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Ready or kNot
Compiled by fredthebear

King's kNight stuff. kNot a high priority.

Reti Opening
Lisitsin Gambit – A04 – 1.Nf3 f5 2.e4
Reti (Landstrasse) Gambit – A09 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 Tennison (Lemberg) Gambit – A06 – 1.Nf3 d5 2.e4 also 1.e4 d5 2.♘f3

18's are my favorite.

* By structure: Game Collection: Reti

* Pawn Structures: Game Collection: Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide

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* KingG: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Greeks & Romans: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Wes: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...

And well 'twould be if chess alone
Disputes 'twixt nations settle could,
Instead of pawns of flesh and bone,
The men of ivory or wood.

Source: the Chess Amateur, October 1914, page 19. The poet was ‘W.S.B.', i.e. William Shelley Branch.

The Members and the Belly

Perhaps, had I but shown due loyalty,
This book would have begun with royalty,
Of which, in certain points of view,
Boss6 Belly is the image true,
In whose bereavements all the members share:
Of whom the latter once so weary were,
As all due service to forbear,
On what they called his idle plan,
Resolved to play the gentleman,
And let his lordship live on air.
"Like burden-beasts," said they,
"We sweat from day to day;
And all for whom, and what?
Ourselves we profit not.
Our labour has no object but one,
That is, to feed this lazy glutton.
We'll learn the resting trade
By his example's aid."
So said, so done; all labour ceased;
The hands refused to grasp, the arms to strike;
All other members did the like.
Their boss might labour if he pleased!
It was an error which they soon repented,
With pain of languid poverty acquainted.
The heart no more the blood renewed,
And hence repair no more accrued
To ever-wasting strength;
Whereby the mutineers, at length,
Saw that the idle belly, in its way,
Did more for common benefit than they.

For royalty our fable makes,
A thing that gives as well as takes
Its power all labour to sustain,
Nor for themselves turns out their labour vain.
It gives the artist bread, the merchant riches;
Maintains the diggers in their ditches;
Pays man of war and magistrate;
Supports the swarms in place,
That live on sovereign grace;
In short, is caterer for the state.

Menenius told the story well:
When Rome, of old, in pieces fell,
The commons parting from the senate.
"The ills," said they, "that we complain at
Are, that the honours, treasures, power, and dignity, Belong to them alone; while we
Get nothing our labour for
But tributes, taxes, and fatigues of war."
Without the walls the people had their stand
Prepared to march in search of other land,
When by this noted fable
Menenius was able
To draw them, hungry, home
To duty and to Rome.

Van't Kruijs /Dble Fianchetto vs Dutch (A00) 1-0 Great N play!
J Wisker vs Bird, 1873
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 55 moves, 1-0
Kadas Opening 1.h4 (A00) 1/2-1/2
R Fabry vs L Dobrovolsky, 1978
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
1 e4 c6 2 h4!! The Stock Opening
U Stock vs A Nickel, 1989
(B10) Caro-Kann, 47 moves, 1-0
A joke game with brilliant annotations from Nimzowitsch.
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
The Improved Nimzowitsch Gambit
Nimzowitsch vs J Szekely, 1927
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
The Improved Nimzowitsch Gambit 2: The Return
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening (A04) Lady in distress wearing a black dress
Chekhov vs Razuvaev, 1982
(A04) Reti Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening (A04) Pin the Defender then snatch the Defendant
E Ghaem Maghami vs Chekhov, 2000
(A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
KID (A04) 1/2-1/2 Saving a lost position w/a spearhead
S Novikov vs Ehlvest, 2004
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pinned to the mating square...just take the rook and play on!
David vs J Balogh, 1948
(A06) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Like a Reti Gambit Accepted; Superfine.
I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1933
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
18...Rxf2! (Take care to watch that f2 pawn-16.Rfb1?)
Ragozin vs P Romanovsky, 1927
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Dutch Bb7 vs Bb2 (A04) 0-1 e5 dilema, Q sac for Kside attack
Albin vs Bird, 1895
(A04) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 0-1
Reti Gambit (A09) 0-1 N+; it's one or the other
B Andonov vs Lputian, 1987
(A09) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
Double attack & Queen sac by Adamski (18 Qxc3!!!)
J Lewi vs J Adamski, 1969
(A04) Reti Opening, 29 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
Reti vs NY System (A06) 1-0 She took the b-pawn and won
Kasparov vs Taimanov, 1978
(A06) Reti Opening, 14 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
Reti Gambit/Reverse Benoni (A09) 1-0 White tears up queenside
Larsen vs Chandler, 1987
(A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Reti Double Fio (A04) 1-0 Winning Rook deflection, rob the pin
Malisauskas vs U Lauk, 1993
(A04) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Thematic Unpin Miniature
Deutsch vs Koni, 1925
(A09) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E07) 1-0 2 hanging units
Botvinnik vs Lasker, 1936
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 102, Black is OK! by Andras Adorjan
P Petran vs Adorjan, 1985
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 0-1
QID (E15) 1-0 Spectacular sacrificial Kside smash
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
Alekhine wins with knight acrobatics after the adjournment
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937
(A09) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening (A09) 1-0 White castles long?!
E Campbell vs J McBride, 2009
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Annotated by GM Alex Baburin in Chess Today 3568
A Stefanova vs M Sebag, 2010
(A09) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def Bg5 (A06) 1-0 Typical play
Salov vs Geller, 1987
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
Fischer's White Hedgehog at an exhibition
Fischer vs Andersson, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance (A09) 1-0 Pretty Q sac, diagonal X-ray #
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923
(A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Michel Gambit (A09) 1-0 Qside Spearhead
Euwe vs G Kroone, 1923
(A09) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 0-1 f6 works if light B removed
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1984
(A09) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
Game #20 in Davies' Dynamic Reti; (A09) 1-0
D Gurevich vs Bisguier, 1983
(A09) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance (A09) 1-0 Defend weak pawns, then Q roams
Tartakower vs Janowski, 1924
(A09) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Game 60: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs K Havasi, 1926
(A09) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A09) 1-0 2Hogs on 7
Reti vs G Fontein, 1923
(A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 42: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Easy Dus it! Selected Games of Dus-Chotimirsky; Qxh7
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs A Bannik, 1949
(A13) English, 29 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Zukertort's Immortal
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening (A09) 1-0 Rippin' it apart a piece at a time
A Anastasian vs Sakaev, 2006
(A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Reti wins with the Reti/English Reti Lines
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 20, My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1910
(A03) Bird's Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Zukertort: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) 1-0 Must Know Crusher
H Haberditz vs Hysek, 1938
(A04) Reti Opening, 8 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
Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 0-1 Next Black Death
A Skipworth vs Blackburne, 1883
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening/Nimzo-Larsen (A04) VERY efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 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 vs Dutch Defense (A04) 0-1 3 pieces on h-file
P J Sowray vs R Pert, 2005
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Def (A04) 0-1Remove the Guard
Koneru vs C Waters, 1999
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Zukertort vs Dbl Fio (A04) 1/2-Mad Rook device forces stalemate
C Foisor vs F Wantiez, 2007
(A04) Reti Opening, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
Accelerated Dragon (Foxy video #104) by Andrew Martin
Furman vs Spassky, 1957
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Dbl Fio/KIA vs NY System (A04) 1-0 Nice Kside finish
G Milos vs Benjamin, 1987
(A04) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Dble Fio: Horse lovers will find a lot to appreciate throughout
Barcza vs B Soos, 1962
(A05) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Nxf7+ Removes King as defender
G Welling vs A Faber, 1978
(A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Q is going, Going, GONE!
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920
(A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Double Fianchetto; Philidor's Legacy - Mate in one
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0
Barcza System vs NY System (A04) 1-0 Overworked queen sting
Fischer vs P Lapiken, 1956
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Beat the Barcza System - no e4 (A06) 0-1 Marshall toys w/AN
Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1907
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0Exchange sac, weak pawns
Ribli vs B Thorfinnsson, 2005
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
White looks like he will be mated but he has a surprise!
Forintos vs V Tomovic, 1957
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Garry sinks Deep Blue: Exchange sac creates connected passers
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1997
(A06) Reti Opening, 45 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
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 1-0 Cramped W breaks free
F Crowl vs C Purdy, 1939
(A06) Reti Opening, 57 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (A01) 0-1 Boden's Mate
G Morrison vs G Chandler, 1978
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 16 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var(A01) 1-0 Dbl Rook lift
Owen vs V Green, 1870
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Dutch Var aka Bird-Larsen Attack(A01) 1-0
V Plat vs J Kociscak, 2012
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack by Raymond Keene, Batsford 1977
Petrosian vs Fischer, 1971
(A04) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation (A White Hedgehog)
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit 2 (A01) 1-0 Discovery!
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen-Bird Attack (A04) 1-0 Qside vs Kside Attacks
W S Davis vs Fedorowicz, 1980
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation (A01) 0-1 Ps stripped
O Boyum Fossum vs Carlsen, 2003
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
Black wins...Spassky bends Bent Larsen playing Larsen's Opening
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 0-1 The K aggressor wins EG
P Rethy vs Euwe, 1940
(A06) Reti Opening, 62 moves, 0-1
Reti vs Anglo-Slav, NY Def. System (A12) 1-0 Bazooka Bishops
Euwe vs V Marin y Llovet, 1927
(A12) English with b3, 35 moves, 1-0
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
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
Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack (B10) 1-0 Pseudo-Arabian Mate
Euwe vs Reti, 1920
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Two en prise
D Lima vs E Palacios, 2009
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Capablanca QID (A47) 0-1 Brilliant combo
D Daniuszewski vs Najdorf, 1929
(A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Dutch Stonewall. Modern vs Dbl Fio (A90) 0-1 Passers
Anand vs Carlsen, 2015
(A90) Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1
Reti Opening (A09) 0-1 The Black kNight dies a hero!
T Hillarp Persson vs I Sokolov, 2009
(A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Get the Queen in close!
R Chytilek vs R Wiesinger, 2001
(A09) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Remove the Guard
T Hillarp Persson vs A S Rasmussen, 2010
(A09) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
17.? (February 7, 2016) -- January 31 puzzle repeated 8/4/2013
M Galyas vs M Rodshtein, 2015
(A09) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Blitzed on open file
Wojtaszek vs Rublevsky, 2010
(A09) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Teenagers Battle; Exchanging off the Modern Stonewall dark Bd6
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0
KID Fianchetto Variation (A49) 1-0 The first to penetrate
G Mateuta vs B Socko, 2003
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 47 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 0-1Pawn capture outward, doubled
Adorjan vs Timman, 1998
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Knights Variation (A46) 1/2-1/2 Isolani either way
Ivanchuk vs Timman, 1995
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 1/2-Fast paced draw w/dble edge
E Prie vs Degraeve, 1997
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bishop sacrifice opens the gates in the knick of time
M Tauber vs P Bachmayr, 1991
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
a wonderful opposite-bishop color zugzwang
Fischer vs A Sandrin, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 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
KIA: Yugoslav (A07) 1-0 Dbl Fio vs Reversed Torre
Ponomariov vs G Gajewski, 2010
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Dbl Fio / KIA: Keres Var (A07) 1-0 Imbalanced, computer-like
Fritz vs Crafty, 2004
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 74 moves, 1-0
Dbl Fio Reti 5.c4 Yugoslav (A07) 0-1R endings take time to mast
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2013
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
Game 75 in My Best Games by Viktor Korchnoi
Hug vs Korchnoi, 1978
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 1-0 Pin, Discovered+
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 92 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Anand, 2013
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zukertort Fio vs Chigorin Def (A06) 0-1 The pinned N is a goner
S Martinovic vs Nyback, 2010
(A06) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 Pins, Underpromot
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1962
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 Crazy gambit works?!?
Bucker vs NN, 1982
(A06) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
English/Reti vs Bg7, f6, e5 (A04)1-0 12...QxN still loses piece
K Spraggett vs L Day, 1984
(A04) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Double fianchetto vs Dutch becomes pawn promotion race
Reti vs Tartakower, 1923
(A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 1-0
Game 49: Chess Informant Best Games 1-100
Korchnoi vs Reshevsky, 1968
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 N+ & fork LPDO B
D Wright vs B Viglundsson, 1968
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Zukertort, Sic Invite/Torre Attk (A04) 1-0 Spearhead, interfere
J Augustin vs A Lanc, 1975
(A04) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Hyper Sicilian (A04) 1-0 The Bishops play on both wings
Dzindzichashvili vs E Torre, 1978
(A04) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Rob the Pin
M Petrovic vs A Pihajlic, 1989
(A04) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Classical vs Black Mustang Defense (A04) 0-1 Tough to assess
M Duppel vs R Schlindwein, 1999
(A04) Reti Opening, 65 moves, 0-1
Reti/Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 1-0 Discovery mini
A Greenfeld vs J Redmond, 2008
(A04) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
KID. Double Fianchetto Attack (E64) 0-1
Euwe vs Boleslavsky, 1953
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 53 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Var (A01) 1-0 Video link
Larsen vs Kavalek, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0Black Q a gonner, but it's worse than that!
W Beckemeyer vs A Delanoy, 1991
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 Bs on long diagonal
C Johansson vs NN, 1977
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 10 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0
Matamoros Franco vs B Thorfinnsson, 2006
(A15) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) 1-0 Q fork
D Wright vs J W Naylor, 1967
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 White is up the exchange and pawn
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1925
(A09) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 She's at the front door
Keres vs Euwe, 1940
(A09) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Reti Gambit Na3 Double Fianchetto (A07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Keene vs R Eggmann, 1965
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 1-0
Duda vs V Laznicka, 2019
(A09) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
"My best game from New York 1924" --Lasker
Reti vs Lasker, 1924
(A12) English with b3, 45 moves, 0-1
Reti Opening: General (A09) · 1-0
L Pantsulaia vs E van den Doel, 2021
(A09) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
Najdorf vs V Fenoglio, 1942
(A09) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
125 games

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