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 XI: Yip, Carissa (2423) vs. Prohászka, Péter (2581)
While reflecting on the topic of women in chess during this Women’s History Month, I recalled being fortunate enough to…
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Game of the Week X: Mikhalevski, Victor (2552) vs. Nabaty, Tamir (2638)
How does a “Miniature” happen in a high-level chess game? A “Miniature” is a game that ends in less than…
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Game of the Week IX: Kjartansson, Gudmundur vs. Petursson, Margeir
Perhaps you have heard about “torturing” another player in chess and wonder: How is it possible to torture anyone in…
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Game of the Week VIII: Lobanov, Sergei vs. Lazavik, Denis
Once, a player with around a 2250 level asked me after our game, “What was the evaluation of the position?”…
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Game of the Week VII: Pashikian, Arman vs. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel
Today, I read my friend FM Alper Efe Ataman’s Facebook post on The Life and Games of Vasily Smyslov, Vol. 1 by…
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Game of the Week VI: Brilej, Jaka vs. Basso, Pier Luigi
I recently read the book The Road to Chess Improvement by Alex Yermolinsky. This was the kind of book that I wish…
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Game of the Week – Week 5
As I’m sure is the case for many of you, the lack of in-person tournaments during the pandemic has only…
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Game of the Week – Week 4
When you hear the word “assumption”, a negative connotation may come to mind. Many of us have been advised at…
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Game of the Week – Week 3
Every day, we are faced with hundreds of decisions that could change the course of our future. For most of…