what an amazing game by wesley
So set a trap, but I don't think it is going to be the best move of the year. The initial move to setup the trap is actually a small mistake. It's more of a swindle and a calculated risk. It worked, and the winning combination is impressive, but it's hard to say it's the best move of the year considering Bh6 to setup the trap was not objectively a good move.
Before all the haters tell me "You are terrible at chess compared to these players!", that's true, but I think it is reasonable to ask what would have happened if black had considered why So let him play e4 and found the idea and played something like Bf8 instead of e4... Then So's position is worse for no reason. I still support the trap... but it was a calculated risk.
Before all the haters tell me "You are terrible at chess compared to these players!", that's true, but I think it is reasonable to ask what would have happened if black had considered why So let him play e4 and found the idea and played something like Bf8 instead of e4... Then So's position is worse for no reason. I still support the trap... but it was a calculated risk.
I appreciate what you say - it doesn't seem to have been a conscious trap - more of an inaccuracy to play Re3
Yes but within even Kasparov vs Topalov iconic classic, it was later found out that Kb6 and black would have been better after Kasparov's Rxd4 with the move Kb6
The flawed human masterpieces are a reminder of humanity - and not just passing the engine test on every move. Those sorts of games usually end in draws and are played in ICCF correspondence chess.
Another classic example of a celebrated game is Capablanca vs Fonaroff
After 18.Bxe5 there was Qa5
But this was also just a casual game but more celebrated than most Capablanca official games. The humanity is strong in this and the Paul Morphy opera game also because of context - a musical creative context for both games.
The most celebrated games are often flawed - but there is a section of the game which is often brilliant or in this case partly behind the scenes.
Engines are brutal for finding all the inaccuracies
Yes but within even Kasparov vs Topalov iconic classic, it was later found out that Kb6 and black would have been better after Kasparov's Rxd4 with the move Kb6
The flawed human masterpieces are a reminder of humanity - and not just passing the engine test on every move. Those sorts of games usually end in draws and are played in ICCF correspondence chess.
Another classic example of a celebrated game is Capablanca vs Fonaroff
After 18.Bxe5 there was Qa5
But this was also just a casual game but more celebrated than most Capablanca official games. The humanity is strong in this and the Paul Morphy opera game also because of context - a musical creative context for both games.
The most celebrated games are often flawed - but there is a section of the game which is often brilliant or in this case partly behind the scenes.
Engines are brutal for finding all the inaccuracies
I suppose we must remember Emanuel Lasker's quote "Without error, there can be no brilliancy".
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