David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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| Tuesday, 19 February 2013 | ||||
 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 comparable level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. 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. Top-10 upsets: Toma (1331) - Olea (1926), 1-0, 595 points Wozniak (1982) - Sergeev (2469), 1-0, 487 points Hartl (2275) - Aliyev (1843), 0-1, 432 points Lupascu (2004) - Baratosi (2424), 1-0, 420 points Broly (1621) - Monpeurt (2039), 1-0, 418 points Ptacnikova (2269) - Bu Xiangzhi (2675), 1-0, 406 points Ciorica (1773) - Siclovan (2174), 1-0, 401 points Gavrilescu (1873) - Lupu (2265), 1-0, 392 points Del Valle (1486) - Aggoune (1863), 1-0, 377 points Szotkowski (2144) - Malaniuk (2515), 1-0, 371 points Average gap: 430; White won 9 games, Black won 1 game Replay the games Related reading: 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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