Notable Games
Calvin Blocker
14 celebrated games · 79 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Bisguier – Blocker · 1976 · 0–1
US Open 1976. A 74-move Black win in the French over grandmaster Arthur Bisguier — a former US Champion — an early scalp for the Cleveland master.
→
Blocker – Day · 1979 · 1–0
Lone Pine 1979. An English-Opening win over Canadian international master Lawrence Day, Blocker's passed e-pawn queening (45.e7+).
→
Blocker – Zapata · 1984 · 1–0
New York International 1984. A 33-move win over Colombian grandmaster Alonso Zapata, the kingside break 27.Bxh6 crashing through.
→
Blocker – Conquest · 1984 · 1–0
New York International 1984. A Semi-Slav win over the teenage future grandmaster Stuart Conquest, 31.Rd7.
→
De Firmian – Blocker · 1984 · 0–1
New York International 1984. A Sicilian Sveshnikov win with Black over Nick De Firmian — later a three-time US Champion — Blocker queening a passed c-pawn (36…c1=Q).
→
Byrne – Blocker · 1985 · 0–1
New York 1985. A Black win over grandmaster Robert Byrne — the US Champion and long-time New York Times chess columnist — ground out in a knight-and-pawns endgame.
→
Frias Pablaza – Blocker · 1985 · 0–1
New York 1985. A 23-move Black miniature over international master Victor Frías in the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
→
Blocker – Lein · 1987 · 1–0
Ohio Chess Congress 1987. A French Winawer win over grandmaster Anatoly Lein, Blocker's kingside pawns (…g4–g3–g2) deciding.
→
Comp Hi Tech – Blocker · 1987 · 0–1
Ohio Chess Congress 1987. A man-versus-machine win with Black over HiTech — Carnegie Mellon's world-class chess computer — outplayed across a 78-move endgame.
→
Blocker – Bjarnason · 1987 · 1–0
Philadelphia 1987. A French Winawer win over Icelandic international master Sævar Bjarnason, converted in a long rook endgame.
→
Rolletschek – Blocker · 1988 · 0–1
Columbus 1988. A Black win over Austrian international master Heinrich Rolletschek, a kingside pawn avalanche (…f4, …g3, …g2) breaking through.
→
Wojtkiewicz – Blocker · 1999 · 0–1
Oberlin Open 1999. Blocker's most celebrated scalp — a Black King's Indian win over grandmaster Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (2570), decided in a king-and-pawn ending (57…e3).
→
Blocker – Sevillano · 1999 · 1–0
Ohio Chess Congress 1999. A Benoni win over future grandmaster Enrico Sevillano, the passed e-pawn (36.e6, 38.exf7) telling.
→
Blocker – Margvelashvili · 2006 · 1–0
Hollinberger Memorial 2006. A Queen's Gambit Declined win over future grandmaster Giorgi Margvelashvili.
→