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gmh04 asked. Anderssen's Opening, a fianchetto that never happened, a queen lost down an open file, and a mate on h2 delivered from the square I weakened on move four.
Games
8 entries
The games are the evidence.
Each entry preserves the complete score, puts the position back on the board, and examines what the players were trying to do—not only what an engine says they should have done. Wins are not presumed correct. Losses are not presumed useless. Blunders are granted the dignity of a full investigation.
The Five-Minute Knight
A 509-point rating gap, a berserked tournament winner, and one Chess960 move that consumes nearly five minutes before the knight disappears.
Not Going Down Without a Fight
A 526-point rating gap, a queenless struggle, and one passed h-pawn that refuses to accept the position's opinion of it.
Half a Clock, Twice the Trouble
An 808-point rating gap, a berserked opponent, and a Sicilian bishop tour that runs out of squares before it runs out of ambition.
The Queen Walked Into the Fork: A Stockfish 18 Autopsy
A deliberately excessive Stockfish analysis of a Four Knights game that changed direction four times before Black's queen landed on d5.
The Opera Game: Development With a Body Count
Paul Morphy develops every piece, opens every useful line, and ends one of the most famous chess games ever played with a queen offer and rook mate.
Two Bishops, Two Blunders, Ten Moves
A 30-minute classical game ends in ten moves after one bishop eats a pawn and another eats a queen.
Queens Were Optional, Rooks Were Temporary
Both queens disappear, the advantage changes hands, and a winning position drives directly into a bishop.