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Brutal Attacking Chess
Compiled by JoseTigranTalFischer
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All opening traps,mating themes,and tactics that every chess player should know. All Classic Games you need to know.Attacking 0-0.Double Bishop Attacks.I wish I could have reviewed the games in this collection when I first learned chess at age 14.My hope is this will help someone who is just learning the game and those of us who keep falling for opening traps.

Fool's Mate
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1

Fool's Mate
Van Kessel vs Rensen, 1990 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Fool's mate variation
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Fool's Mate
W T Mayfield vs W R Trinks, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Fool's mate variation
J Bodvarsson vs F Olafsson, 1947 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

"Fool's Mate" variant
Barney vs Mccrum, 1969 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

Fool's Mate with Queen Sac variant
C Damant vs NN, 1932 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Fool's Mate variation
M Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

"Fool's Mate" variation with Queen Sac.
NN vs Du Mont, 1802 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Fool's Mate with Queen Sac variant
Mogusar vs T L Trippe, 1984 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Fool's Mate with Queen Sac variant
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Fool's Mate variation,Queen Sac
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

The first "Fool's Mate" with Queen Sac
Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Knight smothers Queen or fxe3 Qh4+ g3 Qxg3#
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Very clever "Fool's Mate" variation
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Bishop Queen Battery mate @f7
Schulz vs Lehnert, 1909 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Bishop Queen Battery
B R vs A Wagner, 1902 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

The classic"Scholar's Mate"
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0

Bishop Queen Battery on f2,"Scholar's Mate"
M Brichinova vs E Alexandrova, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Bishop Queen Battery on f2,"Scholar's Mate"
J Spencer vs Takacs, 1981 
(A20) English, 4 moves, 0-1

Scholar's Mate variant
Michael Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Crushing the "Scholar's Mate"
Adow vs Borissow, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

The first "Smothered Mate"
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Greco's other smother
NN vs Greco, 1625 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
V Da Vilhete vs R Arias Formoso, 2006 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
K Bischoff vs K Mueller, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Grischuk vs Ponomariov, 2000 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Kasparov vs M Wahls, 1992 
(B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Timman vs Short, 1990 
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate? see my kibitz.
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1979 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
C Bloodgood vs B Evans, 1961 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate variant & amazing game.
Saemisch vs O Menzinger, 1953 
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
A Dake vs J Schmitt, 1949 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
H Hallmann vs W Schneider, 1931 
(C26) Vienna, 13 moves, 1-0

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

Smothered Mate
Blackburne vs G A Thomson, 1882  
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 
(D94) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 1-0

Another smother
J J Rousseau vs D Hume, 1765 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859 
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

Classic Smothered Mate by Morphy
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
G Schaaff vs C Hartlaub, 1907 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

Smothered Mate
Bird vs NN, 1888 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
Morphy vs T Bryan, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

Smothered Mate
C Golmayo vs S Loyd, 1867 
(C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Knight smother trap in the Sicilian
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
Henricksen vs Pedersen, 1937 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
C Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center open file and Knight smother.
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
P Hultin vs T Fromm, 1992 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

Knight smother by the author of my first chess book.
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center open file and Knight smother.
I Rabinovich vs Levenfish, 1927 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 0-1

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
Bird vs Lasker, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
F La Rota vs J Sarwer, 1988 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center open file and Knight smother.
E Diemer vs NN, 1979 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

N smothers Q
Vasiukov vs S Giterman, 1960 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 8 moves, 1-0

Pin on King in center closed file and Knight smother.
Deming vs Cornell, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 6 moves, 1-0

Queen Sac,Knight smother
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

Knight Smother
Molinari vs Bordais, 1979 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Knight Smother
B Corneliussen vs Martin Jensen, 1991 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Knight Smother
T Mantia vs T Trogdon, 1979 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 6 moves, 0-1

Q sac & attack on f2 with N smother
Horwitz vs Bledow, 1837 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Fork with Discover attack on Queen
E Brunel vs B Kong, 1989 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

B xf7!!, N smothers Q ,N forks Q or Qc4+ # @ f7
B Wall vs R Gantt, 1978 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

W Veitch vs J Penrose, 1950 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916 
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1853 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Vasiukov vs Razuvaev, 1972 
(B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 1-0

D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0

J Mieses vs NN, 1900 
(C27) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0

"The Tarrasch Trap"
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1892 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0

Klimov vs Gorbunov, 1989 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

NN vs B Pandolfini, 1967 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1

The classic "Noah's Ark Trap"
G McCurdy vs A Dunkelblum, 1968
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 43 moves, 0-1

C Kottnauer vs K Whyld, 1953 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 1-0

J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

A Harju vs M Liimatta, 1986 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

Bird vs NN, 1869 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

Chulkov vs Gavemann, 1947 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

G Thomas vs W Winter, 1927 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 17 moves, 0-1

Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

J Taylor vs NN, 1862 
(C27) Vienna Game, 13 moves, 1-0

L Monosson vs M Fauque, 1935 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Hort vs V Zheliandinov, 1967 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Koneru vs C Waters, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

J Cukierman vs NN, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Teichmann vs NN, 1914 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

D Duhm vs A Duhm, 1900 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0

S Takacs vs J Krejcik, 1920 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1

S Knott vs D M Adams, 2004 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

J Taylor vs NN, 1874 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

F M Wren vs W E Mayfield, 1941 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

J Schulten vs Horwitz, 1846 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

The Most Famous "Noah's Ark Trap"
E Steiner vs Capablanca, 1929 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1

M Pytel vs E Prie, 1990 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 0-1

"Noah's Ark Trap"
C Eichab vs Z Kovacova, 2004
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 0-1

P Roth vs G Rajna, 1975 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

R Krogius vs A Ojanen, 1944 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 14 moves, 1-0

N Speijer vs Couvee, 1955 
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

A Istratescu vs I Frosinos, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

A Dunkelblum vs Keres, 1937 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Otto vs von der Lasa, 1839 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Zukertort vs Lipschutz, 1886 
(C25) Vienna, 53 moves, 0-1

H van Steenis vs T Wechsler, 1947 
(C01) French, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0

The Petrov Trap
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1

The Fried Liver Trap!
R Maidana vs P Goette, 2001 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Z Belsitzman vs Rubinstein, 1917 
(C48) Four Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

O Bernstein vs NN, 1932 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0

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

Zukertort vs NN, 1877 
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

W Knoop vs L Malandain, 1995 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Morphy vs A Bottin, 1858 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

H Ohman vs G Buck, 1931 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

Puck vs Troll, 1961 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1

Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

Great Q sac removes defender of f7 -Bxf7#
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

W Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Attack on K in center
W Lewis vs NN, 1820 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

Amazing Q & N sac for #
Steinitz vs NN, 1860 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

Amazing N sac forces loss of Q
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

B sac leads to attack on K in center
E Zimmer vs H Mueller, 1918 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

Attack on K in center
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1921 
(C26) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

B sac @ f7 leads to Q trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

No way to stop Nxf7
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Marauding N leads to # on K in center
H Lohmann vs R Teschner, 1950 
(C10) French, 10 moves, 0-1

Excellent R sac,leads to Qh5# on K in center
G Kieninger vs P Mross, 1941 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Zwischenzug leads to # on K in center
A Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

N traps Q
Amberger vs Sprecher, 1924 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

A classic Q fork wins Greedy N
R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933 
(A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1

B sac @ f7 leads to deflection of K & N forks Q
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

N sac & attack on K in center with B & Q #
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

2 B deflections on K with N forks winning Q
NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Mate threat @ f7 wins N
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0

Q sac leads to attack on K in center
J Blake vs G A Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

B sac @ f7 leads to deflection of K to take Q
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

N sac @ f7 on K in center leads to K hunt & #
I Ali vs B Westin, 1987 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

Skewer on Queen
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

Attack on King in center
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

Queen Fork wins Rook on open diagonal
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Queen fork wins Bishop,Open diagonal on King
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1

B deflection leads to R sac deflection & wins Q
R Luer vs K Rattmann, 1922 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 11 moves, 1-0

The Classic "Russian Game Trap".
NN vs E Fossan, 1991 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

The Siberian Trap-attack on h2 and Queen
Kolenbet vs B Schipkov, 1987 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

The Elephant Trap
C Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1

Queen trap
B Wall vs R Monahan, 1972 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

I Berzina vs V Sondore, 1965 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Pawn Fork sets up Q sac & attack on K in the center
Swain vs Smart, 1990 
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

Q sac sets up mating net with both N's, Bb4#
J van der Linden vs L Svensson, 1993 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

N & B sacs set up deflection forks on K & Q
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0

N sac & attack on K in center with B's
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Q sac and attack on K in center
Tal vs Suetin, 1969 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

B sac at f7 ,Queen fork wins Rook
B Wall vs J Chance, 1969 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Bishop sac and Knight attack Ng5 Ngf7#
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

B sac @f7 creates deflection that wins Q
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

The Classic Knight sac and Queen Attack
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Back Row mate on King in center
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

The Damiano Trap
Z Ivanovic vs S E Meyer, 2000 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

The Damiano Trap
P Korhonen vs C C Lim, 2000 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

The Poisoned Pawn
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

The Poisoned Pawn
B Wall vs J Friedrichsen, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

"The Greedy Queen"
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Bishop Sac on f7 and Knight Fork wins Queen
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Great Queen Sac and attack on uncastled King
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934 
(C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 0-1

7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.Qxd4! takes The Greedy Queen
P Belmondo vs G Gilardi, 1989 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Greed Kills
Keres vs G Menke, 1933 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

Mate by underpromotion to a Knight.
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

Queen sacs opens weak diagonal for mate
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Mate by underpromotion to a Knight.
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

Mate by 0-0-0!!
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Mate by 0-0-0!!
L Prins vs L Day, 1968 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

Mate by En Passant and Discovery Check
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928 
(C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0

Attack on the uncastled King
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

A Classic Attack
F J Perez vs Alekhine, 1943 
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0

Attack on the uncastled King wins Knight
K Rahn vs L Rellstab, 1941 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

The King Hunt
Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

A Very Famous Game with a "Back Row" mate.
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

See my analysis
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912 
(A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0

26.Qc1 "Alekhine's Gun" Rook Rook Queen Battery
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

See Saw Check wins Queen and game.
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

See Saw Check
J McConnell vs Steinitz, 1886  
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

See Saw Check
J Brach Sr vs J R von Pessler, 1910 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

Attack on f7,"The See-Saw check"
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953 
(C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Windmill
T Gelashvili vs M Gagunashvili, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Windmill leads to mate
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

Nasty N sets up a windmill
B Wall vs Morales, 1974 
(B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury's Legal Mate
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0

Legal's Mate variant
D Benjafield vs Wippell, 1938 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Legal's Mate variant
H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Legal's mate variant,attack on K in center
C Saulson vs H Phillips, 1907 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Legal's mate variant
NN vs G Geshev, 1935 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Legal's mate variant
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Amazing game! Legal's mate variation
H Berliner vs A Rott, 1956 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Legal's Mate
O Bjarnason vs V Dittler, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Legal's Mate
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

Queen sac Boden's Mate
F A Stroud vs A M Fraser, 1961 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Queen sac Boden's Mate
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0

Double Rook sac & Queen sac for Boden's Mate!!!!
E Canal vs Horvath, 1934 
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

Boden's Mate
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Boden's Mate
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913 
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Boden's Mate
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Boden's Mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

Waserski vs Godes, 1975 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Bishop sac and X-Ray Mate
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926 
(C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

X-Ray Mate
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

N sac and X-ray Mate with Bishops.
Keres vs Kotov, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

The original "Double Bishop Sacrifice" Game.
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop Attack on 0-0
D Hermann vs Charousek, 1896 
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Privalov vs V Malaniuk, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

N Gamboa vs Blatny, 1996 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

L Filatov vs S F Mayer, 2000 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994 
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Karpov, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Karpov, 1988 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Zwischenzug Game! Outrageous!
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Miles vs Browne, 1982 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

V Kirillov vs Furman, 1949 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929 
(C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs J Drewitt, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop Attack and King hunt.
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

The Double Bishops again.Very Sneaky Game
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Queen sac,Double Bishop attack
Stevenson vs A Marriott, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Double Bishop Sacrifice
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop attack,with N and B sac
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop attack on K in center
B Raphael vs H Montgomery, 1856 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs J Jones, 1964 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

Classic Attack on 0-0 "The Weak Squares"
Fischer vs Benko, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

A Andreev vs I Khmelnitsky, 1988 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

N Firman vs A Galliamova, 2002 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 20 moves, 1-0

G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

R Slobodjan vs R Prasca Sosa, 2004 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Keene vs Briant, 1988 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

M Ghorbani vs H Faryad, 2003 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 33 moves, 1-0

G Andruet vs Van der Wiel, 1985 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 33 moves, 0-1

A Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1912 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

A A Barbosa de Oliveira / M Kiss vs Reti / L Vianna, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury vs A Lissek Jr, 1902 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

S Loyd vs S Rosenthal, 1867 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

NN vs E Diemer, 1978 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Double Knight Sacrifice
A Beliavsky vs B Larsen, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002 
(C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0

A Beliavsky vs Anand, 1991 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Smirin, 2000 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983 
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Sadvakasov, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Leko vs Radjabov, 2003 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0

Santasiere vs E B Adams, 1926 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

B Fleissig vs Schlechter, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

I Schneider vs Yudasin, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

B Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

S Atalik vs Miles, 1993 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Rublevsky vs G Chepukaitis, 2001 
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0

Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

W Hartston vs Portisch, 1974 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

M Paragua vs J Goh, 2004 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

Nakamura vs J W Loyte, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

Pachman vs Eckert, 1940 
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs L Winants, 1993 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

Dreev vs K Georgiev, 2002 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

B Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Breyer, 1913 
(C13) French, 30 moves, 1-0

M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1891 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

J Arnason vs Dreev, 1990 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1

Classic Attack on 0-0
Ragozin vs P Noskov, 1930 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Greatest Attack on 0-0 Ever!
Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Sacrifice Game!
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Kotov, 1950 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

L Hanssen vs E Lundin, 1928 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

Reti vs H Wolf, 1922 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1921 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 33 moves, 0-1

P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

H Clemenz vs F Eisenschmidt, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs T Florian, 1949 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 25 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs H Caro, 1898 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1843 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

O W Field vs O Tenner, 1922 
(C58) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

K Vygodchikov vs Alekhine, 1910 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Szabo vs Kotov, 1946 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

T Tylor vs Koltanowski, 1929 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Burn vs E Cohn, 1912 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Szabo vs T van Scheltinga, 1947 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs Flohr, 1939 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Pilnik vs Najdorf, 1942 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0

C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 28 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs L Molina Carranza, 1911 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

NN vs R Crepeaux, 1923 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Tal vs I Bilek, 1964 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Knaak vs Geller, 1982 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Knaak vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Adorjan vs Ribli, 1979 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

R Byrne vs Evans, 1965 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Jansa vs D Marovic, 1974 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs J Pinter, 1975 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

K Galia vs Gruenfeld, 1946 
(B33) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

D Przepiorka vs L Steiner, 1925 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Kamsky vs D Pruess, 2005 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2006 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Saemisch, 1923 
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs M Monticelli, 1930 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 39 moves, 0-1

Najdorf vs Gliksberg, 1929 
(C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0

Vitacek vs Duras, 1900 
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 0-1

V Chekhover vs Alatortsev, 1934 
(D80) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

A Kots vs P Lebedev, 1937 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0

P Lebedev vs Gonak, 1938 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Y Hou vs N Zhukova, 2006 
(C26) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1894  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Nunn vs Smeets, 2006 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs D H Campora, 1988 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

L Trent vs D Tan, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Showalter vs Chigorin, 1896 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

A Timofeev vs P Phoobalan, 2002
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

S Milliet vs I Ludwig, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

I Bilek vs Gheorghiu, 1968 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs D Ciric, 1962 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 29 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

R Bogdanovic vs Suetin, 1967 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Keres, 1967 
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Tseshkovsky vs Lutikov, 1969 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Pachman vs Uhlmann, 1966 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Gheorghiu vs Uhlmann, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans vs B Berger, 1964 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 22 moves, 1-0

Tal vs B Larsen, 1965 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0

Torre vs S Mlotkowski, 1924 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Capablanca, 1928 
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Lagno vs N Malmdin, 2007 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Fucini vs Olivari, 1895 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1934 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 28 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs Averbakh, 1955 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

A Dadian vs Kogan, 1902 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

J Sammour-Hasbun vs J Bonin, 1991 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

Karjakin vs V Malinin, 2002 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0

D Minic vs Fischer, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

Classic Kingside Attack
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

A Meek vs NN, 1855 
(000) Chess variants, 7 moves, 1-0

J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

NN vs Shearer, 1978 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

L Day vs A Sundar, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Lisitsin vs Ragozin, 1934 
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Kotronias vs Z Kozul, 2005 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

B Wall vs K Saint Amant, 1991 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

D Minic vs A Planinc, 1975 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

A Afifi vs A Beliavsky, 1985 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs I Bilek, 1969 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

J Mestel vs Gufeld, 1987 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs P Lapiken, 1956 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Gufeld vs U Tarve, 1969 
(C27) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Krauthauser vs H Herrmann, 1934 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

J E Slade vs NN, 1960 
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

A Istratescu vs Ftacnik, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

Csom vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

W Donisthorpe vs Mundell, 1892 
(C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Vaganian vs G Botterill, 1975 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Text Book Endgame KvsKBN
J Xu vs Y Wang, 1997 
(E73) King's Indian, 77 moves, 0-1

F Amonatov vs A Timofeev, 2007 
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

E Holt vs T Bingamon, 1947 
(C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0

J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs H Steiner, 1933 
(C49) Four Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1879 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

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