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Hispanic/Latino & some Filipino Gems of FTB
Compiled by fredthebear
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Bravo! The Portuguese are invited too, and perhaps some Indonesians of Spanish decent, especially the Filipinos. The brave explorers of the 1500s sailed around the world and left their lasting mark on all of mankind! Germans who made their way to Brazil might be excluded.

The beautiful games of world champion Jose R. Capablanca, a Cuban, are in a different collection, but a few have been dropped in here.

This collection is by no means complete. More games will be added as our paths cross.

La posesión más valiosa que puedes tener es un corazón abierto. El arma más poderosa que puedes ser, es ser un instrumento de paz – The most valuable possession you can have is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is to be an instrument of peace.

* From Portugal to Brazil: Arthur Napoleao dos Santos

* See The Latin American Super Grand Masters compiled by Eduardo Bermudez Game Collection: The Latin American Super Grand Masters

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* Greats: Game Collection: These were the greatest...

* Greats: Game Collection: Chess Mastery

* Variety: Game Collection: TacticalArchives

* Alpha Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

La paz no significa una ausencia de conflictos, siempre habrá diferencias. La paz significa la resolución de estas diferencias por medios pacíficos, a través del diálogo, la educación, el conocimiento, y también por medios humanitarios – Peace does not mean an absence of conflict, there will always be differences. Peace means the resolution of these differences by peaceful means, through dialogue, education, knowledge, and also through humanitarian means.

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/

Los que están en guerra con los demás no están en paz consigo mismos – Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Q: Why does Sunday always beat Monday in arm wrestling? A: Because Monday is a weakday.

"No woman can make a wise man out of a fool, but every woman can change a wise man into a fool." ~ Argentine proverb

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

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

Que haya paz en la tierra y que empiece conmigo. No hay nada más que hacer sino ser – May there be peace on earth and may it begin with me. There is nothing else to do but be.

Q: How do cheeses greet each other on Monday mornings? A: Have a Gouda week!

Cuando haces lo correcto, obtienes la sensación de paz y serenidad. Hazlo una y otra vez – When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity. Do it over and over again.

The Council Held By The Rats

Old Rodilard, a certain cat,
Such havoc of the rats had made,
It was difficult to find a rat
With nature's debt unpaid.
The few that did remain,
To leave their holes afraid,
From usual food abstain,
Not eating half their fill.
And wonder no one will
That one who made of rats his revel,
With rats passed not for cat, but devil.
Now, on a day, this dread rat-eater,
Who had a wife, went out to meet her;
And while he held his caterwauling,
The unkilled rats, their chapter calling,
Discussed the point, in grave debate,
How they might shun impending fate.
Their dean, a prudent rat,
Thought best, and better soon than late,
To bell the fatal cat;
That, when he took his hunting round,
The rats, well cautioned by the sound,
Might hide in safety under ground;
Indeed he knew no other means.
And all the rest
At once confessed
Their minds were with the dean's.
No better plan, they all believed,
Could possibly have been conceived,
No doubt the thing would work right well,
If any one would hang the bell.
But, one by one, said every rat,
"I'm not so big a fool as that."
The plan, knocked up in this respect,
The council closed without effect.

And many a council I have seen,
Or reverend chapter with its dean,
That, thus resolving wisely,
Fell through like this precisely.

To argue or refute
Wise counsellors abound;
The man to execute
Is harder to be found.

La paz exige cuatro condiciones esenciales: verdad, justicia, amor y libertad – Peace requires four essential conditions: truth, justice, love and freedom.

<Around the World
Riddle: What travels around the world but stays in one spot?

FACTRETRIEVER: Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk.

Riddle Answer: A stamp.>

Cuando el poder del amor sobrepase el amor al poder, el mundo conocerá la paz – When the power of love surpasses the love of power, the world will know peace.

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.

La gratitud tiene sentido de nuestro pasado, trae la paz para hoy, y crea una visión para el mañana – Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.

<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.>

Aprender a distanciarse de toda la negatividad es una de las mejores lecciones para lograr la paz interior – Learning to distance yourself from all negativity is one of the best lessons for achieving inner peace.

"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

El soldado, sobre todo, reza por la paz, porque es el soldado el que debe sufrir y soportar las heridas más profundas y las cicatrices de la guerra – The soldier, above all, prays for peace, because it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

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?

Dame amor, dame paz, dame luz, dame vida – Give me love, give me peace, give me light, give me life.

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.

La oscuridad no puede expulsar la oscuridad: sólo la luz puede hacer eso. El odio no puede expulsar el odio: sólo el amor puede hacer eso – Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

The Fox and the Stork

Old Mister Fox was at expense, one day,
To dine old Mistress Stork.
The fare was light, was nothing, sooth to say,
Requiring knife and fork.
That sly old gentleman, the dinner-giver,
Was, you must understand, a frugal liver.
This once, at least, the total matter
Was thinnish soup served on a platter,
For madam's slender beak a fruitless puzzle,
Till all had passed the fox's lapping muzzle.
But, little relishing his laughter,
Old gossip Stork, some few days after,
Returned his Foxship's invitation.
Without a moment's hesitation,
He said he'd go, for he must own he
Never stood with friends for ceremony.
And so, precisely at the hour,
He hied him to the lady's bower;
Where, praising her politeness,
He finds her dinner right nice.
Its punctuality and plenty,
Its viands, cut in mouthfuls dainty,
Its fragrant smell, were powerful to excite,
Had there been need, his foxish appetite.
But now the dame, to torture him,
Such wit was in her,
Served up her dinner
In vases made so tall and slim,
They let their owner's beak pass in and out,
But not, by any means, the fox's snout!
All arts without avail,
With drooping head and tail,
As ought a fox a fowl had cheated,
The hungry guest at last retreated.

You knaves, for you is this recital,
You'll often meet Dame Stork's requital.

Un ojo por ojo y todo el mundo quedará ciego – An eye for an eye and the whole world will be blind.

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

La paz es su propia recompensa – Peace is its own reward.

Weiord Funn:
Rb5d On the next turn off the light when ur done pleaz Nazi Paikidze perjury grand xp theft free ideocracy texted Ziza Darkondzhiya found zborris68 beside Z Franco at the pier.

La paz es hija de la convivencia, la educación y el diálogo – Peace is the daughter of coexistence, education and dialogue.

Q: Why do Archaeologists get all the girls?
A: Because they have the best dating techniques. (Carbon dating)

La humanidad debe ponerle fin a la guerra o la guerra le pondrá fin a la humanidad – Humanity must end war or war will end humanity.

* "Messi of Chess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w...

This collection split has retained a few "K. vs K." games from way back when.

Q: What's a paddlefish's favorite song?
A: "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile
Don't forget to scream!
Aaaah!

Q: Why did the crab refuse to share?
A: Because he's shellfish.

No Man Is An Island
By John Donne
1624

John Donne (1572-1631) was an English poet whose time spent as a cleric in the Church of England often influenced the subjects of his poetry. In 1623, Donne suffered a nearly fatal illness, which inspired him to write a book of meditations on pain, health, and sickness called Devotions upon Emergent Occasions. "No Man is an Island" is a famous section of "Meditation XVII" from this book.

Modern Version
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

Early Modern English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine; if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

Q: Why did the hamster quit his exercise routine? A: He felt like he was just going in circles and not getting anywhere.

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." ― Robert Louis Stevenson

"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." ― Margaret Walker

"Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people." ― Joe Frazier

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ― Xunzi

"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." ― Will Rogers

"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." ― Albert Einstein

"The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man." ― Gautama Buddha

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." ― Henry Ford

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." ― Bill Cosby

"Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success." ― Arianna Huffington

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." ― Johnny Cash

"All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child." ― Marie Curie

"Perception precedes reality." ― Andy Warhol

"Always stand on principle even if you stand alone." ― John Adams

"Everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel." ― King George III

"To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." ― George Mason

"You know why there's a Second Amendment (to the Constitution)? In case the government fails to follow the first one." ― Rush Limbaugh

"Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible." ― Aristotle

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." ― Edmund Burke

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." ― Maya Angelou

"Issue the orders, sir, and I will storm hell!" ― "Mad" Anthony Wayne

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president." ― Theodore Roosevelt

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa." ― M. Scott Peck

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly." ― Claude Monet

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." ― Pablo Picasso

"The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ― Douglas MacArthur

"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." ― Isaac Newton

"We receive three educations: one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us." ― Baron de Montesquieu

"It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." ― Rose Kennedy

"Without a correct strategy the victory is impossible. But even the most correct strategy cannot give the victory under unfavorable objective conditions." ― Leon Trotsky

"If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use." ― Dalai Lama

"Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannise but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." ― Alexis de Tocqueville

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." ― Michelangelo

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" ―Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." ― Aristotle

"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." ― John Stuart Mill

* Sacrifice on f2: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IaIO...

* Learn 3 parts and principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNc...

* Light up the long diagonal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9oCR...

* Shred ...h6? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HpPP...

* Target f7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSH...

* 10 tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_C...

* 12 days?! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mb-6...

* 17 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qz...

* 20 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1...

* 24 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMt...

* All 50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glA...

* Ab him an yu: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKxw...

* Accumulate stall advantages: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dGzo...

* Anastasia's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cul7...

* Attacking patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_...

* Bartolo: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X7A6...

* Beginners Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCS...

* Bird brilliance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YgeJ...

* Bear witness: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xc7k...

* Bones: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dJyc...

* Capa punishes copycat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tb3k...

* CC: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vo7x...

* Code 1325: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8KxR...

* Control the promotion square: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f4AY...

* China would've destroyed Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DSjF...

* Double discovered check and mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4qZ1...

* Do not move your key defender! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bRTM...

* Down but not out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zt3A...

* Down the stairs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5jSt...

* Day after day: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o_I0...

* Decoys: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0gCh...

* AJ Dybantsa: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/arRv...

* Easy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/djBf...

* English Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb9...

* Elijah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LIBL...

* Every tactic explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdS...

* Eerie Canal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8V93...

* Erie History: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1ru1...

* 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7H...

* Express lane: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h1yo...

* Exodus 2:12

* e5 Defenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsT...

* Four Knights Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1v...

* Ffun: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qNMI...

* Fraudulent AG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QieO...

* Free fall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CjiP...

* Furious: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MV1G...

* Before - Improve - After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrO...

* Before GPS: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/74In...

* Girl talk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ikoC...

* Greatest miracle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CQe8...

* Greco's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GmhK...

* Greco Gambit traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZ...

* Gukesh the young giant: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bcbn...

* Hands ready: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HXMm...

* Happy Easter! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EMId...

* Hard to believe: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VptY...

* Hawley protects girls when women won't: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Th4S...

* Hammer the 6th rank: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gK_y...

* Hammer the 6th rank: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G8lr...

* ...h6 is bad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a-L3...

* ...h6 is bad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZfUY...

* Hit the road: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xPhm...

* Heal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/luGJ...

* How long? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/14f5...

* Humans: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jyjq...

* I'm still standing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KDtG...

* Incredible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nEA6...

* I thought it was "Chess Step-by-Step" by Frank J. Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4ii...

* I can't tell you why: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8C_l...

* If you need help, ask: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rC_Y...

* If you're asked to give help, give freely: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rk3M...

* It's not over 'til it's over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8z...

* Jacked: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3OVH...

* Jack's tryout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ss...

* John 1:1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_...

* Josh: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fzSv...

* July 20, 1969: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dPDc...

* B&N Staircase#: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OHro...

* Kai: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/evIu...

* Kitty love: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-iJ-...

* King of the Savannah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e87I...

* King's Gambit sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JL1v...

* King's Indian Attacker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giy...

* Knight moves: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lIIn...

* Knight fever: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lt_1...

* Knights are forever: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Oc7y...

* Know these differences: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oZC1...

* Landslide: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gaxk...

* Less susceptible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CPLZ...

* Let's groove: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4qgO...

* Lolli's check sacrifice and mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dKaM...

* Long train runnin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htG5...

* Love is doing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1S_M...

* Make the play or die trying: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UT6j...

* Magnus missed it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YkwD...

* Marshmallow of the sea: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oyM-...

* Matthew 5: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/el3m...

* Merle's mama tried: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bKbk...

* Middlegame ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEe...

* Missed opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PO...

* Moonwalk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uJu7...

* Naroditsky Thinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rml...

* Never play a man at his own game: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/acEM...

* Neo Nutzi schooled by little girl: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oulq...

* New dawn: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xJel...

* No control, too much risk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4oj5...

* No oven biscuits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQ...

* Omar is finished: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8f...

* One cat changed everything: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q8RW...

* Only you: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/An6A...

* Otter sorrow: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RCEp...

* Do not underestimate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bexu...

* Overworked queen can't go two directions: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gHwz...

* Payback is coming: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8zJw...

* Pawn race: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YBNN...

* Paradot: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xPof...

* Pia C: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3PEZ...

* Pick up the pieces: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q2Cn...

* Prevent (restrict) your opponent's best reply: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6_fF...

* Positional must know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBP...

* Pawn race: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/--2-...

* Play for the draw with only one minor piece remaining: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XJZs...

* Proverbs 9:10 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fBr0...

* Psalm 61:2 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qqvu...

* Put a salt block/mineral lick far from the road: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w3l0...

* Queen vs Pawn Ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoJ...

* Endgame series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZ...

* Raking bishops: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mB1h...

* Rarest underpromotion: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2JA5...

* Rainer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ewSl...

* Lasker's Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPb...

* Fischer's Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h4...

* Reach 1800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3L...

* Reach 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctJ...

* Refutation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDkp...

* Rejection: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0xAI...

* Right back where we started from: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WMUq...

* Robertson: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zwpa...

* Rooks stare down: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BNt3...

* Rook endgame tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkM...

* Semi-Slav Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIH...

* Shameful racist scare tactics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_hV_...

* Shining star: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZfyM...

* So this is what female chess players talk about: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M7kx...

* Stand up to bullies: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/79-w...

* States: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gkFL...

* Stay: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/32Up...

* Study Paul Morphy to avoid stupid moves: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9ptj...

* Still the one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/78H-...

* Stockfish Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21D...

* Surprising: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mWl-...

* Swim, grow a beard, negotiate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Mxc...

* Tactics Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3...

* Tactics Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6b...

* That's the way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/se5Z...

* There she goes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SnOp...

* Timeless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WRfC...

* The last time: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QYyg...

* Too much time: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gq4n...

* The living years: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hIN_...

* Any tree that does not bear fruit will be thrown into the fire: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lP6c...

* The End: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxD0...

* End Times Prophecy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdh...

* Trust, friendship: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/usXM...

* Two is better than one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1s...

* Turmeric ritual: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yTeR...

* Ugly is on the inside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5dHS...

* Upset: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEfH...

* Underpromotion fork: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SJRe...

* Ussiah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YLZg...

* Used up: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KeQP...

* Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PGjE...

* Viktor: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kq7H...

* Wait, what? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/moCZ...

* Wayward son: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x_0-...

* White chocolate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dth9...

* Frank Wright: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O3aN...

* Wrong colored bishop draws: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5Sj...

* You play to win: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WdhQ...

* Yes, we can: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FCnb...

* You're no good: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bUOi...

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* Chess is pattern recognition which comes rapidly from constant repetition. First study K&P endgames for passing and promoting pawns, and avoid stalemates. Then study checkmates ad nauseum (checkmates are for winners!), attack-attack-attack themes - seize the initiative, 1001 Short Games of Chess, opening traps. Rapidly rehearse at least 16 opening traps each and every day (The Winning Way by Bruce Pandolfini), and at least 16 puzzles from Chess Puzzles for Kids (Gambit publications) by Murray Chandler each and every day. Use the same good books over and over; that provides repetition of common game situations, which provides rapid recognition.

Portable Power Molecular Heater

Van't Kruijs Opening (A00)0-1 First castling on record; P storm
NN vs Lucena, 1497 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Saragossa Opening 1.c3 (A00) 1-0 Arabian Mate plus 1 move
Lucena vs Quintana, 1515 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A00) 1-0 P storm, Pseudo-Hook Mate
F Braga vs H Rossetto, 1980 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

"One of the most beautiful checkmates you will ever see"
M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knts 3...e4 4.Ng5 (A22) 1-0 Q+ & fork
J Bermejo Collado vs E Martinez, 1991 
(A22) English, 12 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights, Bradley Beach Var (A28) 0-1BrillianT
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Q Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Crossfire hits f7
J Medina Colindres vs S Weeramantry, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Creative play!
A Fier vs Wojtaszek, 2013 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

5.Qd2 is the Tarzan or Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack
M M Pereyra Puebla vs O Sande, 1983 
(A48) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

5.Qd2 is the Tarzan or Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack
C A Martinez vs V van Riemsdijk, 1993 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Var (A54) 1-0 0-0-0#
U Capo Vidal vs E Gonzalez Chavez, 2001 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 19 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: General (A60) 0-1 Black N eyes White Q
Anders Nilsson Aure vs M Curado, 2015 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Macho Grob Spike/Borg Defense (B00) White has issues
L Horta vs M Dos Santos, 1984 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, Bg4 8.f3 (B01) 1-0 Deflect the Defender
D Trujillo Delgado vs P Heimbaecher, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Standard. Unorthodox Replies (B15) 0-1 Dbl Attk
Vishal Kobla vs G Vazquez, 2022
(B15) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 0-1

Found in Chernev's "Combinations - The Heart of Chess"
Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Promotion mate is next!
A Escobar Forero vs B Miller, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 She was hot
I Morovic Fernandez vs L Christiansen, 1993 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Schlechter Var (C00) 1-0 17.?
J Magem Badals vs J Oms Pallisse, 2010 
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 Sac Attack!
A Jerez Perez vs A Romero Holmes, 2001 
(C15) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def (C41) 0-1 3 minors produce Blackburne's Mate!
Lombardy vs D H Campora, 1994 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 ...Ng5, NxBc8 is next
J C Ibarra Jerez vs S del Rio de Angelis, 2012 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 0-1 Correspond
Cavallo vs Barrera, 1983 
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit / Miami Variation (C50) 1-0
A Chumpitaz vs Y Miranda Llanes, 2020 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional(C54) 1-0Links
H Rossetto vs R Martins Lisboa, 1957 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 0-1 Sac Attk!
M R Grisalena Azcona vs N Garcia Vicente, 1992
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted (C56) 0-1 16...?
Jurez vs Gasloi, 1968 
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. General (C60) 1-0 N+ sac, crossfire!!
J B Gomez Barrera vs C Shih, 2016 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Tartakower Var (C63) 0-1 Zwoops??
J E Armas Gutierrez vs R Vera, 1981 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

Capablanca was 12 years old when he played this "casual game".
Capablanca vs E Corzo, 1901 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0

Capa strategic masterpiece- w some sparkling tactics
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 25.?
L Bruzon Batista vs Anand, 2006 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Zwischenzug saves en prise B
R Vasquez Schroeder vs A Muniz Pardino, 2014 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

QGD: Q's Knight Var (D31) 1-0 It's another N sac for Greco's #
R Aloma Vidal vs N Rios del Moral, 2005 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD. Orthodox Def. Henneberger Var (D63) 1-0 en prise N fork
R Sotela vs A Mayorga, 1945 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 0-1 Q trap
C Roodzant vs B Carrasco Araya, 1939 
(D80) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Capa prepares Philidor's Legacy w/pawn advance, discovred check
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed Bg2, Nge2, 10.Be3 (B23) 0-1 Unbalanced
Spassky vs J Sunye Neto, 1986 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 78 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Black sacs Q for B&R
F Vallejo Pons vs Topalov, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Double sacs for promotion
C Golmayo vs Steinitz, 1867 
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C51) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy next
A Napoleao dos Santos vs J Caldas Vianna, 1880 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

G30'The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas'by Christoph Scheerer
Walbrodt vs Conill / Ostolaza / Lopez / Herrer, 1893 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 44 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Open Variation (C55) 1-0 22.?
J Corzo vs M Golmayo, 1896 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Dbl Rook Sacs, Mate w/a pawn
J Tolosa vs J Carbo i Batlle, 1898 
(C28) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

"The Brazilian Immortal" notes by Roberto Grau
J Caldas Vianna vs A S Paes de Barros, 1900  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1Focal point g7, B&N#
V Fernandez Coria vs Capablanca, 1914 
(C49) Four Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Chess Review, July 1935, p. 165
E Canal vs NN, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

The Most Remarkable Pursuit Of The Back Rank Mate
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Gabriel Velasco, “The Life and Games of Carlos Torre” pp. 69-72
Torre vs N Banks, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD Capablanca (D43) 1-0 Victory w/tripled pawns is rare
Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined Orthodox Def. ML (D63) 1-0 Q sac for passer
Torre vs Reshevsky, 1924 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Kingside Fianchetto (A48) 1-0 Early 150 Attack
Torre vs H E Jennings, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0Hook # w/a pin
Torre vs H R Bigelow, 1924 
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Mexican Def./Black Knights Tango (A50) 0-1 Played on a ship
Marshall vs Torre, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

"The Life and Games of Carlos Torre" by Gabriel Velasco
Torre vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Defense (A46) 1-0 Famous Windmill
Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Steiner Var (B02) 1-0 Morphy's Concealed # coming
A A Barbosa de Oliveira / M Kiss vs Reti / L Vianna, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch, Modern Stonewall (A80) 0-1 P captures open new lines
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1

The "Magnetized King Game"
F Dupre vs Torre, 1927 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Special beauty prize award by Urugway chess periodical Mundial
L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

French vs King's Indian Attack (C00) 0-1 Immortal Passers!!
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Boden's Criss Cross Mate is the Mother Load of Sacrifices
E Canal vs Horvath, 1934 
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

Game 127 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev and Reinfeld
H Rossetto vs Aguilar, 1935 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Annotated in Fred Reinfeld's book "The Way to Better Chess"
R Grau vs Fine, 1935 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack by Trompowsky (A45) 1-0 Heavy artillery!
O Trompowsky vs L Endzelins, 1936 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Bogoljubow (D46) 1-0 Double N sacrifices start on f7
L Piazzini vs R Flores Alvarez, 1936 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Mr. Roças was 3 times Brazilian champion: 1933, 1934, and 1945
Alekhine vs O Rocas, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Meran (D48) 0-1 Mate by a lethal decoy and deflection
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Pierce Gambit (C25) 1-0 Pretty far gone days
F J Perez vs Alekhine, 1943 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

Game 89 in '107 Great Chess Battles' by Alexander Alekhine
Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943  
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Greco's # w/a pin
A Pomar vs L Gallegos, 1944 
(A84) Dutch, 16 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Closed strangulation
J Araiza Munoz vs J Camarena, 1945 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Italian Classical, Greco Gambit (C54) 1-0Boden's Mate Variation
C J Corte vs J Bolbochan, 1946 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0

Julio Bolbochan, truly first Argentinian Grandmaster of chess!!
Euwe vs Bolbochan, 1947 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open. Berlin Var (C82) 1-0 A bomb for Viet8Nam
J Mangini vs E German, 1952 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Kside Fianchetto Bg7 (A48) 0-1 23...?
M Madeira de Ley vs Bolbochan, 1952 
(A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

Giving the Bride away wins the day
F Casas vs L Piazzini, 1952 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 14 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knights Attk (B10) 1-0 pins pay off
J Mangini vs O Cruz Filho, 1952
(B10) Caro-Kann, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French Variation. Normal (B40) 0-1 'Tis a beaut!
B Horberg vs O Trompowsky, 1954 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical. General (A70) 1-0 Change of plans!
C Guimard vs L Prins, 1954
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 45 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Deep fried
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical (A04)1-0 2 Hogs crossfire w/Q
Panno vs Spassky, 1955 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Chess Endings for the Practical Player by Pachman, pages 9-10
Pachman vs C Guimard, 1955 
(A10) English, 83 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 1-0 Greek Gift
F J Perez vs R Toran, 1956 
(B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 0-1 Kside #
E Asfora vs M Madeira de Ley, 1956
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 28 moves, 0-1

F1N!
Larsen vs C Munoz, 1957 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B75) 1-0 Race of the Rooks
M Farre vs A Gudmundsson, 1958 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Get the Q in close and support her
H Rossetto vs J Behrensen, 1958 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Underpromotion
M E de Freitas vs L Maragliano, 1958 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A32) 1-0Cross
C Jauregui vs J de Souza Mendes, 1959 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 29 in How to Beat Bobby Fischer by Edmar Mednis
Fischer vs C Munoz, 1960 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

KID: Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 0-1 On the run!
F J Perez vs J Durao, 1961 
(E70) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Q sac, lawn mower mate w/2R
J Klein vs B Marcussi, 1963 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Lithuanian (A10) 1-0 Powerful Interpose
R Garcia vs E Figueroa, 1963 
(A10) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Plenty of Kside tactics
L Tavares da Silva vs O Gadia, 1964 
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Classical. Quiet System Chigorin (B08) 0-1 Artful Rs
V Palermo vs H Rossetto, 1965 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo (E15) 1-0 Operational Hiatus
Granda Zuniga vs Kamsky, 1996 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch (Larsen) Var (A03) 1-0 R sac, R lift...
E Canal vs E Paoli, 1966 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

G37 in Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Evans. Algebraic ed.
A Pomar vs M Johansson, 1966 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Battery
J Pinto Paiva vs E Asfora, 1966
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

15 y.o. Mecking beats Korchnoi
Mecking vs Korchnoi, 1967 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 45 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Exchange sac for a K flush
R Ortega vs L Zinn, 1968 
(B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Henrique da Costa Mecking (1952-)
Mecking vs A C Rocha, 1969 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer CG. Anderssen Attack (C31) 0-1 BF falls fast / Photo
Fischer vs C Garcia Palermo, 1970 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 1-0 N sac for Dovetail #
R Garcia vs H Rossetto, 1970
(A06) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Spearhead
A Macias vs M E Jozami, 1970 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Simul
Fischer vs E Gomez, 1970 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 41 moves, 0-1

Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1 Simul misfire
Fischer vs J Rubinstein, 1971 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian 2...Qc7 Quinteros Var (B27) 1-0 Rabid White Octopus
Gonzalez vs Quinteros, 1971 
(B27) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 1-0
Mecking vs J H Donner, 1971 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 35.?
G Estevez Morales vs Tal, 1973 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

"Connect Four" (game of the day Nov-11-2012)
A Pomar vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn (B97) 1-0 Minor piece ending
Mecking vs Tal, 1975 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 64 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Impressive Sac Attack
J F Villarreal Felix vs N Ristic, 1975 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 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

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 0-1 38...?
L A Tan vs Mecking, 1976 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1Krabbe says fantastic
J Bellon Lopez vs G Garcia, 1976 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Vukovic's #
E Torre vs Ljubojevic, 1976 
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack Fianchetto (B43) 1-0 Dbl++
J Bellon Lopez vs L Popov, 1977 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B44) 0-1 Black fishin' pole attack declined
F Trois vs L Bronstein, 1977 
(B44) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1

Mecking takes down Miles the only time they play
Mecking vs Miles, 1978 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

15...Rd7!! 101 greatest moves ever played (by Tim Krabbe)
Sosonko vs M Rivas Pastor, 1978 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 57 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 Black counters in center
Hort vs J Bellon Lopez, 1978 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Fine game by W
J A Muhana vs Y Estrin, 1978 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Correspondence 13-year-old
M Illescas vs NN, 1978 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Bb5+ Ke8 gets blasted
H Perez Garcia vs R Grimaldi, 1978 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Var (C82) 0-1 Valiant Knight
Geller vs G Garcia, 1978 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Var (D00) 1-0 Exchange Sac
J Tarjan vs J A Gutierrez Herrera, 1979 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Wickedly strong and creative play! (19. '?')
R Filguth vs A de la Garza, 1980 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Dizzy Sacrifices
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 Rolling knights
Z Franco Ocampos vs C Guimard, 1980 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. Classical Main lines Nh3 (B18) 1-0 N nabs pawns
D H Campora vs Larsen, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, French Var Normal (B40) 1-0Blk tied to defense of g7
D H Campora vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1981 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 Creative passer
Quinteros vs Larsen, 1981 
(A06) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97) 1-0 Create a passer
G Garcia Gonzalez vs Quinteros, 1982 
(E97) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 1-0 Nibblin'
C Garcia Palermo vs Karpov, 1982 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 57 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

Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional (B92) 1-0 # on e8 or W promotes!
D H Campora vs Portisch, 1986 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG 3...c6 (C31)0-1
L B Hoyos Millan vs G Garcia, 1986 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Horse collared
J Rush vs M Illescas, 1986 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 15.?
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B31) 0-1 Exchange sac passer
W Duckworth vs Granda Zuniga, 1987 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: 150 Attack (B07) 0-1 Tormented Minor Piece EG
Tal vs E Torre, 1987 
(B07) Pirc, 65 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

Dragon. Classical Battery Variation (B73) 1-0 f6 gets flattened
M Illescas vs S Rachels, 1987 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Defense McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Central passer
M Illescas vs J L Fernandez Garcia, 1987 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0

London System (A46) 1-0 Deflect from, Decoy to, etc.
F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Scotch, Göring Gambit. Declined 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C44)1-0 RxNc6 sac
A F Arjona vs Gonzalez, 1988
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Outside passer
J Polgar vs D Lima, 1989 
(C26) Vienna, 51 moves, 0-1

The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer
E Torre vs Kamsky, 1990 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 67 moves, 1-0

Torre, Classical Def. (A46) 0-1Underpromotion avoids stalemate
J Garcia Padron vs J Bellon Lopez, 1990 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Browne Variation (B98) 1-0 20.?
A Rodriguez vs I Herrera, 1990 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1Battery assault
W Duckworth vs Bolbochan, 1991 
(B30) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Rubinstein Var (C39) 1-0 Q as blockader
D H Campora vs N Giertz, 1991 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Hedgehog (C66) 1-0 Interference
D H Campora vs J Eslon, 1991
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Burn Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 Pin prevents #
H Spangenberg vs Kramnik, 1991 
(C11) French, 46 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Siberian Trap replica
L Arcila vs J U Guerrero, 1991 
(A84) Dutch, 12 moves, 0-1

KID. Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 1-0 Sacs for a K walk
S Estremera Panos vs L Cisneros Belenguer, 1991 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Gem!
S Markeluk vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1991 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Archangelsk Var (C78) 0-1 Stockfish
Adams vs G Milos, 1991 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open. Bernstein Var (C80) 1-0 Kingside assault
G Milos vs G Garcia, 1991 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1-0 Rs in play
M Illescas vs Adams, 1992 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0

10 yr olds, Sicilian Bowlder Attk (B20) 0-1 Always 1 step ahead
I Andrade vs F Vallejo Pons, 1992 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Feel the rage!
Suba vs G Milos, 1992 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight (A15) 1-0 Pesky White Ns!
Granda Zuniga vs Seirawan, 1993 
(A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Slugfest
A Zapata vs Azmaiparashvili, 1994 
(B07) Pirc, 54 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 22.?
H Leyva vs V Ramon Pita, 1994 
(D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. Standard Development (E73) 1-0 Q sac for a K hunt
Quinteros vs L Fernandez Novas, 1995 
(E73) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Zukertort / Bind vs Dbl Fio (A04) 1-0 White Knights die well
R Vera vs J Becerra Rivero, 1996 
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Ns at the gate!
Gelfand vs M Illescas, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

"Alfredo Sauce" (game of the day May-23-2005)
A Giaccio vs F Braga, 1996 
(B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

White to play 21.? Blimey, this one's verging on 'insane'!!
F J Sanchez Guirado vs Ponomariov, 1997 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Weak pawn chain
P Ricardi vs D H Campora, 1997
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Skilled build-up
S Slipak vs F Braga, 1998 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def Taimanov (A67) 1-0 He moved the wrong N, or did he?!
R Vera vs Sadvakasov, 1999 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

16 year old Mark Paragua's upset win against Levon Aronian
M Paragua vs Aronian, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 0-1 Spearhead
Lautier vs R Leitao, 2000 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 44 moves, 0-1

Scandi Def: Icelandic-Palme Gambit (B01) 0-1 She has no time to
P Zarnicki vs F Fiorito, 2000 
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 32.?
L Bruzon Batista vs E Perelshteyn, 2000 
(B27) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Splatter!
G Arraga vs C Marsico, 2000 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Slaughter
P Ricardi vs J Faustino, 2001 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Long but well worth it! Death rode upon a white horse...
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001 
(A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0

Black moves the same Knight 13 times in the first 27 moves!
J M Hernando Rodrigo vs D Duarte, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 1-0 Unpin
C Garcia Fernandez vs G Yanez Acin, 2001
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0

Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit 2.h3 3.g4 (A80) 1-0 h-file attack, Qg6#
J Bandres Carballo vs D Bustos Serrano, 2001 
(A80) Dutch, 6 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, 7.f3 (B01) 0-1Wrong Opera House; Smothered #
M Larios Crespo vs D Salvador Lopez, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense vs Italian c3, d3(C41) 1-0 Smothered Q is next
F de la Paz Perdomo vs A Wohl, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights (B40) 1-0 Black IQP; self-pin bites
A Zapata vs D Lima, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

Zukertort, Pirc Invite (A04) 1-0 Connected Passers, Immune Q
R Garcia vs S Schweber, 2001 
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 White Q out-of-play
E Keogh vs M Vassallo, 2001 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 P fork
J Ramos Dominguez vs I Teran Alvarez, 2001
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 1-0 20.?
R Vera vs S Garcia Martinez, 2001 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 26 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Two Knts Var (A02) 1-0 Crumbling 0-0
A Solano Cruz vs E Trejos, 2001
(A02) Bird's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Gruenfeld (A07) 1-0 N+ Discovery
C R Mariano-Wagman vs R Joya, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. Closed System (A25) ? 1-0
L Lucena vs M Arribas, 2001
(A25) English, 40 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Buenos Aires Var (A02) 1-0 Narrow victory w/OCB
Granda Zuniga vs A Beliavsky, 2002 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 54 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Connected passers
G Vescovi vs Karjakin, 2002
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

Spanish Schliemann Def. Dyckhoff Var (C63)0-1 W charge thwarted
R Enjuto vs J Gomez Trigo, 2002 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def. Adler Var(A52)1-0 g-file railroad mate is coming
F Vallejo Pons vs A Romero Holmes, 2002 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def. Tartakower-Indian (A54) 1-0 Q sac removes guard
J C Alvarez Marquez vs Nyback, 2002 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var. English Attk (B48) 1-0 R Romp
Dominguez Perez vs E Mortensen, 2002 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Botvinnik System (E49) 1-0 Kside beats Qside attack
Granda Zuniga vs A Ivanov, 2003 
(E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 29 moves, 1-0

Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Sharp Q sac eye pop
J Arizmendi Martinez vs Yagupov, 2003 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 16 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Classical System Neo-Classsical Line (E99) 0-1!!
R Pogorelov vs C S Matamoros Franco, 2003 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 R rocks the 7th!
J Nogueiras vs J Hobaica, 2003 
(A06) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line (C89) 1-0 22.?
M Barroso Campos vs J M Quesada Vera, 2003 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 22 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) 1-0 Kside Pawn roller
F Pedro vs F Benko, 2003 
(C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Endgame: BBvBN -the minor exchange squeeze
M Illescas vs Nakamura, 2003 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

An amazing row of attacking moves by the young Francisco Vallej
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 0-1 KxR Skewer coming
R Adamson vs J Becerra Rivero, 2004 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

French Rubinstein. Kasparov Attack(C10) 1-0Knighted (or Pinned)
G Vescovi vs Karpov, 2004 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Blastin' Away
L Ortega vs P Trotto, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Three Amigos are hard to beat!
Dominguez Perez vs Radjabov, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Greek gift, R lift
M Paragua vs J Goh, 2004 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attk: Classical Def. Big Center Var (A45) 1-0Exposed
C E Toth vs E Matsuura, 2004
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 24.?
S del Rio de Angelis vs B Olape, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 34...?
S Barrientos Chavarriaga vs J Borges Matos, 2004 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Rob the Pin
J L Sanchez Manzanares vs J Picado, 2004 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 26 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Black dare not castle, gets pinned
L Bruzon Batista vs Jobava, 2005 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Main Lines (C80) 1-0 e-pawn makes way
R Felgaer vs Kaidanov, 2005 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 1-0

French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1/2- Coordinating Rs & Bs
N Mayorga vs L Rojas Keim, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System vs Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 1-0 Anastasia's #
J Nogueiras vs G M Todorovic, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening / Reversed Scandinavian (A00) 0-1 Blunder end
F Eid vs J Cueto, 2004
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack 2...f6 (D00) 1-0 Basic threats
E Cordova vs A Kovalyov, 2005 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Up a piece
A Kogan vs N Templier, 2005 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Retreat Variation Armenian Line (C18) 0-1
S del Rio de Angelis vs T Rendle, 2005 
(C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 0-1

Game 944 in Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 0-1 34...?
N Delgado Ramirez vs Dominguez Perez, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B95) 0-1 b-file blast
M Mrdja vs Mecking, 2006 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var/Hippo (A46) 1-0Q sac
J Bellon Lopez vs E Berg, 2006 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var (C18) 1-0 Q sac, 38.Ng5#
Dominguez Perez vs A Yusupov, 2006 
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Open files assist the Queen
D Cordero vs K Mokgacha, 2006 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO B
G Hernandez Guerrero vs I Tsyganov, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. English Attk (B80) 1-0 Qs & Ps race
M Leon Hoyos vs L Bruzon Batista, 2007 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 47 moves, 1-0

"Spain beats Germany" (game of the day Jun-30-2008)
F Vallejo Pons vs Naiditsch, 2007 
(C57) Two Knights, 29 moves, 1-0

"The War of the Rojases" (game of the day Oct-20-2020)
R Mesias Rojas vs L Rojas Keim, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 65 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 Var (B31) 0-1 29...?
N Mayorga vs E Cordova, 2007 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1-0 in 32
E Sevillano vs J Peters, 2008 
(E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Norwegian Var (C70) 1-0 Blitz 17.?
Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2008 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Classical Var (B63) 1-0 Brazil champs
K Mekhitarian vs A Diamant, 2008 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 163 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 0-1 She's tied to defense
J C Leon vs L Tristan, 2009 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Two en prise
D Lima vs E Palacios, 2009
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Variation (C91) · 1-0
F Vallejo Pons vs Mecking, 2009 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 56 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 35.?
Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0 MG promotion prevails
M Leon Hoyos vs Jobava, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 1 Blind Pig w/Q Spearhead#
E A Perez vs C Jorgensen, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Qs Indian(A17) 1-0 7th Q will decide
D Anton Guijarro vs A Franco, 2011 
(A17) English, 82 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B68) 1-0 P race
I Salgado Lopez vs P Acs, 2011 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 40 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Def./Benoni (A40) 0-1 Careful defense of en prise units
X Avila Jimenez vs D Larino Nieto, 2011 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1-0 Brilliant finish (Arabian #)
F Vallejo Pons vs Onischuk, 2011 
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Classical. Reti Var (D34) 0-1 Nice EG
A Ramirez Alvarez vs Robson, 2012 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
D Flores vs R Molina, 2012 
(A14) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
M Aulia vs K Lyons, 2012 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Dovetail Bishop Mate!
M Leon Hoyos vs I Salgado Lopez, 2012 
(A20) English, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Def (A10) 0-1 28...?
M Narciso Dublan vs E Moreno Tejera, 2012 
(A10) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Corridor #
M Martinez Romero vs D Gonzales, 2014 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Q+ and fork B
J F Cubas vs D Mastrovasilis, 2014 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 61 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attk (C42) 1-0 R sac sooner or later
Dominguez Perez vs So, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 0-1 Q&N penetration
E Bah vs O de la Riva Aguado, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1

Scotch 4...Qh4 Horwitz Attk (C45) 1-0 P thrusts & Batteries
J D Ruiz Castillo vs R Aguiar Freitas, 2014 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA Dbl Fio e5 strong point vs French Def (A07) 0-1 pin robbing
V Jorquera Cabello vs E Barbosa, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0 N outpost
M F Fernandez vs O Hincu, 2014 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: General (A57) 1-0 Triple on the 7th rank!!?
F Aguilar vs R Miller, 2014 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation (A04) 1-0 zwischenzug
S Garcia Fuentes vs S Belouadah, 2014 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 En prise N mating net!
S Maze vs Dominguez Perez, 2015 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf Main Line (B99) 1-0 En prise Ns for dinner
J R Gascon del Nogal vs Sidi Mohamed Tajedine, 2016 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 26.?
Dominguez Perez vs Aronian, 2016 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1Counter attacks
P Korning vs F Semprun Martinez, 2016 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 50 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 Reti's Mate Extended
D Flores vs J Duarte, 2016 
(A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 Black held bk
S Vega Gutierrez vs T Hoang, 2016 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 0-1 Zwischenzug Exch
E Chinchilla Miranda vs W Bravo, 2016 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 1-0 Q trap
E Valderrama Quiceno vs D Derakhshani, 2017
(A28) English, 11 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 27.?
A Fier vs R Aloma Vidal, 2018 
(A09) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 K or Q falls
M Perez Candelario vs A Rizouk, 2018 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0Unstoppable
A Donchenko vs J A Herrera Reyes, 2019 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Chigorin 2.Qe2, Bg2 vs Bg7 (C00) 1-0
O Gadia vs J de Souza Mendes, 1964 
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0
O H Castro Rojas vs Geller, 1976 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

85. "The 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century" by GM Soltis
G Idigoras vs Panno, 1955 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 0-1 Call the plumber
E Rotunno vs W O Cruz, 1938
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knights. Hungarian Var (D93) 0-1 38...?
M Lodhi vs G Milos, 1988 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 40 moves, 0-1

ARG-World (1994), Buenos Aires ARG, Apr-??
A Sorin vs Lombardy, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Suhle Def (C59) 1/2-
Fischer vs O Buraschi, 1971 
(C59) Two Knights, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alekhine Var (C68) 0-1 18...?
R Scrivener vs Torre, 1924 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Var (B97) 1-0
L Bronstein vs Quinteros, 1975 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Pawn fork
R Flores Alvarez vs Letelier, 1944 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Torre Attk vs KID Exch (A48) 0-1 Deflection sac for mate
E Torre vs Van der Wiel, 1987 
(A48) King's Indian, 55 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 0-1 OCB middlegame
J M Ribeiro vs A Pomar, 1945 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 573 Chess Informant Best Games 501-600
M Illescas vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack. Gossip Var (D03) 1-0 Spearhead #
H Rossetto vs Benko, 1960 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 32 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Var (A01) 1-0 26.?
J Bellon Lopez vs N Padevsky, 1972 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

French Advance 6.a3 Bd7 Main Line (C02) 0-1 Beauty combination
J Klinger vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 1986 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 0-1

B's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 0-1 Dbl Attk
Marshall vs Torre, 1924 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

White Sacrificed Two Exchanges With The Same Rook
O Rodriguez Vargas vs Quinteros, 1972 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Var (B12) 1-0 3-piece mate
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Hort, 1963 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

KID: 4Ps Attack. Normal Attk (E77) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ flurry!
G Albarran vs L Perdomo, 1999 
(E77) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

KID. Kramer Var (E70) 1-0 The Knight Pair and Queen
A Pomar vs Uhlmann, 1958 
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 uncommon double fork
S Delgado Ramirez vs W Stevens, 1956 
(C21) Center Game, 26 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

The power of the pin exploited to the fullest.
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 
(A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1

Really shouldn't have taken that Queen.
R Vera vs G Garcia, 1992 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

suicidal euphemism
D E Alvarado vs J Carvajal Gorgona, 2001 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scotch Game: General (C44) 1-0 N invades, BxNh6
M Fernandez Alachan vs R Msiska, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 0-1 Lollied
Alekhine vs J M Fuentes, 1935 
(C13) French, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 0-1 34...? Stockfish
J Szmetan vs Quinteros, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 0-1

Piazzini's sitting center...! A strange way to victory...
C Guimard vs L Piazzini, 1938 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 35.?
R Antonio vs E Reggie Olay, 2001 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 1-0

"Horse and Zuggy" (game of the day Sep-05-2008)
Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926 
(A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: General (B01) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
J C Ibarra Jerez vs O De Prado Rodriguez, 2013 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early dev (B62) 1-0
M Illescas vs Korchnoi, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Variation (C87) 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs E Jimenez Zerquera, 1970 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B18) 0-1
E Barbosa vs F de Cresce El Debs, 2011 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Bowdler Attack (B20) 0-1 Back ranker w/B blockade
S Potter vs J M Gomez Esteban, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 26...?
J Durao vs J Diez del Corral, 1966 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Decoy R sac
I Morovic Fernandez vs A Rodriguez, 1996 
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Three Ps Attk (B06) 1-0 Meet check w/checkmate!!
F Corrales Jimenez vs Naroditsky, 2019 
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna. Quiet Var (D44) 0-1 red herring with Stockfish
B Kelly vs P San Segundo Carrillo, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Two bishops and some pawns beat a queen.
P Ricardi vs N V Pedersen, 2004 
(A13) English, 52 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 10.Nxe5 was playable
G Requera vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1991
(A20) English, 20 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Rev Blumenfeld Gambit (A09) 1-0 She's a Knockout!
S Mareco vs Nakamura, 2017 
(A09) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

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