Archive of Chess Vision Exercises for Visitors from Chessville

March 2009	Veselin Topalov vs. Vladimir Kramnik; Wijk aan Zee, 2008
	after 17) ... Qxd4
	Many consider this game to be one of the finest of 2008. Topalov's knight sacrifice on f7 is particularly spectacular.
April 2009	Efim Bogoljubov vs. Alexander Alekhine; Hastings, 1922
	after 31) Rxe8
	Here's a game that's near the top of favorite lists of many great players. Three queen sacrifices by Alekhine make it particularly memorable.
May 2009	Boris Spassky vs. David Bronstein; Leningrad, 1960
	after 14) ... e2
	This game is famous for a stunning rook sacrifice by Spassky and for being used as the chess game in the James Bond film 'From Russia With Love'.
June 2009	Stefan Levitsky vs. Frank Marshall; Breslau, 1912
	after 17) Qe2
	Marshall's last move in this game has been praised by many as possibly the most beautiful chess move of all time!
July 2009	(Computer) Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov; Philadelphia, 1996
	after 30) Qd5
	This is the first game where a computer defeated a reigning world chess champion under standard tournament-type time controls. Kasparov went on to convincingly win the match.
August 2009	Jose Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine; St. Petersburg, 1913
	after 27) ... h5
	A classic battle between two men who should be mentioned in any debate about 'Who was the best ever?'.
September 2009	Carlos Torre Repetto vs. Emanuel Lasker; Moscow, 1925
	after 25) ... Qxh5
	This game is famous for an outstanding example of a windmill combination created by Torres Repetto which he set into motion using a queen sacrifice.
October 2009	Larry Evans vs. Samuel Reshevsky; New York, 1963
	after 44) ... axb5
	Dubbed 'The Swindle of the Century', this game features a well planned stalemate that demonstrates why it can pay to not give up too quickly.

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