Even at 12, @GMHikaru was a tactical genius. In his 1999 game against IM Olodapo Adu, he engineered a queen sacrifice that's one of the prettiest he ever played. Don't miss this game and more of Hikaru Nakamura's Best Chess Games! #chess #queensacrifice #hikarunakamura ✔ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/bestofchess?sub_confirmation=1 ✔ Friend: … [Read more...] about 12-Year-Old @GMHikaru Sacs Queen Vs International Master – Nakamura vs. Adu, 1999
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Grandmaster Uses King To Deliver Checkmate! – Every Chess Move Explained – Short vs. Timman, 1991
Nigel Short's incredible king walk against Jan Timman is not entirely unique in the annals of chess, but it's close. The finish is famous, but don't miss the build-up as Short plays incredibly instructive chess to build the stranglehold that allows him to finish the game. Lessons: * Don't fianchetto against a strong pawn on e5. * Control the open files AND invade. * Details … [Read more...] about Grandmaster Uses King To Deliver Checkmate! – Every Chess Move Explained – Short vs. Timman, 1991
Yusupov Goes All In For Checkmate! – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Ivanchuk vs. Yusupov, 1991
Artur Yusupov won one of the most dramatic chess candidates' matches ever when in 1991 he scored a huge game-ought win against Vasyl Ivanchuk to tie the match and take it to tiebreaks, and then in tiebreaks he crafted one of the greatest "All-In" kingside attacks of all time! #chess #queensacrifice #bestchessgames ✔ Subscribe: … [Read more...] about Yusupov Goes All In For Checkmate! – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Ivanchuk vs. Yusupov, 1991
Ivanchuk’s Golden Queen Sacrifice – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Ivanchuk vs. Shirov, 1996
Outside of /r/chess, a queen sacrifice is a rare and special thing. Against Alexey Shirov, Vasyl Ivanchuk played one of the greatest queen sacrifices in chess history, 21.Qg7!! This move offers his queen for two minor pieces and a strong pawn on g7. The fun is not over yet though as Ivanchuk concludes the game with a dazzling barrage of attacking moves. #chess #queensacrifice … [Read more...] about Ivanchuk’s Golden Queen Sacrifice – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Ivanchuk vs. Shirov, 1996
A Human AlphaZero – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Isaev vs. Timoshenko, 1991
Correspondence chess is little appreciated by the larger chess community, but the battles can be some of the deepest and richest in chess. The strategic complexity and long-term plans often resemble the modern approach by neural-network engines like AlphaZero. Witness this fantastic battle that apart from a few subtle errors, could easily appear to be a modern Stockfish vs. … [Read more...] about A Human AlphaZero – Top 10 Of The 1990s – Isaev vs. Timoshenko, 1991
