GAMES

Have a favorite game?  Perhaps an upset of a higher-rated player?  A successful sacrifice or an instructional endgame?

We're interested! Send your score to berg411@comcast.net with comments [e.g., identification of tournament and date, game notes, what made the game special to you], and we'll publish it here.

1. Erick Garcia (2325) vs Joseph Mucerino (2099), Donald Byrne Memorial, April 8, 2017
 The tournament winner, Erick Garcia, turned in a gem of a game against veteran Joseph Muce rino. As Mucerino promotes to a queen, Garcia mates with just a rook and knight remaining.

2. Emily Hu (1826) vs Aaron Nicely (2140), Donald Byrne Memorial, April 8, 2017
 Local ninth-grader Emily Hu scores the upset in this nice game against her veteran opponent.

3. Boris Spassky vs Tigran Petrosian, The 27th World Chess Championship, Round 17, Moscow, April,14 - June,17, 1969

4. Boris Spassky vs Tigran Petrosian, The 27th World Chess Championship, Round 19

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