markbstephenson Member since Dec-12-10 · Last seen Aug-14-25 I live near Woodstock in Shenandoah County, Virginia. I have played four GMs: Korchnoi, Dreev, Benjamin, and Ruifeng Li, losing all games, but having a memorable experience on each occasion. I once earned a provisional USCF rating of 1787.

markbstephenson has kibitzed 78 times to chessgames   [less...]

May-26-23 S Aritonang vs G Hjorth, 1982   markbstephenson: Black may have lost on time - black is clearly winning in the final position      May-18-23 I A Horowitz vs R Romero, 1952   markbstephenson: 37...Qc6 seems to be unanswerable      May-17-23 Reshevsky vs L Prins, 1952   markbstephenson: 39. Qd5! threatens both Qxg8+ and Qd6+ with mate to follow on b7. Resignation was not premature      May-14-23 R Svane vs E Miranda Mesa, 2023   markbstephenson: Wow! One of those rare games where every piece and pawn remains on the board at the end of the game.      Jan-13-21 A Brinckmann vs Reti, 1921   markbstephenson: Cool game using Reti's pawns on e4 & h2 to safeguard white's king while taking advantage of black's exposed king to make some nice little combinations.      Feb-04-17 D Lemos vs T Bopp, 2017   markbstephenson: Black plays agressively for a king side attack - but with insufficient forces mustered. White's excellent N-h5 shot, threatening mate on f8, decides.      Dec-29-16 P A Batchelor vs W Foo, 2016   markbstephenson: It seems white made too many moves with the dark squared bishop - even allowing it to become a target after 25.b3 Qc6. Good job by Black!      Sep-24-16 Korchnoi vs K Darga, 1956   markbstephenson: In the 1978 publication, Korchnoi's 400 Best Games, the final move is given as 38. R-a5 which forces the exchange of rooks and connects white's Q side pawns.      Sep-16-16 Y Quesada Perez vs T Hillarp Persson, 2016   markbstephenson: After Q-b2 black must retreat his Q to a7 (the endgame is lost) when he will have no counterplay. Resignation is very much justified here.      Aug-28-16 H Wang vs A Hill, 2016    markbstephenson: 13. Qxb3 imprisons the queen. Surely 13.Qh5 was a more prudent choice.      Aug-14-16 Schlechter vs J Thirring, 1893     Jul-19-16 Wei Yi vs Giri, 2016     Jul-14-16 Wei Yi vs Carlsen, 2016     May-17-16 Saric vs M Matlakov, 2016     Oct-11-15 S Zhigalko vs Nepomniachtchi, 2015     Oct-11-15 Naiditsch vs Fressinet, 2015     Sep-19-15 Eljanov vs R Jumabayev, 2015    Sep-11-15 Radjabov vs Sevian, 2015     Sep-03-15 Kavalek vs E Mednis, 1972     Aug-21-15 J T Collins vs Alburt, 1987    Jul-16-15 Wei Yi vs Svidler, 2015     Jul-13-15 Szabo vs Short, 1981    Jun-22-15 Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015     Feb-21-15 B Thorfinnsson vs L D'Costa, 2015     Feb-02-15 K Troff vs T Rodshtein, 2015     Jan-13-15 Van Wely vs Carlsen, 2015     Jan-11-15 Caruana vs Saric, 2015     Jan-06-15 S Megaranto vs J Zhao, 2012    Jan-05-15 A B Hodges vs Capablanca, 1915     Dec-05-14 D Yang vs I Krush, 2010     Dec-04-14 Efimenko vs M Cornette, 2014    May-23-14 Negi vs D Justo, 2014     Apr-11-14 Bologan vs Chandler, 1994    Aug-02-12 Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2012     Aug-01-12 Giri vs Carlsen, 2012     May-27-12 W Hasenfuss vs Barcza, 1936    May-27-12 Barcza vs Fischer, 1959     May-18-12 Reshevsky vs W S Tevis, 1921     Feb-01-11 K Sterk vs Reti, 1913     Feb-01-11 Reti vs O Tenner, 1913     Jan-28-11 Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1906    Jan-27-11 M Green vs Santasiere, 1945    Jan-27-11 L Prins vs Denker, 1946     Jan-07-11 Khalifman vs Sveshnikov, 1996     Jan-06-11 A Roberts vs M Judd, 1876    Jan-06-11 M Judd vs H Davidson, 1876     Jan-06-11 Mason vs D Martinez, 1874    Jan-01-11 Capablanca vs P Sergeant, 1913     Jan-01-11 Parma vs S Tatai, 1968    Dec-31-10 E O Jones vs J Mieses, 1899    Dec-31-10 Burn vs Winawer, 1897    Dec-31-10 Burn vs A Hunter, 1875    Dec-31-10 Mackenzie vs Winawer, 1882     Dec-31-10 Steinitz vs Winawer, 1882     Dec-28-10 W E Napier vs Marshall, 1896     Dec-27-10 Hort vs Tal, 1966     Dec-23-10 Steinitz vs M Fleissig, 1873     Dec-23-10 M Ashley vs S Polgar, 1995     Dec-23-10 E Otene vs B R Anderson, 2003    Dec-23-10 B R Anderson vs P R Green, 1977    Dec-22-10 Lasker vs N Miniati, 1890    Dec-22-10 Lasker vs Mason, 1889     Dec-21-10 A Neumann vs D Przepiorka, 1904     Dec-21-10 A W Fox vs Capablanca, 1916     Dec-21-10 Janowski vs M C Palmer, 1923    Dec-21-10 Capablanca vs W M Ward, 1906     Dec-21-10 Lipke / Seger / Steif vs Lasker / Mendelsohn / Popiel, 1889    Dec-21-10 Korchnoi vs V Byvshev, 1954     Dec-21-10 Furman vs Korchnoi, 1954    Dec-21-10 E von Feyerfeil vs Lasker, 1889     Dec-21-10 Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1893     Dec-21-10 A Robinson vs G Simonson, 1895    Dec-21-10 A Robinson vs Lasker, 1892     Dec-21-10 Lasker vs J Mieses, 1890    Dec-21-10 Spassky vs A Bannik, 1956     Dec-20-10 A Bannik vs Korchnoi, 1954

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