“Shalay-valay” or “Tyap-Lyapushki” from Turkey
Sometimes you play a game. You play and play. You play well. And then you play again and again. And then, bang! Like a bolt from the blue—a blunder! Not just any blunder, but a mysterious and incomprehensible one. We have compiled an anonymous collection of blunders…
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White’s move
What could possibly threaten White in this position? The queen is on the main road, so go ahead and move. And White calmly made the move 1. h8-a1? Black trusted White so much that they responded to kindness with kindness. 1….. g1-a7?? 2. a1-e5! 3. f8:b8 f4-e3 4. b8-e5 with a draw. But… After 1. h8-a1?, Black had a winning move: 1. ….. c7-b6! 2. a5:e5 c1-e3 3. f8:f2 g1:h9 and paralysis! |
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Black’s move
White created the conditions for a draw and a small trap. Black avoided the trap and did not make the move 1. …. f8-g7??, as this would have been followed by 2. a3-b4 c5:a3 3. g3-h4 a7:c5 4. h4:h8. In the game, the move 1. … f8-e7 was made, and then a culture shock occurred! White abandoned the idea of 2. a3-b4 c5:a3 3. g3-h4 a7:c5 4. h4:d8 with a drawish position. But…. 2. b6-c7?? a7-b6 3. c7:a5 and… a pause… another one… and… 3. ….. g5-h4?? (a simple move 3….. e7-d6! led to victory) 4. g3-f4 d4-e3 5. d2-c3 e3:g5 and once again the spectators held their breath… what if… And the spectators were not left without vivid impressions from Tyap-Lyapov in this position. 6. a3-b4?? c5:a3 7. a7-b6 e7-d6 8. b6-a7 h4-g3 with an easy win. A simple maneuver led to a draw: 6. c3-b4 e7-d6 7. a5-b6 c5:a7 8. b4-c5 d6:b4 9. a3:c5 with a draw. |
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White’s move
Desperately resisting in a hopeless position, White switched to active play: 1. h2-g3 h4:f2 2. c5-d6 c7-b6 3. a5:c7 d8:b6 4. d6-e7 and then…b6-a5?? And a draw opened up to the universe! Any response by White would result in a draw. But Black had a winning move: 4…… g5-f4! with a win. The following variation also led to a win: 1. a3-b4 d8-e7!! 2. h2-g3 h4:f2 3. c5-b6 c7-d6 4. e5:c7 e7-d6 5. c7:e5 g5-f4 6. e5:e1 g1:a7. |
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White’s move
У белых есть ничейный план игры в этой позиции. 1.b2 -a3 d6-c5 2. d4:b6 a5:c7 и у белых есть тяжелая ничья. Но…в партии белые решили проиграть быстро: 1.b2-c3 d6-e5! и у белых безнадежная позиция.
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White’s move
White did not decide to win this position immediately with a simple exchange: 1. c3-d4 e5:c3 2. b4:d2 d6-e5 3. h4-g5 h6:f4 4. e3:g5 with a winning position. In the game, White decided not to win, but to lose. 1. g1-f2 e5-f4 2. e3:g5 h6:f4 and it’s over… |
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White’s move
Before Black’s last move, White decided to tweak their position and made the move: 1.g1-h2?? Black immediately responded with 1…… c5-d4!! And considering that the game was played in the Brazilian version, there was no salvation for White. |