GOTD. The wonderful Zagorovsky was not only a c.c. legend - he was a fine player over the board as well. A forgotten gem.

GOTD. One from my chess youth! A rare example of the theme 'self fork'.

GOTD. The wonderful Michael Basman - what a player he was, and quite a character. A double exchange sacrifice against a rising start of world chess at the time. I hope you spot the lovely little point if the second exchange is taken.

GOTD. 'Just a draw', but what a game!

GOTD. This Gipslis game came to mind just this week, when I watched a top level game 'live' with the Hungarian Defence. As I commented on a game 2 decades ago - 'yesterday's load of old rubbish is today's deep subtlety! Go figure. And some nice Queen 'creeping moves'.

GOTD. Working on another pupil of Koblencs - Gipslis. This is a masterpiece! What a beautiful game.

GOTD. Still going over Koblencs games - this one is a beauty!

GOTD. Still working on the Koblencs material. I like to include a 'fun game' in such blogs - this one fits the bill. Absolutely mad game!

GOTD. A bit more Koblencs - the blog is work in progress. When I post it I will point out some of the tactics here.

GOTD. Back doing some chess. Looking at Alexandr Koblencs - most famous as Tal's trainer. A neat game.

GOTD. Looking at some Lajos Portisch. This one is rather nice!

GOTD. The late Leonid Stein - taken from the chess world far too soon. I will let you work out what happens if White takes the Knight on h2 with his King - it is rather beautiful.

GOTD. One of the deepest miniatures ever played.

GOTD. Working on a quick blog. I am Simaginfan - his games are an endless treasure trove. Enjoy the game.