5 Spearheads C (Batteries involving the Q)

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game.

Chess is but a Game

As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east
loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game.

"With great power comes great responsibility" is an adage popularized by Spider-Man in Marvel comics

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

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

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Dear Son, I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh. Love, Dad

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

<<<poem by <B.H. Wood> which appeared in the following issues of the Chess Amateur: March 1930 (page 127).>

The Chess Cafe III – The Spectator>

Quiet in the corner sitting, not a word
He utters, but, his eyes glued on their board,
Where in oblivion the players brood,
He spends his lifetime's dearest hours.
His food
Is cold, his lighted pipe goes slowly out ….
Yet when the game ends, when they talk about
Its ins and outs, its characteristic twist,
He's seen that winning line a master missed!
You ask him for a game – ‘I never play
Myself – hardly a game a year', he'll say.>

How many chess openings are there?

Well, White has 20 possible 1st moves. Black can respond with 20 of its own. That's 400, and we're ready for move 2. I don't know them, but I would not be at all surprised if there was a name for each of them. People are like that. You really, really don't need to know them all.

If you follow the rules of thumb for good opening play, I promise you that you'll be playing a named opening. Just put the 1st 3 moves in google, and you'll get the opening's name. With that information you can find other games that started the way your game started, likely by some very good players. Also, with the name you can read about it on Wikipedia, and find out what people think of it, who plays it, and its particular traps and idiosyncrasies.

Once again, The Rules of Thumb for Good Opening Play:

- Develop your pieces quickly with an eye towards controlling the center. Not necessarily occupying the center but controlling it certainly. - Castle your king just as soon as it's practical to do so. - Really try not to move a piece more than once during the opening, it's a waste of valuable time. - Connect your rooks. This marks the end of the opening. Connected rooks means that only your rooks and your castled king are on the back rank. - Respond to threats appropriately, even if you have to break the rules. They're rules of thumb, not scripture, or physical laws.

If you and your opponent follow these rules of thumb, you'll reach the middle game ready to fight. If only you follow these rules of thumb, you're already winning! Good Hunting. -- Eric H.

<<Tips to calm down> Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down.>

1. Breathe
"Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health.

When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down.

There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body.

Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation).

Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious.

2. Admit that you're anxious or angry
Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease.

3. Challenge your thoughts
Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life.

When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions:

Is this likely to happen?
Is this a rational thought?
Has this ever happened to me before?
What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle that?
After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water."

4. Release the anxiety or anger
Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better."

However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming.

"This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains.

5. Visualize yourself calm
This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused.

By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious.

6. Think it through
Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?"

This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation.

"When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains.

7. Change your focus
Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside.

Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds.

8. Have a centering object
When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck.

Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck.

9. Relax your body
When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself.

To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head.

10. Drop your shoulders
If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths.

You can do this several times a day.

11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief.

This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body.

One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension.

12. Get some fresh air
The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack.

Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes.

Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process.

13. Fuel your body
Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack.

Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress.

Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety.

14. Chew gum
Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers.

15. Listen to music
The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind.

16. Dance it out
Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life.

17. Watch funny videos
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost.

18. Write it down
If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head.

19. Squeeze a stress ball
When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include:

stress ball
magnetic balls
sculpting clay
puzzles
Rubik's cube
fidget spinner

20. Try aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include:

bergamot
cedarwood
chamomile
geranium
ginger
lavender
lemon
tea tree
Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief.

21. Seek social support
Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard.

Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief.

22. Spend time with a pet
Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.>

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began:

Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love.

Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse:

For this – dear Frank –
We thank you.
For this – dear Frank –
We love you!
Brave heart –
Brave heart –
We love you!

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it."

Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.

According to Chessmetrics, Emanuel Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

FTB factually discusses the specific game (see blue link below the poem), but FTB is deliberately targeted anyway.

The lame editor perfidubious thinks he's a genius but provides us absolutely nothing. His personal attacks go on and on and on for years, decades, in complete violation of the CG guidelines. It's either useless cyberbully drivel just to run up pud's posting totals, and/or crass personal attacks on other members to feed Al's narcissism.

<<<When The Pawn.... >

by Fiona Apple>

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts
He Thinks Like a King.
What He Knows Throws the Blows
When He Goes to the Fight
and He'll Win the Whole Thing
'Fore He Enters the Ring.
There's No Body to Batter
When Your Mind Is Your Might!
So When You Go Solo,
You Hold Your Own Hand
and Remember That Depth
Is the Greatest of Heights.
And if You Know Where You Stand,
Then You Know Where to Land
And if You Fall It Won't Matter,
'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right!>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Pawn...

Hodgson vs F Hellers, 1994

So let's understand "When the Pawn..."

Stockfish preferred 6...cxd4 w/a threat of a second capture followed by the fundamentally sound developing move 7...Nc6.

Instead 6...exd4?! allows 7.d5 preventing ...Nc6. Black's queenside knight ends up rotting away on Na6.

Thus, the choice of center pawn capture on the sixth move had a significant impact on the outcome.

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No back sass! Never argue w/your children! It's not equal opportunity. Give 'em orders, no rebuttals, else swift consequences: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z87j... A child must learn to do as they are told by their elders, like it or not. Otherwise, the child will fail miserably in life. Rebellion is a bad habit. Everyone has a superior that they must answer to, do as instructed.

<<<The Naming of Cats> T. S. Eliot 1888 –1965>

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,

It isn't just one of your holiday games;

You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter

When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,

Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,

Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—

All of them sensible everyday names.

There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,

Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:

Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—

But all of them sensible everyday names,

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,

A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,

Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,

Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,

Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,

Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum—

Names that never belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,

And that is the name that you never will guess;

The name that no human research can discover—

But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,

The reason, I tell you, is always the same:

His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation

Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:

His ineffable effable

Effanineffable>

Deep and inscrutable singular name.

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

FTB factually discusses the specific game (see blue link below the poem) as usual, but FTB is deliberately targeted anyway.

<<<When The Pawn.... >

by Fiona Apple>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Pawn...

Hodgson vs F Hellers, 1994

So let's understand "When the Pawn..."

Stockfish preferred 6...cxd4 w/a threat of a second capture followed by the fundamentally sound developing move 7...Nc6.

Instead 6...exd4?! allows 7.d5 preventing ...Nc6. Black's queenside knight ends up rotting away on Na6.

Thus, the choice of center pawn capture on the sixth move had a significant impact on the outcome.

Shortest sermon: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8IBG... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n-BP...

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

<<<Below is the acrostic poem by <Mrs T.B. Rowland>:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.>

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)>

'A stitch in time saves nine'

"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." ― Indira Gandhi

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

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

Dinner Prayer Hymn

Lord, bless this food and grant that we

May thankful for thy mercies be;

Teach us to know by whom we're fed;

Bless us with Christ, the living bread.

Lord, make us thankful for our food,

Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood;

With bread of life our souls supply,

That we may live with Christ on high.
Amen.

"Only the rocks live forever," said Gray Wolf. ― James A. Michener, Centennial

* Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib...

"Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure."

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"God offers salvation without the need for any sort of advanced payment." ― douglaskiogoraquotes

Assurance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_gJr...

Dialing *67 conceals your number from someone you call. There are similar numbers you can dial to respond to mystery callers.

The first is *69, which traces the number of the last person who called you. It works even for anonymous or hidden calls, so you can get the phone number and exact time they called. Once you have that number, you can block it on your phone so it can't call you anymore.

<The Memory Pillow

Those We Love
Don't Go Away
They Walk Beside Us
Everday Unseen
Unheard,
But Always Near,
Still Loved, Still Missed
And Very Dear
Thinking of You Always
Great Grandma Simultaneous>

The chess board has a theoretical limit of 5,949 moves.

French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

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

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

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"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

The G.O.A.T. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (1943-2008) became the US Junior Chess Champion in 1956, scoring 8½/10 to become the youngest-ever Junior Champion at age 13, a record that still stands.

In 1957, Fischer had the rank of Master, the youngest player to earn that title up to that point. In July, he successfully defended his US Junior title, scoring 8½/9 at San Francisco. In August, he scored 10/12 at the US Open Chess Championship in Cleveland, winning on tie-breaking points over Arthur Bisguier. This made Fischer the youngest ever US Open Champion. Fischer then won the 1957-58 US Championship, two months shy of turning 15. Fischer became the youngest person ever to qualify for the Candidates and the youngest-ever grandmaster at the time, aged 15 years, 6 months, 1 day. Fischer played in eight US Championships, winning all of them by at least a one-point margin. Wikipedia article: US Chess Championship In his eight US Chess Championships, Bobby Fischer lost only three games combined. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DBT2...

When Fischer was 16, his mother moved out of their Brooklyn apartment to pursue medical training. The apartment was on the edge of Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood that had one of the highest homicide and general crime rates in New York City. Fischer attended Erasmus Hall High School at the same time as Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, but dropped out of high school when he turned 16, the earliest he could legally do so. "You don't learn anything in school," he said.

In 1960, Fischer tied for first place with Soviet star Boris Spassky at the strong Mar del Plata Tournament in Argentina, winning by a two-point margin, scoring 13½/15 (+13−1=1), ahead of David Bronstein. Fischer lost only to Spassky; this was the start of their lifelong friendship and rivalry.

From July to September 1972, Fischer played Spassky in Reykjavík, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. Fischer won the match 12½–8½ and became the 11th World Chess Champion. After that, Fischer did not play a competitive game in public for nearly 20 years. ― Source: Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tDXF...

At age 22, Russia's Garry Kasparov became the youngest world chess champion in 1985; the second youngest was Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who was also 22 when he earned his world title in 2013. Kasparov was ranked the world's No. 1 player for a record 255 months as well. Carlsen holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess at 125 games. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qlXZ...

India's Gukesh Dommaraju made history in 2024 by becoming the eighteenth and youngest-ever undisputed World Chess Champion breaking Kasparov's record. At just 18 years and 195 days, he claimed the title after defeating China's Ding Liren. Although the rating system is badly inflated, Gukesh was also the youngest player ever to reach a 2750 rating. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mzq9...

Sing it Frankie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfi...

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/No9d...
Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: To prove he wasn't chicken!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f8Dx...

Want to stop getting nailed by royal thunderbolts? Ask "Can my opponent aim that queen toward my king's surrounding kill box 8, gain near opposition just outside the kill box, blockade a near pawn on a weak square preventing advancement, or fire upon my back rank defender or it's defendant? Can she arrive in two moves?" She often strikes or supports a penetrating rook diagonally. Check her diagonals! She's a Medusa -- Do NOT allow her to peak at your king!

(What's more, don't align your own queen with your king for your own queen's sake -- to avoid forks, pins, and skewers! All the more reason to castle and separate the couple).

Bishop's Opening: Lopez Var (C23) 1-0 Rush of checks
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var C53) 1-0 f6?, g5? disaster
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Fishin' Pole Attack - Never castle when there is a kNight on g5
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Not quite the Opera House game
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation (C40) 0-1 Dovetail Mate
NN vs Greco, 1620
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
Greco plays the Greco Counter-Gambit and mates on f2!
NN vs Greco, 1620
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
Chess variants / KGA Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0 Pins win
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869
(000) Chess variants, 16 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
Variants /KGA Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0Remove the Guard, Pin, etc.
S Rosenthal vs Count Isouard, 1871
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0
Chess variants /King's Gambit (000) 1-0 Pin wins again
W G Ward vs H Browne, 1874
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Morphy plays 1.b3 Dbl Fianchetto Bird Opening
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
Morphy gives Knight odds, sacs 2 pieces, and wins in 20 moves
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
The Turk is operated by Jacques-Francois Mouret
Sturmer vs The Turk, 1820
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 0-1
Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess, pp. 221-22
Morphy vs N Marache, 1859
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Lasker Defense (000) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy by PM
Morphy vs T Bryan, 1859
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
Evans gambit / variants (000) 1-0 Block the 6th, rob the pin
A Dadian vs NN, 1890
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 255 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs Schroeder, 1894
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0
variant/Scotch Gambit 000 1-0 "The Austrian Morphy" shows why!!
Steinitz vs Holstein, 1863
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
variant/Scotch (000) 1-0 PM "sacrifices" a second N on move 6!
Morphy vs NN, 1857
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
variants K's Gambit, Muzio Gambit less Q's knt (000) 1-0 video
Morphy vs Maurian, 1857
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. ML (000) 1-0 f6 N sac & Greek gift, battery
M Harmonist vs NN, 1897
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Diagram 233 in Reuben Fine's The Middle Game In Chess.
Tarrasch vs Meisler, 1890
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Delayed Scholar's Mate
J Spoorenberg vs J Vaessens, 1982
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Scholar's Mate plus 1 move
J N February vs Vitumbiko Gondwe, 2016
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual+
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1914
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 8 in Irving Chernev's The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
A Seppelt vs Leganki, 1950
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 6 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Clever mating net
M Romi vs Keres, 1936
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
"Great Short Games of the Chess Masters," by Fred Reinfeld
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893
(C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 0-1 Sac destroys a defender
S F Smith vs Koltanowski, 1928
(C22) Center Game, 18 moves, 0-1
Center Game: 8...d6 Berger Var (C22) 1-0 B-Q Spearhead
Morozevich vs M Hebden, 1994
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Lopez V (C23) 0-1 Ns all about; Morphy notes
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Cntrgambit (C23) 0-1 Kside crusher
B Fisher vs Steinitz, 1872
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Vienna, Stanley. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C23) 1-0 Sacs on f6!
M Reichel vs G Antoszkiewicz, 1990
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
B's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1-0 Greed
L Prokes vs O Zander, 1925
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24) 1-0 Q&B pair pressure
H Szymaniak vs J Claus, 2005
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0 Stunning K hunt
Blackburne vs H Stelling, 1886
(C25) Vienna, 17 moves, 1-0
#4917 in Laszlo Polgar's 1994 Chess: 5334 Problems, Combos & G
Kolbe vs S Rotenstein, 1921
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 W threatens mate 6 consecutive ways!!
Burille / Young vs Snow / Ware, 1888
(C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 B pair, better EG
Lasker vs Lipke, 1889
(C26) Vienna, 47 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 00 vs 000
A Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var (C29) 0-1 Pawn grabbing slows devel
R Steel vs Blackburne, 1882
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Breyer Var (C29) 1-0 Boden's Mate threat
M Marmorosh vs Polani, 1928
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Game 60 in Lasker's Manual of Chess by Emanuel Lasker.
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1859
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Special Miniature: Alekhine's Block w/Classic B Sac
B Wall vs Bob Brooks, 1973
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Declined. Classical(C30) 0-1Multiple ways to mate
Pulvermacher vs Capablanca, 1907
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 A bit on the hairy side
H Wolf vs Schlechter, 1904
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
KGD Classical Variation (C30) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle mate in 3
G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
"whiteshark's a good dude." Right on, bro!!
J Kalish vs E Dunphy, 1966
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Cross hairs
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Falkbeer CG Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 1-0 Center surge
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton (C31) 0-1 Furious action
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1900
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne A (C31) 0-1Demolish P cover
L Haller vs A Robbins, 1884
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Old Line(C32) 1-0Pin # square
Santasiere vs N Bakos, 1949
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
G230: '500 Master Games of Chess' by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Stanley. Reversed Spanish (C33) 1-0 Spearhead
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1921
(C26) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Black pays for moving Q 5x
G Perigal vs NN, 1843
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Breyer Gambit (C33) 1-0 Bxh6 cracks the 0-0
B Wall vs D Easton, 1972
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA Gianutio Countergambit (C34) 1-0 Dovetail Mate by promotion
F K Young vs H N Stone, 1907
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 1-0 Castle by hand; gain time on Q
Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Rob the pin that no longer D
Morant vs A de Feuquieres, 1680
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA Gianutio Countergambit (C34) 1-0 Schlechter punishes 3...f5
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36) 1-0K walk, P mate
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 25.?
Fedorov vs N Neelakantan, 1999
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 27 moves, 1-0
3) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0... Cornered
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0
1) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0... 16.Rxf7!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
2) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0...Deflections
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
5) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0...Tied to pin
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
To accept the Muzio Gambit was a piece of chivalry
Morphy vs A Jones, 1859
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Blindfold; Supreme piling on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Superior development matters...it allows you to sacrfice!
Morphy vs NN, 1860
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
4) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0... Boden's #
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 Parry the back rank mate
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1878
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Salvio Gambit (C37) 0-1 It's mate in 1
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
KGA K's Knight Gambit (C37) 1-0 How not to play Fischer's Def
Morphy vs B Tilghman, 1859
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Ghulam-Kassim Gambit 6.Qf3 (C37) 1-0 6...d5 is better
Morphy vs Maurian, 1866
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA MacDonnell Gambit (C37) 1-0 Dbl N sacs, Dbl B pins, more!!
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Lolli Gambit (C37) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate coming on h-file
S Shaw vs P Sokol, 1943
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
KGA Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Sacs and pins on f-file!
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Activate ALL your pieces!
B Renaut vs NN, 1974
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Greco Gambit (C38) 1-0 Black moves pawns, uncastled
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA Greco G. (C38) 1-0 Sac Nxg5, Bxf7+, Open f-file, pins, Qf7#
Philidor vs NN, 1750
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA, Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 PM sacs both kNights
Morphy vs A Meek, 1855
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA Traditional 4...Bg7 (C38) 0-1Black battery down h-file w/Ns
J Szekely vs Spielmann, 1912
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
KGA Mayet Gambit (C38) 1-0 Serious crossfire by the W pieces
Duras vs L van Vliet, 1907
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
KGA Greco Gambit (C38) 1-0 Black should develop, not captures
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky G., Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 UnusualUnstoppable Q
Lasker vs Maroczy, 1902
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 0-1 Uncastled P grabs
L Waldstein vs Zukertort, 1864
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Full piece coord
Morphy vs G Medley, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 See rustyrook notes
Kolisch vs Rhodes / Walker, 1861
(C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit. Zukertort Var (C41) 1-0 Factor that!
S Factor vs F M Currier, 1923
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Pile on the pin
D G Baird vs Blackburne, 1898
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
P-K4 Gunderam Gambit (C40) 0-1 Open Game pseudo-Englund Gambit
Rasmussen vs Strong, 1956
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Game 9 in Smyslov's 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov.
Smyslov vs M Kamyshov, 1945
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit. Chiodini Gambit (C40) 0-1
C Schulz vs U Gass, 1972
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
K Pawn Game: Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 delayed Scholar's Mate
Vachier-Lagrave vs Y Benmessaoud, 2004
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 It starts out like the Opera House game
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858
(C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Black resigned (pin) w/a winning pos
von Popiel vs G Marco, 1902
(C41) Philidor Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Morphy Gambit (C41) 1-0 He was in trouble?
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0 Beauty blindfold simul attack!
Koltanowski vs Captain La Force, 1931
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Hanham (C41) 0-1 Spearhead, Q decoy sac!
B Blumenfeld vs Alekhine, 1908
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def. Hanham. Delmar Var (C41) 1-0 Knight erasers
W Cohn vs G Marco, 1907
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Russian, Cochrane Gambit. Bishop check line (C42) 1-0 Namesaked
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 White whips Black
L G L Copp vs R Kerr, 1944
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
A Queenmate and a Dovetail Checkmate!
F Sanchez Aller vs A Gonzalez de la Nava, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Pins Lesson
G Chandler vs NN, 1985
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Def (C44) 1-0 Rob the pin Qside
P Bilguer vs K Schorn, 1839
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Defense (C44) 1-0 Spearhead on f7
E Rosenblatt vs Reinhard, 1987
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Spanish Var. Harrwitz Attk Nikitin G. (C44) 0-1 SUPER!
Lutt vs Keres, 1934
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 1-0 Resembles Jerome Gambit
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1850
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 1-0 Timing is every
Anderssen vs Horwitz, 1851
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Saratt Variation (C44) 0-1 W grabbed wrong pawn
I Szabo vs Anderssen, 1851
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening: Steinitz (C44) 1-0 Castle opposite, battery
Alapin vs M Harmonist, 1887
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C44) 1-0 Pawn roller
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) 1-0Pins
Tarrasch vs B Lasker, 1882
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1 Romantic race
J S Miller vs N Mitkov, 2011
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1 Dbl R sacrifice
NN vs G Perigal, 1842
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Meitner Var (C45) 1-0 R Deflection Sac
Lasker vs von Scheve, 1890
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Kside crusher; notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J B Payne, 1862
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Horwitz Attack 4...Qh4 (C45) 1-0 Make an = or > threat
Horwitz vs Staunton, 1846
(C45) Scotch Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 1-0 Notes by Tarrasch; Discovery+
J Mieses vs Blackburne, 1895
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Meitner Var (C45) 0-1 By George! Greco's Mate in 1
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack 4...Qh4 (C45) 1-0 Interference
J I Minchin vs J Coker, 1875
(C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Some captures r better than othrs
K Waldner vs NN, 1910
(C45) Scotch Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt (C45) 1-0Nice Q deflection sac to Opera #
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Horwitz Attack (C45) 0-1 Pins galore! Pseudo-Greco's #
NN vs Bird, 1888
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 0-1 Greek gift, h-file battery
Rubinstein vs O Bernstein, 1903
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Spearhead on the a-file
E Schallopp vs F Riemann, 1880
(C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Four Knts Game: Italian. Noa Gambit Nxe4 (C46) 0-1 Ns w/issues
Lenzerk vs Lasker, 1913
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Scotch Accepted (C47)1-0 Swallow's Tail Mate in 1
Euwe vs W E Evill, 1921
(C47) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish (C48) 1-0 She can't be both places at once
Janowski vs Burn, 1905
(C48) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian, Rosentreter Gambit (C50)1-0 W gives away Ps to develop
Koltanowski vs A J Donnelly, 1947
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Piano, Black Fishin' Pole(C50) 13 moves, 0-1 Q decoy sac
Schwartz vs C Hartlaub, 1918
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1
Italian Game Variation (C50) 0-1 Battery on g-file despite pin
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1
Game 215 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs Taubenhaus, 1891
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo 4d3 d6 5Ng5 Qf6 (C50) 0-1 f3 is futile
NN vs P Stamma, 1737
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Ulrich Lang vs R Gralla, 2003
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 Blistering Bishops & Q Battery
Lasker vs F Dickens, 1908
(C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit Accepted (C51) 1-0Spearhead Q fork f7 & P snatcher
B Wall vs L Shameson, 1986
(C51) Evans Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Anderssen Var (C51) 1-0 Spearhead aims at f7
Fischer vs J Boatner, 1964
(C51) Evans Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Nf3 block
Allies vs Blackburne, 1894
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 3 Pieces hit f7, h7 w/pins
B Wall vs V Duncan, 1981
(C51) Evans Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Famous amazing rebuttal
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) 1-0Heavy blows
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1856
(C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit (C52) 1-0 An original beauty for the ages
W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1827
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Fireworks
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1883
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
Game 28 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs G Nyholm, 1914
(C52) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Albin Gambit (C53) 1-0 Dynamite!
G Atwood vs J Wilson, 1801
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 N on rim, R sac
Kasparov vs S Matabeek, 1995
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Center Holding Var (C53) 0-1 Spearhead
E Talvik vs Rubinstein, 1906
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 BFTC
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
(C54) Old main line Moeller Attack 13...0-0 1-0 Kside sac attk
Keres vs W E Kunerth, 1935
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
The REAL "Immortal Zugzwang Game."
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 1-0 Unpin
C Garcia Fernandez vs G Yanez Acin, 2001
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Greco (C54) 1-0 Shades of Frank Marshall
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Tradition (C54)1-0 Q trap
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Haxo Gambit (C55) 1-0 A Masterly Escape - Blindfolded!!
Blackburne vs A G Howard, 1862
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Remove the defender
T Finnbogadottir vs H Ragnarsson, 2011
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Looking at Two Knights' Defense [C55] through Steintz' eyes.
Steinitz vs P Meitner, 1860
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 A pin and a super e- pawn picnic
Andrews vs F Janssens, 1864
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Four Knights, Italian fork trick (C55) 0-1 0-0-0 and Bxa2 snare
L Forgacs vs H Caro, 1904
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def - Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Pile on pin
Kasparov vs S Brown, 1998
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 N sac into Spearhead #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Spearhead
Schroeder vs H Illgen, 1926
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0Battery pins B on open e-file
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian, Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Get dare firstest w/da mostest
Koltanowski vs Furst, 1960
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Kingdom to Kdom
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 11.Nxc7? 12...Bxh2+
Chigorin vs A Ascharin, 1878
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Italian, Two Kts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1 0-0-0+! Pins
Marshall / Souweine vs Elwell / Napier, 1896
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Blindfold simul K walk
Koltanowski vs NN, 1934
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Sparkling Sac Finish
W Pollock vs S Langleben / F Colson, 1893
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
Italian, 2Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 Basic blog notes
Znosko-Borovsky vs NN, 1932
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
Played January 2nd, 1883, at the Chess Club on Common St.,
Steinitz vs G Generes, 1883
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 11.Qf7#
V Tomulic vs L Batory, 2010
(C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattk N sac line (C57) 1-0 Sizzlin'
Niesche vs G Fahnenschmidt, 1955
(C57) Two Knights, 16 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 Black K moves 5X
D Weir vs J Messenger, 1951
(C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
Italian, 2Knts Def. Traxler Countrattk N sac (C57) 0-1Batteries
F Nijsen vs Peter van Diepen, 1973
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 0-1
Italian, 2Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 Forced retreat
S Montes Vazquez vs A Lopez Agudina Fernandez, 2001
(C57) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian, 2 Knts Def Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 7...Ke6 required
L Dubois vs J B Mapelle, 1989
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
2 Kts Polerio Def 5...Na5 Kieseritsky (C58) 0-1 Clearance sac
V Shvydenko vs Levertov, 1963
(C58) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1
Triple sac ending in Boden's mate...
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926
(C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def B Check (C58) 1-0 d4 saves the day
Dufresne vs von der Lasa, 1857
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Renaud & Kahn's The Art of the Checkmate, pp. 79-80
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62) 0-1 Half-open g-file
NN vs Breithaupt, 1942
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 11 moves, 0-1
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
Game 108 in Take My Rooks by Minev and Seirawan
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1891
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1
Source: 'Wiener Schachzeitung', July-August 1906, pp. 212-213
A Romanovsky vs B Maliutin, 1906
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Dovetail Mate
Staunton vs von der Lasa, 1853
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 1-0 Q & N sacs
Maroczy vs G Makovetz, 1895
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Defense. Hedgehog (C66) 0-1 Heavy Spearhead
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 0-1 Tactical V
M Brody vs Chigorin, 1900
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 0-1
Spanish Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Ana Mate idea
S Collins vs T Spanton, 2009
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro(C67) 0-1 Q sac, Arabian Mate
Duras vs V Vlk, 1902
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Def. l'Hermet (C67) 1-0 Exhibition deception
Lasker vs A Mocatta, 1891
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' w/a Spearhead
M Brohl vs W Glaeser, 1988
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 13 moves, 0-1
Spanish Exchange. Normal Var (C69) 0-1, 23 moves, Q blunder
Bacrot vs E Inarkiev, 2008
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 23 moves, 0-1
Game 185: The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
Fischer vs Gligoric, 1966
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Very nice play by Fine...Especially in a blindfold simul.
Fine vs C F Tears, 1945
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0
Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz p. 89
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1895
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0Spearhead Q fork
D Burk vs A Wishnek, 1968
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 8 moves, 1-0
Game 43 in Siegbert Tarrasch's Dreihundert Schachpartien
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 3 targets
F Snijders vs NN, 1988
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0 Qd5 trifecta
C van den Berg vs F Gaarenstroom, 1943
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open. Zukertort Var (C80) 1-0 Pins, Ps, Battery
Tarrasch vs Mendelson, 1879
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open. Classical Def (C83) 0-1 Notes by Tartakower
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Game 36 in World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Schlechter vs Salwe, 1909
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Marshall Attack. Original (C89) 1-0 Capa played 16.Re2
S Sery vs Z Vecsey, 1921
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 18 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
Spanish Morphy, Breyer Def Zaitsev H (C95) 1-0Philidor's Legacy
J Peters vs Lombardy, 1977
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 34 moves, 1-0
Pawn Promo is Clearance Sacrifice to #!?! It's Morphy, AGAIN!
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Starting Out: 1e4! by Neil McDonald, Game 44, page 154
Svidler vs Dreev, 1997
(B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0
French, Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0 Back rank weakness
C Nakamura vs A Caoili, 1998
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French / Delayed Owens vs f3 (C00) 1-0 Both Qs on a raid
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1-0Like a Rocky Marciano KO!!
I Nikolayev vs B Makovetsky, 1979
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
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: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Dbl B Sac
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Sac Smack
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 27 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
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: Schlechter 3.Bd?! (C00) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Carlsen vs I A Abusdal, 2003
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: General (C00) 1-0 Don't think like Benny Hill!?
A van Weersel vs F Kuijpers, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Nc6 (C00) 1-0 Heated Kingsides
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1974
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Spearhead Gueridon # w/a pin
F S Anderson vs E Davidson, 1945
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: 3.Bd3 Schlechter Var (C00) 1-0 Q+ & fork 2 vs 1
Kupchik vs J Rosenthal, 1917
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
French Nc6 Exchange Copycat (C01) 1-0 Pin, Kside assaults
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1880
(C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, pawn storm
C Hovind vs Alekhine, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1-0 Pins, Pawn Storm, N Robs the Pin
Karpov vs Shefler, 1961
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 1-0
Historic earthquake in the pantheon of the chess greats
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1/2- Minor piece sacs even out
Leko vs Morozevich, 2014
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Corridor Mate
Chigorin vs M Weiss, 1882
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
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. Monte Carlo birth?(C01) 1-0 N corralled on rim
Marshall vs Swiderski, 1904
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 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
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 Defense: Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 0-1 31...?
J Mieses vs Breyer, 1914
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0 24.?
J Klinger vs Glek, 1990
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0
French Advance Milner-Barry G. (C02) 0-1 OCB ending not drawn
A Melekhina vs A Zatonskih, 2014
(C02) French, Advance, 72 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Variation Bb5 (C02) 0-1 Impatient
C Majer vs W B Wright, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 67 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 B-Q# Support Mate next
V Mallien vs G Strenzke, 1989
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 (C02) 0-1 Viktor strikes w/pin
Fressinet vs Korchnoi, 1996
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Kside whoopin'
S Collins vs J Redpath, 2000
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Yaz pulled the rug out
K Mokry vs Seirawan, 1978
(C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin / French Advance (C02) 0-1 K walk
C Richey vs B Wall, 1991
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Pin, Discover
A Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
R Dos Ramos vs F Antonini, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
French Adv Nimzowitsch G 4.Qg4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6(C02) 0-1Landslide
B Mudongo vs A Hamza, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Sac open the g-file
M Larrea vs B Roselli Mailhe, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Adv 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 Lputian (C02) 0-1 Snazzy Dbl R sac
Smeets vs D Brandenburg, 2011
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance 6.Na3 Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
A Volokitin vs I Salgado Lopez, 2014
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Advance b6 (C02) 1-0 Viktor is the victor over Viktor.
Kupreichik vs Korchnoi, 1970
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 (C02) 0-1 The B pair
R Molander vs Korchnoi, 2002
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Adv Main Line 6.a3 cxd4 (C02) 1-0 Back-to-back N sacs!
Antoshin vs G Kasparian, 1954
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 Vigorous counterattack
G Feher vs E Bricard, 1995
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch (C03) 1-0 Bxh6 sac for g-pawn promo
P Jowett vs J McBride, 2007
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
Black has a two move checkmate but no time.
M R Sangeetha vs S Dhar, 2001
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Pawn Center Variation (C05) 0-1White K exposed
E Kengis vs R Djurhuus, 1991
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 White sacs 2 Qs for material
T Rendle vs G Suez-Panama, 2008
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov (C07) 1-0 Spearhead hits ugly def
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 Battery
K Chojnacki vs W Schmidt, 2003
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
Victor Henkin's "1000 Checkmate Combinations."
Tal vs S Holm, 1970
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Double threat
E Woehl vs P Krusius, 1920
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
Game 39 of 1000, Baruch Harold Wood vs L.D.H, Correspondence
B H Wood vs L D H, 1948
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Qs perpetual
Kasparov vs Anand, 2000
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0Pawn sac, time scra
Kasparov vs Anand, 2000
(C10) French, 37 moves, 1-0
French, Rubinstein. Blackburne Def. (C10) 1-0 He does his thing
Vasiukov vs V Masich, 2005
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Fort Knox Bd7-Bc6 (C10) 1-0 Fine Arabian #!
Karpov vs M Stojanovic, 2007
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Moves 14, 15 double knight sacs on f7 gets Black's best effort
Jansa vs P Troeger, 1961
(C10) French, 70 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Q deflection sac
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1955
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 6 basic attacking ideas
Kasparov vs Short, 1994
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn, Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Disabling Pin
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 g-file demolition
J Polgar vs Bareev, 1993
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 0-1 Dbl rook sac
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 35.Double R Blunder
Z Gofshtein vs M Gurevich, 2001
(C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
Chess Informant's Best Game of 2003
J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French, Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0Greek gift, P wedge, Q+
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1888
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Main Line (C11) 1-0 R deflection sac
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
French Def Classical. Delayed Exchange Nc6(C11) 1-0Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J Fish, 1879
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Duras vs Spielmann, 1912
(C11) French, 49 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Shrewd sacs
L Hazai vs W Schmidt, 1975
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 0-1Black hits the gas e4
Bird vs Lasker, 1890
(C13) French, 41 moves, 0-1
‘My Most Exciting Game’, p.280-281 of 'CHESS', 14 April 1939
J Mieses vs von Bardeleben, 1905
(C13) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def. Alekhine-Chatard Attk (C13) 0-1 4 "exchange" sacs!
Smeets vs Y Hou, 2008
(C13) French, 58 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Pins win
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1898
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14) 0-1 0-0-0 Spearhead
Shirov vs Morozevich, 2000
(C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15) 1-0 Spearheads
Pillsbury vs W E Napier, 1902
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
French Winawer by namesake (C15) 0-1 Well-timed checks
Winawer vs C De Vere, 1870
(C15) French, Winawer, 16 moves, 0-1
French Def Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Cross pin w/heavy pieces
M Wahls vs A Yusupov, 1991
(C16) French, Winawer, 52 moves, 0-1
BFTC: Box 100, p. 127, at move 33...?
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1957
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance (C16) 1-0 At each other's throats
J Polgar vs L B Hansen, 1989
(C16) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Destroyed
Levenfish vs Ragozin, 1934
(C16) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0Pin, Alekhine's GUN, Zw
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 0-1 Heavy handed punches hurt!
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1
Amazing king hunt by 10 year old Nigel Short
S J Hooker vs Short, 1975
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer Poisoned P (C18) 0-1Counterattack threatens mate
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 0-1 Raid half-open files
F Libiszewski vs Rozentalis, 2010
(C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Ross Gambit (C21) 1-0 Spearheads, Exchange Sac
Burn vs A Steinkuehler, 1869
(C21) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Paulsen Attack! vs Bg7 (C22) 1-0 Clever pin work
M Dupre-Guegan vs I Ginguene, 2000
(C22) Center Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 0-1 Batteries battle
G Barrenechea Bahamonde vs D Kollars, 2018
(C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C23) 1-0 Slower Scholar's Mate
M Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening (C23) 1-0 Pressure on f7 into ending
D Liu vs E Supriyono, 2001
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C23) 1-0 Switcharoo
N Mitkov vs S J Breckenridge, 2018
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25)JHB notes1-0
Blackburne vs Cheshire / Dobell, 1894
(C25) Vienna, 35 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit N Var (C25) 1-0Tight fit in cntr
E Paoli vs L Schneider, 1975
(C25) Vienna, 31 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Mieses (C26) 1-0Seize open lines & support battery
S Mariotti vs Korchnoi, 1982
(C26) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0
1st BCA Congress - London (1886)
Zukertort vs Lipschutz, 1886
(C25) Vienna, 53 moves, 0-1
Links to un-kibitzed & more or less lunatic games won by Tolush
Tolush vs M Kamyshov, 1938
(C27) Vienna Game, 51 moves, 1-0
B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 Nice combo, but overcooked
Rublevsky vs Navara, 2007
(C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening / KGD (C28) 1-0 Battery on f-file, back ranker
Z Markhot vs S Arslanagic, 1997
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: V Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 N & B-Q Spearhead
K Berg vs H Dobosz, 1979
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0Slashing diagonal attack on Kside
Bronstein vs J Kostro, 1969
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Kside crusher uses all the pieces
L Day vs J Stopa, 1988
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit Declined 2...f6? (C30) 1-0 Destroyed ala Damiano
W Knoop vs L Malandain, 1995
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 1-0Battery terrorizes along a2-g8 diagonal
Spielmann vs Hromadka, 1922
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Game 34 in The Art of Sacrifice in Chess by Rudolph Spielmann
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Double Attack
Blackburne vs J Waltham, 1876
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
120 last move white from Sharpen Your Tactics A 1- 350
Chigorin vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1903
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
KDG Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0 Trade off
J Polgar vs Yurtaev, 1990
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 45 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Spearhead, Q sac
U Kavcic vs R Tavcar, 1997
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 This Baron could play!
von der Lasa vs K Schorn, 1837
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 Kside spearhead
A Galliano vs D Mackle, 2009
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 0-1 More than one path
W M Byland vs L Evans, 1949
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
KGA Schallop Def (C34) 0-1 Black's K walks over to safety
Chigorin vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
KGA Becker Def (C34) 1-0 GT2K Another Nxg5; h-file spearhead
Fedorov vs M Notkin, 1996
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 N fork robs pin
Bronstein vs Koblents, 1945
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham, McCormick Defense (C35) 1-0 Unpredictable game
Bronstein vs Fidelity, 1991
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 51 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 0-1 4 Across the 4th!?!?
K Starr vs A Matras-Clement, 1998
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Busy Rooks!
Nakamura vs Kosteniuk, 2011
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 See FSR notes
Nakamura vs Adams, 2011
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Brilliancy
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Minor sacs, Discovery!
Pettersson vs Nielsen, 1985
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
Double Muzio Gambit won by 1900 against 2500 IM
S Jensen vs F Urkedal, 2013
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 0-1Dumb Q sac rules the day!
B Garfinkel vs F M Wren, 1933
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
KGA. Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 She's pickled
Haines vs B Wall, 1989
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Game 18 in My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 0-1 Pile on the pin
von der Lasa vs Staunton, 1853
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Urusov Attack (C39) 1-0 Spearheads
W Shipman vs A Elo, 1946
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0 DB UNLOADS
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 fxNe5 4.Qh5+ Ke7 No d5 (C40) 1-0 EZ pickin
K Million vs J Marx, 2000
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Mason CG (C40) 0-1 PK wins his last Latvian G
Vassaguron vs Keres, 1972
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0 N sac, pin
P Littlewood vs S Kindermann, 1978
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Elephant G., Maroczy(C40) 0-1The "Caribbean Tal" strikes again!
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Elephant Gambit: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 1-0 Pins & Spearheads!
F Jenni vs T Duckstein, 2003
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 R Decoy to B-Q#
E Steiner vs F Apsenieks, 1928
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Bustin' open files to the Ks!
S Kristjansson vs J Le Roux, 2006
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1bring Rs to bare arms upon K&Q
M Sorokin vs E Maljutin, 1991
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Kside go
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985
(C42) Petrov Defense, 67 moves, 1-0
Game 28: How to Crush Your Chess Opponents by Simon Williams
Shirov vs M Bluvshtein, 2005
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 1-0 Q+ & fork R
Shirov vs Smeets, 2010
(C42) Petrov Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1-0 Zw+ prevents 0-0
L Evans vs A Bisguier, 1958
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center 6.Nc3 (C42) 1-0Spearhead
W L van der Wijk vs M Schulz, 1990
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 0-1 FM gives away Q in style!
L Didier vs Marshall, 1900
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Petrov, Nimzowitsch Attk (C42) 1-0 White Q switches spearheads
C H Alexander vs R B Edwards, 1959
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter (C42)1-0 Unpin
A Brkic vs P Roberts, 2011
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attk (C42) 1-0 34.?
Karjakin vs D Frolyanov, 2013
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Q sac allows 2 hogs
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1911
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 White defies h6
S Hosea vs P A Fontaine, 2009
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1 Rapid; W was better
Kramnik vs Huebner, 1996
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2-Chess Network Videos
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2010
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) Outpost support
L Schmid vs E Bhend, 1953
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Modern Attack. Murrey Var (C43) 0-1 Fantastic #!
M Oleksienko vs R Hovhannisyan, 2010
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Scotch Göring Gambit. Bardeleben Var(C44) 1-0 4 isolated pawns
J Penrose vs Butcher, 1962
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C44) 0-1Royal family fork sacrifice
D Edelman vs J Curdo, 1983
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 K walk about
Chigorin vs Bird, 1889
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1-0 Nice shootin' by 9-year old!
A Liang vs L Kaufman, 2012
(C45) Scotch Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game 4...NxNd4?! 5.QxNd4 (C45) 1-0 Bad news for Black
P Patankar vs A Deshpande, 2008
(C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Malaniuk Var (C45) 0-1 So left the pawn hanging
So vs Carlsen, 2017
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Zugzwang!
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Salwe, 1907
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Bxh6 opens Kside attack
A Hayrapetian vs K Butler, 2008
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Impressive use of diagonals
V N Ghate vs Ashwini Udhayasuriyan, 2008
(C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Na4 Schmidt Var(C45) 1-0Bxf2+ spiced it up, but no
S Lakinska vs J Farrugia, 2012
(C45) Scotch Game, 44 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Na4 Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Knight-less middlegame
M Brunello vs E Bamber, 2012
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Scotch 4...Qh4 Modern Def (C45) 1-0 N sac cracks the shield
I Sinka vs O Zenker, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Who'd think of 23.Re6!?
Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1907
(C45) Scotch Game, 42 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Q+ interposes to Q+
H T Tu vs Y Chan, 2008
(C45) Scotch Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 0-1 Looney Nh3 is a winner!
Fleissig / A Staehelin/ H Staeheli vs Alekhine, 1922
(C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Bs sacs for Qs penetration
Tarrasch vs M Weiss, 1885
(C45) Scotch Game, 33 moves, 1-0
4Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 Self-pin blunder
T Klepaczka vs K Bulski, 2012
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game (C46) 1-0 Incredible sac for obstruction
Glek vs F Kroeze, 1996
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game (C47) 0-1 Reckless brawl from yesteryear
Sengupta vs T L Petrosian, 2004
(C46) Three Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 f4? Greco's Mate
NN vs V Kahn, 1941
(C47) Four Knights, 13 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Scotch (C47) 1-0 Castles into Q fork
Spielmann vs Bogoljubov, 1919
(C47) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0
Four Knights, Double Spanish Misc. 5.O-O (C49) 0-1 zugzwang end
J Bernstein vs Marshall, 1915
(C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0 Double Rook sac
Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
4Knights Spanish. Symmetrical(C49) 1/2-Stalemate trap w/4 units
S Boyd vs T Glimbrant, 1992
(C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1 Nice Zugzwang
T Tylor vs Lasker, 1936
(C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1
4Knights: Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0Spearhead, Terminal pin
Riga vs Berlin, 1906
(C49) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Another f3 suicide
S Martinovic vs Velimirovic, 1981
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 h-pawn lever
B Miller vs A Mounib, 1992
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 7, p. 22 in Secrets of Practical Chess by John Nunn
Nunn vs M Pribyl, 1996
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Resourceful @ 12 years old!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849
(C51) Evans Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Mortimer-Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Cross pin
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1863
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware Var (C51) 1-0 Arabian mate coming next
E Kemeny vs Pillsbury, 1895
(C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
J. Dufresne, Lehrbuch des Schachspiels 1892, pp. 100-102.
Dufresne vs Harrwitz, 1847
(C51) Evans Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 21.Re5? Just Take It -- Rob the pin!
Y Foughali vs C Yoo, 2016
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. 5...Ba5 Tartakower Attack (C52) 0-1Notes by Black
Y Estrin vs V Palciauskas, 1978
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Italian, Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 N on 6th, Pin
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1851
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Brilliant
Bologan vs B Heberla, 2008
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. De la Bourdonnais (C53) 1-0tpstarNotes
Spielmann vs Janowski, 1907
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Center Holding Var (C53)1-0 g-file pin
Eliskases vs Gruenfeld, 1933
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Albin Gambit (C53)1-0 N robs pin on f7
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1854
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0
Italian Greco Gambit M-T Attack (C54) 1-0 Nxh7 h-file attack
Andersson vs M Johansson, 1969
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1/2-1/2 Symmetrical
A Dounia vs Geller, 1980
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
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
Two Knights Def. Modern Bi's Opening (C55) 0-1 g-file spearhead
Karjakin vs Gelfand, 2009
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Kside P majority
T Lematschko vs T Kobaidze, 1968
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Heavy Pieces Polka
R Zelcic vs G Szlabey, 1991
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Urusov Gambit>Scotch G. Anderssen Attk (C56) 1-0 Interference!
Tartakower vs M Billecard, 1907
(C56) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: 2Knights Def. Ulvestad (C57) 1-0 Killer baby puns
Rossolimo vs R G Wade, 1950
(C57) Two Knights, 31 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Fritz Var 5.Nd4 (C57) 0-1 Swallow's Tail Mate
N Ninov vs I Cheparinov, 2005
(C57) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1
World Blitz Championship (2016), Doha QAT, rd 17, Dec-30
S Zhigalko vs S Agdestein, 2016
(C57) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def B Check line (C58) 0-1Exchange Sac
O Kurmann vs Naiditsch, 2014
(C58) Two Knights, 27 moves, 0-1
Two Knts Def. Polerio Def Suhle Def (C59) 1-0 Don't take that N
Morozevich vs Onischuk, 1996
(C59) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Schliemann Def (C63)0-1 P roller promo; Dovetail#
Yudasin vs D Monokroussos, 2002
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 56 moves, 0-1
Fred Reinfeld's book Chess Mastery by Question & Answer
Walbrodt vs Pillsbury, 1898
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Def. Closed Bernstein (C66) 1-0 Notes by Capa
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0
Game 6 in The Soviet School of Chess by A. Kotov & M. Yudovich
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 62 moves, 0-1
18 year old Capa shows artistry after a touch of luck.
Capablanca vs R Raubitschek, 1906
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0Stockfis
C De Vere vs Steinitz, 1867
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Passer
Kasparov vs Vasalomidze, 1976
(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, Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 Blindfold thriller
Morozevich vs Shirov, 2004
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1 29...?
Caruana vs Korchnoi, 2011
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Wormald Attack (C77) 1-0 Stockfish
Alekhine vs Duras, 1913
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Archangelsk (C78) 0-1 Best R wins
G Astrom vs Shirov, 1989
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferrd (C79) 1-0 Kside crossfire
Olland vs H Wolf, 1902
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 33 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Dfrrd (C79) 0-1 Halt connected Ps
C H Alexander vs Kashdan, 1937
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 45 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open Var. Main Lines (C80) 1-0 Deflection!
Timman vs A Yusupov, 1987
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Open. St. Petersburg (C82) 0-1 Who can break thru 1st?
Bronstein vs Flohr, 1944
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open. Motzko Attack II (C82) 1-0 Spearheads rule
Breyer vs M Chodera, 1911
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open. Dilworth Var (C82) 0-1 tpstar notes
D Flores vs G Papp, 2001
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0Kside N sac, Rob pin, etc
Janowski vs Winawer, 1896
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 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
Spanish Closed (C84) 1-0 Mobile R defeats B&N on guard duty
H Grob vs P Johner, 1932
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 0-1 Fabulous Q sac under duress
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2007
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Max Lange Mating Pattern!
M Kobalia vs Khalifman, 2003
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 1-0Trade down to won EG
Kasparov vs Constellation, 1985
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 44 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 1-0 Brief RR technique
Bronstein vs Gligoric, 1967
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Var (C89) 0-1 The K joins
Bologan vs G Sargissian, 2007
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 50 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Marshall Attack. Modern Var (C89) 0-1 R sac, B pair
Anand vs Aronian, 2008
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 34 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Marshall Attack. Modern Var (C89) 0-1 Dbl B Sacrifice
Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Bogoljubow (C91) 1-0 Heavy piece coordination
Carlsen vs L'Ami, 2006
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Kasparov-Karpov in the Ruy Lopez, nice attack (see youtube)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Kholmov Var (C92) 1-0 N&Heavies down the middle
Bronstein vs Lilienthal, 1944
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 Spearhead occupies holes
Kasparov vs Smejkal, 1986
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Zaitsev System (C92) 0-1 27 pages of kibitz
A Volokitin vs Morozevich, 2006
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Smyslov Def (C93) 0-1 Impressive Zugzwang
Westerinen vs Gligoric, 1971
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 58 moves, 0-1
Perhaps the Dutch pronunciation is TEA-MAN..., not TIME-MAN.
Timman vs Kasparov, 1985
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Smyslov Def (C93) 0-1 Octopus adds Q+
Y Kotkov vs Spassky, 1965
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed. Breyer Def (C95) 1-0 Spearhead Qxf7+
Kosteniuk vs I Sokolov, 2005
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 48 moves, 1-0
Spanish Morphy Def Breyer Def Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1-0Batteries
I Cheparinov vs E Alekseev, 2008
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0Pin breaker finish!
Fischer vs R Shocron, 1959
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 Blindfolded Blast!
Kasparov vs Mephisto, 1985
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 36 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
Vienna Game: Stanley. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C23) 1-0Smothered#
Alekhine vs Goluvsky, 1930
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 Brutal Kside assault!!
Westerinen vs B Lengyel, 1988
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13)1-0
B Martin vs M Hopewell, 1985
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Decoy R sac!
B Barlow vs S Williams, 1999
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Q trap into K hunt
Nunn vs A Whiteley, 1978
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
Chigorin vs D Martinez, 1889
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Connected Ps
Blackburne vs Schiffers, 1896
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Promo #!
H Heyermans vs Blackburne, 1880
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1
KGA. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Possible Swallow's Tail/Gueridon #
B Hulse vs R E Fauber, 1976
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 000 vs 00
M Melgosa vs J Zuluaga, 1991
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 Spearhead!
Vidmar vs Goldsand, 1902
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Compromised Def ML (C52) 1-0 25.?
E Schallopp vs R Hein, 1868
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Pierce Gambit (C28) 0-1 Exciting!
Milner-Barry vs C H Alexander, 1932
(C28) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Annihilation of Defense. Game #4490 in Laszlo Polgar's brick.
L Engels vs A Tsvetkov, 1936
(C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Original Marshall Attk (C89) 0-1Recapture w/Check
L Steiner vs K Helling, 1928
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 18 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense M.L. (C04) 1-0 Spearhead#
E Canal vs G Fletzer, 1948
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Ranken Var (C48) 1-0 Q sac or not for mate
I Abonyi vs G Lovas, 1915
(C48) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Pummeled by Pins
Anderssen vs F Riemann, 1877
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 One step ahead
Lutikov vs G Shakh-Zade, 1950
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1Moscow bully B
Y Estrin vs Koptev, 1941
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
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
C58 1-0 25 moves. Bxh6 leads to Damiano's Bishop Mate.
L Prins vs A Medina Garcia, 1951
(C58) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: 4.d3 d5 (C46) 0-1too many P moves, no castle
D Ehrlich vs C M Burton, 1941
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 1-0 Simul
Capablanca vs A C Thomas, 1926
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33)1-0 10 yr old BF is blitzed
D Mayers vs Fischer, 1953
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
4 Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1 Diagonal strikes
Sveshnikov vs A Yusupov, 1979
(C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1
3/Four Knights: Italian Var (C46) 1-0 Blitz; Pin & Spearhead #
H J Calladay vs J Liebling, 1924
(C46) Three Knights, 15 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
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Q trap & mate
Blackburne vs Wylde, 1875
(C51) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1Discovered+ invert
N Soudre vs F Gagnon, 2001
(C14) French, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 K walk
Paulsen vs Mackenzie, 1861
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. Gligoric Variation (C69) 1-0 16.?
A Volchok vs R Kreslavsky, 1970
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 1-0En prise Bishop
I Nikolayev vs J Sutorikhin, 1988
(C56) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts (B01) 0-1 Unusual Kside Def
Caruana vs D Milanovic, 2009
(B01) Scandinavian, 42 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0 MG promotion prevails
M Leon Hoyos vs Jobava, 2010
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0 Q sac for back ranker
K Polishchuk vs G Lane, 2014
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Scholar's # by trailing Q
Karjakin vs M A Sola Lluch, 2003
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 0-1 "I Double Daria"
E Diakonova vs D Voit, 2018
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1
Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Remove the Defender
Caruana vs Aronian, 2019
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit, Bc4 Scholar's try (C40) 0-1 Pin, Overworked Q
K H Jergler vs W Schmidt, 2000
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
Spanish Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 0-1Blitz; interference fails
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2019
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Power Chess!
S Kristjansson vs Caruana, 2008
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
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
French Def. Horwitz Attk. Papa-Ticulat Gambit(C00) 1-0Crossfire
M W Healey vs G J Moore, 2017
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Exch Sac,
So vs Aronian, 2019
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1/2-1/2Windmill
S Bruechner vs H Hecht, 1960
(C56) Two Knights, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
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