Walloping Weak Pawns and Holes

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Walloping Weak Pawns and Holes
Compiled by fredthebear

"May the sun bring you energy by day,

May the moon softly restore you by night,

May the rain wash away your worries,

May the breeze blow new strength into your being.

May you walk gently through the world

and know its beauty all the days of your life."

Apache Blessing

"I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive." — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years

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Ellison wrote:

Kamikaze
Two rows of a faceless infantry
fall into line;
I am their general
for this callous battle.

Overlords awaken;
their mirrored armies in meager shadow
to these giants that have played
the game of winning before.

The front rank advances slowly,
private by private; caressing the
battlefield as if never to return again.
The cavalry cry out into the night,
A horse's metallic neigh that pierces through
to the other side's defenses,
and the surrounding warriors join in for the hunt.

A piece for a piece;
The desperate deal is made
between the masters of their
horrified soldiers.
Do I dare repeat
such insidious acts within my fleet?

The crown shakes with fear,
for the opposing ranks are drawing near.
Towering higher than the castles upon the deck,
I make my way to the monarch in check;
Swords left littered across the field
as the fires of carnage have dwindled low,
but trampling through grief, groans, and woe,
The other side is forced to yield.

Question: What U.S. state's constitution is the longest in the world? Answer: Alabama – 310,000 words.

Thank you, Qindarka!

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CAISSA
or The Game at Chess; a Poem.
written by Sir William Jones in 1763

(pronounced ky-eé-sah)

Of armies on the chequer'd field array'd,

And guiltless war in pleasing form display'd;

When two bold kings contend with vain alarms,

In ivory this, and that in ebon arms;

Sing, sportive maids, that haunt the sacred hill

Of Pindus, and the fam'd Pierian rill.

Thou, joy of all below, and all above,

Mild Venus, queen of laughter, queen of love;

Leave thy bright island, where on many a rose

And many a pink thy blooming train repose:

Assist me, goddess! since a lovely pair

Command my song, like thee devinely fair.

Near yon cool stream, whose living waters play,

And rise translucent in the solar ray;

Beneath the covert of a fragrant bower,

Where spring's nymphs reclin'd in calm retreat,

And envying blossoms crouded round their seat;

Here Delia was enthron'd, and by her side

The sweet Sirena, both in beauty's pride:

Thus shine two roses, fresh with early bloom,

That from their native stalk dispense perfume;

Their leaves unfolding to the dawning day

Gems of the glowing mead, and eyes of May.

A band of youths and damsels sat around,

Their flowing locks with braided myrtle bound;

Agatis, in the graceful dance admir'd,

And gentle Thyrsis, by the muse inspir'd;

With Sylvia, fairest of the mirthful train;

And Daphnis, doom'd to love, yet love in vain.

Now, whilst a purer blush o'erspreads her cheeks,

With soothing accents thus Sirena speaks:

"The meads and lawns are ting'd with beamy light,

And wakeful larks begin their vocal flight;

Whilst on each bank the dewdrops sweetly smile;

What sport, my Delia, shall the hours beguile?

Whall heavenly notes, prolong'd with various art,

Charm the fond ear, and warm the rapturous heart?

At distance shall we view the sylvan chace?

Or catch with silken lines the finny race?"

Then Delia thus: "Or rather, since we meet

By chance assembled in this cool retreat,

In artful contest let our warlike train

Move well-directed o'er the field preside:

No prize we need, our ardour to inflame;

We fight with pleasure, if we fight for fame."

The nymph consents: the maids and youths prepare

To view the combat, and the sport to share:

But Daphnis most approv'd the bold design,

Whom Love instructed, and the tuneful Nine.

He rose, and on the cedar table plac'd

A polish'd board, with differing colours grac'd;

Squares eight times eight in equal order lie;

These bright as snow, those dark with sable dye;

Like the broad target by the tortoise born,

Or like the hide by spotted panthers worn.

Then from a chest, with harmless heroes stor'd,

O'er the smooth plain two well-wrought hosts he pour'd;

The champions burn'd their rivals to assail,

Twice eight in black, twice eight in milkwhite mail;

In shape and station different, as in name,

Their motions various, not their power the same.

Say, muse! (for Jove has nought from thee conceal'd)

Who form'd the legions on the level field?

High in the midst the reverend kings appear,

And o'er the rest their pearly scepters rear:

One solemn step, majestically slow,

They gravely move, and shun the dangerous foe;

If e'er they call, the watchful subjects spring,

And die with rapture if they save their king;

On him the glory of the day depends,

He once imprison'd, all the conflict ends.

The queens exulting near their consorts stand;

Each bears a deadly falchion in her hand;

Now here, now there, they bound with furious pride,

And thin the trmbling ranks from side to side;

Swift as Camilla flying o'er the main,

Or lightly skimming o'er the dewy plain:

Fierce as they seem, some bold Plebeian spear

May pierce their shield, or stop their full career.

The valiant guards, their minds on havock bent,

Fill the next squares, and watch the royal tent;

Tho' weak their spears, tho' dwarfish be their height,

Compact they move, the bulwark of the fight,

To right and left the martial wings display

Their shining arms, and stand in close array.

Behold, four archers, eager to advance,

Send the light reed, and rush with sidelong glance;

Through angles ever they assault the foes,

True to the colour, which at first they chose.

Then four bold knights for courage-fam'd and speed,

Each knight exalted on a prancing steed:

Their arching course no vulgar limit knows,

Tranverse they leap, and aim insidious blows:

Nor friends, nor foes, their rapid force restrain,

By on quick bound two changing squares they gain;

From varing hues renew the fierce attack,

And rush from black to white, from white to black.

Four solemn elephants the sides defend;

Benearth the load of ponderous towers they bend:

In on unalter'd line they tempt the fight;

Now crush the left, and now o'erwhelm the right.

Bright in the front the dauntless soldiers raise

Their polish'd spears; their steely helmets blaze:

Prepar'd they stand the daring foe to strike,

Direct their progress, but their wounds oblique.

Now swell th' embattled troups with hostile rage,

And clang their shields, impatient to engage;

When Daphnis thus: A varied plain behold,

Where fairy kings their mimick tents unfold,

As Oberon, and Mab, his wayward queen,

Lead forth their armies on the daisied green.

No mortal hand the wond'rous sport contriv'd,

By gods invents, and from gods deriv'd;

From them the British nymphs receiv'd the game,

And play ech morn beneath the crystal Thame;

Hear then the tale, which they to Colin sung,

As idling o'er the lucid wave he hung.

A lovely dryad rang'd the Thracian wild,

Her air enchanting, and her aspect mild:

To chase the bounding hart was all her joy,

Averse from Hymen, and the Cyprian boy;

O'er hills an valleys was her beauty fam'd,

And fair Caissa was the damsel nam'd.

Mars saw the maid; with deep surprize he gaz'd,

Admir'd her shape, and every gesture prais'd:

His golden bow the child of Venus bent,

And through his breast a piecing arrow sent.

The reed was hope; the feathers, keen desire;

The point, her eyes; the barbs, ethereal fire.

Soon to the nymph he pour'd his tender strain;

The haughtly dryad scorn'd his amorous pain:

He told his woes, where'er the maid he found,

And still he press'd, yet still Caissa frown'd;

But ev'n her frowns (ah, what might smiles have done!)

Fir'd all his soul, and all his senses won.

He left his car, by raging tigers drawn,

And lonely wander'd o'er the dusky lawn;

Then lay desponding near a murmuring stream,

And fair Caissa was his plaintive theme.

A naiad heard him from her mossy bed,

And through the crystal rais'd her placid head;

Then mildly spake: "O thou, whom love inspires,

Thy tears will nourish, not allay thy fires.

The smiling blossoms drink the pearly dew;

And ripening fruit the feather'd race pursue;

The scaly shoals devour the silken weeds;

Love on our sighs, and on our sorrow feeds.

Then weep no more; but, ere thou canst obtain

Balm to thy wounds, and solace to thy pain,

With gentle art thy martial look beguile;

Be mild, and teach thy rugged brow to smile.

Canst thou no play, no soothing game devise;

To make thee lovely in the damsel's eyes?

So may thy prayers assuage the scornful dame,

And ev'n Caissa own a mutual frame."

Kind nymph, said Mars, thy counsel I approve;

Art, only art, her ruthless breast can move.

but when? or how? They dark discourse explain:

So may thy stream ne'er swell with gushing rain;

So may thy waves in one pure current flow,

And flowers eternal on thy border blow!"

To whom the maid replied with smiling mien:

"Above the palace of the Paphian queen

Love's brother dwells, a boy of graceful port,

By gods nam'd Euphron, and by mortals Sport:

Seek him; to faithful ears unfold thy grief,

And hope, ere morn return, a sweet relief.

His temple hangs below the azure skies;

Seest thou yon argent cloud? 'Tis there it lies."

This said, she sunk beneath the liquid plain,

And sought the mansion of her blue-hair'd train.

Meantime the god, elate with heart-felt joy,

Had reach'd the temple of the sportful boy;

He told Caissa's charms, his kindled fire,

The naiad's counsel, and his warm desire.

"Be swift, he added, give my passion aid;

A god requests." - He spake, and Sport obey'd.

He fram'd a tablet of celestial mold,

Inlay'd with squares of silver and of gold;

Then of two metals form'd the warlike band,

That here compact in show of battle stand;

He taught the rules that guide the pensive game,

And call'd it Cassa from the dryad's name:

(Whence Albion's sons, who most its praise confess,

Approv'd the play, and nam'd it thoughtful Chess.)

The god delighted thank'd indulgent Sport;

Then grasp'd the board, and left his airy court.

With radiant feet he pierc'd the clouds; nor stay'd,

Till in the woods he saw the beauteous maid:

Tir'd with the chase the damsel set reclin'd,

Her girdle loose, her bosom unconfin'd.

He took the figure of a wanton faun,

And stood before her on the flowery lawn;

Then show'd his tablet: pleas'd the nymph survey'd

The lifeless troops in glittering ranks display'd;

She ask'd the wily sylvan to explain

The various motions of the splendid train;

With eager heart she caught the winning lore,

And thought ev'n Mars less hateful than before;

"What spell," said she, "deceiv'd my careless mind?

The god was fair, and I was most unkind."

She spoke, and saw the changing faun assume

A milder aspect, and a fairer bloom;

His wreathing horns, that from his temples grew,

Flow'd down in curls of bright celestial hue;

The dappled hairs, that veil'd his loveless face,

Blaz'd into beams, and show'd a heavenly grace;

The shaggy hide, that mantled o'er his breast,

Was soften'd to a smooth transparent vest,

That through its folds his vigorous bosom show'd,

And nervous limbs, where youthful ardour glow'd:

(Had Venus view'd him in those blooming charms,

Not Vulcan's net had forc'd her from his arms.)

With goatlike feet no more he mark'd the ground,

But braided flowers his silken sandals bound.

The dryad blush'd; and, as he press'd her, smil'd,

Whilst all his cares one tender glance beguil'd.

He ends: To arms, the maids and striplings cry;

To arms, the groves and sounding vales reply.

Sirena led to war the swarthy crew,

And Delia those that bore the lily's hue.

Who first, O muse, began the bold attack;

The white refulgent, or the mournful black?

Fair Delia first, as favoring lots ordain,

Moves her pale legions tow'rd the sable train:

From thought to thought her lively fancy flies,

Whilst o'er the board she darts her sparkling eyes.

At length the warrior moves with haughty strides;

Who from the plain the snowy king divides:

With equal haste his swarthy rival bounds;

His quiver rattles, and his buckler sounds:

Ah! hapless youths, with fatal warmth you burn;

Laws, ever fix'd, forbid you to return.

then from the wing a short-liv'd spearman flies,

Unsafely bold, and see! he dies, he dies:

The dark-brow'd hero, with one vengeful blow

Of life and place deprives his ivory foe.

Now rush both armies o'er the burnish'd field,

Hurl the swift dart, and rend the bursting shield.

Here furious knights on fiery coursers prance,

but see! the white-rob'd Amazon beholds

Where the dark host its opening van unfolds:

Soon as her eye discerns the hostile maid,

By ebon shield, and ebon helm betray'd;

Seven squares she passed with majestic mien,

And stands triumphant o'er the falling queen.

Perplex'd, and sorrowing at his consort's fate,

The monarch burn'd with rage, despair, and hate:

Swift from his zone th' avenging blade he drew,

And, mad with ire, the proud virago slew.

Meanwhile sweet smiling Delia's wary king

Retir'd from fight behind the circling wing.

Long time the war in equal balance hung;

Till, unforseen, an ivory courser sprung,

And, wildly prancing in an evil hour,

Attack'd at once the monarch and the tower:

Sirena blush'd; for, as the rules requir'd,

Her injur'd sovereign to his tent retir'd;

Whilst her lost castle leaves his threatening height,

And adds new glory to th' exulting knight.

At this, pale fear oppress'd the drooping maid,

And on her cheek the rose began to fade:

A crystal tear, that stood prepar'd to fall,

She wip'd in silence, and conceal'd from all;

From all but Daphnis; He remark'd her pain,

And saw the weakness of her ebon train;

Then gently spoke: "Let me your loss supply,

And either nobly win, or nobly dir;

Me oft has fortune crown'd with fair success,

And led to triumph in the fields of Chess."

He said: the willing nymph her place resign'd,

And sat at distance on the bank reclin'd.

Thus when Minerva call'd her chief to arms,

And Troy's high turret shook with dire alarms,

The Cyprian goddess wounded left the plain,

And Mars engag'd a mightier force in vain.

Strait Daphnis leads his squadron to the field;

(To Delia's arms 'tis ev'n a joy to yield.)

Each guileful snare, and subtle art he tries,

But finds his heart less powerful than her eyes:

Wisdom and strength superior charms obey;

And beauty, beauty, wins the long-fought day.

By this a hoary chief, on slaughter bent,

Approach'd the gloomy king's unguarded tent;

Where, late, his consort spread dismay around,

Now her dark corse lies bleeding on the ground.

Hail, happy youth! they glories not unsung

Shall live eternal on the poet's tongue;

For thou shalt soon receive a splendid change,

And o'er the plain with nobler fury range.

The swarthy leaders saw the storm impend,

And strove in vain their sovereign to defend:

Th' invader wav'd his silver lance in air,

And flew like lightning to the fatal square;

His limbs dilated in a moment grew

To stately height, and widen'd to the view;

More fierce his look, more lion-like his mien,

Sublime he mov'd, and seem'd a warrior queen.

As when the sage on some unfolding plant

Has caught a wandering fly, or frugal ant,

His hand the microscopic frame applies,

And lo! a bright hair'd monster meets his eyes;

He sees new plumes in slender cases roll'd;

Here stain'd with azure, there bedropp'd with gold;

Thus, on the alter'd chief both armies gaze,

And both the kings are fix'd with deep amaze.

The sword, which arm'd the snow-white maid before,

He noew assumes, and hurls the spear no more;

The springs indignant on the dark-rob'd band,

And knights and archers feel his deadly hand.

Now flies the monarch of the sable shield,

His legions vanquish'd, o'er the lonely field:

So when the morn, by rosy coursers drawn,

With pearls and rubies sows the verdant lawn,

Whilst each pale star from heaven's blue vault retires,

Still Venus gleams, and last of all expires.

He hears, where'er he moves, the dreadful sound;

Check the deep vales, and Check the woods rebound.

No place remains: he sees the certain fate,

And yields his throne to ruin, and Checkmate.

A brighter blush o'erspreads the damsel's cheeks,

And mildly thus the conquer'd stripling speaks:

"A double triumph, Delia, hast thou won,

By Mars protected, and by Venus' son;

The first with conquest crowns thy matchless art,

The second points those eyes at Daphnis' heart."

She smil'd; the nymphs and amorous youths arise,

And own that beauty gain'd the nobler prize.

Low in their chest the mimic troops were lay'd,

And peaceful slept the sable hero's shade.

"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero

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

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

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

Attacking a weak pawn can be a lot like baking a cake. It all takes awhile, but it's not that hard to do -- be patient, smell the aroma -- and it tastes great in the end. Some very satisfying wins come when the opponent is saddled w/a nagging problem that he just can't get rid of and it attracts a lot of attention. The winner just squeezes like a python until it's all over. Personally, I especially enjoy attacking along half-open files (my pawn has been removed from the file but my opponent's pawn remains), finding holes on the 6th (especially fianchetto structures) and bad bishop structures caught behind it's own pawns. The key is to set up a blockade so the weak pawn is prevented from advancing to correct itself or get traded off. Aaron Nimzowitsch explains the concept well.

Pieces want to romp around the board in all directions. Pieces don't like to sit still passively guarding (baby sitting) a weak pawn that cannot be protected by another pawn next to it. Since a pawn cannot go backwards to return to safety, the piece must provide the safety or abandon it. Do remember that weak squares for easy penetration exist between and behind pawns. Thus, the battle may not be so much about the weak pawn itself, but the free squares surrounding it that it cannot capture or obstruct.

It seems there tends to be more backward pawn examples in here than doubled or isolated pawns. Some of these games allow the weak pawn itself to remain aboard, but the square in front of the pawn becomes a great blockade/outpost of support.

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WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

Don't trust the smile of your opponent. ~ Babylonian Proverb

Trust me, but look to thyself. ~ Irish Proverb

Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb

Don't trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons. ~ Chinese Proverb

If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it. ~ Lebanese Proverb

Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. ~ Mexican Proverb

Riddle: What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

FACTRETRIEVER: Monarch caterpillars breathe through holes in the sides of their bodies.

Riddle Answer: Day, and night

The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep

A goat, a sheep, and porker fat,
All to the market rode together.
Their own amusement was not that
Which caused their journey there.
Their coachman did not mean to "set them down"
To see the shows and wonders of the town.
The porker cried, in piercing squeals,
As if with butchers at his heels.
The other beasts, of milder mood,
The cause by no means understood.
They saw no harm, and wondered why
At such a rate the hog should cry.
"Hush there, old piggy!" said the man,
"And keep as quiet as you can.
What wrong have you to squeal about,
And raise this devilish, deafening shout?
These stiller persons at your side
Have manners much more dignified.
Pray, have you heard
A single word
Come from that gentleman in wool?
That proves him wise." "That proves him fool!"
The testy hog replied;
"For did he know
To what we go,
He'd cry almost to split his throat;
So would her ladyship the goat.
They only think to lose with ease,
The goat her milk, the sheep his fleece:
They're, maybe, right; but as for me,
This ride is quite another matter.
Of service only on the platter,
My death is quite a certainty.
Adieu, my dear old piggery!"
The porker's logic proved at once
Himself a prophet and a dunce.

Hope ever gives a present ease,
But fear beforehand kills:
The wisest he who least foresees
Inevitable ills.

"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

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

Isolated pawns require a very expensive therapy, for keeping them alive.

Annabel Lee
by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

<Atterdag: Geoff - are you a descendant of Wordsworth?: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem
Apparell'd in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;—
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more. :-)

Sally Simpson: Hi Atterdag,
This is my tribute to Wordsworth. (Daffodils.)

I wandered lonely as a pawn,
o'er a field coloured brown and cream,
When suddenly I ran out of squares
and discovered I was now a Queen.>

"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." — Siegbert Tarrasch

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?
A: To get to the udder side.

08 red antz in al's rantz

Chess variants - No N (000) 1-0 Inflict doubled Ps, seize files
Morphy vs A B Arnold, 1859
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
variants White N removed / Scotch Gambit (000) 1-0 Lolli's Mate
Morphy vs A Reif, 1857
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack/Chess Variant (000) Two mating squares
A Nimzowitsch vs Leelaus, 1910
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
Variants / Bird's / Lisystyn Gambit (000) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy
Tarrasch vs Kolb, 1894
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0
Polish-Bird Opening: Baltic Def (A00) 0-1Capa moved too many Ps
Capablanca vs A Kevitz, 1924
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 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
Hungarian Opening/Dbl Fio Reti (A00) 0-1 Blockade backward pawn
B Wall vs J R Boyce, 1973
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Zukertort: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) · 1-0 Must Know Crusher
H Haberditz vs Hysek, 1938
(A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Dutch Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0 Central crush awaits
Kasparov vs M Wrobel, 1993
(A80) Dutch, 20 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) 1-0 Doubled isolated pawns are weak
E Torre vs N Gaprindashvili, 1994
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Classical. 2Knights (B08) 0-1 Ruin the K's shield
Schiffler vs Kramnik, 1996
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 16 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 d6 hole
N Ninov vs M Nikolov, 2008
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 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: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 White invades
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1940
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Chekhover (B53) 1-0 BAM! Game over!
H Seifert vs M Szmyd, 2009
(B53) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black threatens mate, rescues B
M Elyashiv vs Alekhine, 1909
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Wade Variation (C02) 1-0 Self-inflicted hole
J Nun vs M Brodsky, 1994
(C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
French, abNormal Variation (C10) 1-0Fianchetto creates weakness
A Kinoshita vs D Jegaden, 2008
(C10) French, 7 moves, 1-0
Best Lessons of a Chess Coach by Sunil Weeramantry
J Dobias vs J Podgorny, 1952
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 173: Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Kasparov vs Short, 1994
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
KGA K's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 Watch g6-square annihilation
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 Both 0-0-0
H Sabel vs N Osipov, 1979
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1 Deadly Q&N
C Eliason vs Anderssen, 1855
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Kside crusher; notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J B Payne, 1862
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 112 in Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games V2 by Stohl
Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2000
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0
I just love how the White Q rushes to the chopping block.
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857
(C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 14 in My System by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs P Leonhardt, 1911
(C49) Four Knights, 48 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo 5.d3 (C53) 1-0 Blockade, Rob the pin
Kasparov vs A Queiroz, 2004
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Canal Variation Anti-Max Lange Attack (C56) 0-1
A Cheron vs L Steiner, 1928
(C56) Two Knights, 33 moves, 0-1
Two Knts Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Q sac, Greco #
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Game 3: Weak Pawns found in Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Adorjan vs M Mukhin, 1973
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def Modern Steinitz Def (C71) 1-0 Magnet Attack
Pillsbury vs A Lissek Jr, 1902
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed (C88) 1-0 Nxf7 opened the door for more
R Ramesh vs G B Joshi, 2000
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 0-1 Cramp!
M Blau vs Keres, 1959
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 59 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00) 1-0 Kside crusher
G Grasser vs G Mendez, 2010
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Absolutely stunning combination!!
H Wagner vs W Schoenmann, 1919
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Slav, Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0 Boden's Mate
Koltanowski vs Webb, 1941
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. Alekhine System (D28) 1-0 R sac into N fork
Spassky vs S Avtonomov, 1949
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
QG Declined: Semi-Tarrasch (D41) 1-0 Backward a-pawn soon gone
Anand vs Korchnoi, 1998
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
Game 24: "The Immortal Games of Capablanca" by Reinfeld
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
NID Normal Bernstein Def Except Gligoric Systm (E53) 1-0Isolate
Browne vs Ljubojevic, 1978
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1-0
KID Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 Weakened dark squares
Seirawan vs Ivanchuk, 1997
(E77) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0
Two interesting famous men: Rousseau mates Hume with noble N
J J Rousseau vs D Hume, 1765
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 7.Nge2 Bg4 8.f3 (B01) 1/2-1/2 P thrusts gain a tempo
W Schlage vs E Diemer, 1938
(B01) Scandinavian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Alekhine Def. Scandi 2.Nc3 (B02) 0-1 Painful backward b-pawn
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1923
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1Enter the Queen!
K Moniszka vs T Kamieniecki, 2001
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Penetrate weak squares
L Day vs G Antunac, 1981
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Modern Var (B04) 1-0 A dizzy K walk
Bogoljubov vs Tarrasch, 1925
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 23 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Modern Main Line (B05) 1/2-1/2 W is lucky to draw
Dolmatov vs Morozevich, 1995
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Liverpool 1874 "Fiddling While Burn Roams" (GOTD)
Burn vs J Owen, 1874
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0
Modern Def (B06) 1-0 How long did W take to calculate all this?
F Roeder vs W Zbikowski, 1983
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0
Pirc Classical. Quiet System Parma Def (B08) 1-0 En Passant IQP
Spassky vs Parma, 1966
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System Czech Def(B08) 1-0Occupy hole
R Maric vs Petrosian, 1970
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Exchange (B13) 0-1 W loses 2 backward pawns yet lasts
V Vepkhvishvili vs N Chakhoian, 1974
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 101 moves, 0-1
C-K Exchange (B13)1-0 W exchanges backward pawns, doubles vs f7
V Vepkhvishvili vs V Gvatua, 1999
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 49 moves, 1-0
C-K Panov Attack. Fianchetto Def (B14) 1-0 5...g6 is questioned
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1966
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 45 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Gurgenidze System (B15) 0-1 Two isolated pawns
V Vepkhvishvili vs V Gaprindashvili, 1995
(B15) Caro-Kann, 62 moves, 0-1
The first time a reigning champion loses to a computer!
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2...e6 3.d4 d5 (B22) 1-0 Positional clinic
Tiviakov vs Van der Wiel, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 48 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 Holes HURT!
Kholmov vs Korchnoi, 1965
(B30) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Game 9: Outpost & Weak Pawns... Simple Chess by Michael Stean
H Hecht vs Forintos, 1974
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 B blockade on 6th
Rossolimo vs K Galia, 1948
(B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0Playing for a draw in a worse EG position
Dorfman vs Taimanov, 1976
(B30) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
KIA vs e6 Sicilian g6/Melbourne (A07) 1-0 Knights sacrifice
J Zhao vs J Christiansen, 2014
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def Closed (B23) 0-1 Whipped from the opening bell
Pachman vs Najdorf, 1955
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 193-195
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack d3-c3-d4-dxc5 (A07) 1-0 R ending w/Qside P
Fischer vs J Durao, 1966
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 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
French Defense: K's Indian Attack (A08) 0-1 Qside assault
T Spanton vs W B Wright, 2007
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Weak dark squares f4, d6, and h6 near Black g8-king permit mate
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
White g2-bishop,f1-rook cannot defend weak kside dark squares
Gelfand vs Karjakin, 2008
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Copycat / delayed Dragon d6 (A07) 1-0 Heavy penetration
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1955
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
White cannot whallop the weak pawns here
Adams vs Nunn, 1996
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Backward pawns fall
J Durao vs Suetin, 1994
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
I gave you everything and the kitchen sink and you still lost!
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 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
Carlsen plays the Canal-Sokolsky Attack
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. 7...a6 Richter-Rauzer (B66) 1-0 Keep piling on
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Dubinin, 1950
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Backward f-pawn
Leko vs Kramnik, 1995
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Classical(B74) 1-0Exchange, then what happens?
Kostic vs Noteboom, 1931
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 1-0 weak f7 pawn
Adorjan vs P Ostojic, 1974
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt (B88) 1-0 Spearhead
Fischer vs J Kupper, 1959
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Tripled f-pawns lose
Naiditsch vs Van Wely, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Sandwhiched
Karpov vs D Uddenfeldt, 1972
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C11) 1-0 W sacs Q & R to open h-file
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
French Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 B Sac, N Outpost
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Escort the passer
Adams vs Caruana, 2008
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 64 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Burn (C11) 1-0 g7 is weak, can't fix
Anand vs Korchnoi, 2000
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Constriction strategy
Steinitz vs A G Sellman, 1885
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
French Classical Burn (C11)1-0 Overworked P allows Q "windmill"
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2000
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961
(C18) French, Winawer, 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
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
Polish Opening. KID vs Sokolsky Attack(A00) 0-1 P problem grows
J Sander vs Korchnoi, 1985
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Polish Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Backward pawn creates hole
M Basman vs J L Watson, 1979
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anderssen Opening 1.a3 g6 (A00) 0-1 B fork ends it
Velimirovic vs Timman, 1978
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Anderssen Opening / Reversed Benoni (A00) 0-1 Bold kNight entry
C Jaksa vs U Kobe, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Anderssen Opening (A00) 1-0 The castled king wins again
Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1873
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (A White Hedgehog)
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen-Bird Attack: Classical b3, e3, f4 (A01) 0-1 P race
G Szilagyi vs Bagirov, 1969
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Bird, From Gambit x1. 2Knights (A02) 1-0 Inflict doubled pawns
H Danielsen vs R Hardarson, 2001
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Anti-Bird Bg4 (A02) 1-0 Weak pawns
V Pechenkin vs I Aird, 2009
(A02) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Great game by Bird in his mid-60's beating soon to be WC Lasker
Bird vs Lasker, 1892
(A03) Bird's Opening, 102 moves, 1-0
Reti Double Fio (A04) 1-0 Winning Rook deflection, rob the pin
V Malisauskas vs U Lauk, 1993
(A04) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Weak squares in the Dutch Stonewall. Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950
(A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Four Knights, Janowski Var (C49) 1/2-1/2 OCB ending
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909
(C49) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07)0-1Backward P
Tiviakov vs Psakhis, 1993
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening vs NY System (A06) 1-0 N sac is game changer
L Gutman vs Bagirov, 1989
(A06) Reti Opening, 36 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
Initiative against IQP counts in R+N endgames
Karjakin vs Anand, 2016
(A06) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Insane territorial control
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
English, Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Weak double pawns wall off
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963
(A21) English, 52 moves, 1-0
English, Anglo-Slav (A11) 1-0 IQP; SCB, Dovetail Mate in 1
Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1971
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 59 moves, 1-0
English, Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 1-0 Galloping Knight
S Cicak vs A Khruschiov, 2008
(A13) English, 48 moves, 1-0
English Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Dclnd (A14) 1-0 Kside BASH!
Quinteros vs R Henley, 1976
(A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0
Yuri Averbakh protested legal 0-0-0?!?
Averbakh vs C Purdy, 1960
(A16) English, 48 moves, 1-0
K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines(A29) 0-1Rob the pin
C Hansen vs Anand, 2003
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 19 moves, 0-1
English, Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Penetrate behind Hedgehog pawns
Uhlmann vs Ribli, 1976
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0
English Opening Symmetrical. Botvinnik System Reversed (A37)0-1
N Vulicevic vs M Ashley, 1998
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
Horwitz Defense 1...e6 2...b5?! (A40) 1-0 2 vs 1 ending
Le Quang Liem vs Mamedyarov, 2009
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Grab 2 Ps, lose time w/Q, vulnerable f7
Kasparov vs Timman, 1987
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0
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
Colle 5.c3 vs Horwitz Defense (A40) 1-0 Isolated Pawns fall
V Kovacevic vs B Abramovic, 1984
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Defense / Bad Dutch (A40) 1-0 Miserable d-pawn blockade
Harrwitz vs Horwitz, 1849
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Defense (A40) 0-1 Avoidable R sac, unavoidable Q sac
N Tereshchenko vs Alekhine, 1909
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Old Benoni (A43) 0-1 White has weak squares, restricted king
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attk: Classical Def. Big Center Var (A45) 1-0Hole f6
Hodgson vs D Haessel, 1997
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-Stonewalls (A46) 1-0 Colle shows understanding of Pawns
Colle vs J Szekely, 1927
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0
Positional Chess Handbook by Israel Gelfer
E Jacobsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923
(A47) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def (A48) 1-0 Powerful 5th rank
Sasikiran vs Kasimdzhanov, 2006
(A48) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def (A48) 1-0 Light Squared Symphony!
P Trifunovic vs M Aaron, 1962
(A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Def (A53)1-0 Space gains material advantage, passer
Salwe vs Tartakower, 1910
(A53) Old Indian, 61 moves, 1-0
Czech Benoni Def (A56) 1-0 White queen is a decoy-fork machine!
Kramnik vs A Mascarenhas, 1991
(A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
You won't believe your eyes!!
V Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: King Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 Weak backward pawns
Yermolinsky vs J L Watson, 2003
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 34 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Classical. Argentine Counterattack (A75) 1-0
L Eperjesi vs B Perenyi, 1980
(A75) Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4, 39 moves, 1-0
Dutch Leningrad vs London System (A80) 0-1 Hole-y White cramp
P Trajkovic vs R Petkovic, 2001
(A80) Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Balogh Defense (A82) 1-0 Hole on e6
A Bigg vs T Clarke, 2004
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
Dutch Stonewall. Modern Bd6 (A90) 1-0 Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs A Pirtskhalava, 1947
(A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 1-0
Dbl Fio vs Dutch Stonewall. Modern (A90) 0-1 Weak Ps drop off
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2015
(A90) Dutch, 52 moves, 0-1
Nimzovich: Chess Praxis, Game 53 - Over protection
K Behting vs A Nimzowitsch, 1910
(B07) Pirc, 50 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, 6.Ne5 (B01) 0-1 BxBc4 central battle
P McCarthy vs R Norinkeviciute, 2005
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Sequence change-up
G Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Spearheads
Anand vs J L Fernandez Garcia, 2003
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0
Modern Def. Geller's System (B06)1-0 BF creates central passer
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1970
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Breyer (Dbl Fio) Stein Attk (B10) 1-0 Dbl R sacs
Stein vs R Hartoch, 1969
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0
C-K Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Black has weak pawns
Adams vs A Summerscale, 2010
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.f4 McDonnell Attack. Tal Gambit (B21) 0-1 W misery
V Zhuravliov vs Yermolinsky, 1988
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Hyperacclrated Dragon (B27) 0-1Penetrate weak squares
Naiditsch vs S Shoker, 2013
(B27) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1
Tour de force by Nimzo on exploitation of weak squares
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 Lucena position ahead
Potkin vs Vitiugov, 2012
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 73 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Pin, sacs, Q+s mop up
Karpov vs V Pozdniakov, 1970
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0Central P thrust breakthrough
J Riff vs V Vulevic, 2016
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian tournament organized in honor of Lev Polugaevsky
Salov vs Ljubojevic, 1994
(B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 191-192
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Backward b-pawn bites Caruana in the buttocks
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
French Two Knights (C00) 1-0 P lever aids White battery
I Rogers vs R Witt, 2005
(C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch exploiting the white square weaknesses.
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1More exchanges, gain space, penetrate
Y Ramsingh vs Short, 1983
(C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 N robs the pin!
J Gruz vs S Polgar, 1977
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 N dance
H I Geanta vs Grischuk, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Dark square problem
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935
(C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned P ML (C18) 1-0 Kamsky time trouble
Karjakin vs Kamsky, 2009
(C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
K Pawn Game: Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1Doubled g-pawns fall
Alapin vs Mackenzie, 1890
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Positionally busted
Jakovenko vs A A Ivanov, 2013
(C41) Philidor Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attk (C45) 1/2-1/2 80 yrs old vs 64 yrs
J Mieses vs E G Sergeant, 1946
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1/2-1/2 Light squared fortress
H Ni vs Shirov, 2011
(C45) Scotch Game, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 0-1 White cannot hold his pawns
R Zelcic vs K Georgiev, 2006
(C45) Scotch Game, 74 moves, 0-1
Three Knights, Philidor Def. (C46) 1-0 Better pawn structure
Petrosian vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1949
(C46) Three Knights, 43 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1943
(C46) Three Knights, 40 moves, 1-0
Four Knights, Double Spanish Misc. 5.O-O (C49) 0-1 zugzwang end
J Bernstein vs Marshall, 1915
(C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Anderssen Var. Cordel Line (C51) 1/2- Dbl Dbld Ps
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C51) Evans Gambit, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Italian, Classical c3, d3. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1Brilliant
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2011
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 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
Spanish, Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Little gem, great hazards
Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Steady Blowout
Y Yu vs Kramnik, 2014
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 W occupies the 6th rank
Fritz vs Khalifman, 2005
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 EZ pickin's
R Michell vs Capablanca, 1919
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 54 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Averbakh Var (C87) 1-0 Pawn weakness
Hydra vs Adams, 2005
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 Spearhead occupies holes
Kasparov vs Smejkal, 1986
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Chigorin (C96) 0-1 Hole on the 3rd
Maroczy vs Capablanca, 1924
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense (D00) 0-1 Outplayed
R Forthofer vs A Zatonskih, 2006
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Black ruins Kside, bad bishop
Kamsky vs Dlugy, 1989
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
A positional slaughter. If no Bd3, then e3, Bf3 and e-4 push.
Kamsky vs Gelfand, 2007
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Closed (E00) 0-1 Issues on both flanks
Smejkal vs Lobron, 1991
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening /Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Scattered; Pin it
A Stefanova vs Z Ma, 2015
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Mating Deflection
Dreev vs I Galic, 2008
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (D15) 1-0Weak squares in pawn chain
Geller vs Unzicker, 1952
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Czech. Carlsbad Variation (D17) 0-1 Arabian Mate
P Cramling vs J Hector, 2010
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 54 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
Understanding Pawn Play by GM Marovic, Ch. 2, p. 49
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 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
Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1 Dark Horse
Aronian vs Topalov, 2008
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 98 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by G. Burgess
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Def. Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 Spearhead controls
J Berkvens vs I Rogers, 2002
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
QID Kasparov-Petrosian ML (E12) 0-1Minority Attack bxc6 counter
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969
(E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
QID etc. (E15) 0-1 Destroy c-pawn isolani like Nimzowitsch
Van Wely vs Karpov, 1996
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1
QID Classical. Traditional, Main Line (E19) 1-0 Klunker Black R
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0
Weak Pawns, Weak Squares and Mighty, Mighty Knights
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical (E32) 0-1Textbook transfer
V Doroshkievich vs Karpov, 1970
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Keres Def(E32) 0-1 f3 is weak
S Hjorth vs L Liljedahl, 1971
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Variation (E36) 1/2-1/
Euwe vs Capablanca, 1929
(E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
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
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 219-220
J Silman vs D Shapiro, 1990
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 35 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
NID Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 0-1 Black manhandles Isolani
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1978
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 45 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def: Normal. Gligoric System (E53) 0-1R on its way
Letelier vs Smyslov, 1967
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 78 moves, 0-1
KID Fianchetto. Simagin Var (E62) 0-1 Cramped into Zugzwang
Quinteros vs Panno, 1968
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1
KID: Normal / Benoni (E70) 0-1 W pawns fall like ripe apples
Szabo vs Fischer, 1960
(E70) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
KID Saemisch. Panno (E84) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th, Q in close
L Christiansen vs Nunn, 1988
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Colle 5c3 System (D00) 0-1 Infiltrate weak light squares
E Raclauskiene vs C Roodzant, 1939
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Zukertort (D02) 1-0 Inflict doubled pawns
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1948
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
Unusual Dbl Stonewalls (D02) 0-1 Quadrupled pawns lose
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 AJ kicks in the backdoor!!
A J Goldsby vs R Phillips, 2011
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Q Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Gain time on Black Q
Rubinstein vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 30 in Elements of Combination Play in Chess - Reinfeld
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
c3 Stonewall Attk(D05) Q chase & exchange into Hook mate threat
A Yusupov vs T Markowski, 2001
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
D11 0-1 30. Quite the Survival Artiste, our Mr Freeman.
Kenneth Harrison vs D Freeman, 1993
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1
C5 Complex Focal Points p.114 Art of Attack by Vladimir Vukovic
Euwe vs Flohr, 1939
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Alapin Var (D16) 1-0 Weak squares
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
QGA. Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Spearhead on the long diagonal
Marshall vs L Eisenberg, 1904
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Karpov's "White Key Symphony" ties match 2-2.
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 0-1 Forced K March
Dlugy vs S H Trindade, 1983
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
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
Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Crummy Black pawn structure
Timoshenko vs J Persson, 1997
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
QGD Tartakower Def. Exchange (D59) 1-0 So good Spassky clapped
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
Both R wheelin' dealin' then White busts the backward pawn
Fine vs A Dake, 1933
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Even with the bishop, Alekhine loses to a dark-squared invasion
L S Leif-Jones vs Alekhine, 1923
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 28 moves, 1-0
Benoni-Indian Def. Kingside move order (A43) 1-0 h-pawn lever
M Mrva vs M Tomcik, 2001
(A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack Copycat (A07) 1-0 Hole on f6
L Buggiani vs T D Murphy, 2006
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Barry Attk vs Lasker's NY System (A45) 0-1 P storm leaves weak
T Nabaty vs P Zpevak, 2012
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Var (C10) 1-0 Pillsbury's Mate links
K Berg vs P Zarnicki, 2004
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Fishin' Pole Declined. Right-handed Smothered Mate is thwarted.
P Haba vs Nisipeanu, 2004
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 46 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 0-1 Nibble on the P chain
R Felgaer vs D Anton Guijarro, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 74 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation (A45) 0-1 ugly g-file
A Eliseev vs D Anton Guijarro, 2018
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 100 in How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1911
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def Nc3, Nge2, h3, g4, Bg2 (B07) 1-0 Space grab
E M Green vs D Lovejoy, 2017
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Hook Mate next
A Smorodsky vs P Evtifeev, 1914
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical. Intermezzo Var (C45) 1-0Stockfish notes
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Stonewall (A10) 1-0Base of P chain
Portisch vs I Radulov, 1969
(A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Tal Var (B12) 1-0 Wiping out the 6th
Sutovsky vs N Batsiashvili, 2018
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
London System 6.Rb1 vs Qb6 (D02) 1-0 Exploiting weak squares
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2020
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
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: Normal. Bishop Attack (E47) 1-0 Pawn chain wiped out!
H Wang vs Ponomariov, 2011
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 53 moves, 1-0
Video of Michael Adams great backward pawn torturing games
Adams vs D Eggleston, 2016
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
Hippopotumus gets mated in 31 moves w/out any captures!!
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Key Squares - "Positional Chess Handbook" by Israel Gelfer
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0
great example by Karpov of exploiting light square weakness
Karpov vs Shirov, 1992
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
QGD. Capablanca Var (D30) 1-0 Re-deployment
Capablanca vs Labatt / Connor, 1919
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Key West, FL
B Finegold vs L Christiansen, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 45 moves, 0-1
Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (B00) 1-0 No mate this time
E Zemgalis vs P Troeger, 1946
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 178-179
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 0-1
Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Penetrate weak squares
W Skillicorn vs E G Sergeant, 1922
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: General (B00) 1-0 double doubled pawns
S Polgar vs Westerinen, 1988
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
French Def: Advance 6.Be2 Rc8. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 0-0 vs 0-0
Anand vs A Korobov, 2022
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Pterodactyl Var (A42) 0-1 Blockade weak pawns.
O Hole vs Macieja, 2008
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 45 moves, 0-1
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Def (D78) 1-0invade weak
N Dzagnidze vs Shri B Savitha, 2022
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 22 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
Weak Squares p.221 "How to Reassess Your Chess" IM JeremySilman
Fischer vs O Gadia, 1960
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
London System (Englund Gambit Declined) (D02) 1-0 pinned P
W Armstrong vs R Soikkeli, 2006
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Ljubojevic vs Portisch, 1982
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
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