The Chess Mind

The countdown to the US Chess League's 2007 game of the year continues, and this week the first prize-winning game (not to be confused with the game winning first place) has been selected (and eliminated). In fifth place, we have Vinay Bhat's fighting win over Hikaru Nakamura, a dramatic game that saw the underdog (that would be Bhat, just in case there are some very casual fans reading this) fight for the win even when down a pawn and behind by a ridiculous 71 minutes to 1 minute margin on the clock. (There were increments, but still.)

Here's the game, while you can read the judges' comments here. My ChessVideos show on the game will show up sometime later this week.