GM loses in 5 moves!

Feeling bad after losing quickly?
It could be very frustrating, especially if you're fairly new to chess, when you lose a game very quickly. Don't get discouraged, though, as even grandmasters can lose in just a few moves. Gary Kasparov, for example, lost in just 7 moves last year! The important thing is not to give up on chess after such a loss, but to see where things went wrong.

Seeing where a GM went wrong after getting mated in 8 moves
The 1st half of this video shows the refutation for the mating trick in the Englund Gambit that we saw in the last blog. Many players of a much lower calibre than a GM should be able to find it, and this just shows us that even top level players can have bad days at the board.

Another quick GM loss
In the 2nd half of the video, we look at yet another very quick loss by a grandmaster, this time in just 5 moves! His opponent was an IM, which makes it surprising that the GM didn't consider his moves more carefully. After declining to take the pawn on e5 in the Englund Gambit, the GM went horribly wrong and faced mate in 2 after just 5 moves!

Moral of the story
Always think carefully over your moves and don't underestimate your opponent's plans! Time management is also important. Notice that the GM losing in 5 moves still had nearly 94% of his initial time left when the game finished. Time left on the clock after the game is useless, so don't move too quickly! If you always look for the best move that you can find within a reasonable amount of time, your results should improve greatly!

Grandmaster losing in 5 moves! - YouTube