(GotD) Anand vs. Carlsen, London Chess Classic, [C95] Ruy Lopez. closed, Breyer, Borisenko var.

Today's Game of the Day is Anand vs. Carlsen, Anand actually won the game. (Luke McShane played to a draw against Kramnik (another Ruy Lopez)). Enjoy...

(GotD) Short vs. McShane, London Chess Classic [B76] Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 7... O-O

Taken from: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6859

McShane's win yesterday was as big a surprise as could be, by defeating the Norwegian genius, and a giant question mark was placed next to his chances. Initially, his chances at anything beyond a decent result were next to nil considering the names and ratings of the rest of the field, yet the second round has forced a complete reassessment with his 2.0/2 start and victory over Nigel Short. McShane grabbed the bull by the horns, playing a full-scale Sicilian Dragon, and Short has never shirked an opening challenge. Things might have gone wrong for the young Brit, but then again, that is the nature of such a double-edged variation, and in the end, he was rewarded for his gutsy choice.

(GotD) McShane vs. Carlsen, London Chess Classic [A37] English, symmetrical var.

Taken from: http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6856

The big surprise of the round was Magnus Carlsen’s defeat at the hands of England’s Luke McShane, which was revenge for the opposite result in 2009. The game followed a known (if slightly obscure line of the English until Magnus experimented with 9...Ne5, when the more conservative ...Nxd4 and ...Bd7 have been tried before. Magnus moved his knight again a couple of moves later, which was faintly reminiscent of his adoption of another off-beat knight-hopping defence against Mickey Adams at the Olympiad. It was a risky plan, trying to lure his opponent into complications. He succeeded in doing so, but Luke revels in complications himself and brought home the bacon in some style.

(GotD) Polgar vs, Carlsen, Arctic Stars Prelim [C67] Ruy Lopez, Berlin defence, open var.

Yikes, I've still got writers block, nice to see I have 2 followers, perhaps I'll start posting more. Game of the Day is Judit Polgar vs. Magnus Carlsen, enjoy...

(GotD) Silman vs. MacFarland, Reno 1991 [E09] Catalan closed, main line

Interesting possible mate delivered, worth taking a look...

(GotD) TiK vs. Me, ChessbyMessage.com [A00] Dunst (Sleipner, Heinrichsen) opening

Just finished this game against TiK, reason I post it is cause I love how the game ends, at the time I didn't even see the mate.

(GotD) jasonroberts vs. me, FICS 2010.08.23 [D00] Queen's Pawn, Chigorin variation

Just played this game on the Free Internet Chess Server (FICS), enjoy...

(GotD) Me vs. Sargon I (Look Ahead = 1), [D20] Queen's Gambit Accepted

I have the disc image of Sargon I for the Apple, so I wanted to see how the program acted on my new P4 computer (now I'm running AMD), here is the game, enjoy...

(GotD) Me vs. Sargon I (Lvl 1) [C67] Ruy Lopez

I've been trying to figure out what to post ever since I got my new computer, I tend to run out of ideas at times, writers block? Hope I haven't posted this game before, enjoy...

(GotD) Me vs. Peacemonger, Gameknot.com [D00] Queen's Pawn, Chigorin variation

Here's another game I just finished, enjoy, though I'm not happy I pinned my Bishop in. (This gives an example of combinations, and how to use them, check out 31. Rxa7.)

(GotD) Me vs. KYBoy, ChessWorld.net [C41] Philidor's defence

Just finished this game, I like it as I sacrificed my Queen (26. Qe8) fer the win, enjoy!

(GotD) Ivanchuk vs. Shirov, Wijk aan Zee 96 [D44] QGD Semi-Slav, Anti-Meran gambit

In Chess Life this month (July 2010), there's a review about the book "New in Chess: The First 25 Years", in the article, they mention about the most spectacular move ever, and display the following game starting with 21. Qg7!! It's actually a really good game, play through it! (This game is also included in GriphBase, where I got the full score from.)

(GotD) Me vs. TIK, Chess By Message 2010-07-10 [B07] Pirc defence

I played this game the other day. Interesting mate, hence why I'm posting it, enjoy...

(GotD) Me vs. Phrofett11, ICC 1997, [C77] Ruy Lopez

Here's a game that I played against Phrofett11 back in 1997 on the ICC, enjoy...

(GotD) Night Breed vs. Me, 'X' BBS 97, [A04] Reti Opening

Here is another game I played back in 1997 (when the home internet was but a dream, and you used the phone line to connect to another computer). Anyhow, enjoy...

(GotD) Cuneo vs. SENSORY CHALLENGE, [B80] Sicilian, Scheveningen var.

As I was enter games from the February 1984 issue of Chess Life magazine, I came across the following game that was in the Improve Your Chess column, written by NM Danny Kopec. Enjoy!!!

Happy Canada Day!!! Chess in Canada and GotD: Yanofsky vs. Broffman [C10] French: Paulsen var.

HAPPY CANADA DAY! Here is a link explaining chess in Canada, but I've also included a game played against Abe Yanofsky by my friend Peter Broffman, he actually won the game, I do believe this is one of the last chess games played by Mr. Yanofsky in a tournament. Not sure about that...

(GotD) Me vs. enghrn, ICC 1997.02.21, [C40] Damiano's defence

Here is a game that I played in 97.

(GotD) Bronstein vs. Tal, 1972 USSR Final [A00] Nimzovich-Larsen attack

Just had to post something, since I haven't for quite a few days. Here's another mate that I found going thru The Chess Player #4, enjoy... BTW: I'm still playing as crummy as ever, so frustrating!

(GotD) GuestJKSW vs. Me, FICS 5-26-2010 [B01] Center-Counter Defence, Unrated Blitz

Here's a game I just played on the FICS. I posted it cause I like a few of the moves, mostly forks I think. BTW: 49... Nc5+ forks both the White King and White Rook. Enjoy...