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3 The Standard $50 Fredthebear Spent
Compiled by fredthebear

Looks like inflation and the cost of living went up again.

Various chess concepts as a refresher. It is generally pawn oriented with a mix of tactics and combinations, pawn structures, and a few endgames. Isolani positions are generally toward the bottom half of the list, particularly in the Nimzo-Indian Defense (NID) portion and Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrsch Defense.

Note to self: Include Najdorf English games from RR3 and games of Petrosian.

Thank you ktchecker, notyetagm.

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"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." — Lao Tzu

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." — Albert Einstein

"You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." — Winston Churchill

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato

"Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder." — Henry David Thoreau

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." — Ellen Goodman

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." — Ancient Chinese Proverb

Road apples

"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." ― Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"If you see a good move, look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker

"Knight on the rim is dim." ― Siegbert Tarrasch Its chances are slim/grim.

"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player." ― English Proverb

"If the student forces himself to examine all moves that smite, however absurd they may look at first glance, he is on the way to becoming a master of tactics." — C.J.S. Purdy

"Never play to win a pawn while your development is yet unfinished!" — Aron Nimzowitsch

"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy. If you are bored, then stop shadowing FTB."

"I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands." ― Alexander Alekhine

"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chess player's nature." ― Rudolf Spielmann

"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chess player in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion." ― Bobby Fischer

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess." ― Mikhail Tal

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages." — William Shakespeare

"Life is a game. To be a world changer choose to be the player and not the ball." — Mofoluwaso Ilevbare

"Life is the most amazing game. Play hard with a deep love so that you may enjoy it." — Debasish Mridha

"My poetry is a game. My life is a game. But I am not a game." — Federico Garcia Lorca

Life is like a game of chess, changing with each move. ~ Chinese Proverb

"Life is a kind of chess, with struggle, competition, good and bad events." — Benjamin Franklin

"Life is a puzzle, a riddle, a test, a mystery, a game - whatever challenge you wish to compare it to. Just remember, you're not the only participant; no one person holds all the answers, the pieces, or the cards. The trick to success in this life is to accumulate teammates and not opponents." — Richelle E. Goodrich

"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

"Life is a game, play it ... Life is too precious, do not destroy it." — Mother Teresa

"The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head--no intricate game of chess where few moves are made in straight-forwardness and ends are attained by indirection, an oblique, tedious, barren game hardly worth that poor candle burnt out in playing it." — Herman Melville

"It's a lot of things that I consider (what opening to play). Obviously, my opponent's rating—I don't want to play an equal game where I don't have many winning chances. But also, my mood is important, and my opponent's styles themselves." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

"Jobs are a part of life. Maybe you've heard of the concept. It's called work? See, what happens is that you suffer through doing annoying and humiliating things until you get paid not enough money. Like those Japanese game shows, only without all the glory." — Jim Butcher

"The challenge is to resist circumstances. Any idiot can be happy in a happy place, but moral courage is required to be happy in a hellhole." — Joyce Carol Oates

"...you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it." — Flannery O'Connor

"There is an old Yiddish phrase I find apropos - but not by choice: "Man plans, God laughs." I am a prime example. My life was pretty much laid out for me. I was a basketball star my entire childhood, destined to be an NBA player for the Boston Celtics. But in my very first preseason game, Big Burt Wesson slammed into me and ruined my knee. I tried gamely to come back, but there is a big difference between gamely and effectively. My career was over before I hit the parquet floor. I..." — Harlan Coben

"The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not." — David Foster Wallace

"And from the time I was a kid, I've had this internal monologue roaring through my head, which doesn't stop - unless I'm asleep. I'm sure every person has this; it's just that my monologue is particularly loud. And particularly troublesome. I'm constantly asking myself questions. And the problem with that is that your brain is like a computer: If you ask a question, it's programmed to respond, whether there's an answer or not. I'm constantly weighing everything in my mind and trying to predict how my actions will influence events. Or maybe manipulate events are the more appropriate words. It's like playing a game of chess with your own life. And I hate f*king chess!" — Jordan Belfort

"Our mind is all we've got. Not that it won't lead us astray sometimes, but we still have to analyze things out within ourselves." — Bobby Fischer

"Life is a game board. Time is your opponent. If you procrastinate, you will lose the game. You must make a move to be victorious." — Napoleon Hill

"I am willing to take life as a game of chess in which the first rules are not open to discussion. No one asks why the knight is allowed his eccentric hop, why the castle may only go straight and the bishop obliquely. These things are to be accepted, and with these rules the game must be played: it is foolish to complain of them." — W. Somerset Maugham

"Making a big fat deal out of anything is absurd. It makes much more sense to go after life with a sense of, "Why not?" instead of a furrowed brow. One of the best things I ever did was make my motto "I just wanna see what I can get away with." It takes all the pressure off, puts the punk rock attitude in, and reminds me that life is but a game." — Jen Sincero

"If you wanted to be the best then you had to swallow your pride and become a student of the game first." — Jon Osborne

"Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too." — Peter Rogers

"In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and opening must be studied in relation to the end game." — Jose R. Capablanca

"All I've done all my life is just tried to better the game hockey for our players and for those people watching." — Bobby Hull

"I love sports. The spirit and the fight you put to win a game. It is just like life except that life is not a game. There is no "retry" option in real life and you don't get to get a bonus life." — Abdullah Abu Snaineh

"Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is." — Joe Torre

"There is something special about baseball that goes far deeper than being a game. It is the father-son relationship that is built, the life lessons that are taught in the process of playing a game and the ability to overcome not succeeding all of the time and still considering yourself a success." — John A Passaro

"Life is like the baseball season, where even the best team loses at least a third of its games, and even the worst team has its days of brilliance. The goal is not to win every game but to win more than you lose, and if you do that often enough, in the end you may find you have won it all." — Harold S. Kushner

"Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." — Joe Willie Namath

"Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams - either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it's dependent upon those who stand beside you." — Jon M. Huntsman Sr.

"Do not let fear keep you on the sidelines. Your number has been called, get in the game! It is your time to shine." — E'yen A. Gardner

"Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose." — Chi Chi Rodriguez

"It is not a matter of life and death. It is not that important. But it is a reflection of life, and so the game is an enigma wrapped in a mystery impaled on a conundrum." — Peter Alliss

"That is just what life is when it is beautiful and happy - a game! Naturally, one can also do all kinds of other things with it, make a duty of it, or a battleground, or a prison, but that does not make it any prettier." — Hermann Hesse

"Chess is not just a game. It is a way of life." — Avijeet Das

"Every man needs a women, when his life in a trouble. just like a game of chess, queen protect the king." — Anuj Kr. Thakur

"The passed pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." — Aron Nimzowitsch

"For me, chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime." — Eduard Gufeld

"There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat." ― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym

"Athletes train 15 years for 15 seconds of performance. Ask them if they got lucky. Ask an athlete how he feels after a good workout. He will tell you that he feels spent. If he doesn't feel that way, it means he hasn't worked out to his maximum ability. Losers think life is unfair. They think only of their bad breaks. They don't consider that the person who is prepared and playing well still got the same bad breaks but overcame them. That is the difference. His threshold for tolerating pain becomes higher because in the end he is not training so much for the game but for his character. Alexander Graham Bell was desperately trying to invent a hearing aid for his partially deaf wife. He failed at inventing a hearing aid but in the process discovered the principles of the telephone. You wouldn't call someone like that lucky, would you? Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation. Without effort and preparation, lucky coincidences don't happen." — Shiv Khera

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

"Learning to remain nonreactive is the name of the game. Does this mean living without passion? Absolutely not. Live, love, laugh, and learn - just don't be a sucker for drama. Live your life with enthusiasm and purpose, and don't be a pawn in someone else's vision for you. You drive. Better yet, let your Higher Self drive, and you relax." — Pedram Shojai

"The bone's 6 inches out of his leg and all he's yelling is, 'Win the game, win the game.' I've not seen that in my life. Pretty special young man. I don't think we could have gathered ourselves - I know I couldn't have - if Kevin didn't say over and over again, 'Just go win the game,' I don't think we could have gone in the locker room with a loss after seeing that. We had to gather ourselves. We couldn't lose this game for him. We just couldn't." — Coach Rick Pitino

"You have to have the fighting spirit. You have to force moves and take chances." — Bobby Fischer

"Everyone who loves pro basketball assumes it's a little fixed. We all think the annual draft lottery is probably rigged, we all accept that the league aggressively wants big market teams to advance deep into the playoffs, and we all concede that certain marquee players are going to get preferential treatment for no valid reason. The outcomes of games aren't predetermined or scripted but there are definitely dark forces who play with our reality. There are faceless puppet masters who pull strings and manipulate the purity of justice. It's not necessarily a full-on conspiracy, but it's certainly not fair. And that's why the NBA remains the only game that matters: Pro basketball is exactly like life." — Chuck Klosterman

"I'm not forcing you to do anything. You need to make your own damn decisions. And I'm not playing this game where we ignore reality and pretend to have a normal conversation for a few hours. You need to face reality and stop turning life into a movie. I'm not a puppet in your show. This is real life and you're always trying to ignore it for some cheap fantasy version where no problems exist. That's not noble of you, okay? You're not strong. You're a weak person like the rest of us. You've just learned to excel at avoiding issues. But there are issues. Life has so many freaking issues and if you can't force your own self to face life and make decisions without someone telling you what the hell to do, you're just going to end up another chess piece moved around by others." — Marilyn Grey

"When you pursue your goals with passion, you will attract people who love you; but you'll also attract haters. I'm okay with that; I welcome it. I don't want to live life as a spectator. I've learned that if no one is cheering you on and/or booing you; it means you're not in the game." — Steve Maraboli

"Always when I play back my father's voice," Maria says, "it is with a professional rasp, it goes as it lays, don't do it the hard way. My father advised me that life itself was a crap game: it was one of two lessons I learned as a child. The other was that overturning a rock was apt to reveal a rattlesnake. As lessons go those two seem to hold up, but not to apply." — Joan Didion

"Always take time to celebrate achievements whether great or small." ― Charmaine J. Forde

The devil places a pillow for a drunken man to fall upon. ~ Canadian proverb

"You and I were created by God to be so much more than normal ... Following the crowd is not a winning approach to life. In the end it's a loser's game, because we never become who God created us to be by trying to be like everybody else." — Tim Tebow

"He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire." Yeah, that was the life. — Josh Lanyon

"It is my fixed conviction that if a parent can give his children a passionate and wholesome devotion to the outdoors, the fact that he cannot leave each of them a fortune does not really matter so much." — Archibald Rutledge

"I shouldn't have been such a wise guy." ― Joe Biden On his quip that if blacks voted for the 45th in 2020 they "ain't black."

"The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians." — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years

"Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation." — Max Euwe

"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." — Michael Porter

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

"Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers." ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel

centercounter (kibitz): In a U.S. Open first round, CC had another short game. It wasn't a mate, but still book trap. 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Bf4 cd 4. Nxd4?? e5 and I'll leave the rest to your imagination. My 1600 rated opponent didn't force me to prove it once I took his piece.

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

<A penguin achieved knighthood.

In 2008, a penguin living in the Edinburgh Zoo was knighted. The penguin is the mascot of the King of Norway's Guard, making it a special figure for the country's military—and the knighting of this particular one, named Nils Olav III, was an opportunity to celebrate the relations between Norway and Scotland. The knighting went over so well that in 2016, he was promoted to Brigadier.>

Robusto

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* Site constructed by Fredthebear.

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* WWW: Game Collection: The Art of Sacrifice and Weirdness

* Do Waht? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ui...

* oZeRo's Favorites: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 137

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

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!

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

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

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Idaho: Franklin
Established in: 1860

Franklin was founded in the spring of 1860 by a small group of Mormon pioneers and was named for Apostle Franklin D. Richards. As early settlers began building cabins and farming, they believed they were still in Utah. It wasn't until 1872 that an official boundary survey placed a border between the two states.

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Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

This classic photo-history offers up hundreds of photos of all the great players along with many outstanding adversaries who helped fashion the immortals. Excellent captions throughout. Hours of fascinating reading and a book I return to again and again. Many of these photos are quite old and hard to find, but collected here under one cover, in an oversized (10x12") format, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

Publisher‏: ‎ Dover Pubns; First Edition (January 1, 1981) Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0486238563
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0486238562
Item Weight: ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

An Irish Blessing:

May we all feel…
happy and contented,
healthy and strong,
safe and protected
and living with ease…

The Two Mules

Two mules were bearing on their backs,
One, oats; the other, silver of the tax.
The latter glorying in his load,
Marched proudly forward on the road;
And, from the jingle of his bell,
It was plain he liked his burden well.
But in a wild-wood glen
A band of robber men
Rushed forth on the twain.
Well with the silver pleased,
They by the bridle seized
The treasure-mule so vain.
Poor mule! in struggling to repel
His ruthless foes, he fell
Stabbed through; and with a bitter sighing,
He cried, "Is this the lot they promised me?
My humble friend from danger free,
While, weltering in my gore, I'm dying?"
"My friend," his fellow-mule replied,
"It is not well to have one's work too high.
If you had been a miller's drudge, as I,
You would not thus have died."

poem by ‘Judy' on page 53 of the Westminster Chess Club Papers, 1 August 1868:

A Game of Chess

Life's something like a game of Chess,
The board our little sphere;
Alternate bright and darker spots,
Like our existence here.
At first, like ‘pawns', we quickly move,
No checks we meet from Time;
And then the ‘bishops' cross our path
Ere yet we've reached our prime.

Onward, like ‘kings', our duty done
On our appointed square;
Alas! to find our cherish'd hopes
Are ‘castled' in the air!

Like ‘knights', right boldly we advance,
So firm at first our aim;
Then turn aside away from good,
Afraid to combat shame.

Our heart's ‘queen' lost! do not despair,
Nor shrink in heartfelt pain;
By breaking thro' our manhood's foes,
We'll win her back again!

And having tried our best to win,
We're ‘mated' p'r'aps at last!
With hopes fulfill'd and duty done,
May our life's game be past.

The struggle closed; with all we find
A common resting-place,
Where foes can meet without recoil,
And friends without embrace.

So life is like a game of Chess,
The board our little sphere;
Alternate bright and darker spots,
Like our existence here.

Owen's Defense (B00) 1-0 8.Nxe6 creates light square issues
F Tahirov vs S Pukkinen, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Zwischenzug in the Opening - Immediate recapture not required
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Remove Guard
P Belmondo vs G Gilardi, 1989
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense (B00) 0-1 diabolical
E Knesevitch vs D Martin Tarrio, 2004
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7# KNOW THIS
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Gambit (B01) 0-1 4 Black pieces hone in
Siggens vs G H Phillips, 1992
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: General (C23) 0-1 Connected passers
Sheldon vs Philidor, 1790
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Copycat first 8 moves wins in 19.
Zukertort vs W N Potter, 1875
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo/Albin CG(C01) 0-1Greed is punished
NN vs Livingstone, 1941
(C01) French, Exchange, 10 moves, 0-1
French Exchange Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 10.Bxh6 sac Kside attack
Blackburne vs W N Potter, 1876
(C01) French, Exchange, 49 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Strong central square
Steinitz vs M Weiss, 1882
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance (C02)0-1 It's 3 vs 2 or Qc3+ & fork Ra1
Y Estrin vs Y Neishtadt, 1938
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance (C02) 0-1 Arabian Queen Mate of sorts
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1
French Advance 5.Be3 Qb6 6.Qd2 (C02) 0-1 Rabid Rook
G Matteucci vs V Castaldi, 1938
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin / French Adv (C02) 0-1 K walk past Fredthebear
C Richey vs B Wall, 1991
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1/2-1/2 Bxh3 attack; 3 connected P's EG
Zukertort vs W N Potter, 1875
(C01) French, Exchange, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
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 Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02)1-0 Stunning sacs
F A Foulds vs Lang, 1956
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
French Adv Milner-Barry Gambit 8Be2 (C02) 1-0 Open kingsides
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
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
FR Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 Undeveloped Kside into Boden's #
Y Yu vs A Zatonskih, 2013
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance 5.f4 (C02) 0-1 Black has 4 connected Ps
S Pulnikov vs A Iljin, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 50 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. Euwe (C02) 0-1 Sac for passers, OCB ending
NN vs Greco, 1620
(C02) French, Advance, 50 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1Open center, plenty of action
Carlsen vs C Hansen, 2004
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
French Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Famous suffocation
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 The Immortal Pinning Game
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch Open System ML (C09) 1-0 Almost equal
S Kindermann vs W Schmidt, 1984
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1880, p. 346; Gueridon Mate in 2
J de Soyres vs A B Skipworth, 1880
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack(C13) 1-0Greek gift, Deflection
A Fritz vs Mason, 1883
(C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Fingerslip, Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 1-0 Opera #
R Schwarz vs Labau, 1948
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 Q gets snarred pawn grabbing
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Double threat
E Woehl vs P Krusius, 1920
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Fort Knox (C10)1-0 10 moves. #39, Discovery
B H Wood vs L D H, 1948
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Useless vs. Useful Checks
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein (C10)0-1 N fork w/a discovered attk
J Klavins vs Tal, 1949
(C10) French, 18 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Pesky B pair
O de la Riva Aguado vs R Pogorelov, 2001
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Both Black N's pinned
Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949
(C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein, Blackburne Def. (C10) 0-1 Check & Defend h7
P Charbonneau vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2008
(C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Pesky B pair
Nijboer vs R Cifuentes, 1997
(C10) French, 63 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) Smothered Mate
B Koester vs R Gralla, 1971
(C10) French, 24 moves, 0-1
Absolutely fantastic save in a rook ending - being down 2 pawns
Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1911
(C10) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein, Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 VA survives bold VK
Anand vs Korchnoi, 1991
(C10) French, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook device
Van der Wiel vs E Berg, 2007
(C10) French, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein. Blackburne (C10) 1-0 Precise play by JT
Timman vs Korchnoi, 1991
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11)1-0 Q sac, Anastasia's #
Nunn vs J A Sutton, 1984
(C11) French, 29 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 Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1-0 Elegant Simplification
Botvinnik vs Boleslavsky, 1941
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System Adv(C08) 1-0Rob back rank defender
Carlsen vs P Nikolic, 2005
(C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 22 moves, 1-0
The Greek Gift is fatal for Black. 1-0, 15 moves; Wing Gambit
F Cirabisi vs V Cugini, 1992
(C00) French Defense, 15 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
French Defense: Schlechter 3.Bd3?! (C00) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Carlsen vs I A Abusdal, 2003
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def. Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black threatens mate, rescues B
M Elyashiv vs Alekhine, 1909
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Game 5 of Nimzowitch's 'My System'
O H von Haken vs A Gize, 1913
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Black K uncastled
A Petrov vs Szymanski, 1853
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
Albin CG / French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var(C01) 0-1Back Ranked
B Gross vs M Kastor, 2000
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 0-1
Game 33: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine
A Pomar vs Alekhine, 1945
(C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
French, Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0 Back rank weakness
C Nakamura vs A Caoili, 1998
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Def 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 (C00)1-0 Great Brilliancy Prize Game
E Steiner vs Tartakower, 1929
(C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
French Defense vs 2.c4 (C00) 1/2-1/2 Liquidation
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 2009
(C00) French Defense, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
French, Horwitz Attack. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 1-0 Declined
G Krauss vs R Larson, 1949
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Chigorin Var (C00) 0-1 Transposes to Dbl KP
Zvjaginsev vs Morozevich, 2005
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
French Chigorin 2.Qe2 d5 exchange (C00) 0-1 Mutual K attacks
L Nestorovic vs M Ulybin, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French, Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Ignore the fork, hunt the king!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00) 0-1 Bishop Fork
R Soikkeli vs J Ryan, 2005
(C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
French Def. Alapin Gambit (C00) 0-1Discovery creates 3 isolanis
B Searson vs A Parry, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Marshall Counterattack (B40) 1-0 IQP; notes by St
Reti vs Kostic, 1922
(B40) Sicilian, 58 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
Classical Bird (A02) 1-0 Interesting P play, Dbl N sacs, B shot
A Bryntse vs Bertil Wikstrom, 1972
(A02) Bird's Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening/Stonewall Attack (A02) 1-0 Q sac, Discovered+ & N#
R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Def. / Dutch Classical (A80)1-0 R EG; AA & Reti notes
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 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
Variants / KGA Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0 Sacs into Double B Mate!!
Janowski vs NN, 1895
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid 5...NxBc4 (C28) 1/2-1/2
Larsen vs Geller, 1976
(C28) Vienna Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 1-0 c-file bone in throat
Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1876
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45) 1-0 Rob the pin, & back defender
D Howell vs M Roiz, 2015
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1943
(C46) Three Knights, 40 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical 4.0-0. Albin Gambit (C50) 1-0 Non-stop
I K Sukandar vs M Pleim, 2004
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Notes by Capa
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 This should be a draw
V Spasov vs P Dimitrov, 2008
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Paulsen (C51) 1-0 A variety of techniques to mate
Zukertort vs Allies, 1869
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky Teaches Chess p.140-142 GM Samuel Reshevsky, US Champ
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attk (C55) 0-1Irksome Q+
S Tavares vs M Ebeling, 1981
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55)1-0 91-year old handles isolani
Koltanowski vs M Stobbe, 1994
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Game 163 in Boris Spassky's 400 Selected Games
Spassky vs Parma, 1966
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Line clearance
Robatsch vs F J Perez, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 19 moves, 1-0
Pirc Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Fischer's R block!!
Fischer vs Benko, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss(B09) 1-0Sac & seize open lines
H L Tan vs Pirc, 1963
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 Development traps Q
R Averby vs V M Ostroverkhov, 1967
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Nov-04-20 kingscrusher: Great exploitation of a "Backward pawn"
Adams vs S Conquest, 2010
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Exchange (B13) /Scandivian (B01) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ne5+unpin
Keres vs V Tepaks, 1942
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 47 moves, 1-0
Understanding Pawn Play in Chess by GM Marovic, p. 20
Gligoric vs Eliskases, 1960
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Judgment and Planning in Chess, Euwe pp.15-16 Qside P majority
Botvinnik vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 52 moves, 1-0
IQP/Sturua won Best Game Prize at the Olympiad for this game.
Z Sturua vs R Kutirov, 1996
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
A novel approach to a stock IQP position from Velimirovic!
Velimirovic vs H Bohm, 1976
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Panov Attk (B14) 1-0 Remove Guard to Gueridon #
Anand vs Adianto, 1992
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Beefeater Var (A40) 0-1 X-ray Defense
J Kulbacki vs B Wall, 2004
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42) 1-0 Uncastled K loses
Bobotsov vs O M Hindle, 1967
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 23 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 0-1Pile on pin & fork
P Sangla vs Karpov, 1968
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Raking Bishops
G Dizdar vs E Dizdarevic, 1988
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Curry/Torre Attk: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var(A46) 1-0 o-o-o
I Sokolov vs Karpov, 1995
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Budapest Def. Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 The power of the pin
K Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Add or Subtract
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Kotov, 1938
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 Siberian Trap: NxN Removes Guard
Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
The position after 10..0-0 is a standard IQP in the QGA.
Kramnik vs Huebner, 2000
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD. Queen's Knight Variation (D31) 1-0 video link
Rubinstein vs Rotlewi, 1907
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Stunning decoy sacrifice
Szabo vs I Polgar, 1969
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Discovery; the White N is immune
Tal vs Birjanis, 1952
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
Capablanca received first prize for best game for this win
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1927
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Colle System / QGD (D04) 1-0 Deflection Q sac unblocks passer
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Euwe vs W Winter, 1936
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Colle 5.c3 System (A46) 1-0 Queenside pawn majority
Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Nimzovich annotates an endgame plan true to 'His System'
F J Lee vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1
Nimzomania--world's longest stalemate combination. 2R vs. 2R.
E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
G5: Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Slav Exchange. Schallopp(D12) 1-0 3...Bf5 4.c4 transposes QGD
Koltanowski vs A G Conde, 1936
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
Slav, Quiet Variation. Pin Def (D12) 1-0 Karpov still has it.
Karpov vs Ponomariov, 2008
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
WC: Slav Czech. Carlsbad (D17) 1-0Minority Attk, Pins, Penetra
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Standard 3 piece Kside attack
C Magerkurth vs A Subochek, 1950
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def, Schara G (D32) 1-0 4 consecutive pawn captures!
D Fidlow vs A Maier, 1959
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 1-0
QG Declined: Exchange. Positional Var(D35) 1-0 Minority attack
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0
QG Declined Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Minority attack
Karpov vs A V Kharitonov, 1988
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 287: Anatoly Karpov - My Best 300 Games
Karpov vs Lautier, 1995
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran (D47) 1-0 Violent blunder
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
QGD Cambridge Springs (D52) 1-0 Queenside Minority Attack
Denker vs I A Horowitz, 1933
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 0-1 Failed Minority Attack
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1989
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 0-1
Game 43: Chess Duels by Yasser Seirawan. Queenless middlegame.
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1989
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0
[Superiority on the Wings] A. Pawn Majority on the Wing
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Q's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. ML (D37) 1-0 Black IQP
Carlsen vs Short, 2004
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Barmen Var (D37) 1-0Straight into R ending
Nyback vs T Michalczak, 2006
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 1-0
QGD Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Minority Attack w/N pair vs B pair
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2015
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 47 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 White changes attack
Taimanov vs Kotov, 1953
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 48 moves, 1-0
The Dancing Knight, Diligent Rook & Dastardly Minority Attack
Evans vs H Opsahl, 1950
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 81 moves, 1-0
Karpov completely reorganize his pieces to get a single pawn
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
QGD Tartakower Def. Exchange (D59) 1-0 Applause: No move wasted
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0
QID Kasparov-Petrosian ML (E12) 0-1Minority Attack bxc6 counter
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969
(E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Def (E11) 0-1Stunning K assault beats Minority Attk
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
38 .. Bc5xf2! destroys White f2-pawn, leaving connected passers
Shirov vs Gelfand, 2009
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 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
NID Normal. Bronstein(Byrne) (E45) 0-1Black Kside Minority Attk
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal (E53) 1-0 Tactics prevail!!
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 25 moves, 1-0
A model IQP game by Nepomniachtchi
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 Pin on f7
P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 Knights over Bishops
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1994
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 58 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Which Q wins out?
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 A destroyer of ideas
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense (D34) Pawn storm committment to the very end.
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern Var (D53) 0-1 Some good & bad pawn advances
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
31 Rf3xf7! destroys Black f7-pawn, leaving connected passers
Rubinstein vs C Lafora, 1930
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Normal (D55) 0-1Mimic b-pawns block Minority Attack
Benko vs Petrosian, 1963
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 0-1 Bully Queen occupation
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Buenos Aires Var (A02) 1-0Blitz; Minority Attack
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1970
(A02) Bird's Opening, 64 moves, 1-0
Garry sinks Deep Blue: Exchange sac creates connected passers
Kasparov vs Deep Blue, 1997
(A06) Reti Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Shereshevsky's book "Endgame Strategy" Chapter 10 IQP endings
Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1971
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 59 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Steady adv
Nyback vs H Kaenel, 2006
(A13) English, 62 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1-0 Minority Attack
Benko vs Taimanov, 1960
(A13) English, 40 moves, 1-0
English vs Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 0-1 overworked pawn
L Christiansen vs J N Jacobs, 1974
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Stockfish
Botvinnik vs E Zagoryansky, 1943
(A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 38, p. 77 in Kotov's Think Like a Grandmaster
Keres vs Taimanov, 1951
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def Q's Knight Var (D32) 0-1 IQP
H Wirthensohn vs Tal, 1982
(A16) English, 29 moves, 0-1
How to use an isolated d-pawn, by Garry Kasparov.
Kasparov vs N Faulks, 2003
(A20) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Benoni-Indian Defense (A43)1-0 Bold sacrifices to advance pawns
Khalifman vs E Ermenkov, 1994
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Def. Czech Var w/Nc3 (A53) 0-1 Rook show stopper!!!
V Mikenas vs Bronstein, 1965
(A53) Old Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var (A57) 1-0Country belt whippin
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008
(A57) Benko Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto (A58) 1-0 Thorny pawn
T Enkhbat vs T D Andrews, 2008
(A58) Benko Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Taimanov (A67) 1-0 Bold aggression
T Schmidt vs A Walczak, 1990
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0
How to blast open a closed position and checkmate.
de Firmian vs B M Kogan, 1986
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton (C42) 0-1 Over matched
ETABETA vs Rybka, 2006
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton(C42) 1-0The shoe will
V Gashimov vs E Karadeniz, 2002
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Scotch Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 1/2-1/2 St. Louis R ending
Reti vs Breyer, 1914
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional Line (C54)0-1
Marshall vs C S Howell, 1901
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 66 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Classical. Central Var (C64) 1-0 Pawn rampage, Q sac
G Neumann vs J Schulten, 1865
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Def. Hedgehog (C66)0-1 a-pawn is the difference
Schiffers vs Steinitz, 1898
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Spanish Exchange (C68) 1-0 Lasker wins w/Kside P majority!
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1908
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0
Game 26 in "Simple Chess" by Michael Stean, page 141
Karpov vs Westerinen, 1974
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C74) 0-1 Careful Def
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 IQP battle
Tarrasch vs Euwe, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0 Massive complications
Nakamura vs Shirov, 2011
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 93 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 R shot! Q to nab Q!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Center Attack (C84) 1-0 Pawn promotion lesson
Tal vs J Straume, 1953
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0
A -TREMENDOUS- example of tactical play by Kramnik.
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2007
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern (C89) 1/2-1/2 OCB ending
Leko vs G Sargissian, 2008
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 1-0 Q sac removes f7 defender
Karpov vs Geller, 1983
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed (C88) 0-1 Classic Rook EG annotated by Lasker
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1909
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 Minor pieces EG
Karpov vs Romanishin, 1979
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 62 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Chigorin Def (C97)1-0 Q is overworked defender
Tal vs Gligoric, 1964
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Defense (C98) 1-0 Squeeze play
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0
The Isolated Pawn Couple... a well-studied game
G Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def: Masi Var (B10) 1-0 Notes by Alekhine, Stockfish
Milner-Barry vs Tartakower, 1932
(B10) Caro-Kann, 41 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B18) 1-0Prudent promotion tactics
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 Alapin Smith-Morra Declined cxd4 cxd4 (B22)1/2
E Moser vs Kotronias, 2008
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 3e5 Alapin S-M Declined (B22) 0-1 IQP loses
R Garcia vs Najdorf, 1964
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 42 moves, 0-1
Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 3e5 Alapin S-M Declined (B22) 1/2-1/2 IQP draw
M Roiz vs Sutovsky, 2000
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) 1-0 P rush
P Brown vs Y Farges, 1983
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 193-195
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
Sic Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 0-1 P thrusts, basic tactics
Mac Hack VI vs Fischer, 1977
(B27) Sicilian, 47 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack ML (B77) 1-0 Q vs 2 Rooks
Fischer vs D Byrne, 1963
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Maroczy Line (B74) 1-0 Brutal attk!
Ragozin vs Taimanov, 1945
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Tartakower Line (B74) 1-0 Q trap
Ragozin vs Aronin, 1948
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Tartakower Line (B74) 1-0 B vs N EG
V M Vehi Bach vs K Shirazi, 1990
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze (B36) 1-0 Pin
Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1961
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Var (B36) 1-0 SCB
Polugaevsky vs P Ostojic, 1969
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Four Knights (B40) 1-0 Pins, Dbl Rook Sacs
Kupreichik vs G Barenboim, 1968
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 Lucena position ahead
Potkin vs Vitiugov, 2012
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 73 moves, 1-0
Kan Wing Attack (B43) Black's pinned pawns are riddled
I Ivanov vs Karpov, 1979
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Clearance sac into fork+
Kasparov vs P Yamamoto, 2004
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 How'll the opponent respond?
Karpov vs A Sznapik, 1969
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B65) 1-0 Aggressive center
Stein vs V Osnos, 1959
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 24 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 Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Sacs and pins
Tal vs Larsen, 1965
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. Scheveningen (B84) 0-1 Weak back rank despite 2Rs
H Lehmann vs Fischer, 1965
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Polgar punishes Black for allowing pawn to arrive to f6
S Polgar vs Suba, 1989
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Spellbound Clincher w/Photo
Anand vs Morozevich, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Thematic Bxb5 sacrifice
Velimirovic vs R Al-Qazzaz, 1974
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
P-Q4 Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var. Modern Line (D00) 1-0 Passer
B Thorfinnsson vs J Halldorsson, 2001
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Q's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense (D02) 1-0 Very efficient
T Jugelt vs M Ehrke, 2008
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 17 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins.
A Nimzowitsch vs Taubenhaus, 1914
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
"Game of the Millennium" at SF's Mechanics Institute Chess Club
I Ivanov vs V Mezentsev, 2000
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1-0 Pickled R
T Gelashvili vs M Paz, 2004
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Slav, Suchting Variation (D15) 1-0 Very instructive
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Czech. Bled Attack (D17) 1-0 Gruesome pin
Bacrot vs Bareev, 2010
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 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
Man-Machine Chess Ch. 2003 Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated (D45) 1-0
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Lasker did indeed consider this the best game he'd ever played
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 The Pillsbury Bind
V Chekhover vs I Rudakovsky, 1945
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
A true Karpovian game; Black has been squeezed out of space
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Prins Var (D97)1-0 IQP allowed activity
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Dbl B Sac
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French Defense Guimard Hybrid (C00) 1-0 Weak Backward P
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
French Def: Exchange 7.c4 dxc4 IQP (C01) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Polgar vs Kramnik, 1997
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
IQP on p. 79 in the classic book Simple Chess by Michael Stean
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 Good vs Bad light Bishop
Svidler vs Y Hou, 2009
(C11) French, 64 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0Black Ps get busted
Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2012
(C11) French, 44 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Precision
Spassky vs Y Porat, 1968
(C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: K Indian Attack (A06) 0-1Marshall toys w/AN
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1907
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
Petrosian plays simple chess to win KIA at Stockholm Interzonal
Petrosian vs R Teschner, 1962
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
KIA w/e5 wedge (A07) White tears open fianchetto w/Q sac
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian/French (B40) 1-0 Obstruction from mating square
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1966
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Furious Kside attack, Arabian Mate w/Q
Fischer vs Panno, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
a textbook example of winning w/a CENTRAL PASSED P in the MG
Epishin vs Polugaevsky, 1993
(E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
K's Indian Def. Averbakh. Flexible Defense (E70)1-0 Kickin' it!
Z Tan vs Ying Zhu, 2015
(E73) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Saemisch. O'Kelly Var (E26) 1-0 Amazing game
J Zhao vs D Xiu, 2011
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 1-0
NID, Leningrad, Averbakh G (E30) 0-1 Exhange sac, B pair rules
Spassky vs Tal, 1973
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 38 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical (E32) 0-1 White center dissolves
G Flear vs Karpov, 2004
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
NID: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 minority attack
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
The all -time IQP classic that unleashes the power of d5!!
Kamsky vs Short, 1994
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
NID. Fischer Var (E44) 1-0 Seize open file, 7th rank w/N on 6th
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1945
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 43 moves, 1-0
Ch. 1, p. 10 in Understanding Pawn Play by GM Marovic
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def. Normal. Bishop Attack (E47) 1-0 Dbl Crossfire
Z Zhao vs M Pacheco, 2006
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 42 moves, 1-0
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
Ch. 1, p. 14 in Understanding Pawn Play by GM Marovic
Portisch vs Karpov, 1975
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
19 d4-d5!! spectacular win for Yusupov in model IQP game
A Yusupov vs Lobron, 1996
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Ch. 1, p. 19 in Understanding Pawn Play by GM Marovic
Gligoric vs A Pomar, 1974
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 1-0
NID Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 0-1 Hanging Ps
Portisch vs Karpov, 1978
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 40 moves, 0-1
NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 22.?
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0
C-K / NID: Panov Attk. Main Line (E54) 0-1 IQP; Stockfish notes
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 45 moves, 0-1
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 basic tactics on the 6th
T Sachdev vs F Alinoori, 2001
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 29 moves, 1-0
NID. Normal. Gligoric System Bernstein Def (E56) 1-0 Isolani
Szabo vs Evans, 1950
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 53 moves, 1-0
NID. Normal. Gligoric System Bernstein Def (E56) 0-1 Isolani
Szabo vs Petrosian, 1968
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 36 moves, 0-1
KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 0-1 whittled away
J H Donner vs Fischer, 1959
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 0-1
QP Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var (D00) 1-0 White Minority Attack
Kamsky vs S Erenburg, 2014
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack/QGD Exchange (D00) 0-1 Isolani, wrong P push
Blackburne vs Paulsen, 1862
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1
Veresov Atack. Richter Variation (D01) · 0-1
Saemisch vs Tarrasch, 1925
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: 2...c5 Krause Var (D02) 0-1 Hanging pawns
W John vs A Speijer, 1910
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 0-1
London System vs raking Bishops (D02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Jakovenko, 2016
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0
London $ystem vs Semi-Tarrasch (D02) 1-0 Minority Attack, R EG
R Appel vs M Sebag, 2007
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 1-0
London System (D02) 0-1 Black chews on White like a bug bite
Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1953
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
London System vs Bb7 QID (D02) 0-1 Minority Attack
S Stanek vs K Nikolaidis, 2010
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1
London System (D02) 1-0 Effective blockade of IQP
L Bruzon Batista vs C Albornoz Cabrera, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
London $ystem vs KID (A48) 1-0 Pin backward P on half-open file
L Pham vs I Zenyuk, 2008
(A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack Minority/IQP (A45) 1-0 K&N tough together
Dzindzichashvili vs Vaganian, 1988
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Minority attack - from black
M Monticelli vs Capablanca, 1929
(A47) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Zuke-Rubinstein 7.Bb2 0-0 8.Ne5 Bogoljubow Def (D05) 0-1 Entry
I Rabinovich vs Bogoljubov, 1924
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
QGD: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Doubled Outside Passers
M Mchedlishvili vs K Shanava, 2017
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 open d-file
I Salgado Lopez vs I Starostits, 2012
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Blitz
A Riazantsev vs R Rabiega, 2015
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Isolani Grinder
Kramnik vs Anand, 1999
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 70 moves, 1-0
Mamedyarov destroys a GM in 26 moves from an IQP position
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. M.L. (D27) 1-0 You don't tug Superman's cape
Kramnik vs Anand, 2001
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 IQP, Blackburne's Mate
M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 32 Winning Chess Middlegames by Ivan Sokolov
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1971
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
QGA. Classical Def. Alekhine System (D28) 1-0 Lose like a GM
Boleslavsky vs Kotov, 1953
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Except ML (D28) 1-0 IQP
Y Kruppa vs Karjakin, 2001
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0
QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Except ML (D28) 1-0 IQP
Euwe vs P Devos, 1946
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 319 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Kasparov vs Gavrikov, 1981
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
G18 Chernev's The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1914
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
Splendid knight intrusion initiates won ending!
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
QGD. Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 Exploit dark squares
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1988
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch6 Defense: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1Notes by Schiller
B Izumikawa vs E Schiller, 1997
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Von Hennig Gambit (D32) 0-1Notes by Schiller
D H Hein vs E Schiller, 2000
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Arabian Mate Variant Awaits
J Sunye Neto vs Kasparov, 1981
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical IQP (D32) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Zukertort vs Steinitz, 1886
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Centralization
Pachman vs Spassky, 1964
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 55 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 IQP passer
Keres vs Mecking, 1972
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs Chandler, 1983
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 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
Tarrasch Def. Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 "Chess Fundamentals"
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def. Prague Var (D34) 1-0 Threats of outside passers
Milov vs L Christiansen, 2005
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1-0
"He who fears an isolated Q's pawn should give up chess." -S.T.
Burn vs Tarrasch, 1912
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Game 20 in Logical Chess: Move By Move by Irving Chernev
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
World Jr Ch 1980=Tarrasch Def Classical. Adv (D34) 1-0 Crosspin
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def: Classical. 9.dxc5 Reti Var (D34) 1/2-1/2Equalizer
I Koenig vs Tarrasch, 1922
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Def. Classical Tarrasch Gambit (D34) 1/2-1/2 secrets
M Littleton vs A Drira, 1972
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Def: Classical. Endgame Var (D34) 1/2-Schlechter notes
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Def: Classical. Endgame Var (D34) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1969
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Def: Classical. Carlsbad Var (D34) 1/2-1/2 IQP, B vs N
T Polak vs T Civin, 2001
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation (D34) · 1/2-1/2
Golombek vs L Barden, 1950
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 364 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Karpov vs Chandler, 1984
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
QGD: Exchange Var (D35) 1-0 Minority Attack
Seirawan vs D Ippolito, 2003
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
QGD: Three Knts. General (D37) 1-0 Minority Attack; video link
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2020
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0
QGD: Harrwitz Attack (D37) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Janowski vs Pillsbury, 1895
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 0-1
QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Minority Attack
Petrosian vs H Rossetto, 1958
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Old Main Line (D37) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs Spassky, 1979
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
The Late World Champion regarded this game as his best ever.
Petrosian vs C Guimard, 1955
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange, Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Minority attack, Ns swirl
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Jobava, 2005
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Game 18 in 50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins
Smyslov vs Karpov, 1971
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 N sac Kside attk
Keres vs Geller, 1962
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman's "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 201
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury (D41) 1-0 Simple Principles
Geller vs Simagin, 1951
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def (D43) 0-1 How to stop a minority attack
J Tisdall vs Sveshnikov, 1978
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
Game 32 in 'Why Lasker Matters' by Andrew Soltis.
Lasker vs Maroczy, 1900
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 IQP games
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 29 in Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1925
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1
QGD Modern. N Def (D51) 0-1 Minority Attack, open files
H Bouwmeester vs Euwe, 1950
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 0-1
Game 92 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 0-1 Which attack wins?
J W Collins vs Shainswit, 1938
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 0-1
Game 45 in Judgment and Planning in Chess by Machgielis Euwe
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0
Game 419 in Chess Informant Best Games 401-500
Kasparov vs Short, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik "100 Selected Games"; Winning w/the IQP
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Game 78 in Find the Right Plan With Anatoly Karpov
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1898
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
"The Power of Pawns" by Jorg Hickl, New in Chess 2016
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1986
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 63 moves, 1-0
A great example of minority attack on a Rook ending.
Kotov vs Pachman, 1950
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 68 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Minority Attack
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1930
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 77 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Exchange with 6.e4 (D72) 1-0 IQP advances
Mamedyarov vs Vocaturo, 2013
(D72) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.cd, Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Mongredien Defense, Dbl Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Stockfish; 15.?
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0
39.The Minority Attack: The Change in Pawn Formation
I Platonov vs Petrosian, 1964
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
English vs AID. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0Battery tests back rank
Averbakh vs Kholmov, 1947
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD. Tartakower Def. Exchange Var (D59) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
M Bertok vs Fischer, 1962
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1/2-1/2 Black IQP
Y Yu vs Ding Liren, 2019
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 KEG annotates
Gunsberg vs Teichmann, 1902
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Chapter 18 Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack by Raymond Keene
Fischer vs Filip, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
The same story repeated: Lasker punishes Tarrasch again !
Lasker vs Tarrasch, 1918
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 1-0
Pawn majority in motion
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2013
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 By hook or by crook
E Kaya vs M G Ubaldo Suarez, 2010
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def (D40) 1-0 R ending
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1947
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern Variation (D50) 1/2-1/2 IQP on d4
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1905
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD: Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 0-1 weak isolated pawn
E Fatalibekova vs N Gaprindashvili, 1964
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
QGD Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D55) 1-0 Black Isolani beating
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0
NID. Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 1-0 Stockfish
Portisch vs Karpov, 1972
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Play vs IQP
Andersson vs Portisch, 1986
(A15) English, 51 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1 Stockfish
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2015
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 25 moves, 0-1
Yates won the brilliancy prize: a solid gold telephone.
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def. 3.d4 Bg4 Opera House line (C41) 1-0 tpstar notes!
G Atwood vs J Wilson, 1795
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
K's English. General 2...e5 3.d4!? (A20) 1-0 P wedge on 6th #
Shankland vs Robson, 2022
(A20) English, 50 moves, 1-0
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996
(C47) Four Knights, 47 moves, 0-1
40. The Odyssey of an Isolated Pawn -62 Masterpieces by Chernev
Burn vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Boleslavsky makes it look so easy
Ragozin vs Boleslavsky, 1953
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
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