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C20 Q's Hack & C40 Damiano's Defense Odd P-K4
Compiled by fredthebear
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Fredthebear has removed the Latvian Gambits.

Dum spiro, spero

"The game might be divided into three parts: the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

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

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

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

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"What is the object of playing a gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game." — Siegbert Tarrasch

"It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit, one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss." — Anatoly Karpov

"You can never relax. I keep the same amount of energy and concentration during the tournament." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

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

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones."
― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof is potentially easier (we need just one counterexample); and nitpicking arouses our creative juices. Even if the given assertion is true, our search for a counterexample often leads to a proof, as soon as we see why a counterexample is impossible. Besides, it's healthy to be skeptical." ― Ronald Graham

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

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

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512.

"As they prepared themselves to go ashore no one doubted in theory that at least a certain percentage of them would remain on the island dead, once they set foot on it. But no one expected to be one of these. Still it was an awesome thought and as the first contingents came struggling up on deck in full gear to form up, all eyes instinctively sought out immediately this island where they were to be put, and left, and which might possibly turn out to be a friend's grave." ― James Jones, The Thin Red Line

"The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience." ― Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"Patience is a form of wisdom. It demonstrates that we understand and accept the fact that sometimes things must unfold in their own time." ― Jon Kabat-Zinn, Full Catastrophe Living

"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn. How did it get so late so soon?" ― Dr. Seuss

"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." ― William Penn

"Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like." ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

"The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run." ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

"Life is a funny thing. We only get so many years to live it, so we have to do everything we can to make sure those years are as full as they can be. We shouldn't waste time on things that might happen someday, or maybe even never." ― Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us

"It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others." ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

"Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone." ― Alan Watts

"There is more to life than simply increasing its speed." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Lost Time is never found again."
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

"Time spent with a cat is never wasted." ― Colette

"A wise man's goal shouldn't be to say something profound, but to say something useful." ― Criss Jami, Healology

"The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds." ― Teck Foo Check, The Autobiography of Sun Tzu

"Behind every move I make on the chess board lies a story of calculation, intuition, and passion. With every game, I discover more about myself and the endless possibilities of the game." ― medicosaurabh

"Ecco, sai giocare a scacchi. Adesso devi diventare un giocatore. Ci vorrà un po' di più." ― Guenassia Jean-Michel, Le Club des incorrigibles optimists

"People are like chess pieces!" ― Deyth Banger

"The only easy day was yesterday." ― US Navy SEALs

"Gameplay is all our life. Either we guard, attack or develop pieces." ― Vineet Raj Kapoor, UNCHESS: Untie Your Shoes and Walk on the Chessboard of Life

"The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention." ― Kelly McGonigal, The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It

"As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. whatever happens does not really matter." ― Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life

"Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"I'll play baseball for the Army or fight for it, whatever they want me to do." ― Mickey Mantle

"Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances change." ― Susan Polgar

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ― Winston Churchill

"I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up." ― Magnus Carlsen

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." ― Mark Twain

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be." ― Joyce Meyer

"We are like chess players who are trying to predict the opponent's future moves, but in this case, we are dealing with life itself. True masters do not play the game on a single chessboard, but on multiple chessboards at the same time. And what's the difference between grandmasters and masters? Surprises. The moves that cannot be predicted by the opponent. Life can play a simultaneous game with seven billion people at the same time and it can take each and every one of us by surprise. And we still believe we are capable of winning, because we can predict three of four moves ahead. We are insignificant." ― Jaka Tomc, 720 Heartbeats

"The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it." ― Mikhail Tal

"I mean a man whose hopes and aims may sometimes lie (as most men's sometimes do, I dare say) above the ordinary level, but to whom the ordinary level will be high enough after all if it should prove to be a way of usefulness and good service leading to no other. All generous spirits are ambitious, I suppose, but the ambition that calmly trusts itself to such a road, instead of spasmodically trying to fly over it, is of the kind I care for." ― Charles Dickens, Bleak House

"Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley." ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

"But I find something compelling in the game's choreography, the way one move implies the next. The kings are an apt metaphor for human beings: utterly constrained by the rules of the game, defenseless against bombardment from all sides, able only to temporarily dodge disaster by moving one step in any direction." ― Jennifer duBois, A Partial History of Lost Causes

"The move is there, but you must see it." ― Savielly Tartakower

"You may delay, but time will not." ― Benjamin Franklin

"More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind." ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Chess is all about maintaining coherent strategies. It's about not giving up when the enemy destroys one plan but to immediately come up with the next. A game isn't won and lost at the point when the king is finally cornered. The game's sealed when a player gives up having any strategy at all. When his soldiers are all scattered, they have no common cause, and they move one piece at a time, that's when you've lost." ― Kazuo Ishiguro, A Pale View of Hills

"The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds." ― Teck Foo Check, The Autobiography of Sun Tzu

"War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides." ― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

"The skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field." ― Sun Tzu, The Art Of War

"Technique has taken over the whole of civilization. Death, procreation, birth all submit to technical efficiency and systemization." ― Jacques Ellul

"Time is an illusion." ― Albert Einstein

"Time isn't precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is." ― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

"It's being here now that's important. There's no past and there's no future. Time is a very misleading thing. All there is ever, is the now. We can gain experience from the past, but we can't relive it; and we can hope for the future, but we don't know if there is one." ― George Harrison

"Life is like a chess game. If you play the right move, at the right time you'll win the game." ― Sruti

"I prefer to lose a really good game than to win a bad one." ― David Levy

"Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Those who think that it's easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game, a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly composed" ― Victor Kortchnoi

"Boxing is like a chess. You encourage your opponent to make mistakes so you can capitalize on it. People think you get in the ring and see the red mist, but it is not about aggression. Avoiding knockout is tactical." ― Nicola Adams

"In my opinion, the King's Gambit is busted. It loses by force." ― Bobby Fischer, A bust to the King's Gambit (1960)

"Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy." ― Anthony Santasiere

"A wood-pusher overlooks the ranks." ― Old Russian saying

"You can retreat pieces… but not pawns. So always think twice about pawn moves." ― Michael Stean

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

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

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

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

Road apples

* Ataman's Minis: Game Collection: Instructive Chess Miniatures (Ataman)

* 1.e4 e5 flavor flav: Game Collection: The Open Games: 1.e4 e5

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* 2 bad habits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifm...

* Passer on the 2nd rank: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gk1w...

* 3.Ba3 Nbd7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dtqe...

* 3 billion dummies? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nz96...

* 3 reasons: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pv3...

* 4,000 ELO: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6g2E...

* A45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvH...

* Alireza Firouzja's 5 Most Brilliant Chess Moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwa...

* Fabiano Caruana's 5 Most Brilliant Chess Moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoq...

* Top 5 laws: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CimP...

* Top 6 traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYO...

* Top 7 aggressive openings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib8...

* 7 Mexican songs that you've heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9S...

* 7 ways to punish Bg4 pin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbQ...

* 738 days: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/niPh...

* 8 Chess concepts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRy...

* 0831 history: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peo...

* Firouzja Breaks Record: Youngest 2800 Chess Player in History! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHR...

* 9-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwK...

* 9 Russian songs that you've heard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-v...

* Double rook sacrifice in 9 moves: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KD-F...

* Top 10 best Stafford Gambit traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIe...

* A07, B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* 107 battles: Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine

* 18-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju, the World Championship challenger w/the knight pair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vq...

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* Post-Beginners Book: Game Collection: Chess training for post-beginners

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Center Game miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* C-K Examples: Game Collection: Caro Kann Lines

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Danish, Gustavo Fring trap, Greco's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/joUH...

* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems

* Discovered checks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxH...

* The Donner Party of Misery: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Don't Steal: https://www.openbible.info/topics/s...

* Do the Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k...

* Trash talkin' hustler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5v...

* Drawn? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7NLv...

* Dubov duplicates Blackburne's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XxWV...

* Basic Endgame principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T5...

* No easy fix: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p4xH...

* f3 & f6 when queenless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FUNQ...

* B & N forks in the Center Game: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HUme...

* Fried Liver Counterattack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/22eM...

* Pseudo Fried Liver on the queenside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zdsg...

* France: https://www.bing.com/travel/place-s...

* French trickster: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZJeE...

* Fresh air: https://new.uschess.org/news/take-i...

* French According to... Game Collection: The French According to ...

* Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French

* Gambits against the French Defense:
Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam

* Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

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

* Gutshot Straight Draw

* Common Gambits Video: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

https://archive.org/details/the-gol...

* The Greatest Chess Game Of 2024 (upto mid-May): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmr...

* Grand Can: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peo...

* Grand Prix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jd...

* Heavy pieces in action: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VNeX...

* Heaven or hell? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxQY...

* "Help your pieces help you." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7nEi...

* Hikaru's discovered double attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5h1Z...

* If yogurt goes bad, how can you tell?

* ICC: https://www.youtube.com/@chessclubICC

* In Dreams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTR...

* India World Champs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AW...

* Interference: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YNMJ...

* Instead of giving check, quietly threaten mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d5lG...

* It's O.K. to Li: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Qw5...

* Jobava London executes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aifA...

* Ju Wenjun's chair: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XTSr...

* Kadas Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iec...

* King walk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxg...

* King's Gambit Counter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeG...

* Knight vs Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVd...

* Logical series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQH... Do read Chernev's book!

* Anti-London System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9I...

* Her lovely bear: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iz_b...

* Lukewarm: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Eapi...

* Malagueña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2...

* Medley of hymns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuI...

* Minority Attacks: Game Collection: Minority attack

Game Collection: Anti-minority attack capturing with the Knight.

* Wrong mirror for Black: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IFpa...

* Mirror counterattack in the Russian Game: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5ESN...

* Mississippi John Hurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85B...

* Various miniatures: Game Collection: MINIATURES

* Bill Wall miniatures: Bill Wall

* Paul Morphy brilliancies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaG...

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga...

* Never resign if you still have mating material: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ktJc...

* Never without: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/se3E...

* Brazilian nuts are good for you: Game Collection: 2...De7 !

* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)

* Online chess: https://www.247chess.com/news/chess...

* Opening Ideas/Novelties: Game Collection: Great opening ideas

* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* On the attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2uuL...

* Overworked by pigs on the 7th: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JFBX...

* Paid in full: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C82G...

* Pawn manipulations: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E15Y...

* Pawn themes: Game Collection: Aurora

* Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QR...

* Amazing Pins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP9...

* Put pressure on the pinned piece: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xIDi...

* Puzzlers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXI...

* Prevent the opponent's best response, then do your combination: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VXom...

* Little Pragg: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sw6b...

* Quash the Queen's Hack Terrorist Attack 2.Qh5?! Game Collection: The Monticelli Trap

* Queens and Pawns ending: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mjf_...

* Racing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0ggJ...

* Rare for a reason: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDL...

* Rhapsody In Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAu...

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Rousseau Gambit, Nxc2 sac: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DjMU...

Win as Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMv...

Learn from Levy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usg...

* Routine: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FT1H...

* Rook the King: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o0HT...

* Sacs on f7/f2: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on f7 (f2)

* Solve these 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDp...

* Spanish Berlin, Anastasia's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iAOy...

* Spank kids with the Spanish Berlin Fishin' Pole: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHI2...

Replay: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dVZM...

* Space and the outside passer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WxQH...

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* St. Louis 1965: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvY...

* Royal Skewer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Hpa...

* Stable equilibrium: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4rKm...

* Steinitz rule in pawn endgames: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vUv5...

* Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4! Stand pat

* She's a Stonewaller: Eneida Astolfi Perez

* GK Sicil: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Extinguish the Dragon: Game Collection: 1.e4 explorations

* Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Bg2 vs Sicilian: Game Collection: Grand Prix Attack without early Bc4

* Swing the mood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iD...

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

* Tactics and Combinations are not strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkE...

* Tal sacrifices: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ngM5...

* Chess Titles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULy...

* Triangular hole: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qm64...

* Triangulation changes the move: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AGjc...

* Tromp the Indians: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmY...

* Teks bawaan: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lZsS...

* Traxler Counter-Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1j...

* Union Square Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDA...

* Saavedra Underpromotion 1895: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pWeo...

* Variety show in December 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o8...

* Vegan bacon, or Fried Liver? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xeRI...

* Viva La Vida... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSk...

* Vienna Gambit, Heisenberg trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O1Oi...

* Vietnam traps: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xrji...

* Vienna 1903 KG games: Game Collection: Vienna 1903

* VP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncH...

* When castling is bad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSE...

* Wall's APCT Miniatures:
http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/c...

* Six Ways: https://takelessons.com/blog/6-tips...

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

* Yugoslavia 1957 Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZW...

* Zugzwang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I3...

Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." - Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal

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

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

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

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

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

"Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another." — Marcel Duchamp

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

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

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." — Ernest Hemingway

"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." ― Albert Einstein

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

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

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

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

"When in doubt, don't." ― Benjamin Franklin

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

Indiana: Vincennes
Established in: 1732

Vincennes was founded in 1732 along the Wabash River by French military officer Francois Marie Bissot-Sieur de Vincennes, and was once a French fur trading post. It was part of New France and a military post was built there to keep the British away. Once the fur trade died down, agriculture took over.

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

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

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

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

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

Here's a poem a dad wrote:

<ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.>

It takes about eight minutes for light from the Sun to reach our planet.

Riddle Question: If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?

The Persian epic Explanation of Chatrang and the Invention of Nard tells the story of chess being introduced to the royal court by an envoy from India.

Riddle Answer: Wet, duh!

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, is the largest USA national park, covering 13,000 square miles or 13.2 million acres.

Ellison wrote:

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

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

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

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

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

<Fundamental Chess Principles according to CJS Purdy

On Combinations

One simultaneous double threat is better than a great many successive single threats. That is the main lesson of chess. A double threat is a combination of two threats. (pg. 31)

A combination (threat plus restraint or threat plus obstruction) may be called a "net". It is the most important kind of combination because every mate, without exception, is a "net". (pg. 32)

Watch out for pieces of limited mobility, especially pieces without retreat. Remember that one retreat may not be enough.(pg. 32 / 33)

On Tied Pieces

An important rule for avoiding a trap is this:
Where feasible, avoid using a piece to defend something that is attacked. Either protect the attaced unit with a pawn or move it away. (pg. 34)

A knight is the worst defender because he cannot possibly maintain the defense if forced to move. (pg. 34)

The best protector is a pawn - for three reasons:

There is no possibility of it being attacked by a unit of lesser value; It is a complete defense against any piece bigger than the one attacked; above all, a menial task is suited to it, whereas a piece used for defending one particular thing is wasting its talents. (pg. 35)

If you must use pieces to protect something, perhaps because it cannot move away, try to use one more than necessary! You are then free to moe any one of the protectors; not a single one is absolutely tied to its defensive task. (pg. 35)

On Position Play

Position play is the art of improving your position in small ways when no sound combination is possible. (pg. 40)

One can say that an endgame has arrived when neither side has more pieces than the equivalent of Queen plus pawn (with of course, the Kings, who are always with us). (pg. 41)

Combinations are of primary importance, position play of secondary importance. (pg. 41)

Pages refer to where content can be found in Purdy's book "Guide to Good Chess". Posted by Chessbuzz>

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man
I live in a Garbage Can
I love to go swimmin'
With bow-legged wimmin
And swim between their legs
Swim between their legs.

The Ingratitude And Injustice Of Men Towards Fortune

A trader on the sea to riches grew;
Freight after freight the winds in favour blew;
Fate steered him clear; gulf, rock, nor shoal
Of all his bales exacted toll.
Of other men the powers of chance and storm
Their dues collected in substantial form;
While smiling Fortune, in her kindest sport,
Took care to waft his vessels to their port.
His partners, factors, agents, faithful proved;
His goods – tobacco, sugar, spice –
Were sure to fetch the highest price.
By fashion and by folly loved,
His rich brocades and laces,
And splendid porcelain vases,
Enkindling strong desires,
Most readily found buyers.
In short, gold rained wherever he went –
Abundance, more than could be spent –
Dogs, horses, coaches, downy bedding –
His very fasts were like a wedding.
A bosom friend, a look his table giving,
Inquired whence came such sumptuous living.
"Whence should it come," said he, superb of brow, "But from the fountain of my knowing how?
I owe it simply to my skill and care
In risking only where the marts will bear."
And now, so sweet his swelling profits were,
He risked anew his former gains:
Success rewarded not his pains –
His own imprudence was the cause.
One ship, ill-freighted, went awreck;
Another felt of arms the lack,
When pirates, trampling on the laws,
Overcame, and bore it off a prize.
A third, arriving at its port,
Had failed to sell its merchandize, –
The style and folly of the court
Not now requiring such a sort.
His agents, factors, failed; – in short,
The man himself, from pomp and princely cheer,
And palaces, and parks, and dogs, and deer,
Fell down to poverty most sad and drear.
His friend, now meeting him in shabby plight,
Exclaimed, "And whence comes this to pass?"
"From Fortune," said the man, "alas!"
"Console yourself," replied the friendly wight:
"For, if to make you rich the dame denies,
She can't forbid you to be wise."

What faith he gained, I do not wis;
I know, in every case like this,
Each claims the credit of his bliss,
And with a heart ingrate
Imputes his misery to Fate.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), two out of three motorists will be involved in an injury accident during their life!

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds.

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

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

Full boat

A GAME OF CHESS
by T S (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

The Chair she sat in, like a burnished throne, Glowed on the marble, where the glass
Held up by standards wrought with fruited vines From which a golden Cupidon peeped out 80 (Another hid his eyes behind his wing)
Doubled the flames of sevenbranched candelabra Reflecting light upon the table as
The glitter of her jewels rose to meet it,
From satin cases poured in rich profusion;
In vials of ivory and coloured glass
Unstoppered, lurked her strange synthetic perfumes, Unguent, powdered, or liquid— troubled, confused And drowned the sense in odours; stirred by the air That freshened from the window, these ascended 90 In fattening the prolonged candle-flames,
Flung their smoke into the laquearia,
Stirring the pattern on the coffered ceiling.

Huge sea-wood fed with copper
Burned green and orange, framed by the coloured stone, In which sad light a carved dolphin swam.

Above the antique mantel was displayed
As though a window gave upon the sylvan scene
The change of Philomel, by the barbarous king
So rudely forced; yet there the nightingale 100 Filled all the desert with inviolable voice
And still she cried, and still the world pursues, "Jug Jug" to dirty ears.

And other withered stumps of time
Were told upon the walls; staring forms
Leaned out, leaning, hushing the room enclosed.

Footsteps shuffled on the stair.

Under the firelight, under the brush, her hair Spread out in fiery points
Glowed into words, then would be savagely still. 110

"My nerves are bad to-night.
Yes, bad.
Stay with me.

"Speak to me.
Why do you never speak.
Speak.

"What are you thinking of? What thinking? What? "I never know what you are thinking.
Think.
"

I think we are in rats' alley
Where the dead men lost their bones.

"What is that noise?"
The wind under the door.

"What is that noise now? What is the wind doing?" Nothing again nothing. 120
"Do "You know nothing? Do you see nothing? Do you remember "Nothing?"

I remember
Those are pearls that were his eyes.

"Are you alive, or not? Is there nothing in your head?" But O O O O that Shakespeherian Rag—
It's so elegant
So intelligent 130 "What shall I do now? What shall I do?"
I shall rush out as I am, and walk the street
"With my hair down, so.
What shall we do to-morrow?
"What shall we ever do?"
The hot water at ten.

And if it rains, a closed car at four.

And we shall play a game of chess,
Pressing lidless eyes and waiting for a knock upon the door.

When Lil's husband got demobbed, I said—
I didn't mince my words, I said to her myself, 140 HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Now Albert's coming back, make yourself a bit smart.

He'll want to know what you done with that money he gave you To get yourself some teeth.
He did, I was there.

You have them all out, Lil, and get a nice set, He said, I swear, I can't bear to look at you.

And no more can't I, I said, and think of poor Albert, He's been in the army four years, he wants a good time, And if you don't give it him, there's others will, I said.

Oh is there, she said.
Something o' that, I said.
150
Then I'll know who to thank, she said, and give me a straight look.

HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
If you don't like it you can get on with it, I said.

Others can pick and choose if you can't.

But if Albert makes off, it won't be for lack of telling.

You ought to be ashamed, I said, to look so antique.

(And her only thirty-one.
) I can't help it, she said, pulling a long face, It's them pills I took, to bring it off, she said.

(She's had five already, and nearly died of young George. ) 160
The chemist said it would be alright, but I've never been the same.

You are a proper fool, I said.

Well, if Albert won't leave you alone, there it is, I said, What you get married for if you don't want children? HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Well, that Sunday Albert was home, they had a hot gammon, And they asked me in to dinner, to get the beauty of it hot— HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
HURRY UP PLEASE ITS TIME
Goonight Bill.
Goonight Lou.
Goonight May.
Goonight.
170
Ta ta.
Goonight.
Goonight.

Good night, ladies, good night, sweet ladies, good night, good night.

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

I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous ‘daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic. – Jose Raul Capablanca

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

"What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset." ― Blackfoot nation saying

The Bat and the Two Weasels

A blundering bat once stuck her head
Into a wakeful weasel's bed;
Whereat the mistress of the house,
A deadly foe of rats and mice,
Was making ready in a trice
To eat the stranger as a mouse.
"What! do you dare," she said, "to creep in
The very bed I sometimes sleep in,
Now, after all the provocation
I have suffered from your thievish nation?
Are you not really a mouse,
That gnawing pest of every house,
Your special aim to do the cheese ill?
Ay, that you are, or I'm no weasel."
"I beg your pardon," said the bat;
"My kind is very far from that.
What! I a mouse! Who told you such a lie?
Why, ma'am, I am a bird;
And, if you doubt my word,
Just see the wings with which I fly.
Long live the mice that cleave the sky!"
These reasons had so fair a show,
The weasel let the creature go.

By some strange fancy led,
The same wise blunderhead,
But two or three days later,
Had chosen for her rest
Another weasel's nest,
This last, of birds a special hater.
New peril brought this step absurd;
Without a moment's thought or puzzle,
Dame weasel oped her peaked muzzle
To eat the intruder as a bird.
"Hold! do not wrong me," cried the bat;
"I'm truly no such thing as that.
Your eyesight strange conclusions gathers.
What makes a bird, I pray? Its feathers.
I'm cousin of the mice and rats.
Great Jupiter confound the cats!"
The bat, by such adroit replying,
Twice saved herself from dying.

And many a human stranger
Thus turns his coat in danger;
And sings, as suits, wherever he goes,
"God save the king!" – or "save his foes!'

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

'April showers bring forth May flowers

'An army marches on its stomach

'As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it

'Attack is the best form of defence

<"Here's to you and here's to me, Wherever we may roam;
And here's to the health and happiness
Of the ones who are left at home"
– Anonymous>

Hydraulic engineering
In the late 19th century, hydraulic engineering solved a major problem: bringing fresh water into homes and sending sewage away from settlements. Although sophisticated waterworks existed earlier in ancient Rome, hydraulic engineering greatly improved wastewater treatment and sanitation in general. Infectious diseases caused by contaminated water were greatly minimized so countries like the United States and Britain could develop better.

Anna Kournikova

The Ingratitude And Injustice Of Men Towards Fortune

A trader on the sea to riches grew;
Freight after freight the winds in favour blew;
Fate steered him clear; gulf, rock, nor shoal
Of all his bales exacted toll.
Of other men the powers of chance and storm
Their dues collected in substantial form;
While smiling Fortune, in her kindest sport,
Took care to waft his vessels to their port.
His partners, factors, agents, faithful proved;
His goods – tobacco, sugar, spice –
Were sure to fetch the highest price.
By fashion and by folly loved,
His rich brocades and laces,
And splendid porcelain vases,
Enkindling strong desires,
Most readily found buyers.
In short, gold rained wherever he went –
Abundance, more than could be spent –
Dogs, horses, coaches, downy bedding –
His very fasts were like a wedding.
A bosom friend, a look his table giving,
Inquired whence came such sumptuous living.
"Whence should it come," said he, superb of brow, "But from the fountain of my knowing how?
I owe it simply to my skill and care
In risking only where the marts will bear."
And now, so sweet his swelling profits were,
He risked anew his former gains:
Success rewarded not his pains –
His own imprudence was the cause.
One ship, ill-freighted, went awreck;
Another felt of arms the lack,
When pirates, trampling on the laws,
Overcame, and bore it off a prize.
A third, arriving at its port,
Had failed to sell its merchandize, –
The style and folly of the court
Not now requiring such a sort.
His agents, factors, failed; – in short,
The man himself, from pomp and princely cheer,
And palaces, and parks, and dogs, and deer,
Fell down to poverty most sad and drear.
His friend, now meeting him in shabby plight,
Exclaimed, "And whence comes this to pass?"
"From Fortune," said the man, "alas!"
"Console yourself," replied the friendly wight:
"For, if to make you rich the dame denies,
She can't forbid you to be wise."

What faith he gained, I do not wis;
I know, in every case like this,
Each claims the credit of his bliss,
And with a heart ingrate
Imputes his misery to Fate.

What are the highest Elo ratings achieved in the CG database? Please note that these statistics are computed from the database; it may be incomplete, or contain errors. The displayed ratings refer to the highest rating ever achieved--not the current rating. Consult the FIDE Chess Ratings Page for official information.

1. Magnus Carlsen (2882)
2. Garry Kasparov (2851)
3. Fabiano Caruana (2844)
4. Levon Aronian (2830)
5. Wesley So (2822)
6. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2820)
7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2819)
8. Vladimir Kramnik (2817)
9. Viswanathan Anand (2817)
10. Ding Liren (2816)
11. Veselin Topalov (2816)
12. Hikaru Nakamura (2816)
13. Alexander Grischuk (2810)
14. Alireza Firouzja (2804)
15. Anish Giri (2798)
16. Teimour Radjabov (2793)
17. Sergey Karjakin (2788)
18. Alexander Morozevich (2788)
19. Vasyl Ivanchuk (2787)
20. Robert James Fischer (2785)
21. Ian Nepomniachtchi (2784)
22. Anatoly Karpov (2780)
23. Boris Gelfand (2777)
24. Peter Svidler (2769)
25. Leinier Dominguez Perez (2768)
26. Ruslan Ponomariov (2768)
27. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2766)
28. Pentala Harikrishna (2766)
29. Pavel Eljanov (2765)
30. Dommaraju Gukesh (2763)
31. Hao Wang (2763)
32. Gata Kamsky (2763)
33. Peter Leko (2763)
34. Arjun Erigaisi (2762)
35. Yangyi Yu (2762)
36. Vugar Gashimov (2761)
37. Michael Adams (2761)
38. Richard Rapport (2760)
39. Dmitry Jakovenko (2760)
40. Evgeny Tomashevsky (2758)

Dale Jr.

1 Corinthians 13 King James Version

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

CHESS

Meet me then, within this grid,
this little wooden battlefield as equals,
as we forget our bodies to inhabit these pieces, control these spaces, trade threats and responses, send our thoughts out into possible positions, our eyes imagining nothing but sweet forks and lancing fianchettoes. We chessplayers, pretend enemies, bound to our miniature war inexplicably & inescapably: when did we find ourselves so obsessed, insidiously seduced to advances and exchanges, lost inside this abyss of infinite moves, willing servants of it's rules?

― Rael

"As a species, octopuses are very old, and it's speculated that the first octopuses appeared roughly 296 million years ago.

Their long existence has made them masters of camouflage and evasion, able to change their skin to match their environment. Octopuses also have the defensive mechanism of spewing ink and poison on enemies.

They are also smart enough to use tools to solve everyday problems in the deep sea, and some species even hide in coconut shells and carry coconuts with them if they need to hide.

With a short lifespan of anywhere from 3-5 years, it seems logical that octopuses would need such advanced defensive capabilities.

Octopuses are also semelparous, meaning they are a species that only breeds once in their lifetime, shortly dying after doing so." ― Planet Explore

Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be

And bless these gifts

Bestowed by Thee.

And bless our loved ones everywhere,

And keep them in Your loving care.
Amen.

<by W.A. Ballantine given on page 153 of the American Chess Journal, September 1878:

Charming as the sweetest music;
High above the common reach,
Easy to the bright and wise;
Splendid in the hands of genius;
Such the royal game of chess.>

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

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

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

"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

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

* Frank's way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQz...

Z is for Zaccheus

Zaccheus was a wee little man,
And a wee little man was he.
He climbed up in a sycamore tree
For the Lord he wanted to see.

And when the Savior passed that way
He looked up in the tree.
And he said, "Zaccheus, you come down!
For I'm going to your house today!
For I'm going to your house today!"

Zaccheus was a wee little man,
But a happy man was he.
For he had seen the Lord that day,
And a happy man was he.
And a very happy man was he!

Zirconium Zr 40 91.22 1.4

Squeeze

Kuch bhi ho jaaye, par yaad aane wale ko kabhi mat bhoolna

Q: What do you call someone who draws funny pictures of cars? A: A car-toonist.

Q: What do you call a magician on a plane?
A: A flying sorcerer.

Q: What do you call fruit playing the guitar?
A: A jam session.

Q: What do you call the shoes that all spies wear? A: Sneakers.

Q: What do you call something you can serve, but never eat? A: A volleyball.

Q: What did the alien say to the garden?
A: Take me to your weeder.

Q: What do you call a skeleton who went out in freezing temperatures? A: A numb skull.

Q: What do you call a farm that grows bad jokes? A: Corny.

Capablanca's Double Attack
Capablanca vs E B Adams, 1909 
(C46) Three Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

the worst game between GMs that I've seen in a long while
Nakamura vs Xiong, 2020 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: King's Head Opening (C20) 0-1 It Stinks
K Andersson vs M Gajic, 2017 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: General (C20) 1-0 Cornered K
R Hodgson vs C Haviland, 1891 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.b3 Bc5 (C20) 1-0 Dbl R's on h-file
J Meyer vs R Klees, 2001 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Portuguese Opening: General (C20) 0-1 White grabs Ps before 0-0
G Vescovi vs I Sokolov, 1995 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Portuguese Opening (C20) 0-1 Playable but Black had initiative
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1904 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1

Portuguese (C20) 1-0Nothing like giving yourself a pinned piece
G Welling vs M Koevoets, 1995 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Portuguese Opening: General (C20) 0-1
F Ribeiro vs M Hebden, 1992
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

King's Head Opening (C20) 1/2-1/2 It stinks!
Carlsen vs Duda, 2022 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 1-0 Scholar's Mate; 4...Nf6 is best
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 1-0 April Fool's, 3 move blunder
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0

K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Decoy into Royal fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

B's Opening 3.Qh5 Parham Attk (C20) 0-1Timely scholastic opport
Chaiken vs E Schiller, 1970 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Not best play by Black, but secure
I Althoefer vs Deep Thought, 1991 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Becker played pro tennis
B Becker vs Kasparov, 2000 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Woody pusher (actor) had a bit of help from Yasser Seirawan.
W Harrelson vs Kasparov, 1999 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Black owns the initiative
W D Collins vs J Curdo, 2001 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5? Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 It took awhile
Nakamura vs Sasikiran, 2005 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 87 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Parham Attack 2.Qh5?! (C20) 0-1White could have castled
M Orfali vs M Senlle Caride, 2007 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Parham Attack. Kiddie CG (C20) 1-0 R trap finish
N Lortkipanidze vs S Narayanan, 2008 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Undermine Q as defender
Carlsen vs S Vokhidov, 2018 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Damiano Defense (C40) 1-0 Q sac, P mate
P Damiano vs NN, 1512 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Damiano Gambit 4...g6 (C20) 1-0 Where's that K going?
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Damiano Defense 2...f6 is bad! (C40) 1-0 Push the h-pawn
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 Black's 1st move was the only good m
J Mieses vs NN, 1933 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Declining Damiano's Defense - Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Miniature
C Hartlaub vs Rosenbaum, 1892 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 6 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game, Center Pawn Duo vs 2...f6? (C20) 1-0 Laugher
Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Damiano Defense Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1/2-1/2 Hairy game!
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Damiano Def. Chigorin Gambit (C40) If 3...Qe7 MUST RETREAT Nf3
J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Damiano's Defense 3...Qe7 finds sac perpetual vs Fischer.
Fischer vs R F McGregor, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Damiano Gambit Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1-0 Black Q is trapped
J Krejcik vs R Muenz, 1911 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Damiano's Gambit 4.Qh5+ g6 variation (C40) 1-0
Z Ivanovic vs S E Meyer, 2000 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Damiano 8. h4 h5 9. Bxb7 Bxb7 10. Qf5+ Kh6 11. d4+ g5 12. Qf7
P Korhonen vs C C Lim, 2000 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Damiano Defense 8.Qg3+ instead of 8.h4 (C40) 1-0
Lenderman vs S Sloan, 2007 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Qh5+ (C40) 1-0 K chase, P #
L Holmberg vs O Hongset, 1962 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 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

P-K4 Damiano Defense (C40) 0-1 8.h4! is a forced win for White
M Thaler vs S Sloan, 2003 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Damiano Defense 3.Bc4?! (C40) 0-1 White declines N sac
R Muenz vs J Krejcik, 1911 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Damiano Defense 3.Nc3 Declined (C40) 1-0 Qside action
M Eulentin vs Niloofar Nayab, 2008 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game 2.h3 (C20) 1/2-1/2 P fork tactics
V Green vs R Brien, 1856
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.e4 e5 2.Be2?! (C20) 0-1 It was not the fault of the opening.
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1895 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Game (C20) 0-1 Polish on move 2 does not work so well
J Loedel vs R Illa, 1922 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Leonardis Var (C20) 1/2-1/2Instructive manuevers to R EG
J Ingvason vs J Hardarson, 2012 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Gunderam Defense (C40) 0-1 The Joke Promotion (Underpromotion)
V Salnikov vs A Bezgodov, 1991 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 64 moves, 0-1

Gunderam Defense: General (C40) 1-0 wowzeroo!
B Amin vs I H Labib, 2001 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Gunderam Defense: 2...Qe7?! (C40) 0-1 Not found in Lev's books
Alburt vs Kupreichik, 1971 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Gunderam Defense: General (C40) 0-1 36...? Fredthebear saw it
E Tate vs S Sulskis, 2001 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 The Krejcik queen trap
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail Mate
Herrings vs Janssen, 1983 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

P-K4 McConnell Defense (C40) 1-0 Royal Punishment
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

P-K4 McConnell Defense (C40) 1-0 Qf6 is a common trap square
Koltanowski vs W Nolan, 1960 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

1.P-K4 Napoleon Attack (C20) 0-1 Don't try for Scholar's Mate
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Napoleon Attack (C20) 1-0 Declines repetition of position
P Dimitrov vs N Vlashki, 2008 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 1-0

P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 B decoy sac, N+ fork
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Double check is mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

La Bourdonnais Gambit 2...Qf6 (C40) 1-0 P grab becomes Support#
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6? La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Corner N#!
S Sokolov vs I Semenov, 1987 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Like a Philidor Def. Pin the pawn & roll upon it. En passant.
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

1.f3?! C-K (A00) 1-0 neat trapped piece combo into # pattern
Fine vs J Rappaport, 1931 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Saragossa Opening (A00) 0-1 5 pawns on 3rd w/fianchetto loses
R Ortega vs Ivkov, 1962 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Mieses Opening: Reversed Rat (A00) 0-1 Bad kNight!
A Natri vs H Kallio, 2000 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 63 moves, 0-1

Kiev (1896) Uncommon Opening/Modern Def (A00) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ng5+
A Dadian vs Doubrava, 1896 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Uncommon (A00) 1-0 Like a Lion/Philidor Defense Bxf7
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Standard Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+ miniature
L Monosson vs M Fauque, 1935 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense; 5 mover: Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+
Lusgin vs A L Ioffe, 1968 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Uncommon Opening/Modern Def (A00) 1-0 Unpin and penetrate holes
M Miannay vs F Bruneau, 1991 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Ware Opening 1.a4; Giuoco Piano gone bad.
P Ware vs J Congdon, 1880 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chess variants (000) 1-0 White gives away all 8 pawns, then #s
W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0

Go Figure
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 0-1

St. George Defense 3.c4 bxc4 (B00) 1-0 Q forks f7 & LPDO Bishop
Mackowiak vs Kusiak, 1980 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (B00) 0-1 Deflect the Defender
H Guennewig vs H Alber, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Game: Tayler Opening (C44) 1-0 White N squeezes out edge
Jobava vs Kamsky, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

Standard Kingside Attack You Should Know -- Closed Dbl K Pawn
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1911 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

How to smash the not Fredthebear
M Esserman vs Benjamin, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Take the Hippo seriously
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Uncommon but not unsound Pirc/Modern (A04) 0-1 Deflection fails
D J Hacche vs I Bjelobrk, 2001
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Zukertort: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) · 1-0 Must Know Crusher
H Haberditz vs Hysek, 1938 
(A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Tennison Gambit (A06) · 1-0 crusher
G Welling vs A Faber, 1978 
(A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Fianchetto vs. Owen's Defense, tricky counter punching
J Owen vs Burn, 1874 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: Classical Variation / vs Colle Set-up (A40) 1-0
B McCamon vs B Carlier, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

French/Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 15 moves, smothered mate
H Namyslo vs R Lau, 1996 
(C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Mikenas Defense
Fine vs V Mikenas, 1938
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Beefeater Variation (A40) · 0-1
G Taylor vs I Ivanov, 1985 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Mikenas Defense
Miles vs Z Mestrovic, 1978 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Polish Defense / St. George Defense (A40) 1-0 Space advantage
Miles vs S Chaivichit, 1984 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Queen's Knight Defense ... Mikenas Defense
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

WC (1910) KP Game: Maroczy Defense (A41) 0-1 Q exchange move 4
Janowski vs Lasker, 1910 
(B07) Pirc, 52 moves, 0-1

Trompowky Classical (A45)1-0 Frenchman builds a house on sand
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

White opens a bit differently but puts himself in prison
A Speijer vs Tartakower, 1909 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1

Logical, strong center leads to Smothered Mate
Burn vs J Owen, 1898 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Variation
M Illescas vs Miles, 1995 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

St. George Defense (B00) 0-1Vigorous notes by Tony Miles, Keene
Karpov vs Miles, 1980  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation. Keres Attack
Keres vs V Mikenas, 1946 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

Notes by Nimzowitsch
Spielmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1920  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Minors biting majors
K Spraggett vs F South, 1976 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Black grabs two pawns and gets mated
O Smith vs A Bej, 1898 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Two consecutive humdinger N sacrifices
E Bhend vs E Schneiders, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Easy Kingside Fianchetto against Owen's Defense
Burn vs J Owen, 1874 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

White has issues, Fredthebear has answers
L Horta vs M Dos Santos, 1984 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense/Macho Grob Spike: Timely h-file action
P Wolff vs T Wall, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense 4.h4 and 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0 Miniature nabs cornered R
G Wallwork vs P A Thornton, 1989 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

Rolling Knights
T Erben vs Forster, 1989 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

Black fianchettoed but didn't develop the bishop
H Robles vs M Gagnon, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Don't move pawns when pieces need movin'
L Cierny vs B Berg, 1993
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

h-file timing is everything
D Hoeffler vs J Prothero, 1994 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Classic white development except the rook of course
A A Smith vs P Grant, 1999 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Poisoned Pawn Variation
J Roscher vs B Bettermann, 1989 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (B00) 1-0 Activate all your pieces
V Petrienko vs J Svatos, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def., Advance Var (B00) 0-1 Knt invasion miniature
D Sherborne vs D Wake, 1957 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian Advance 3.e5 (B00) 1-0 Bold Q sac
Smagin vs D Sahovic, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Goldsmith Defense (B00) 0-1 Pin to win and work it over
Fritz vs E F Pecci, 2001 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

A longer decisive game with no captures
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Owens gambit out of business
G den Broeder vs W Wegener, 1982 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Mouse click malfunction
M Pavlovic vs M Umansky, 2003 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense 3...f5 4.f3 (B00) 1-0 Rob the pin & get after 'em!
C Fisher vs R Smith, 1873 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Mongredien's Knight Mate!
S Zubatch vs S Feldman, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0 Reversed Englund Gambit
L Ingram vs A McDonald, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine/Scandi 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 (B02) 1-0 Bxf7+ Unpin
S Ritvin vs E Z Rabin, 2006 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

"book" trap
H Borochow vs Fine, 1932 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Mate w/a pawn
A Powers vs A Dake, 1937 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: The Squirrel (B02) 1-0 nutty says Fredthebear
Hill vs C Janeway, 1946 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Beware same side B&N
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 0-1

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

Alekhine Def., Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 c & e-pawns are moved
C W Baker vs B Cafferty, 1976 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 5 moves, 0-1

Game 12 (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0 Rook pawned
T Dagorov vs D Beckman, 1980 
(B06) Robatsch, 9 moves, 1-0

Easy development, ram the h-pawn
Burn vs J Owen, 1874 
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0

Czech Defense (B06) 1-0 Surprise! Change of plans.
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense Standard Line (B06) 1-0Pawn advance traps Bishop
Kazhgaleyev vs S Shoker, 2005 
(B06) Robatsch, 9 moves, 1-0

(B06) The First Robatsch, 14 moves, 0-1 White missed P fork
Cochrane vs Saint-Amant, 1842 
(B06) Robatsch, 14 moves, 0-1

North Sea Defense; He thought for sure Magnus was a goner
B Savchenko vs Carlsen, 2010 
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1

A stock trap in the Pirc
W Elm vs A Bachmann, 1975 
(B07) Pirc, 8 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation (B07) 1-0 Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Czech Def. (B07) 1-0 Two sets of doubled pawns are often fatal
P J Sowray vs R S Mitchell, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Balogh Def (A82) 1-0 Sacrificial attack
Euwe vs H Weenink, 1923 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

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

The author of the book "White to Play and Win"
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 0-1 Spearhead
T Shadrina vs V Gunina, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (B12) 1-0 Greek gift battle
I-Chen Chen vs R Khimulu, 2012
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik found the improvement <8.Rc1>
Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

The "other Fischer" gets crushed!
A Gerschenkron vs Fischer, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Unpin wins material
Ziganovic vs G Laketic, 1980 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0

C-K Exhange Variation (B13) 0-1 Pillsbury's Mate Variation
L McLaren vs M Chandler / C Laird, 1978 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. Forgacs NxNf6 (B15) 1-0 Know this mate pattern
A Fuderer vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Main Line (B15) 0-1 Like a story of instructive princ
J Mieses vs Reshevsky, 1935 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1

Q+ another Q+ & fork LPDO B in the shooting gallery
A Sira vs N Konopkova, 1993 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 0-1

Remove the Defender... in Beginner's Picture Guide by Horowitz
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Var (B15) 1-0 Helpmate
K Poschauko vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Open h-file attack
K Aseev vs Bronstein, 1982 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1

The computer sacrifices too
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

White arranges consecutive knight checks
D Pavasovic vs D Zelenika, 2005 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) · 1/2-1/2
L Day vs L Piasetski, 1984
(B20) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) · 1-0
L Day vs R Stone, 1986 
(B20) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Miniature: Open the d-file
Keres vs Kotov, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) 1/2-1/2Fredthebear share
K Shirazi vs L Christiansen, 1985
(B20) Sicilian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) · 1-0
K Shirazi vs A Zilberberg, 1986 
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) 1-0 Threats and counters
Spassky vs K Wockenfuss, 1981 
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

More of an English approach trapping royalty
Berecky vs Sonderso, 1986 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

The premature pin Bg4 loses again
B South vs T Neshan, 1980 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0 Mini 0-0-0#! A castle mate!
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) 1/2-1/2Fredthebear share
K Shirazi vs Timoshenko, 2000
(B20) Sicilian, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) · 1-0
L Day vs B Thorvardson, 2007 
(B20) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0

Turn a Sicilian into a French Advanced
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 48 moves, 0-1

Another McDonnell Attack
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Morphy Gambit (B21) 0-1Pile on the pin w/a Pawn
B Lyubimov vs Alekhine, 1908 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 16 moves, 0-1

Sicilian McDonnel Attack; 31.... a5! and Black is winning
Botvinnik vs Petrosian, 1952 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 46 moves, 0-1

SMG Declined Push Var (B21) 1-0 Rip open the d-file to get to K
Fischer vs Auner, 1960 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Morphy Gambit (B21) Scorching game from Morphy
Morphy vs J L Preti, 1858 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Morphy Gambit (B21) 1-0 Blunder Bust
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy Gambit, like Horowitz delaying Nf3
G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Morphy G. Andreaschek G (B21) 1-0 Spearhead Qxf7+
S Crakanthorp vs H N Maddox, 1933 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Morphy G, Andreaschek Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ K Walk
R Krogius vs A Ojanen, 1944 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 14 moves, 1-0

White wins a valuable center pawn after the Queens come off
E Weinzettl vs R Wukits, 2001 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Nice smothered mate from right field by the author
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Var (B22) 1-0 Nxe4 poisoned pawn
I Suhin vs Mirosnitsenko, 1979 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 5 moves, 1-0

Nxf7 w/Q/B battery to hit f6
D Brandenburg vs J Broekmeulen, 2006 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

This "missing" game was found by Vlastimil Fiala
A Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1905 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1

Cited in Polugayevsky's <"The Silician Labyrinth">
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) or 2.c3 Alapin 1-0 Q trap
Fressinet vs M Al-Modiahki, 2014 
(B27) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Here's another common unpin you should know
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862 
(B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian b3 French Var. Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 Pile on pin
V Malaniuk vs Kotronias, 1988 
(B40) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B40) 1/2- A different way to defend it
Short vs Lautier, 1990
(B40) Sicilian, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Like the French Milner-Barry Gambit
J Mysulka vs M Vagner, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen-Basman (B40) 1-0 Q got caught grabbing b2-pawn
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian-French Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 Arabian Mate
D Pavasovic vs T Fogarasi, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian / French. Westerinen Attack (B40) 1-0Bishop pair rules
T Fogarasi vs N Medvegy, 2003 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Szen (B44) 1-0 W developed pieces, Black Ps
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 3-Piece Greco Mate
Leko vs Morozevich, 2006 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

White controls the c-file but has issues on the b-file
Adams vs Van Wely, 1997 
(B50) Sicilian, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 1/2- Adams played it too
Adams vs Short, 1997
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

I could play this but it's quite a fight for d5
Anand vs Gelfand, 1997 
(B50) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Unpin, Legall's Mate found in Reinfeld's Checkmate book
H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Common unpin theme to know
Suetin vs P Travnicek, 1975 
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

A common unpin trap, else Bb5+
L Rellstab vs Butzbach, 1968 
(B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0

EG: Instructive Good vs Bad Bishop Ending
Spassky vs R Byrne, 1974 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 59 moves, 1-0

Bxf7+ deflect the king and wins the queen on the open d-file
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

The open d-file is dangerous for the Black Q if White can check
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

French Defense: KIA/Philidor (C00) 0-1
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

French XRussian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) Draw
M Muzychuk vs A Muzychuk, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Not Normal (C00) 0-1 Good vs All
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Delayed Owen's Defense
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Ignore the fork, hunt the king!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Another kingside fianchetto against Owen's Defense
Burn vs J Owen, 1876 
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

A different way to play against Owen's Defense
Burn vs J Owen, 1876
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

French Def 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 (C00)1-0 Great Brilliancy Prize Game
E Steiner vs Tartakower, 1929 
(C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Notes by Lowenthal read by Fredthebear
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Hippo, anything but normal C00? Trouble on e6
A Csank vs Albin, 1890 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

French Defense; Schlechter variation as White
Schlechter vs Showalter, 1898 
(C00) French Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

White gets more out of his rooks than Black
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1913
(C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

US Champ 2012 French: La Bourdonnais Variation (C00), 1-0
Nakamura vs Seirawan, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: The Whale (C20) 0-1 tpstart quotes Mellencamp
M Helin vs D Larsson, 1992 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

English Opening: The Whale - a left-handed Stonewall (C20) 1-0
E F Pecci vs Fritz, 2001 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

K Pawn: Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 Pretty deep for opening trap
L Mouillaux vs J Matisson, 1986 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Race to promote
Alapin vs W Cohn, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Black Q wasted time
Alapin vs Albin, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 She's a target, not Fredthebear
H Seyboth vs Luetze, 1902 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 7.Ng3 might hold it.
NN vs E Canal, 1935 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) Underpromo avoids stalemate - move 77
Alapin vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 78 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Discovery coming next
Alapin vs A Schwarz, 1898 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Nowhere to run
Alapin vs R Loman, 1892 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 White waits too long to trade knights.
London vs Athens, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 Buggered up pawns
Alapin vs D G Baird, 1898 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Watch your backdoor!
A Vihmand vs H Haavamae, 2012 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Black made 5 kNight moves!
J Ask vs O Von Bahr, 2013 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1Doubled g-pawns fall
Alapin vs Mackenzie, 1890 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Alapin Opening (C20) 1/2-1/2 Promotion sacrifice draws
Alapin vs Chigorin, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Here it is on the queenside.
Steinitz vs NN, 1890 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Make sure this is in the collection.
Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Strange days indeed.
Y Rusakov vs B Verlinsky, 1947 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Be2 isn't so good in open games.
F Blaszczyk vs E Chaussard, 2000
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

Beyer Gambit (C21) 1-0 The most sudden K walk that I know of.
Sas vs NN, 1904 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Another Qc6 pinned by Bb5!
Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949 
(C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 R sac w/check coming next
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Center Game Berger Variation (C22) 0-1 Choose which fork
NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950 
(C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Center Game Paulsen Attk (C22) 1-0 En prise but not to worry...
J Krejcik vs K Krobot, 1908 
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Resembles Damiano's Defense w/a Q mate
B Wall vs D Ferguson, 1989 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

KGA, King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 Resembles Damiano's Defense
Allgaier vs NN, 1807 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

Spanish Schleimann Def. Jaenisch G. Acptd (C40) 0-1 Full devel
P de Schloezer vs Chigorin, 1878 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 1-0 Iffy sacs, N on rim trap
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Elephant G: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 1-0 Too many Black Q&P moves
M Parligras vs A Gunnarsson, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 0-1 Loses time/match w/the Q
Greco vs NN, 1625 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit Declined 3.d4 (C40) 1-0 Q vs R ending
M Golubev vs E Grabowski, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 106 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit Declined 3.d4 (C40) 1-0 Early Black Q trap
J L Koster vs B Hoareau, 2014 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0 Let me count the ways
Koltanowski vs Denhaene, 1931 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Let's be reminded of the amateur missing the fork
Koltanowski vs K Cable, 1960 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Black weakens his queenside but survives
Tartakower vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907
(C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Develop to gain space, exchange when ready, Q forks 2 pawns
N Karaklajic vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

Philidor Hanham. Delmar Var. (C41) 1-0 Lose a pawn, not game
K Milotzki vs A Sandrin, 1976 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Philidor Alapin-Blackburne Gambit (C41) 0-1 Dangerous!
J Szigeti vs L Deak, 1988 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

A different ending to the same book trap
Y Rantanen vs T Tuomala, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

The pawn was poisoned; Queen check and fork LPDO
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Gain time, Remove the Guard
V Castaldi vs Tartakower, 1937 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def 5.g4 Shirov Gambit (C41) 1-0 Ks on orignal squares
Shirov vs L Cyborowski, 2008 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0See notes; know both miniatures
Fischer vs K Chaney, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The hangin' queen mate
F Dupre vs Torre, 1927 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor: Lopez Countergambit (C41) 1-0 miniature
J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 Q sacrifice, Pawn mate
S Mlotkowski vs Deacon, 1913 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 LPDOs in the Shooting Gallery
G Salmon vs I Szabo, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit. Zukertort Var (C41) 1-0 Miniature on f7
S Simov vs A Aleksandrov, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 d3 then d4
Short vs Timman, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game 3...Qe7?! Are you prepared? (C42) 1-0 Nxf7 sac.
S Milliet vs I Ludwig, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 Not a long Tg of war!
Tg Zulkifli vs W Lai, 1992 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Cochrane Gambit. Center Variation (C42) 1-0 Q grab Deflects B
Messinger vs M Rack, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Control
S Sulskis vs T Michalczak, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1-0 R is immune from capture
Rublevsky vs Jakovenko, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Closed position
M Ercan vs M Gonzalez Amaya, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian, Cochrane Gambit. Bishop check line (C42) 1-0 Namesaked
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 Dresden Opening (C44) 0-1 Reinfeld smothered # puzzle
C H Capon vs J Taylor, 1873 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Tayler Opening 3.Be2 (C44) 0-1 Similar finish to Old Kentucky
I Abraham vs G Janny, 1923 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 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 Game: General w/3...f5!? (C44) 0-1
de Riviere vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Schulze-Muller Gambit (C44) 1-0 A.K.A. Chicago / Irish Gambit
D T Phillips vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 45 moves, 1-0

Scotch 4...Qh4 Queen Trap
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Steinitz Var (C45) 1-0 Q is removed as defender of the B
K Kulaots vs J Geller, 2002 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: Schlechter Var (C46) 1/2-1/2 Round 10
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1912
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Three Knights, Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 Pin, Deflection
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Three Knights/Scotch (C46) 1-0 Opening king walker
Euwe vs H van Hartingsvelt, 1920 
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

Scotch/3 Knights, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0Common miniature on 6th
G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 miniature
G Chandler vs E Gilliand, 1981 
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 Gain time&space
F Palmiotto vs R Hirsch, 1988 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

More proof that Nge7 isn't too good in KP games.
B Hirst vs C B Lockwood, 1945 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

It can't be this easy?!
Y Estrin vs V Liberzon, 1959 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau G / Latvian G (C50) 1-0Unique semi-smoth
H G Gunderam vs A Grava, 1970 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 5 Sacrifices!
Blackburne vs NN, 1898 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian, Bird's Attack c3, b4, d3 (C53) 1/2-Dbl R sac 4Arabian
Bird vs Englisch, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Bird's Attack c3-b4-d3 (C53) 0-1 Endgame blunder
Bird vs Zukertort, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 90 moves, 0-1

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

A different defense to the Fried Liver
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal (C69) 0-1 Rook robs the pin
S Malesic vs Reshevsky, 1967
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Not a single capture or check. 0-1
A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Fishin' Pole Flames
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2008 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie (C77) 1-0 Pin the Attacker
Mackenzie vs H Hosmer, 1871 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Superior development
A Kuindzhy vs Alburt, 1974 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation. Mikenas Gambit (B02) 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation. Lasker Simul Gambit (B02)1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Qk kill of French Rubinstein Var, Blackburne Def. C10 1-0
Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002 
(C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Swiss Variation (C11) 1-0 Morphy-like K hunt
Blackburne vs G A Thomson, 1882  
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

French Def. Classical. Swiss Var (C11) 1-0 Another fine mess
Bogoljubov vs J H Donner, 1951 
(C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0

French Def. Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO R
I Rogers vs S Calderwood, 1991
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0

French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Qxe6+ sacrifice; Boden's mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 Give back the X$?
E Lowe vs H A Kennedy, 1848 
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0

French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit 9...f6 (C02) 1-0 open f-file
J Pokojowczyk vs Ivkov, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1

French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1Black rips up Qside
N A Savic vs D Antic, 2013
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1

French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Check yourself?!
A Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1

French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 P sac, infiltrate
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1952 
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1

French Def. Advance 6.a3 Main Line (C02) 0-1 Loose pieces
Y Santiago vs A J Walton, 2015 
(C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) 0-1 Criss-crossed Bs
M Knoth vs V Novikov, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1

French Adv. Milner-Barry Gambit Accepted (C02) 0-1 Dbl threats
M Tobor vs M Valvo, 1991 
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1

French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 Qside P lever
J F Mata Gonzalez vs V Akobian, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1

Elephant G. Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 0-1R sac sets Boden's #
Reshevsky vs E D Duncan, 1921 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit/Cntr Cntr 3...Qxd5 (C40) 0-1Qs thrust on e-file
Abrikossowoski vs Parkow, 1938 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Blistering Black attack
Gligoric vs Holze, 1970 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CntrG (C40) 1-0 W does not cooperate!
G Kramer vs G Primavera, 1950 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 1-0 2 Ps for 1a
F Shiraliyeva vs N Mehbalieva, 2001
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 1-0 2 Ps for 1b
E Ghaem Maghami vs P Skatchkov, 2013
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

Maroczy sacrifices both Bs, both Rs, & mates in mid of board!!
K Zambelly vs Maroczy, 1897 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Commandment 6: Thou Shalt Never Play the Damiano Defense
J Joguet vs J Walid, 1992 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Game 115 Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
Boleslavsky vs Lilienthal, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 0-1 short K walk
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit 3.Nxe5 Qe7 (C40) 1-0 Dbl N sac ends w/pin on N
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: General (C40) 0-1 Pawn grabbing hurts white
Elbert vs E Diemer, 1948 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Elephant G (C40) 1-0 Discovered double check on the open e-file
A Toth vs C Guerra Costa, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 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

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 Greek gift
R Gralla vs M Amini, 2010 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit. Chiodini Gambit (C40) 0-1 Not 4 timid s
J W Baird vs E Busch, 1906 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 0-1 Royal family fork!
K Torotoova vs M Jambrich, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boi Var (C20) 1-0 White N travels to HOOK #
J Kristiansen vs Short, 2006 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boi Var (C20) 0-1 Unavoidable Arabian # next
W Ramsay vs S Crakanthorp, 1903 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 BxNf3 gxB allows Qh3
de Rives vs Staunton, 1853 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1
N MacLeod vs Chigorin, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Notes by Steinitz
N MacLeod vs Bird, 1889  
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Notes by Steinitz
N MacLeod vs M Weiss, 1889  
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1White held the apple
NN vs Anderssen, 1861 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Kside pressure
C H Brockelbank vs R Hodgson, 1891 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Don't accept all sacrifices
F Blaszczyk vs D Thuillier, 2000
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Decoy Q sac for mating attack
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
W D Evans vs G Perigal, 1843 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

P-K4: McConnell Defense (C40) 0-1 Hung a knight
E da Fonseca Gomes vs J Gemota, 2018 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 45 moves, 0-1

Damiano Defense (C40) 0-1 White missed mate - see the notes
P Feng vs S Sloan, 2010 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 Semi-Smothered Mate robs the pinned Pawn
Ruth Nacario vs D Allotey, 2016 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: General (C20) 0-1 A reversed Damiano Def?
S Scorza vs N S Akamine, 1987 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game: McConnell Defense (C40) 0-1 Blindfold bash
L Hesse vs Sophia Hesse, 1897 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.h3 (C20) 1-0 Kside attack, pinned f7
Morphy vs NN, 1848 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

P-K4: Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Pinned to the mating square
A Meek vs W Fuller, 1857 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: The Whale (C20) 1-0 A Botvinnik fish
A Fedorova vs J Klimova, 2003
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Carl Walbrodt (1871-1902)
Blackburne vs Walbrodt, 1895  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

P-K4: Damiano Defense 3.d4 d5 (C40) 1-0 Caught in the center
I Perez vs S Sloan, 2012 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game Bc4 vs Damiano Def Bc5 (C40) 1-0 Not 3.Nxe5
R Cyrul vs G Keeley, 1983 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Blitz; Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2017 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

English Opening: The Whale (C20) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
A Permiakov vs E Romanov, 1999 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

P-K4: Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Fredthebear was surprised!
Alekhine vs A Romashkevich, 1906 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

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