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74 QThee Queen is Meeanest Volume Four 4A!?!
Compiled by fredthebear
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She can be ruthless in her pursuit. Sometimes she kills them with kindness. Sometimes she becomes the victim. Sometimes she feeds Fredthebear peanuts and popcorn!

"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

"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

Eleanor Roosevelt: "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."

KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, becomes the first radio station to offer regular broadcasts on November 2, 1920.

* One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini

* Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Caro-Kann variations: Game Collection: Caro-Kann

* Dave is not a doctor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXw...

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games:
Game Collection: Chessmaster '86

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear, wrongly invaded and vandalized by the underhanded CGs operator.

* 1.d4 flavor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXd...

* 5 beginner mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYd...

* 6 Amateur Tips: https://chessify.me/blog/chess-tric...

* 10 Practical Tips: https://www.365chess.com/view/get-b...

* 10 Best to Watch: https://www.chessjournal.com/best-c...

* 23 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5...

* If you're 55-75 yrs old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGU...

* Jimmy turns 100: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ywGs...

* 1989: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B-oN... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B6f7...

* Artful: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Absolute beginner tactics: https://www.chessable.com/typical-t...

A Patience Worth Blessing
by Patience Worth

This hour, this hour, a chalice. Unto its golden cup We have poured our love, for there be not one man Who may honestly disclaim that he hath taken within His heart, God. Mayhap to refuse Him an abiding place; But His shadow hath rested upon him.
Behold, from this instant we disperse and His shadow Shall follow thee. I say that tomorrow at some instant Of time, each of thee shall stop, and I, like a moth Shall flit thee, and thou shalt remember Him.
I charge thee; it shall be!

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." -- Abraham Lincoln

Chessgames.com will be unavailable December 7, 2024 from 2:00PM through 2:45PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

* Crisis of Character: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWE...

* Tips for 100-1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCb...

* Sacrifice on f7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGk...

* Most common errors below 1200: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmw...

* EZ C-K traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCw...

* 15,000,000 disappeared? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn0...

* Tips for 1100-2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIE...

* Top 5 C-K traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB8...

* 3 Tips to reach 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzB...

* The Bob Fischer Story collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8...

* Fireworks in the Ruy Lopez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIO...

* Deflect the Defender of the mating square w/a Pin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/axBq...

* Trap the bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQG...

* Boo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzC...

* Budapest Gambit Trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xWC3...

* Englund Gambit beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0...

* Soller Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jB5M...

* Learn the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWH...

* Tips for the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt...

* 5 Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd...

* Meet Old Ben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34N...

* Jim's Modern Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts8...

* Daaron opened the same way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqA...

* Benoni Defense Blunder: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8cpd...

* Benoni trap for Black: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0hQP...

* Blitz Benoni Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nue...

* A65 by RJ Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Op...

* Fischer's Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTC...

* Transpose to a Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0...

* Kasparov breaks the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_1...

* Fantastic attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuw...

* Benoni Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb...

* Benoni is back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40e...

* Benoni Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x...

* Simplified Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv5...

* How to play against the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mz...

* How to beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhG...

* Beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIa...

* Beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25...

* Benoni Plans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZq...

* Crush the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuy...

* Destroy the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUr...

* GMAC likes the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNm...

* MC plays the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzo...

* Online Benoni victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUN...

* The Benoni is a Joke? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aT...

* Almost a refutation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otb...

* Is the Modern Benoni in trouble? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYW...

* Black tries the Czech Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIt...

* 9 Ideas in the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONB...

* 10 Ideas in the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYB...

* Simple but vital habit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CX...

* Complete Chess EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2...

* Naroditsky's EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhU...

* Win R&P endings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkG...

* Mental Endgame Mastery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvv...

* Scut'in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 King James Version

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

* Al's Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ane...

* Alireza scores: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss7...

* Attackers: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Anti-KIDs: Game Collection: Anti-KIDs

* The Barry Attack 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JC...

* Barrys in the book: Game Collection: A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire

* Classic Bishop Sacrifice in the Barry Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMg...

* Bf4 QP System: Game Collection: QP System with Bf4 (London, Tarzan, Veresov)

* B4 your next chess tournament: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8vFV...

* BF was on another level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOA...

* Better Chess: https://betterchess.net/

* Bear the brunt: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hwOo...

* Bailamos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixq...

* Battleground: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGS...

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

* Bizarre: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vAXP...

* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op...

* Simple tactics course using miniatures:
http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP...

* Brilliant (and mostly famous)! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures

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

* Blackburne strikes! games annotated by Blackburne

Source: page 58 of Poems and Chess Problems by J.A. Miles (Fakenham, 1882).

Blackburne our Champion's praise we sing,
Long may he reign of Chess the King;
And forth, triumphant from the fray,
Crowned with the Victor's wreath of bay,
King-like may come. On checker'd fields
Blindfold his battle-axe he wields;
Undaunted by the loss of sight,
Relentless he displays his might.
Now, covered with undying fame,
England exalts her Hero's name.

* Checkmate with 2 rolling bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN7...

* Check this out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/34er...

* ChessBase tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_D...

* D05 Queen's Pawn Game, Colle System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUP...

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

* Easier said than done: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tXw8...

* Escarpment: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jnZS...

* Evergreen 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQx...

* Eve of Destruction: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ow0n...

* Forgotten Greats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z23...

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Fortress: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cY0k...

* Frank J. Marshall's Golden Queen Stunner: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I5eM...

* Freestyle Chess 2024 in Singapore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCj...

* G.T.O.: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YJHM...

* Go Big or Go Home: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I7l8...

* Greatest comeback ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu0...

* Human hand grenade? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iC...

* H2P the Evans G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drs...

* Quick Evans G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYz...

* SF explains the Evans G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dog...

* Win w/the Evans G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFb...

* Hitchin' a ride: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hO4X...

* IECC: https://www.chess-iecc.com/

* Invent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuj...

* K&Q vs K&B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3F...

* K&Q vs K&N: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex1...

* Thin line: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sIIQ...

* The letter: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DQmW...

* The lowest: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qw0o...

* Mystery Lady: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qgzq...

* Never get Petroved again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXi...

* One Syllable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q9DN...

* One man band: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7cfn...

* Hazz, the best sellers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nqJm...

* On-line Safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* Palisades Park: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ctlB...

* Paul Morphy, New York 1857: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5VsS...

* Paris Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FK...

* Possession Obsession: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gOn4...

* Queen vs Pawn tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0k...

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

* Ray was in trouble, but... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OZ2o...

* Reagan stopped the problem, Biden ignited a war: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IDFo...

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

* Romans 8:28: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OreI...

* Scandinavian centralization, discovery: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cpg1...

* Scandinavian Queenside Sortie: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0YzE...

* Shoutin': https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yw2h...

* Simul Sac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQz...

* Sir Karl's Surprise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OSNs...

* Soller Gambit, Legall's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-4tW...

* Splash: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7C0b...

* Underpromotion surprise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aLDJ...

* Unserious: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F4TH...

* Valotte: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cSLc...

* B&N "W" pattern forced checkmate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEY...

* Yankee Spanky 2024: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6cm2...

Axioms are the same as assumptions, or basic intuitive knowledge, which are most of the time independent from each other. In the game of chess, the moves of the pieces are independent from each other. The move of the bishops has nothing to do with the move of the rooks.

Roly Poly
Riddle Question: What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

Oops. There it goes!

Riddle Answer: A Penny.

The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat

A certain hollow tree
Was tenanted by three.
An eagle held a lofty bough,
The hollow root a wild wood sow,
A female cat between the two.
All busy with maternal labours,
They lived awhile obliging neighbours.
At last the cat's deceitful tongue
Broke up the peace of old and young.
Up climbing to the eagle's nest,
She said, with whiskered lips compressed,
"Our death, or, what as much we mothers fear,
That of our helpless offspring dear,
Is surely drawing near.
Beneath our feet, see you not how
Destruction's plotted by the sow?
Her constant digging, soon or late,
Our proud old castle will uproot.
And then – O, sad and shocking fate! –
She'll eat our young ones, as the fruit!
Were there but hope of saving one,
"Twould soothe somewhat my bitter moan."
Thus leaving apprehensions hideous,
Down went the puss perfidious
To where the sow, no longer digging,
Was in the very act of pigging.
"Good friend and neighbour," whispered she,
"I warn you on your guard to be.
Your pigs should you but leave a minute,
This eagle here will seize them in it.
Speak not of this, I beg, at all,
Lest on my head her wrath should fall."
Another breast with fear inspired,
With fiendish joy the cat retired.
The eagle ventured no egress
To feed her young, the sow still less.
Fools they, to think that any curse
Than ghastly famine could be worse!
Both staid at home, resolved and obstinate,
To save their young ones from impending fate, – The royal bird for fear of mine,
For fear of royal claws the swine.
All died, at length, with hunger,
The older and the younger;
There staid, of eagle race or boar,
Not one this side of death's dread door; –
A sad misfortune, which
The wicked cats made rich.
O, what is there of hellish plot
The treacherous tongue dares not!
Of all the ills Pandora's box outpoured,
Deceit, I think, is most to be abhorred.

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ― Winston S. Churchill

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction"

"and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!" ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

Question: Which US President was the only bachelor when he was in office? Answer: James Buchanan

Question: On which planet is a year longer than a day? Answer: Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. Venus is unusual because it spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets and it's extremely slow. It takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once. Because it's so close to the sun, a year goes by fast. Therefore, a day on Venus is nearly 20 Earth days longer than its year.

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ― Nora Ephr

"The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

"I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan

The Cock and the Pearl

A cock scratched up, one day,
A pearl of purest ray,
Which to a jeweller he bore.
"I think it fine," he said,
"But yet a crumb of bread
To me were worth a great deal more."

So did a dunce inherit
A manuscript of merit,
Which to a publisher he bore.
"It's good," said he, "I'm told,
Yet any coin of gold
To me were worth a great deal more."

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Scottish Proverb

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

<Atterdag: Geoff - are you a descendant of Wordsworth?: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem
Apparell'd in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;—
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more. :-)

Sally Simpson: Hi Atterdag,
This is my tribute to Wordsworth. (Daffodils.)

I wandered lonely as a pawn,
o'er a field coloured brown and cream,
When suddenly I ran out of squares
and discovered I was now a Queen.>

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." ― Charles F. Stanley

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

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

This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation:

he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

Notes by tpstar:
Game Collection: Instructive Games

Charles R. Drew (1904-1950)
Charles Richard Drew was born into an African American family in Washington, D.C. and started working towards his dreams early. After getting through medical school, he specialized in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage. This led to his biggest achievement creating large-scale blood banks early in World War II.

Drew's idea allowed medics to save thousands of Allied forces' lives during the war and revolutionized the way blood was used for medicine. Drew was one of the most prominent African Americans in his field, and he used his status to protest against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can do this several times a day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, approximately 3000 miles (4850 km) in diameter, hardly larger than the moon. Despite being the smallest, it's extremely dense. In fact, it's the second densest planet after Earth. It's also the closest planet to the sun, making it dangerous to explore. Mercury is 48 million miles from the earth.

Proverbs 14:29-35

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly.

30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.

31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

"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

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: To prove he wasn't chicken!

Mieses Opening 1.d3 (A00) 1-0 Deflection / Remove the Defender
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Unwise Opening beats Wise Man from the East.
D Gedult vs Melchior, 1968 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs (A00) 0-1 Heed warning -- Develop Ns & Bs before Q
K Kusin vs J Varfolomeev, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: General (A02) 1-0 En passant triggers beautiful #
Tarrasch vs K Satzinger, 1914 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening into Stonewall Attack (A02) 1-0 Discovery Q trap
H Brown vs O Friedman, 1949 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Leningrad Bird Bg3 (A02) 0-1 White's promo won't remain on
Cockcroft vs H Juehe, 1968 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Mujannah Opening (A03) 0-1 Too many P moves
Quabeck vs P Heuaecker, 1936 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 B&Q sac for a Rook roller
J Pribyl vs R Hardarson, 2001 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 0-1 Skewer+ then QxQ
Miles vs Suba, 1984 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

English/Reti vs Bg7, f6, e5 (A04)1-0 12...QxN still loses piece
K Spraggett vs L Day, 1984 
(A04) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Bxf7+ declined
Santasiere vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 27...?
Ribli vs Adorjan, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen / Dbl Dbl Fios (A04) 1-0 Open center battle
L Christiansen vs D Krystall, 1972 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Semi-Tarrasch (A04) 1-0 Fine Kside sac attack!
N Getz vs M Mitchell, 2011 
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Pachman System (A07) 0-1 Madness in the middle
R Mamedov vs Gelfand, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Scandinavian Def. cxd5 Qxd5 (A10) 0-1 Q gets in
NN vs Carlsen, 2019 
(A10) English, 13 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. New York System (A12) 1-0Overworked Q
Bogoljubov vs A Staehelin, 1932 
(A12) English with b3, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Black's Elephant Trap
Werner vs Makhno, 1990 
(A13) English, 9 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation(A15) 1-0 Bxf7+
Andersson vs B Kouatly, 1980 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 11.?
I Berezovsky vs V Rusel, 1984 
(A15) English, 12 moves, 1-0

Damiano's Bishop Mate announced in 7 moves.
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 gift
E Limayo vs G Hund, 1997 
(A15) English, 20 moves, 1-0

English vs. Lion/Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1SHOT
Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 1-0
Y Sakharov vs S Lewicki, 1960 
(A16) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Eng. Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0 Q trap
G S Perks vs D Dardinger, 1981 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 10 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 1-0 easy 26.?
Csom vs G Gaertner, 1994 
(A20) English, 26 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0 intermezzo
Colle vs Olland, 1923 
(A22) English, 24 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Botvinnik Line (A28) 1-0 Q trap
L Schmid vs Muth, 1949 
(A28) English, 23 moves, 1-0

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

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Q trap
Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2020 
(A28) English, 19 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Adorjan notes
Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982  
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1Smothered#
G Iskov vs M Bartrina, 1974 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 1-0 Q drops in!
Kupchik vs J Partos, 1940 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1Deflect
Kurkletis vs Vasiukov, 1957 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 11 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns abound
V Loginov vs F Sideifzade, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 53 in Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs M Walter, 1925 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

Englund G Complex: Hartlaub-Charlick G (A40) 0-1 Opera Mate
J Krejcik vs J Thirring, 1898 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

London System vs Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Q trap w/Poisoned Pawn
P Donrault vs C Michaud, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Rat Def Double Fianchetto (A41) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
J Piket vs C Hansen, 1991 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game tranposes to QP (A45) 1-0 Q trap or 2 minor pieces
Gilg vs I Censer, 1927 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0Stockfish notes
Lobron vs Korchnoi, 1998 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 Q sac for Legall's Mate
Tjio vs R Verheij, 1978 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 Flying Q, dying Q
M Ciszek vs S Pielaet, 1987 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Henricksen vs Pedersen, 1937 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

The Guernsey Gibbet of '85!! (Morphy's Mate)
M Hebden vs Hodgson, 1985 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 Q sac, bold attack!!
M Leskiewicz vs E Kahn, 1999 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def: Two Knts Var (A54) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Guard
L Schmid vs Westerinen, 1968 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Exposed K imperils Q
Z von Balla vs Tarrasch, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 25 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1 Battery & Crossfire!!
Ekstein vs Laes, 1956 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 14 moves, 0-1

Game 21 in The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 1 in Williams' book "The Killer Dutch", Everyman publ.2015
Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 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

Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Qc5 trapped
J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening/Bird Fio (A00) 1-0 Sac the Q, mate w/a pawn
Antoshin vs B Rabar, 1964 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Ware Opening: Meadow Hay Trap (A00) 1-0 Black got punked
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Interference
J Hector vs L B Hoyos Millan, 1989 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Def (A00) 1-0Deceptive Combo
M Basman vs A Budnikov, 1993 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 4 over 3, and some punny advice!
E Sedina vs J Majdan, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit. Declined 3.g5 (A00) 1-0Keene's Def. - Slick Unpin!
C Bloodgood vs B Brown, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit. Declined 3.g5 (A00) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy
C Bloodgood vs B Evans, 1961 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit. Declined d5, e5 (A00) 1-0 Ns help trap Q
H Grob vs Sperling, 1952 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Junior intermezzo
J A Ingvaldsen vs C Hanley, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Odds of Pawn and Two moves: Queen sacrifice to promote
E Lowe vs Staunton, 1847 
(000) Chess variants, 57 moves, 1-0

Anderssen Opening / English (A00) 0-1 She cannot cover both
A Ciccolini vs B W Blijdenstein, 1873 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening / Polish (A00) 1-0 Black got Charlie Browned!
A Wohl vs A Corkett, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Resembles a From Gambit mini
Dr. J vs Mr. K, 1876 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: Baltic Defense (A00)  0-1 Pin exchange, Skewer+
De Jong vs A van 't Riet, 1967 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 8 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 Nf6 (A00) 0-1 Q trap
G Nilsson vs S Olsson, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening Miniature (A00) 1-0 Stunning Blackburne's Mate!
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening 1...e6 (A00) 0-1 Schlecter's Immortal Game
B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Polish 1.b4 c5 Birmingham Gambit (A00) 1-0 Swallow's Tail #
B Tiller vs L Lovik, 2009 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening vs 1...d6 Indian Def (A00) 1-0 Remove the Guard+
W Veer vs A Christopher, 2004 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Polish vs Dutch Classical (A00) 1-0 Various declined captures
A Sokolsky vs A Lukin, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Polish Defense: General (A40) 1-0 B-last rounder
N Bradbury vs D H Fernandez, 2019 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Polish 1...a5 2.b5 a4 Double Advance Line(A00) 1-0Overworked Q
P G Jonsson vs S Bjarnason, 2014 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 49 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening/ Mutual lil' huts (A00) 1-0 Q decoy sac for N+
Larsen vs E Bhend, 1961 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening vs Dbl Fio (A00) 0-1 Q sac for Kside crush
J Lacasta Palacios vs H Asis Gargatagli, 2012 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Cornered Q tomb ahead
A Selezniev vs von Bardeleben, 1920 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0 Sham Q sac, P fork
Suttles vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Bg2, Bb2 v Dutch Stonewall (A00) 1/2-1/2 She's a 10
D Kokarev vs V Ponfilenok, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hungarian Opening: English (A00) 1-0 Central P roller w/Q sac
Suetin vs K Zvorykina, 1957 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 0-1 peekaboo punishment
C Dell'Accio vs E Paoli, 1967 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Kadas Opening 1.h4 (A00) 1/2-1/2 How to get away again & again!
R Fabry vs L Dobrovolsky, 1978 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Block f6, open h-file
H Klip vs C Janssen, 1982 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern (A01) 1-0 Uncommon finish
A Sokolov vs S Milliet, 2015 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern (A01) 1-0 Double Attack
I Ibragimov vs Gulko, 2006 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern vs Pseudo KID w/open d-file(A01)1-0
R Schmidt vs J Gallagher, 2007 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attk: Modern (A01) 0-1 Blitz Q sac... Rh1+ skewer
Jobava vs Karjakin, 2012 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 57 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 Pin creates Q trap
B Suhle vs Anderssen, 1859 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Long Bomb!
H Danielsen vs P H Nielsen, 2003 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Leningrad Bird (A02) 0-1 Morphy's Q sac material+
J Littlewood vs Short, 1978 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Outflanked, Deflection
O Sikorova vs I Gaponenko, 2002 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening (A02) 1-0 The Queen goes hunting!
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1966 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 66 moves, 1-0

Bird-English (A02) 1-0 Desperado Zwischenzugs Tactical N Upin
B Ekenberg vs Andersson, 1969 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 63 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch. Batavo Gambit (A02) 1-0 Early Q sac; FSR
D Mackenzie vs D Pruess, 2006 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: General (A02) 1-0 Stunning sacrifices, K walk
N Davis vs R Jamieson, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From G. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Qxh2 sac to promote
Glicksteen vs E Lawrence, 1971 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

The most famous double bishop sacrifice game
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Qxh2 sac promo
I Pataky vs S Polgar, 1978 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var vs Bg4 (A03) 0-1 Sac Black QxR, B, P
Smyslov vs G Ilivitsky, 1955 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 43 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Stockfish notes; discovered+
Rapport vs Fressinet, 2015 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

34. Qd8!! (missed win) and 40. Qd7! or 40. Qe6! (missed draw)
I Jelen vs Larsen, 1977 
(A04) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Petrosian - Spassky WC Match (1966) 1/2-1/2 Q sac for Perpetual
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dbl Fio vs Dutch (A04) 1-0 Terrific knights EG race to promote
Reti vs Tartakower, 1923 
(A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 1-0

Bird-Larsen Attk (A04) 1-0 VERY efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974 
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

Colle vs Modern Def. (A04) 0-1 Here, have my Queen in your lap.
Andersson vs W Hartston, 1973 
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 75 in My Best Games by Viktor Korchnoi
W Hug vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

A04 0-1 75 A most embarrassing Queen sacrifice??
N J Fries-Nielsen vs C Hoi, 1981 
(A04) Reti Opening, 75 moves, 0-1

English, Maroczy Bind vs Hedgehog (A04) 0-1 Sac attack!
D J Strauss vs D Gurevich, 1985 
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Zukertort 2.d3 Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred(A04) 0-1Various tactics
E Baglaev vs S Fomichenko, 2012
(A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

1.Nf3 Lisitsyn Gambit Deferred (A04) 1-0 Better ending
N Tavoularis vs D Foord, 2006
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Reti/Zukertort, Sicilian Invite (A04) 0-1 Q sac for a passer
S Ernst vs L Bruzon Batista, 2012 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 1-0 Sac attack
L Bruzon Batista vs B Macias Murillo, 2012 
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Invite/Maroczy Bind (A04) 1/2-1/2 Q vs R&B perpetual
A Beliavsky vs Aronian, 2001
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dbl Fio Reti Opening (A05) 1-0 Q sac for a K walk
K Spraggett vs P Llaneza-Vega, 2007 
(A05) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Santasiere's Folly (A06) 1-0A closed approach for Colle players
M Djerkovic vs Z Zvan, 2001 
(A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Blindfold blunder
Karpov vs Sadler, 1998 
(A06) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attk vs Dbl Fio (A06) 1-0Q sac, B pair rules
O Dimakiling vs K Kuderinov, 2012 
(A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Strangle the Queen!!
Lisitsin vs Smyslov, 1944 
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

KIA/Hungarian vs Owen/Classical Dutch (A07) 1-0Double Sacrifice
Paulsen vs J Owen, 1862 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Bg4 vs KIA h3, g4 (A07) 1-0 Rob the pin both ways on the 6th
Kramnik vs S Sjugirov, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French b6, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Kside group hug, Qxh7+ sac
R Borngaesser vs H Seegers, 1984 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs French Def 00 vs 000 (A07) 1-0 Q drops
Fedorov vs N Smetanov, 2012 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Hungarian vs Leningrad Dutch (A00) 0-1 Stockfish notes; X-ray
S Platzack vs J van Baarle, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Tarrasch Def (A07) Late Q sac busts open the king's wing
B Gurgenidze vs A Khasin, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Heavy pieces enter
Bronstein vs P Cramling, 1993 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio vs Semi-Tarrash Def(A08)  0-1 Q sac, diagonal mate net
K V Shantharam vs K Murugan, 1994 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening (A09) 0-1 The Black kNight dies a hero!
T Hillarp Persson vs I Sokolov, 2009 
(A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening (A09) 1-0 This wild one is up for grabs!!
V Malakhov vs Movsesian, 2012 
(A09) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening (A09) 0-1 Q sac for two pieces; Qside P majority
Plaskett vs I Ivanov, 1983 
(A09) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 0-1 Queen trap
R Goletiani vs A Zatonskih, 2009 
(A09) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Reti resembles Colle-Zukertort (A09) 1-0 White shoots up Kside
Korchnoi vs E Torre, 1987 
(A09) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 0-1 Opening Q Sac
H Uuetoa vs A Mayo, 1999 
(A10) English, 48 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 Q trap
Smyslov vs S Schweber, 1966 
(A10) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening (A10) 1-0 Joust of the heavy pieces
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1986 
(A10) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Q sack was no sure thing
Zukertort vs W N Potter, 1875 
(A10) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Defense (A10) 0-1, Q trap in 13 moves
J van der Veen vs A Mol, 1986 
(A10) English, 13 moves, 0-1

English Opening (A10) 0-1 The temptation here...
J D Thornton vs L Sanchez, 2012 
(A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1 Corridor mate coming
Miles vs Uhlmann, 1976 
(A10) English, 43 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Defense (A40) 1-0 Remove the Guard
C Van Tilbury vs M Guevara Cano, 1981 
(A10) English, 18 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Def (A10) 1-0 Opera House reminder
R Krogius vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1936 
(A10) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Romanishin Var (A11) 1-0 26.?
Korchnoi vs J Bellon Lopez, 1986 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 36 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto Reti (A12) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy in 1 w/a pin
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

English Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Heated opening w/Q sac!?
Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2012 
(A13) English, 57 moves, 0-1

Game 2: Chess Masters on Winning Chess by Fred Reinfeld
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Q sac offer
Saemisch vs R L'hermet, 1927 
(A13) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Unpin, Elephant Trap
J A Fernandez vs R Garbarino, 2001 
(A13) English, 5 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Pseudo Epaulette #
Steinitz vs O Gelbfuhs, 1873 
(A13) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 0-1 Greco's #
M Labollita vs E Schiller, 2003
(A13) English, 33 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Keres Def (A14)1-0 Larry's Best
L Christiansen vs Portisch, 1981 
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay
Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009 
(A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Best Nakamura game! Queen sac!
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Defense. Catalan Def (A14) 1-0 Phenomenal!!
Vaganian vs Hjartarson, 1991 
(A14) English, 36 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 0-1 Q sac
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970 
(A14) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Larry David Evans is an IM from the USA
U Rath vs L D Evans, 1981 
(A14) English, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 25: Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Vladi's Queen sac crashes Vishy
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0

English Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2- KxQStalemate
Ribli vs Spassky, 1985 
(A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q sacrifice, B check, and a rarity...K move to checkmate
D Cummings vs G Basanta, 1999 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1/2-1/2
Dzindzichashvili vs Bagirov, 1972 
(A15) English, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Queen's Knight Var (A16) 0-1Stunning
S K Bru vs Movsesian, 2001 
(A16) English, 36 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0 Pin to win
A Kosten vs G Lilley, 1999 
(A16) English, 28 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1Computer-like
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994 
(A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1

Round 8, Game #62 [Prize for "clever combinational play"]
Romanishin vs Petrosian, 1975 
(A17) English, 30 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 29.?
Kramnik vs Ehlvest, 1996 
(A17) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Boden's Mate; supported Rook variation on open b-file.
Benjamin vs N Gamboa, 1995 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 15 moves, 1-0

19. Qh1!! also uses trapped Queen & double attack themes
R Filguth vs A de la Garza, 1980 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0

King's English (A20) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl Discovered +, Reti's Mate
Ftacnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2007 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 1-0

English (A20) 1-0 Fascinating tactical battle for promotion
Aronian vs Giri, 2016 
(A20) English, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English (A20) 1-0 Q sac...capture her any of 3 ways
A Mastrovasilis vs A Marechal, 2011 
(A20) English, 36 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation (A20) 0-1 Snookered
Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949 
(A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1

King's English (A20) 1-0 Entertaining final sequence
Plaskett vs Miles, 1986 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Schlechter frees Passed Pawn!
A Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1910 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1

Speelman's foreword to Shirov's 1997 book Fire on Board
B Lalic vs Shirov, 1994 
(A21) English, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

ICC bullet blitz 1 0 u (2008)
Harikrishna vs NN, 2008 
(A21) English, 27 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1 Insane
A Pincus vs J Jacobs, 1972 
(A22) English, 38 moves, 0-1

K's English. Two Knights' Var (A22) 0-1 A fine finale by Black!
J Ragan vs Benko, 1974 
(A22) English, 25 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 Deflection
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

K's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 0-1Common Qside Unpin
Molero vs A Lootsma, 1980 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 6 moves, 0-1

K's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 1-0 Exchanges prep N invasion
N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999 
(A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0

eng 0-1 Snygg Matt. damoffer, sen tornschack m.mSPELA!
S Lorenz vs A Orlov, 2001 
(A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1

K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 0-1 She didn't run
V Zavoronkov vs V Bukhteeva, 2012 
(A25) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English 3 Knights - Reverse Grand Prix 0-1 Q sac for promotion
Razuvaev vs Kupreichik, 1970 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 15 moves, 0-1

K's English. 3 Knights System (A27) 1-0 Pin, Q sac>weak squares
P Schoeber vs E Bouwmans, 1981 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 9 moves, 1-0

Browne's brilliant Queen sham sacrifice 16... Qxc4!!
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights (A28)0-1 EG Stalemate attempt by Q
Keres vs K Richter, 1942  
(A28) English, 59 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Korchnoi Line (A28) 0-1 27...?
Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007 
(A28) English, 27 moves, 0-1

K's English. 4 Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 White Q protects h2
Lombardy vs I A Horowitz, 1972 
(A28) English, 40 moves, 0-1

Kasparov forced a draw when he was a queen and a bishop up!
Kasparov vs K Georgiev, 1988 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's English. 4 Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Stellar attack
Anand vs Caruana, 2017 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4 Knts Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Triple G was a twinkle
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1973 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Q sac, h-file battery
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A30) 1-0 W rages thru cntr
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996 
(A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Q pin, counterattack!
Polugaevsky vs I Bilek, 1969 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 199 of Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
Uhlmann vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical Hedgehog Defense (A30) 0-1
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 28...?
S Maus vs Tal, 1990 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 1-0 Pseudo-Anastasia's #
M Ghorbani vs H Faryad, 2003 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 33 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 1-0 Windmill into #
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni/Bind f3 (A31) 1-0 B sac, Q+ &
P H Nielsen vs Larsen, 1997 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 38 moves, 0-1

English, Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1 Stunning finish!
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 1-0 Qd5
Adorjan vs L Zsinka, 1982 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

English Symtrcl. Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A33) 1-0 Tail end
Keene vs M Basman, 1963 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto (A34) 1-0 Qside Q trap
L Christiansen vs P Cleghorn, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0 Q trap backfires
B Leer-Salvesen vs J Mardell, 2007 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 9 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal (A34) 1-0 Q trap
A C Rocha vs E Gonzalez Haro, 1965 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 12 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. 3Knights (A34) 0-1 Q exchange into K walk
S Tatai vs Karpov, 1977 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Var (A34) 1-0 Qmate in 1
V Nedela vs J Slepanek, 1996 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 10 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1 28...?
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical Botvinnik System (A36) 1-0 Tactics abound
H Gabuzyan vs T Nabaty, 2012
(A36) English, 36 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Botvinnik System Reversed (A36) 1-0 51.?
Korchnoi vs P Bakker, 1976 
(A36) English, 52 moves, 1-0

Dutch/Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Q chase bolt from outta the blue
K Darga vs A Dueckstein, 1963 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

1988 Chess Olympiad "Best Combination " Prize. If NxQ, Epaulet#
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Fatal Attraction - An Immortal King Walk to Back Rank Mate
Ed Lasker vs G Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit (A40) 0-1 Q sac, fine rook tactics
H Beer vs H Grob, 1966 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Def. Copycat vs Delayed Polish (A40) 1-0 Dbl R sacs
E Kovalevskaya vs R Popov, 2001
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit (A40) 1-0 Theory gets iffy; Discovered+ wins
Korchnoi vs E Koning, 1978 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense (A40) 0-1 Avoidable R sac, unavoidable Q sac
N Tereshchenko vs Alekhine, 1909 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Alekhine's Block, Sac Attk
S Bartha vs G Kluger, 1979 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Englund Gambit Complex: Declined (A40) 0-1 Bxf2+ ala Budapest G
Heltay vs G Janny, 1916 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

When Petrosian offers a sacrifice -- resign at once!
Filip vs Petrosian, 1965 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Pseudo-Torre 7.f4 vs Modern Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Phenomenal
Kasparov vs Ljubojevic, 1987 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. Q Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ng5+, Q trap
A Elwin vs R Hughes, 2014 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 34.RxNc7Remove the Def
J Krassowizkij vs M Kill, 2017 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Beefeater Var (A40) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 24.?
Alburt vs D E Vigorito, 1993 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense / Dutch Staunton Gambit (A41) 0-1 Rob the pin
H A Kennedy vs E Lowe, 1849 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 16 moves, 0-1

Wade Defense (A41) 1-0 Q sac helps create passer w/initiative
V Kovacevic vs S Martinovic, 1981 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1/2-1/2 Sac to Perpetual
G Kallai vs K Mokry, 1994 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rat Defense (A41) 1-0 Royalty gets kicked around by two knights
K Jensen vs W Norton, 1981 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 11 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1-0 Stacked up Q trap
V Gunina vs W Ju, 2013 
(A21) English, 30 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Averbakh Var (A42) 0-1 Hammer the 3rd
B Enklaar vs Timman, 1972 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 30 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Averbakh System. Randspringer Var (A42) 1-0 31.?
F Beeckmans vs J Renet, 1998 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 31 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense (A43) 0-1 Power of the pin & mother zugzwang!!
L Ogaard vs E Torre, 1976 
(A43) Old Benoni, 33 moves, 0-1

Benoni-Indian Defense (A43)1-0 Bold sacrifices to advance pawns
Khalifman vs E Ermenkov, 1994 
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0

G432 of 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower/du Mont
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni (A43) 0-1 4 Exchange Sacs
S Volkov vs A Stukopin, 2012 
(A43) Old Benoni, 39 moves, 0-1

Benoni-Indian Def. Kingside move order (A43) 1-0Brilliant combo
S Kamuhangire vs P Rowe, 1990 
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni. Russian Var (A44) 1-0 Rob the pinned N's coverage
Pelletier vs J Daudzvardis, 1992
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Old Benoni. P Thrust (A44) 1-0 Cross pin backfires
R Toran vs F Kuijpers, 1965 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO N
M Al Dahbali vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

Not the shortest decisive "master game" anymore
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 N discovery+ Corridor Mate
W Hook vs J Meyer, 1979 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Veresov 3...c5 4.BxN exBf6 (A45) 0-1 Uncommon Discovered Mate
E Sollano vs F Rhine, 1977 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation (A45) 1-0 Stunning Discovery
Mamedyarov vs J Polgar, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned P (A45) 1-0 Some Ns are better than
Hodgson vs R Pert, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 A Stunning Comeback!
C Latino vs S R Dumas, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Anastasian gives Anastasia's Mate!
A Anastasian vs Tiviakov, 1999 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Barry/150A BxBg7 vs Gruenfeld (A45) 1-0Castle opposite, P storm
A Kashlinskaya vs I Videnova-Kuljasevic, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 White Queens rule
S Williams vs S Melaugh, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack; mutual Kside fios (A45)1-0 UNDERMINE the def
Hodgson vs N Davies, 1991 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

A novel finish with two en prise queens...
L Trent vs D Tan, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack, Castle opposite (A45) 1-0 Sacs help the Q+
Dzindzichashvili vs Tukmakov, 1971 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Veresov vs Indian, both 0-0-0 (A45) 0-1 Remove the defender
A Hamad vs P Zhang, 2006
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attk vs Indian Def (A45) 0-1 Remove the Guard
G Leighton vs E Karklins, 1968 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A45) 1-0 Greco or Max Lange?
K Terrieux vs E Moradiabadi, 2005 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Colle set-up vs Old/Czech-Indian (A46) 1-0 forking Q+
Vidmar vs Breyer, 1918 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

Curry/Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0Three mating squares
Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke / Indian Game (A46) 0-1 Blackburne's Mate in One
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1 Q sac removes guard
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Q sac arranges windmill
Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 She can't leave c7
I Rogers vs G Milos, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Anthony Santasiere (1904-1977) Colle Zuk vs Small Cntr; Q sac
Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Stalemate Avoided: The oldest K&Q vs K mate in the database.
Kostic vs A Vajda, 1921 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 93 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 0-1 Skewer Q twice, Overworked
Carlsen vs I Cheparinov, 2005 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

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

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 Heavies get in
R Costigan vs L Day, 1987 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

Torre Attk vs Qb6 Qb3 Spielmann-Indian (A46) 1-0 back ranker
Kamsky vs Anand, 1994 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

G2: Most Stunning Victories of 2016 by Naiditsch, Balogh & Maze
Radjabov vs O Bortnyk, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1 Massive space plus
A Batuev vs K Klaman, 1947 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk w/Ne5, Ng5: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Another B offer!
Petrosian vs V Lyublinsky, 1949 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 0-1 Q sac for 2 minor pieces
B Ider vs Y Hou, 2017 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 0-1

Pseudo-Q's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl Rs, N
Levenfish vs S Gotthilf, 1924 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke vs KID (A48) 1-0 Change of fortune Reinfeld puzzle #
J Morrison vs Euwe, 1922 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Ten Most Common Chess Mistakes by Larry Evans
M Romi vs C Staldi, 1954 
(A48) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0

London vs Dbl Fio Hedgehog (A48) 0-1 Minors target White Q
A Jadrijevic vs Z Kozul, 2011 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Benko/KID (A48) 0-1 Discovered attack by N&B
A Caoili vs N Starr, 2002 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: London System (A48) 1-0 Black has 3 en prise
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2007 
(A48) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Nf6, Bg7 vs classic center P duo (A48) 0-1EG video
M Ondrejat vs V Vepkhvishvili, 1989 
(A48) King's Indian, 83 moves, 0-1

King's Indian. Fianchetto(A49) 1/2-1/2 R&Q sacs force stalemate
G Danielsson vs W Lange, 1952 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Przepiorka Copycat (A49) 1-0 Raking Bs & Q sac
N Aggelis vs A Heimann, 2012 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 32 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense (A50) 0-1 He wrote The Black Knights Tango
H Spiller vs G Orlov, 1991 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Mexican Defense (A50) 0-1 Smothered attack nets Q for N & B
Venert vs V Mechkarov, 1970 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pyrenees Gambit (A50) 0-1 Mate threat on h-file
Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 10 mover Q Trap
Najmes vs J Balogh, 1943 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest G. Declined? Mini Q+ & fork LPDO B in shooting gallery
E Gueye vs T Korsano, 1985 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Variation (A51) 0-1 Trapped Q
Turkka vs Hanninen, 1952 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def. Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 Black center dissolves
Smyslov vs H Steiner, 1946 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def. Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 The power of the pin
K Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler (A52) 1/2-1/2 Busy Queens
M Gurevich vs Korchnoi, 1988 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Budapest, Rubinstein Var (A52) 0-1 Resembles Ryder&Staunton G
Toldsepp vs Keres, 1934 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 Sudden Queen Trap!?
S Takacs vs J Krejcik, 1920 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1, 17 moves. Dbl R sacs, K walk
Helmer vs J Krejcik, 1917 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Alekhine. Abonyi Var (A52) 1-0 Zwischenzug+
Alekhine vs J A Seitz, 1925 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

KID Fianchettos / Hungarian (A53) 1-0 Tactical finish
V Chekhover vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1949 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 48 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Capa saw it all; a great performance
J Corzo vs Capablanca, 1913 
(A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense (A53) 1-0 Queen's tirade
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1953 
(A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Czech Var (A53) 1-0 Stunning finish!!
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956 
(A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Damoffer öppnar för häst och löparschack/matt!
P Peev vs A Haik, 1979 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. Ukrainian (A54) 0-1 Q sac removes key defender
A Kalantar vs Petrosian, 1946 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1

Unforgettable? (yes) Brilliant? (Goodness, yes.) Unsound? (m...
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

OID, Ukrainian Var (A53) 0-1 Akin to Harrwitz Trap (unpin) QGD
A Koukolik vs R Sykora, 1994 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 8 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1-0 Remove the Guard
S Savchenko vs Savon, 1999 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Def: Normal (A55) 1-0 N sac for central connected Ps
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0

A bizarre and brilliant game with a Q sac and a windmill.
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def. K's Indian System (A56) 1-0 Q decoy sac, Dbl check
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1960 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. ML(A57) 1-0 Q trap. Blind Swine on 8th
G Barbero vs A Nascimento, 1990 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit (A57) 0-1 Stunning Q sac is a decoy for a N+ fork.
E Thorvaldsson vs P Vaitonis, 1936 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit (A57) 1-0 White erupts
N Krogius vs A Kuznetsov, 1962 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 0-1 Bold Q sac
S Johannessen vs Fischer, 1966 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Fire on the Board by Alexey Shirov, Game 19
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Understanding Chess: Move By Move - John Nunn
B Lalic vs Khalifman, 1997 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Remove the defender combination 33. Qf5+!
I Nemet vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var (A57) 1-0 Q sac for promo!
Dlugy vs S Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Var (A57) 1-0 Brilliant!
Vladimirov vs Mikhalevski, 2001 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. ML (A57) 1-0 Knights delight!
A Shariyazdanov vs B Zueger, 1998 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 1-0 Fireworks!
Zvjaginsev vs Topalov, 1995 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto Var (A58) 0-1 Dbl R sacs
Van Wely vs Carlsen, 2008 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 49 moves, 0-1

Anastasia's mate pattern extends to swell # by 3 minors!!!
V Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

You won't believe your eyes!
V Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Accepting the Benko gambit pawn is bad medicine.
Hort vs Alburt, 1977 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

Winning with the Benko by Jacobs says 27.Ng5 does not work
L Brunner vs Kotronias, 1990 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Modern. Snake Var (A60) 1/2-1/2 Show Stopa!
J Stopa vs D Kuljasevic, 2007 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benoni Def. Modern (A60) 1-0 Splendid series of deflection sacs
S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Knight's Tour Var (A61) 1-0 Q sac saves active N
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979 
(A61) Benoni, 53 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Knight's Tour (A61) 0-1 Q sac opens up Rooks
I Farago vs Velimirovic, 1976 
(A61) Benoni, 46 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: K Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 Q sac for a K walk
D Rajkovic vs M O Jovanovic, 2008 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 26 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Taimanov (A67) 1-0 Bold aggression
T Schmidt vs A Walczak, 1990 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Q sac into P fork
B Colias vs J Bonin, 1991 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def Four Pawns Attack. ML (A69) 1/2-1/2 Sharp MG
P Peev vs B Pietrusiak, 1968 
(A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benoni Def. Four Ps Attk. ML (A69) 0-1Powerful Pile on the Pin!
J N Metge vs B R Watson, 1982 
(A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical (A70) 0-1 Black sac attack
I Birbrager vs Tal, 1953 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Q for BN+PP (GotD 2012/01/04 "Like a Hot Knife through Baadur")
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def Classical (A70) 1-0Removed own defender to make thrt
Dreev vs E Moskow, 2007 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Bravo!!! Win w/THREE hangers!!! Toss those coins!!!
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def.Classical. Czerniak Defense Tal Line (A77) 1-0 28.f3
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1976 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 31 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Classical. Czerniak Def Tal Line (A77) 1-0 Q sac
Huebner vs J Garcia Padron, 1976 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 1-0

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

Dutch Defense (A80) 0-1 Bf3 outpost, Q sac opens h-file
G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924 
(A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def Raphael Var (A80) 0-1 Castle opposite & let it fly!
A Gogolis vs M Dzhumaev, 2003 
(A80) Dutch, 39 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80) 0-1 Bossy Black Queen
B Kouatly vs Tseshkovsky, 1988 
(A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Manhattan Gambit. Anti-Stonewall (A80) 0-1 Pins
S Marder vs H Zygouris, 2011 
(A80) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0Famous Q deflection sacrifice
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def (A80) 1-0 h-pawn assault, Q sac, royal family fork, N
M Bosboom vs V Ouwendijk, 2006 
(A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0

Veresov, Dutch System (A80) 1-0 Prevention was worse than cure
T Southam vs J Cote, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0 Miniature; She seems safe
B Svendsen vs R Houglan, 1997 
(A80) Dutch, 10 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80) 1-0 Fine Greek Gift
Denker vs Robbins, 1934 
(A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A82) 1-0 Entertaining
V Sjoberg vs Tarrasch, 1911 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

Dutch Stonewall. Modern (A81) 1-0 Tremendous Dbl R Sacrifices
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 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

Dutch, Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 0-1Black Q riddles White
Marshall vs Tartakower, 1930 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Tartakower Var (A82) 1-0 Fabulous Q grab
Bronstein vs H Dobosz, 1976 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Double Double Trouble
G Timoscenko vs M Kolcak, 1994 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 0-1 Risky business
L Goldsmith vs C Fisher, 1875 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 1-0 White Q hassles
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1846 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 56 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton G. (A83) 1-0 Simple yet effective, intermezzo+
A Stefanova vs R Tozer, 1997 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Spearhead g6+
L Palau vs J Nollmann, 1948 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 1-0 Q sac for pieces
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 34 in Starting Out: The Dutch by GM Neil McDonald
R Kempinski vs Gleizerov, 2000 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Q's Knight Variation (A85) 1-0 Sudden Switch
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1846 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 12 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Leningrad Var (A86) 1-0 Q sac for careful defense
G Kraehenbuehl vs R Akesson, 1981
(A86) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0

What a mating combo!! From discoveries to underpromotion...
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Matulovic Var (A89) 0-1 Pawn storm
A Kremenietsky vs T Rendle, 2000 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 28 moves, 0-1

"The greatest chess game ever played." - Irving Chernev.
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Teenagers Battle; Exchanging off the Modern Stonewall dark Bd6
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946 
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0

The W Bishop p. 27, Modern Chess Self-tutor by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(A91) Dutch Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Dutch Stonewall Classical->Modern (A95) 0-1 Clever deflections!
Menchik vs Yates, 1932 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 34 moves, 0-1

Dutch Classical. Stonewall Def (A95) 0-1 Q sac gains material
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def. Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky Var (A97) 1-0 missed pin
M Rodshtein vs B Amin, 2005 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 45 moves, 1-0

G54 in 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & Du Mont
Golombek vs Brown, 1949 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Black Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 She beat her future husband!
A Skripchenko vs Fressinet, 2002 
(B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 0-1 Which sac is best?
J Brand vs J F Mouret, 1820 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation (E15) 1-0 20.?
Van Wely vs K Georgiev, 1997 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Gunsberg Defense (A02) 1-0 30.?
A Rodriguez Vila vs G Kanefsck, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Barry Attk vs NY System (A45) 0-1 Remove the Defender!
E Danielian vs A Matnadze Bujiashvili, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Dbl Fianchetto vs NY System (D02) 1-0 Wild game!
Adianto vs G Pieterse, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 Beat 'em to the
J Rapport vs A Muzychuk, 2016 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 0-1 Watch the center open!
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2006 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 31.?
M Bosiocic vs I Kowalski, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 0-1 Discovered Attack w/Check
Miroslav Vlk vs R Cvek, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Reversed Mexican Def (A06) 1-0 K walk
R Lean vs F Apsenieks, 1925 
(A06) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Find the finish
Z Zhang vs Y Wang, 2005 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Exchange Var (A00) 0-1 27...?
P Zilles vs V Kutsankov, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Defense: Gambit (A40) 1-0 K walk; pin makes all the dif
M Ginsburg vs J Young, 1990 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) · 1-0
S Yuferov vs K Klaman, 1973 
(A05) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Leko vs W Heckel, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

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