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Sicilians All Sorts of Sicilians by Fredthebear
Compiled by fredthebear
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Fredthebear says You're welcome mneuwirth. Glad you liked it.

Apr-27-23 WTHarvey:
There once was a chess player keen
He studied each move he had seen
With tactics so clever
His games were a pleasure
His passion for chess was extreme!
There once was a chess player bright
Whose moves were a beautiful sight
He never lost hope
Or his skill, he would mope
For he believed in fighting the good fight.

There once was a chess player so keen
Whose passion for the game was extreme
He'd study and strategize
And often would visualize
His victories, in every daydream.

"Those who play the game do not see as clearly as those who watch." ~ Chinese Proverb

"The musician who is paid in advance does not play so well." ~ Catalonian Proverb

"When the cat's away, the mice will play." ~ Spanish Proverb

"In life, each of us must sometimes play the fool." ~ Yiddish Proverb

"Life ain't easy. Terrible things happen to everyone. You have to keep your sense of humor, give something of yourself to others, make friends who are younger than you, learn new things, and have fun." ― George Vaillant

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." ~ Portuguese Proverb

"Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

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"Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could be the fifth, it could be the thirty-fifth. We think about a chess game as beginning with move one and ending with checkmate. But this is not the case. The games begins when it gets out of book, and it end when it goes into book..And this is why Game 6 between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue didn't count...Tripping and falling into a well on your way to the field of battle is not the same thing as dying in it...Deep Blue is only itself out of book; prior to that it is nothing. Just the ghosts of the game itself." ― Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...

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* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

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* A few KIAs: Game Collection: Opening Ideas

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* Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics

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* Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time

* Best of the British: Game Collection: Best of the British

* The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2)

* Brilliant games: Game Collection: Brilliant games

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* Broadway straight

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
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* Chess Prehistory: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

* 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)

* Classic games by great players: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston)

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind...

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

* ChessCafe.com column, The Openings Explained: Abby Marshall

* Carlsen: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

* Exchange sacs: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

* Four o' diamonds

* Fork Overload (Remove the Defender): Game Collection: FORK-OVERLOAD OR HOOK-AND-LADDER TRICK

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

* The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

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* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

* 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0

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* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...

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* How did Spassky handle it? Game Collection: 0

* Black attack!
Game Collection: Modern Defence Reversed

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games:
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* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

* Glossary NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/...

* How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit

* King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to...

* Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer...

* Malaguena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxD...

* MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

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* Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

"In chess as in life, when defending or attacking, a good chess player understands that one rash, ill-conceived, bad move can worsen the position and lose the game." ― John Bain, chess author

* maxruen's favorite games III: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III

* Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931

* Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky

* 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* C25, C28 Steinitz Gambits:
Game Collection: Steinitz Gambits

* 38 Tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Wei Yi spent 48 minutes on a move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8...

* Prize Games: Game Collection: Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek

* Raymond Keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Rubinstein: Game Collection: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Sac on g3/g6: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on g6 ( g3)

* Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Seven Deadly Chess Sins: Game Collection: Seven Deadly Chess Sins (Rowson)

* sapientdust's favorites: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games

* shakman's favorites: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2

* Short games: Game Collection: Blue Briefly Mostly B-C quos

* Sicilian GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Sicilian GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at...

* Sicilian B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models)

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

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* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

* Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* 14 things editors shouldn't do: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...

* Z Vol 105: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 105

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

"Examine what is said, not who is speaking." ~ African Proverb

Louisiana: Natchitoches
Established in: 1714

Natchitoches, founded in 1714 by French explorers, resembles New Orleans' French quarter, and is sometimes referred to as "little New Orleans."

Natchitoches is known as the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory. It was founded by French-Canadian explorer and soldier Louis Juchereau de Saint-Denis and was once known as Fort St. Jean Baptiste. It was renamed for the Natchitoches Indians.

Louisiana: Kaffie-Frederick General Mercantile, Natchitoches

Louisiana's oldest general store was founded in the midst of the American Civil War by Jewish Prussian immigrants Adolph and Harris Kaffie. The goods on offer at Kaffie-Frederick may have changed, but much of the store remains the same, from the original freight elevator to the 1910 cash register that is still used to ring up every sale. Now run by a third generation of Fredericks, it stocks everything you might need, and promises the same friendly service that's been its hallmark since opening in 1863.

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* Three Simple Chess Tips: https://www.premierchesscoaching.co...

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

<chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland.

Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:

I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up

He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.>

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

jnpope: User: gifflefunk
Email server: yahoo.com
Just add the @ between the two

Feb-02-21 fisayo123: As can be seen, the chessgames.com database is not the end all and be all database for "vs" matchups. In fact, its known for not really being as complete as some other game databases, especially for modern era games. https://2700chess.com/

On the river

Reuben Fine can show you the not-so-easy way. Sign up for free and you can read books for free: https://archive.org/details/chessea...

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

Actions speak louder than words.

Jonathan Moya wrote:
The King's Rumination

Befuddled with thought
the king sought the oracle.

"Count the sands,
calculate the seas,"
she said.

Of the king's future,
she spoke nothing.

Henceforth he
contented only
in his nightmares.

Straight flush

Can you still daydream at night?
We know you have some great ideas for your nighttime dreaming. But if you're awake and trying to give your brain some suggestions for dream time, is it daydreaming or just backseat driving?

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding,

then trembling he realized to his consternation:

he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

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The small intestine is longer than the large intestine.

Four horsemen

The Old Man And His Sons

All power is feeble with dissension:
For this I quote the Phrygian slave.
If anything I add to his invention,
It is our manners to engrave,
And not from any envious wishes; –
I'm not so foolishly ambitious.
Phaedrus enriches often his story,
In quest – I doubt it not – of glory:
Such thoughts were idle in my breast.
An aged man, near going to his rest,
His gathered sons thus solemnly addressed:
"To break this bunch of arrows you may try;
And, first, the string that binds them I untie." The eldest, having tried with might and main,
Exclaimed, "This bundle I resign
To muscles sturdier than mine."
The second tried, and bowed himself in vain.
The youngest took them with the like success.
All were obliged their weakness to confess.
Unharmed the arrows passed from son to son;
Of all they did not break a single one.
"Weak fellows!" said their sire, "I now must show What in the case my feeble strength can do."
They laughed, and thought their father but in joke, Till, one by one, they saw the arrows broke.
"See, concord's power!" replied the sire; "as long As you in love agree, you will be strong.
I go, my sons, to join our fathers good;
Now promise me to live as brothers should,
And soothe by this your dying father's fears."
Each strictly promised with a flood of tears.
Their father took them by the hand, and died;
And soon the virtue of their vows was tried.
Their sire had left a large estate
Involved in lawsuits intricate;
Here seized a creditor, and there
A neighbour levied for a share.
At first the trio nobly bore
The brunt of all this legal war.
But short their friendship as It was rare.
Whom blood had joined – and small the wonder! – The force of interest drove asunder;
And, as is wont in such affairs,
Ambition, envy, were co-heirs.
In parcelling their sire's estate,
They quarrel, quibble, litigate,
Each aiming to supplant the other.
The judge, by turns, condemns each brother.
Their creditors make new assault,
Some pleading error, some default.
The sundered brothers disagree;
For counsel one, have counsels three.
All lose their wealth; and now their sorrows
Bring fresh to mind those broken arrows.

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"Don't blow your own trumpet." — Australian Proverb

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"Continuing to play the victim is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Blaming others for your station in life will indeed make you a victim but the perpetrator will be your own self, not life or those around you." — Bobby Darnell

In 2016, a Michigan-based priest named Gerald Johnson suffered a heart attack. He says he had a near-death experience that sent him somewhere he never thought he'd visit: Hell.

Johnson says that immediately after his heart attack in February 2016, his spirit left his physical body and went down to hell, entering through "the very center of the Earth." Though he says "the things I saw there are indescribable," he did his best.

Johnson claims he saw a man walking on all fours like a dog and getting burned from head to toe:

"His eyes were bulging and worse than that: He was wearing chains on his neck. He was like a hellhound. There was a demon holding the chains."

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

"<To be, or not to be: that is the question:> Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.--Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd!"
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

The new pawn move, where pawns were allowed to advance two squares on their first move instead of one, was first introduced in Spain in 1280.

Riddle of the Day:
Mary's mother had four children: April, May and June.

What's the name of the fourth child?

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves. ~ Scottish Proverb

Answer to the Riddle of the Day above:
The name of the fourth child is Mary.

Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!"

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They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Scottish Proverb

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

They that will not be counselled cannot be helped. ~ Scottish Proverb

The Wallet

From heaven, one day, did Jupiter proclaim,
"Let all that live before my throne appear,
And there if any one has anything to blame,
In matter, form, or texture of his frame,
He may bring forth his grievance without fear.
Redress shall instantly be given to each.
Come, monkey, now, first let us have your speech. You see these quadrupeds, your brothers;
Comparing, then, yourself with others,
Are you well satisfied?" "And why not?"
Says Jock. "Haven't I four trotters with the rest? Is not my visage comely as the best?
But this my brother Bruin, is a blot
On your creation fair;
And sooner than be painted I had be shot,
Were I, great sire, a bear."
The bear approaching, does he make complaint?
Not he; – himself he lauds without restraint.
The elephant he needs must criticize;
To crop his ears and stretch his tail were wise; A creature he of huge, misshapen size.
The elephant, though famed as beast judicious,
While on his own account he had no wishes,
Pronounced dame whale too big to suit his taste; Of flesh and fat she was a perfect waste.
The little ant, again, pronounced the gnat too wee; To such a speck, a vast colossus she.
Each censured by the rest, himself content,
Back to their homes all living things were sent. Such folly lives yet with human fools.
For others lynxes, for ourselves but moles.
Great blemishes in other men we spy,
Which in ourselves we pass most kindly by.
As in this world we're but way-farers,
Kind Heaven has made us wallet-bearers.
The pouch behind our own defects must store,
The faults of others lodge in that before.

Sicilian Defense
1. e4 c5

Sicilian Defense (Action Extension)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bh6

Sicilian Defense (Boleslavsky Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5

Sicilian Defense (Chameleon)
1. e4 c5 2. Ne2, 3) Nbc2 or 2) Nc3, 3) Nge2

Sicilian Defense (Closed Variation)
1 e4 c5 2. Nc3

Sicilian Defense(Dragon Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7 O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f4 Qb6 10. e5

Sicilian Defense (Dragon Variation-Zollner)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f4 Qb6 10. e5

Sicilian Defense (Dragon-Accelerated)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6

Sicilian Defense (Dragon-Classical)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2

Sicilian Defense (f4 Attack)
1. e4 c5 2. f4

Sicilian Defense (Four Knights Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Sicilian Defense (Goteborg Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6

Sicilian Defense (Kan Variation)
see Sicilian Defense (Paulsen)

Sicilian Defense (Keres Attack)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4

Sicilian Defense (Larsen Grand Prix)
see Sicilian Defense (f4 Attack)

Sicilian Defense (Larsen Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7

Sicilian Defense (Lasker-Pelikan Variation)
see Sicilian Defense (Sveshnikov)

Sicilian Defense (Levenfish Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4

Sicilian Defense (Lowenthal Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5

Sicilian Defense (Maróczy Bind)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4

Sicilian Defense (Morra Gambit)
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3

Sicilian Defense (Morra Gambit-Accepted)
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3

Sicilian Defense (Morra Gambit-Declined)
1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 anything but 3)...dxc3

Sicilian Defense Najdorf Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6

Sicilian Defense (Najdorf Variation-poisoned pawn) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2

Sicilian Defense (Neo-Sveshnikov Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Ndb5 db

Sicilian Defense (Paulsen Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6

Sicilian Defense (Polugaevsky Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5

Sicilian Defense (Quinteros Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qc7

Sicilian Defense (Reversed Fredthebear)
1. c4 e5

Sicilian Defense (Richter-Rauser Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5

Sicilian Defense (Rossolimo Attack)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

Sicilian Defense (Scheveningen Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nc6

Sicilian Defense (Slow)
1. e4 c5 2. Be2

Sicilian Defense (Smith-Morra Gambit)
see Sicilian Defense (Morra Gambit)

Sicilian Defense (Snyder Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. b3

Sicilian Defense (Sozin)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4

Sicilian Defense (Stiletto Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qa5

Sicilian Defense (Sveshnikov Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5

Sicilian Defense (Taimanov Variation)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6

Sicilian Defense (Velimirovic Attack)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qe2

Sicilian Defense (Wing Gambit)
1. e4 c5 2. b4

Sicilian Defense (Wing Gambit-Marshall Variation) 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3

Sicilian Defense (Yugoslav Attack)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3

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H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year's world championship match:

Bravo ‘Bogol', you've shown pluck.
One and all we wish you luck.
Gee, some thought you'd barged between
Other players who'd have been
Less likely straightaway to lose
Just as friend Alekhine might choose;
Undaunted, ‘Bogol', you went in
Believing you'd a chance to win.
Or failing that, to make a fight,
Which you are doing as we write.

<Steinitz's Theory

1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal.

2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides.

3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake.

4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer.

5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained.

6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage.

7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.>

The Will Explained By Aesop

If what old story says of Aesop's true,
The oracle of Greece he was,
And more than Areopagus he knew,
With all its wisdom in the laws.
The following tale gives but a sample
Of what has made his fame so ample.
Three daughters shared a father's purse,
Of habits totally diverse.
The first, bewitched with drinks delicious;
The next, coquettish and capricious;
The third, supremely avaricious.
The sire, expectant of his fate,
Bequeathed his whole estate,
In equal shares, to them,
And to their mother just the same, –
To her then payable, and not before,
Each daughter should possess her part no more.
The father died. The females three
Were much in haste the will to see.
They read, and read, but still
Saw not the willer's will.
For could it well be understood
That each of this sweet sisterhood,
When she possessed her part no more,
Should to her mother pay it over?
It was surely not so easy saying
How lack of means would help the paying.
What meant their honoured father, then?
The affair was brought to legal men,
Who, after turning over the case
Some hundred thousand different ways,
Threw down the learned bonnet,
Unable to decide on it;
And then advised the heirs,
Without more thought, t" adjust affairs.
As to the widow's share, the counsel say,
"We hold it just the daughters each should pay
One third to her on demand,
Should she not choose to have it stand
Commuted as a life annuity,
Paid from her husband's death, with due congruity."

The thing thus ordered, the estate
Is duly cut in portions three.
And in the first they all agree
To put the feasting-lodges, plate,
Luxurious cooling mugs,
Enormous liquor jugs,
Rich cupboards, – built beneath the trellised vine, –

The stores of ancient, sweet Malvoisian wine,
The slaves to serve it at a sign;
In short, whatever, in a great house,
There is of feasting apparatus.
The second part is made
Of what might help the jilting trade –
The city house and furniture,
Exquisite and genteel, be sure,
The eunuchs, milliners, and laces,
The jewels, shawls, and costly dresses.
The third is made of household stuff,
More vulgar, rude, and rough –
Farms, fences, flocks, and fodder,
And men and beasts to turn the sod over.
This done, since it was thought
To give the parts by lot
Might suit, or it might not,
Each paid her share of fees dear,
And took the part that pleased her.
It was in great Athens town,
Such judgment gave the gown.
And there the public voice
Applauded both the judgment and the choice.
But Aesop well was satisfied
The learned men had set aside,
In judging thus the testament,
The very gist of its intent.
"The dead," Said he, "could he but know of it,
Would heap reproaches on such Attic wit.
What! men who proudly take their place
As sages of the human race,
Lack they the simple skill
To settle such a will?"
This said, he undertook himself
The task of portioning the pelf;
And straightway gave each maid the part
The least according to her heart –
The prim coquette, the drinking stuff,
The drinker, then, the farms and cattle;
And on the miser, rude and rough,
The robes and lace did Aesop settle;
For thus, he said, "an early date
Would see the sisters alienate
Their several shares of the estate.
No motive now in maidenhood to tarry,
They all would seek, post haste, to marry;
And, having each a splendid bait,
Each soon would find a well-bred mate;
And, leaving thus their father's goods intact,
Would to their mother pay them all, in fact," – Which of the testament
Was plainly the intent.
The people, who had thought a slave an ass,
Much wondered how it came to pass
That one alone should have more sense
Than all their men of most pretence.

"If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you take it out, put it back. If you empty it, fill it. If you fill it, empty it." — Kathryn Malter, St. Paul, MN

* Dec-12-20 MissScarlett: My advice to <acapo> is to close the pop-up ads by clicking on the little <x> in the top right corner.

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt

Dec-26-23 hemy: I sent email messages to <jessicafischerqueen> and <Tabanus>. I was contacted by email to both of them for many years. Responses from the mail servers were: "Sorry, your message to <her email address> cannot be delivered. This mailbox is disabled" and "Recipient address rejected: Access denied". Credits for Robert Bergersen aka <Tabanus>, include his picture, for his contribution to "Lithuanian chess history" project, you can find on page 45 of this project. He also mentioned on page 141 (with one more picture), pages 166, 1315, 1383-1386, 1823, 2807 and 3423.

"Make peace with imperfection." ― Richard Carlson

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/w2JcfP5K

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

The Sofia Rules forbid agreed draws before 30 moves. The "Bilbao" scoring system awards 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." ― Indira Gandhi

<God gives not kings the stile of Gods in vaine, For on his throne his sceptre do they sway;
And as their subjects ought them to obey,
So kings should feare and serve their God againe.>
King James I (1566-1625) of England

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

"To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment." — Richard Carlson

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "The elbow is close but you cannot bite it. (Близок локоток, да не укусишь.)" Close is no cigar.

Ya might be ah redneck if'n ya thunk "lol" means low on liquor.

"If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes."

"Here's a two-step formula for handling stress... Step number one: Don't sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it's all small stuff." ― Tony Robbins

Q: What do you call the lights on Noah's Ark?
A: Flood lights.

Q: What do you call a snobby criminal walking down the steps? A: A condescending con descending!

Q: What do you call a dollar frozen in a block of ice? A: Cold hard cash.

Q: What do you call a dead pine tree?
A: A nevergreen.

Q: What do you call a pencil that is broken?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call two birds in love?
A: Tweethearts!

Q: What do you call a sad coffee?
A: Depresso.

Q: What do you call a priest that becomes an attorney? A: Father-in-Law.

Q: What do you call a man with a toilet on his head? A: John.

'A stitch in time saves nine'

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses
And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty
Together again.

roy zev2270 toy stor haz a song pertning t2 stnky fshy wshd ashore instead ova note ina corkd bottl.

The Lenape, Manhattan's original inhabitants, called the island Manahatta, which means "hilly island."

C'est tout

Rashid Nezhmetdinov's Best Games
R Nezhmetdinov vs Shamkovich, 1954 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs Polugaevsky, 1959 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

MUST SEE says FTB
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Not in the Art of Attack, but in CT-ART
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71)
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

From Teacher to Pupil - Former World Champion
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

First Brilliancy Prize of the tournament...and deservedly so!
R Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli, 1954 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 1-0

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs B Gurgenidze, 1959 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs Polugaevsky, 1961 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 36
Bronstein vs A Zaitsev, 1968 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 8
Bronstein vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B50) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 6
Bronstein vs G Goldberg, 1945 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B75) 1-0 She's overworked
Bronstein vs W Winter, 1946 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 18
Unzicker vs Bronstein, 1955 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 46
Bronstein vs Browne, 1990 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

"Always leave them wanting more."
Tal vs V Akopian, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0 Decoy then skewer
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 0-1 Q sac into crossfire
J Kristinsson vs Tal, 1964 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1

Tal's tactical show
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 1/2-1/2 Wild Bs vs Ns
Romanishin vs Tal, 1975
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Modern Variation (B61) 1-0
Tal vs K Klaman, 1957 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0

Tal does what he pleases! Here - take this, or not.
Tal vs E Nievergelt, 1959 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Tal gives queen for two connectors on sixth+mating att.
Tal vs J M Ripley, 1974 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon (B70) 0-1 Tal sacs a rook, gets the upperhand
Bronstein vs Tal, 1982 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

Black kicks ass and loses to a pawn!
Tal vs NN, 1958 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Tal sacrificing queen and mating with pawns and a knight
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Back Rank Don'ts and Do's
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 Wolf whistle!!
Tal vs Koblents, 1965 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1-0

Tal laughs, and Fischer doesn't play 22.Rae1!
Fischer vs Tal, 1959 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 52 moves, 0-1

"Garik, you first sacrifice and then calculate!"
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

concentrated violence
A Matanovic vs Tal, 1958 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 57 moves, 1-0

White's attack drifts, Black consolidates w/pressure
J Lokvenc vs Tal, 1958 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf Polugayevsky Var Simagin Line (B96) 1-0 Cntr smash!
Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

keep the onlookers spellbound I
Tal vs Koblents, 1961 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

keep the onlookers spellbound II
Tal vs Gligoric, 1963 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 43 moves, 1-0

Keep the onlookers spellbound III
Tal vs NN, 1973 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 26 in Fischer's
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1961 
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Own the 7th rank
Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1959 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0

Fischer Fear?
Fischer vs B Soos, 1967 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var(B43) 1-0 Arabian mate on it's way
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 EG tactics
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B44) Sicilian, 89 moves, 1-0

White gets the queenside pawn majority
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1970 
(B44) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0

Game 32 in Fischer's
Fischer vs Tal, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B57)
Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Finish starts on move #12!!
Fischer vs E Stepans, 1957 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

White can exchange heavy pieces on the promotion square
Fischer vs D Byrne, 1963 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Beating the Dragon 101
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Smyslov's lone victory over very young Fischer in his varation
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

A Master Stroke w/the Pawn
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1967 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 0-1

Rook battery
J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 0-1

After Bxf7+ Black chooses not to recapture the loose bishop
Fischer vs E Nievergelt, 1959 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. ML (B89) 0-1 BF loses w/White
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 
(B89) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Position in BF Teaches Chess; White has it all covered
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0Pins beat it's namesake
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 72: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis)
Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Fischer annotates
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962  
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1 Discovery
D Ruth vs Fischer, 1956 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

game 4 in Fischer's
Pilnik vs Fischer, 1959 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Geller gives Fischer a textbook example of 6 Bf1-e2 vs Najdorf
Geller vs Fischer, 1962 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

R+B vs. R+B. Ratings man comes a cropper...
A Elo vs Fischer, 1957 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 49 moves, 0-1

Snatching away the queen in Fischer's favorite Poisoned Pawn.
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Geller's claim to fame!
Fischer vs Geller, 1967 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

Fischer Introduces Novelties to FTB
I Bilek vs Fischer, 1962 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1

22 mover
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1960 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

Fischeruv protiutok v Najdorfove sicilske - klasicka varianta
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

Counterattack in the center
Smyslov vs Fischer, 1959 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

"too many cooks" not enough bears
Keres vs Fischer, 1959 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 53 moves, 0-1

McDonnell Attack/Greco plays the Sicilian, one of four ca. 1620
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian vs. McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Q+ & fork 2 minors
M Wick vs B Wall, 1971 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 N & Dbl Rook sacs
H Bohm vs A Kochyev, 1977 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1

Power to the pawns!
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 48 moves, 0-1

Notes by Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 51 moves, 1-0

Notes by Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 55 moves, 0-1

Premature attack
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1

Black gets in an early d5 and uses his space well
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Say lah-BORE-do-nay
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Black could have made a game of it with 11...d5
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

The first time a reigning champion loses to a computer!
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Var (B23)0-1 A brawl from the start
T Rakic vs I Nemet, 1966 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1

Correction: Open Sicilian; making use of pins w/a pesky knight
von Bardeleben vs Paulsen, 1887 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed Variation (B26) 0-1 Fine Defense!
Adams vs Kasparov, 1999 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 0-1

It's no Englund Gambit- Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Minor piece invasion on the Qside
Schalkow vs Bogun, 1983 
(B32) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Nge7 doesn't work so well in KP games
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Revisit the Old Sicilian?
Miles vs Speelman, 1970 
(B32) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1

"little moves" improving his position
Carlsen vs Y Hou, 2015 
(B32) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1-0

Gorgeous move! Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0
Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003 
(B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

The Famous Knight Leap to d5
A Sherzer vs Larsen, 1988 
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Deceptive line opening and Deflection
E Arnlind vs S Bernstein, 1965 
(B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Give away pawns and see what happens
I Cheparinov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2011 
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Dueling Goddesses - Maroczy Bind
Kosteniuk vs T Kosintseva, 2001 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian; Sac, shift gears, plant a rook on the 2nd
S Narayanan vs V Ikonnikov, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Sacrifices so bold they're borderline disrespectful!
Nunn vs G Anthony, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Pin & Skewer
R G Wade vs R Sanguineti, 1958 
(B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Castle by hand instead of paw
F Vallejo Pons vs Shirov, 2002 
(B32) Sicilian, 47 moves, 0-1

Dragon / Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Back rank issues
J Polgar vs Dzindzichashvili, 1992 
(B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation. General (B33)
B Wall vs D Isenhower, 1977 
(B32) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 1/2-1/2
Kasimdzhanov vs Leko, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 1-0
Morozevich vs Leko, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Leko, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan (B33) 1/2-1/2 Two kNights survival
Karjakin vs Shirov, 2007 
(B33) Sicilian, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2

Try to ignore the threat and make your own
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Black strongly reorganized his pieces
Z Almasi vs Shirov, 2005 
(B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

World Juniors- Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation (B33) 0-1
J Werle vs M Dziuba, 2003
(B33) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

Black went Stark raving mad with 18 ... f5??
E Formanek vs G Stark, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Lined to right- Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation (B33) 1/2-
Nisipeanu vs A Muzychuk, 2010
(B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

off the plate- Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Variation (B33) 1-0
I Caspi vs R Potze, 2009
(B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Fredthebear share
M Khachiyan vs Shabalov, 2007 
(B33) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Fredthebear is fair
A Stripunsky vs Browne, 2007 
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov. Unstoppable Arabian Mate
Leko vs Radjabov, 2006 
(B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0

White gets pickeled in the Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov
C Lutz vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 blunder on 121!
Short vs Krasenkow, 2004 
(B33) Sicilian, 122 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Lasker-Pelikan (B33) 1-0 Kasparov is phenominal!!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk Var (B33) 1-0 Passer
Kasparov vs Shirov, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk; Anastasia#
J Gast vs E Bhend, 1987 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Panov Var (B34) 0-1 Fredthebear wasn't
Mamedyarov vs I Cheparinov, 2005 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon (B34)? 1-0 Complicated, much debated
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B35) 0-1
D Bubalovic vs V Malakhov, 1996 
(B27) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Odd final position; White dare not release the pin but he must.
Geller vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0 Raking Bs
Ivanchuk vs Korchnoi, 1994 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Savon's knight got to e5
Spassky vs Savon, 1973 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 62 moves, 0-1

Never be in a hurry about anything? Unless you rob banks?
Csom vs A Planinc, 1974 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Variation (B39)
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Variation (B39); Q Sac
Keres vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Pin. Koch Var (B40) Interesting pawn race
Szabo vs V Mikenas, 1939 
(B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Garry was a teenager; Fredthebear is older still
Kasparov vs G West, 1977 
(B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Pin. Koch Variation (B40) 1-0 mini
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Pin. Koch Variation (B40) 1-0 mini
M Valvo vs M Burkett, 1963 
(B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Uncommon variation
Short vs Khalifman, 1996
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zwishenzug check doesn't work but white doesn't know that
B Jonasson vs H Angantysson, 1986 
(B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Don't grab the b- pawn w/thy queen!
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

This game made Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, French Var. (B40) 1-0 Went astray and still won
Lasker vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(B40) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1-0

Sicilian b3 French Var. Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 Pile on pin
V Malaniuk vs Kotronias, 1988 
(B40) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, French Variation (B40) 1-0 He gave her away
L Bruzon Batista vs Krasenkow, 2005 
(B40) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Normal (B40) 1-0 Spearhead
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French Variation (B40) 1-0 Rxf7, Qh7+ K walk about
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 6.BxNc6 NxBc6 (B40) 1-0 Pressure by R on 7th & passer
M Arribas vs M Delgado Crespo, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

a pretty finish
J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange (B40) 1-0 Queenless middlegame
Svidler vs Leko, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian: O'Kelly Variation. Normal System Kan Line (B4
G Marco vs Maroczy, 1905 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Variation (B42) 1-0
Leko vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0

Trapped Bishop at end of this game to be lost soon
Anand vs Kamsky, 2007 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 59 moves, 0-1

Man vs Machine; where would Fredthebear fit in?
Deep Junior vs Kasparov, 2003 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gheorghiu played the Kan Sicilian for a long time, and drew mos
K Mokry vs Gheorghiu, 1985 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Slam ahead to the King!
Smagin vs S Salov, 1984 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1Lonely K to receive Arabian #
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Maroczy Bind; connected Ps
J Polgar vs D Paunovic, 2002
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 Remove the defender!
L Henry vs J Fedorowicz, 2011 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0

Own the long diagonal, push the pawn across it
S Chumfwa vs Bacrot, 2014 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1

X-Ray tactic with Black Rooks against a White Rook at 33
L Lane vs T Zatulovskaya, 1961 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 65 moves, 0-1

Bone in the throat finish. Fredthebear does not like that.
J Friedel vs M de Jong, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Kan. Knight Variation (B43); positional sacs for penetration
Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2005 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 70 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan Wing Attack (B43) Black's pinned pawns are riddled
I Ivanov vs Karpov, 1979 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 42 moves, 1-0

Anand sacs like hell in sicilian
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0

Kan. Wing Attack Fianchetto Var (B43) 1-0 Black uncoordinated
E Hagara vs M Manik, 2000 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1/2-1/2
Alekhine vs N Voinov, 1936 
(B44) Sicilian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Double Attack on K & Q!!
D Gedult vs L Matibet, 1972 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 0-1 Arabian Mate
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 0-1

Amber Blindfold
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B45) 0-1 P wedge, aim rooks thru @royalty
Bologan vs Bacrot, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1

Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic
Lutikov vs Y Sakharov, 1969 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Deutsche Schachzeitung 1876, p. 206 Crossfire, both Q's sac
C Richardson vs A W Ensor, 1876
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Make two threats at same time
Lutikov vs A Khasin, 1961
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 0-1 Rook Decoy Sac
Yudasin vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Topalov reminds some of Keres
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 58 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 mini
Portisch vs Oravez, 1952 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Remarkable bait and switch with W's N, B and Kside pawns
P Velicka vs Jansa, 1997 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Black used the open file to let Fredthebear in
O Renet vs Taimanov, 1986
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

GM N. McDonald's book, "Chess: The art of logical thinking"
Nunn vs A Sokolov, 1986 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Stretch the defense; overworked
Radjabov vs Navara, 2008 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1/2-1/2 Final position is kinda mirrored
Naiditsch vs Mamedyarov, 2008 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

They go down 1, 2, 3
Vachier-Lagrave vs J Netzer, 2002
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Milos' fury
G Milos vs N Murshed, 1997 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov (B47) 1-0 Examine 16.Nf5
B Ivanovic vs P Karlsson, 1972
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 3-Piece Greco Mate
Leko vs Morozevich, 2006 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

21 Rf1-f4 not one but *two* swinging rooks attack Black Kside
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47) 1-0 Busy Bishops
Deep Blue vs J Polgar, 1993 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 73 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Paulsen. Bastrikov Var(B47) 0-1Notes by Raymond Keene
J B Adams vs Keene, 1963  
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B48) 1-0 mini
P Dely vs L Szollosi Sr, 1963 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov, English Attack (B48) 1-0
Leko vs J Polgar, 2005 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sic Paulsen. Bastrikov Var English Attack (B48) 0-1 1st W@Cor
Nijboer vs So, 2009 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 67 moves, 0-1

I'll bet you can't guess the next move in this game!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Sac Sac and all that
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

Tight Knights in the Center
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Someday they won't castle in the Sicilian
Short vs R Pogorelov, 2004 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Mitrofanov's Deflections
Topalov vs J Polgar, 1996 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 60 moves, 1-0

Attack from both flanks leaves Black tattered
L Christiansen vs M Zivanic, 2008 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Paulsen Bastrikov Var English Attack (B48) 1-0 Rybka?
A Nickel vs Hydra, 2004 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

U annihilate my Queenside & I'll destroy your Kingside
A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var. English Attack (B48) 1-0
Robson vs J Fedorowicz, 2010 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Look at those Bishops
J Becerra Rivero vs J Fedorowicz, 2008 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

"Larsen's Selected Games" by Bent Larsen
O Bernstein vs Larsen, 1954 
(B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

White didn't castle and Black penetrated first.
D Kopec vs W J Aramil, 2007 
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

can't find the best responses
P Popovic vs Marjanovic, 1979 
(B50) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Spectacular Draw
I Nataf vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Connected Rooks, R on 2nd
I Goutioudi vs L Rogule, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Capture-Recapture-Fork
Kasparov vs A Ringel, 2000 
(B50) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 mini
Toth vs L Csuri, 1988 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 9 moves, 1-0

White played ugly but trapped the queen
M Blau vs J H Donner, 1958 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Black pushed pawns w/out much follow up and White used the spac
E Safarli vs N Grandelius, 2015 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

brutal demolition of GK
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) · 1-0 in 32 moves
Rozentalis vs Y Dokhoian, 1986 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

*R!!phenomenal play- distract on Qside & switch back2 K-side
S Maze vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Computer-like finish
T Shaked vs M Ashley, 1997 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Fine rook and pawn ending by white
Anand vs Nakamura, 2015 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

Abuse the defender because it wants to stay and defend
E Torre vs A Wojtkiewicz, 1997
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

riddled with weak pawns
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Q decoy sac, N clearance sac, then double check!
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Four brave soldiers
A Timofeev vs Khismatullin, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

EG: Instructive Good vs Bad Bishop Ending
Spassky vs R Byrne, 1974 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 59 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1 Top has harmony
Morozevich vs Topalov, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 74 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1 Power on the c-file
T Shaked vs de Firmian, 1997
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53)
Z Veroci vs E Kondou, 1984 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 More than Dbl Rook sacs!
G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004 
(B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Prins Var (B54) 1-0 Q in crossfire; fork to follow
O'Kelly vs Ahlbach, 1938 
(B54) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Prins Variation (B54) 1/2-1/2 Simple won't do
Keres vs Capablanca, 1937 
(B54) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Black avoids the opening mate but not the decoy ending
D Andric vs L Santolini, 1981 
(B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Prins Var. Venice Attack (B55) 0-1EG sac will promote
B Reichstein vs K Gulamali, 2010 
(B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 52 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B56)
Szabo vs B Sooky, 1946 
(B56) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B56)
B Wall vs Morales, 1974 
(B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

A criss cross pin to the mating square both ways!!
F Rada vs Kostal, 1942 
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Emory Tate Attacks w/Black on the Kingside!
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001 
(B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Pawn roller, back-to-back sac clear the way for her majesty
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

White has a winning pawn structure but Black seizes the file
S Zepeda vs P Zarnicki, 2001
(B56) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. General (B57)
F Blatny vs Dasek, 1950 
(B56) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Here come's the last black rook; White can't threaten
Navara vs O Chernikov, 1998
(B56) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

"The Pearl of Sofia"
Topalov vs G Minchev, 1988 
(B57) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1

Notes by J.R. Capablanca
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  
(B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Decoy Black king to e7 to set up a winning discovered attack
Anand vs Leko, 1994 
(B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation (B58) 1-0 mini
Taubenhaus vs A Smorodsky, 1914 
(B58) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky Variation (B59) · 0-1
A Bisguier vs A Saidy, 1963 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation. General (B60)
Chester vs Salvador, 1977 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 11 moves, 1-0

Creepy Knights Don't Scare Fredthebear
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Modern Variation (B61)
D Baretic vs I Radulov, 1971 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 12 moves, 1-0

pawn wing advances for both sides
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1974 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 31 moves, 1-0

Vertical X-Ray with Queen and Rook; ICNT, p. 209
Z Nilsson vs Geller, 1954 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 0-1

try to picture the 'what if' scenerios
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern(B62) 0-1Violence both sides
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1

23 Qe8+! decoys the Black king into double check and mate
S Wang vs N Castaneda, 2001 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 1-0

Blocking the f-pawn is often fatal.
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
Karjakin vs T Metsalu, 2001 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Backward f-pawn
Leko vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

sharp R-R
Benko vs Heinin, 1973 
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 21 moves, 1-0

Richter-Rauzer (B66) Caught in center against connected rooks
Kasparov vs Hracek, 1996 
(B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern, Early deviations (B66) 1-0
M Brodsky vs J Maiwald, 1994 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 38 moves, 1-0

Great game by White. His knight was hanging on d4 for 6 moves.
Oll vs Azmaiparashvili, 1993 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 40 moves, 1-0

Voracious Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 R sac exposure
Anand vs Timman, 2004 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0

A nice trap in the Sicilian, its not in many books!
A J Goldsby vs Jonsson, 1980 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 0-1 Such ferocious p
Karpov vs E Torre, 1976 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 48 moves, 0-1

First brilliancy prize in Groningen 1946
Szabo vs E Lundin, 1946 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 38 moves, 0-1

Standard h- pawn thrust B70 1-0 15
Z Karniewski vs W Kolacin, 1993 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1-0 mini
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1-0 mini
[game 1243220 deleted]

Boomerang! B71 1-0 10
E Pedersen vs A Zografakis, 1950 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

This game is well-annotated
Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936  
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sic Dragon (B72) A Well known trap. If Nc6 then Ng4 is playable
K Rahn vs L Rellstab, 1941 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Nigel Short fights back with a blunder allowing mate!
Short vs Chiburdanidze, 1985 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 31 moves, 0-1

Q Trap B73 1-0 so much better than a bear trap
Unzicker vs S Conquest, 1986 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

P. 174 of "Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon" by Gufeld & Schiller
M Brody vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack deviation (B75)1-0 Q deflection
Adorjan vs M Fuller, 1975 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Just scintillating B76 0-1 28
Plaskett vs W N Watson, 1983 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

P.120 of "Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon" by Schiller & Gufeld
S Polgar vs G Vescovi, 1994  
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Outrageous swindle B76 0-1 43
Efimenko vs R Forster, 2011 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attk Modern Line(B76) 0-1Exchange Sac
Psakhis vs Yurtaev, 1980 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 N moves!
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

A model attacking game B77 1-0 27
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Know thy sacs or get sacked B77 0-1 21
P J Morris vs C Ward, 1983 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

beautiful mating combination B77 1-0 30
Kiss vs Tibor, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

White should have won but threw it away on move 24...
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1979 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 60 moves, 0-1

A rook on the 7th cramps B77 1-0 40
Sevian vs W Duckworth, 2012 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Endgame in the Dragon Yugoslav Attack
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs V Gashimov, 2007 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 67 moves, 0-1

A Tight Squeeze At Both Ends
L Bruzon Batista vs R Felgaer, 2002 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B79) Who are these two?
B Ivanovic vs O Riedler, 1972 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

All Tangled UP B80 0-1 76
Morozevich vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2009 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1

What a display of knight power! B80 1-0 mini
L Remenyuk vs Stein, 1959 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 19 moves, 1-0

Black was too busy to get castled and it cost him
Movsesian vs U Boensch, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 23 moves, 1-0

X-Ray with Queen and Rook forces the resignation
J Tisdall vs J Polgar, 1988 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

It plays out into a Hook mate B81 1-0 35
K Spraggett vs Suba, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Karpov attacks B81 1-0 39
Karpov vs Sax, 1983 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

27. Qf7+!! (see Honza Cervenka's post)
E Mednis vs Timman, 1974 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sic Scheveningen Delayed Keres Attack (B90) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1998 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

White defends so accurately
Oll vs Salov, 1982 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nice EG Finish
Short vs Kasparov, 1989 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 103 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 Black plays poor
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

Found in "The Application of Chess Theory"
Geller vs Y Anikaev, 1979 
(B83) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

With great ease B83 1-0 29
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

"Salazar wins tactically"
H Munoz Sotomayor vs H Salazar Jacob, 1990 
(B83) Sicilian, 59 moves, 0-1

He won the exchange but he didn't make it?
Olland vs A Hamming, 1933 
(B83) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0 Wonderful finish
H Akvist vs G Kuzmin, 1976 
(B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 0-1 Smothered Mate
R Slade vs D V Hooper, 1947 
(B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Modern Variation General (B83)
G Schories vs Euwe, 1925
(B83) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Modern Variation General (B83)
A van Foreest vs Euwe, 1927 
(B83) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation (B84)
S Hamann vs M Macdonald-Ross, 1962 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 12 moves, 1-0

Savon's 19.Qxf6!! leads to Hook mate of sorts
Savon vs Polugaevsky, 1971 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

The bishop's motor was running B84 1-0 28
Anand vs R Kempinski, 2010 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0

Three !! exclamation moves in kingside attack; Underpromotion
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical(B84) 1-0Brave Ns, Connected Ps
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

Jockey for position
J Mestel vs Speelman, 1972 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Tate is very engaging B90 1-0 36
E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Variation (B86) 1-0 aim at g7
Plachetka vs G Plank, 1991 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sic Fischer-Sozin Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Sutovsky's Immortal
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1

White is fortunate to get a draw
Stellwagen vs Dominguez Perez, 2004 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 24, John Emms Starting Out: Demolition19.Ndxe6!!
Kasparov vs Gelfand, 1993 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Infiltration
H van Riemsdijk vs P Youngworth, 1978 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt (B82) 1-0 P roller
Bronstein vs A Lein, 1971 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

zwischenzug game B89 1-0 24
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Fredthebear wasn't there
F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 aim at g7
A Soltis vs D Gurevich, 1981 
(B89) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Typically amazing Velimirovic Attack; Nxg7 cracks the dam
Fedorov vs Z Lanka, 1997 
(B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, rob the pin
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 
(B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Doubled Rooks, P wedge
A Sacks vs M Micayabas, 1984 
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Capture, re-capture, & then what ha
F Gragger vs Vieltorf, 1952 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0
P Shields vs R Spiers, 1970 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0
Gelinas vs Sanchez, 1975 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen Var English Attack (B90) 0-1 in 20 moves
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1

A most interesting battle for the center
Short vs Sax, 1988
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen trap B90 0-1 much better than a bear trap
Bologan vs Karjakin, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Stubborn defense B90 1/2-1/2 41
Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sic ScheveningenPerenyi Gambit (B90) 1/2-1/2 Why not take Knt?
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1996 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rule the open file! B90 1-0 32
V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

White must allow the perpetual or She mates
Caruana vs Y Hou, 2015 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Permanent Penetration is a Pain in the Fortress!
E Safarli vs M Palac, 2014
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Disconnect; can't prevent penetration
R Forster vs Huebner, 1994 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Pending X-Ray after Promotion
Grischuk vs Fressinet, 2000 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

A lucid game B90 1-0 38
D Juswanto vs C Zhu, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Spellbound Clincher B90 1-0 56
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0

a master of initiative B90 1-0 69
Topalov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 69 moves, 1-0

Najdorf. English Attack (B90); Really powerful king hunt
Nakamura vs A Lesiege, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Variation (B90) 1-0 Lolli Mate
D Levy vs R End, 1966 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

Najdorf Variation. English Attack Anti-English (B90) · 0-1
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1

Blindfold attack; Black is stripped of his pawns in MG
Anand vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

NY Times chess column analyzes this game
Dominguez Perez vs Karjakin, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Van Wely's Najdorf demolished by Kasparov's English Attack
Kasparov vs Van Wely, 2000 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Battery on the half-open f-file
S Polgar vs L Schandorff, 1989 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0Declined R sac offer forks
So vs M Leon Hoyos, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf English Attack (B90) 1-0 Pono is superior
Ponomariov vs Karjakin, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Open h-file, long diagonal
So vs R Gao, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) (B91) 1-0 GK simul loss
H Spangenberg vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B92) 1-0 Shake or no?! Instructive EG X$ end
Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 72 moves, 1-0

Black uses an h- pawn push
R Broadbent vs K Opocensky, 1946
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 48 moves, 0-1

not over until it is over
Z Almasi vs Y Yu, 2014 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 85 moves, 0-1

Black Rook at d5 is trapped by 21. b4
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2008 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 1-0 Nc7+ was threatened
Keres vs Kotov, 1950 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 1-0 4 Queens
R Korsunsky vs Kasparov, 1976 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 76 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1 What good does it do?
Smirin vs K Georgiev, 1998 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Garry Kasparov beat Anatoli Karpov 28 to 21, with 129 draws
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1975 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional (B92) 1/2-1/2 Photo
Morozevich vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Variation (B92) 0-1 Butt-ugly Queen
B Mudongo vs S Andriasyan, 2007
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Notes by Eric Schiller, from the book Saving Lost Positions, Ba
B Colias vs E Friedman, 1985  
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 47 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B93) 1-0 What a skilled matador CHUCKY was!
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1994 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 She must prevent Nc7#
E Walther vs Zellner, 1973 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

White missed the brilliant 17.Rd4
D Kokarev vs H Wang, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

in the same boat as several others
T Ernst vs C Gruvaeus, 2000 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 13 moves, 1-0

Terrific Major Piece Manuevering
R G Wade vs Gheorghiu, 1968
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 0-1

9 moves in 14 seconds
Shirov vs Dominguez Perez, 2010 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Damn! the "Romantics" circa: 1880 would have loved this
Kotronias vs D Xiu, 2011 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

Ah yes, the old e5 / Ne4 trick
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Deflection, Pin and Fork is not a table setting
Sengupta vs Nakamura, 2001 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1

Should Black have just simplified?
Timman vs Polugaevsky, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

Black failed to develop the king's bishop
N Pegoraro vs P Trotto, 2004 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 16 moves, 1-0

Zugzwang finish
J Hector vs J Carstensen, 2003 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 1-0

Scintillating
E Berg vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Quite the finish
F Zimmermann vs W Huebner, 1977 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Diagram #374 on p249-250 of Checkmate! by Koltanowski
Bereziuk vs A Izhnin, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 The castled K wins again
Jobava vs H Hernandez Carmenates, 2008 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

5 Queens
Z Mackic vs A Maksimenko, 1994 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 0-1

No brakes on this attack from Spassky
Spassky vs N Rashkovsky, 1973 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Brilliancy prize
Simagin vs Stein, 1961 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

It took more then 10 moves to release f6-g7 tension.
Leko vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2001 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1/2-1/2
Grischuk vs Anand, 2009 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

White has an aggressive attack, but Fischer defends
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1

Pyrotechnics by Robert Byrne!
R Byrne vs Evans, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

White has a lazy king
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Black puts his Rook into White X-Ray Rooks to force resignation
Chiburdanidze vs Psakhis, 1980 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

The exciting final game of the tournament
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2006 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf PP Accepted (B97) w/10...b5
Velimirovic vs Marjanovic, 1979
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf PP Accepted (B97) 1-0 His first win as W line
Timman vs Hjartarson, 1989 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf PP Accepted (B97) Same position, either color?
A Beliavsky vs Timman, 1981 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) Tactical
L Brunner vs I Stohl, 1990 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Dizzy Sacrifices
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B98) 0-1 Who arrives first? The Q sac does!
Jansa vs Smejkal, 1969 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Browne Variation(B99) 1-0Thunderous!
B Vuckovic vs S Marinkovic, 2006 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Half of a Dovetail Mate
de Firmian vs P Youngworth, 1980 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 43 moves, 1-0

1) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Shirov vs Anand, 1999 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

2) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Shirov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1999
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

3) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Anand vs J Polgar, 2005 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

4) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
J Polgar vs Anand, 2005 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

5) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
N Coenen vs P Haba, 2009 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 66 moves, 0-1

6) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
V Alexandridis vs I Miladinovic, 2001 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

7) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Adams vs Anand, 2001 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

8) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Fressinet vs Rublevsky, 2003 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

9) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
J Polgar vs Leko, 1996
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

10) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
J Hector vs P Cramling, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 64 moves, 0-1

11) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Nijboer vs Giri, 2009 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

12) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Adams vs Anand, 1999
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

13) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Spassky vs Suetin, 1964 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

14) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
J Fichtl vs Jansa, 1970 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

15) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
S Polgar vs Taimanov, 2001
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

16) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Hort vs Taimanov, 1999
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

17) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Adams vs H Stefansson, 2000 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

18) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Leko vs Lautier, 1995
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

19) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
A Ivanov vs Benjamin, 2006
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

20) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Adams vs G Hernandez Guerrero, 2004 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

21) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

22) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Adams vs J Polgar, 2000 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

23) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Kamsky vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 38 moves, 0-1

24) Sicilian Taimanov Game Collection
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1

C1) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Heavy piece EG
V Arapovic vs B Marinovic, 1979
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

C2) Sicilian Def Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 8...e5 is incorrect
Boleslavsky vs G Ravinsky, 1949 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

E3) Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 1-0Volatile P levers
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

E4) Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 1/2-Isolated Passers
P Czarnota vs P Bobras, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

E5) Sicilian Najdorf English Attack (B90) 1/2-Black sacs Rf7+
O Zambrana vs R Vera, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

E6) Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 1/2-Just take it now
M Afshari vs R Ibrahimov, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

E7) Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 0-1 b-file attack
C Wei vs D Maghalashvili, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1

E8) Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 0-1 Skewer
H Wang vs J Zhou, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 0-1

Chess Informant 90 Best Game Prize
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Who said all draws are boring?
Anand vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Double Doubled Pawns and Pins. Only a GM sees this!
Shirov vs Kasparov, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

20. Nb6!! Rb8 21. Nf5! Bc6 22. Qd4! +- wins positionally
Leko vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack (B90)
Leko vs Morozevich, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Najdorf English Attack (B90) 1-0 Black hallucination
A R Andersen vs A Gronnestad, 2003 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

sicilijanka koju želim igrati
Short vs Kasparov, 1987 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 45 moves, 1-0

Brilliant game from Vishy, maintaining initiative all through!
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

20...Nd7! would have kept Anand out of trouble
Kasimdzhanov vs Anand, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Bishop Highway Crossfire
F Visier Segovia vs J Betancort Curbelo, 1968 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

If you're looking for a reason not to play the Sicilian Najdorf
Morozevich vs Topalov, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90)1-0 2 Computers w/Passers
Rybka vs Loop, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0

B90 Sicilian: Najdorf / English Attack 0-1; R vs B&N
Anand vs Topalov, 2006 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 61 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Stunning sacs expose disconnected Rs
Motylev vs X Bu, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 If 19...Be4, then 20.f3 trap
Karpov vs V Kveinys, 1988 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French. Westerinen Attk (B40) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical Battery Var (B73) 1/2-1/2
K Richter vs Petrov, 1938 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B25) 1-0 *Clearing off defenders
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

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