David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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| Wednesday, 20 March 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. Top-10 upsets of the week: Konstantinov (1796) - Vucinic (2253), 1-0, 457 points Grandelius (2593) - Rahul Kumar (2159), 0-1, 434 points Onal (1461) - Cvetkovski (1890), 1-0, 429 points Silivri (1674) - Hadzi Manev (2071), 1-0, 397 points Peev (1648) - Markovski (2042), 1-0, 394 points Aksoy (1707) - Arizanov (2099), 1-0, 392 points Zilbershtein (1793) - Grinberg (2165), 1-0, 372 points Wimmer (2018) - Braun (2385), 1-0, 367 points Peev (1648) - Stojanovski (1989), 1-0, 341 points Kryvoruchko (2679) - Mons (2339), 0-1, 340 points Average gap: 392; White won 8 games, Black won 2 games Replay the games 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 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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