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Cats of the Grenfelds
Compiled by fredthebear
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Everything needs its own place, no?

Thank you Billyhan.
Note to self: The various 200s were spawned by Flowerbear

Catalan Opening
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5

Catalan Opening (Classical Line)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 Be7

Catalan Opening (Closed Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O

Catalan Opening (Open Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4

Grünfeld Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5

Grünfeld Defense (Classical Line)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4

Grünfeld Defense (Exchange Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4

Grünfeld Defense (Neo-Grünfeld)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5

Grünfeld Defense (Prins Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4

Grünfeld Defense (Reversed)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4

Grünfeld Defense (Smyslov Variation)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Bg4

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein

"Life is for living and working at. If you find anything or anybody a bore, the fault is in yourself." ― Queen Elizabeth I of England

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"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." — Jimmy Dean

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"In chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth" — Edmar Mednis

"Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." ― Bette Davis

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones."
― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof is potentially easier (we need just one counterexample); and nitpicking arouses our creative juices. Even if the given assertion is true, our search for a counterexample often leads to a proof, as soon as we see why a counterexample is impossible. Besides, it's healthy to be skeptical." ― Ronald Graham

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach prepares for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

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* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

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

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

* 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!

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

Alaska: Kodiak
Established in: 1792

Kodiak is the main city in Kodiak Island and was founded in 1792 by Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranov. It was first called Pavlovsk Gavan, which is Russian for Paul's Harbor, and was the first capital of Russian Alaska. You can still find a large Russian Orthodox church there, as well as plenty of beautiful views.

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

A chess master died – after a few days, a friend of his heard a voice; it was him!

"What's it like, where you are now," he asked.

"What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news."

"Tell me the good news first."

"Well, it's really heaven here. There are tournaments and blitz sessions going on all the time and Morphy, Alekhine, Lasker, Tal, Capablanca, Botvinnik, they're all here, and you can play them."

"Fantastic!" the friend said, "and what is the bad news?"

"You have Black against Capablanca on Saturday."

The Wolf, the Mother, And Her Child

This wolf another brings to mind,
Who found dame Fortune more unkind,
In that the greedy, pirate sinner,
Was balked of life as well as dinner.
As says our tale, a villager
Dwelt in a by, unguarded place;
There, hungry, watched our pillager
For luck and chance to mend his case.
For there his thievish eyes had seen
All sorts of game go out and in –
Nice sucking calves, and lambs and sheep;
And turkeys by the regiment,
With steps so proud, and necks so bent,
Theyed make a daintier glutton weep.
The thief at length began to tire
Of being gnawed by vain desire.
Just then a child set up a cry:
"Be still," the mother said, "or I
Will throw you to the wolf, you brat!"
"Ha, ha!" thought he, "what talk is that!
The gods be thanked for luck so good!"
And ready at the door he stood,
When soothingly the mother said,
"Now cry no more, my little dear;
That naughty wolf, if he comes here,
Your dear papa shall kill him dead."
"Humph!" cried the veteran mutton-eater.
"Now this, now that! Now hot, now cool!
Is this the way they change their metre?
And do they take me for a fool?
Someday, a nutting in the wood,
That young one yet shall be my food."
But little time has he to dote
On such a feast; the dogs rush out
And seize the caitiff by the throat;
And country ditchers, thick and stout,
With rustic spears and forks of iron,
The hapless animal environ.
"What brought you here, old head?" cried one.
He told it all, as I have done.
"Why, bless my soul!" the frantic mother said, – "You, villain, eat my little son!
And did I nurse the darling boy,
Your fiendish appetite to cloy?"
With that they knocked him on the head.
His feet and scalp they bore to town,
To grace the seigneur's hall,
Where, pinned against the wall,
This verse completed his renown:
"You honest wolves, believe not all
That mothers say, when children squall!"

"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective." Source: "The Soviet School of Chess" Book by Alexander Kotov, p. 42, 2001.

"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him." ― Napoleon Bonaparte

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"A God you understood would be less than yourself." ― Flannery O'Connor

"The journey is its own reward." — Homer

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." ― George Orwell

Chess
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Exactly four different men have tried
to teach me how to play. I could never
tell the difference between a rook
or bishop, but I knew the horse meant

knight. And that made sense to me,
because a horse is night: soot-hoof
and nostril, dark as a sabled evening
with no stars, bats, or moon blooms.

It's a night in Ohio where a man sleeps
alone one week and the next, the woman
he will eventually marry leans her body
into his for the first time, leans a kind

of faith, too—filled with white crickets
and bouquets of wild carrot. And
the months and the honeyed years
after that will make all the light

and dark squares feel like tiles
for a kitchen they can one day build
together. Every turn, every sacrificial
move—all the decoys, the castling,

the deflections—these will be both
riotous and unruly, the exact opposite
of what she thought she ever wanted
in the endgame of her days.

blogger cinephilia once said: "The flawless game is impossible. Feed off your opponent's mistakes like a leech."

"There's always a hidden owl in knowledge." – E.I. Jane

"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

"Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it." — Christopher Hitchens

A Winter Night
by Sara Teasdale 1884-1933

My window-pane is starred with frost,
The world is bitter cold to-night,
The moon is cruel, and the wind
Is like a two-edged sword to smite.

God pity all the homeless ones,
The beggars pacing to and fro.
God pity all the poor to-night
Who walk the lamp-lit streets of snow.

My room is like a bit of June,
Warm and close-curtained fold on fold,
But somewhere, like a homeless child,
My heart is crying in the cold.

"When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications." — Frank J. Marshall

* Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq...

* 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"

Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living.

Compiled by Fredthebear

"Messy Room" by Shel Silverstein

Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
His underwear is hanging on the lamp.
His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,
And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.
His workbook is wedged in the window,
His sweater's been thrown on the floor.
His scarf and one ski are beneath the TV,
And his pants have been carelessly hung on the door. His books are all jammed in the closet,
His vest has been left in the hall.
A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,
And his smelly old sock has been stuck to the wall. Whosever room this is should be ashamed!
Donald or Robert or Willie or–
Huh? You say it's mine? Oh, dear,
I knew it looked familiar!

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

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Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Dreamers
by Siegried Sassoon

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land,
Drawing no dividend from time's to-morrows.
In the great hour of destiny they stand,
Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows. Soldiers are sworn to action; they must win
Some flaming, fatal climax with their lives.
Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin
They think of firelit homes, clean beds and wives.

I see them in foul dug-outs, gnawed by rats,
And in the ruined trenches, lashed with rain, Dreaming of things they did with balls and bats, And mocked by hopeless longing to regain
Bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats,
And going to the office in the train.

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves"- J.M. Barrie (1860 - 1937)

A man who spent his life delighting the masses with his words, perfectly understood that you reap what you sow, and that when we make other people happy, we often find happiness ourselves.

Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) was the youngest president, taking office at age 42.

Riddle Question: In the battle's silent phase, I plan, I prepare; the deadly art of war is my affair. What am I?

In case of an automobile crash or an impact, airbags inflate in just 30 milliseconds.

Riddle Answer: Strategy

No president except Grover Cleveland (1885-1889, 1893-1897) has ever served non-consecutive terms. He defeated James G. Blaine in 1884, lost to Benjamin Harrison in 1888 (despite winning the popular vote), and then came back to defeat Harrison in 1892.

lillia wrote:

CHESS
do you want to play chess?
I would, but it's 11 pm
The connection is bad
ok i like it when you win
i don't let you win, i don't try my hardest but
even if i did, you'd win
Ok I like it when you win

"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

A GAME OF CHESS
by T S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, Glowed on the marble, where the glass
Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out 80 (Another hid his eyes behind his wing)
Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra Reflecting light upon the table as
The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it,
From satin cases poured in rich profusion;
In vials of ivory and coloured glass
Unstoppered, lurked her strange synthetic perfumes, Unguent, powdered, or liquid— troubled, confused And drowned the sense in odours; stirred by the air That freshened from the window, these ascended 90 In fattening the prolonged candle-flames,
Flung their smoke into the laquearia,
Stirring the pattern on the coffered ceiling.

Huge sea-wood fed with copper
Burned green and orange, framed by the coloured stone, In which sad light a carved dolphin swam.

Above the antique mantel was displayed
As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene
The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king
So rudely forced; yet there the nightingale 100 Filled all the desert with inviolable voice
And still she cried, and still the world pursues, "Jug Jug" to dirty ears.

And other withered stumps of time
Were told upon the walls; staring forms
Leaned out, leaning, hushing the room enclosed.

Footsteps shuffled on the stair.

Under the firelight, under the brush, her hair Spread out in fiery points
Glowed into words, then would be savagely still. 110

"My nerves are bad to-night.
Yes, bad.
Stay with me.

"Speak to me.
Why do you never speak.
Speak.

"What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? "I never know what you are thinking.
Think.
"

I think we are in rats' alley
Where the dead men lost their bones.

"What is that noise?"
The wind under the door.

"What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?" Nothing again nothing. 120
"Do "You know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember "Nothing?"

I remember
Those are pearls that were his eyes.

"Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head?" But O O O O that Shakespeherian Rag—
It's so elegant
So intelligent 130 "What shall I do now? What shall I do?"
I shall rush out as I am, and walk the street
"With my hair down, so.
What shall we do to-morrow?
"What shall we ever do?"
The hot water at ten.

And if it rains, a closed car at four.

And we shall play a game of chess,
Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door.

When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said—
I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, 140 HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Now Albert's coming back, make yourself a bit smart.

He'll want to know what you done with that money he gave you To get yourself some teeth.
He did, I was there.

You have them all out, Lil, and get a nice set, He said, I swear, I can't bear to look at you.

And no more can't I, I said, and think of poor Albert, He's been in the army four years, he wants a good time, And if you don't give it him, there's others will, I said.

Oh is there, she said.
Something o' that, I said.
150
Then I'll know who to thank, she said, and give me a straight look.

HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
If you don't like it you can get on with it, I said.

Others can pick and choose if you can't.

But if Albert makes off, it won't be for lack of telling.

You ought to be ashamed, I said, to look so antique.

(And her only thirty-one.
) I can't help it, she said, pulling a long face, It's them pills I took, to bring it off, she said.

(She's had five already, and nearly died of young George. ) 160
The chemist said it would be alright, but I've never been the same.

You are a proper fool, I said.

Well, if Albert won't leave you alone, there it is, I said, What you get married for if you don't want children? HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Well, that Sunday Albert was home, they had a hot gammon, And they asked me in to dinner, to get the beauty of it hot— HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Goonight Bill.
Goonight Lou.
Goonight May.
Goonight.
170
Ta ta.
Goonight.
Goonight.

Good night, ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night.

Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?"

RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah."

"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

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

Anti-computer strategy; Horsing around w/6 Kts...won't resign
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Lazard Gambit (A45) 0-1 Addition to Lazard's Mini
Munteanu vs Cioara, 1948 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1

KID (A04) 1/2-1/2 Saving a lost position w/a spearhead
S Novikov vs Ehlvest, 2004 
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical (A04) 1/2-1/2 Bamboozling
Portisch vs Tal, 1964 
(A04) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti/Catalan vs QGD Tartakower's Def; Defend + w/a Discovered +
I Zemtsov vs S Repin, 2007 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Casino de Barcelona, Barcelona ESP 2007 (Brilliant)
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz, p. 41
Szabo vs E Book, 1948 
(A14) English, 24 moves, 1-0

King's Indian - One of several from 1879 in Leipzig; R vs N EG
A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879 
(A16) English, 78 moves, 0-1

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1 Black Q romps
Epishin vs Romanishin, 1991 
(A17) English, 68 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Knights Variation (A46) 0-1 Fab Finish!
Santasiere vs Ed Lasker, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 1-0 Shove pawns
S Polgar vs Ljubojevic, 1987 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

Colle-Kolty vs KID (A48) 0-1 Black has the better Bishop
V Wahltuch vs Euwe, 1922 
(A48) King's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1

JRC quite extraordinary to FTB
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1925 
(A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1

Torre vs KID, early exchanges (A48) 0-1 More aggressive K wins
Taimanov vs Gulko, 1976 
(A48) King's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1

Torre vs unusual KID (A48) 0-1Passive W Rooks lose
Miles vs Gulko, 1987 
(A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Odd London System (A48) 0-1 Tigran Attacks!
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1952 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Barry Attack vs Gruenfeld (A48) 0-1 Black controls dark squares
Ganguly vs G Sargissian, 1996
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Two Knts vs Kside Fio/ Gruenfeld (A48) 1-0 Attacks on f7, h2
M Hebden vs McShane, 1998 
(A48) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

White was good to move 20
G Grasser vs Kudrin, 2009 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 36 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Grünfeld Reversed (A49) 1-0 GK exposes K
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1996 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 73 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pyrenees Gambit (A50) 0-1 Mate threat on h-file
Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Spassky Var(D87) 0-1Gone with the Wind
M van der Werf vs Nijboer, 2001 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1

IQP space advantage gives White a 5(!)-piece mating attack
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Fischer's
A Gudmundsson vs Fischer, 1960 
(D95) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1

"The Game of the Century"
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

A briliant N sac at move 27. Ne6+ for a lasting initiative
M Rodshtein vs J Zhou, 2011 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 38 moves, 1-0

The epic K march! Iron Tiger scratches win out of nowhere
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld. Russian. Hungarian Var (D97) 1-0 Castle-mate
Anand vs Svidler, 1999 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0

Mindboggling final combination after 23...Rde7
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

The game that broke Fischer's 20 game win streak
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0

The better posted Q wins the ending says FTB
Petrosian vs Filip, 1953 
(D80) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1-0

g15-Petrosian takes lead for good!
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 58 moves, 1-0

(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs E Inarkiev, 2014 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Variation (D85) · 1/2-1/2
Shulman vs Shirov, 2007
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld (D80) 0-1 Remove the defender w/check
Aronian vs Svidler, 2006 
(D80) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 0-1

Euwe = "erver"; it's not pronounced like "you"
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 A surprize queen trap
N Michaelsen vs Bacrot, 2000 
(D85) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 0-1

Fischer's only loss in the 1970 Siegun Olympiad
Spassky vs Fischer, 1970 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0

Spassky fires off a kingside attack but missed Fredthebear
Spassky vs Timman, 1977 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

23.Bxf7+! is a nice shot, securing an EG advantage
Kasparov vs Sax, 1982 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

WC; Black was the aggressor but had time trouble
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

This is like being pardoned at the 11th hour
Nakamura vs J Fluvia Poyatos, 2007 
(D80) Grunfeld, 43 moves, 1-0

The White king finds relief by the Black king
I Cheparinov vs Sutovsky, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Brinckman Attk (D82)1/2-1/2 Short brawl of the queens
F L Vaughan vs C Purdy, 1945 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Better think twice before aligning queen with king
Andres vs F M Wren, 1933 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 17 moves, 0-1

Winning on the h-file vs Grünfeld Exchange
Polugaevsky vs Kudrin, 1989 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

One of the strangest games between these two greats.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0

A very pretty ending by Geller!
Geller vs A Kapengut, 1971 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pile on pin to win
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var (D70) 1/2-1/2 WC #15
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1929 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0Central agression pays!
L E Johannessen vs Nakamura, 2002 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Exchange Var(D71) 0-1Black controls open file
Koltanowski vs Keres, 1955 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 41 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 1-0 Rob the pin backfires
Gligoric vs K Langeweg, 1971 
(D80) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 0-1 12 moves
A Mikhalchishin vs Romanishin, 1981 
(D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knights Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 in 12 m
Mamedyarov vs V Belov, 2003 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 12 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Three Knights Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 Back n forth
B Nagy vs B Dueno, 1966
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 White Q is trapped
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation. Petrosian System (D
C G Poch vs A Planinc, 1971 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 27 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Byrne (Simagin) Variation (D97) 1/2
Wojtaszek vs Giri, 2015
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Mating combination p. 58
V Goglidze vs Botvinnik, 1935 
(D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) Bxf7+ mating combo
Z Izoria vs T Luciani, 2005 
(D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0 Majestic Endgame!
I Novikov vs Tukmakov, 1984 
(D85) Grunfeld, 60 moves, 1-0

25 ... Be6-c8! and the White a6-queen has NO RETREAT!
Kharlov vs Krasenkow, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 Rooks Rock AA
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Prins Var (D97) 1-0 Black Q never moves
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1995 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld, Russian. Hungarian Var (D97) 1/2-1/2 Q vs 2 Rs EG
Navara vs Giri, 2016 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70)1/2-1/2 Q+Bs vs Q+Ns
Giri vs Caruana, 2016 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

Very interesting pawn play all 3 phases; w/immunity
Gelfand vs Grischuk, 2014 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 66 moves, 0-1

Alekhine wins Grunfeld in first WC match with Euwe
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Exchange 6.e4 (D72) 0-1 Flawed early version
Reti vs Euwe, 1928 
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 54 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange 6.e4 (D72) 1-0 Kside attack
Euwe vs Robatsch, 1957 
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Control the center
J Fedorowicz vs Shamkovich, 1980 
(D85) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1

Pacific Northwest Championship, Tacoma WA 1949
A Dake vs J Schmitt, 1949 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation Leko Gambit (D70
H Stefansson vs Krasenkow, 2004
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 69 moves, 0-1

WC 1986 Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 1-0 Bad P adv
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 Brilliant!
Khismatullin vs I Kurnosov, 2011 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 Arabian Mate Awaits
Fine vs A Dake, 1933 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var Leko Gambit (D70) 1-0 Undermine!
J L Hammer vs R Yankovsky, 2012
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 0-1 Deadly Bishops take aim
Alatortsev vs Flohr, 1939 
(D80) Grunfeld, 18 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def Delayed Exchange (D75) 1-0 Bs Tango w/Rs
P Kotsur vs Bologan, 2004 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 44 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Exchange (D71) 1-0 In the spirit of the romantics
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Just capture everything
V Laznicka vs K Kulaots, 2012 
(D85) Grunfeld, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 41.?
J Sajtar vs M Dietze, 1943 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 1-0

Notes translated from Deutsche Schachzeitung
A Pokorny vs Hromadka, 1926  
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alapin Variation (D16) · 0-1 Active positions
Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2001 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

Slav Chameleon. Advance System (D15) 0-1 Gata got ya -shak
Mamedyarov vs Kamsky, 2007 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 See FTB?
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav: Quiet Variation (D30) 1-0 4 Queens ending
Sliwa vs O'Kelly, 1954 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 1-0

Attack (D11) QGD Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
Stahlberg vs K Sterk, 1934
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) · 1-0
Karpov vs S Polgar, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0

Slav Czech. Wiesbaden Sharp line (D17) · 1/2-1/2
Kramnik vs Lautier, 1994 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit (D10) · 0-1
Karpov vs Bareev, 1992 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 57 moves, 0-1

The White king survives three long range pieces hunting him
Lautier vs Bareev, 1994
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

White has arranged a discovered check
C Desmarais vs A Bacsi, 2001 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 1-0

Lots of second guessing w/uncommon mating position
H Lehmann vs K Junge, 1942 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System. Szabo Var (D44) 0-1 change
G Bauermann vs R Butze, 1979 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 0-1

White's king makes a run for it, White controls key open lines
Harikrishna vs Nisipeanu, 2004 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0

NID Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0 Clear-cut strategic play
Kramnik vs Leko, 2001 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 51 moves, 1-0

"Well done burger" is not the way Fredthebear eats
L Remlinger vs K Burger, 1987 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 58 moves, 0-1

No time to breath! Black strike & strike, like Ali in his prim
Korchnoi vs B Djurasevic, 1956 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 25 moves, 0-1

Larsen's improvement over Spassky; fine long range attack
Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Q grabs pawn
I Polovodin vs L Maslov, 1984 
(D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0

Brilliant combatative win; 4 sacs nab Q & permanent penetration
A Cherepkov vs Korchnoi, 1959 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Troubling Black knights straightened out Fredthebear
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

The king's knight is an important defensive piece removed
Browne vs Ljubojevic, 1978 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1-0

Nice play in the endgame by Ponomariov in R+4P v. R+3P.
F Vallejo Pons vs Ponomariov, 2003 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Pomar System (E72) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Kotov vs Barcza, 1952 
(E72) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

QP: Catalan/Veresov Attack (D00) 0-1 Who's got who?
Tinsley vs Lasker, 1899 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

QGD / Catalan (D30) 1-0 AA announced mate in 7
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD / Dbl Fio (D30) 1-0 Rc7! shocker helps clear the diagonal
S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

The famous surrealist artist w/a sting in the tail
Koltanowski vs Duchamp, 1929 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Hanging pieces, immunity
D Shapiro vs R Goletiani, 2001 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1/2-1/2 Masterpiece of Swindling
A Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Great Catalan against Mr. Catalan
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1-0 A Masterpiece
Petrosian vs Mirtsaev, 1945 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1/2-1/2 Qk draw w/2 hangers?
G Kallai vs A Sokolov, 2013
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1Pinned to mating square and piled upon
S Demmery vs B Sambuev, 2010
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Unique
Kasimdzhanov vs Ivanchuk, 2001 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

37 Qxf8+! and 38 Qxg7+! are decoys to set up discovered attacks
Ivanchuk vs Turov, 2006 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1 Two kNights on the 7th
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2001 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1 Dark Horse
Aronian vs Topalov, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening (E00) 1-0 2hogs on the 7th aint the half of it.
Kramnik vs E Alekseev, 2007 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1-0 Isolani line opener to create R+ fork
Nakamura vs Eljanov, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1 Threat of discovered+
S Gordon vs Adams, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

G92 in Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games V2 by Igor Stohl
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0Penetrate the crossfire square
M Kraemer vs J Campos Moreno, 2010 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 20 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0 Zwischenzug capture w/check
Smyslov vs L Prins, 1952 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 16 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0 White N outlasts Black N
Avrukh vs Macieja, 2008
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 73 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 0-1 h-file destruction w/pin
G Abrahams vs G Thomas, 1946
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0 Pin the capturing piece
T Regedzinski vs M Brody, 1928 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Three forks, three deflections, long forcing sequence
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2007 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E02) 0-1 4 separate Ps beat 1 B
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 57 moves, 0-1

Game 106 of 107 Great Chess Battles by Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine vs B Rabar, 1942  
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 27 moves, 1-0

Catalan, Open Def. Alekhine Var (E03) 1/2- Machine allows draw
Kramnik vs Deep Fritz, 2006 
(E03) Catalan, Open, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Victory March!
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) · 0-1
A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1/2-1/2 No open files
G Vescovi vs M Ashley, 1997 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Exploiting horizontal pin as Fredthebear sleeps
Najdorf vs H Kramer, 1950 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Nxf7; the castled K wins
Giri vs Morozevich, 2012 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 A destroyer of ideas
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1/2-1/2 Q Perpetual
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 B decoy sac, N+ forks Q
M Percivaldi vs E Norlin, 2014 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 22 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 No good moves for Black
Razuvaev vs Geller, 1988 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 15 moves, 1-0

2,811 games Tal Won 903 (32%), Lost 581 (21%), Draw 1,326 (47%)
Tal vs A Sokolov, 1988 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Fridge worthy
C Eagle vs A Bisguier, 1992 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Invading Qs!
Mikhalevski vs R Gardner, 2012 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 19 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Defenders subject to attack
Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 47 moves, 1-0

"The Lightning Kid" from Madras!
G Kuzmin vs Anand, 1987 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06); pair of pretty sacs
P H Nielsen vs Goldin, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 1-0

Catalan Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz
Alekhine vs A Pomar, 1945 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 QBB vs QNN
Kasparov vs Kamsky, 1989 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 51 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Black has a bad kNight
Kasparov vs G Masternak, 1993 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 Instructive R EG
Ribli vs Karpov, 1980 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 55 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
I Cheparinov vs S Atalik, 2012
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Two Q sacs to arrange mate!!
Kramnik vs Leko, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 62 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0Knights ending w/h-pawn passer
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 51 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Closing in on Fredthebear
Tukmakov vs D Lekic, 2002 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 23 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Passer on 7th
Tukmakov vs R Ekstrom, 1999
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

"Always Something There To Remind Me"
Caruana vs So, 2011 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E07) 1-0 2 hanging units
Botvinnik vs Lasker, 1936 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0Instructive notes by Keene
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971  
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional (E09) 1-0 One extra pawn
Kasparov vs A Huss, 1987 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

A good example of gaining space in front of thy castled king
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Accepted (E10) · 1/2-1/2
I Krush vs A Melekhina, 2014 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Sac & Q Trap
W Veitch vs J Penrose, 1950 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed(E00) 1-0Bizzare exchanges or brilliant?
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E00) 0-1 Issues on both flanks
Smejkal vs Lobron, 1991
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed(E00) 1-0Reminds me of riding the subway
Salov vs Short, 1989 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E02) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual
Flohr vs Fine, 1937
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

K1) Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

K2) Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0

K3) Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

K4) Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0

Game 105 in 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-1945 by Alex Alekhine
Barcza vs Bogoljubov, 1942  
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 N zwischenzug!?
Alekhine vs Milner-Barry, 1938 
(A13) English, 52 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0Qside pop
Stein vs Dzindzichashvili, 1971 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knt Var (A15) 0-1 Waiting works
Kharlov vs M Kobalia, 2004 
(A15) English, 66 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1/2- Accurate anticipation
Filip vs T van Scheltinga, 1963
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Grab 2 Ps, lose time w/Q, vulnerable f7
Kasparov vs Timman, 1987 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack; mutual Kside fios (A45)1-0 UNDERMINE the def
Hodgson vs N Davies, 1991 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 Impressive Attack
Keene vs D Minic, 1975 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Q's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl Rs, N
Levenfish vs S Gotthilf, 1924 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

G86 in My Best Games of Chess: 1908-1937 by Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine vs G Thomas, 1923 
(A53) Old Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

This two move finish is the secret...Exchange (sac), Dbl Attack
Grischuk vs Caruana, 2014 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Game 90P captures open new lines
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1

Game 74 in Aleksei Suetin's book Das Schachgenie Botwinnik
H Steiner vs Botvinnik, 1946 
(A90) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1

Catalan/Chigorin Var (D02) 1-0 2 minors vs rook ending
Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1958 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense/QGA (D10) 0-1 Pins, passer, Fredthebear
M Peek vs S Guliev, 2001
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined/Catalan (D30) 1/2-1/2 Coasting
Tal vs Sveshnikov, 1990
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGA/Catalan (D30) 0-1 Tripled Black pawns on c-file win
N Rashkovsky vs A Poluljahov, 2001
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def Ultra-delay Exchange (D79) 0-1 Kside Rs ending
Geller vs Fischer, 1970 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening (E00) 1/2-1/2 Qside cleared off
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1984 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 discombobulated
I Manor vs Adams, 1988 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Pile on, expand
Flohr vs G Thomas, 1937 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Exchange Q for R pair
Benko vs O Barda, 1951 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 174 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Bronstein vs Keene, 1975 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 1-0 Dbl Dbld Ps win
Petrov vs Alekhine, 1938 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 34 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi's 400 Best Games by Wade & Blackstock; # threat in 2
Korchnoi vs N Levin, 1949 
(E03) Catalan, Open, 31 moves, 1-0

WCC Kramnik-Topalov FIDE Championship 2006, Rd 1
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0

Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (E06) 0-1 Rooks come forth
Y Liu vs S P Sethuraman, 2019 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 26 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 trolls
Caruana vs Short, 2009 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 67 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 0-1 Extra piece and pawns
Bogoljubov vs Pirc, 1938 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 hit f7 not Fredthebear
K Richter vs Bogoljubov, 1941 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

KId. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1-0 The Qs zoom to/from corners
A Feuerstein vs J E Bennett, 1955 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 13 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Kavalek Def (E62) 1-0 Notes by Raymond Keene
Keene vs C Micheli, 1973  
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Rooks of both colors penetrate
Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1958 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit vs Bad Gruenfeld move order (D06) 1-0
Marshall vs Gunsberg, 1904 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def (D80) 0-1 The Emperor shares mini in notes
T Gelashvili vs V Belov, 2004 
(D80) Grunfeld, 52 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knights. Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 Lovely
J Lechtynsky vs N Iordanov, 1981 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 44 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense (D70) 1-0 A reason not to castle too soon
Gruenfeld vs G Nagy, 1924 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 Noggin' knocker!
J Gluckie vs M Moran-Venegas, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var (D70) 1-0 K walk on hot coals
B Kantsler vs A Greenfeld, 2005 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 63 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Goglidze Attk (D70) 1/2- Q pin sac stalemate!
C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var (D70)1-0 Kside P rollr
Khismatullin vs J Zhou, 2012 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

A great game by Anand - and a miniature as well!!
Anand vs Gelfand, 2012 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange (D71)0-1 P thrusts and loose Ns
Carlsen vs Giri, 2011 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Delayed Exchange (D75) 0-1 Two N discoveries
S Hamann vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1962 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 18 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1 Back rank pin
R Leitao vs Caruana, 2010 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 24 moves, 0-1

o-Grünfeld Defense: Classical (D77) 1/2-1/2 Tidy drawing combo
Bologan vs Nakamura, 2003 
(D77) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2

King, Bishop & Knight mate pattern vs lone King
A Baburin vs G Shahade, 2001 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 135 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def Ultra-delayed Exchange (D79) 0-1Co-wrote books
Reshevsky vs F Reinfeld, 1932 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 31 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 0-1 Blind Swine on the 2nd will promote
R G Wade vs J Littlewood, 1971 
(D80) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def (D80) 1-0 OCB Zugzwang to force K retreat, loss
Aronian vs Svidler, 2006 
(D80) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 0-1 His first time, after Cochrane
Alekhine vs Gruenfeld, 1922 
(D80) Grunfeld, 55 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Accelerated (D81) 1-0 Q forks both EADs
I Khairullin vs Kovalenko, 2011
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld, Brinckmann Attk (D82) 1/2-Another corner K stalemate
V Cmilyte vs Lagno, 2012 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def. Brinckmann Attk (D82) 1-0 N sac, pile on pin, 2
J Kulbacki vs T Manion, 1989 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 27 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Bishop Pair Pasting
W Spoelman vs R Swinkels, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Stunning EG Bishop sacrifice by Shirov allows K penetration
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1

Game 219: Anatoly Karpov - My Best 300 Games
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Blammo!
Chiburdanidze vs V Malaniuk, 1982 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld, Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

A fantastic positional performance by Nakamura in Bd2 Grunfeld
Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 52 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0TURNING POINT
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Queenless MG w/2 extra Ps
Kramnik vs Giri, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 59 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Walls tumble
J Brenninkmeijer vs Tukmakov, 1989 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange (D85) 0-1 Bishops ending
M Mchedlishvili vs H Melkumyan, 2011
(D85) Grunfeld, 110 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0 W is safe vs 2 pieces
Aronian vs Sutovsky, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

Game 109 in Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games V2 (Stohl)
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 2000 
(D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange (D85) 1/2-1/2 1st game of WC - Photo
Anand vs Carlsen, 2014 
(D85) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld, Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1Stunning Q sac allows promo
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2007 
(D85) Grunfeld, 54 moves, 0-1

Game 977 in Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
Morozevich vs Shirov, 2006 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Chapter 6 in Building Up Your Chess by Lev Alburt
Alburt vs Kudrin, 1986
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0 Mutual back rank pins
Khalifman vs Ftacnik, 1994 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Variation (D86) 0-1 Mini
L Olsson vs Carlsen, 2003 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1

WC Match (1954) · Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Classical (D86) 1/2-
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Exchange. Classical (D86) 1/2-Mad R Arabian Stalemate
G Hertneck vs R Ris, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

G55 The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer
Aronian vs Shirov, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 29 in Understanding Chess: Move by Move by John Nunn
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Seville Var (D87) 0-1 Open f-file
J Schroer vs Kudrin, 1989 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 0-1 Smash the center
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Seville Var (D87) 1/2-1/2Home prep
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1999 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

So it was mutual hecticness. :D
Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 2008 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 60 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Seville Var B sacs (D87) 0-1 Qless MG
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Seville Var B sacs (D87) 0-1 Qs jig
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Seville Var B sacs (D87) 0-1 R vs B&2P
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1987 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 159-161
H Scheichel vs Adorjan, 1971
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Variation (D90) 0-1Kickin' kNights!
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights (D90) 0-1 Exchange sac
M Narciso Dublan vs Ivanchuk, 2005 
(D90) Grunfeld, 49 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights (D90) 1-0 gobblin' knight
Romanishin vs Tukmakov, 1974
(D90) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights (D90) 1-0 Who's passer?
Romanishin vs K Grigorian, 1975
(D90) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights (D90) 0-1 Lethal batteries
S Factor vs Torre, 1926 
(D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knts. Petrosian System (D57) 0-1 Curveball
J Markos vs Sasikiran, 2008 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 23 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. 3 Knts. Petrosian System (D90) What do u think?
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 62 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knights. Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 Pins
E Dearing vs J Aagaard, 1998 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 11 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def Three Knights. Petrosian System (D91)1-0 RK NOTES
Keene vs E Martinovsky, 1985  
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 29 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. 3Knights. Hungarian Attk (D58) 1/2 - GK's 1st GD
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld G. Capa Var (D93) 1-0Must Know P EG
A Pomar vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

25.Rxd4... R,B,B,N defeat q,b,n in 7 moves.
G Grigore vs F Holzke, 1993 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Makogonov Variation (D94) 1-0 Squeezed
Miles vs Ribli, 1978 
(D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. 3Knights. Burille Var (D94) 1-0Philidor's Legacy
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 
(D94) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. 3 Knights. Burille Var (D94)1-0 R+ Removes Guard
Gligoric vs Uhlmann, 1959 
(D94) Grunfeld, 23 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knights. Burille (D94) 0-1Black owns pawns
Z Asefi vs Sasikiran, 2005 
(D94) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 0-1

Spielmann's 12th move must have come as quite a shock
E Gereben vs Spielmann, 1934 
(D94) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Def (D94) 1-0 Masterly P thrust!
Kotov vs E Gereben, 1949 
(D94) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Botvinnik Var (D95) 1-0 Poise under pressure
A Bisguier vs D Byrne, 1954 
(D95) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: 3 Knights. Vienna Var (D95) 1-0 Incoming Ns
Koltanowski vs C H Alexander, 1935 
(D95) Grunfeld, 18 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Botvinnik Var (D95) 1-0 Connected outside Ps
Fine vs L Prins, 1936 
(D95) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def Three Knights. Vienna Var (D95) 1-0 Qless MG
A Yusupov vs J A Nilssen, 2003
(D95) Grunfeld, 37 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def Botvinnik Var (D95) 1-0 youtube link
A Yusupov vs Carlsen, 2003 
(D95) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Var (D96) 0-1 Benko's Brilliancy!
A Bisguier vs Benko, 1963 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Russian (D96) 1/2-1/2 R vs B ending
Khalifman vs Leko, 2000 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Prins Var (D97)1-0 IQP allowed activity
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Prins Var (D97) 0-1 Interpose w/B
A Beliavsky vs Kasparov, 1988 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Byrne (Simagin) Var (D97) 1/2-1/2
Z Kozul vs T Kriebel, 2013
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Var. Szabo (Boleslavsky) (D97) 1-0 f6
Reshevsky vs R Ault, 1959 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 21 moves, 1-0

Smyslov's My Best Games of Chess 1935-1957.
Smyslov vs T Florian, 1949 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 25 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Delayed Exchange (D74) 1-0 DB was 72 yrs old
Bronstein vs Lputian, 1996 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 30 moves, 1-0

G22: Fighting Chess w/Magnus Carlsen by Mikhalchishin & Stetsko
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Pestering N, discovered+
Hort vs J Lechtynsky, 1973
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Bxh6 followed by R lift
K Opocensky vs Pachman, 1945 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk's desperado rook draws with Aronian KQ vs KR
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2011 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 101 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 B vs N ending
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening (E00) 1-0 10 year old's Q trapped in corner
R J Moen vs Carlsen, 2001 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 I Super-F#
Krasenkow vs Chernin, 1991 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 59 in Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess by Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky vs G N Treysman, 1938 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Kramnik vs D Andreikin, 2013 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 22...?
M Mchedlishvili vs M Parligras, 2015 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 28.?
N Davies vs R J Dive, 1994 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

V S Gujrathi vs R Bergstrom, 2016
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

C Li vs Bachmann, 2016
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in 'Together with the Candidates' by Alexei Kuzmin
Caruana vs So, 2018 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 h-pawn mate threat
S Conquest vs Short, 1984 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) · 1-0
Ding Liren vs Karjakin, 2019
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Blitz
Sosonko vs Timman, 1987
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 B vs N ending
Ivanchuk vs Y Quesada Perez, 2004
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Immunity
A Ledger vs J Rowson, 2012 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E01) 0-1 Upset
A Beliavsky vs R Lubczynski, 2009 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 37 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1/2-1/2 Blitz
Sosonko vs Karpov, 1987
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Closed Dbl Fio (E01) 1-0 Armed
Flohr vs G Wheatcroft, 1939 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) · 1-0
Giri vs Adams, 2014 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Rooks will clean up
J Kostelny vs M Vojtko, 2001 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Flohr vs Petrov, 1939 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 45 moves, 1-0

G Ravinsky vs Smyslov, 1944 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 40 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1
B E Glenne vs Carlsen, 2002 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 39 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Def. Alekhine Var (E03) 1-0 training game
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(E03) Catalan, Open, 41 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E03) 1/2-1/2 Photos
Kramnik vs Deep Fritz, 2006  
(E03) Catalan, Open, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E03) 1-0 Tripled Ps destroyed ending
Smyslov vs L Evans, 1952 
(E03) Catalan, Open, 65 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 0-1 Rxb2 encourages 0-0-0!!
Sosonko vs S Polgar, 1991 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1

Ponomariov vs Morozevich, 2009 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

not the quiet and mild-mannered opening I used to know
Giri vs N Grandelius, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Gelfand vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 video link
So vs Carlsen, 2020 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 0-1

Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 (E04) 1-0 ICCF
G Nesis vs P Buj, 1983 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def. Classical Line (E05) 0-1, 114 moves
Gambit Tiger vs Nimzo-8, 2001 
(E05) Catalan, Open, Classical line, 114 moves, 0-1

Catalan, Open, Classical line (E05) 0-1 Exchange Sac Attack!
E Cordova vs A Riazantsev, 2020 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1

So vs Wojtaszek, 2017 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 0-1 21...?
Xiong vs So, 2017 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1

J van Oosterom vs D R Myers, 2007
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 54 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1/2-1/2
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2019
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Giri vs Leko, 2015 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 46 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs L Winants, 1993 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

Sosonko vs G Morrison, 1978
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs X Zhao, 2006 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 66 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Mateo, Stockfish notes
Kramnik vs Leko, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 39 moves, 1-0

FSR link: Trump’s female doppelganger is a Spanish potato farmr
Karpov vs A Beliavsky, 1994 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 20 moves, 1-0

Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (E06) 1-0 Ns nab Qs, bring out the Ks
Grischuk vs Nakamura, 2019 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 54 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 0-1 Blitz ending
Ding Liren vs Y Yu, 2019 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 24.?
Avrukh vs T Sanikidze, 2009 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 0-1 blitz
Aronian vs Anand, 2015 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 51 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) · 1-0
J Xu vs D Sifrer, 1987 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 23 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Passer
Smyslov vs J Koch, 1980
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Corridor Mate next
A Wojtkiewicz vs S Feldman, 1993
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 52 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 Zugzwang
Ehlvest vs J Kraai, 2005
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 31.?
Razuvaev vs Lputian, 1979 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 35 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Q sac opens g-file to K
Alburt vs N Weinstein, 1984 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 blunder finish
B Socko vs Pigusov, 2019
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 0-1
Granda Zuniga vs Mecking, 1995 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 45 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Kside squeeze play
R Tibensky vs J Franzen, 1985 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 39 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E07) 1-0 32.?
Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1975 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 74 moves, 1-0

#19 in the 100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis
Ivkov vs D Ciric, 1963 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs J Rubinetti, 1970 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0 Combo
Gulko vs A Saidy, 1987 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 0-1 Smashing!
N Novotelnov vs Averbakh, 1951 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1-0
R Ovetchkin vs G Kuba, 2007
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1-0
A Huzman vs Y Zilberman, 2008 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1-0
A Wojtkiewicz vs M Hidding, 1998
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1-0 25.?
Smyslov vs H Platz, 1952 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1-0
Smyslov vs Forintos, 1968 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 90 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional Var (E09) 1/2-1/2
Ribli vs Larsen, 1978
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional (E09) 1-0exchange sequence
Reshevsky vs A Lein, 1977
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed. Traditional (E09) 1-0
Alburt vs Westerinen, 1982
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0

Anand - Kramnik World Championship Match (2008), Bonn GER, rd 6
Anand vs Kramnik, 2008 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

D Andreikin vs T Laurusas, 2009 
(A16) English, 38 moves, 0-1

G24 in Most Instructive Endgames of 2016 by Naiditsch & Balogh
C Li vs L Lenic, 2016
(A13) English, 41 moves, 1-0

The Lost Olympiad Stockholm 1937 by W. H. Cozens; BCM
Keres vs C H Alexander, 1937 
(A14) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Portisch, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

Sosonko vs L Schneider, 1978 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 21 moves, 1-0

O Barda vs L Watzl, 1950 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1-0

M Umansky vs T Harding, 2003 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0

Gulko vs S Makarichev, 1974
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 51 moves, 1-0

M Vukic vs Marjanovic, 1980
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 0-1

Tolush vs G Ilivitsky, 1948 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 23 moves, 1-0

R Markus vs A Beliavsky, 2006
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ehlvest vs B G Smith, 2009
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 1-0

Y Wang vs R Jumabayev, 2010
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Korchnoi, 1989 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 26 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Morozevich, 1996 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 66 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Women's WC; Stockfish notes
W Ju vs Z Tan, 2018 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 125 inThe Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 promotion
M Mchedlishvili vs R Sangma, 2014 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1985 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Brave Knight
Avrukh vs A Mikhalchishin, 2005 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 52 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0 Blitz
Tal vs Vaganian, 1988 
(A13) English, 36 moves, 1-0

QP Game: Symmetrical Bg2 vs Bg7 (D02) 1/2-1/2 Closed ending
Mamedyarov vs Radjabov, 2019 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q Pawn Game: Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 33.?
V Kovacevic vs P Nikolic, 1989 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

G54 inThe Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played byChernev
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1946 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tartakower vs S Khan, 1931 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Barda's Knight Blast
O Barda vs E Book, 1947 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def (D70) 1/2-1/2 The wrong colored Bishop
Euwe vs S Khan, 1932 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70) 0-1
A Graf vs Ivanchuk, 2004 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attack (D70) 0-1 Stockfish notes
D Svetushkin vs A Stella, 2013 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 24.?
Carlsen vs C Li, 2015 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attack (D70) 0-1 Controversy
Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attack (D70) 0-1 Too many P moves
Maziar Bagheri vs P Maghsoodloo, 2017 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Misc. with 5.Nf3 (D73) 1/2-1/2 blindfold
Karpov vs Leko, 2001 
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Misc. with 5.Nf3 (D73) 1-0 A good show!
Ding Liren vs Caruana, 2020 
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D74) 1-0 Peter Clarke notes
Petrosian vs I Pogrebissky, 1949  
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 28 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 1-0
Benko vs C Kottnauer, 1952 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 41 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Defense (D78) 1-0
Spassky vs R Hoen, 1962
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 42 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical. Modern Defense (D78) 0-1
D Filipovich vs Ganguly, 2006
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 30 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 1-0 42.?
Miles vs L Schmid, 1980 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 45 moves, 1-0

Game 113 in Smyslov's 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1975 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 44 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Defense (D78) 1-0
Rapport vs B Amin, 2019 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 44 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in "The Art of Positional Play" by Samuel Reshevsky
Taimanov vs Uhlmann, 1970 
(D80) Grunfeld, 58 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. General (D80) 0-1 2009 World Blitz Championship
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D80) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 0-1

Fischer's position was difficult until Taimanov blundered.
Taimanov vs Fischer, 1971 
(D80) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 1-0Switch targets, trap B or #
Spassky vs V Byvshev, 1954 
(D80) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2009 
(D80) Grunfeld, 84 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: General (D80) 1-0 Q forks both Bs, threatens #
I Kurnosov vs A Rakhmanov, 2010
(D80) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 0-1
Lputian vs Svidler, 2004 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 41 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 1-0 Rs & Ns chase Ks
I Bukavshin vs U Eliseev, 2015 
(D80) Grunfeld, 44 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Accelerated Variation (D81) · 0-1
A Aleksandrov vs A Givon, 2012 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Accelerated (D81)1-0 25.BxN, up a piece
J Le Roux vs J Pedersen, 2006 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Accelerated Variation (D81) · 1-0
J Le Roux vs S Pujos, 2004
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Accelerated Variation (D81) · 0-1
W Ritson-Morry vs H Atkins, 1937 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 0-1 blitz
Karpov vs Svidler, 2008 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 36 moves, 0-1

G138 in Timman's Titans: My World Chess Champions by Jan Timman
Timman vs Kasparov, 1988 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 45 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) · 1-0
Wojtaszek vs Mamedyarov, 2019 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 67 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 Out he goes!
L Lenic vs E Gajsin, 2006 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 17 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) · 1-0
D Rogozenco vs G Miulescu, 1992 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 21 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attk. Grünfeld Gambit (D83) 1-0Exch S
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1961 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attk. Grünfeld Gambit Capa Var (D83)
Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld Gambit Accepted (D84) 0-1 B sac
G Safonov vs O Bogatyrev, 1940 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attk. Grünfeld Gambit Accepted (D84)
M Knezevic vs Smejkal, 1979 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Defense Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 K walk
P K Wells vs S Ernst, 2005 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Just take it RxR!
L Babujian vs V Fedoseev, 2014
(D85) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange (D85) 0-1 Qless MG goes to raking Bs
G Kotlyar vs Ftacnik, 1991 
(D85) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Classical Var (D86) 1-0Stockfish notes
Topalov vs Shirov, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Flohr Var (D90) 1-0Windmill into pseudo-Vukovic#
M Germek vs M Filipcic, 1947 
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights (D90) 1-0 Q sac line
S Palatnik vs I Stohl, 1986 
(D90) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Var (D90) 1/2-1/2
I Sokolov vs D Howell, 2009 
(D90) Grunfeld, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knts. Hungarian Attk (D92) 1-0 Surprise!!
H Karner vs V Rozhdestvensky, 1958 
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knights. Hungarian Var (D93) 1-0
G Grigore vs Aronian, 1995 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 29 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knights. Burille Var (D94) 1-0 32.?
Keres vs D Byrne, 1972 
(D94) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Def (D94) 0-1 Dynamic
A Bisguier vs Smyslov, 1955 
(D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense (D94) 0-1 a masterpiece!
Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1960 
(D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1

Miles King flees the scene but is hunted down
Miles vs Korchnoi, 1986 
(D94) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Botvinnik Var (D95) 0-1 Dominate
E Gereben vs Smyslov, 1949 
(D95) Grunfeld, 56 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Botvinnik Var (D95) 1-0 USSR Championship 1952
A Konstantinopolsky vs Suetin, 1952
(D95) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knts. Vienna Var (D95) 1-0 KEG annotates
Reshevsky vs H Morton, 1936 
(D95) Grunfeld, 49 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Botvinnik Var (D95) 0-1 Superior K safety
J Kraai vs Mikhalevski, 2005
(D95) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 64 in 'Think Like a Grandmaster' by Alexander Kotov
Kotov vs Kashdan, 1945 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Var (D96) 1/2- Stockfish, KEG annotates!
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1948 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Byrne (Simagin) Var (D97) 1-0 Q pickins
Nepomniachtchi vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 36 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Byrne (Simagin) Var (D97) 1-0 Weak squa
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2009 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 43 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Hungarian Var (D97) 1/2-1/2
Radjabov vs Shirov, 2002 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Levenfish Var (D97) 1-0 17.?
Kmoch vs L Prins, 1940 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 17 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Variation. Szabo (Boleslavsky) (D97) 1-0
Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1940
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 26 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Hungarian Var (D97) 1-0 Q trap
M Yilmaz vs R Gao, 2012 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Prins Var (D97) 0-1
Wojtaszek vs Ponomariov, 2012 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 67 moves, 0-1

Karpov - Kamsky FIDE World Championship Match (1996), Rd 1
Karpov vs Kamsky, 1996 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 57 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 0-1 upset
Onischuk vs J F Pierrot, 2003 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 48 moves, 0-1

Don't play the Smyslov variation against Smyslov!
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1957 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 139 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 0-1 Blunder finish
Saemisch vs H Heinicke, 1949
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 18 in 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 38 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D99) 1-0 g-file will open
Szabo vs Kotov, 1949 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D99) 0-1 battery, pin, int
Shamkovich vs Simagin, 1951 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 23.?
P H Nielsen vs V Chuchelov, 2003 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 video link
Gelfand vs J Polgar, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 R roller w/N in middle of
A Moiseenko vs P Carlsson, 2008
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 30...?
G Meier vs Y Hou, 2017 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 34 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Reshevsky vs A R Thomas, 1938 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 53 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) · 1-0
Flohr vs W Fairhurst, 1938 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 39 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E03) · 1/2-1/2
Flohr vs Reshevsky, 1937
(E03) Catalan, Open, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 26...?
W Ju vs Z Tan, 2017 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 1-0
V Mikenas vs T Tylor, 1937
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 26 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def. Modern Sharp Var (E04) 0-1 23...?
R Martyn vs W Goh, 2008 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1

G Orlov vs Tal, 1990
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld (A16) 1-0 Stockfish
Korchnoi vs D Byrne, 1968 
(A16) English, 31 moves, 1-0

KID Petrosian Variation. Keres Defense (E93) 0-1 Juniors
B Harper vs K Spraggett, 1972
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 41 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Positional Def. Closed (E95) 0-1 Overworked pawn
B Jonsson vs Lombardy, 1984
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 49 moves, 0-1

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 21
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1956 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 48 moves, 1-0

five pawn chain vs five pawn chain-queen is victim
S Polgar vs Z Kiss, 1980 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack (E77) 0-1 Various pins
H Mueller vs H Johner, 1934 
(E77) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1

New opening idea with an associated new strategy
Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 48 moves, 0-1

K's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 1-0Magical Mate
Quinteros vs Tukmakov, 1973 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Golden games of Brazil
Eliskases vs T P Accioly Borges, 1946 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 38 moves, 0-1

K's Indian Def Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 Heavies on the 6th
Yermolinsky vs P Hummel, 1999 
(E77) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
A Beliavsky vs Karpov, 1988 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Single-Double Threat!
Ribli vs I Jelen, 1979 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) · 1/2-1/2
D Gurevich vs Yudasin, 1992 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) · 1-0
I Polgar vs Bronstein, 1988 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E01) · 0-1
K Opocensky vs J Spacenkopf, 1938 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1 Rob the Pin
K Junge vs Keres, 1942 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 32 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 38.?
Lautier vs I Sokolov, 1995 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Def (D78) 0-1 Grip & Rip!
Firouzja vs Aronian, 2020 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 40 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) · 1-0
Giri vs V Meijers, 2011 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Eljanov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 0-1 tactical fall
M Voyska vs Chiburdanidze, 1986 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 22 moves, 0-1

G130: The Soviet Champships by Mark Taimanov & Bernard Cafferty
Balashov vs A Beliavsky, 1986 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) · 0-1
Van Wely vs D Gurevich, 2011
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense. Modern Sharp Var (E04) 1-0
R Ris vs K Kavutskiy, 2011
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 56 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Smyslov Var (D98) 1-0
M Harrow vs L Frankenstein, 1953 
(D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 22 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0 KEG annotates!
A Dake vs Kupchik, 1936 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 54 moves, 1-0

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