David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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| Tuesday, 24 June 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. The World Blitz Chess Championship has produced quite a few upsets, including Kryvoruchko (2707) - Omar (2366), 0-1. However, only 8 out of the 23 featured games were played there. Other David vs. Goliath encounters took place at tournaments with a standard time control. Top-10: Al Hageri (2095) - Michalik (2557), 1-0, 462 points Haver (2070) - Pruijssers (2526), 1-0, 456 points Lang (1842) - Rahimkulov (1389), 0-1, 453 points Caspi (1701) - Reprun (2109), 1-0, 408 points Mnatsakanian (2143) - Kotanjian (2546), 1-0, 403 points Gokerkan (2025) - Odeev (2428), 1-0, 403 points Bakhtiari Kish (2054) - Mkrtchian (2456), 1-0. 402 points Ambru (1948) - Volodin (2329), 1-0, 381 points Igonin (2192) - Simonyan (1820), 0-1, 372 points Breckenridge (2299) - Van Wely (2654), 1-0, 355 points Gharagyozian (2194) - Kotanjian (2546), 1-0, 352 points Average gap: 445; White won 8 games, Black won 2 games. View all 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 72 Episode 71 Episode 70 Episode 69 Episode 68 Episode 67 Episode 66 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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