Low-to-high ratings victories

Out of interest, does anyone (mods etc) keep any stats on significant rating difference victories, eg a player with a low rating beating someone with a particular high one?

Not gloating, but I seem to have hovered around the mid-1300s for a while now, but just got checkmate against someone with a high-1900 rating. Might be insignificant in the great scheme of things and I appreciate not everyone's into ratings, but it's a bit of a milestone for lowly old me.

Cheers,

FW

Congratulations!
I mated a 1950 once (and still keep it in my current folder as reminder)

Just recently got a draw with a 2100.

Nothing to compare with your David & Goliath effort though!!

Thank-you (might nick your avatar while i'm at it....:-) )

Dude, you're too modest. That was a huge checkmate for you, and in less than 20 moves!

A real Sharknado of a win, which shows that chess is a helluva game for anyone, no matter what one's rating might be.

Hi Flying Wolk.

You got Leigh Griffiths back, he will score some goals for you.

FlyingWolf - pongi3 RHP 2013

I was going to say good game, but you never broke sweat, I'd of played
the same moves 'cept I would have 0-0-0 or 0-0 before Nd5....OK. Good game.

This pongi3 lad is a bit of fighter, very few draws.
Today he perhaps thought his grade would just win it.

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1.	e4	e5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	Bb5	a6
4.	Bxc6	dxc6
5.	Nc3	Nf6
6.	Nxe5	Qe7
7.	d4	c5
8.	Bf4	cxd4
9.	Qxd4	Be6
10.	Nd5	Nxd5
11.	exd5	O-O-O
12.	Qa7	Bxd5
13.	Qa8

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 {An old favorite of mine, these days I wait till Nf6 and then play Bxc6. 5.Nc3 is harmless but you will be surprised how often Black gets into a tangle. Here is a case in point.} 5...Nf6 {This drops the e-pawn. 5....Bc5 holds it tactically (Bxf2+) 5...Bg4 is also a move. The common 5...Bd6 runs into 6.d4.} 6. Nxe5 Qe7 {That's a slack one, I'm sure Black can play 6...Nxe4 answering 7.Nxe4 with 7...Qd4, an old trick but no dangers for White who can emerge with a nice middle game.} 7. d4 c5 {That looks like a waste of time.} 8. Bf4 cxd4 {He's developing White bits for him.} 9. Qxd4 Be6 {Now 10.0-0-0 and White is really looking good.} 10. Nd5 Nxd5 {This leads to more bother. 10....Bxd5 11.exd5 Qb4+ is the move, that is why 10. 0-0-0 is so good. 12.QxQ BxQ+ 13.c3 Nxd5!} 11. exd5 {He's got himself into a quite a bit of trouble. 11...Rd8 looks best but after 12.0-0-0 White is coming out of the opening with all the play. All the bits will be in action, the open d & e files and Black is three moves from castling. } 11... O-O-O {Missing...} 12. Qa7 {And Black is big trouble now. I cannot see a good move for him, all the news is bad.} 12... Bxd5 {Ah Well. That is that.} 13. Qa8 {1900+ players still need mistakes to win games, this sound and sensible game by White with one wee iffy move( Nd5) is how to play against them. Good. }

Hi gp34,
That game felt like a once-great League 1 team beats Premiershio supremos giant-killing! 😀

We're going to need Griffiths' goals this season, although the bookies have us favourites to make a swift return to the Chump. Did well per-season.

Thanks for the game comments - had a few close calls against some high-rating opponents recently, but this one topped it. I guess it's what makes chess the game it is......!

FW

Here's a real life game in which someone with an ECF grade of 58 (about 1100 FIDE) beat someone with an ECF grade of 125 (about FIDE 1650):
http://www.halesowenchessclub.org.uk/chvgrzy.htm

What makes it remarkable, however, is that the loser of this game plays on a well known online chess site where his rating is in excess of 2450! (my rating on the same site is about 300 points lower).

I'm not doubting you didn't play well in the game but cynically I would say the supposed 1900 player you beat is not actually 1900!! or perhaps they are wanting to drop their rating for tournament entry as many seem to do, sandbaggers as they are known.
Cheers.

You can't sandbag very much as your tournament rating never goes 100 below your highest rating.

As a high 1800-low 1900 rating player here, I can attest that lots of mistakes are still made at this level, at least by me. Especially when playing an opening that one is unfamiliar with.

Originally posted by gothcharles
I'm not doubting you didn't play well in the game but cynically I would say the supposed 1900 player you beat is not actually 1900!! or perhaps they are wanting to drop their rating for tournament entry as many seem to do, sandbaggers as they are known.
Cheers.

This takes some beating: OTB nearly 30 years ago a friend of mine played a mega sharp Najdorf, got a good ending and finally ground down a player 785 points higher. (victim was Owen Hindle if anyone remembers him)

Very nice.

My biggest ratings gap win was when I was 1559 vs a player rated 1908, at the time.

A couple sacrifices, some well placed bishops and naked aggression was just enough to win the day.

That was a year ago. Hope I can recapture some of that past glory one of these days.

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1.	e4	e5
2.	Ng1f3	Nb8c6
3.	Bf1b5	a6
4.	Bb5a4	Ng8f6
5.	O-O	Bf8c5
6.	c3	O-O
7.	d4	exd4
8.	cxd4	Bc5b6
9.	d5	Nc6e7
10.	Nb1c3	d6
11.	h3	Ne7g6
12.	Rf1e1	Nf6h5
13.	Bc1g5	f6
14.	Bg5d2	Nh5f4
15.	Bd2xf4	Ng6xf4
16.	Qd1d2	Nf4xh3
17.	gxh3	Bc8xh3
18.	Qd2f4	g5
19.	Qf4g3	Qd8c8
20.	Kg1h2	g4
21.	Nf3h4	f5
22.	Nh4xf5	Rf8xf5
23.	exf5	Qc8xf5
24.	Re1e2	Ra8f8
25.	Ba4c2	Qf5h5
26.	Kh2g1	Rf8f3

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1. e4 e5 2. Ng1f3 Nb8c6 3. Bf1b5 a6 4. Bb5a4 Ng8f6 5. O-O Bf8c5 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bc5b6 9. d5 Nc6e7 10. Nb1c3 d6 11. h3 Ne7g6 12. Rf1e1 Nf6h5 13. Bc1g5 f6 14. Bg5d2 Nh5f4 15. Bd2xf4 Ng6xf4 16. Qd1d2 Nf4xh3 17. gxh3 Bc8xh3 18. Qd2f4 g5 19. Qf4g3 Qd8c8 20. Kg1h2 g4 21. Nf3h4 f5 22. Nh4xf5 Rf8xf5 23. exf5 Qc8xf5 24. Re1e2 Ra8f8 25. Ba4c2 Qf5h5 26. Kh2g1 Rf8f3 0-1

As a high 1800-low 1900 rating player here, I can attest that lots of mistakes are still made at this level, at least by me. Especially when playing an opening that one is unfamiliar with.