David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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| Friday, 06 December 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 similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. 21 games total, including an upset with a rating difference of over 600 points - this is a holiday for David vs. Goliath fans! A special mention goes to 70-year old veteran Timo Parrasmaa (2070) from Finland, who crushed such legends as Anatoly Karpov (2619) and Robert Huebner (2595) in a rapid tournament with a time handicap offered to the lower-rated participants. Make sure to replay those bold attacking games. Top-10: Peev (1706) - Zivkovic (2334), 1-0, 628 points Porrasmaa (2070) - Karpov (2619), 1-0, 549 points Nguyen Than Thinh (1958) - Cao (2499), 1-0, 541 points Porrasmaa (2070) - Huebner (2595), 1-0, 525 points Jovanovic (2428) - Pavlovic (1919), 0-1, 509 points Kahn (1992) - Ziska (2484), 1-0, 492 points Kourousis (2364) - Bechynsky (1879), 0-1, 485 points Antonic (1950) - Blesic (2383), 1-0, 433 points Haavamae (2023) - Sepp (2440), 1-0, 417 points Vlk (2006) - Nemcova (1605), 0-1, 401 points Average gap: 498; White won 7 games, Black won 3 games View 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 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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