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Exchange In a Hurry to Exchange Fredthebear?
Compiled by fredthebear
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Ah, captures. Who doesn't like to capture?

When you see a good move -- WAIT!! Look for a better one. (The obvious move is not always the best move; it could even be a greedy trap enticing you to take the bait.) Stick that good move in your shopping cart and keep on lookin' for a better bargain. Look around, if there's nothing better, then go ahead and buy that good move. But remember, if you do find a "better" move than the good move already in your shopping cart, do fully calculate the ramifications of the "better" move. Don't play that second find hastily. More isn't always better. I have lost some painful chess matches by changing my move order upon arrival (over ambitiously trying for more out of the position than I'd seen earlier) when my original move order plans (safe and sound and well-thought out in advance) that I so carefully crafted was indeed the way to continue! Finally, remember that the opponent does not have to recapture as you might expect! S/he could drop a zwischenzug (in-between or intermezzo) move on you!

Site under construction by Fredthebear. The Exchange Variation of the Ruy Lopez and the Gruenfeld Defense grew to have their own separate collections.

* Thank you Tpstar for this Alekhine Exchange collection: Game Collection: tpstar AD

* Caro-Kahn Defense, Exchange Line for White:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* C-K Exchange games at the bottom: http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/...

* Sicilian, Four Knights Exchange: Game Collection: Sicilian Four Knights'

* French Defense, Exchange Line:
1.e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. ed ed 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. c3 Bg4 7. 0-0 Nge7 8. Re1 Qd7 9. Nbd2 0-0-0

* French Exchange: Game Collection: Französisch Verzögerte Abtauschvariante

* Thank you BntLarsen for this French Exchange collection: Game Collection: French Defence: Beating the Exchange Variation

* Ben's video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Chessfactor video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Square64 video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Hanging Pawns video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Translated video: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Gambit openings by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!" ― Bent Larsen

"Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game." ― Nigel Short

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

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

"Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf." ― Cecil Purdy

"In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

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

"Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn is his friend; Let him think both bishops are holy. Let him remember happy days in the shadows of his castles. Let him love his queen. Watch him love his queen." ― Mark Lawrence (Prince of Thorn)

"Maxim 3:
An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries" ― Howard Tayler

"God created every man to be free. The ability to choose whether to live free or enslaved, right or wrong, happy or in fear is something called freewill. Every man was born with freewill. Some people use it, and some people use any excuse not to. Nobody can turn you into a slave unless you allow them. Nobody can make you afraid of anything, unless you allow them. Nobody can tell you to do something wrong, unless you allow them. God never created you to be a slave, man did. God never created division or set up any borders between brothers, man did. God never told you hurt or kill another, man did. And in the end, when God asks you: "Who told you to kill one of my children?"

And you tell him, "My leader."

He will then ask you, "And are THEY your GOD?" ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

* Glossary: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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* Briefly for White: Game Collection: Repertoire for White

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

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

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

* First one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyo...

* I'm only one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1nl...

* I'm the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRS...

* One minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3N...

* Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2...

* 2...f5?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a...

* Animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8u...

* The Brown Bomber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPe...

* Looked harmless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H-C2...

* Golden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avSA...

* Bird swoop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2leD...

* Ponziani Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9gKN...

* Vienna Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jD53...

* Advantage of the 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dG...

* BC Dumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I...

* So she did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGq...

* Kiddie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKS...

* 3 Kiddie Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jP...

* KID killer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Xaf...

* 3 Wise men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0...

* What about trams? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SzMQ...

* Circulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTw...

* Come Jesus Come:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IcMT...

* Crazy Rook trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLM3...

* Double Rook Lift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQ...

* Jaw Dropper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0o...

* C-K in 3 EZ steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Never say 3 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3i...

* 3 months to live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm...

* 3 Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n...

* 3 for Black vs 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM...

* 4 mantras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4w...

* Knightly MG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRP3...

* 4 seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt...

* 5 Owls of NA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE...

* Five in '25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1...

* Let 'em have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wi...

* Furious Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpd...

* Dominate the LS in 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iro...

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

* 5 Rare gambits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_r...

* 5 middlegame minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLA...

* 5 embarrassments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM...

* Endgame tactics in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9...

* 5 occurrences AD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ...

* Yes, they do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mi...

* Get better in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc...

* Tigran's Top 5 Exch Sacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-...

* 6 Essential Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu...

* Freedom is not Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P...

* Deflection on f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S1em...

* Punish Common Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsD...

* H2P the Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9a...

* Pink Elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK...

* Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6...

* 7 Deadliest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz...

* 7 realities: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/20AY...

* 7 truths: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4LfX...

* 7 Endings to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrL...

* 8 Q tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amz...

* 8 min time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2...

* 9 ways to defeat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aaHZ...

* A10 Warthog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMI...

* Top 10 Dog Coms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlV...

* 10 Recent discoveries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePj...

* 10 min of Ukranian Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_...

* 10 Common Traps in the Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu...

* Facts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQi...

* Fraction equation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMK...

* RP knows 'em well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZw...

* GPA short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_...

* FM GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Y...

* Model GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm...

* Win w/the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae...

* Anti-GPA trap #645: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN...

* Annoying line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_L...

* GPA refuted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqr...

* Extinguish the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P...

* Agadmator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoE...

* Quick either way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z0...

* Special Pete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi...

* Fuzzy Wuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scU...

* The Government forbid Church attendance during COVID-19, so we did this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU...

* Of course, JT set our example back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmH...

* BGs sort of ran together: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JCQO...

* Before that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgv...

* C-K stabs f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFoo...

* How to be brave: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cQI3...

* Get Discipline: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l3EI...

* Going out in style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMf...

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

* The Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA...

* lIke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5W...

* Joel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L...

* Now the day bleeds... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4wVC...

* Own key squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-...

* Promise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-sY...

* Prophylaxis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qj...

* 12 smells Verminters hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh...

* Don't poke your eye out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD...

* Week 13 of '67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJ...

* RR on King Tut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59...

* RPO invention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FOb...

* Ridicule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH...

* F14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d...

* 15 Home Depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlB...

* A lot of shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO...

* Senator asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKO...

* September: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UFmU...

* 20 Fox facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3...

* French b3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxV...

* C00 French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS...

* Unique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWY...

* Wooden stick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUQD...

* Won't ever forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5...

* Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) Beauty | Reykjavik Open 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtU...

* 50-year-old tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0...

* Owls attack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-...

* Garry gets 'em quick: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Names and Places: Game Collection: Named Mates

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* Karpov's book: Game Collection: Karpov Right Plan

* Rip 'em to shreds! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...

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

* Secrets of Combination: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Lasker-Pelikan: https://www.expert-chess-strategies... The Sveshnikov Sicilian is a popular chess variation of the Sicilian Defense and starts as follows: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 This variation was originally called the Lasker-Pelikan Variation but was researched and revitalized from Evgeny Sveshnikov and Gennadi Timoshchenko and is now named after Sveshnikov.

* Smyslov's Best: Game Collection: Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957

* Spassky had a universal style: Game Collection: Spassky's Best Games (Cafferty)

* Shirov miniatures: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

* Submit a PGN: https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/u...

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

* Random Zs: Game Collection: ZHVNE

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

"Tactics is knowing what to do when there's something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there's nothing what to do." ― Savielly Tartakower

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." ― Sally Simpson

"Chess, it's the struggle against error." ― Johannes Zukertort

Learn young, learn fair; learn old, learn more. ~ Scottish Proverb

Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy:
"Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match. He had complete sight of the board and seldom blundered even though he moved quite rapidly. I've played over hundreds of his games and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

"He (Jose R. Capablanca) makes the game look easy. Art lies in the concealment of art." ― Philip W. Sergeant

"Beautiful, cold, remorseless chess, almost creepy in its silent implacability." ― Raymond Chandler (on a Capablanca game)

"What others could not see in a month's study, he saw at a glance." ― Reuben Fine (on Capablanca)

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

"Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique." — Mikhail Tal

"I was brought up on the games of Capablanca and Nimzowitsch, and they became part of my chess flesh and blood." — Tigran Petrosian

"Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play with such brilliance in the middlegame that the game was decided - even though his opponent didn't always know it - before they arrived at the ending." — Robert Fischer

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

"The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do." — Gerald Abrahams

‘The Way through the Woods' by Rudyard Kipling

They shut the road through the woods
Seventy years ago.
Weather and rain have undone it again,
And now you would never know
There was once a road through the woods
Before they planted the trees.
It is underneath the coppice and heath,
And the thin anemones.
Only the keeper sees
That, where the ring-dove broods,
And the badgers roll at ease,
There was once a road through the woods.

Yet, if you enter the woods
Of a summer evening late,
When the night-air cools on the trout-ringed pools Where the otter whistles his mate,
(They fear not men in the woods,
Because they see so few.)
You will hear the beat of a horse's feet,
And the swish of a skirt in the dew,
Steadily cantering through
The misty solitudes,
As though they perfectly knew
The old lost road through the woods.
But there is no road through the woods.

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Tetraites

The Bear and the Amateur Gardener

A certain mountain bear, unlicked and rude,
By fate confined within a lonely wood,
A new Bellerophon, whose life,
Knew neither comrade, friend, nor wife, –
Became insane; for reason, as we term it,
Dwells never long with any hermit.
It's good to mix in good society,
Obeying rules of due propriety;
And better yet to be alone;
But both are ills when overdone.
No animal had business where
All grimly dwelt our hermit bear;
Hence, bearish as he was, he grew
Heart-sick, and longed for something new.
While he to sadness was addicted,
An aged man, not far from there,
Was by the same disease afflicted.
A garden was his favourite care, –
Sweet Flora's priesthood, light and fair,
And eke Pomona's – ripe and red
The presents that her fingers shed.
These two employments, true, are sweet
When made so by some friend discreet.
The gardens, gaily as they look,
Talk not, (except in this my book;)
So, tiring of the deaf and dumb,
Our man one morning left his home
Some company to seek,
That had the power to speak. –
The bear, with thoughts the same,
Down from his mountain came;
And in a solitary place,
They met each other, face to face.
It would have made the boldest tremble;
What did our man? To play the Gascon
The safest seemed. He put the mask on,
His fear contriving to dissemble.
The bear, unused to compliment,
Growled bluntly, but with good intent,
"Come home with me." The man replied:
"Sir Bear, my lodgings, nearer by,
In yonder garden you may spy,
Where, if you'll honour me the while,
We'll break our fast in rural style.
I have fruits and milk, – unworthy fare,
It may be, for a wealthy bear;
But then I offer what I have."
The bear accepts, with visage grave,
But not unpleased; and on their way,
They grow familiar, friendly, gay.
Arrived, you see them, side by side,
As if their friendship had been tried.
To a companion so absurd,
Blank solitude were well preferred,
Yet, as the bear scarce spoke a word,
The man was left quite at his leisure
To trim his garden at his pleasure.
Sir Bruin hunted – always brought
His friend whatever game he caught;
But chiefly aimed at driving flies –
Those hold and shameless parasites,
That vex us with their ceaseless bites –
From off our gardener's face and eyes.
One day, while, stretched on the ground
The old man lay, in sleep profound,
A fly that buzz'd around his nose, –
And bit it sometimes, I suppose, –
Put Bruin sadly to his trumps.
At last, determined, up he jumps;
"I'll stop your noisy buzzing now,"
Says he; "I know precisely how."
No sooner said than done.
He seized a paving-stone;
And by his modus operandi
Did both the fly and man die.

A foolish friend may cause more woe
Than could, indeed, the wisest foe.

Blindfold chess record holder Georges Koltanowski was a warm, friendly man with anecdotes and a folksy maxim. "Pawns are like buttons," he liked to say. "Lose too many and your pants fall down."

Georges Koltanowski, chess player, Belgium champion, blindfold world record holder, U.S. Open tournament director, USCF president, author, prolific newspaper columnist, coach, guest lecturer and showman, born September 17, 1903 in Antwerp, Belgium; died February 5, 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA. Koltanowski, the "Dean of American chess" died at age 96 due to heart failure. "Kolti" as he was often called, was one of three founder members inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame, with Paul Morphy, the first great US champion, and the preeminent Bobby Fischer.

‘May your Departures equal your Landfalls!'

The Ass And His Masters

A gardener's ass complained to Destiny
Of being made to rise before the dawn.
"The cocks their matins have not sung," said he, vere I am up and gone.
And all for what? To market herbs, it seems.
Fine cause, indeed, to interrupt my dreams!"
Fate, moved by such a prayer,
Sent him a currier's load to bear,
Whose hides so heavy and ill-scented were,
They almost choked the foolish beast.
"I wish me with my former lord," he said;
"For then, whenever he turned his head,
If on the watch, I caught
A cabbage-leaf, which cost me nothing.
But, in this horrid place, I find
No chance or windfall of the kind:
Or if, indeed, I do,
The cruel blows I rue."
Anon it came to pass
He was a collier's ass.
Still more complaint. "What now?" said Fate,
Quite out of patience.
"If on this jackass I must wait,
What will become of kings and nations?
Has none but he anything here to tease him?
Have I no business but to please him?"
And Fate had cause; – for all are so.
Unsatisfied while here below
Our present lot is aye the worst.
Our foolish prayers the skies infest.
Were Jove to grant all we request,
The din renewed, his head would burst.

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"Don't trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar." – Unknown

Question: Which two cities represent letters in the phonetic alphabet? Answer: Lima and Quebec

Question: What did clocks never have before 1577? Answer: Minute hands – it was eventually invented by Jost Burgi for, it is believed, Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who needed an accurate clock for stargazing.

"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

'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted'

'Don't throw good money after bad'

'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can do this several times a day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

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

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

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

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

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Lion Beaten By The Man

A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
On the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:
"That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!"

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

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

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

"One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today." ― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

"The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots." — The Revenant

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

"We do not remember days, we remember moments." ― Cesare Pavese

"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

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.

St. Cecelia

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"My guiding principles in life are to be honest, genuine, thoughtful and caring." ― Prince William

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

"It is atheism and blasphemy to dispute what God can do: good Christians content themselves with His will revealed in His Word." ― King James I

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master
And one for the dame.
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Q: What do you call a bacon-wrapped comet?
A: A meat-eor.

Q: What do stars say when they apologize to one another? A: I'm starry.

Q: Why did the star decide to take a vacation?
A: It needed some space.

Q: What's Donkey's favorite film?
A: Star Shrek.

Q: What was the tree's favorite thing about Star Trek? A: The Captain's log.

Mieses Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Remove the Defender
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening transposes to French Exchange 4.c4 Nf6
Tartakower vs H Fahrni, 1911 
(C01) French, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening / French Def, Exchange (A00) 1-0 Raking Bs
A Raetsky vs G Salem, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Philidor/Maroczy Def early Qs exchange (B07) 1-0
Lasker vs E W Engberg, 1911 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Exchange Variation Main Line (A00) 1/2-1/2 OCB
Carlsen vs Giri, 2021 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rat Defense/Modern/Dutch d6, f5 (A41) 0-1 Knights on the edge
A Meszaros vs V Beim, 1999 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 47 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense (B00) 0-1 diabolical
E Knesevitch vs D Martin Tarrio, 2004 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Ch. 7, G52 in Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy by McDonald
K Behting vs A Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(B07) Pirc, 50 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 0-1 Qs come off
Bildhauer vs G Janny, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Q hemmed in
J Mieses vs H G Schenk, 1944 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 If 19...hxQg6
L Aptekar vs C Laird, 1977 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Chapter 6 in Building Up Your Chess by Lev Alburt
G Sigurjonsson vs Alburt, 1982
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chess Review, 1933. Jan. 6 Kashdan notes by Forever Young
Kashdan vs Euwe, 1932 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Exchange (B03) 0-1 Lost to his own opening
Alekhine / Gosselin vs Tartakower / Villeneuve, 1933 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 57 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 The White Q is too strong!
Ragozin vs Kotov, 1944
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 70 moves, 1-0

Lion Defense: Lion's Jaw 5.QxQd8+ KxQd8 (B07) 1-0
Spassky vs M Rivas Pastor, 1991 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate next!
Petrov vs T Bergs, 1929 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) · 1-0
G B Joshi vs G Shweta, 2008 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0 Castled into it!
J Cepiel vs Knaudt, 1975 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch Exchange Var (B29) 1-0Sacrifices all over
H Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Four Knts. Exchange (B45) 0-1 How much is 0-0 worth?
Pichot vs Aronian, 2021 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 1-0 Stockfish
J Schwarz vs E Schallopp, 1881 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1/2-1/2
N Huschenbeth vs W Moranda, 2007
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Defense: Exchange, both 0-0-0 (C41) 1-0
Charousek vs M Englander, 1892 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1/2-1/2 QxQ on open d-file
J Polgar vs Nisipeanu, 2009
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Squeeze
J Polgar vs X Bu, 2010 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 Discovered+ and more
Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Petrov's Defense transposes to French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0
Chandler vs Short, 1986 
(C01) French, Exchange, 58 moves, 1-0

Petrov Def / French Defense: Exchange Var (C42) 0-1
H Wang vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

Converting Petroff to French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Stockfish
Tarrasch vs Mason, 1889 
(C01) French, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0

Russian Game / French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Anand vs Caruana, 2018 
(C01) French, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1

Russian Game / French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Internet
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2020 
(C01) French, Exchange, 61 moves, 1-0

The Petroff - Move by Move
V Samolins vs Jakovenko, 2012 
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1

Petrov/French Exchange (C01) 0-1N the hole gets pinned to his Q
Short vs Harikrishna, 2007 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano Variation. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1/2-video
Caruana vs A Liang, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 1-0 first outing
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole Attack
J Barendregt vs R Teschner, 1965 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Var (C69) 1-0 Damiano's style
M Wahls vs S Bjarnason, 1985 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Var (C69) 1-0 24.?
J Grefe vs A Karklins, 1973 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. Alapin Gambit (C69) 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Badalian, 1976 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chigorin Def. Exchange, Costa's Line (D07) 0-1 Win w/doubled Ps
D Rogozenco vs Morozevich, 2000 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange (D07) 0-1 N cirlces like a buzzard
J Perez vs R Rabiega, 2004
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

QG Declined: Chigorin Def. Exchange (D07) 1-0 Photo link notes
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1898 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Exchange (D10) 1/2-1/2 Blindfold swindle stalemate
Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

D10 0-1 40 Pile on the pin
C Boor vs A Zatonskih, 2004 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

Slav Def. Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 one needs an aesthetic sense
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 First K to advance
D Fridgeirsson vs M Karlsson, 2009
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 0-1 The EG would have been
G Schwartzman vs Kaidanov, 1996 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Exchange (D10) 1-0 "Death or Glory" Attack!
Kaidanov vs W J Donaldson, 1992 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 Another masterful swindle
Marshall vs K Treybal, 1930 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 Race of the Kside attacks!
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs V Rauzer, 1927 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange (D10) 1-0 queenside brawl over passers
J Santos Latasa vs Shirov, 2020 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 0-0-0+ to capture
F Rhine vs Marc Taramelli, 2020 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 agadmator analysis
S Williams vs A Rakhmangulova, 2023 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Exchange. Schallopp Var (D12) 1-0Trouble on light sqs
Alekhine vs R L Bornholz, 1929 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1-0

Slav, Exchange. Schallopp Variation (D12) 1-0 c-file threats
Kmoch vs G Nagy, 1926 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Exchange Variation (D13) 0-1 Spearhead piles on pin
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1922 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Slav Def. Exchange (D13) 1-0 f6 fork becomes keen W manuevers
Euwe vs S Landau, 1939 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Nice open file battery; the pin on the 8th "supports" the 7th
K Frey Beckman vs T Sammalvuo, 2001 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0 Qside exchanges, trapped R
Birjukov vs Frolov, 1968 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 0-1 Find the finish
R Comas Colon vs J E Narvaez Talavera, 2018 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
H Reefschlaeger vs C Astengo, 2008 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0 Outnumbered
V Akobian vs L Arias, 2005
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 0-1 Black charges forth
Shredder vs Junior, 2001 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13) 1-0 11.?
X Zhang vs H Gao, 2017 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

Slav, Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14)1-0 Junior Game
Keene vs D H Smith, 1964
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Slav, Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 0-1 Target Q on the edge
A Huzman vs Shirov, 2004 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

This theoretical novelty, still never seriously played again!
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1938 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange. Symmetrical Copycat (D14) 1/2-1/2
N Rashkovsky vs Tseshkovsky, 1980 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slav Def. Exchange. Symmetrical Copycat (D14) 1-0 R & P Ending
Kasparov vs Dolmatov, 1979 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 65 moves, 1-0

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3
V Ikonnikov vs Dominguez Perez, 2004 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3
A Kaminik vs R Markus, 2003
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 58 moves, 0-1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bf5 7.e3
V Akobian vs J Torres, 2003 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

QGA. Old Var (D20) 1-0 Up the exchange; Notes by Morphy
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

QGA. Old Var (D20) 1-0 N will fork Q & g7
Keres vs E Mnatsakanian, 1963 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange (D35) 1-0 A rare oversight
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1949 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 1-0 Another discovery nabs Black Q
G Solis vs A Kashioka, 2004 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Zwischenzug +!
Blisz vs Hantel, 1988 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Variation (D35) 0-1 Decoy
C Ward vs J Tambini, 2013 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

White avoids the Harrwitz Trap w/6e3 so Black guards pawn twice
Dreev vs Petursson, 2004
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange (D35) 1-0 Which kNight?
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Trap: White grabs a center pawn w/immunity
O'Kelly vs J Nowak, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Variation (D35) 1-0 Connected passers
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2014 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional (D35) 1-0 g-file battery, semi-smother
Taimanov vs R Persitz, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Stunning decoy sacrifice
Szabo vs I Polgar, 1969 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional (D35) 1-0Shrewd Interference-Discovery
Ding Liren vs E Inarkiev, 2015 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional (D35) 1-0 Great technique in R ending
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 1/2-1/2 women champions
Koneru vs S Polgar, 2004 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD. Exchange. Positional. Both 0-0-0 (D35) 1-0 Qside sac attk!
Z Gyimesi vs A Fox, 2005 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Azmaiparashvili, 2005 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional (D35) 1/2-Qless MG, dbld Ps, no penetr
Kramnik vs Nisipeanu, 2018 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Var (D35) 0-1 Blitz
Karpov vs Kasparov, 2009 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Weak squares in pawn chain
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

QGD. Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Q deflection sac
J Turn vs Petrov, 1929 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Bronstein vs A Medina Garcia, 1955 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Reshevsky Var (D36) 1-0 Castle opposite
Caruana vs Kramnik, 2017 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 67 moves, 1-0

6Iso QGD Exchange. Reshevsky Variation (D36) 1-0 26.Qg3!
Sasikiran vs C Hansen, 2005 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 49 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Reshevsky Variation (D36) 1-0 Child's Play!
Bacrot vs S Azarov, 1992 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 29 moves, 1-0

Berliner's sytem for White: QGD, Exchange Variation
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Reshevsky Var (D36) 1-0 Queenside pawn majority
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 44 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange, Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Minority attack, Ns swirl
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Jobava, 2005 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange (D41) 1-0 "a complete masterpiece"
Rubinstein vs Schlechter, 1912 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

Game163 in The Guinness Book of Chess (GMs) by William Hartston
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 225 in Irving Chernev's "Winning Chess Traps"
H Steiner vs J C Thompson, 1940 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 B sac, P dash
Korchnoi vs Najdorf, 1971  
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 Stockfish
Keres vs Fine, 1937 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Bisguier vs Reshevsky, 1951 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

QGD. Tartakower. Exchange Var (D57) 1-0
M Katetov vs Saemisch, 1943 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

G367: '500 Master Games of Chess' by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1922 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game #6 Fischer wins big! Takes control of match 3.5-2.5
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Var (D86) 0-1 16...?
R Naranja vs Portisch, 1970 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 16 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 22.?
Petrosian vs Balashov, 1974 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 28 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E92) 1/2-1/2
Andersson vs R Gunawan, 1983 
(E92) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation (E92) · 0-1
P Korobkov vs Timoshenko, 2001
(E92) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Def Exchange (E11) 0-1 Lovely & Unexpected #Combo
G Andruet vs Spassky, 1988 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 Extra minor piece
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1921 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange (E11) 1-0 Whiteshark finds the plum!
Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1925 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 "Unheard Melodies"
Carlsen vs L Galego, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

This game was the (modern) introduction of the Bogo-Indian.
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 Correspondence
Charles T McGinley vs D O'Rourke, 1953 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 Attacking Pawns base
W Michel vs Reti, 1926
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E92) 0-1 Black bind
S Danailov vs Kasparov, 1980 
(E92) King's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

Danish Gambit: Declined. Sorensen D(C21) 0-1Monte Carlo French
B Tan vs H Plasman, 2001 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0 R sac, N pops
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Threaten mate, snip pawns
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 26 in 'Morphy: Move by Move' by Zenon Franco Ocampos.
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Game 6 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Morphy vs C A Seguin, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Morphy Gambit (C41) 1-0 He was in trouble?
Morphy vs T Barnes, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Knights in a spot
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 59 The Modern Chess Instructor: Part I by Wilhelm Steinitz
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 N sac fails PM
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Connected passers
Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Pile on the pin end
Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
M Weiss vs N MacLeod, 1889  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 One slip can be costly
H Wolf vs Mason, 1902 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Promote a second pawn
Deventer vs City of Almelo, 1862 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0Doubled f-pawns, R lift battery
Tarrasch vs Schwarzhaupt, 1884 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by IC
Schlechter vs Mason, 1903 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange Var(C41) 1-0Weak back rank; Q deflection
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0Prevents escape on f7
Alekhine vs Hoelscher, 1933 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0 Beauty blindfold simul attack!
Koltanowski vs Captain La Force, 1931 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

G158 in 500 Master Games of Chess by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Kashdan vs Koltanowski, 1932 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 0-1 Examine ALL checks!!
V Rauzer vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1937 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def. Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 B&N fianchetto # pattern
Nielsen vs Ottosen, 1941 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1/2-1/2 American beast
Fischer vs J Zvers, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0 hole on f6
B Wall vs Kubasek, 1974 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0Threats on open e-file
Tal vs Antoshin, 1972 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Brilliant combination
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1971 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Keep making threats
O Dementiev vs Antoshin, 1970 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Overworked Black Q
Schulz vs Alburt, 1969 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange 10.Bg2 (C41) 1/2- P charges are halted
Geller vs T Georgadze, 1979 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Def: Exchange Be2 (C41) 1-0 Gain time on the Black Q
K Mokry vs Z Ramik, 1995
(C41) Philidor Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Ns on the rim
E Tate vs E Schiller, 1997  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Philidor Exhange (C41) 1-0 Fredthebear has been here and there
Psakhis vs G Kuzmin, 1994 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Bf1 sits (C41) 1-0 Black gets to attack
J C Ibarra Jerez vs M Berkovich, 2006
(C41) Philidor Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Be2 delayed (C41) 1-0 Stretch the board
N Mamedov vs T Mamedjarova, 2007
(C41) Philidor Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0Bb5 pins Qc6-> Nxc7+ Royal fork
de Firmian vs J K Pedersen, 2007 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 White keeps improving
T Zhigalko vs M Arribas, 2012
(C41) Philidor Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Less common # on diagonal
Short vs Morozevich, 2005 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Bustin' open files to the Ks!
S Kristjansson vs J Le Roux, 2006 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Unpin w/check
I K Sukandar vs J Krivec, 2007 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Extra pawn, same color Bs
A Volokitin vs Harikrishna, 2005 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1/2-Contemporary small center
S Velasco vs G Valderrama Espinosa, 2001
(C41) Philidor Defense, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Def: Exchange, BxNc6 (C41) 1/2-1/2 Nil winning chances
E Can vs Y Bayram, 2011 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Def: Exchange Be2 (C41) 1-0 White controls open g-file
A Kuzmin vs C Seel, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def Exchange Fio (C41) 1-0 Qxf7+ sac for back ranker
Giri vs R Picard, 2009 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 Deflection 31.b4!
McShane vs Lagno, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch / FrenchX (C42) 1-0 Pins
Deep Sjeng vs Almond, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attk (C42) 1-0 Reminds of Age of Empires 2
Anand vs Y Hou, 2017 
(C01) French, Exchange, 53 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Which Rook matters
A Sokolov vs Naiditsch, 2015 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Fredthebear share
Le Quang Liem vs R Mamedov, 2008 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

"You can't win by resigning!" -Tartakower; 39...Qf7! saves it.
A Martorelli vs A Antunes, 1986 
(C49) Four Knights, 39 moves, 1-0

Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1Don't grab that pawn!
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Better EG
S Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Good to know miniature w/Legal's Mate
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical Var. Center Attack (C53) 1-0Q&B battery
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0

Principles of Chess Strategy CD by Aleksey Bartashnikov
P Leonhardt vs Burn, 1911 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Take it or leave it
J Furhoff vs Nyback, 2007 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical Var. Greco Gambit (C53) 1-0 Q chase gains m
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical Var. Greco Gambit (C53) 0-1 Tricky battle
M Lewicki vs V Malaniuk, 2012
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 45 moves, 0-1

Italian, Classical. Center Holding Var (C53) 1-0 Bc4, Ng5, Qh5
Brychta vs Botur, 1951 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Blindfolded Paul Morphy defeats his Uncle in 20 moves
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1849 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish, Steinitz Def (C62) 0-1 Resembles Philidor Exchange
C Golmayo vs Steinitz, 1888
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Spanish/French Exchange Game 17: Common Sense in Chess - Lasker
J Noa vs Tarrasch, 1892 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 35 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1910  
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange Variation. General (C68) 0-1 Training
A Nimzowitsch vs Ed Lasker, 1910 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

From Fred Reinfeld's "Great Short Games of the Chess Masters"
Kiss vs Barcza, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Modern (B01) 1-0 Simple approach d4, Nf3, BxBd3
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr ML 8.Nd5 Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 Rxg7!
Shirov vs Salov, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr ML 7.Ne5. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 Ignoring threats
Anand vs Lautier, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr Gubinsky-Melts 3...Qd6, 5.Ne5 (B01) 1-0Rxg7 & pin win
H Ni vs Tiviakov, 2008 
(B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts (B01) 1-0 0-0-0 & pawn storm
Fressinet vs M Feygin, 2008
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Simul Tour
Fischer vs R Barry, 1964 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Mutual Spearheads
J Polgar vs Minasian, 1999 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 72 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense, Exchange Variation with 5...cxd6 (B03) 1-0
I Khmelnitsky vs S Palatnik, 1989
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Three connected passers
Znosko-Borovsky vs G Oskam, 1923 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Central batteries, N invasion
Boleslavsky vs N Kopilov, 1949 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Hook Mate
Fischer vs E McCaskey, 1964 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Black K flushed out
I Rogers vs Z Varga, 1991
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation (B03) 1-0 Black is cramped
G Meier vs V Popov, 2007 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1 The Immortal Pin Game
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Clear the promotion square
Fischer vs H Berliner, 1960 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice, N fork
Adorjan vs L Vadasz, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Exchange (B10) 0-1 Black creates a passer
Yates vs Euwe, 1930 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: General 2.e5 d5 en passant (B10) 0-1
M Martirosyan vs M Purtseladze, 2012 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 0-1

C-K Two Knights Attack. Mindeno, Exchange (B11) 1-0 0-0-0?
Levenfish vs P Dubinin, 1940 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 40 moves, 1-0

C-K Defense: Two Knights Attk. Mindeno Exchange Line (B11) 1-0
N Paikidze vs A Sharevich, 2018 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 27 moves, 1-0

C-K Defense: Two Knights Attk. Mindeno Exchange Line (B11) 0-1
J Klavins vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 0-1
Maroczy vs Capablanca, 1926 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 49 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 Before Fredthebear's time
C F Bolland vs H Saunders, 1929 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1

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

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Variation (B13) 1-0 Two stunning sacs
A Gerschenkron vs Fischer, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0

(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 Q caught grabbing Ps
Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Exchange. Rubinstein (B13) 1/2-1/2 Ns start, ho-hum
P Lomako vs R Ovetchkin, 2006 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 1-0 Not as easy as it looked.
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 B vs N Ending
Fischer vs M Czerniak, 1968 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 47 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 Outside P
Lasker vs Tartakower, 1923 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Connected passers
Morozevich vs Anand, 2003 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Cool EG trap of sorts
J Maiwald vs M Ashley, 1997 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 55 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Exchange (B13) 1-0 Tal @13 uses Alekhine's Block
Tal vs Leonov, 1949 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 The Great Escape
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1923 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Exchange (B13) 1/2-1/2 Both castle long
Alapin vs J Bauer, 1889
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Qs in action!
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1879 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B13) 1-0 Q BOOM!
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation (B13) 0-1 Weekender
D in 't Veld vs R Hennipman, 2001
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 Notes by Nimzowitsch
Spielmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 Pin, Interfere
Milner-Barry vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1928 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 QP move order
Vidmar vs J Kvicala, 1908 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

C-K Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 0-1 Rob the pin, penetrate!
Smilga vs Petrosian, 1946 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def Panov Attk 4...e5 pseudo Albin CG (B13) 0-1 Simul
Alekhine vs M Scholtz, 1932 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 Blitz
Carlsen vs So, 2017 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 promotion
S Chanda vs V Gunina, 2016
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 45 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Stockfish notes 39.?
Kholmov vs J Turner, 2001 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 41 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1 Open the g-file
A H Abdulgalil Saleh vs J L Marckens, 2018 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1
Ricko Depaune vs Lionel Adu Jr., 2018 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1
H Fahrni vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1

C-K Def: Panov Attk. Modern Def Mieses Line (B13) 1-0 Blindfold
A Nimzowitsch vs Gerog Jokstad, 1922 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 16 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 0-1 Stockfish
Huebner vs Smyslov, 1968 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 53 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0
K Treybal vs K Skalicka, 1932 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1 Hogs on the 7th
J Mieses vs C Carls, 1925 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 41 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0
Aronian vs Keymer, 2022 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0
A Viela vs V Kukov, 2010 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 66 moves, 1-0

B13 0-1 29
Kramnik vs V Fedoseev, 2017 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1

B13 0-1 40
M Illescas vs Anand, 1994 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1

B13 0-1 62
J Polgar vs Karpov, 1992 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 62 moves, 0-1

B13 0-1 50
Benjamin vs Kamsky, 2009 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1

B13 1-0 36
Timman vs Stellwagen, 2005
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

B13 0-1 40
J A Bjorgvik vs V Burmakin, 2005
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1

B13 1/2-1/2 75
D Rensch vs I Krush, 2010 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

B13 1-0 25
S Khan vs Menchik, 1930 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

B13 1-0 14
A Feuerstack vs E Hoiberg, 2006
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 14 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin Barmen Def Central Exchange / C-K(B13) 1-0
B Wall vs Johnny Thomas, 1977 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Tartakower Var (B15) 1-0 Remove the guard
Kudrin vs D King, 1988 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1The Siberian Trap
G Rohit vs K Szabo, 2001 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Game 54: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
S Crakanthorp vs H N Maddox, 1933 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 7.Bxf7+ 8.Ng5+ Unpin
A Diaz Alonso vs M R Bernaldo De Quiros Lopez, 2001 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) Common trap
N Miranda Gonzalez vs S Coro, 2014 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) Common trap
S Noorda vs J Sibe, 1965 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 14 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Alapin exd5 (B22) 1-0Open center, no castling
D Solak vs Velimirovic, 2007 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 17 moves, 1-0

Franco-Sicilian Def: Marshall Gambit (C10) 1-0 Qside Discovery+
B Wall vs J Lippert, 1980 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange (B29) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs N Grandelius, 2016 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 38 moves, 1-0

Game 268 'The Guinness Book of Chess GMs' by William Hartston
R Michell vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0
Petrosian vs Grigoriev, 1945 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange (B40) 1-0 Queenless middlegame
Svidler vs Leko, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange (B40) 1/2-1/2That's far enough
Y Fleites vs M Delgado Crespo, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 0-1 Rook Decoy Sac
Yudasin vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian 4Knights. Exchange (B45) 1-0 OCB; dark square mastery
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 1/2-1/2
S Diaz vs K Sakai, 2003
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 0-1 No castling
M Hebden vs S Vincent, 1988
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange (B45) 1-0 zwischenzug ending
Bird vs G Medley, 1849 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 63 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 1-0
Duda vs Nisipeanu, 2021
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 1-0

Transposes to Smith-Morra Gambit; Bxf7+ removes the K defender
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Exchange Var (B62) 0-1 22...?
Z Nilsson vs Geller, 1954 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Exchange Var (B62) 1-0Counterattack fails
K Richter vs H Wagner, 1932 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 Fredthebear share
T Shaked vs J Hellsten, 1997
(B40) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1-0

QGD. Chigorin Defense. Exchange Var (D07) 0-1 Blindfold
Ljubojevic vs Morozevich, 2003 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 (D07) 0-1
J Piket vs Morozevich, 2001 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Larsen, 1965 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 0-1 FSR video link
A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Reshevsky Var (D36) 0-1 Daniel King video link
Caruana vs R Jumabayev, 2021 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 58 moves, 0-1

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Kramnik vs Naiditsch, 2015 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Var (D41) 1/2-1/2
Taimanov vs Aronin, 1947 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 Rook Roller!!
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1977 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 24.?
Lilienthal vs G Negyesy, 1931 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD. Tartakower Def. Exchange Var (D59) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
M Bertok vs Fischer, 1962 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 31 moves, 0-1

QGD: Tartakower. Exchange Var (D57) 0-1
B Siegheim vs S Khan, 1929 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

QGD. Tartakower Defense. Exchange Var (D59) 1-0 32.?
C Kottnauer vs E Richter, 1948 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 33 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange Var (D74) 1-0
J Levin vs Santasiere, 1944 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 58 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 GM Danny King video
A Moiseenko vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 Like a baseball bat
Kashdan vs E Steiner, 1937 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Exchange Variation (E92) · 0-1
J Kapu vs Benko, 1951 
(E92) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1 Pound 'em w/pins
H Wolf vs Gruenfeld, 1922 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1/2-1/2
Yates vs Alekhine, 1926 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 1/2-1/2 Simul exhibition
Alekhine vs City College, 1932 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 RxR sets up N+ fork
Alekhine vs F Ureta, 1927 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1/2-1/2
J Shaw vs Miles, 2001
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

"A man's gotta know his limitations." - Dirty Harry
Karpov vs Piskunov, 1962 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Exchange (B03) 1-0 Damiano's Mate w/a Bishop
U Bajarani vs D Solak, 2010 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Stockfish notes
T Palmer vs E C Feldman, 1986 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 White's K is more active
Naiditsch vs Timman, 2002 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 129.?
P Carlsson vs G Burgess, 2002 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 132 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 R vs N ending
J Heinemann vs M Hamer, 2015 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 63 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 Knights beat Bishops
A Volokitin vs Ivanchuk, 2006 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 1970 USSR Championship
O Dementiev vs Karpov, 1970 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Central passer
J Rowson vs T Hinks-Edwards, 1998
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 B pair vs R pair
D Coleman vs T Hillarp Persson, 1999 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Backed up
N Zdebskaja vs Karjakin, 2000 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation (B03) · 0-1
S Khan vs Colle, 1930 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 keypusher annotates
A Fishbein vs S Thomson, 2021 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
E Post vs A Vajda, 1925 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Spanish Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 0-1 En Passant+
B Becker vs Short, 2011 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 1-0 Stockfish
Kamsky vs Carlsen, 2005 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) · 1-0
Gulko vs Shabalov, 2003 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation WIld HAir (C41) 1-0
Blackburne vs K Hamppe, 1873 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Examine all possible captures
Bird vs Harrwitz, 1859 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) 0-1 blitz
J Moussard vs D Michel, 2017
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Overpowering Q
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: 3.d3 Reversed Philidor (C42) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Keres vs D Allan, 1975 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 4 in 'Bronstein: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins
Nunn vs Bronstein, 1975 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange Variation (C42) · 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2017 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

English vs AID. Scandavian Defense Exchange Var (A15) 1-0
Ivkov vs R Mayer Schwartz, 1992 
(A15) English, 15 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 0-1 Cornered
A Brinckmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange Var (B00) 0-1 Stockfish
K Sychev vs I Stepanov, 2007
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Exchange. Gligoric Var (C69) 0-1 Pin, Kside Assault!
Ken Eddy vs J Berry, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 1-0 Stockfish
Euwe vs Vidmar, 1946 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 1-0 Capture-Recapt
L Vogt vs J Hesse, 2001 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 28 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 N pair fails to B pair
Westerinen vs Antoshin, 1974 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Passer, piece pressure
F Bohatirchuk vs I Rabinovich, 1924 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Space helps White
Rubinstein vs A Selezniev, 1921 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1/2- 0-0 vs 0-0-0
M Czerniak vs Eliskases, 1949 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0internet blitz
Carlsen vs So, 2017 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 45 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 0-1 Cramp!
M Blau vs Keres, 1959 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 59 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1/2-1/2 SF notes
Seirawan vs Anand, 1992 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

C68
I Rabinovich vs L Savitsky, 1934 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exch Marshall Gambit (B00) 1-0
Lasker vs E N Olly, 1892 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 charging g-pawn
M Ragger vs G Danner, 2014 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) · 0-1
P Romanovsky vs Lasker, 1924 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 51 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Ultra-delayed Exchange Var (D79) 0-1 match
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 43 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Uncastled K loses again
Harrwitz vs K Hamppe, 1852
(C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange, Qxb2 (C41) 1-0 Pin to win
Staunton vs Cochrane, 1842 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange (B45) 1-0 K hunt
U Fataliyeva vs I Gaponenko, 2022 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0

C01
H Boeddeker vs M Sebenik, 2022
(C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Qxh6 robs the pinned g7
P Idani vs C Rietze, 2022
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0
Niemann vs N Huschenbeth, 2018
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 55 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E92) 1/2-1/2
Niemann vs L Hansen, 2015 
(E92) King's Indian, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian. Exchange Var (B00) 1-0
D Thompson vs R Finegold, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 64 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack exd5 (A07) 1-0 Exchange Sac sequence
N Weinstein vs Westerinen, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

The GoodAnarchist Mate
M J Turner vs G Freeman, 2022 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

QGD: Tartakower. Exchange (D57) 1-0 Make the defense react!
Rubinstein vs H Duhm, 1926 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 0-1 Rxh2+!
G Kuzmin vs V Muratov, 1981 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 24 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C41) 1-0 rapid
A Esipenko vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0
Ragozin vs G Bastrikov, 1938 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 24 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs Andersson, 1991 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange (B29) 0-1 Remove the Guard
E Contedini vs F Roessel, 1958 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 22 moves, 0-1

Leonard Barden's chess column in the London Evening Standard
J Stopa vs Benjamin, 2009 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 17.?
K Angelov vs E Henrichsen, 2013 
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
Privalov vs V Malaniuk, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Gligoric Var (C69) 0-1 Corridor Mate
V Ciocaltea vs Gligoric, 1965 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Pillsbury vs Blackburne, 1899 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 Greek gift
A Simutowe vs J Alayola Montanez, 2003 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 Free isn't always free
M Hockx vs P Baltus, 1993 
(D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation (B03) · 1-0
M Saltaev vs V Murashko, 1997
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 Discovered+
Miroshnichenko vs V Murashko, 1999
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

B03
O Zimmermann vs L Schmid, 1954 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Exchange Variation 5...exd6 with 7...Bf5!?
S Einacker vs M Kopylov, 2001
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Variation (B03) · 0-1
E Walther vs L Schmid, 1959
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: Exchange (A00) 0-1 pin and pseudo-Q overload
M Rajagopal vs L Day, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13)1-0 Greek Gift
S Weeramantry vs P Manning, 2000 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 13 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 0-1
J Schneider vs A Abdisalimov, 2022
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 63 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 blitz
NN vs J Gustafsson, 2020 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1/2-1/2 Secure defense
I Salgado Lopez vs Jobava, 2022
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

"are for the Communist cheaters, not for me."
Uhlmann vs Fischer, 1962 
(E79) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Ultra-delayed Exchange (D79) 1-0 Remove the G
H Rossetto vs J H Donner, 1955 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 39 moves, 1-0

Round Two, Game Ten - Blunder of the Century?
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange (E11) 1/2-1/2
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1926 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Four Knights. Exchange (B45) 0-1 Pawn sacrifices
Sevian vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2023 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 50 moves, 0-1

"Queenless Attack" (game of the day Aug-11-2018)
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0
R Praggnanandhaa vs T M Le, 2023 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange (B29) 1-0 blitz; Stockfish
Carlsen vs I Popov, 2018 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 77 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Defense. Exchange Var Costa's Line (D07) 1-0
K Baginskaite vs B Jacobson, 2017
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

"The Other Game of the Century"
Smyslov vs Pachman, 1956 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

QG Declined: Exchange. Positional Var(D35) 1-0 Minority attack
Karpov vs Ljubojevic, 1989 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
P Maghsoodloo vs Carlsen, 2023 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 18.? Stockfish notes
Milov vs I Gaponenko, 2003 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange (D35) 0-1Remove the Guard
A Abdisalimov vs D Dardha, 2022
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Knight pair strikes!!
Firouzja vs Abdusattorov, 2023 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

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