Anna was completely winning and she hung her Queen in 1 move!!! The position above is after 31.Qd5???????
IM Zatonskih (2490) – IM Krush (2515) [B20]
21.05.2008 – Blitz 1
1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Bg2 Qe6+ 6.Kf1 Nc6 7.h3 Bh5 8.d3 Qd7 9.Be3 e6 10.Nbd2 Nf6 11.Nb3 Nd5 12.Bxc5 Bxc5 13.Nxc5 Qe7 14.Nb3 0–0 15.Kg1 f5 16.d4 Rad8 17.Qe2 Nf6 18.c3 Ne4 19.Re1 e5 20.Qe3 exd4 21.Nfxd4 Ne5 22.Nxf5 Rxf5 23.Qxe4 Bg6 24.f4 Qc7 25.Qxb7 Qc4 26.fxe5 Qd3 27.Kh2 Rf2 28.Rhf1 Rxb2 29.e6 h6 30.e7 Re8 31.Qd5+???? Black wins 0–1
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They must be getting tired. Playoffs probably should have been reserved for tomorrow.
??????? to you, too, loser.
“Playoffs probably should have been reserved for tomorrow.”
Here’s another smartass general. Smart remarks after war has ended already?? Speculation, speculating is darn boring and annoys anonymouses.
Hey, it happens to all of us at some point. Who can forget Kramnik receiving a one move checkmate when playing against Fritz a couple of years ago. There should be a term for it: Chess Blindnes, or Queen Delusion. I guess sometimes it’s caused by exaustion, other times it might be caused to to overconfidence in a position. One time I was playing in Washington Square against one of the best known players in the park (he is known for never loosing of course) and I had a winning position against him. Of course, there was close to 30 people around us just waiting to see the outcome of the game. I guess I got overwhelmed by all the attention, and right there, when I had a bishop and pawn advantage….I place my queen in a square that it was free for the taking. So, it happens….unfortunately, sometimes it happens in tournaments like this where it must really be frustrating.
This just goes to show why Hillary Clinton should not call it quits yet.
Because SAY WHAT, SAY WHAT, anything can happen!!
Reminds me of a teen ranked 1710 whom I played against at the 2008 Amateur Team. He was a queen down (I had just promoted a pawn) and he wouldn’t resign. Then I understood why. His dad, a 1750 player, was playing against my teammate on the board next to ours, had a lost position but wouldn’t resign as well. It was not hard to see where such “wisdom” had come from.
Anyway, my teammate and I brought home the bacon in both games.
“Anyway, my teammate and I brought home the bacon in both games.”
One thing I can’t stand in any sport is a “Sore Winner”.
Your words gives weight to the term “chess nerd”.
Okay.