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Michael Hansen - Chess Instructor
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Some of my best CHESS moments
Fischer vs. Spassky - World Chess Championship, Iceland 1972
In 1986 I played Boris Spassky at a simultaneous exhibition. 40 of the top
players were paired against him. After making a move in the game against me,
Spassky offers me a draw ! I accept and he says in his deep russian accent, in front of a hundred people loud enough for all to hear, "You are a very good player!".
It was like in the movie, "Field of Dreams" when the ghost asked Kevin Costner,
"Is this heaven?" That's how I felt!
I was promoted to the "Expert Section" on the german chess site (www.playchess.de) in the spring 2004.
GM Susan Polgar
I had the privilege of getting beaten badly by Polgar when she was only 16 yrs old
and was ranked the top woman player in the world!
16 Selected games I've played against Masters, International Masters and Grand Masters
We learn more from our losses than from our wins.
Therefore, if you are not losing, you are not learning.(1) Herzberger(FM) (2200) - Michael Hansen (unr)[A02]
Simultaneous Exhibition, 04/15/1971
My first game against a master. I was 17. Herzberger was a very old man when he played this exhibition against our high school chess club. He tore me to shreads!
1.f4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Be2 Nc6 6.0-0 f6 7.d4 fxe5 8.fxe5 Bd7 9.Nc3 Qb6 10.Na4 Qc7 11.Nxc5 0-0-0 12.c3 Bxc5 13.dxc5 Nge7 14.Ng5 Rdf8 15.Nf7 Rxf7 16.Rxf7 g6 17.Bg5 Nf5 18.g4 h6 19.Bf6 Rg8 20.gxf5 gxf5+ 21.Kf2 Nxe5 22.Rxd7 Qxc5+ 23.Qd4 Qxd4+ 24.cxd4 Nxd7 25.Rc1+ Kb8 26.Be7 b6 27.Bd6+ Ka8 28.Bb5 Nb8 29.Rc7 a6 30.Bc6+ Nxc6 31.Rxc6 Rd8 32.Be5 Rd7 33.Rxb6 Ka7 34.Rxe6 h5 35.Rf6 Rb7 36.b3 h4 37.Rxf5 h3 38.Rh5 Rf7+ 39.Kg3 Rb7 40.Rxh3 a5 41.Rh6 Rb6 42.Rxb6 Kxb6 43.h4
Black resigns(2) Michael Hansen (1625) - Smith(FM),Ken (2499) [D32]
Simultaneous Exhibition, 07/24/1988
My second game against a Master and again I am crushed. I fall for a well known opening trap! Ken Smith once won the World Poker Championship once during the 1970's.
1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 Be6 8.Qxd8+ Rxd8 9.Nf3 Nb4 10.e4 Nc2+ 11.Ke2 Bc4
Checkmate ! Oh, that hurt !!
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 c6 6.Nc3 0-0 7.Qc2 Nbd7 8.0-0-0 h6 9.Bxf6 Nxf6 10.Ne5 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Qc7 12.g4 b5 13.Bd3 Nd7 14.Nxb5 Qb6 15.Qxc6 Nxe5 16.Qxb6 Nxd3+ 17.Rxd3 axb6 18.Na3 Bb7 19.Re1 Rfc8+
White resigns
1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bd2 e6 12.0-0-0 Be7 13.c4 Qc7 14.Kb1 0-0 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Nf6 17.Qe2 c5 18.Bc3 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rac8 20.b3 a6 21.Rc1 Rfd8 22.g4 Qf4 23.Nxe6 fxe6 24.Qxe6+ Kf8 25.Rhe1 Re8 26.Be5 Qxg4 27.Bxf6 Qxe6 and now 28.Rxe6, Bxf6 and white only has a pawn for blacks extra bishop.
White Resigns.
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3 0-0 10.0-0 Be7 11.Re1 Nf6 12.Be3 Nb4 13.Bb1 Nbd5 14.Qd3 Nxe3 15.fxe3 g6 16.e4 b6 17.e5 Nd5 18.Ne4 Bb7 19.a3 Nf4 20.Qf1 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Rc8 22.Rac1 Qd7 23.g3 Nd5 24.Kg2 Rxc1 25.Bxd5 Rxe1
White resigns
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 Qc7 13.c4 0-0-0 14.Ne4 c5 15.Nxf6 Nxf6 16.Kb1 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Bc5 18.Bc3 Qb6 19.Rh4 Rd7 20.Qg3 Rhd8 21.Qxg7 Nxh5 22.Rxh5 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 Rxd4 24.Rxd4 Qxd4 25.Qxd4 Rxd4 26.Rxh6 Rxc4 27.Rf6 Rc7 28.g4 Kd8 29.Rf3 Ke7 30.Rc3 Rxc3 31.bxc3 Kf6 32.f4 e5 33.fxe5+ Kxe5 34.Kc2 Kf4 35.Kd3 Kxg4 36.Ke2 Kf4 37.Kf2 Ke4 38.Ke2 b5 39.a3 Kd5 40.Kd3 Kc5 41.Ke3 Kc4 42.Kd2 Kb3 43.Kd3 Kxa3
White resigns
Doss was a college student at UTD. This university has produced the strongest chess team in US collegiate competition. He is International Master strength and defeats me without any trouble.
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5 4.Nf3 g6 5.e4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 0-0 8.h3 e6 9.0-0 c6 10.a4 a6 11.a5 Nbd7 12.Be3 b6 13.axb6 Nxb6 14.Be2 Qc7 15.Qc2 Bb7 16.Rfc1 Nfd7 17.Na4 Nxa4 18.Qxa4 Rfc8 19.Rc2 Bf8 20.Rac1 Nb8 21.Nd2 a5 22.e5 Ba6 23.Bf3 Bb5 24.Qxb5 cxb5 25.Rxc7 Rxc7 26.Rxc7 Ra6 27.Rc8 Nd7 28.Bh6 a4 29.Ne4
Black Resigns.
I was introduced to Alexandra Kosteniuk when she was only 15 by a mutual friend, GM Annakov. I played her on the ICC (Internet Chess Server) as she lived in Moscow. When I would get home from work in the evenings, she would say hi and chat with me. Everytime I asked her what she was doing, she would tell me she was studying!
I was only able to win one time against her and she praised me for playing a good game! But that was the only game I could win. She is one of the most powerful tactical players I have ever played and she was much too strong for me. So, for a short time, we would chat and play chess. After she would travel to an international tournament in Scandinavia, she would return and tell me about the tournament.
I no longer have contact with her. But for a brief time I got to be friends with and play chess with one of the brightest young chess players in the world. She is now in her 20's and has attained the rank of Mens Grandmaster and she has grown into a beautiful, intelligent young woman who has all of the prospects of a wonderful life and chess career in front of her. All my best to you Sasha! I hope you win the World Chess Championship someday!!
Alexander Kosteniuk (GM)
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.f4 e6 8.Nf3 Nd7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Qc7 11.Bd2 Ngf6 12.0-0-0 c5 13.Ne5 cxd4 14.Rhe1 Bc5 15.Kb1 0-0 16.Ne4 Nxe4 17.Qxe4 Nxe5 18.fxe5 Rac8 19.Rc1 Qb6 20.Qf3 d3 21.cxd3 Ba3 22.Rc2 Rxc2 23.Kxc2 Qxb2+ 24.Kd1 Qa1+ 25.Ke2 Qxe5+ 26.Kf1 Qd4 27.Qg3 Qf6+ 28.Kg1 Rd8 29.Bf4 Qd4+ 30.Kh2 Bd6 31.Re4 Bxf4 32.Qxf4 Qxd3 33.Rc4 Qd6 34.Qxd6 Rxd6 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7 Kg6 37.Rxb7 Ra6 38.Rb2 f5 39.Kh3 Kf6 40.g3 g5 41.hxg5+ hxg5 42.Rc2 e5 43.Rc3 Re6 44.Rc8 Re7 45.Rc6+ Re6 46.Rc7 a6 47.Kg2 f4 48.gxf4 exf4 49.Kf3 Kf5 50.Rf7+ Rf6 51.Rg7 Re6 52.Rf7+ Kg6 53.Rc7 Rf6 54.Kg4 f3 55.Rc1 f2 56.Rf1 Rf4+ 57.Kg3 Kf5 58.Kg2 Kg4 59.a4 a5 60.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 61.Kxf2 Kh3 62.Kg1 Kg3
White Resigns
"Michael, good game!" - (GM) Kosteniuk
Grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Bb2 a6 9.Bd3 dxc4 10.bxc4 c5 11.0-0 cxd4 12.exd4 h6 13.Rad1 b6 14.Rfe1 Bb7 15.Ne5 Qc7 16.f4 Be7 17.Qe2 Rad8 18.Bb1 Nxe5 19.fxe5 Ne8 20.d5 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 exd5 22.cxd5 Bxd5 23.Nxd5 Rxd5 24.Qe4 g6 25.Qxd5
Black resigns
GM Pablo Zarnicki
P. Zarnicki was the World Jr. Champion in 1992. He beat me without much resistance.
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 b4 11.Na4 c5 12.e5 Nd5 13.dxc5 Nxc5 14.Nxc5 Bxc5 15.Bb5+ Kf8 16.Bg5 Qb6 17.Qe2 a6 18.Bc4 Be7 19.Bxd5 Bxg5 20.Bxb7 Qxb7 21.Nxg5 h6 22.Ne4 Ke7 23.Nd6
Black resigns
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 c5 6.Be3 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Nc6 8.Nxf5 exf5 9.0-0 Nge7 10.c4 dxc4 11.Qa4 Ng6 12.f4 Be7 13.Bxc4 0-0 14.Nc3 a6 15.Rad1 Qc8 16.Be2 b5 17.Qc2 Qb7 18.Nd5 Bd8 19.Bf3 Nge7 20.Nxe7+ Bxe7 21.Qxc6 Qxc6 22.Bxc6 Rac8 23.Bd7 Rc7 24.Bxf5 Bc5 25.Bxc5 Rxc5 26.Rf2 g6 27.Bd7 Rd8 28.Rfd2 Kg7 29.g3 Rc7 30.e6 fxe6 31.Bxe6 Re8 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ Kf6 34.Bb3 h6 35.Rf7#
Black checkmated
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ngf6 11.Bf4 e6 12.0-0-0 Be7 13.Kb1 0-0 14.Ne4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Nf6 16.Qe2 Qd5 17.Ne5 Qe4 18.Be3 Rfd8 19.f3 Qd5 20.g4 Nd7 21.Nd3 a5 22.Rhg1 b5 23.f4 b4 24.g5 hxg5 25.fxg5 a4 26.g6 Nf6 27.gxf7+ Kxf7 28.Ne5+ Kg8 29.h6 Bf8 30.hxg7 Bxg7 31.Bh6 Ra7 32.Bxg7 Rxg7 33.Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.Rg1+ Kf8 35.Qf2 Ke7 36.Rg7+ Kd6 37.Nf7+ Kc7 38.Nxd8+ Nd7 39.Nf7 b3 40.axb3 axb3 41.Qg3+ e5 42.Qxb3 Qh1+ 43.Ka2 exd4 44.Ne5 Kd6 45.Rxd7+ Kxe5 46.Re7+ Kf4 47.Qf7+ Kg3 48.Qg6+
Black forfeits on time
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 e6 11.Bf4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.0-0-0 0-0-0 14.Ne4 Ngf6 15.g3 Nc5 16.Nxc5 Bxc5 17.Rh4 Rhe8 18.c4 Bb6 19.Bc3 c5 20.Qe2 cxd4 21.Bxd4 Bxd4 22.Nxd4 Re7 23.Nb5 Rxd1+ 24.Qxd1 Qb6 25.Rd4 Nd5 26.cxd5 Qxb5 27.dxe6 Qc6+ 28.Kb1 Qxe6 29.Rd8+ Kc7 30.Rg8 Qe4+ 31.Qc2+ Qxc2+ 32.Kxc2 f6 33.Kd3 Kd6 34.f4 f5 35.b4 a6 36.a3 Kd5 37.Rf8 Ke6 38.Rg8 Kf7 39.Rb8 g6 40.hxg6+ Kxg6 41.Kc4 Rg7 42.Kc5 Kh5 43.a4 Kg4 44.Rf8 Kxg3 45.Rxf5 Kg4 46.Rf8 h5 47.f5 h4 48.f6 Rg5+ 49.Kd6 h3 50.f7 h2 51.Rh8 Rf5 52.Ke6 Rf2 53.Rxh2
Black forfeits on time.
"Michael, you have a deep understanding of chess strategy." - Grandmaster B. Annakov
Grandmaster B. Annakov
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e4 exd5 6.exd5 d6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Bd3 0-0 9.0-0 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.Bf4 Nbd7 12.g4 Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.Re1 a6 15.b3 Re8 16.Qc2 Bf8 17.Rad1 Qc7 18.Ne4 Nxe4 19.Rxe4 Nf6 20.Ree1 b5 21.Nd2 b4 22.Bg5 Nd7 23.Nf3 a5 24.Bc1 a4 25.Bb2 axb3 26.axb3 Be7 27.Ra1 Rxa1 28.Rxa1 Bf6 29.Re1 Rxe1+ 30.Nxe1 Qa5 31.Bxf6 Nxf6 32.Kg2 Qa1 33.Qe2 Qc3 34.Qd1 Ne4 35.Nc2 Qxh3+ 36.Kg1 Qxb3 37.Qe2 f5 38.gxf5 gxf5 39.Ne3 g6 40.Qf3 Qb1+ 41.Kh2 b3 42.Qg2 Kf7 43.Qf3 Qd3
White resigns
GM Koseyrev (RUS)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3 Bb7 5.Bd3 Be7 6.0-0 0-0 7.b3 d5 8.Bb2 Nbd7 9.Nc3 dxc4 10.bxc4 c5 11.Qe2 h6 12.Rad1 cxd4 13.exd4 Rc8 14.Rfe1 Bb4 15.a3 Ba5 16.Ne5 Qe7 17.f4 Rfe8 18.Rf1 Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Nf8 20.Bb2 N8h7 21.f5 Nd7 22.fxe6 Qxe6 23.d5 Qe7 24.Bxh7+ Kxh7 25.Rxf7 Qg5 26.Rxd7 Rcd8 27.Qd3+ Kg8 28.Rxb7 Rxe5 29.Bxe5 Qxe5 30.d6
Black resigns
GM Volkov (RUS)
The year I played this game with Volkov, he was Champion of Russia. He told me he lives in a small town about 600 miles north of Moscow. It must get real cold up there!! Burr...
Although I lost this game, I thought it was a good effort but GM Annakov looked at it and told me Volkov was just playing with me! :)
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nf3 Be7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 c5 8.Bd3 cxd4 9.cxd4 b6 10.0-0 0-0 11.Qe2 Bb7 12.Be3 Nd7 13.a4 Nf6 14.Nd2 Rc8 15.Rfb1 Qd7 16.a5 bxa5 17.Rxa5 Ra8 18.Rba1 Rfc8 19.Rxa7 Qc6 20.f3 Rxa7 21.Rxa7 Ra8 22.Rxa8+ Bxa8 23.Nc4 Nd7 24.Qa2 Qb7 25.Kf2 Bh4+ 26.Ke2 Bd8 27.Nd6 Qb8 28.Nc4 Nb6 29.Ne5 Bc7 30.h4 Bxe5 31.dxe5 Nd7 32.Bd4 Bc6 33.Qa6 Qb7 34.Qa5 h6 35.Qd8+ Kh7 36.Qa5 Nf8 37.h5 Nd7 38.g4 Nb8 39.Ke3 Qb3 40.Kd2 Ba4 41.Be2 Nc6 42.Qc3 Nxd4 43.Qxd4 Qc2+ 44.Ke3 Qc1+ 45.Kf2 Bc2 46.Qc3 Qb1 47.Qc7 Bxe4 48.fxe4 Qxe4 49.Qxf7 Qd4+ 50.Kf1 Qa1+ 51.Kg2 Qb2 52.Qg6+ Kh8 53.Qe4
Black resigns
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Here are some interesting and notable chess games
The Shortest Chess Game Possible
1. f3 (or f4) e6 2. g4 Qh4 mate!
Here is a short game with a similar theme!
NN-DuMont, Paris 1802 (A02)
1. f4 e5 2. fxe5 d6 3. exd6 Bxd6 4. g3 Qg5 5. Nf3 Qxg3 + 6. hxg3 Bxg3 mate!
Scholar's Mate
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. Qxf7 mate!
Another interesting game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f6 3. Nxe5 fxe5 4. Qh5 + g6 5. Qxe5+ Be7 6. Qxh8
followed by Bc4 and Qxh7 wins
Famous chess games!
This game has been called the "Immortal Game".
more games to come....check back soon!
I will be posting the Evergreen game, and all the games of the Fisher-Spassky 1972, World Championship
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