Walter Browne
Notable Games

Walter Browne

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Notable Games

  • 1969.10.14 Kavalek, Lubomir vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Makogonov Variation 57 moves San Juan San Juan 1969, the tournament that earned him the grandmaster title, with Black against Lubomir Kavalek, a study player here, in a King's Indian. The h-pawn runs through: 46...h4, 49...h3, then 50...Be3 51.Rxg2+ hxg2 52.Ng5 g1=Q, and the black king walks out of the checks to g3 at move 57.
  • 1971 Browne, Walter Shawn vsGligoric, Svetozar 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense 50 moves Venice Venice 1971, a tournament he won, against Svetozar Gligorić, a study player here, in the Smyslov Defense of the Closed Ruy Lopez. 43.Rxh6+ Kxh6 44.gxf4 exf4 45.Rxf4 opens the black king, and 50.Qf7+ ends it.
  • 1972.10.12 Sarapu, Ortvin vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Indian Defense: Knights Variation 32 moves Olympiad-20 Final C Skopje Olympiad 1972, on first board for Australia, where he won the board bronze medal, against Ortvin Sarapu. 30...Qb6+ 31.Kh1 Qf2 brings the queen in, and 32...Bh4 leaves White's back rank without a defense.
  • 1973.01.07 Smyslov, Vasily V vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Indian Defense 33 moves Christmas Congress 1972/73-48 Premier Hastings 1972/73 with Black against Vasily Smyslov, the former World Champion. 25...Rxb5 26.Nxb5 Rxc2 27.Rxc2 Qxb5 gives up both rooks for the queen, a knight and a pawn, the black queen takes the e-pawn with check at 31...Qxe2+, and the game ends after 33...Bg5.
  • 1974.01.31 Browne, Walter Shawn vsQuinteros, Miguel Angel 1-0 Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation, Main Line 18 moves Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1974, a tournament he won, against Miguel Quinteros in eighteen moves. Black takes two pawns with the queen, and White gives a bishop to open the e-file: 13.Bxe5 dxe5 14.Rxe5+ Be7 15.Rd5, then 17.Nxe7 Kxe7 18.Re5+.
  • 1974 Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind 42 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship, Chicago 1974, the first of his six titles, with Black against Samuel Reshevsky, a study player here, in the Maróczy Bind of the Accelerated Dragon. The queens come off at move 14, and in the minor-piece ending 40...Ne4+ 41.Bxe4 fxe4 42.Bb4 e3 decides it.
  • 1974 Browne, Walter Shawn vsBisguier, Arthur Bernard 1-0 Petrov's Defense 40 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship, Chicago 1974, against Arthur Bisguier, a study player here, in the Petrov Defense: the game of the famous 14.Bh6. Black does not take the bishop until 21...gxh6; by then 18.Nxf7 Bxf7 19.Rxe7 has broken through, and the h-pawn reaches h8 at move 39.
  • 1975.08.21 Tal, Mikhail vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation 44 moves Milan Milan 1975 with Black against Mikhail Tal, the former World Champion, in the Najdorf Sicilian. The black king walks from e7 to g8 after 15.Nxe7 Kxe7, the queens come off with 21...Qxg3 22.hxg3, and Black wins the ending a pawn up at move 44.
  • 1977 Browne, Walter Shawn vsWinslow, Elliott C 1-0 King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Ruban Variation 20 moves Saratoga Paul Masson Paul Masson tournament, Saratoga 1977, against Elliott Winslow's King's Indian Sämisch, in twenty moves. White castles long and opens the h-file: 17.hxg6 cxd5 18.Rxh8+ Kxh8 19.Qh2+ Kg8 20.g7.
  • 1977.09.25 Browne, Walter Shawn vsByrne, Robert Eugene 1-0 Dutch Defense 25 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship, Mentor 1977, a title he won, against Robert Byrne, a study player here, in the Dutch Defense. Black takes the b-pawn with 10...Qxb2, White gives the exchange with 15.Rxb4 Qxb4 16.Ba6+, and 22.Nb5 cxb5 23.Qc3+ and 25.e6 finish it.
  • 1977.10.07 Browne, Walter Shawn vsChristiansen, Larry Mark 1-0 Queen's Pawn Game 38 moves USA-ch U.S. Championship, Mentor 1977, against Larry Christiansen, a study player here. White gives up rook, bishop and knight to reach the king: 20.Rd6 Bxd6 21.Nxf6+ Kh8 22.Bg7+ Kxg7 23.Ngh5+ gxh5 24.Qg5+, and the game ends at move 38.
  • 1978.09.02 Browne, Walter Shawn vsLjubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System 23 moves Interpolis-02 Tilburg 1978 against Ljubomir Ljubojević, a study player here, in a Nimzo-Indian. The bishop stands on d5 from 14.Bd5 until 17.Bb3, and the game ends after 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.d5 exd5 21.Qb4 Qd7 22.Qh4 Kg7 23.Nd4.
  • 1979 Seirawan, Yasser vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 English Opening: King's English Variation, Three Knights System 18 moves California Masters Berkeley 1979 with Black against Yasser Seirawan, in eighteen moves. The white king has gone to d3, and Black gives up the queen to reach it: 16...Qxc4+ 17.Kxc4 Ba6+ 18.Nb5 Nxb5.
  • 1980.01.27 Van der Wiel, John vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Amsterdam Variation 53 moves Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1980, which he won jointly, with Black against John van der Wiel in the Najdorf. 31...Qxd1 32.Rxd1 Re1 gives up the queen, and the rook and two knights drive the white king up the board: 36...Nef2+, 37...Ne3+, 38...Nfd1+ 39.Ke4 Rxg1.
  • 1982.02.16 Browne, Walter Shawn vsRibli, Zoltan 1-0 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Petrosian Attack 25 moves First Lady of Indonesia Cup First Lady's Cup, Surakarta 1982, where he shared first place, against Zoltán Ribli, a study player here, in the Petrosian Variation of the Queen's Indian. 19.d5 exd5 20.f5 d4 21.fxg6 fxg6 22.Nxg6 opens the king, and 25.Qf5 finishes it in 25 moves.
  • 1994 Browne, Walter Shawn vsShabalov, Alexander 1-0 Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense 36 moves US National op An open tournament in 1994 against Alexander Shabalov, in a Semi-Slav with sacrifices on both sides: 26.Bxg7 Qxf3 27.Bxf8 Rxg4+ 28.hxg4 Rxf8 29.Nh6+, and the knight check 36.Nh6+ completes the mating net.
  • 2015.06.20 Niemann, Hans Moke vsBrowne, Walter Shawn 0-1 Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation, Nimzowitsch Attack 35 moves Las Vegas National op National Open, Las Vegas, 20 June 2015, four days before his death, with Black against Hans Niemann in a Queen's Indian. 34...Bxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Qxa4 wins the white queen.
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