David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week |
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By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, editor of Pogonina.com In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary. One can't expect the records to be broken every week. This time we have 26 upsets. Top-10: Luczka (1651) - Bednarek (2336), 1-0, 685 points Petrakis (1616) - Milonakis (2213), 1-0, 597 points Velickovski (2083) - Rudovic (1549), 0-1, 534 points Marthedal (1644) - Willumsen (2126), 1-0, 482 points Androni (1953) - Kiriakaksis (1503), 0-1, 450 points Lui (1953) - Vandevoort (2384), 1-0, 431 points Kolomvakis (1821) - Townsend (2246), 1-0, 425 points Mamedjarova (2267) - Martynkova (1851), 0-1, 416 points Marin (2130) - Balog (2534), 1-0, 404 points Murariu (2533) - Kutnik (2129), 0-1, 404 points Average gap: 483; White won 6 games, Black won 4 games View the games If you have ever won a game against someone rated 300 points or above of yourself, please send it to us for publication. Any additional information (a photo, annotations, etc.) will be appreciated. Related reading: Episode 36 Episode 35 Episode 34 Episode 33 Episode 32 Episode 31 Episode 30 Episode 29 Episode 28 Episode 27 Episode 26 Episode 25 Episode 24 Episode 23 Episode 22 Episode 21 Episode 20 Episode 19 Episode 18 Episode 17 Episode 16 Episode 15 Episode 14 Episode 13 Episode 12 Episode 11 Episode 10 Episode 9 Episode 8 Episode 7 Episode 6 Episode 5 Episode 4 Episode 3 Episode 2 Episode 1
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