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M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0
Dr. Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825) Direct ancestor of Immortal Game
T Bowdler vs H Conway, 1788  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Invitation to Sicilian Alapin; e4Pawn looks free for the taking
G Welling vs T Veugen, 1979  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 4 moves, 1-0
Van't Kruijs Opening/English (A00) 1-0 Smothered #
B Corneliussen vs Martin Jensen, 1991  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Def (A00) 1-0 Like a Polish
G Welling vs F Obers, 1992  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) · 1-0, 10 moves
C Bloodgood vs J Boothe, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening: Keene Defense (A00) 1-0, 27 moves; smothered #
S Sloan vs Gina Sanchez, 1996  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Earliest piece sac in the DB (exchange sac on move 2)
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 0-1 Schlecter's Immortal Game
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
Polish Opening (A00) 0-1 Remove the defender by threatening it
R Vidonyak vs Tiviakov, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) 0-1 NxB, then Qa5+ & fork LPDO N
J Rubenstein vs I Golyak, 2005  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 9 moves, 0-1
The roaming queen is caught in the chicken house
Greco vs NN, 1620  (A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Pinned to the mating square...just take the rook and play on!
David vs J Balogh, 1948  (A06) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik gives both his rooks away and finishes w/a flurry
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968  (A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0
Browne's brilliant Queen sham sacrifice 16... Qxc4!!
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1
Nice use of interference as a defensive measure
Portisch vs A Deze, 1971  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0
Stunning Finish! Q deflection sacrifice!
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
English Sym Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1 Brillancy Prize
V Karasev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1973  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 25 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?!
M Scheeren vs G Welling, 1974  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?!
H Silbermann vs Honich, 1930  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
A40 Englund Gambit 5.Nc3 QxBf4 0-1 See notes by FSR
J Soromenho vs V Andersen, 2004  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Wade Defense (A41) 1-0 Simul destruction on queenside
Kasparov vs C Oblitas, 1993  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 29 moves, 1-0
Modern, Averbakh. Kotov Var (A42) 0-1 Looks like a dumb move!
W Thormann vs K Bischoff, 1982  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 11 moves, 0-1
An example of piling on the pin on the open d-file after 0-0-0
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857  (A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, 1-0
Sacrifice to remove the key defender!
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
Benoni, Snail Variation (A43) Bishops All About Miniature
Karosz vs C Jaffe, 1936  (A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Pawn grabbing Q gets trapped
Nakamura vs J Hawkins, 2014  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 0-1 in 7 moves; watch those kNights!
M Wickert vs Adams, 1992  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky (A45) 0-1 Similar back rank assault by Black
S Terentiev vs J Gallagher, 1990  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Discovery Q trap, or Smothered Mate
C Landenbergue vs M Roeder, 1993  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Veresov 3...c5 4.BxN exBf6 (A45) 0-1 Uncommon Discovered Mate
E Sollano vs F Rhine, 1977  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46); 2 ways to mate
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Deflection & promotion inevitable
A Dunkelblum vs Keres, 1937  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: London System (A48) 1-0 Black has 3 en prise
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2007  (A48) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0
Budapest, Rubinstein Var (A52) 0-1 Resembles Ryder&Staunton G
Toldsepp vs Keres, 1934  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def. Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 The power of the pin
Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def: Adler Var (A52) 1-0 Connected Ps trap B or worse
S Vokralova vs Jancik, 1970  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Miniature; Q Trap
H van der Heijden vs Salam, 1978  (A53) Old Indian, 8 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1-0 N forks take Q
C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Classical. New York Var (A70) 1-0Makin' Threats
Reshevsky vs J Gallagher, 1990  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 22 moves, 1-0
Black captured the wrong pawn. White finishes w/royal pins!
Browne vs R Byrne, 1977  (A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
Dutch Miniature; She snatches b2 and pays for it
A Vaisser vs A Mutzner, 1989  (A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0
Dutch Miniature; She seems safe
B Svendsen vs R Houglan, 1997  (A80) Dutch, 10 moves, 1-0
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Lasker Var (A83) 1-0 Dbl Rook Sac smack
Reti vs Euwe, 1920  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Double Double Trouble
G Timoscenko vs M Kolcak, 1994  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
White threatens consecutive double attacks
A Brito Garcia vs J Chacon Jerez, 1996  (A84) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0
The oldest game in the database (a Scandinavian)
F de Castellvi vs N Vinyoles, 1475  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain Variation (B01) 1-0 Giveaway to mate
Nimzowitsch vs NN, 1896  (B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0
Boden's Criss Cross Mate is the Mother Load of Sacrifices
E Canal vs NN, 1934  (B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0
Boden's Mate, one Teichmann's famous games
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian: Kiel Variation 4.c4 Nb4 (B01) 0-1 Queen Trap
J U Trippe vs B Skonieczna, 1988  (B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1
Center Counter 3...Qa5 Trap fighting for c7
Wiesel vs Weigel, 1923  (B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7#
J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def., Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 White is BUTT UGLY
M Kislov vs Gipslis, 1970  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Dbl R sac
Kramstov vs Waxburg, 1938  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Normal? (B02) 1-0 Which Q wins? Dbl R sac
Shirov vs B Dagenais, 2012  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1Enter the Queen!
K Moniszka vs T Kamieniecki, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Earliest Promoted Pawns: 4 queens by move 7
Casper vs Heckert, 1975  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
This is more like a creepy crawly game w/queenside action
Polgar vs Shirov, 1995  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
KAPOW!!! Don't anyone dare try silly stuff against the Champ!
Kasparov vs Speelman, 1989  (B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0 Rook pawned
T Dagorov vs D Beckman, 1980  (B06) Robatsch, 9 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Standard (B06) 0-1 3 Piece Travelin' Band
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1962  (B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 0-1
The author of the book "White to Play and Win"
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 Q caught grabbing Ps
Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin Barmen Def Central Exchange / C-K(B13) 1-0
B Wall vs Johnny Thomas, 1977  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Checks trap Black Q
W Schmidt vs C Maalouf, 1961  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
C-K Panov Attack. Modern Def Mieses Line (B14) 1-0 Pin # square
V Mikenas vs Flohr, 1933  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0
C-K, Karpov. Modern Var (B17) 0-1 Unsecure a-pawn after 0-0-0
A Greet vs H Banikas, 2008  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def. Classical Var (B18) 1-0 Kolty's Reti's Mate
Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1923  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
Qe5+ forks LPDO Ra1
C Maddigan vs NN, 1970  (B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Reti's Mate
Dutch vs J N Sugden, 1964  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 11 moves, 0-1
Remove the Defender; the pinned knight does not defend!
Moller vs Krasborg, 1987  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 pawn grabbing Q trap
B Wall vs J Friedrichsen, 1974  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Royal family fork
B Wall vs K Saint Amant, 1991  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Smith-Morra G (B21)1-0 Common open d-file K deflection
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0
2.c3 Sicilian Alapin, Q gets trapped after snatching the a-pawn
H Ullrich vs NN, 1952  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 (B22) 1-0 10 move smothered mate using pin
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin (B22) 0-1 White try for brilliancy backfires
M Kagan vs H Lyman, 1937  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 (B22) 0-1 Watch out for B+N from same side
Zakar vs Szabo, 1933  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack (B23) Black's Q is trapped
Favela vs D Ohlhausen, 1974  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed opens, traps Black queen using minors
Blackburne vs J Loye, 1913  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Greed is a sin.
Blatny vs M Werner, 1988  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Miniature: Q Sortie
B Ivanovic vs I Grigic, 1982  (B27) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Tal works this pin like a finger puppet
Tal vs J Bellon Lopez, 1970  (B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Pins
V Akopian vs Kuzubov, 2007  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Not quite the Englund Gambit miniature, but close??
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987  (B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0
Don't grab the b-pawn with thy queen!
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857  (B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 56: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928  (B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern(B42) 0-1 If you take, then I take
J K Singh vs M Christian, 1986  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Lots of compensation for Q
W Schmidt vs T Tsagan, 1964  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Boden's Mate w/help from a R
F Olafsson vs Quinteros, 1974  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0
N&B trap Qd8
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B48) 1-0 Odd trap
P Dely vs L Szollosi Sr, 1963  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 12 moves, 1-0
Sic Modern Var (B50) Unique minor piece trap of Q grabbing pawn
Schult vs Dax, 1941  (B50) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) Pawn push creates Q+ & fork
Van Horenbeke vs M de Bolster, 1984  (B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 The farther you get from home...
E Kostopoulos vs E Kerimov, 2001  (B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual
M Stean vs Geller, 1975  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Miniature
V Malakhov vs Areshchenko, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Classical (B56)Logical development suddenly turns sour
Beissel vs Winborn, 1985  (B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Classical (B56) 0-1 Q sac uses Bishop highway
N Yaremko vs D Recuero Guerra, 2006  (B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Classical (B58) 1-0 Lasting initiative vs uncastled K
J E Slade vs NN, 1960  (B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Yugoslav Attack Panov Var (B76) 1-0 Flank Q trap
Botvinnik vs Averbakh, 1955  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam (B82) 1-0 Unusual sacs, Q prevails
Anand vs Kasparov, 1991  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0
Chess Informant 90 Best Game Prize
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf (B94) The Black Q pays for snatching b-pawn
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0
First Brilliancy Prize of the tournament...and deservedly so!
R Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli, 1954  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 1-0
The Black queen has nowhere to hide
C van den Berg vs J H Donner, 1965  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 If Qxa2 then Nc3 nabs her
Timman vs Polugaevsky, 1973  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted Schlechter Defense (C21) 0-1 Pin power
NN vs L Svenonius, 1913  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Q batteries
J G Colbourne vs Blackburne, 1894  (C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Max use of half-open file
P Mertens vs E Eichhorn, 1968  (C22) Center Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Unstoppable mate threat
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1895  (C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 The wrong way
J Gallagher vs Miles, 1990  (C28) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit ML (C29) 1-0 Q raids; marvelous escape
J Krejcik vs Vidmar, 1906  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
KG Declined. Classical w/4.b4 (C30) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs R Dawson, 1859  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
What did Black gain with 21...Ra1+ sac? A game winning tempo!
W Schelfhout vs Maroczy, 1920  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
Black puts extreme pressure on b1 after White castles long
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1862  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Note by JHB; Fab finish
Allies vs Blackburne, 1893  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
Another beautiful masterpiece of the King's Gambit
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1985  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
Queenside invasion in King's Gambit
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Z11 Typical Q check and fork miniature
M Duppel vs P Rouzaud, 2001  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Blistering Black attack
Gligoric vs Holze, 1970  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0Outnumbered
G Lane vs M Wojnar, 2006  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Long range pieces reign against exposed royalty
A Mathiassen vs S Sorensen, 1862  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
Philidor CG. Zukertort Var (C41) 0-1 Sacs open lines, enter Q
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Minors trap Q
Philidor vs NN, 1990  (C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def./Lion vs Bg2 (C41) 1-0 Dynamic Qside Attack!!
Reti vs O Tenner, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 1-0 Discovered check coming
Koltanowski vs M Stephens, 1946  (C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 Qside attacks
Lasker vs Marshall, 1914  (C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Russian Game, Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 miniature
Petrosian vs Nersesov, 1944  (C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Petrov, Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Qside attack, K walk
Kotronias vs S Atalik, 1987  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 En passant promotes, pins
Morphy vs Hart, 1854  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening, Jaenisch Cntrattack (C44)1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
P Kahn vs M Masschaele, 1988  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
The Black knight is about to fall
Martin vs Pompei, 1955  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 0-1 Nowhere to run
S Slonim vs N Riumin, 1931  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Italian Fork Trick (C46) 0-1 ...b5 Q trap
R Rysan vs M Drtina, 1994  (C46) Three Knights, 10 moves, 0-1
Notes by Dr. Tarrasch
W Pollock vs Lasker, 1895  (C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
"The Austrian Morphy" plays the Evans Gambit
Steinitz vs R Gray, 1872  (C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Queenside clamp
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Classical, Cntr Attack (C53) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs J G Cunningham, 1859  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Lasting pins are painful
Blackburne / Steel vs Zukertort / Hoffer, 1881  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
My first "book" win--Heisman
D Heisman vs D Fennick, 1967  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Defense. Polerio, Suhle Def (C59) 0-1 K walk
Fomenko vs L Radchenko, 1967  (C59) Two Knights, 25 moves, 0-1
Spanish Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attack (C63) 1-0Remove Def
G Marco vs H W Trenchard, 1898 (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Caro Var (C70) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO R
B Wall vs J Chance, 1969  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
Spanish Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz (C73) 1-0 Castle nabs Rook
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Defense. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1Pawn roller
L Carranza vs Alekhine, 1926  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1
Spanish Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0 Logical play
Euwe vs L Prins, 1940 (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 37 moves, 1-0
Spanish Bernstein Var (C80) 1-0 Pawn advances & pins
Shirov vs G Flear, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 1-0
Geller's best -- Shifting from center to kingside
Geller vs Keres, 1973  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
French Chigorin 2.Qe2 d5 exchange (C00) 0-1 Mutual K attacks
L Nestorovic vs M Ulybin, 2012 (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 First cut-off the king
Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 Deflection
C Andersson vs F McCluskey, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 11 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 0-1 Rabid Rook
G Matteucci vs V Castaldi, 1938  (C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1
French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 1/2-1/2 Queenside exchanges
I Golyak vs A Levina, 2001 (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Advance (C02) 1-0 Q gets trapped after failed B sac
R Nezhmetdinov vs A I Konstantinov, 1936  (C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Tactical play on queenside
R Schreiner vs Hertneck, 1990 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Snare the wayward White Q
M Labra Carreno vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1992  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch (C03) 1-0 USSR blitz tournament
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05) 1-0 Interference
W Bialas vs K Darga, 1951  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal Var(C10) 1-0Qs hunt Ks on opposite sides
A David vs M Meinhardt, 2007  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
Franco-Sicilian Def: Marshall Gambit (C10) 1-0 Qside Discovery+
B Wall vs J Lippert, 1980  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Castle opposite; get there first
Mackenzie vs G Reichhelm, 1867  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Shrewd sacs
L Hazai vs W Schmidt, 1975  (C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French vs Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 1-0Neato N sac & N trap
R Nezhmetdinov vs S Pimenov, 1936  (C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Both queens penetrate the opposition
Browne vs A Taha, 1972  (C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Greedy Q trap
J Szily vs Wloch, 1943  (C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 1-0
If 10.axBb4 then Qa2 wins the Rook
N V Pedersen vs L Karlsson, 1996  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 9 moves, 0-1
White seizes control of the open lines w/heavy pieces
J Dueball vs G Jacoby, 1976  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
The poisoned pawn was truly poisoned
Karpov vs Vaganian, 1972  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
Evan's Gambit minus 1kNight and he pulls off Boden's Mate!!!
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 1-0 Queen sac for a famous king walk
Steinitz vs Rock, 1863  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Morphy less one rook robs the pinned bishop to mate w/a bishop
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Uncommon (unsound) Q pawn opening; Double checkmate miniature
Lietsch vs Van Minden, 1957  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
QP Barry Attack (D00) 1-0 Interpose w/thy hanger!
M G Isakov vs NN, 2013  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer, Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Slowly set Q trap
E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Q Pawn 2.Bf4 Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 0-1Trespasser rebuke
K Regan vs R P Michell, 1905  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
QP Veresov Attack. Richter Var (D01) 1-0 Contrasting Q play
E Gereben vs M Szigeti, 1935  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
Bishop sacrifice opens the gates in the knick of time
M Tauber vs P Bachmayr, 1991  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 0-1 Deflect the defender and mate
M Hancas vs E G Reicher, 1987  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 1-0 Shift from Qside to Kside
V Akobian vs G Szabo, 1993  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 P fork, Decoy, Q fork
Tarrasch vs Schwartz, 1890  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO B
Tarrasch vs Schwarz, 1891  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack (D03) 0-1 Thunderous Qside N sacrifice
E Korchmar vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1931  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 22 moves, 0-1
dxc5 Miniature: The early bird pawn march
G Welling vs F Sergent, 1998  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
QG Declined: Baltic Defense (D06) 0-1 Q sac into Boden's Mate
F A Stroud vs A M Fraser, 1961  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1
QGD Austrian Defense. Gusev CG (D06) 1-0 Pinned to check square
Szabo vs O'Kelly, 1946  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 P grabbing traps Q
Alekhine vs A B Ward, 1933  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Na4 traps Q
Brahn vs Rugamer, 1987  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Spurious!? Interesting Q trap w/Black castled, White isn't.
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Comments by Italians IM Giorgio Porreca and Adriano Chicco
H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Offside knight vacates qside
A N Other vs F Wenman, 1938  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
This game certainly deserved the brilliancy prize!
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Very nice infiltration
Yagupov vs D Belenkaya, 2012 (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0 Qside exchanges, trapped R
Birjukov vs Frolov, 1968  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1-0
Slav, Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 0-1 Target Q on the edge
A Huzman vs Shirov, 2004  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
White has arranged a discovered check
C Desmarais vs A Bacsi, 2001  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 1-0
Wonderboy - Magnus Carlsen conducts a ruthless king hunt!!
Carlsen vs L Drabke, 2003  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Black moved too many pawns, not enough pieces
P Green vs T Varley, 1996  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO & EAD!!
S Dian Cheri vs Y Makhlouf, 2004  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0Black K high centered
T Melody vs J Spinale, 1996  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Normal Var (D21) 0-1 Common trap Q+ & fork LPDO N
I Farago vs V Bliumberg, 1994  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined (D30) 1-0 AA announced mate in 7
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
QG Declined / Tarrash Def. (D30) 0-1 Stunning Foresight
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1855  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
QGD (D30) 1-0 Qc6 trapped
B Wall vs Hodge, 1973  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Marshall Gambit (D31) 0-1 11...0-0-0+! nabs rook
NN vs G Abrahams, 1929  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 Black will take b2 regardless
A Jakab vs L Cernousek, 2003  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 15 moves, 0-1
QGD Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def (D37) 0-1 Q Trap
Kramnik vs E Ubilava, 1992  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
Game 324: "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess"
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
QGD Harrwitz Trap
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
Pawn advance exposes LPDO in the shooting gallery
D Hamburg vs L Oepen, 1996  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
QGD Cambridge Springs (D52) 0-1 Exchange leaves LPDO Ng5
Bathelt vs Leutz, 1957  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1876, p. 240
E Delmar vs F Roser, 1876  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
QG Declined: Lasker Defense (D53) 1-0 Marshall makes it look EZ
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
Short brawl of the queens
F L Vaughan vs C Purdy, 1945  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Powerful penetration along the c-file
S Landau vs T ten Kate, 1929  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
B20 Old Sicilian: Wing Gambit. Gettin' busy in this one!
W Rocha vs M Guimaraes de Souza, 2002  (B30) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Paulsen Bastrikov Var English Attack (B48) 1-0 Rybka?
A Nickel vs Hydra, 2004  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
A wild two piece sac that eventually falls short.
J Boudy Bueno vs Szabo, 1979  (B56) Sicilian, 75 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Freak Attack (B90) 1-0 Nice trap, Q gets busy
Waitzkin vs S Palatnik, 1998  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Snatching away the queen in Fischer's favorite Poisoned Pawn.
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
U annihilate my Queenside & I'll destroy your Kingside
A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 kNight discovery+ forks B
Bacrot vs Mamedyarov, 2009  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon (B70) 0-1 Tal sacs a rook, gets the upperhand
Bronstein vs Tal, 1982  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
Here's one reason to play the Sicilian Najdorf
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
Van Geet (Dunst), Novosibirsk Var (A00) 0-1 5 passers oughta do
Morozevich vs Kasparov, 2000  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Fischer's intermezzo checks allow his Q to escape & nab Black Q
Fischer vs D Ina, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Def(A00) 0-1Bad N vs Good N
M Basman vs Speelman, 1990  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0 Black resigns prematurely
Koltanowski vs NN, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 See story: 2nd hand smoke kills R?
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch (A01) 0-1 ...a Chuck Norris kick
B Wall vs K Norris, 1985  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 15 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Black castled into it.
Koltanowski vs J L Mees, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense (A04) · 0-1
M Duppel vs R Schlindwein, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 65 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening vs NY System (A06) 0-1 No escape a-file
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2015  (A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: The Potato (A06) 1-0 Discovered check bites
E Karahaliou vs E Georgopoulou, 1997  (A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Pachman System d5, e5, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Qside penetration
Korchnoi vs Pachman, 1960  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Vienna/King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1Bishop pair, pins dominate
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
K's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Loose pieces drop off to dbl attks
Vladimirov vs Hydra, 2004  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
KIA/Reti, Advance Var (A09) 1-0 Black's big center crumbles
Damljanovic vs Kamsky, 1991  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Reti Gambit/Reverse Benoni (A09) 1-0 White tears up queenside
Larsen vs Chandler, 1987  (A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Slav Var (A11) 1-0 Brimming w/tension
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998  (A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0
English, Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 +Removes the Guard
Razuvaev vs D Gurevich, 1996  (A13) English, 15 moves, 1-0
Vladi's Queen sac crashes Vishy
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-Boden's Mate; supported Rook variation on open b-file.
Benjamin vs N Gamboa, 1995  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 15 moves, 1-0
King's English Variation (A20) 0-1 Snookered
Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949  (A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1
K's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto (A22) 1-0 2 Qside passers
H Heinicke vs P Harms, 1947  (A22) English, 24 moves, 1-0
King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 Deflection
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1
Kasparov forced a draw when he was a queen and a bishop up!
Kasparov vs K Georgiev, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
English, Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0 Q trap backfires
B Leer-Salvesen vs J Mardell, 2007  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 9 moves, 1-0
Mikenas Defense (A40) 1-0 After 18...Bb6 19.c4 traps the N
Karpov vs L Berlandier, 1998  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Benoni-Indian Defense (A43)1-0 Bold sacrifices to advance pawns
Khalifman vs E Ermenkov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense (A43) 1-0 Double R sac
Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912  (A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0
Tromp, Big Center Var (A45) 0-1 Solid blockade; qside invasion
E Brondum vs Timman, 2015  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 0-1 BF winning king walk
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 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 Def (A46) 1-0 She can't leave c7
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Castle by hand wins eventually
V Vepkhvishvili vs G Bagaturov, 1981 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 1-0 Crossfire
Levenfish vs Alekhine, 1913  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Benko/KID (A48) 0-1 Discovered attack by N&B
A Caoili vs N Starr, 2002  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 10 mover Q Trap
Najmes vs J Balogh, 1943  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 0-1 Smothered#
K Lagha vs E Contedini, 1960  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Budapest, Rubinstein Variation (A52) 0-1 Heavy pieces action
Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1918  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def (A53) 0-1 Some pawn grabbin' is good, some aint!
E Zagoryansky vs Kotov, 1942  (A53) Old Indian, 31 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. Czech Var w/Nc3 (A53) 0-1 Rook show stopper!!!
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965  (A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
KID : Fianchetto Variation. Double Fianchetto Attack
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Variation (A57) 1-0 K walk
I Nyzhnyk vs S Siebrecht, 2011  (A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Understanding Chess: Move By Move - John Nunn
B Lalic vs Khalifman, 1997  (A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Var (A59) 0-1 Discovery next
L Brunner vs Kotronias, 1990  (A59) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
David downs Goliath in a model Benoni
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Raphael Var (A80) 1-0 Queenside pawn expansion
V Akobian vs M Aigner, 2005  (A80) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Raphael Var (A80) 0-1 K&N trap greedy Bishop
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857  (A80) Dutch, 34 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Balogh Def (A82) 1-0 Sacrificial attack
Euwe vs H Weenink, 1923  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
St. George Def (B00) 0-1 Bizarre. Both sides sac Qs to promote.
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Advance (B00) 0-1 U12 Demolition
E Tsotsonava vs Annapoorni Meiyappan, 2016  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy. Linksspringer (B00) 0-1 Better Ps
J Gallagher vs I Rogers, 1996 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Owen Def. transposes to Hippo (B00) 1-0 aesthetic or pathetic?
Ivanchuk vs N Gaprindashvili, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Mieses Var 1-0 b-file attack
Grischuk vs Bacrot, 1992  (B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian: Richter Var (B01) 0-1 Black plays g6
I A Zaitsev vs Smagin, 1995 (B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 1-0 Beautiful pawn sac
R Hess vs Tiviakov, 2011  (B01) Scandinavian, 44 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr g3 System (B01) 1-0 Black's Q gets trapped
R Hess vs R Gonzalez, 2005  (B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def. Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 0-1 Where r u going now?
Suetin vs Korchnoi, 1960  (B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, 5...Nc6 (B01) 0-1 Q sac for discovered attk
J Perlis vs J Mieses, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Be2 (B01) 1-0 White survives discomfort
K Tjolsen vs S Marder, 2010  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 1-0 Mate in 1 Rebuked
B Verlinsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 1-0 Both Qs kamikaze
V Vorotnikov vs E Kengis, 1983  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Alekhine Gambit (B05) 1-0 R&Q sacs, back rank #
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense (B06) 0-1 Retreat and set/pile on the pin
Yagupov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1998  (B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense (B07) 0-1 Queenside passers will pay off
A Moiseenko vs Caruana, 2014  (B07) Pirc, 43 moves, 0-1
LEARN CHESS TACTICS, Chapter 6: Trapped Piece, by John Nunn
Dreev vs H Saldano Dayer, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0
C-K 2Knights Attack. Mindeno, Exchange Line (B11) 1-0 Gotch ya!
Keres vs E Guthi, 1964  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 15 moves, 1-0
C-K 2Knights Attack. Mindeno, Exchange Line (B11) 1-0 Greedy
Alekhine vs F Gambino, 1945  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 15 moves, 1-0
C-K Advance Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1-0 Dramatic Heavy Pieces
V Pina vs D Duarte, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin / Caro-Kann Panov Attack (B13) 1-0 Q trap
Capablanca vs M Czerniak, 1939  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 36 moves, 1-0
C-K: Creating Connected Passers in blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs NN, 1938  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
C-K Panov Attack. Modern Def Czerniak Line (B13) 1-0Heavy piece
J L Watson vs Denker, 1979 (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Qs in action!
Tarrasch vs Von Scheve, 1879  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
White to play 21.? Blimey, this one's verging on 'insane'!!
F J Sanchez Guirado vs Ponomariov, 1997  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Famous off-hand miniature - Q sac arranges Reti's Mate pattern
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1923 Doppelganger
Koltanowski vs NN, 1931  (B15) Caro-Kann, 15 moves, 1-0
Tal opens the Queenside to beat Bronstein
Tal vs Bronstein, 1982  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Karpov Variation (B17) 0-1 Deflection sacrifice
Polgar vs Anand, 2005  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
C-K Classical Var (B19) 1-0 When you see a good move...WAIT!
Lasker vs F J Lee, 1899  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 Offramp comments
E Lowe vs H Kennedy, 1849  (B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 She did it again?!
L Schmid vs W Sahlmann, 1948  (B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 If QxN then Discovered+
E Gutschi vs N Shalnev, 2010  (B20) Sicilian, 7 moves, 0-1
Sic Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 d-pawn thrust removes the defender
A Simons vs E Lowe, 1849  (B20) Sicilian, 7 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
M Warren vs J Selman, 1930  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Early sac Nd5 in the Sicilian Chameleon leads to Q trap.
Smirin vs Gelfand, 1987  (B20) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 0-1 R sac for a ramrod
Bob Brooks vs B Wall, 1973  (B20) Sicilian, 15 moves, 0-1
Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ removes K as defender of Q
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0
It's a Danish>Smith-Morra Gambit, same Bxf7+ concept
B Wall vs R Monahan, 1972  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0
Sic S-M Gambit (B21) Stock Bxf7+ Sac; the K is Overworked
F Rechi Perez vs E Grassi, 1986  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0
Sic 2.c3 Alapin, Stoltz Attack (B22) 1-0 Fabulous penetration
Stripunsky vs N Managadze, 2012  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Delicious Q sac, Discovered Double++
Svidler vs Khismatullin, 2015  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1
Sic O'Kelly Variation. Yerevan System (B23) HOLYMOLYKASMOLY
Kupreichik vs J Sunye Neto, 1989  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack Bb5 (B23) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
P Herzman vs B Vuckovic, 2002  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Sic Grand Prix Attk (B23)0-1 Qa5+ forks LPDO B shooting gallery
F Smrcka vs K E Engel, 1965  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 0-1 Q sac mating attack
M Rogan vs J A Rizzitano, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 6Be3, Ne2 Fianchetto(B24) 1-0 N sac boosts attk
G T Crown vs Kotov, 1947  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. 3.Bb5 Traditional (B25) 0-1Remove the Defender
L Ptacnikova vs H Steingrimsson, 2015  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 0-1 The Immortaller Game
A W Fox vs C Curt, 1906  (B27) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Hyperaccelerated Drag/Polugayevsky's <"The Silician Labyrinth">
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960  (B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Open Sicilian, 5.Bf4 pawn fork decoys the bishop into Q+ & fork
NN vs Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. O'Kelly Var. Yerevan System (B28) 1-0 Q trap
P Sochorova vs J Manak, 1995  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Closed Variation (B29) 1-0 Amusing game
P W Power vs K Jensen, 1977  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Capture-Recapture then Q+ & fork LPDO B
V Giasi vs J Izijk, 2012  (B30) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Old Sic (B30) Semi-smothered, potential discovered attack
Bjesman vs Minosjan, 1982  (B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Boy, oh boy.
O Kali vs Lior Duek, 2015  (B30) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0
Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Over Creative
Bronstein vs Geller, 1955  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Combos like this are why we play c
E Arnlind vs S Bernstein, 1965  (B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B40) 0-1 Unusual finish
A Reggio vs Tarrasch, 1902  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, French Variation. Westerinen Attack (B40) 1-0 Q trap
Kramnik vs Polgar, 1994  (B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Black moves his queen four times and gets smothered
D Smith vs E Heiny, 1974  (B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0
Already down a piece, if QxR then Nb3 traps her
L Smith vs Y Nagel, 1985  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line(B41) 0-1Demolition job
Lasker vs NN, 1898  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 different kind of bad bishop
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Seize open lines
A Landenberger vs M Adam, 1990  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Gary Gambit (B44) 0-1 Public nudity
D Wiebe vs W Klarner, 2011  (B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B46) 1-0 kNarly kNight
Portisch vs Oravez, 1952  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
"Larsen's Selected Games" by Bent Larsen
O Bernstein vs Larsen, 1954  (B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50) 1-0 b6xc5?
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943  (B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Castle forks are fun
Borbely vs Kovacs, 1948  (B53) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Overworked Rook
Lutikov vs Tal, 1955  (B53) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Classical (B57) 1-0 Black Q gets trapped grabbing pawn
Fischer vs NN, 1959  (B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 She should know better
V Yemelin vs Jobava, 2003  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer Var (B60) 2 Knights paratroop invasion
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 0-1A new tint of blue!
R Ziatdinov vs D Gurevich, 1995  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon (B70) 1-0 Famous Wayward kNight Trap
V Borsony vs A Laustsen, 1956  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
Invincible pawn seems to be holding a dagger to the K's throat
Shabalov vs L Basin, 1989  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 N on the rim in trap
D Wiebe vs A Sundar, 2011  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 0-1 2 Spearheads, 2 R sacs
D Wiebe vs B Sambuev, 2011  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 0-1 R bites
G Swathi vs N Pogonina, 2008  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 0-1Discovery; overloaded Q
L Nemkova vs D Hahalev, 2010  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 0-1 Fearless N!!
Polgar vs Kasparov, 2006  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B82) 1-0 Check me? Mate you!
Anand vs Fritz, 1992  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Atk(B90) 1/2-Crowd Pleaser
Anand vs Kasparov, 1996  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Milev surely knew that CHO'D Alexander was not a patzer...
C H Alexander vs Z Milev, 1954 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0
Excelling at Chess by Jacob Aagaard p. 19
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Rob the pin
O Vlasova vs Ruoshui Cao, 2016  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 B pair slices board
B Vuckovic vs M Kostromin, 2016  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 N can't stop passer
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Uncommon Q trap
P Shields vs R Spiers, 1970  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0
Anand sacs piece for passed pawns supported by bishop pair
Anand vs Topalov, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 0-1 Deflection, Pin and Fork
Sengupta vs Nakamura, 2001  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 0-1 White should play NxN instead of BxB
Shabalov vs Baklan, 2009  (B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Here she comes!
J M Boey vs O'Kelly, 1957  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1-0 Speed game
Bronstein vs Tal, 1975  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1/2-1/2 Q sacs, N perpetual
Euwe vs Tal, 1960  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French, King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
Shirov vs Bareev, 1994  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
French Advance. 6.Be2 f6 Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Zwischenzugs sting
Romanishin vs Ivanchuk, 1986  (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Make a bigger threat
H Nishimura vs M Wiedenkeller, 1982  (C02) French, Advance, 12 moves, 0-1
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1Black rips up Qside
N A Savic vs D Antic, 2013 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) Bad Boyzz!
Wilk vs Neumann, 1956  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 R trap forces exchg
So vs G Meier, 2012  (C11) French, 37 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0 Nab pawn grabbing Q
B Wall vs N Barsalou, 1980  (C11) French, 8 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Get the Q in close
G Szabo vs B Miljanic, 2001  (C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
I.A. Horowitz's "How to win in the Chess Openings" Chess Movie
Rubinstein vs Levenfish, 1911  (C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Fingerslip, Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 1-0 Opera #
R Schwarz vs Labau, 1948  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Surprising sacrifices
Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Pawn lever, pile on the pin
Smyslov vs Tolush, 1939  (C16) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance Var (C17) 1-0 R sac on move 6?!
Petrosian vs Kelendzheridze, 1945  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 19 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Notes by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Where is the Black K going?
J Cuartas Medina vs M Arribas, 2012 (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 1-0
French Def. Winawer. Poisoned P (C18)1-0 Q can't maintain guard
V Liberzon vs Petrosian, 1964  (C18) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C19) 1-0 Closed central breakthru
Suetin vs Bagirov, 1961  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0
King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1-0 Fine positional chess
Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Notes by JHB; Reinfeld # puzzle!
Blackburne vs NN, 1863  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 Hit the 6th, Seize open lines
J Mieses vs Marshall, 1903  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Paulsen Var(C25) 1-0Castle, attack opposite wings
A Soltis vs Romanishin, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
The most famous Steinitzian king walk?
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 K walk, Q sac, mate by B+N+p
H Reinle vs NN, 1936  (C28) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Game 61 in Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Spielmann vs Reti, 1928  (C28) Vienna Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Modern (C29) 1-0 R sac opens b-file to castled K
W Reichenbach vs H Pfleger, 1960  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0R decoy sac, Q robs pin and mates
Z Asefi vs Daryl Allen, 2004  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Black Q must surrender to stop #
J Cazenove vs NN, 1819  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Always Ask "Can I be put in check AFTER castling?"
J Aulin-Jansson vs E Lie, 2006  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 7 moves, 0-1
KGA. Blachly Gambit (C37) 1-0 AULD LANG SYNE
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Game 99 of The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 1
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
McConnell Def. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6?! (C40) 1-0 Royal Punishment
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit/Cntr Cntr 3...Qxd5 (C40) 0-1Qs thrust on e-file
Abrikossowoski vs Parkow, 1938  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
P-K4 Gunderam Gambit (C40) 0-1 Open Game pseudo-Englund Gambit
Rasmussen vs Strong, 1956  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Neat Q trap
P S Leonhardt vs NN, 1912  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense 3.c3 f5 (C41) 0-1 Boden's Mate by Boden!
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Brave kNight, in the line of duty
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Qd7 is not the Opera House game
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. B+ line(C42) 1-0 Gueridon # in 1
Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1848  (C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 Q pawn grab gets trapped
Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1, 11 moves blunder
P Rossi vs A Guerra, 2005  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation (C44) 1-0 Attack & Defense
Euwe vs A Speijer, 1921  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Defense (C44) 1-0 Greco Mate in 5
Charousek vs M Porges, 1896  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Def (C44) 1-0 Rob the pin Qside
P Bilguer vs K Schorn, 1839  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C44) 0-1 Capture pawns, trade down
Anderssen vs Eichborn, 1853  (C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 1-0 c-file bone in throat
Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1876  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Congres international des echecs, 1869; Incredible 2 # patterns
C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: 4...Qh4 Fraser (C45) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, Q&N battery
Mephisto vs NN, 1879  (C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Breakthrough + fork threats = demolition, hastening pawns
Marshall vs G Marco, 1904  (C45) Scotch Game, 76 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game 4...NxNd4?! 5.QxNd4 (C45) 1-0 Bad news for Black
P Patankar vs A Deshpande, 2008  (C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical Variation (C45) 1-0 0-0-0 gets the Rb2
Dunbar vs Chawkin, 1925  (C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: General (C47) 1-0 He was 65 years old
Blackburne vs W John, 1906  (C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1/2-1/2 Q for 9 pts.
Ivanchuk vs Svidler, 1999  (C48) Four Knights, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 1-0 Boden's #
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
The centralized knight is a bully
Schiffers vs Pillsbury, 1896  (C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0 Dbl Bishop Sac
Blackburne vs Leverson, 1885  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian (C55) 0-1 Reinfeld checkmate puzzle
Tartakower vs H E Atkins, 1922  (C46) Three Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
Brilliant king hunt by Morphy! Two pieces and exchange sac.
Morphy vs NN, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Four Knights, Italian fork trick (C55) 0-1 0-0-0 and Bxa2 snare
L Forgacs vs H Caro, 1904  (C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
2Knts Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit 4.Ng5 Nxe4 (C57) 1-0 K walk
Minifie vs Berry, 1946  (C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 Mini K walk
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Exchange. Keres Var (C68) 1-0 Q sac, Ns feast w/fork
Bogoljubov vs H Mueller, 1934  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0
MSMG Game 56: The Fischer continuation
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Morphy Attack (C78) 1-0 Knight on the 6th
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1899  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 49 moves, 1-0
GOTD Jun-07-14: On a Colm Daly, You Can c Forever
C Daly vs P Short, 2008  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 64 moves, 1-0
Early Queen exchange leaves both Kings in the middle
Von Bardeleben vs Tartakower, 1908  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Notes by Lasker and this game needs notes!
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1909  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Nc3-Nb5 hits c7, then 0-0 w/pawn push
I Miladinovic vs G Pavlovic, 2011 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Ryder Gambit 5.Qxf3 1-0 Halosar Trap
E Diemer vs H Halosar, 1934  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 0-1 White can't control the b-file
M Ruzicka vs G Balazs, 2010 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
London System (D02) 0-1 Backward pawn lesson
H Nalbantoglu vs P Batinic, 2010 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
QP Krause Variation (D02) 0-1 Q trap
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1912  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
QG Declined: Baltic Def. Q Attack Deferred (D02) 0-1, 10 moves
J van der Linden vs L Svensson, 1993  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
London System QxQb6 (D02) 0-1Knights don't belong in the corner
G Guidi vs A Simutowe, 2008  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Chigorin Var (D02) 1-0 Black walks into disaster
D Kumaran vs Miles, 1993  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
P-Q4 Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 White N fork or B pin next
Bogoljubov vs N I Grekov, 1914  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Qc5 trapped
J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Legall's Mate on Qside
H Berliner vs A Rott, 1956  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Rob the pin
Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
QGD, Albin CG (D08) 0-1 Bb4+ is really poisoned in the Albin CG
E M Edwards vs N Whitaker, 1921  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Unique R trap, N pinned twice
D Royers vs J Harms, 2001  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 1-0
Van der Wiel vs Tiviakov, 2001  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 19 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
H Reefschlaeger vs C Astengo, 2008  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Slav, Chameleon Variation (D15) 1/2-1/2 Rooks gone wild...
Gelfand vs Bacrot, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central. Greco Variation (D20) 0-1Wild
L Javakhishvili vs R Edouard, 2015  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Black pawns busted
Shirov vs S Polgar, 1991 (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
QGA (D25) 1-0 Black can't hold onto the pawn this way
S Papacek vs P Jerabek, 1989  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def Two Knights Var (D32) 0-1 Rough & tumble tackle
T Nissl vs Tarrasch, 1932  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Both sides assault the c-pawn
N I Grekov vs N Grigoriev, 1919  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1
Petrosian falls for a petty trap in the QGD
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1949  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack/QGD Harrwitz Attk (D37) 0-1 pawn grabber Q trap
J Schenkein vs Schlechter, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Discovery; the White N is immune
Tal vs Birjanis, 1952  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
QGD Ragozin Def. Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Morphy Marvelous!
A Jakab vs M Goczo, 2001  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 53 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Impressive tour de force!
Alekhine vs Menzel, 1923  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Uncastled K loses
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Elements of Combination Play in Chess by Fred Reinfeld
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 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 Def. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Q grabs pawn
I Polovodin vs L Maslov, 1984  (D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0
Notes by Robert Wade. The Game of the Century!!
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Trapped pair of Rs
Ivkov vs I Kanko, 1963  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
The centralized Black knight is a real bully
E Torre vs Spassky, 1982  (E13) Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Vilem Novak vs Karpov, 1966  (E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
NID... Romanovsky Gambit (E23) 0-1 Late arrival blitzkrieg
I Rabinovich vs P Romanovsky, 1925  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 21 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann. Karlsbad Var (E23) 0-1 Q trap
A Hansen vs S Jensen, 1945  (E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 9 moves, 0-1
Game 31 in 'Botvinnik: Move by Move' by Cyrus Lakdawala.
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
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
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 0-1 Unusual mate
Vandette vs B Wall, 1976  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 12 moves, 0-1
NID Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 Food for the critics
Pelletier vs Carlsen, 2005  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 1-0 She got in...
Aronian vs Hjartarson, 2004 (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 15 moves, 1-0
NID Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var(E39) 0-1 Q sac counterattack
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def Normal (E40) 0-1 Aim 1 of yours at 2 of his
D Rivera vs Fischer, 1962  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 16 moves, 0-1
Simple Chess by Michael Stean, p. 52
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Smothered #
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian, Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 1-0 Q+ & fork
Timman vs R Cosulich, 1974  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
NID Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 0-1 Q trap next
L Jung vs Saemisch, 1936  (E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 26 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Defense (E61) 0-1 White's Q is trapped
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: West Indian Defense(E61) 0-1 Top 10 Q&R sacrifice
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002  (E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1
KID Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Knight strikes
Najdorf vs H Rossetto, 1956  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 15 moves, 1-0
KID Averbakh. Benoni Def Advance (E75) 0-1 Tal punishes 0-0-0?
E Chukaev vs Tal, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 27 moves, 0-1
Both knights deliver royal forks
M Pavlovic vs G Cabrilo, 1991  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Def: Saemisch (E81) 1-0Stunning Q sac; Crossfire
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
KID Saemisch, Panno Formation (E83) 1-0 Qside tactics
J Gallagher vs N Ambrosini, 2001  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 23 moves, 1-0
KID Orthodox, Glek Defense (E94) 1-0 Hog on the 7th
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2008  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 33 moves, 1-0
White does a superior job opening and controlling the file
W Schmidt vs J Galonska, 1995  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
J Vetemaa vs O Niemi, 1996  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
Chapter 11, Ivan Sokolov's book "Sacrifice and the Initiative"
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
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