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 XXXVIII: Alekseenko, Kirill (2693) – Ragger, Markus (2665)
Could you believe it if 8 out of 9 moves by White in the opening of a high-level game were…
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Game of the Week XXXVII: Carlsen, Magnus (2855) – Firouzja, Alireza (2754)
“What openings should I play?”; “Is _____ opening good to play?” As a chess streamer and coach, I hear these…
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Game of the Week XXXVI: Nepomniachtchi, Ian (2792) – Karjakin, Sergey (2758)
The “Berlin Wall” was used by Johannes Zukertort in the first World Championship match of 1886 without success; however, the…
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Game of the Week XXXV: Navara, David (2675) – Can, Emre (2569)
What do you do when you have a great position in a chess game? Most people would immediately look for…
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Game of the Week XXXIV: Erdos, Viktor (2614) – Pantsulaia, Levan (2564)
When two players of around the same strength meet over the chess board, each move is part of the tit-for-tat…
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Game of the Week XXXIII: Yakubboev, Nodirbek (2598) – Iskandarov, Misratdin (2552)
“When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise, you are endangered to lose the advantage.” Wilhelm Steinitz…
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Game of the Week XXXII: Sarana, Alexey (2643) – Paravyan, David (2631)
The basic chess principle of not moving the same piece twice in the opening has already become history. The game…
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Game of the Week XXXI: Carlsen, Magnus (2847) – Fedoseev, Vladimir (2696)
It is always tricky to play for a win with Black against a strong player in high-level chess because most…
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Game of the Week XXIX: Carlsen, Magnus (2847) – Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (2687)
By Guest Contributor Grandmaster Peter Prohaszka: This week’s choice fell upon a beautiful technical win by Magnus Carlsen to Radoslaw…