January 1: Father Time Stellwagen vs Korchnoi, 2008  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 74 moves, 0-1 January 2: Black Burned Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1862  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 57 moves, 1-0 January 3: Petrofied Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961   (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0 January 4: Plunkett Down H C Plunkett vs Steinitz, 1875  (C57) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0 January 5: Tal Dark and Handsome Tal vs Averbakh, 1961   (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0 January 6: Rubinstein's Immortal Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 January 7: Pleasin' Diesen M Diesen vs M Rohde, 1976  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 49 moves, 1-0 January 8: Matzner no Patzer Euwe vs B Matzner, 1980  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 38 moves, 0-1 January 9: Foldes Folds Breyer vs G Foldes, 1914  (C48) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0 January 10: The Chinese Immortal W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0 January 11: Is My Gambit Off? Ganguly vs A Ismagambetov, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0 January 12: Paul Maul Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858   (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0 January 13: Spinning Wiel Van der Wiel vs Timman, 1988  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 January 14: Sure Win Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1962  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 29 moves, 1-0 January 15: Fomenko Dancing Fomenko vs L Radchenko, 1967  (C59) Two Knights, 25 moves, 0-1 January 16: Cosmic Kramer A Kramer vs O Ruester, 1926  (A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0 January 17: Szabotage Szabo vs G Sigurjonsson, 1968  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1 January 18: Bischoff's Bishop K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0 January 19: Kuzmin Get It G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0 January 20: Pride of Chucky Y Wang vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1 January 21: Klimov Your High Horse S Iskusnyh vs A Klimov, 2008  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0 January 22: Victor Laszlo Szabo vs K Honfi, 1950  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 January 23: Just What the Doctor Ordered H Cordes vs Miles, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 36 moves, 1-0 January 24: Hans Down M Umansky vs H Berliner, 2001   (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 49 moves, 1-0 January 25: Osta La Vista Baby A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0 January 26: Castigated V Castaldi vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0 January 27: Take the Helms Fine vs H Helms, 1945  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 1-0 January 28: Eye of the Tiger Giri vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1 January 29: Retreating to Advance Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851   (A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0 January 30: General Pratten Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1 January 31: The Immortal Zugzwang Game Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923   (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1 February 1: The Other Immortal Zugzwang [Also Oct-26-05] A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1 February 2: Obstacle Corus Karjakin vs Adams, 2009  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0 February 3: So Clever So vs M Leon Hoyos, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0 February 4: My Perona M Athar Ansari vs J Perona, 2001  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 45 moves, 0-1 February 5: A Portisch of Call Tal vs Portisch, 1976  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1 February 6: Planinc Board R Bogdanovic vs A Planinc, 1965  (C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1 February 7: Fit as a Svidler Svidler vs Adams, 2000  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0 February 8: Venerable Venables J C Fernandez vs P Venables, 1995  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 0-1 February 9: A Real Headache K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1 February 10: Chuckle Off V Chuchelov vs Shirov, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1 February 11: Thrash Metl S Trofimov vs D Metlyakhin, 1994  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0 February 12: Botvinnik and Paid For Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0 February 13: Not in My House Fischer vs J House, 1964  (C26) Vienna, 41 moves, 0-1 February 14: Labor of Love Alekhine vs A Love, 1923  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 February 15: Team Engine Team White vs Team Black, 2008  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 February 16: Atlas Shrugged V Atlas vs J Ye, 1994  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 February 17: Amir Accident Aronian vs A Bagheri, 1997  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 65 moves, 0-1 February 18: Gata Go Now [Also Jun-17-04] Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 February 19: I'll Come To Ye, Milad Topalov vs I Miladinovic, 1990  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0 February 20: Judd Harsh Blackburne vs M Judd, 1889   (C29) Vienna Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0 February 21: Backwoods Rube Rubinstein vs D Daniuszewski, 1907   (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0 February 22: Okily Dokily M Kooshani vs C Flanders, 2004  (B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 48 moves, 1-0 February 23: Preti Easy Morphy vs J L Preti, 1858  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0 February 24: Witte's End Fischer vs C Witte, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0 February 25: World Peace A Nickel vs The World, 2008  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 February 26: Be Dreev It or Not Dreev vs Shirov, 1996  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 56 moves, 1-0 February 27: That is the Question Lipschutz vs Gossip, 1889  (C28) Vienna Game, 72 moves, 0-1 February 28: Svindled Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2003  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 March 1: What D. Hell? J Krejcik vs K Hell, 1921  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 44 moves, 1-0 March 2: Talk to the Hand C de Ronde vs G Hand, 1945  (A22) English, 38 moves, 0-1 March 3: One Life to Lev Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0 March 4: Chep Away I Cheparinov vs Grischuk, 2008  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1 March 5: David and Goliath [Also Jul-03-04] Kasparov vs Radjabov, 2003  (C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1 March 6: Slammin' Salmon Morphy vs G Salmon, 1858   (C51) Evans Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0 March 7: May the Bettermann Lose B Bettermann vs J Roscher, 1989  (C57) Two Knights, 26 moves, 0-1 March 8: Stop Dragon My Heart Around Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen, 2009  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 54 moves, 0-1 March 9: Tour de Force Fischer vs O Celle, 1964  (C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0 March 10: Wang and a Prayer Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2009  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 64 moves, 0-1 March 11: Tears for Fears A Davis vs C F Tears, 1944  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0 March 12: Fruit Lupi F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 March 13: Constricted Pupols V Pupols vs L D Evans, 1976  (A58) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1 March 14: D-Listed D Lister vs Keene, 1966   (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 0-1 March 15: Metrick Missed 'Em Karpov vs A Metrick, 1990  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0 March 16: See for Miles V Ruban vs Miles, 1988  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 26 moves, 0-1 March 17: Frozen in Amber Anand vs Carlsen, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1 March 18: Mayer May Not L Horvath vs L Mayer, 1917  (C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0 March 19: A Rose is a Rose is Moroze Morozevich vs Sakaev, 2007  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0 March 20: A Slav to Fashion B Finegold vs R Gonzalez, 2006  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 0-1 March 21: Killer Queen Morozevich vs Topalov, 1999  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 75 moves, 0-1 March 22: Snug as a Bug in a Zug Tal vs F Reinemer, 1991  (A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0 March 23: The Big Appel I Appel vs J A Seitz, 1938  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 March 24: Variation from the Norm N van Lennep vs E Varain, 1894  (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0 March 25: A Thrust to the King's Gambit Spassky vs Portisch, 1967  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0 March 26: Kram for the Exam Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1 March 27: Hartoch's Heartache Stein vs R Hartoch, 1969  (B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0 March 28: Pwned M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 March 29: Wolf Whistle Reti vs H Wolf, 1922  (D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1 March 30: Little Red Wagen Stellwagen vs Anand, 2009  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1 March 31: Holland Oats Amsterdam vs Rotterdam, 1824  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0 April 1: The Immortal Overprotection Game A Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927   (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 April 2: Costin an Arm and a Leg J Sachetti vs V Costin, 1898  (C14) French, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0 April 3: Bowdlerized T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0 April 4: Take Another Rook Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1892  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0 April 5: Give Up Hope Keene vs H Hope, 1963  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 April 6: Do You Like Kipping? Morphy vs J Kipping, 1858   (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1 April 7: All the Queen's Horses Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0 April 8: Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood I Rogers vs P Acs, 2003  (A22) English, 34 moves, 1-0 April 9: The Breyer Patch K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 April 10: Man Smart, Woman Smarter Kosteniuk vs McShane, 2003  (B33) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 April 11: Low Rider P Morten vs B Rider, 2003  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0 April 12: Eggs Pert N Pert vs S Crockart, 2007  (E13) Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line, 23 moves, 1-0 April 13: Shaked Rattle and Roll G Vescovi vs T Shaked, 1997  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 42 moves, 1-0 April 14: Badly Bent Larsen vs R Balinas, 1975  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 35 moves, 0-1 April 15: A Ward Winning Game K Visweswaran vs C Ward, 2001  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 April 16: King Leer Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1 April 17: Once a Pawn a Mid Knight Dreary Aronian vs V Akopian, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 94 moves, 1-0 April 18: Max Out Euwe vs Reti, 1920  (C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1 April 19: Lesiege Under Siege Kasimdzhanov vs A Lesiege, 2000  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0 April 20: Scotch and Tonic Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1876   (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0 April 21: Juicy Gossip Showalter vs Gossip, 1889   (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1 April 22: Shaked Not Stirred T Shaked vs M Morgan, 1993  (B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0 April 23: So You Think You Can Dance Karpov vs Andersson, 1975  (B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1 April 24: Free for Oll Oll vs Topalov, 1993  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 51 moves, 1-0 April 25: The Mothers of Invention Zappa vs Ehlvest, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 53 moves, 1-0 April 26: Evening Post E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2 April 27: Max Pain Golombek vs Euwe, 1951   (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0 April 28: Air Jordan D Wolford vs J Jordan, 1981  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1 April 29: La Vie en Rose F Rose vs Steinitz, 1886  (C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1 April 30: Pillsbury on a Roll Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1894  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0 May 1: I concede clearly now; Therien is gone Yanofsky vs J Therien, 1947  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0 May 2: Spoiled Brat V Brat vs Filip, 1953  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 55 moves, 0-1 May 3: Honey, I shrunk the KID! B Rabar vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1949  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0 May 4: Svidler on the Roof Svidler vs Topalov, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 46 moves, 1-0 May 5: March of the Peng Wins Z Peng vs A van Weersel, 2005  (D94) Grunfeld, 70 moves, 1-0 May 6: ¡Three Amigos! [Also Jun-29-04] Dominguez Perez vs Radjabov, 2004  (B30) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0 May 7: Alison Chains Alison vs Fink, 1979  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0 May 8: Duke Nukhim Kupreichik vs N Rashkovsky, 1986  (B57) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1 May 9: I Wish I was an Oscar-Maia Winner Chiburdanidze vs Panno, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1 May 10: Mama Tried Gelfand vs J Polgar, 2008  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 May 11: Van de Loo Industries C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0 May 12: Broken Mirror [Also Jul-06-05] Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0 May 13: Emil Fit For A King Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0 May 14: Grand Theft Otto O Borik vs C Renner, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0 May 15: Ehlvest Has Left the Building Kasparov vs Ehlvest, 1978  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0 May 16: Take This Rook and Kramnik Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Mary 17: R to d2 L Tamarkin vs E Schiller, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 0-1 May 18: Kogan's Heroes A Kogan vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2002  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 May 19: Steel Second [Also Apr-05-05] R Steel vs Blackburne, 1881   (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1 May 20: On Goldin's Pawn Goldin vs Geller, 1989  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0 May 21: Tonight, Let it be Lowenthal Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 0-1 May 22: Good Grefe, Walter Browne J Grefe vs Browne, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0 May 23: Also Schach Zarathustra L Also vs B Rodriguez, 1992  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 34 moves, 1-0 May 24: Bohemian Rhapsody [Also Jun-30-04] Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886   (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1 May 25: J.R. Euweing Capablanca vs Euwe, 1931  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 May 26: A Long Walk Off a Short Peer Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0 May 27: Hard Day's Knight L Day vs B Harper, 1975  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 May 28: When You Wish A Pawn A Starr N Starr vs J Trottier, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 38 moves, 1-0 May 29: Michael Rohde Boat Ashore M Rohde vs Seirawan, 1988  (B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0 May 30: I, Krobot J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908  (C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0 May 31: Leonid Meteor Gligoric vs Stein, 1962  (E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1 June 1: No Country for Old Men Spassky vs Fischer, 1992  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0 June 2: Levon a High Note Aronian vs Leko, 2009  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 54 moves, 1-0 June 3: Mikhail's Navy Tal vs Koblents, 1957  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0 June 4: Black Be Nimzo, Black Win Quick H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929   (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1 June 5: Fine Slew Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938   (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0 June 6: Kavalanche Gufeld vs Kavalek, 1962  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1 June 7: Book 'em, Panno Panno vs Spassky, 1955  (A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0 June 8: The Marjanov Error Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980  (E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0 June 9: Bonn Fire Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1 June 10: Holy Queen Sac, Basman! F Babar vs M Basman, 1993  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1 June 11: Who Let the Pawns Out? Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 1-0 June 12: Sham-Wow Shamkovich vs Benko, 1978  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 June 13: A Fine Line Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0 June 14: Capa Don't Preach Capablanca vs Lasker, 1921   (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0 June 15: Knight After Knight G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1874  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1 June 16: Indian's Queen Defense Topalov vs Anand, 2005  (E15) Queen's Indian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2 June 17: Broken Hjarted Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0 June 18: Good Wil Hunting Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 June 19: It's Not Euwe 'til It's Over Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929  (A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 June 20: Nobody Expects the Spanish Inquisition! Tal vs Geller, 1958  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0 June 21: The Sultan of Suat S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 June 22: The Full Monti Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1 June 23: The Way to Win a Queen is to b1 Miles vs A Yusupov, 1985  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1 June 24: Boogie Knights NN vs Blackburne, 1871   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1 June 25: Better Luck to Moro Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 1996  (C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0 June 26: Ashes Tarrasch's Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914   (A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 June 27: c4 Yourself Seirawan vs Browne, 1979  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1 June 28: I'll Have What Xie's Having A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1 June 29: The Dao is Down R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0 June 30: Gone with the Windmill Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0 July 1: Ding Ding Ding! Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0 July 2: Dude, You're Getting O'Dell! J E O'Dell vs Keene, 1966  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 July 3: Shredded Rybka vs Shredder, 2009  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0 July 4: The Mid Knight Ride of De Riviere J Laroche vs de Riviere, 1862  (C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1 July 5: The Mainz Attraction A Jakubiec vs Nakamura, 2009  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0 July 6: Étude in g7 Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0 July 7: Judge Judit J Polgar vs Anand, 1999  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0 July 8: Kan You Believe It? Bronstein vs I Kan, 1945  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0 July 9: The Wizard of Oz I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0 July 10: Broken English Smyslov vs Fischer, 1970  (A36) English, 44 moves, 0-1 July 11: Smells Like Teen Spirit Parma vs C Bielicki, 1959  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 0-1 July 12: Kuemin Get It! S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0 July 13: Erdos Number 1 Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0 July 14: It Was a Vera Good Year Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0 July 15: Caro Bungle Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0 July 16: Game of the Dane Fischer vs Larsen, 1970  (B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 52 moves, 0-1 July 17: Pound Per Pound H Thieme vs P Ofstad, 2005  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1 July 18: The Zukes of Hazard Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869  (C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0 July 19: Alcoholic, Anonymous Alekhine vs C de Montmartre, 1925  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 July 20: French Fried Bologan vs Vaganian, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0 July 21: Panno-Rama Panno vs Larsen, 1971  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0 July 22: Babar the Elephant A Bollengier vs F Babar, 1993  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1 July 23: Perecz-Stroika L Perecz vs M Hever, 1974  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 July 24: Rook You Like a Hurricane Serper vs C Navrotescu, 1988  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 0-1 July 25: Running on M.T. Fischer vs Tal, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 63 moves, 1-0 July 26: Defanged L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0 July 27: An Happel, a Day H Happel vs L Day, 2001  (A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 July 28: See the Pawns Topalov Azmaiparashvili vs Topalov, 2003  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1 July 29: Gulliver and the Lputian Lputian vs Kasparov, 1976  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 0-1 July 30: Cole Heats up Winter H G Cole vs W Winter, 1919  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 July 31: Mohrlok Next Time Tal vs D Mohrlok, 1962  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 31 moves, 1-0 August 1: Talkin' 'bout my Variation Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965  (B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0 August 2: Groenn in Agony Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0 August 3: Can't Touch This J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1 August 4: Milos to Go Before I Sleep G Milos vs N Murshed, 1997  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 33 moves, 1-0 August 5: Once a Ponzi Time D Ponziani vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1770  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1 August 6: Knight Vision Boggles Mamedyarov vs Bacrot, 2008  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 73 moves, 1-0 August 7: Rock the Kashdan Kashdan vs Rubinstein, 1931  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 August 8: Goering, Goering, Gone C Goering vs J Minckwitz, 1871  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 August 9: Magnus Carta Carlsen vs Anand, 2009  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0 August 10: Testa Nerves C Hartlaub vs Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0 August 11: Uros Ouroboros U Kavcic vs R Tavcar, 1997  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0 August 12: Reiter Wrong Gilg vs Reiter, 1936  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0 August 13: It Takes All Kinds M Umansky vs The World, 2009  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 August 14: The Immortal Pin Game B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 August 15: Login Problems I Kurnosov vs V Loginov, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0 August 16: The wrong side of the Trax J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890   (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1 August 17: I'm just a bill Lombardy vs Quinteros, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0 August 18: Knight of the Bishop E Alekseev vs I Cheparinov, 2009  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 89 moves, 1-0 August 19: Music and Shashin were Always the Fashion A Shashin vs Korchnoi, 1973  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0 August 20: Barnes Storming T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1 August 21: Bron vs Brains Bronstein vs Deep Blue, 1996  (B20) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 August 22: Chessgames Dot Csom Nunn vs Csom, 1977  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1 August 23: Almost Drewitt Alekhine vs J Drewitt, 1923  (A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0 August 24: De Plan! De Plan! A Planinc vs Gheorghiu, 1969  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0 August 25: Morphology Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858   (B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0 August 26: Chuk E. Cheese Ivanchuk vs Grischuk, 2009  (E97) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0 August 27: Karu Cell A Karu vs Keres, 1931  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 August 28: Ustinov Time to Mate V Osnos vs G Ustinov, 1960  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0 August 29: Minor Scales M Bluvshtein vs A Moiseenko, 2009  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 66 moves, 1-0 August 30: O RLY? Keene vs Orly, 1961   (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0 August 31: How to Beat Your Dad at Chess Carlsen vs H Carlsen, 2007  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 September 1: Like a Reinfeld Cowboy F Reinfeld vs Reshevsky, 1932  (E16) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 September 2: What's All Defosse About? Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 September 3: The Merry Wives of Wynn Zaw T Mok vs Wynn Zaw Htun, 2000  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 90 moves, 1/2-1/2 September 4: Not in My House Dlugy vs J Bonin, 1984  (E15) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0 September 5: Pale Ale Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912   (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1 September 6: Limp Bisguit A Bisguier vs Golombek, 1965  (A47) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0 September 7: The Devil Went Down to Gheorghiu Gheorghiu vs Uhlmann, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0 September 8: Hammer Time L D'Costa vs J L Hammer, 2009  (A15) English, 24 moves, 0-1 September 9: Dealt a Grand Slam Karjakin vs Grischuk, 2009  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 September 10: In the Zonal Geller vs Spassky, 1964  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 0-1 September 11: The Brazilian Immortal J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900   (C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0 September 12: The Perils of Perlis Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1-0 September 13: MIT vs CalTech T Karatekin vs P Hummel, 2003  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 110 moves, 1-0 September 14: The African Queen P Limbos vs Klausner, 1929  (C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0 September 15: Famous Amos NN vs W Rutherford, 1866  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1 September 16: Game Euwe Geller vs Euwe, 1953  (E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1 September 17: Quick and Dirty M Pein vs Anand, 1988   (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0 September 18: Sacs and Violence Sax vs Ljubojevic, 1980  (B40) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1 September 19: Shortlisted Short vs N Grandelius, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0 September 20: Dake Believe A Dake vs J Schmitt, 1949  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 18 moves, 1-0 September 21: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like Wesley So vs C Li, 2006  (C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 1-0 September 22: Short Changed Efimenko vs Short, 2009  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 52 moves, 0-1 September 23: Profit Elijah E Williams vs Staunton, 1851  (A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0 September 24: Kashdan's Immortal B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1 September 25: Nunn Chuks Ivanchuk vs Nunn, 1994  (A26) English, 46 moves, 1-0 September 26: Pogo Sticks M Lomineishvili vs N Pogonina, 2009  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1 September 27: Stalled Wagon Ljubojevic vs Stellwagen, 2009  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 46 moves, 1-0 September 28: It's a So-Ni So vs H Ni, 2008  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0 September 29: Hou Wears Short's Shorts Y Hou vs Short, 2008  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0 September 30: Deep Blue Screen of Death Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 73 moves, 1-0 October 1: Confuse-a-Catalan E Atalik vs J Werle, 2006  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1 October 2: Thou Shalt Not, Steele R Steel vs C Stanley, 1860  (C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 0-1 October 3: Marco Solo J Mieses vs G Marco, 1903  (C21) Center Game, 41 moves, 0-1 October 4: Dustin' Hoffman A Hoffman vs Nakamura, 1999  (E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1 October 5: Rockin' Robson V Akobian vs Robson, 2009  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1 October 6: I'm a Mac. I'm a PC. P Charbonneau vs P MacIntyre, 2009  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0 October 7: Maia Culpa Gulko vs Chiburdanidze, 1985  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 October 8: Do the Strand Carlsen vs H Strand, 2008  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1 October 9: Ruda Wakening Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0 October 10: Gris is the Word Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0 October 11: I Shot the Sheriff Speelman vs S El Assiouti, 1992  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 1-0 October 12: Pulling Rank The King vs The Baron, 2006  (B33) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1-0 October 13: gg Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1 October 14: Same Old Samo D Waterman vs R Samo, 1974  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1-0 October 15: Girls Juswanto Have Fun D Juswanto vs C Zhu, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0 October 16: Octave Above Tenner Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0 October 17: Et tu, Bruzon? L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 October 18: Two Knight's the Knight N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1 October 19: Queen's Reich Tal vs Panno, 1958  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0 October 20: Hou Dunnit Smeets vs Y Hou, 2008  (C13) French, 58 moves, 0-1 October 21: Clerical Error Nakamura vs S Muhammad, 2004  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0 October 22: Veli, Vidi, Vici A Planinc vs Velimirovic, 1975  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 49 moves, 0-1 October 23: Spidey Sense Morozevich vs Adams, 2001  (C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1 October 24: Tony Award T Palmer vs R Present, 1986  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0 October 25: The Pelikan Brief M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991  (B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1 October 26: Chess is Mental Torture Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1 October 27: Persson non Grata T Hillarp Persson vs I Sokolov, 2009  (A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1 October 28: Pawned by Pons Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1 October 29: Mount Vesuvius Martin vs Pompei, 1955  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0 October 30: The Well Tempered Kliavin J Klavins vs Tal, 1954  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 22 moves, 1-0 October 31: Frank 'n' Stein Steinitz vs Marshall, 1893  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0 November 1: Gosta Get Her G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952  (A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0 November 2: Rossetto Stoned Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0 November 3: Torred and Feathered Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 November 4: Char Broiler Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0 November 5: Gone 4-0 While Fischer vs Tal, 1959  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1 November 6: Dancing the Knight Away Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0 November 7: Of Cabbages and Kings Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0 November 8: Levon on a Jet Plane Aronian vs Morozevich, 2006  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 November 9: Alexey Sweatin' Korchnoi vs Suetin, 1953  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0 November 10: Reichenbach Falls Keene vs W Reichenbach, 1975  (A06) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1-0 November 11: Take the Lange Way Home M Lange vs M C Schmucker, 1848  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0 November 12: Tour de France E Formanek vs J Bradford, 1979  (C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 0-1 November 13: French Bulldog E Cobo Arteaga vs Ivkov, 1963  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1 November 14: Ponzi Scheme Falkbeer vs R Schurig, 1850  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0 November 15: Vlad the Impaler Kramnik vs Ponomariov, 2009  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 81 moves, 1-0 November 16: Mecking a Mess Fischer vs Mecking, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 November 17: The Morh Tal Game Tal vs S Mohr, 1990  (B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0 November 18: Belovs me Knott V Belov vs S Knott, 2004  (D85) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 1-0 November 19: Death and the Maiden Menchik vs F Schubert, 1928  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 November 20: Miles Ahead Miles vs Browne, 1982  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0 November 21: Jurgen's Notion Korchnoi vs J Gegner, 1986  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 November 22: What a Drag it is Getting Old M Perunovic vs Velimirovic, 2006  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 0-1 November 23: Five Knights in Belgrade Szabo vs Ivkov, 1964  (A57) Benko Gambit, 93 moves, 0-1 November 24: Learning your ABCs A B Carlin vs L Christiansen, 1986  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0 November 25: London Bridge Is Cramling Down Smyslov vs P Cramling, 1996  (A05) Reti Opening, 103 moves, 1-0 November 26: Banks Giving N Banks vs Kashdan, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0 November 27: Damascus Steel Seirawan vs Timman, 1990  (E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0 November 28: Touche Guevara C Van Tilbury vs M Guevara Cano, 1981  (A10) English, 18 moves, 1-0 November 29: The Good, the Bad, and the Bishop E Torre vs So, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 0-1 November 30: Voila, Walaa W Sarwat vs P Dukaczewski, 2006  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 December 1: Win-Win Scenario Zaw Win Lay vs Wynn Zaw Htun, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0 December 2: Filip Flop Kholmov vs Filip, 1954  (D94) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0 December 3: Scotch with a Twist of Lemon B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903  (C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0 December 4: Bragging Rights I Birbrager vs Tal, 1953  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1 December 5: Oh my God, they Killed Kenny! P Kenny vs H Multhopp, 2001  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 December 6: Krammed in a Corner Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1 December 7: Korchnoi Écorché Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0 December 8: The Norman Conquest G M Norman vs Colle, 1927  (E16) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 December 9: Helm's Deep J Smyth vs H Helms, 1915  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 0-1 December 10: What a Long Strange Trip it's Been D Freeman vs Laufer, 1993  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0 December 11: Brighton Beach Memoirs Plaskett vs W N Watson, 1983  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1 December 12: The Postman Always Checks Twice E Post vs Flamberg, 1914  (C48) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1-0 December 13: Howell Does He Play? D Howell vs A Bitalzadeh, 2009  (B40) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0 December 14: Manor Down I Manor vs Adams, 1988  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 December 15: 24 Karat Fine Gold R N Bauer vs B Finegold, 2001  (B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1 December 16: Nowarra to Run P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0 December 17: Don't Luke Now Carlsen vs McShane, 2009  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 61 moves, 1-0 December 18: Monkeying Around R Gibbons vs J Stark, 2003  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0 December 19: Earnest Julio Gallowed C Van Tilbury vs J E Ostos, 1978  (A56) Benoni Defense, 84 moves, 1-0 December 20: Breaking the Bank Kasparov vs Mercury Asset Management, 1993  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0 December 21: Fall of the Wall Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 December 22: Old King Cole H H Cole vs R H Newman, 1946  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0 December 23: Onward Christiansen Soldiers L Christiansen vs L Gilden, 1976  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0 December 24: We Three Kings Steinitz / Hirschfeld / Mason vs Zukertort / Bird / Hoffer, 1880  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1 December 25: Szen's Greetings Szen vs La Bourdonnais, 1836  (000) Chess variants, 43 moves, 1-0 December 26: Bach-Sing Day M Bach vs H Strand, 2009  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0 December 27: Wang Zugs Ivanchuk vs Y Wang, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1 December 28: Bird, Bird Bird. Bird is the Word Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0 December 29: The French and Indian War Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0 December 30: Gunina-Pig N Kosintseva vs V Gunina, 2009  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 December 31: New Year's Eve E Nuenchert vs A Glaser, 2000  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 41 moves, 1-0 365 games