He also shows us a rather painful high-level encounter between GM Hikaru Nakamura and FM Stephen Muhammad:
Nakamura - Muhammad
Black just played 27...Ra8-b8?? All of you on the MDLM plan should find Nakamura's response within three seconds. Grimmell's article has the solution.
I know most players prefer to only share their brilliant victories, but in keeping with the theme of this post, here are some of my worst tournament blunders.
Holmes (1500) - Kilgore (1680)
I've just played 26...Rd8?? to add a defender to my d-pawn. My opponent quickly replied with
27.Qh4+
Free rook. Yum. Suprisingly, I later achieved a rare x-ray attack and got a draw by perpetual check. Better yet in the drawn position I had a forcing mate combination, but I was so thrilled to see the draw I didn't look any further.
Kilgore (1763) - Shaw (1678)
I'm already in trouble with this game, but it's playable. 23.Rd3 is probably best, but instead I wanted to trade down and played
23.Re3??
I had only looked at 23...R1xe3 but of course my opponent played
23...R8xe3
winning a whole rook and the game.
Moon (1308) - Kilgore (1677)
This game got me to swear off G/45 tournaments. I'm a comfortable piece up with an easily won game. So I decided to simplify things by forcing a queen trade.
40...Qd5??
My young opponent got the most amazing smile on his face and played
41.Ne7+
and you can stick a royal fork in this game because it's over.
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I think the title accurately portrays my feelings on the game. As long as I play a decent game, I am happy even if I lose. It's those massive blunders that really make me mad.
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