Kramnik – Topalov,
Sofia, 22.05.2005


34. c1??–+ [34. d3! a2
35. c1 c1 36. c1 f2 37. f2
b3 38. b1=+] 34... b1
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Matlakov Maxim (RUS) —
Loginov Valery A (RUS) 
St. Petersburg (Russia) 2004


70. f3??!! [70...f3]
Draw!!??

Movsesian Sergei (SVK) –
Predojevic Borki (BIH) Sarajevo
(Bosnia & Herzegovina) 18.05.2004


39. f3 f3??
40. h6#
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Areshchenko Alexander (UKR) —
Wang Rui (CHN) 
Moscow (Russia) 2004


1... f5?? [1...d6!]
2. d4 d4 3. e6 g7 4. f5! [1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Khismatullin Denis (RUS) —
Chebotarev Oleg (RUS)
Samara (Russia) 2004


1. e4? d5 2. h7?? h7 [0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Schaub Marc (FRA) —
Raetsky Alexander (RUS)
Basel (Switzerland) 2004


26. d2?? e6 27. b5
[27. c6 d5 (27...bc)]
27... e5 [0:1]

 Srebrnic Marko (SLO) —
Tonon Alessandro (ITA) 
Nova Gorica (Slovenia) 2004


29. h3! b5??
[29... h6] 30. b5!
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Hebden — Conquest
Hastings (England)


29... g5?? 30. f4
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Macieja — Iordachescu
Bermuda 2004


1. e7?? 1... h4 2. h2 e5 3. g2!
[1. f4 h8 2. d4 d4 3. f4 h4 4. f3 f2 5. e4 g7 6. c3 b5 7. a7] 1... e5 2. f4 d4
3. d6 d6 4. d6 d6
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Comp X3D Fritz — Kasparov
New York (USA) 16.11.2003


32... g7?? 33. e5 de 34. f8 �
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Polgar — Karjakin
Benidorm (Spain) 2003


44... c2?? 45. d4 e5 46. c2 �
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Solovjov — Malaniuk
St. Petersburg (Russia) 2003


39. d3?? f3
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Bologan — Stefansson
Selfoss (Iceland) 2003


1. e3?? f6
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Polgar — Karpov
Hoogeveen (Netherlands)


24... c5? 25. h7! h7 26. h5
[...]
[ 26... g8 27. g7!]
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Hebden — Van De Oudeweetering
Hoogeveen (Netherlands)


13. c3? f3 14. f3 g4 15. f6 d7!
White avoided losing the queen: 16. f5 f5, but what has he to do next? His bishop and knight hang, while the black bishop is ready to return on g4. Hebden played: 17. g7 g7, and Black won gradually. [0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Huzman — Kasparov
Rethymnon (Greece) 2003


20... �c8??
21. �d5! �e8
[ 21... �d5 22. �g7# ; 21... �d5 22. �e7 ]
22. �c4
[1:0]

Blunder of the Week

Kasimdzhanov — Short
Skanderborg (Den) 2003


It was round 1 of the international tournament Samba. Nigel Short succeeded with creating counterplay in a difficult situation. White should better accept an inevitable draw by the perpetual in the diagrammed position. Kasimdzhanov, however, continued playing for win...
53. �g4?? �f2 54. �h1?!
[White already cannot save himself with 54. �g2 �g2
55. �g2 �f8] 54... �h6 White resigned [...]
[ in view of: 55. �e2 �g1!]
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Johannessen — Mastrovasilis
Athens (Gre) 2003


42. d3?? [ 42. e8;
42. d3! d3 43. d3 f2
44. e1 f6 ] 42... d1#
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Johannessen — Vouldis
Athens (Gre) 2003

32. ab?? 32... g2!
[33. g2 a1; 33. g2 g8
34. f1 h1 35. e2 g2#]
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Stefanova — Matveeva
Krasnoturinsk 2003

50.  d7?! f4!
51. f8 h6 52. d7?
[52. e6 fe 53. h8 g5 54. e1!]
52... f3 53. h8 g5
54. e5 g2#
[0:1]

Blunder of the Week

Mikhalchishin — Sutovsky
Terme Zrece (Slo) 2003


30... d5?? 31. ed
[1:0]