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Strategic Planning Helped Fredthebear Get In/Awa
Compiled by fredthebear

See The Art of Positional Play compiled by SamAtoms1980. See Watson's Mastering the Chess Openings I, Ch. 3 compiled by tyimfi. See LibertyJack's Chess Notebook compiled by libertyjack.

Thank you Ulhumbrus! For a solid chess lesson from Capablanca, read Ulhumbrus' blogger notes to the 1919 game between Alexander and Thomas.

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Pachman's book: Game Collection: Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman

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Jul-26-05
ray keene:

blockade= restricting the opponents space and possibilities usually by establishing strong squares for your own pieces , creating a net or chain with your pawns and trying to hem in the opponents pieces behind the enemy pawns.

overprotection+bringing your forces into harmonious contact with a strategically important point or square.

both theories were adumbrated by Nimzowitsch but of course he didn't have a monopoly on playing them.

here are some great blockade games

nimzowitsch-tartakower Carlsbad 1929
samisch-nimzowitsch Copenhagen 1923
nimzowitsch -capablanca New York 1927 caro kann
alekhine -nimzowitsch San Remo 1930
petrosian -fischer cands tournament 1959

here are some instructive overprotection games
nimzowitsch v salwe Carlsbad 1911 i
think --a French defence

nimzowitsch-wolf carlsbad 1923
petrosian-botvinnik game 5 1963 -e4 square
petrosian -botvinnik 7 1963--d5 square

hope that helps

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

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

* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

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

"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar

"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar

Below is a Morphy acrostic by C.V. Grinfield from page 334 of the Chess Player's Chronicle, 1861: Mightiest of masters of the chequer'd board,
Of early genius high its boasted lord!
Rising in youth's bright morn to loftiest fame, Princeliest of players held with one acclaim;
Host in thyself – all-conquering in fight: –

Yankees exult! – in your great champion's might.

The Dancing Bear
by James Russell Lowell

Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway,
And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal
Of their own conscious purpose; they control
With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy's play, And so our action. On my walk to-day,
A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll,
When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll,
And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
'Merci, Mossieu!' the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave
Of partial memory, seeing at his side
A bear immortal. The glad dole I gave
Was none of mine; poor Heine o'er the wide
Atlantic welter stretched it from his grave.

* Learn these and burn them! https://herculeschess.com/chess-tac...

* Tactics by a different Gary: https://chessdelights.com/chess-tac...

* https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KYUb...

Better to go in your pants than go in the bush?! Give the man credit for having a wad of paper in his hand.

It musta been the intimidating ponytail that saved him.

If this were a bear, give the creature your picnic basket, your keys and wallet, or tell a bunch of clean dad jokes.

Of course, prayer is always helpful.

Daniel 6
New King James Version

The Plot Against Daniel

6 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom one hundred and twenty satraps, to be over the whole kingdom; 2 and over these, three governors, of whom Daniel was one, that the satraps might give account to them, so that the king would suffer no loss. 3 Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. 4 So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. 5 Then these men said, "We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God."

6 So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: "King Darius, live forever! 7 All the governors of the kingdom, the administrators and satraps, the counselors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. 8 Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing, so that it cannot be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter." 9 Therefore King Darius signed the written decree.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.

11 Then these men assembled and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. 12 And they went before the king, and spoke concerning the king's decree: "Have you not signed a decree that every man who petitions any god or man within thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?"

The king answered and said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which does not alter."

13 So they answered and said before the king, "That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day."

14 And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored till the going down of the sun to deliver him. 15 Then these men approached the king, and said to the king, "Know, O king, that it is the law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed."

16 So the king gave the command, and they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, "Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you." 17 Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.

Daniel Saved from the Lions

18 Now the king went to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no musicians were brought before him. Also his sleep went from him. 19 Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. 20 And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?"

21 Then Daniel said to the king, "O king, live forever! 22 My God sent His angel and shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you."

23 Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no injury whatever was found on him, because he believed in his God.

Darius Honors God

24 And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.

25 Then King Darius wrote:

To all peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth:

Peace be multiplied to you.

26 I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel.

For He is the living God,
And steadfast forever;
His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues,
And He works signs and wonders
In heaven and on earth,
Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

<Alireza Firouzja (Persian: علی‌رضا فیروزجا, Persian pronunciation: æliːɾeˈzɑː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɑː; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest ever 2800-rated player, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.

A chess prodigy, Firouzja won the Iranian Chess Championship at age 12 and earned the Grandmaster title at 14. At 16, Firouzja became the second youngest 2700-rated player and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championship. In November 2021, at 18, he won the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament and an individual gold medal at the European Team Chess Championship. He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship. In 2022, Firouzja won the Grand Chess Tour.

Firouzja left the Iranian Chess Federation in 2019 because of the country's longstanding policy against competing with Israeli players.4 He played under the FIDE flag until mid-2021, when he became a French citizen and began representing France, where he had already been living.> — Wikipedia

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A: A flying sorcerer.

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A: A jam session.

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The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

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

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

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

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

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

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

Snow White & the Huntsman by Evan Daugherty

"Who will you be when faced with the end?
The end of a kingdom,
The end of good men,
Will you run?
Will you hide?
Or will you hunt down evil with a venomous pride?

Rise to the ashes,
Rise to the winter sky,
Rise to the calling,
Make heard the battle cry.
Let it scream from the mountains
From the forest to the chapel,
Because death is a hungry mouth
And you are the apple.

So who will you be when faced with the end?
When the vultures are circling
And the shadows descend
Will you cower?
Or will you fight?
Is your heart made of glass?
Or a pure Snow White?"
― Lily Blake, Snow White & the Huntsman

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, or the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

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

Romans 8:31
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

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

The Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow

This world is full of shadow-chasers,
Most easily deceived.
Should I enumerate these racers,
I should not be believed.
I send them all to Aesop's dog,
Which, crossing water on a log,
Espied the meat he bore, below;
To seize its image, let it go;
Plunged in; to reach the shore was glad,
With neither what he hoped, nor what he'd had.

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French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

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

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

This game represents "the beginning of modern positional play"
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Very efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0Exchange sac, weak pawns
Ribli vs B Thorfinnsson, 2005
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
English vs Hippo (A10) 1-0N sac opens diagonal for g7 crossfire
E Ghaem Maghami vs R Bancod, 2004
(A10) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 h3 is a common blunder
Fomin vs Fedossov, 1988
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Benko G. Accepted. King Walk Var (A59) 0-1 R sac, Q penetration
J Bonin vs S Polgar, 1988
(A59) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Occupy weak squares
A H Williams vs A Kosten, 1982
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton G. (A83) 1-0 Simple yet effective, intermezzo+
A Stefanova vs R Tozer, 1997
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
G52: The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1931
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 12: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy (Watson)
Spielmann vs Colle, 1928
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
The Mammoth Book of The World's Greatest Chess Games.
Short vs Timman, 1991
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0
Czech Defense: General (B06) 1-0 Surprise, yet so obvious!
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0
Pirc Classical, Quiet System (B08) 1-0Sacs demolish P structr
Tal vs Speelman, 1988
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 34 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 Classical Var. Main lines (B19) 1-0 Brilliant tactics!!
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 1-0 Tactical pawn manipulation
G Jones vs J Reid, 2013
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Chameleon Var(B23) 0-1Miniature: Hole/Smothered Mate
Marjanovic vs I Zhivanov, 1946
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 6 moves, 0-1
Compensation: Open Lines
Matulovic vs Taimanov, 1965
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
"The Great Pawn Wall" - Labourdonnais' strategical wonder
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen (B44) 0-1 N sacrifice changes everything!
B Besson vs J Geller, 2003
(B44) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 Sacs open diagonal to expose K
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857
(B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sic Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern deviations (B62) 1-0 Q sac to #
Tal vs B Williams, 1974
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82)1-0 N sac controls position
Tal vs B Larsen, 1965
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Battery on the half-open f-file
S Polgar vs L Schandorff, 1989
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
The Art of Planning by Neil McDonald, p. 66
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
The Argentina Chain Saw Massacre -- A VERY BAD Bishop
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0 Victorious isolani
S Melia vs A Shyngys Kyzy, 2014
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Exchange Alekhine Var (C68) 1-0 N on 6th, Rs penetrate
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Tear open the diagonal
Blackburne vs NN, 1899
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Schmidt Var (C47) 0-1 Up the exchange, penetrate
Bird vs Lasker, 1899
(C45) Scotch Game, 58 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Bishop pair
J Hannah vs Paulsen, 1862
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
3 Knights Opening: Steinitz Def. (C46) 0-1 A positional crush
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
4 Knts Spanish (C49) 0-1 Strategic Masterpiece, Classic R EG
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1907
(C49) Four Knights, 78 moves, 0-1
King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1-0 Fine positional chess
Saumchurn vs Cochrane, 1856
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 1-0 BxNf6 creates corridor mate
F Ekstrom vs G Carrisson, 1961
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Bf6 block is coffin nails
Fischer vs E German, 1962
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var (C29) 0-1 Pawn grabbing slows devel
R Steel vs Blackburne, 1882
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
It is worth a pawn to get a rook on the seventh rank
G Hammond vs Morphy, 1857
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Schlechter vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1
The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French vs KIA/Reversed Philidor (C00) 1-0 Heavy pieces action
Capablanca vs J Grommer, 1913
(C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
This promotion is what made Petrosian fall in love with chess.
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1-0N sac, RxR+ deflects Black Q, then Qh2
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Lowenthal / J Cunningham, 1856
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
FR Advance Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Restriction Overprotect
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Capablanca Line (C10) 1-0 Cross pin focal pt.
Capablanca vs R Blanco Estera, 1913
(C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein / 4...f5 Dutch (C10) 1-0 W counters in center
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866
(C10) French, 32 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. Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Q beats pair of Rs
Fischer vs I Bilek, 1965
(C11) French, 40 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical (C11) 1-0 The best in simple positions
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1914
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Constriction strategy
Steinitz vs A Sellman, 1885
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 173: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Kasparov vs Short, 1994
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
Lasker vs Showalter, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 1-0 Simplify, K&P EG
Capablanca vs W Shipley, 1924
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 34 moves, 1-0
FR McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 1-0 Watch Capa climb up board
Capablanca vs Bogoljubov, 1924
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 65 moves, 1-0
French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift 2x same wk
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C16) 0-1 Sac to create a passer
von Gottschall vs Tarrasch, 1888
(C16) French, Winawer, 100 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Alekhine's GUN
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Classical (C18) 0-1Ultra centralization, Pawn roller
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970
(C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Advance (C19) 1-0 BF has the Bishop Pair
Fischer vs B Larsen, 1971
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
"Mastering Chess Strategy" by Johan Hellsten
Stein vs S Schweber, 1966
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 46 moves, 1-0
Simple Chess by Michael Stean, p. 134 Russian, Classical Attk
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Four Knights: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 0-1 Entombed W Bishop
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1-0 Devestating B pair
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Principles of Chess Strategy CD by Aleksey Bartashnikov
P Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Tarrasch Var (C53) 0-1 Retreat to win
E Contedini vs Euwe, 1960
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1
G29 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman. K on attack!
Teichmann vs Allies, 1905
(C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Cozio Defense (C60) 1-0 Notes by JHB; h-file attack
Blackburne vs NN, 1893
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish Steinitz Defense (C62) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
L Schmid vs Welz, 1945
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Accumulation principles
Anderssen vs Steinitz, 1866
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1
How to conduct a perfect kingside majority attack!
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def (C78) 1-0 Highly entertaining, but bizarre
Navara vs Ganguly, 2011
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Martinez (C78) 1-0 A pawn on the 6th problem
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2010
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
An exchange sacrifice ends up trashing Alekhine's kingside
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange (D35) 0-1 Tactics whip Qside minority attack
Karpov vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Classical. Carlsbad Var (D34) 1-0 N whips B EG
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 h6 weakens 0-0 position
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
QGD Chigorin Def. (D07) 0-1 Open lines, connected Rs penetrate
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Weak squares in pawn chain
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Colle System (D05) 0-1 Lasker carefully escapes
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Notes by R. Teichmann; direct attack on K & pressure on IQP
Lasker vs Janowski, 1895
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Janowski's Supreme Achievement; QGD Charousek (Petrosian) Varia
Janowski vs Alapin, 1905
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0Central agression pays!
L E Johannessen vs Nakamura, 2002
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0
Slav, Czech (D19) 1-0 Sure fire perpetual in hand
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0
Outposted Knight vs Bad Bishop = Slow Suffocation
Schlechter vs W John, 1905
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
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
QGD Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Thank you Ulhumbrus!
F Alexander vs G Thomas, 1919
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Attack Masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD (D30) 1-0 Famous R ending, highly annotated, photo
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
QGD Gunsberg Def (D21) 0-1 Classic K & P EG
E Cohn vs Rubinstein, 1909
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 "Chess Fundamentals"
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Hanging Pawns : Classical Example
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Hanging Pawns : Playing Against
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
QP Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var (D00) 1-0 White Minority Attack
Kamsky vs S Erenburg, 2014
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Classical Defense (D26) 0-1 Own the diagonal, file
Lasker vs Reshevsky, 1936
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
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
Winning Chess Brilliancies by Seirawan - Game 5
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik "100 Selected Games"; Winning w/the IQP
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
QP Levitsky Attack/Delayed Veresov (D00) 1-0 Exchanges B4 0-0?
I Sokolov vs Oll, 1996
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
"Nothing exciting has happened but black is clearly lost."
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense (D43) 0-1 The more active Rook wins
W Ward vs Teichmann, 1900
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 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
Game 10 in 'Judgment and Planning in Chess' by Machgielis Euwe.
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic p. 37
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Q's Gambit Declined: Modern (D53) 1-0 Capa notes; exchange sac
Janowski vs Kupchik, 1913
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange (D85) 1-0 Bishop Pair Pasting
W Spoelman vs R Swinkels, 2011
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Watson, p. 42 "Isolated Pawns"
A Yusupov vs Lobron, 1996
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Classical.Noa Var (E36) 0-1 Battery half-open file
J Aagaard vs N Miezis, 2014
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
a strategic howler of major proportions
Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1989
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 16: The Art of Logical Thinking (Neil McDonald)
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto. Simagin Var (E62) 0-1 Cramped into Zugzwang
Quinteros vs Panno, 1968
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
A "gruesome example of a blockade" -- GM Neil McDonald
M Feigin vs M Monticelli, 1936
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical (E32) 0-1 Destructive Sac Exchange!
J Jezek vs Pachman, 1953
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
NID Normal. Bronstein(Byrne) (E45) 0-1Black Kside Minority Attk
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
Exploiting the bad bishop. Start at move 20.
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Grandmaster Chess by Glenn Flear
Kamsky vs Short, 1994
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Kadas Opening 1.h4 (A00) 0-1 Weak pawn structure, blockade
R Fabry vs Z Radojevic, 1978
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Ware Opening 1.a4 d5 (A00) 0-1 Pawn pushing, bad bishop
T Vogler vs Barsov, 2004
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Grob Opening, Long fianchetto vs Cntr Pawn Duo (A00) 1-0 Weak P
G Welling vs P Bekkers, 1996
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 2 Hogs on 7th beat the outside passer
Ljubojevic vs Leonardo, 1988
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Capa accepts doubled Ps w/out castling->overworked P exchange
Capablanca vs A G Pedroso, 1927
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 Gain space, seize 7th, pin backward P
Smyslov vs S Tatai, 1967
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Michael Stean in "Simple Chess" thinks "Black dare not 13...a5"
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen, Ringelbach Gambit (A01) 1-0 Creating connected Ps
M Jadoul vs H Froeyman, 1999
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 61 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 0-1 Own the open file
V Aleshnya vs J Kluegel, 1997
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening vs Tarrasch (A03) 1-0 Exchanges for connected Ps
E Williams vs Staunton, 1851
(A03) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Good N superior to B
Staunton vs Bristol CC, 1839
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Colle Zukertort vs Dutch Leningrad (A04) 1-0 Two Weaknesses
J Kraai vs Nakamura, 2007
(A04) Reti Opening, 67 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 1-0 Dbl B sac gone wrong
Burn vs J Owen, 1884
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Dutch (A04) 0-1 e5 dilema, Kside attack
Albin vs Bird, 1895
(A04) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 0-1
Sicilian vs KIA (A04) 0-1 Bishop Pair Beats Rook Pair
O Troianescu vs Petrosian, 1953
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A04) 0-1 Defend Dbl R's on file!
Dzindzichashvili vs Furman, 1972
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
KIA/English Botvk vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 White perm penetration
Tal vs R Teschner, 1960
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Simplification frees White
L Christiansen vs J Eslon, 1977
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
KIA vs. NY System (A07) 1-0 BF gains time w/pawn thrusts
Fischer vs R Cardoso, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Q sac for 9 pts & crossfire acti
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
K's Indian Attk Copycat (A07)1-0 General paralysis of the inane
Petrosian vs M Yudovich Sr, 1953
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1-0 Minority Attack
Benko vs Taimanov, 1960
(A13) English, 40 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def. Keres Def (A14)1-0 Larry's Best
L Christiansen vs Portisch, 1981
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0
English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay
Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009
(A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight (A15) 1-0Exchange, K attk
Andersson vs Robatsch, 1979
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Play vs IQP
Andersson vs Portisch, 1986
(A15) English, 51 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Bishop pair
Botvinnik vs A Khachaturov, 1943
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knt Var (A16) 0-1 Bad B
Petrosian vs B Larsen, 1966
(A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1
English, Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog Systm (A17) 1-0Exchange sac
Smyslov vs P Trifunovic, 1955
(A17) English, 48 moves, 1-0
King's English, Reversed Closed Sic; Nimzowitsch in a nutshell.
M Kobalia vs Le Quang Liem, 2011
(A25) English, 28 moves, 0-1
"Winning Chess Strategies" by Yasser Seirawan; Botvinnik System
Seirawan vs M Vukic, 1979
(A16) English, 30 moves, 1-0
King's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Block backward pawn
Smyslov vs Romanishin, 1979
(A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1
How to use an isolated d pawn, by G. Kasparov
Kasparov vs N Faulks, 2003
(A20) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Space Advantage, Game 62: The Hedgehog by Mihai Suba
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0
English SymmetricHedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Central N outpost rules
Andersson vs Browne, 1983
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0
The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0
Game 61 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Petrosian vs J Peters, 1976
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 16 in 'Dynamic Chess Strategy' by Mihai Suba.
B Larsen vs Suba, 1982
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 Prompt Dbl Exchange Sacs
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2011
(A36) English, 85 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: Beefeater (A40) 0-1 Black N sac for pawn roller
G Buckley vs D Norwood, 1999
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Horwitz Def (A40) 0-1 Black controls open e-file, penetrates
Lowenthal vs E Williams, 1851
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Rat / Modern Defense has ...g6 lines (A41) 1-0 Down the middle
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1994
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 44 moves, 1-0
Game 49: Chess Secrets-The Giants of Strategy by Neil McDonald
Petrosian vs Ivkov, 1982
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 49 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
Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Control the center, snip a pawn
K Paterek vs M Zajac, 2001
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Nice file work to protect backward P
V Vepkhvishvili vs G Bibilashvili, 1984
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1
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
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Control the file, rob the pin
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1906
(A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def (A53)1-0 Space gains material advantage, passer
Salwe vs Tartakower, 1910
(A53) Old Indian, 61 moves, 1-0
Connected Pawns : Nd5 knight sacrifice
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 1-0 R sacs, Centralize, Connected Ps
Spassky vs T Ghitescu, 1967
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto (A58) 0-1Advancing K wins EG
Van der Sterren vs Adams, 1992
(A58) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
Positional pawn sacrifice~quite a feat to beat the Tal of 1960!
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0
Endgame lessons by Capablanca (notations by Alekhine & Reti)
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense d6 vs Colle (A80) 0-1 BLOCKADE; notes by A.N.
H Hage vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926
(A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def. Blackmar's Second G. (A80)1-0 Uncommon Ns Strategy
Tal vs K Klasups, 1952
(A80) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0
(A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 3 Minors vs 2 Rooks
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1936
(A92) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Pawn chain is a tough nut to crack
Capablanca vs W Allnutt, 1911
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's Def. Modern (B04) 1-0Protect d4, shake the attackers
Tomashevsky vs Mamedyarov, 2016
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 43 moves, 1-0
Positional play, Qside minority attack, Q vs 2 rooks
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Keene, 1974
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1
Modern Def. Geller's System (B06)1-0 BF creates central passer
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1970
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense / Phildor (B07) 0-1Aggressive Rook play both sides
Browne vs Gulko, 1991
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 0-1
Czech Defense (B07) 1/2-1/2 Even battle throughout
S Aslanov vs V Sviridov, 2016
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc, Classical Two Knights System (B08) 1-0 Study W's d-file
V Vepkhvishvili vs Koridze, 1965
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
C-K 2 Ns Attk. Mindeno Exchange (B11) 0-1 Brave K escorts pawns
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1
Two bishops are almost always superior to a rook.
Rublevsky vs K Asrian, 2004
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 81: Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Lasker vs Tartakower, 1923
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 39 in 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 by Alekhine
Alekhine vs Eliskases, 1939
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Judgment and Planning in Chess, Euwe pp.15-16 Qside P majority
Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
Sic Alapin vs 2...Qa5!? (B22) 0-1 Dr. T violates own principles
Alapin vs Tarrasch, 1898
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 38 moves, 0-1
Declining the Smith-Mora with 3...Nf6 and Beginner's Book Draw?
J Tamargo vs Fischer, 1956
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 40 moves, 0-1
Closed Sicilian maneuvers: Remove or allow a kNight Outpost?
I Hakki vs M Chokshi, 2004
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 193-195
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian/French (B40) 1-0Control of dark squares gains N
Fischer vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Game 30: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs Kostic, 1922
(B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1-0
French vs King's Indian Attack (B40)1-0 Backward f-pawn problem
S Kindermann vs Short, 1987
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 Fighting over a pawn
Anand vs M Illescas, 1992
(B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide
Karpov vs Andersson, 1975
(B44) Sicilian, 79 moves, 0-1
Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic
Lutikov vs Y Sakharov, 1969
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Another P on the 6th space advantage
Caruana vs Topalov, 2014
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 "An easy win for me"
Tiviakov vs Anand, 2012
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Lost tempos lose
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Silman's HTRYC, chapter on Backward Pawns p.191-192
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Backward f-pawn
Leko vs Kramnik, 1995
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 53: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Karpov vs Hort, 1971
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 19: 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov ...d5 pawn sac
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1949
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 0-1
An amazing row of attacking moves by the young Francisco Vallej
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 72: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis)
Matulovic vs Fischer, 1968
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Sic Najdorf. Opocensky (B92) 1-0If you don't like to capture...
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2007
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07)0-1Backward P
Tiviakov vs Psakhis, 1993
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 P levers, like clockwork
S Yusuphanova vs V Samanic, 2010
(C25) Vienna, 39 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit (C31) 1-0 Exchange off attackers
Alekhine vs A Rabinovich, 1918
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
A knight on the 6th aids/harrasses heavy pieces, wins the EG
Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873
(C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
GK's 1st victory in a purely positional style over a GM
Kasparov vs T Georgadze, 1979
(C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattk (C44) 1-0 Bind the bad B
Jobava vs Saric, 2015
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1/2-Heavy duty batteries
Kamsky vs Adams, 1992
(C48) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
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
Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Englisch vs Steinitz, 1883
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1
Modern Chess Strategy III by Ludek Pachman
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Zernierung is... encircling, a preliminary stage of seige.
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1912
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 0-1
Black occupied the center w/pieces, but gave up the back rank.
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1967
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0
Game 10. Milking the Cow from My 60 Memorable Games by B.F.
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0
Fischer gets a lesson-geat break-thru+ strategy by Kholmov
Fischer vs Kholmov, 1965
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 46 moves, 0-1
QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 0-1 Failed Minority Attack
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1989
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1
The Strategical Points: Weak Squares in the Pawn Chain
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1921
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Winawer CG (D10) 0-1 Zugzwang breaks White's back
Karpov vs Bareev, 1992
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 57 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense (D10) 1-0 W is the aggressor after dbl Q sacs
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1991
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 133-137
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Shereshevsky's Endgame Strategy Ch.2 (W centralizes K before B)
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 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
Game 6, The Art of Planning by Neil McDonald
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 Smooth play
Khalifman vs Adams, 1990
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Def.Nimzowitsch Var(E11) 1-0 N sac for a P roller
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Jeremy Silman's Reassess Your Chess; pg.319
Spassky vs Karpov, 1979
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 5: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach - Sunil Weeramantry
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927
(E16) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Chess Strategy for the Tournament Player by Lev Alburt p. 113
Botvinnik vs I Kan, 1939
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 137: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Miles vs de Firmian, 1990
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1
Ulf Andersson (Grandmaster Chess Strategy)
M Gerusel vs Andersson, 1973
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
NID. Fischer Var (E44) 1-0 Seize open file, 7th rank w/N on 6th
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1945
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 43 moves, 1-0
Aron Nimzowitsch's Best Games: Restrain, Blockade, Destroy
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
A model IQP game by Nepomniachtchi
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
p.127-128 IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess"
Portisch vs Karpov, 1978
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 40 moves, 0-1
Positional sac of Queen
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1963
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 56 moves, 0-1
KID Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Flawed P rollers on opposite wings
Anand vs Nakamura, 2011
(E97) King's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Sunil Weeramantry
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
Bg2, Bb2, b3, c3, d3 Old Indian Attk vs Semi-Tarrasch (A06) 1-0
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1851
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 19/20 Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
Tarrasch vs J Noa, 1885
(C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein (D61) 1-0Strategic gem; A.N. notes
Maroczy vs H Suechting, 1905
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 420 in 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Schlechter frees Passed Pawn!
A Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1910
(A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1
The Basic Concepts of Chess Strategy: Strategy and Tactics P35
Duras vs Z Barasz, 1912
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange (D41) 1-0 "a complete masterpiece"
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 17 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins.
A Nimzowitsch vs Taubenhaus, 1914
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Closed ingenuity
Capablanca vs Ruiz / Molina, 1914
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 5 in 'The Blockade' by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1920
(C02) French, Advance, 61 moves, 1-0
Video link: a wonderful demo of how to play against the IQP
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1921
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 68 moves, 0-1
QID: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Geza Maroczy notes
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 117 in Modern Chess Strategy (Pachman)
A Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def (D26) 0-1 Bishop pair classic
Bogoljubov vs Janowski, 1924
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack. Gruenfeld ML (D03) 1-0 Central P roller promotes
Kmoch vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1926
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 54 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Connected Ps
Saemisch vs Reti, 1928
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 69 moves, 1-0
G73 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 4 inChess Secrets: The Giants Of Strategy by Neil McDonald
A Nimzowitsch vs Stahlberg, 1934
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0 The Bishop Pair
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936
(A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Positional Chess Handbook by Israel Gelfer
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 92 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
G67 of 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & DuMont
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. N Def (D51) 0-1 Minority Attack, open files
H Bouwmeester vs Euwe, 1950
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 0-1
Game 45 in Judgment and Planning in Chess by Machgielis Euwe
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 0-1 whittled away
J H Donner vs Fischer, 1959
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense (D94) 0-1 a masterpiece!
Polugaevsky vs Smyslov, 1960
(D94) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 0-1
Game 61 in The Golden Dozen by Irving Chernev
Petrosian vs S Schweber, 1962
(E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Normal (D55) 0-1Mimic b-pawns block Minority Attack
Benko vs Petrosian, 1963
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1
Spanish, l'Hermet Var. Berlin Wall Def (C67) 1-0 nap w/N on 6th
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1963
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0
NID: Saemisch. Capablanca Var (E29) 0-1 Bad B vs Good N
I Aloni vs A Matanovic, 1966
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed. Chigorin(C97) 1-0Who's afraid of an open file?
Karpov vs Andersson, 1969
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 60 moves, 1-0
D47 1-0 35 King in the middle
Panno vs B Larsen, 1971
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 1-0 Restriction!
Karpov vs Polugaevsky, 1972
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 171 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
B33 1-0 34 A Strategic Brilliancy! Very instructive.
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Karpov completely reorganize his pieces to get a single pawn
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack Minority/IQP (A45) 1-0 K&N tough together
Dzindzichashvili vs Vaganian, 1988
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
QGD. Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 Exploit dark squares
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1988
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. ML (C89) 0-1 Great prophylactics
Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 1991
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 53 moves, 0-1
Chigorin Def. Exchange, Costa's Line (D07) 0-1 Win w/doubled Ps
D Rogozenco vs Morozevich, 2000
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Man-Machine Chess Ch. 2003 Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated (D45) 1-0
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Exchange Qs w/a protected passer (trade off pieces when better)
V Malakhov vs Grischuk, 2007
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
Levon completely outplays Grischuk and makes it look so simple!
Aronian vs Grischuk, 2008
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
A kNight on the sixth rank is devestating.
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
G16: Positional Decision Making in Chess by Gelfand & Aargaard
Gelfand vs Y Wang, 2010
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 82 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1textbook B pair
F Vallejo Pons vs Anand, 2011
(A04) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 0-1
G5: Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
QGD Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Minority Attack w/N pair vs B pair
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2015
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1/2-1/2 Bishop pairs & pawns
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 video links
Anand vs Kramnik, 2020
(C11) French, 63 moves, 0-1
35.The Backward Pawn (c7 is weak)
Fischer vs L Barczay, 1967
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 24 moves, 1-0
FSR provides Explorer link to Qxb7/Qxb2; it's not so poisonous
Van Wely vs T F Rumph, 2011
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
p.56 / First Rule Concerning Bishops (trade off the Bad Bishop)
D Cramling vs J Yrjola, 1984
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1
NID: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1 Blockade technique
Z Kovac vs D Rajkovic, 2001
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 24 moves, 0-1
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 basic tactics on the 6th
T Sachdev vs F Alinoori, 2001
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 26 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean, page 141
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 28 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean, p. 152
Smyslov vs K Gudmundsson, 1974
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
Carlsen - Karjakin World Championship Match (2016) New York, NY
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2016
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 75 moves, 1-0
All 16 pieces are still on the board
D Robinson vs S Woodrow, 2010
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Strategic Chess Exercises by Emmanuel Bricard, exercise 20
Smyslov vs A Dueckstein, 1955
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 58 in Neil McDonald's book "The Giants of Strategy"
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
imbalance after pawn sac at 13...c4
C Yip vs T Abrahamyan, 2019
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Hanging Ps
Botvinnik vs V Chekhover, 1935
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
The 'bad' light-square B in French Def is often misunderstood
Bogoljubov vs Reti, 1923
(C11) French, 42 moves, 0-1
Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviations (B62) 0-1 Stockfish
Karpov vs Salov, 1994
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 67 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1Instructive file take-over
I Kopa vs Swiderski, 1905
(C22) Center Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 1-0 Promotion race!
Carlsen vs V Artemiev, 2021
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 49 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 weak dark sqrs
Yates vs M Censer, 1927
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0
A classic strategic battle in the Nimzo-Indian --read the notes
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0 Central pawn thrust
B Finegold vs A Thorsteinsson, 1990
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Undevelopment
Karpov vs V Sergievsky, 1970
(B07) Pirc, 42 moves, 1-0
Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Positionally correct? It doesn't get more correct than this
V Nowak vs Karpov, 1966
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 19 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation (C26) 1-0 Castle opposite
A Soltis vs Romanishin, 1989
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
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