January 1: Rage Against the Machine Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0 January 2: Luck be a Lady S Polgar vs J Costa, 1987  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0 January 3: Minority Report Denker vs I A Horowitz, 1933  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0 January 4: Naka on Heaven's Door Sagalchik vs Nakamura, 2003  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 37 moves, 0-1 January 5: Brain vs Braun Ivanchuk vs C Braun, 2000  (A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 January 6: Searching for Josh Waitzkin Kudrin vs Waitzkin, 1995  (B01) Scandinavian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 January 7: Short Order Short vs W N Watson, 1986  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 39 moves, 1-0 January 8: Short Circuit Short vs Beliavsky, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 58 moves, 0-1 January 9: Staunton Pieces Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1 January 10: Nunn Better Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1 January 11: The Marshall Plan Janowski vs Marshall, 1912  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 January 12: Poor Planinc Kupreichik vs A Planinc, 1970  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0 January 13: Copacetic Kovacevic A Kovacevic vs G Tringov, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 1-0 January 14: Sink Csank Sunk Albin vs Csank, 1890  (C13) French, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2 January 15: Pavlov Dogged M Pavlov vs G Minchev, 1992  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1 January 16: Sucker Punch Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0 January 17: Some People Call Me Maurice Ashley vs A Lein, 1989  (A28) English, 34 moves, 0-1 January 18: Let the Chips Fall Where They May E Nemeth vs Chess Tiger, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 January 19: Aseev is Believing K Aseev vs Kamsky, 1988  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 83 moves, 1-0 January 20: Tea Time T Barendse vs T Lanchava, 2004  (B06) Robatsch, 47 moves, 0-1 January 21: Bum's Rushher H W Russner vs C Walcker, 1942  (D85) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 0-1 January 22: Roughin' Reti Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1 January 23: Cruisin' for a Bruzon Beliavsky vs L Bruzon Batista, 2004  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1 January 24: Ivan Off Ivan Ivanov vs G Minchev, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1 January 25: Fox Hunt T C Fox vs Timman, 1970  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1 January 26: Heaven Can Waitzkin Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0 January 27: Teg of War T Enkhbat vs Shulman, 2002  (E92) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 January 28: Blank Check Short vs E Blank Goncalves, 2001  (B07) Pirc, 28 moves, 1-0 January 29: Keene Analysis Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912   (C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0 January 30: Pictures at an Exhibition Capablanca vs J Baca Arus, 1912  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0 January 31: Carl's Bad K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860  (C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1 February 1: Crouching Tigran, Hidden Dragon Keres vs Petrosian, 1959  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 51 moves, 0-1 Feburary 2: Too Schoor of Himself Ivkov vs K van Schoor, 1958  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 February 3: Don't Shoot the Piano Player Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1 February 4: Faul Play G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0 February 5: Vadmin's Apple V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1 February 6: Hail Mary C Drury vs M Rudge, 1889  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1 February 7: Ardid Better Than You Tartakower vs R Rey Ardid, 1934  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1 February 8: Maroczy Music Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0 February 9: Rocked At Gibraltar Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1 February 10: Almond Joy R Almond vs T Spanton, 2001  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0 February 11: Bermuda Triangulation Dominguez Perez vs G Vescovi, 2005  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 74 moves, 1-0 February 12: Hennigan, Begin Again Nakamura vs M Hennigan, 2005  (E77) King's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0 February 13: Flight of the Valkyries H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919   (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0 February 14: Valentine's Day De Vere vs J Minchin, 1871  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0 February 15: Get Your Goetz Janowski vs A Goetz, 1891   (C54) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1-0 February 16: Bittersweet Blitterswijk Winants vs S van Blitterswijk, 2004  (A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0 February 17: Porgy and Best M Porges vs Winawer, 1892  (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1 February 18: Lastin, First Out Sakaev vs A Lastin, 2005  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 1-0 February 19: Neverov His Game M Kazakov vs Neverov, 2001  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 60 moves, 0-1 February 20: Szimply Szabo Szabo vs V Mikenas, 1939  (B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 February 21: Fuster Fluster G Fuster vs Szabo, 1934  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 29 moves, 0-1 February 22: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992  (B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1 February 23: Take it to the Banks [Oct-02-04, "Checkered Past" Torre vs N Banks, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 February 24: Trash Bihn S Urusov vs Bihn, 1851  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0 February 25: Careful with Attacks, Eugene Chigorin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1903  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0 February 26: Rosanes Barred J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1 February 27: Came Up Short Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 February 28: Nezly Done! R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0 March 1: Trojan Horse Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0 March 2: Knight Moves P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912  (B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1 March 3: Knock the Puc Around Ivkov vs S Puc, 1955  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0 March 4: When the Muse Strikes M Muse vs B Perenyi, 1987  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0 March 5: The Flying Nunn J Augustin vs Nunn, 1977  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1 March 6: White Key Symphony Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0 March 7: Playing Against Einstein's Theory [Also Mar-09-08] Fischer vs Tal, 1961  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0 March 8: Sherwin's Forced Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0 March 9: To Crush the Opponent's Mind [Also Jan-19-08] R Byrne vs Fischer, 1963   (E60) King's Indian Defense, 21 moves, 0-1 March 10: Kiss of Death S Polgar vs Z Kiss, 1980  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0 March 11: Kasparov's Immortal Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0 March 12: Maia Culpa Gulko vs Chiburdanidze, 1985  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0 March 13: Tonight, Let it be Lowenthal Morphy vs Loewenthal, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 0-1 March 14: Lansing the Knight Away J Lansing vs R A Hart, 1907  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0 March 15: Pillsbury Doughboy E Kemeny vs Pillsbury, 1895  (C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0 March 16: Peer Pressure P Steinbrueck vs Kramnik, 2005  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 0-1 March 17: Luck of the Irish B P Reilly vs Fine, 1935  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 40 moves, 1-0 March 18: The End of the World The World vs Kosteniuk, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1 March 19: Perish the Tarrasch Kasparov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1994  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0 March 20: Don't Udare! B Udare vs E Schiller, 1991  (A06) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 0-1 March 21: Reap What You Sozin Nenarokov vs V Sozin, 1925  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1 March 22: Dwarfed by Tal Tal vs Filip, 1967  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0 March 23: West Kingside Story M-Chess vs G West, 1994  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 27 moves, 0-1 March 24: New KID on the Block D Werner vs G Barbero, 1990  (E91) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1 March 25: Simon Says Sveshnikov vs S Webb, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1 March 26: Lie Down on the Job A Abolianin vs K Lie, 2004  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 43 moves, 1-0 March 27: Easter Egg [Also Mar-23-08] J Langreck vs J Easter, 1997  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0 March 28: Haida Go Seek Yates vs A Haida, 1925  (B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0 March 29: King's English D King vs Larsen, 1991  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 73 moves, 1-0 March 30: Debunked Opening K Bunk vs M Kopylov, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 17 moves, 0-1 March 31: Schindler's Least F Schindler vs M Scheiba, 1989  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1 April 1: The Immortal Overprotection Game Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927   (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 April 2: Practical Giuoco T Helin vs J Kiltti, 1996  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 0-1 April 3: Hungary Minds S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985  (A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0 April 4: Super Novo N Novotelnov vs Smyslov, 1951  (E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 43 moves, 1-0 April 5: Steel Second [Also May-19-09] R Steel vs Blackburne, 1881   (C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1 April 6: Clash of Titans Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 April 7: The Eight Pawn Gambit W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884   (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0 April 8: Good Grefe, Walter Browne J Grefe vs Browne, 1973  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0 April 9: In The Botvinnik of Time Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1 April 10: Tal Tales Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0 April 11: Red Hot Chile H Lopez Silva vs L Rojas Keim, 2005  (C15) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1 April 12: Battling Bishops Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1929  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 51 moves, 1-0 April 13: As Good as it Geets D D van Geet vs Guyt, 1967   (A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 1-0 April 14: A Crying Shayne Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945   (C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0 April 15: Emory's Board E Tate vs Sagalchik, 1995  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 32 moves, 1-0 April 16: Hey Jude Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0 April 17: A Lady's Touch Menchik vs G A Thomas, 1936  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0 April 18: All That Yaz Seirawan vs Z Kozul, 1991  (E77) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 April 19: Rocky Marciano Shulman vs Marciano, 1997  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1-0 April 20: Mad TV Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0 April 21: Bottle of Scotch M Judd vs Pillsbury, 1898  (C45) Scotch Game, 34 moves, 0-1 April 22: Shipov the Old Block S Shipov vs Kupreichik, 1990  (E92) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 April 23: Isaacrifice Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1967  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0 April 24: Karl's Good Gilg vs Rubinstein, 1929  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 58 moves, 1-0 April 25: Ribli's Believe it or Not Korchnoi vs Ribli, 1988  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1 April 26: Haarlem Globetrotters Haarlem vs Rotterdam, 1846  (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 April 27: Sham-Sacrifice Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959   (A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0 April 28: Hanauer Well Spent M L Hanauer vs Santasiere, 1939  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 43 moves, 1-0 April 29: Phony Benoni Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 May 1: Knock-Out Punch S Conquest vs Marciano, 2001  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1 May 2: Blazing Sadler Sadler vs M Hebden, 1988  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 May 3: Pitching Wu L Wu vs Efimenko, 2004  (E91) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0 May 4: Tax Rytov Dzindzichashvili vs B Rytov, 1975  (A06) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 0-1 May 5: Along Came a Spider Polgar vs Adams, 1999  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 0-1 May 6: Reign Delay I Rogers vs F Delay, 1985  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 May 7: Troubled Waters Koneru vs C Waters, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1 May 8: Happy Smothers' Day NN vs Greco, 1625  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1 May 9: Big Mac Attack J MacDonald vs N Davies, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0 May 10: Nothing to Fear but Flear Himself Flear vs Nunn, 1987  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0 May 11: Greatness Thrust a Pawn D Mastrovasilis vs C Lutz, 1999  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 0-1 May 12: Marshalling his Forces Kramnik vs Leko, 2004   (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 32 moves, 0-1 May 13: Tragedy of the Commons K Commons vs Najdorf, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 56 moves, 0-1 May 14: Ashot for The Championship A Anastasian vs A Minasian, 2005  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 33 moves, 1-0 May 15: Oll's Well That Ends Well [Also Dec-20-08] Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0 May 16: The Knights Who Say "Nei" Bagirov vs I Nei, 1963  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 0-1 May 17: R to d2 L Tamarkin vs E Schiller, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 0-1 May 18: Chess Fugue M Bach vs R Schubert, 1996  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 53 moves, 0-1 May 19: May the Schwarz Be With You K Hamppe vs A Schwarz, 1873  (C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1 May 20: Chernin of the Board Azmaiparashvili vs Chernin, 1990  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 61 moves, 0-1 May 21: Chucky's Back Ivanchuk vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2005  (B58) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0 May 22: Insultin' Khan Sultan Khan vs Menchik, 1932  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1 May 23: Alfredo Sauce A Giaccio vs F Braga, 1996  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0 May 24: The Pin is Mightier Stein vs Smyslov, 1972  (A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0 May 25: Rooking a Gift Horse in the Mouth Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 May 26: Maltese Balkin' R Antonio vs A Maltese, 2005  (B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 1-0 May 27: Plunkett Down R Plunkett vs S Fink, 2003  (B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 0-1 May 28: Return to Sender D Cleto vs C Sender, 1999  (B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1 May 29: Efimeral Advantage Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0 May 30: Trapl of my Eye J Trapl vs J Stocek, 1995  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0 May 31: All that Shen is not Gold S Siyuan vs E Schiller, 2005   (A13) English, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 June 1: Deep Blue See Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0 June 2: Kalashnikov Assault S Tsyndymeev vs K Kalashnikov, 2001  (E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1 June 3: Que Sarratt Sarratt J Sarratt vs NN, 1818  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0 June 4: Post Haste E Post vs H Wagner, 1921  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0 June 5: Sam I Am Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0 June 6: Marathon Man Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C45) Scotch Game, 102 moves, 1-0 June 7: Clearance Sale Suetin vs S Sale, 1988  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 0-1 June 8: The Table Turns Fischer vs Benko, 1962  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0 June 9: Hard Day's Knight L Day vs B Harper, 1975  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 June 10: Unplugged Nickel Hydra vs A Nickel, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 0-1 June 11: The King of King's D Mayers vs D King, 1978  (A22) English, 40 moves, 0-1 June 12: Take This Rook and Kramnik Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 June 13: Paper Tiger Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005  (C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0 June 14: Foltys' Follies Alekhine vs Foltys, 1937  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 1-0 June 15: The Lady or the Tiger? T Hillarp Persson vs Polgar, 2003  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 43 moves, 1-0 June 16: The Iron Idiot Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 June 17: Every Russian Schoolboy Botvinnik vs N Begunov, 1924  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0 June 18: Reversal of Fortune L Nikolaiczuk vs Smyslov, 1986  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1 June 19: You and what Arne? E Schiller vs M Arne, 1995   (C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0 June 20: Rock a Feller Speelman vs J Feller, 1978  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 26 moves, 1-0 June 21: The Wisdom of Salomon Flohr vs S Landau, 1930  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0 June 22: A Night In Tunisia Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0 June 23: Accoona Matata Kasimdzhanov vs Accoona Toolbar, 2005  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 June 24: Taking a Lot of Guf Smyslov vs Gufeld, 1967  (A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1 June 25: REBEL Without a Cause Shabalov vs REBEL, 1994  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 June 26: Svettin' it Out Geller vs Gligoric, 1952  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 38 moves, 0-1 June 27: The Polish Immortal [Also Mar-12-08] Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 June 28: From Dusk to Pawn T Wedberg vs D Pavasovic, 2001  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 0-1 June 29: The Drammen Shocker Shirov vs Korchnoi, 2004  (C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0 June 30: Spoiled Brat V Brat vs Filip, 1953  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 55 moves, 0-1 July 1: Down South K Spraggett vs F South, 1976  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0 July 2: Mista Better Move Nisipeanu vs A Mista, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 July 3: Sweeping the Flohr Sokolsky vs Flohr, 1953  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0 July 4: American Beauty S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1 July 5: Salvador Dally S del Rio de Angelis vs T Rendle, 2005  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 0-1 July 6: Broken Mirror [Also May-12-09] Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0 July 7: James Mortified Chigorin vs J Mortimer, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0 July 8: To Have and Have Not H Bogart vs L Bacall, 1951  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0 July 9: Th-th-that's All, Folke F Ekstrom vs Keres, 1944  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 moves, 0-1 July 10: Loyd of London Steinitz vs Loyd, 1867  (C27) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0 July 11: Under the Gun Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 July 12: Ghost in the Machine Gunsberg vs Chigorin, 1883  (C25) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0 July 13: Oh, Henry! Bird vs Englisch, 1883  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 July 14: Bampton Comes Alive Marshall vs S Bampton, 1899  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 July 15: Marco the Beast G Marco vs Marshall, 1902  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 July 16: Otto Pay More Attention O Zimmermann vs L Schmid, 1954  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 July 17: Levin Let Die A M Levin vs Bilenkin, 1892  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 July 18: Horta Culture J Viberg vs H Horta, 1989  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1 July 19: To Live and Die in L.A. Browne vs Seirawan, 1987  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 58 moves, 0-1 July 20: Slices and Dices Von Popiel vs H E Atkins, 1902  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 1-0 July 21: I Yam What I Yam A Yam vs Shirov, 2005  (A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1 July 22: The Magnus Effect Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0 July 23: A Horse is a Horse Shirov vs M Bluvshtein, 2005  (C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1 July 24: American Woman J Votava vs A Zatonskih, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 0-1 July 25: Petri Dishes it Out A Spice vs P Kekki, 2004  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 0-1 July 26: Pinto No Return M Pinto vs E Schiller, 2000   (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1 July 27: Sämisch's Immortal [Also Jul-02-08] Saemisch vs F Herzog, 1924  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0 July 28: Brink of Disaster J Brink vs J R Markus, 1987  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1 July 29: A Queen for the King Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1 July 30: What's Good for the Guseinov E Guseinov vs R Zelcic, 2005  (A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0 July 31: Rockin' Gravel L Day vs S Gravel, 1996  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 August 1: Pillsbury d'oh! Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1 August 2: You Ain't Woman Enough S Zigangirova vs J Shahade, 2002  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 52 moves, 0-1 August 3: Alexander the Great Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 34 moves, 0-1 August 4: Overprotection Racket Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911   (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0 August 5: Pascal's Wager P Openshaw vs P Hummel, 1999  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 24 moves, 1-0 August 6: Psakhis Queen Psakhis vs Lputian, 1979  (D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 August 7: Urban Development Krasenkow vs K Urban, 1996  (E90) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1 August 8: Come Get Csom Kasparov vs Csom, 1980  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0 August 9: Rantanen Raving Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979  (B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 August 10: Turing Test A Turing vs A Glennie, 1952   (C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 0-1 August 11: Elephant Man Tal vs Lutikov, 1964  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 August 12: Berglery E Berg vs Bareev, 2005  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0 August 13: Halay's Comet T Halay vs C Zhu, 2005  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0 August 14: Meta-Morphysis Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 August 15: The Six Wives B Belopolsky vs B M Kogan, 1984  (B30) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0 August 16: Chicken Plukker Euwe vs I Plukker, 1923  (B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0 August 17: The King's the Thing Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989  (A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 August 18: Livin' la Vida Lococo Fischer vs A LoCoco, 1964  (C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0 August 19: The Pipe Game Marshall vs Burn, 1900   (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0 August 20: Boden Well G MacDonnell vs S Boden, 1869  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1 August 21: Check, please Macieja vs Polgar, 2002  (A48) King's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0 August 22: The Houska is a-Rockin' J Houska vs Speelman, 2005  (B15) Caro-Kann, 63 moves, 1-0 August 23: Rook Before you Leap Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924   (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0 August 24: Rather Shirov Himself Shirov vs Flear, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 1-0 August 25: Tea for Atou T Lanchava vs A Pourkashiyan, 2004  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 August 26: Louis and Clarke L Giannone vs J W Clarke, 1995  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 25 moves, 0-1 August 27: In like Aljeeran, Out Like a Lam day F Al Geran vs P Lam, 1989  (C47) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1 August 28: Hall of Fame J Hall vs S Conquest, 1999  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 August 29: Pickled Haring R Haring vs P Cramling, 1981  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1 August 30: Georgiev on My Mind K Georgiev vs Topalov, 1992  (A57) Benko Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0 August 31: Bare Hug Hug vs S Halkias, 2005  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 September 1: Tarrasch the Thought Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914   (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1 September 2: Steadman Tells No Tale S F St Jermain Steadman vs Ed. Lasker, 1913  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1 September 3: Saidy Hawkin' Bisguier vs A Saidy, 1963  (B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 28 moves, 0-1 September 4: Hey Jude J Acers vs G Hulburd, 1968  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 46 moves, 1-0 September 5: Labor of Love Alekhine vs A Love, 1923  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 September 6: Dented Helmut P Ryan vs H Metschan, 1995  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 1-0 September 7: The Immortal Losing Game [Also Aug-24-08] Sliwa vs Bronstein, 1957  (A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0 September 8: Lurin' Baburin R Leitao vs Baburin, 1998  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0 September 9: Greeks Bearing Gifts Kotronias vs R Djurhuus, 1995  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 38 moves, 1-0 September 10: Owen An Apology Paulsen vs Owen, 1862  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0 September 11: Oh Boey! J M Boey vs Estrin, 1972  (C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1 September 12: Tangled Up in Blue Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0 September 13: Bjorn Under a Bad Sign Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 September 14: Long Arm of the Law A P Law vs Miles, 1981  (C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0 September 15: Rubinstein's Immortal [Also Jan-06-09] Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907   (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1 September 16: The Trouble with Treybal Duras vs K Treybal, 1905  (C48) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1-0 September 17: The Prodigal Sun Q Gong vs Sun Furong, 2001  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1 September 18: Heck, no! N Heck vs J Meister, 2004  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 91 moves, 0-1 September 19: Dorian Mowed D Rogozenco vs Morozevich, 2000  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 48 moves, 0-1 September 20: Old Geza Maroczy vs K Helling, 1936  (B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0 September 21: Better than Nathan Tarrasch vs Adolf Mannheimer, 1880  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 September 22: To the Viktor Go the Spoils Korchnoi vs Plachetka, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 September 23: Joel on a Roll J C Benjamin vs G Carter, 1982  (C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0 September 24: Van de Loo Industries C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 1983  (C57) Two Knights, 48 moves, 1-0 September 25: A Knight to Remember Reshevsky vs G N Treysman, 1938  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 September 26: Women's Prison Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922   (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0 September 27: A Romp in the Tromp O Trompowsky vs L Endzelins, 1936  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0 September 28: Shaked Rattle and Roll Polgar vs Shaked, 1998  (C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0 September 29: Forgacs' Unforgettable Game L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0 September 30: Haven't the Vegas Idea Salov vs G Milos, 1999  (E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1 October 1: Crossing the Kasim Polgar vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 42 moves, 1-0 October 2: They that Dance Must Pay the Svidler Morozevich vs Svidler, 2005  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 55 moves, 0-1 October 3: A Very Sharp Tie Tal vs Aronin, 1957  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 October 4: Pompa Circumstance D Pompa vs A Mease, 1984  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1 October 5: Run to the Hills D Pruess vs K Hills, 2000  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1 October 6: MacDonnell's Drive Through McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834   (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1 October 7: Ruy the Day Sutovsky vs I Sokolov, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 37 moves, 1-0 October 8: Good Loek Charm Y Visser vs Van Wely, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1 October 9: An Ulf in Sheep's Clothing Andersson vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1973  (A06) Reti Opening, 56 moves, 1-0 October 10: Pure Wizardry G Gandolfi vs L Hackett, 2005  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0 October 11: Alison Chains Alison vs Fink, 1979  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0 October 12: Doel it Out E Cekro vs E van den Doel, 2005  (A20) English, 35 moves, 0-1 October 13: Anand Sequitur Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0 October 14: Wake Up Little Suzie J I M Grant vs S Connolly, 2005  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0 October 15: A Veselin the Brain Leko vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1 October 16: Drawing Room Euwe vs Sultan Khan, 1932  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 October 17: The Price is Right W Michel vs Alekhine, 1925  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 October 18: The Big Lagowski P Lagowski vs I Khairullin, 2005  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 33 moves, 1-0 October 19: The Spirit is Villing D Villing vs I Asmundsson, 2005  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 30 moves, 1-0 October 20: The Scrapes of Rath U Rath vs L D Evans, 1981  (A14) English, 42 moves, 0-1 October 21: Gert Rude O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991  (C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1 Ocotber 22: Old Kentucky NN vs Blackburne, 1884   (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1 October 23: Per-fect P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0 October 24: The Immortal Zugzwang Game Saemisch vs Nimzowitsch, 1923   (E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1 October 26: The Other Immortal Zugzwang [Also Feb-01-09] Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927   (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1 October 27: The Sheriff of Nottingham T H Tylor vs Lasker, 1936  (C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1 October 28: Chasing Windmills M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0 October 29: Me and Julio J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1 October 30: Englisch Toughen Englisch vs J Bauer, 1890  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 1-0 October 31: Happy Halloween G Minchev vs A Petrov, 1994  (C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0 November 1: Vishyssoise Anand vs Karpov, 1996  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0 November 2: The Caro Can't Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0 November 3: Mendelson's Sour Note Tarrasch vs Mendelson, 1879  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0 November 4: The Skewer Lure Andrews vs F G Janssens, 1864  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0 November 5: Prins Charming L Prins vs Rellstab, 1951  (C27) Vienna Game, 41 moves, 1-0 November 6: Vlad to the Bone Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1 November 7: Of Mieses and Men Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1909  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1 November 8: Slay the Dragan J Gonzales vs D Kosic, 2004  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 November 9: Miles to Go Keene vs Miles, 1976   (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0 November 10: The Two Knight Show Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0 November 11: I concede clearly now; Therien is gone Yanofsky vs J Therien, 1947  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0 November 12: Miracle Miles Miles vs Spassky, 1978   (E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0 November 13: Grand Theft Otto O Borik vs C Renner, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0 November 14: A Wrench in the French Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0 November 15: Chito Bandito S Abu Sufian vs C Garma, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 November 16: In a Pickle Gligoric vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1964  (B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 November 17: Silence of the Lamb L Day vs B Lamb, 1990  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 58 moves, 1-0 November 18: 100 Year Old Scotch Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0 November 19: Natural Bjorn Killers S Conquest vs B Thorfinnsson, 2000  (C28) Vienna Game, 23 moves, 1-0 November 20: Grand Larseny Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 November 21: Peter's Out Svidler vs Topalov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 0-1 November 22: Czech Point Hort vs Chandler, 1982  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0 November 23: Darryliction of Duty C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0 November 24: Macie's Thanksgiving Day Parade Macieja vs A Zapata, 2002  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 80 moves, 1-0 November 25: Zalt and Peppered I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0 November 26: Battlin' the Catalan M Umansky vs H Rittner, 2001  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0 November 27: Throw his Taimanov Estrin vs Taimanov, 1949  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 45 moves, 1-0 November 28: The Polygamous Monarch Boleslavsky vs Kasparian, 1947  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 89 moves, 1-0 November 29: Acropolis Now K Kokolias vs F Sigalas, 2005  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 November 30: Ladies' Knight Rajkovic vs Z Jeraj, 1989  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0 December 1: Four Queens Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 December 2: Justin Time Y Lapshun vs J Sarkar, 2003  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 0-1 December 3: Fearin' Smirin Bareev vs Smirin, 2002  (E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1 December 4: African Queen F Mandizha vs D Amini, 2005  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 78 moves, 0-1 December 5: March of the Peng Wins Z Peng vs A van Weersel, 2005  (D94) Grunfeld, 70 moves, 1-0 December 6: The Artist's Drawing Duchamp vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1931  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 December 7: Good Knight, Folks Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962   (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0 December 8: Blind Ambition D Baretic vs B Cafferty, 1962  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 58 moves, 1-0 December 9: Antic's Roadshow V Nevednichy vs D Antic, 2001  (A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 34 moves, 0-1 December 10: Leko my Echo P Ricardi vs Leko, 1994  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 54 moves, 1-0 December 11: Nothing for Nils A J Mestel vs N Renman, 1980  (C15) French, Winawer, 49 moves, 1-0 December 12: Desperate Chesswives A Kushnir vs J Bellin, 1972  (A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 December 13: Dubious Dubois Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1 December 14: Voisin the Wilderness J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 December 15: Bold and Atalik S Atalik vs Miles, 1993  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1 December 16: Everybody Wang Pin Tonight J Shahade vs P Wang, 2002  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 0-1 December 17: Paoli Wolly Doodle Kotov vs E Paoli, 1950  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1 December 18: He Shall Be Levon Aronian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 1-0 December 19: Pin Wiel Van der Wiel vs Miralles, 1990  (B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 1-0 December 20: Pinning and Winning V Green vs Steinitz, 1863  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1 December 21: Evening Post E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2 December 22: Pin Ball Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1977  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1 December 23: Deck the Hall McShane vs J Hall, 2005  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0 December 24: A Christmas Karel Hromadka vs K Treybal, 1912  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0 December 25: Wholly Knight J Nogueiras vs M Gongora Reyes, 2001  (A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0 December 26: All The King's Horses Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936  (A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1 December 27: Maccabi rebels Alekhine / Koltanowski vs Maccabi Chess Club, 1934  (B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1 December 28: Watu do now? S Chumfwa vs W Kobese, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0 December 29: Not so Gooding Lasker vs A M Gooding, 1908  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0 December 30: J'adoube! Polgar vs Kasparov, 1994  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 46 moves, 0-1 December 31: Black Magic Woman I Santana vs A Thorgrimsdottir, 2002  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0 363 games