Your best game ever?

[Mongols_rule]

If you record your games, post your BEST here!! here's mine:

[Event "?"]
[Site "Pogo"]
[Date "2004.10.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "anonymous"]
[Black "Mongols_Rule"]
[Result "0-1"]
1.b3 e5
2.e3 d5
3.c4 Nc6
4.cxd5 Qxd5
5.Bc4 Qd8
6.Qh5 g6
7.Qf3 Nf6
8.Bb2 Bg7
9.Nc3 O-O
10.O-O-O Na5
11.d3 Be6
12.h3 b5
13.Nxb5 a6
14.Nc3 Rb8
15.Bxa6 Bxb3
16.axb3 Nxb3+
17.Kb1 c6
18.Kc2 Nd5
19.Bc4 Qa5
20.Bxb3 Rxb3
21.Kxb3 Rb8+
22.Kc2 e4
23.dxe4 Nxc3
24.Ra1 Rxb2+
25.Kxb2 Ne2+
26.Kb3 Qb5+
27.Ka3 Qb2+
28.Ka4 Nc3+
29.Ka5 Qb5# 0-1

 

[stormbind]

That's impressive. When were you first sure the audacious attack was going to be succesful?

 

[Mongols_rule]

well, I was playing against a beginner. So I just bit my lip and went for it! I've always wanted to make my own "immortal game", so... here it is.

 

[Richard Cribb]

Deleted due to technical error...

 

[Richard Cribb]

well, I was playing against a beginner. So I just bit my lip and went for it! I've always wanted to make my own "immortal game", so... here it is.

I apologize for the technical errors, I wanted to edit my post and did it a bit too well... So let's try again!
Nice game!
I have realized that none of my games are immortal, and I have very few game-scores left. I tried to reconstruct a very nice game I played in 1985(!) but something seems to have slipped my memory so here is a place-holder, from a rapid tournament (1 hour each for the whole game) in, I think, 1997. I haven't analyzed it thoroughly, so I don't know if everything was correct. I think we both could have played better at certain points, so some input would be well come.
NN - luceafarul, Bucuresti 1997(?)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 e5 7.0-0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5 11.f3 h6!? An idea from the very creative Kirgizian IGM Leonid Yurtaev, who introduced it against Korchnoi in Manila 1992] 12.Nd3 b6 13.b4 g5 14.c5 Nf6 15.cxd6 cxd6 16.b5 Qe8!? In the stem game, Yurtaev played 16...Ng6 which is probably better (he got a small advantage, but Korchnoi managed to save a half point). I just wanted to get my opponent out of the book. 17.Nb4 Qg6 18.Bd3!? I prefer 18.Nc6 which I think gives white a small advantage. Note that after 18...Nxc6 19.dxc6 fxe4 20.fxe4 Nxe4? is impossible because of 21.Qd5+ f4 19.Bf2 g4! 20.Kh1 g3 21.Bg1 gxh2 22.Bf2 22.Bxh2 Nh5 should be good for black. Qg5 23.Nc6 Ng6. I think black is good here. Perhaps white should have refrained from Nc6 and just pushed the a-pawn, but nevertheless I think I have good attacking chances. 24.a4 Nh5 25.Qe1?! Probably too slow. 25.a5 might be better, since 25...Nh4 is not to be feared, 26.Bxh4 Qxh4 27.Ne2. However black has a good attack after 25...Ng3+ 26.Bxg3 fxg3 with Nf4/Nh4 and Bh3 to come. Ng3+ 26.Bxg3 fxg3 27.a5 Nf4 28.Bc4 Bh3! 29.Ra2 Here and on the next move it is probably better to give up the exchange and play gxh3, even if that should be better for black. h5 30.Nd1 Bh6 31.Ne3 Bd7 With a clear advantage. 32.Qa1 bxa5 33.Rxa5?! 33.Nxa5!? ought to be tried. Nh3! Decisive. If now 34.gxh3 Qxe3 and I can't see any salvation for white e.g 35.Rxa7 g2+ 36.Kxg2 Qd2+37.Rf2 Bxh3 38.Kxh3 Qxf2 39.Rxa8 h1Q!+ and wins. 34.Nf5 Bxf5 35.exf5 Nf2+ is also trivial. 34.Rxa7 Qxe3 35.Rxa8 He is generous enough to let me mate him. If 35.gxh3 then Qd2 36.Rg1 hxg1Q+ 37.Qxg1 Be3! 38.Qxg3+ Kh8 39.Rxa8 Rxa8 and wins. Qg1+ 36.Rxg1 Nf2#
Not a masterpiece, but rather charming, or what?

 

[stormbind]

I'll look at that later, I need to play it like a movie to really understand

I was wondering, is it really plausible to expect playing styles to rub off? It certainly feels like it happens, but it might just be my wishful thinking.

 

[Richard Cribb]

I'll look at that later, I need to play it like a movie to really understand

I take that as a compliment!

I was wondering, is it really plausible to expect playing styles to rub off? It certainly feels like it happens, but it might just be my wishful thinking.

Yes it is possible and no I don't think it is wishful thinking. Didn't I tell you that one day you would wake up and find yourself a little master?
By the way,I apologize for not having had a closer look at your computer game with the two bishops but I just had a heavy schedule and needed to relax a bit with OT and some civ3 playing. I will post something in a couple of days.

 

[stormbind]

By the laws of probability, this isn't my best game ever. It is however, my best game against the computer

[Event "Practice vs Computer; Ply 7"]
[Variant "Chess"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5 3. d3 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 exf4 6. gxf4 Nh6 7. Bh3 o-o 8. Be3 Qb6 9. b3 f5 10. o-o Bxf4 11. Bxf4 fxe4 12. Bxh6 exf3 13. Rxf3 gxh6 14. Rxf8+ Kxf8 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Qh5 Qc6+ 17. Bg2 Qf6 18. Nc3 Nxd3 19. Rf1 Nf2+ 20. Kg1 Qxc3 21. Qxh6+ Qg7 22. Rxf2+ Kg8 23. Qe3 Qa1+ 24. Bf1 Qd4 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. Qf7+ Kh6 28. Bd3 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Qg7+ 30. Kh1 Qxf7 31. Rxf7 Kg5 32. Rxh7 d5 33. Rh8 b6 34. h4+ Kg4 35. h5 d4 36. Kh2 b5 37. Bxb5 Bb7 38. Rxa8 Bxa8 39. h6 Be4 40. Bd3 Kg5 41. h7 Bxh7 42. Bxh7 Kf4 43. Kg2 a5 44. Kf2 Ke5 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kd3 Kg7 47. Be4 Kf6 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Bg6 Kd6 50. Kb5 Kd5 51. Kxa5 Ke5 52. Kb6 Kf6 53. Bd3 c4 54. bxc4 Ke6 55. c5 Kd5 56. c6 Ke6 57. c7 Kd7 58. a4 Kd6 59. a5 Ke5 60. a6 Kf4 61. a7 Kg5 62. a8=Q Kg4 63. c8=Q+ Kg5 64. Qf5+ Kh6 65. Qh8+

I should point out that the computer was hurried on it's last move because I was bored of waiting, but the rest of it is non-tampered.

 

[Mongols_rule]

Great game, luceafarul! Smothered mate...

 

[stormbind]

luceafarul, I love those single friendly Rook blocks movement, Knight checkmates!

Sadly, I have never seen an oportunity to use it

 

[Richard Cribb]

Great game, luceafarul! Smothered mate...

It is the only time I have been able to carry it out - what I liked with my game was that I was able to carry out quite a classical King's Indian attack. The mate was the icing of the cake!

By the laws of probability, this isn't my best game ever. It is however, my best game against the computer

[Event "Practice vs Computer; Ply 7"]
[Variant "Chess"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 e5 3. d3 Bd6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 exf4 6. gxf4 Nh6 7. Bh3 o-o 8. Be3 Qb6 9. b3 f5 10. o-o Bxf4 11. Bxf4 fxe4 12. Bxh6 exf3 13. Rxf3 gxh6 14. Rxf8+ Kxf8 15. Kh1 Ne5 16. Qh5 Qc6+ 17. Bg2 Qf6 18. Nc3 Nxd3 19. Rf1 Nf2+ 20. Kg1 Qxc3 21. Qxh6+ Qg7 22. Rxf2+ Kg8 23. Qe3 Qa1+ 24. Bf1 Qd4 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. Qf7+ Kh6 28. Bd3 Qa1+ 29. Kg2 Qg7+ 30. Kh1 Qxf7 31. Rxf7 Kg5 32. Rxh7 d5 33. Rh8 b6 34. h4+ Kg4 35. h5 d4 36. Kh2 b5 37. Bxb5 Bb7 38. Rxa8 Bxa8 39. h6 Be4 40. Bd3 Kg5 41. h7 Bxh7 42. Bxh7 Kf4 43. Kg2 a5 44. Kf2 Ke5 45. Ke2 Kf6 46. Kd3 Kg7 47. Be4 Kf6 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Bg6 Kd6 50. Kb5 Kd5 51. Kxa5 Ke5 52. Kb6 Kf6 53. Bd3 c4 54. bxc4 Ke6 55. c5 Kd5 56. c6 Ke6 57. c7 Kd7 58. a4 Kd6 59. a5 Ke5 60. a6 Kf4 61. a7 Kg5 62. a8=Q Kg4 63. c8=Q+ Kg5 64. Qf5+ Kh6 65. Qh8+

I should point out that the computer was hurried on it's last move because I was bored of waiting, but the rest of it is non-tampered.

I also like to hurry those artificial beasts when the result is a foregone conclusion...
The game was interesting, and you outwitted the beast in a tactical duel.

luceafarul, I love those single friendly Rook blocks movement, Knight checkmates!

Sadly, I have never seen an oportunity to use it

If you start playing openings like the King's Indian you will discover that there are many nice mates to be found. However you must also be prepared to lose rather horribly once in a while. I don't agree with what Petrosian once said, but it holds a ring of truth though: "I don't deserve to win this tournament since I haven't scored 80% against the King's Indian!"

 

[Mongols_rule]

Hey, here's another one of my best! (just played recently)

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.10.20"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Mongols_Rule"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "48"]
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.h3 f5
4.Nc3 Nf6
5.d3 Be7
6.Be3 O-O
7.exf5 Bxf5
8.g4 Be6
9.g5 Nd5
10.Nxd5 Bxd5
11.Bg2 Nc6
12.c4 Bxf3
13.Bxf3 Nd4
14.Bxd4 exd4
15.Bd5+ Kh8
16.Bxb7 Rb8
17.Qb3 Bxg5
18.a4 Qe7+
19.Kf1 Rxf2+
20.Kxf2 Rf8+
21.Kg2 Qe2+
22.Kg3 Qf2+
23.Kg4 Rf4+
24.Kxg5 Qh4# 0-1

I love to play with the black pieces.

Stormbind, here is a checkmate with a knight!

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.10.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Mongols Rule"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "50"]
1.e4 e5
2.Nf3 d6
3.d4 f5
4.Bd3 f4
5.d5 c6
6.g3 fxg3
7.fxg3 Nf6
8.Nc3 Be7
9.Be3 O-O
10.h3 Qa5
11.Bd2 cxd5
12.Nxd5 Qd8
13.Nxe7+ Qxe7
14.Bc4+ Be6
15.Bd3 h6
16.g4 Nc6
17.g5 Nh7
18.gxh6 g6
19.h4 d5
20.Ng5 Qc5
21.Rf1 Rxf1+
22.Bxf1 Qg1
23.Nxe6 Nf8
24.Nc7 Qg3+
25.Ke2 Nd4# 0-1

I wasn't really in the mood when I played this (which is why I played so badly), but at least I mated with knight.

 

[Mongols_rule]

I'm on a streak of excellent games!!

Here's another one of my beauties:

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NN"]
[Black "Mongols_Rule"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "38"]
1. e3 e5
2. c3 d5
3. g3 c5
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. h3 Nf6
6. Bb5 Bd6
7. Bxc6+ bxc6
8. Qa4 Bd7
9. d4 cxd4
10. cxd4 e4
11. Ne5 Bxe5
12. dxe5 c5
13. Qb3 Rb8
14. Qc3 d4
15. exd4 e3
16. exf6 exf2+
17. Kxf2 Qxf6+
18. Ke1 cxd4
19. Qc5 Rb5 {And black goes on to win.} 0-1

 

[spy]

I have played many beautiful games but this one was one of the very first, I played it at about age 12 against a 2350 rated player. I hope I didn't make any mistakes writing down the moves here because I did it directly from my mind.

Spy - NN (doesn't matter who he is!)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5 5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0-0 Qh4 8.c4 0-0-0 9.c5 g5 10.Nc3 Bg7 11.g3 Qh3 12.Nxe4 dxe4 13.Bxe4 Bb5 14.Bg2 Qf5 15.Be3 Bxf1 16.Bxf1 g4?! 17.Qa4 Kb8 18.Rd1 Rhe8 19.Rd3 Qd7 20.Qb4 Rxe3?! 21.fxe3 c6 22.Bg2 Qe7? 23.Bxc6 Bh6 24.e4 a5 25.Qxa5 Rxd4 26.Bxb7!! 1-0

Not really something special but it was one of my best games of those times.

 

[Mongols_rule]

That's a good game too.

I just played this today:

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mongols_Rule"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 b5
5. Bb3 f6
6. c3 Na5
7. Bc2 c6
8. d4 d6
9. O-O d5
10. Re1 dxe4
11. Bxe4 Bb7
12. Nxe5 fxe5
13. Qh5+ g6
14. Bxg6+ hxg6
15. Rxe5+ Kf7
16. Qxh8 c5
17. Qh7+ Kf6
18. Bg5# 1-0

 

[punkbass2000]

Certainly not my best game ever, but I just played it and it's the first I've ever recorded and was kind of interesting at the end. I think I should have lost, but it was a fast game. I'm not 100% sure on the first 9 moves, but they play out properly. i'm white.

1. d4 d6
2. e4 Qd7
3. c4 f5
4. f3 fxe
5. fxe b6
6. Nf3 Bb8
7. Nc3 Nf6
8. Bd3 e5
9. d5 Na6

 

[Warman17]

this is Soviet posting at a friend's house

i'm rated about 1650 USCF, my best game would probably be when I drew someone rated 2208 or so in a tournament (2208 or 2218 I forget, i'll look it up), I was rated about 1530 at the time, I was up something like an exchange for a pawn I think, i'll find the score later, but I could have won it if I played right. best result, maybe not best game. A year ago, now I don't play much anymore. i'll post it later.

 

[punkbass2000]

20 minutes before I left for work today, I thought to myself, why not a quick game of chess. Even if I get in a 10min game and it goes to the wire, which is pretty unlikely, I'll still be able to go to work on time. Anyway, it did happen, in one of the most interesting and exciting games I've played in a while. My opponent was skilled, and neither of us made any obvious major mistakes, at least not until the end when we were in time trouble; I had an opportunity to simply take his rook with my bishop and one opportunity to fork his king and rook with my bishop, but I was already up a fair bit by the end and was trying to make 1sec moves. The beginning was unusual in his response to my Sicilian and remained dynamic yet blocked for a while. We both (reasonably correctly, IMO) waited extraordinarily long to castle, as the center was so full and I think shows a good example of when to 'break a rule'. Though I didn't consider myself losing, I did feel vulnerable up until just before the second screen shot where I saw how I could win his bishop with a few moves and then was able to further annoy his pieces. This was also where it occurred to me to document the game, and I went and grabbed the first and second screens. Sadly, I missed many moves between screen 2 and 3 because I was rushing to play and because he left immediately after his loss, and there's no way to stay in game window and scroll to previous moves. Fortunately, those were mostly very quick moves to save time and were not that important, by and large. After the second screenshot we traded down to rooks and my bishop and then both gobbled a few pawns, etc. My discovered checkmate threat while threatening to promote was kind of a nice way to finish, too; I'm glad I missed the obvious bishop captures, one of which my opponent even mentioned.

 

[punkbass2000]

As I say, I don't remember the moves well after screen 2, but I'm sure of these three moves:

33. Ng5 Qxg2
34. Rxg2 Re2
35. Rxe2 Rxe2

Then, as I mentioned, both sides mangle a few pawns but exchange no pieces, and this is the position before the move 55, which is the first visible on screen 3. Sorry I don't have a better program to show the position, all the pieces on ranks 1-3 are White (my opponent) and ranks 4-8 are Black (AKA mine).

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PxBxxKxP
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[punkbass2000]

Not that I've deluded myself to the point of thinking people are looking at these, but I like having a record. Here was an enjoyable game that was intensely tactical, with many constant threats and several moves where a piece(s) would be left enprise.