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Dean Owen is here today! Hip, Hip, Hoorah!
Compiled by fredthebear
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Seating available at b6 and e6. No, wait. Is that d6 and g6? We shall find out.

We love you Dean-O!

A BIG THANK YOU to RiverAkira and SwitchingQuylthulg!!! Oh, the Beauty and the Beast is such a fascinating, heart wrenching tale.

Now who in the world is this sly fellow Maximilan Ujtelky, a wizard w/the Black pieces?? His name is attached to the Ujtelky System (b6, Bb7, g6, Bg7, d6, e6, Nd7, Ne7) an opening similar to the Hippopotamus Defence. He was dubbed the "Hero of the Hippo". Here-here!!

Never judge a book by it's cover.

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

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

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

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

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Here's a poem a dad wrote:

ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.

"A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip." — Billy Graham

"Only those who want everything done for them are bored." — Billy Graham

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." — Billy Graham

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"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

CHESS

Meet me then, within this grid,
this little wooden battlefield as equals,
as we forget our bodies to inhabit these pieces, control these spaces, trade threats and responses, send our thoughts out into possible positions, our eyes imagining nothing but sweet forks and lancing fianchettoes. We chessplayers, pretend enemies, bound to our miniature war inexplicably & inescapably: when did we find ourselves so obsessed, insidiously seduced to advances and exchanges, lost inside this abyss of infinite moves, willing servants of it's rules?

- Rael

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero

The Human Seasons
by John Keats

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

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A toast to friendship:

‘Here's to Tall Ships,
Here's to Small Ships,
Here's to all the Ships at Sea.
But the best Ships are Friendships,
Here's to You and Me!'

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." ― Charles F. Stanley

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

Sicilian Def: Katalimov 2...b6?! (B27) 1-0 Back to moth balls
Beliavsky vs Quinteros, 1986 
(B27) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50) 1-0 b6xc5?
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943 
(B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0

English Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1 Just take it
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense/Dbl Fio vs 6 Pawns Attk (B00) 1-0 h-file Spearhead
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Normal?! (C00)/Owen's Def (B00) 0-1 3.Qf3?! Nc6
R Ashley vs R Morton, 1980 
(C00) French Defense, 7 moves, 0-1

French/Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 15 moves, smothered mate
H Namyslo vs R Lau, 1996 
(C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: Classical Variation / vs Colle Set-up (A40) 1-0
B McCamon vs B Carlier, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Defense (A40) 1-0 Famous Rook ending
Rubinstein vs Nimzowitsch, 1920 
(A10) English, 60 moves, 1-0

English Defense: Perrin Variation (A40) 1-0 Off-sides
Avrukh vs K Bischoff, 2009 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Defense (A40) 0-1 R sac for initiative
R A Allicock vs D King, 2005 
(A10) English, 20 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Defense (A40) 1-0 Remove the Guard
C Van Tilbury vs M Guevara Cano, 1981 
(A10) English, 18 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening vs Classical Dutch(A04) 1-0Discovery; 9 moves
A Greenfeld vs J Redmond, 2008 
(A04) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 0-1 More of Black Death
F Riemann vs Blackburne, 1881 
(A04) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 0-1 Next Black Death
A Skipworth vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Queenside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Not Bobby
T H Piper vs B W Fisher, 1883
(A04) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Symmetrical (A01) 1-0 More pawns matter
Sadler vs Kudrin, 1988 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

KIA, Q's Gambit Invitation (A04) 0-1 Awesome Dbl R sacs
J Kleiman vs A Pixton, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

checkers/whist/blind chess simul (1900) 1-0, 21 moves
Pillsbury vs NN, 1900 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Purdy APS Mainline: QGD Tartakower Defense (D58) 0-1
R Teschner vs Geller, 1962 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 52 moves, 0-1

Game 1: 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Colle System (D05) 0-1 Black in complete control
U Mehlhorn vs A S Rasmussen, 2015
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

A10 English Opening 0-1 Adorjan walks into Spassky's trap
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982 
(A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1/2-1/2
M Lee vs Fedorowicz, 2009
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Symmetrical. Hedgehog (A30) 1-0 Wandering Black Q trap
A Istratescu vs Ftacnik, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Four Knights (A30) 1-0 B & R sac for Qh5+
Kramnik vs NN, 1999 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

This two piece Black attack fizzled out in Omaha. White used 5
D Saxton vs H Ohman, 1947 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Adams, 2004
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Symmetrical. Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1-0 Double Attack
J Gustafsson vs M Prusikin, 2004 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 19 moves, 1-0

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

QID Petrosian Var. Farago Defense (E12) 1-0 Double attack LPDO
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

Kasparov in a clever game against the Queen's Indian
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 Constrict, Zugzwang
Spassky vs Karpov, 1979 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

Like a moth drawn to the fire...tactical slugfest w/Tal
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 K boxed in
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1928 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Converts to Dutch Kside attack
H Mueller vs Alekhine, 1927 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

QID Capablanca Var (E16) 1-0 W is up the exchange plus a pawn
Euwe vs Colle, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 White misses his king's knight
Spassky vs Tal, 1979 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 102, Black is OK! by Andras Adorjan
P Petran vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Few mate AK
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

QID Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 Deflection, Pin, Zugzwang
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

(E18) QID, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 12 moves, 1-0 Double Attack
H Heinicke vs P A Seitz, 1934 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 12 moves, 1-0

QID Classical Traditional ML (E19) 0-1 Great Exchange Sacs, Bs
Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1
V Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening Miniature (A00) 1-0 Stunning Blackburne's Mate!
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Gunsberg Def (A02) 1/2-1/2 kNights or Bishops?
S Buecker vs J Blaskowski, 1981 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polish Defense (A40) 0-1 Played like an Owen Defense
Alekhine vs L Prins, 1933 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

St. George / Horwitz Def 1...e6 2...b5?! (A40) 1-0 2 vs 1 EG
Le Quang Liem vs Mamedyarov, 2009 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 N outpost is more than a pest
I Golyak vs S Almeida, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack / Colle Set-up Classical Defense (A45)1/2-1/2
G Kallai vs V Ikonnikov, 1999
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System vs QID (A46) 0-1 Murdered at kNight
V Vepkhvishvili vs D Kayumov, 1981
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 0-1

London System vs QID (A46) 1-0 Solid start fizzles e5 into IQP
V Vepkhvishvili vs T Gvarjaladze, 1982
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

London System vs QID (A46) 0-1 Unusual opening play pays Black
V Vepkhvishvili vs G Macharashvili, 1984
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

London System vs QID (A46) 0-1 White plan fades; Black hits f2
V Vepkhvishvili vs M Podgaets, 1985
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var (A46) 0-1 Cornered
Denker vs Adams, 1989
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46)1-0 10 yr old girl hangs tough
L Christiansen vs V Law, 2004 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) 0-1 Gueridon Mate in 2
V Nenarokov vs P Romanovsky, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 1-0 No Gueridon Mate for Black
M Konopka vs J Vlcek, 2001
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

QID Capablanca Variation (A47) 1/2-1/2
Colle vs G A Thomas, 1930
(A47) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle vs. Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 0-1 3 on h-file
W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1

Indian Game 2.Bf4 (A45) 0-1Boden's mate upon aimless woodpusher
Muskietorz vs J Salt, 1958 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

London System vs Dbl Fio (A48) 0-1 VK maliciously robs the pin
M Ballmann vs Korchnoi, 1995 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Hippopotamus Variation, 7.Bg5!?
R Gruettner vs Y Wang, 2003
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Hippopotamus Variation, 7.Re1
N Berry vs D King, 2003 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Take the Hippo seriously; W gets fortunate windmill perpetual
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.d3 Mieses / Hungarian 1-0 Black wastes lots of time w/Queen
Owen vs Burn, 1874 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Roomates had a heated argument ?? They had a punch up!
Benko vs Fischer, 1962 
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Myers Defense (A00) · 1/2-1/2
N McInnes vs B de Cat, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1-0 Fine positional chess
Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

English Defense (A10)1/2-1/2 Wonderful Q trap saves the day
I Bilek vs H Schussler, 1978 
(A10) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Defense (A10) 0-1, 12 moves, attack on f2, deflection
D Pergericht vs J Boudre, 1988 
(A10) English, 12 moves, 0-1

Owen / French Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 0-1 2Q vs 1Q
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898 
(C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 1-0 longer decisive game w/no captures
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Black's double fianchetto development
I Serpik vs Blatny, 2003 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Carr Defense 1.e4 h6 2.b3 e6 (B00) 0-1; Q sac creates a passer
F Babar vs M Basman, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

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

Szymon Abramowicz Winawer (1838-1920), German champion
M Porges vs Winawer, 1892 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1

Owen 1.e4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nxd5
A Shchekachev vs C Bauer, 2003 
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1

Owen 5.Bc4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 e6 7.Bf4 I
J Gallagher vs J Degraeve, 2003 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Owen 5.Bc4 Nxc3 6.dxc3 e6 7.Bf4 II
S Knott vs D King, 2006
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen 5.d4 e6 6.Bc4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 d5
V Akopian vs C Bauer, 2003
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen 1.e4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.Nc3 g6!?
B Lalic vs E Kengis, 1997 
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Owen 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Ne7!? 5.Bd3 d6 6.h4 Nd7 7.h5 h6 8.Bf4
A Shchekachev vs A H Wohl, 2001 
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Owen, Wohl Variation, 8.Ne2?!
A Rotstein vs A H Wohl, 2003
(A04) Reti Opening, 58 moves, 1-0

Owen, Wohl Variation, 6.Ne2?!
M Pavlovic vs A H Wohl, 2003
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Refuting 3...f5 in notes; Owen Def. Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

3...f5 4.Nc3 g6
N Tungalag vs N Gaprindashvili, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

3...f5 4.d3 Nf6
M Olesen vs E Brondum, 1995
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.e4 b6 2.g3 Bb7 3.Bg2 Nf6
G Swathi vs Harikrishna, 2002 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.f3 e6 4.Be3 d5
Velimirovic vs B Filipovic, 1994 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense 3. f3 e6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Bd3 (B00) 1-0
Yudasin vs A Nuevo Perez, 1998 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Neat Queen trap threatens mate
Bamber vs R Chranowski, 1986 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Two consecutive humdinger N sacrifices
E Bhend vs E Schneiders, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Heavy HEAVY pieces in the center
Blackburne vs Owen, 1890  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Black grabs two pawns and gets mated
O Smith vs A Bej, 1898 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 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

1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bd3 Nd7 6.0-0 g6 7.a4
J Shaw vs A D Martin, 2004
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 54 moves, 0-1

2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.Qe2 Nc6 5.c3 e5 6.Nf3 d6 7.0-0 Nd7 8.Ba6
Baklan vs Blatny, 2003
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Q sacrifice on the h-file
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Owen / Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 0-1 When the Q gets involved...
Alekhine vs A Tanielian, 1936 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1

Rat Defense: Small Center (C00) 1-0 Pin the tail on the rat!
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1861  
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Hippo, anything but normal C00? Trouble on e6
A Csank vs Albin, 1890 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

French / Delayed Owens vs f3 (C00) 1-0 Both Qs on a raid
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Not Normal (C00) 0-1 Good vs All
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Owen / French Not Normal Var (C00) 0-1 Furious finish
Burn vs Owen, 1876 
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 She shouldn't have been there
K Chernyshov vs Andrejew, 1982 
(C00) French Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 Simultaneous pin & fork
Chigorin vs A Skipworth, 1883 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

W sacs it to Owen's Defense for not getting fully developed
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 White has dilly dally rook
A R Andersen vs V Malakhatko, 2004
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 White N gets trapped
A Anarkulov vs D Kosic, 2014
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 Black has extra P; see EG notes
Bologan vs Timman, 2004 
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 Rook on 3rd; rob the pin
L Zepeda vs Yusupov, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 Doubled Rooks on open h-file
Firouzja vs S Grover, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 N whips B ending
A Byron vs Lenderman, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

B00 150 Attack f3, g4 vs Owen Defense / Hippo
N Arsenault vs G Welling, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 R sac exposes K to more checks
T Gavriel vs G Pali, 2009 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

English Opening vs English Defense / Dutch (A10) 0-1
A Riazantsev vs Dubov, 2015 
(A10) English, 68 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca QID (A47) 0-1 Brilliant combo
D Daniuszewski vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

East Indian Defense (E00) 1-0 A 1-2 Punch
A Kox vs G Raymakers, 1976 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

John Watsons' Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy
Karpov vs Miles, 1992 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Nxf7 sac leads to Philidor's Legacy
Burn vs Owen, 1898 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Exchange sac, Rook ending
Morphy vs Owen, 1858 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 Supported check & fork LPDO Bishop
S Vuksanovic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 49 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 1-0 Doubled isolated pawns are weak
E Torre vs N Gaprindashvili, 1994 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 IM Martin's recommended move order
Gufeld vs N Gaprindashvili, 1994 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 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

Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 0-1 Flight of the h-pawn
B de Jong-Muhren vs N Gaprindashvili, 2007 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 1-0 Uncastled Black moved too many Ps
N Umudova vs N Gaprindashvili, 2012
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Owen Def: Shamkovich/Hippo (B00) 0-1 N+ busts overworked R
A Stangl vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 0-1? Looks drawish
I Khurtsilava vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Owen Def. / Hippo (B00) 0-1 Treat passed Ps like criminals
A Wagner-Michel vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 N fork causes resignation
R Schlindwein vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Black's P shield melts; f6 not so good!
F Manca vs N Gaprindashvili, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: Keene Variation (B00) 1-0 Q sac, discovered+
Motylev vs Glek, 2016 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 2: Chess Masters on Winning Chess by Fred Reinfeld
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 vs Horwitz Defense (A40) 1-0 Cannot defend if pinned
V Kovacevic vs Marjanovic, 1982 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

Notes by Alekhine; like a Stonewall Attack w/unusual play
Tartakower vs W Winter, 1932  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 The Ng5 Sac Attack
Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1908 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Center pawn duo vs Hedgehog (A04) 1/2-1/2 Rooks ending
M Ragger vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen/French Defense (C00) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
[game 1028118 deleted]

KIA 3.Qe2 vs French /Owen's Bb7 (C00) 1-0Cut-off by connectedRs
Glek vs Granda Zuniga, 1997 
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA/Hungarian vs Owen/Classical Dutch (A07) 1-0Double Sacrifice
Paulsen vs Owen, 1862 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

"Bent Larsen's Best Games: Fighting Chess with the Great Dane"
Larsen vs J Bellon Lopez, 1971 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French b6, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Kside group hug, Qxh7+ sac
R Borngaesser vs H Seegers, 1984 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Sosonko vs G Welling, 1995 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

R Shabtai vs G Welling, 1995
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

J van Houtte vs G Welling, 1996 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

R Berendsen vs G Welling, 1996
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

J Werle vs G Welling, 1997
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

A Riemens vs G Welling, 1997
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

T van Houtte vs G Welling, 1998
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Jameson vs G Welling, 2008 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 59 moves, 0-1

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Dreev vs Gleizerov, 1992 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Fabulous mating combo
Capablanca vs S Campos, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

French Bb7 Advance/Owen's Defense (C00) 1-0 Passer on f-file
T Hillarp Persson vs F Grafl, 2017 
(C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 tpstar notes
Karpov vs V Georgievski, 1976 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Owen Def. Bb7, Be7 vs f3 (B00) 1-0 Sacs involving Ns
G Barbier vs Owen, 1894 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 ICC blitz
R Hovhannisyan vs Nakamura, 2011
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 ICC blitz
R Hovhannisyan vs Nakamura, 2011 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 simul exhibition
Lasker vs M Houlding, 1908 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Delayed Owen Defense b6, Bb7 (B00) 0-1 Battle for the back rank
J Villena Perez vs G Swathi, 2006 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

English Def: Kangaroo 8.Qg4?! (B00) 0-1 open g-file, busy centr
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2014 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate trap
V Small vs Chandler, 1978 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 B&R vs B&R ending
I Findlay vs L Day, 1984
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 0-1 Q caught in jungle
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Try 6...dxe4? No.
Santasiere vs E Michelsen, 1945 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 54 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1/2-1/2 Play it like an Indian Def!
Hodgson vs M Basman, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen Defense: Keene Var (B00) 0-1 backward P on half-open file
Eljanov vs Carlsen, 2017 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Nepomniachtchi vs Bachmann, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 1-0 blitz
K Sychev vs S Gumularz, 2021 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Short, 1997 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: Zelenograd Var (B00) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
Korchnoi vs Short, 1997 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit 10.h4 Qf8 (B00) 0-1
Gendlek vs Radchenko, 1970 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

T Sammalvuo vs Short, 2011 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1

A Smith vs Short, 2012 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 70 moves, 0-1

English Defense. General (A10) 1-0 "A Game to Die for"
T Laasanen vs Bagirov, 2000 
(A10) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: Zelenograd Var (B00) 0-1 blitz
H ten Hertog vs B Adhiban, 2022 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

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