Game of the Week
A weekly series by GMs Vasif Durarbayli and Burak Firat, selecting games for their sporting, scientific, and artistic value—not simply for engine perfection.
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Game of the Week XIX: Xu, Yi (2527)- Xu, Yinglun (2554)
The Game of the Week by Guest Contributor Grandmaster Vahap Sanal is again from the Chinese Championship. The tournament is…
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Game of the Week XVIII: Zhao, Jun (2638) – Yu, Yangyi (2709)
By Guest Contributor Grandmaster Vahap Sanal. Another great event, the Chinese Chess Championship, is happening this week. With a lineup…
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Game of the Week XVII: Ding, Liren (2791) – Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2789)
Hypermodernism in chess emerged at the end of World War I. The concept, which went against the classical approach that…
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Game of the Week XVI: Caruana, Fabiano (2820) – Giri, Anish (2776)
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus once declared: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same…
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Game of the Week XV: Maghsoodloo, Parham (2676) vs. Mosadeghpour, Masoud (2498)
“I will make 40 good moves and if you are able to do the same, the game will end in…
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Game of the Week XIV: Svane, Frederik (2421) vs. Bluebaum, Matthias (2670)
Have you ever gotten the feeling of being totally outplayed by your opponent and wonder where you made a mistake? …
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Game of the Week XIII: Ibanez Aullana, Ramon (2276) vs. Santoz Ruiz, Miguel (2592)
So-called “grandmaster draws” used to bother many chess lovers, so some organizers came up with rules against it. The most…
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Game of the Week XXX: Durarbayli, V (2625) – Vidit, G (2726)
The game below may not elicit any particular feeling or thought at first sight. However, that game may have ended…
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Game of the Week XII: Prohászka, Péter (2581) vs. Wang, Kevin (2402)
In his book Grandmaster Opening Preparation, Jaan Ehlvest splits opening approaches into two categories: As an example, Ehlvest referred to Botvinnink a…