David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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Tuesday, 29 April 2014 | ||||
By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. This week we have 18 featured games and one very special David vs. Goliath upset with a 902 rating points difference! Top-10: Rodriguez Fernandze (2204) - Saraiva (1610), 0-1, 594 points Drezzadore (2066) - Andres Gonzales (2537), 1-0, 471 points Bulmaga (2375) - Dobre (1922), 0-1, 453 points Sviridova (2069) - Khotenashvili (2513), 1-0, 444 points Sviridova (2069) - Ushenina (2501), 1-0, 432 points Muzychuk M (2523) - Bezgodova (2094), 0-1, 429 points Bezgodova (2094) - Gunina (2508), 1-0, 414 points Struggnell (2270) - White (1895), 0-1, 375 points Enchev (2443) - Humburg (2088), 0-1, 355 points Shaydullina (2112) - Zhukova (2459), 1-0, 347 points Average gap: 431; White won 5 games, Black won 5 games. View all the games Last week we have received the following fantastic message from Joseph Seely, USA: Hello Natalia, I won a great chess game in 2005 that was a true David x Goliath scenario. I was rated USCF 1323 at the time and my opponent's USCF rating was 2225. I won the game on a queen sacrifice with 2min33sec remaining on my clock. My opponent was clearly the better player and had the game won...however, I showed my mettle by sticking with it and surprising him in the end! Replay the game If you have ever won a game against someone rated 300 points or above of yourself, please send it to us for publication. Any additional information (a photo, annotations, etc.) will be appreciated. Related reading: Episode 65 Episode 64 Episode 63 Episode 62 Episode 61 Episode 60 Episode 59 Episode 58 Episode 57 Episode 56 Episode 55 Episode 54 Episode 53 Episode 52 Episode 51 Episode 50 Episode 49 Episode 48 Episode 47 Episode 46 Episode 45 Episode 44 Episode 43 Episode 42 Episode 41 Episode 40 Episode 39 Episode 38 Episode 37 Episode 36 Episode 35 Episode 34 Episode 33 Episode 32 Episode 31 Episode 30 Episode 29 Episode 28 Episode 27 Episode 26 Episode 25 Episode 24 Episode 23 Episode 22 Episode 21 Episode 20 Episode 19 Episode 18 Episode 17 Episode 16 Episode 15 Episode 14 Episode 13 Episode 12 Episode 11 Episode 10 Episode 9 Episode 8 Episode 7 Episode 6 Episode 5 Episode 4 Episode 3 Episode 2 Episode 1
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