Games
A collection of interesting games, many by club members.
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Byrne - Fischer - New York, October 1956. The Game of the Century.
Tal - Koblents - Riga, 1957. The magical Tal weaves his spell; a sumptuous feast for lovers of tactical attacking chess.
Byrne - Fischer - New York, December 1963. A tour de force of attacking chess by Fischer, one of the greatest games ever played.
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Anderssen - Keiseritzky - London, June 1851. The Immortal Game.
Anderssen - Dufresne - Berlin, 1851. The Evergreen Game.
Interactive replay
de Labourdonnais - McDonnell - London, 1834. The march of the humble pawns unseat the monarch.
Anderssen - Keiseritzky - London, June 1851. The Immortal Game.
Steinitz - von Bardeleben - Hastings, August 1895. There is nothing like a good loser.
Capablanca - Marshall - New York, October 1918. The Marshall Attack is unveiled.
Johner - Nimzowitsch - Dresden, 1926. The high priest of hyper-modernism demonstrates his craft.
Fischer - Spassky - Reykavik, July 1972. World Championship game 6. Spassky applauds his opponent.
Maynard-Smith - Waters , Rainham, December 1984. Club Championship.
Anstead-Taylor - Rainham, December 2007. Lewis Cup match, Rainham v Tunbridge Wells.
Munford - Samaras - Dartford. May 2010. Lewis Cup Final, Maidstone v Rainham.
Taylor - Jones - Weald Congress, July 2012. An interesting Trompovsky.
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Anderssen - Dufresne - Berlin, 1851. An evergreen in the laurel crown of the departed chess hero .
Lilienthal-Capablanca - Hastings, January 1935. A superb queen sacrifice.
Taimanov - Larsen - Vinkovci, October 1970.
Hansen - Nunn - Teeside, January 1974. World Students Olympiad. Good evening Dr Frankenstein, good evening Count Dracula.
Nikolaev - Glek - Moscow, September 1992.
Calvert - Waters - London, January 2003, Civil Service League.
Polgar - Svidler - Wijk an Zee, 2005. Club night presentation, June 2012.
Surtees - Houska - August 2008, British Championships Brilliancy Prize.
Stonehouse - Howson - January 2009. County Championships, Kent v Essex. Featuring a bishop swerve.
Waters - Stonehouse - Rainham, April 2009. Club Championship.
Mayhew - Waters - Broadstairs, August 2009, Thanet Congress.
Short - Mchedlishvili - Kolkata, September 2009.
Taylor - Talsma - Rainham, October 2009. Lewis Cup match, Rainham v Maidstone.
Carlsen - Kramnik - London, December 2009.
Fanning - Stonehouse - July 2011, County Championship Final, Lancashire v Kent.
Jones - Howell - August 2011, British Championships.
Waters-Munford - Maidstone, November 2015. Stevenson Cup match, Maidstone v Rainham.
Allen - Waters - Dartford, May 2017. Lewis Cup Final, Lewisham v Rainham.