3 Nf6
5. Nd ...[text shortened]... Rd3
31. Qa8+ Kg7
32. h4 Re3+
33. Kf2 Re2+
34. Kg1 Qe3+
35. Kh2 Bf4#
0-1

Originally posted by Korch
Such kind of playing is effective against chessplayers who doesnt like defending, but not against good defensive players and engines.

Originally posted by RahimK
This is how: From our Annual Championship, Round 1.1

This guy always play like this too, sacing pieces for an attack!

[Event "Edmonton Championship"]
[Site "Edmonton"]
[Date "2007.01.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dean, Tim"]
[Black "Grumic, Sasa"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2067"]
[BlackELO "2134"]

1. e4 g6
2. d4 Bg7
3. Be3 c5
4. c3 Nf6
5. Nd ...[text shortened]... Rd3
31. Qa8+ Kg7
32. h4 Re3+
33. Kf2 Re2+
34. Kg1 Qe3+
35. Kh2 Bf4#
0-1

Originally posted by RahimK
Who likes defending? People like watching offensive powerhouses.

Colts, Lakers, Rockets, Babe Ruth, etc... 🙂

I don't like defending either.

Another classical defensive game by Petrosian. How many from you in this position would play 25....Re6!! - move which saved black from slow strategical death?

[Event "ct"]
[Site "Zurich"]
[Date "1953.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "S H Reshevsky"]
[Black "T Petrosian"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "82"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb2 c4 12. Bc2 Bg4 13. Qe1 Ne4
14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bh5 16. f3 Bg6 17. e4 Qd7 18. Rae1 dxe4 19. fxe4
Rfe8 20. Qf4 b5 21. Bd1 Re7 22. Bg4 Qe8 23. e5 a5 24. Re3 Rd8 25. Rfe1
Re6 26. a4 Ne7 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qf1 Nd5 29. Rf3 Bd3 30. Rxd3 cxd3
31. Qxd3 b4 32. cxb4 axb4 33. a5 Ra8 34. Ra1 Qc6 35. Bc1 Qc7 36. a6 Qb6
37. Bd2 b3 38. Qc4 h6 39. h3 b2 40. Rb1 Kh8 41. Be1 1/2-1/2

Another beautiful defensive games.


[Event "18, Hastings"]
[Site "18, Hastings"]
[Date "1895.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "H Pillsbury"]
[Black "C Schlechter"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 Bb7
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. Bb1 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 c4 14. Ne5 f5 15. Kh1 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bd6 17. f4 Bc8 18. Qh5 a6 19. Rf3 Ra7 20. Rh3 g6 21. Qh6 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Rg7 23. Rf3 b5 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. Rcf1 Rff7 26. h4 Be6 27. g4 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Qh5 Rg6 30. Bxf5 Bxf5 31.Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 b4 33. Qf3 c3 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Rf8+ Kg7 36. Rb8 Qe7 37. Qf4 h5 38. e6 Rxe6 39. Rc8 Re4 40. Rc7 Rxf4 41. Rxe7+ Rf7 42. Re5 c2 43. Rg5+ Kh6 44. Rg1 Rb7 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg (02)"]
[Site "St Petersburg (02)"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alekhine Alexander"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch Aaron"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "170"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Bd3
Be7 8. O-O Nd7 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. c3 Bf6 13. Rfe1
Qe7 14. Ba6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 Nb8 16. Qb5 Qb7 17. Re3 Nc6 18. Qd3 g6 19. Bh6
Bg7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rae1 Qc7 22. h4 Rac8 23. h5 Qf4 24. Ne5 Nxe5
25. Rxe5 Rc7 26. g3 Qf6 27. Qe3 Rd8 28. Kg2 Rcc8 29. Rh1 Kf8 30. Rh4 Ke8
31. Qh6 Ke7 32. Rf4 Qh8 33. Re1 Rd7 34. Rh1 Qg8 35. Qg5+ Kd6 36. Qe5+
Kc6 37. a4 Kb7 38. Ra1 Qh8 39. Rf6 Qd8 40. Rf3 Qh8 41. Qe2 a6 42. Qe3
Qg7 43. h6 Qf8 44. Qe5 Qh8 45. Rf6 Qf8 46. Rf3 Qh8 47. Rf6 Qf8 48. Rh1
Qd8 49. Rf3 Qh8 50. Rf6 Qd8 51. Rf3 Qh8 52. Rf6 Qd8 53. Rf4 Rc4 54. Ra1
Rc6 55. Rf6 Qf8 56. Qe3 Re7 57. Qf3 Qe8 58. g4 Qd7 59. Re1 Rc7 60. b3
Ka7 61. g5 Qd6 62. Qd3 Qa3 63. Qc2 Qb4 64. Rc1 Qa3 65. Re1 Qb4 66. Rc1
Qa3 67. Re1 Qb4 68. Rc1 Qd6 69. Qd3 Qa3 70. Rb1 Qa2 71. Rf3 e5 72. Re3
e4 73. Qd1 f5 74. gxf6 Rf7 75. Ra1 Qb2 76. Rb1 Qa3 77. c4 Rxf6 78. cxd5
Rcf7 79. Re2 Qd6 80. Qc2 Qxd5 81. Kf1 e3 82. Rxe3 Qh1+ 83. Ke2 Rxf2+
84. Kd3 Qd5 85. Qc8 Rd7 0-1

Those are all Gm games and people always have thier fav. superstars. This was between 2 Experts. I haven't seen any brillant defensive games at the club level.

Originally posted by RahimK
Those are all Gm games and people always have thier fav. superstars. This was between 2 Experts. I haven't seen any brillant defensive games at the club level.

Originally posted by Korch
It means only that making good defence are much harder, than making good attack.

Originally posted by RahimK
True, well I just thought it was a good game, his typical style and I posted it so Y'all could enjoy.

Cheers,

RK

It was a fun game. No need to overanalyze it.

Thanks for sharing RK.