[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: USCL Game of the Year: #20: Bonin-Shmelov

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
USCL Game of the Year: #20: Bonin-Shmelov
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1199687764.shtml


   As mentioned in [1]this post, the [2]U.S. Chess League is counting
   down the 20 entrants in their Game of the Year contest, for which I'm
   one of the judges (along with Alex Shabalov, Jenn Shahade, Robby
   Adamson and Ron Young), and game #20 has been revealed. The worst of
   the best is Bonin-Shmelov, a goofy but exciting game that shows the
   value of dogged defense. Bonin missed a shot in the early middlegame
   and should have lost right away, and even after surviving to the
   endgame he was in trouble there, too. Yet his resourcefulness, and
   ultimately Shmelov's lack of vigilance, wound up netting him the full
   point.
   You can find the judges' report and a link for replaying the game
   [3]here. And if you really want to go deep with these games, tune in
   to ChessVideos.tv in a day or two, as my weekly videos there will
   cover each of the USCL GOTY entries as they are revealed. (I'll give
   the direct link once they've posted the show.)

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1198691711.shtml
   2. http://www.uschessleague.com/
   3. http://usclnews.blogspot.com/2008/01/game-of-year-20th-place_05.html