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56 NRaps# More Collected Fredthebear
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"The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day." — Henry Ward Beecher An analogue could be, "the last hour of today is the springboard for tomorrow."

"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something." — Thomas Huxley

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Win with grace, lose with dignity!" ― Susan Polgar

"What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!" ― Susan Polgar

"No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don't become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!" ― Susan Polgar

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"De Ludo Scachorum" was first translated into French in 1347. In 1474, 2 years before it was printed in French, William Caxton translated the text from the French (of Jean de Vignay) into English and printed it under the title, "The Game of Chess." "The Game of Chess" was the second book ever printed in the English language. The first book, also printed by Claxton was "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye," also translated from French (of Raoul le Fèvre) and also in 1474. Caxton printed almost 100 books, and of these 20 were translations from French or Dutch into English. — batgirl, chess.com

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

"Alekhine was the rock-thrower, Capablanca the man who made it all seem easy." ― Hans Ree

"Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear in the entire history of chess, astonishes one with its logic." ― Garry Kasparov

"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.

"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

"Examine moves that smite! A good eye for smites is far more important than a knowledge of strategical principles." — C.J.S. Purdy

Fredthebear says exercise, prayer, and poetry are good for you.

Eldorado
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old—
This knight so bold—
And o'er his heart a shadow—
Fell as he found
No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow—
‘Shadow,' said he,
‘Where can it be—
This land of Eldorado?'

‘Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,'
The shade replied,—
‘If you seek for Eldorado!'

These games show knights giving checkmate (or resignations...mate in 2, etc.), knight supporting checkmate by another unit, as well as some traps involving knights, especially queen traps or royal forks.

* General Index: The reader should disregard the numbers. FTB mixed up his own system.

- King's Gambit zingers w/various finishes 0.3
- Special, relocate
- Underpromotions to Knight 1.5
- Smothered Mates, Semi-Smothered Mates 2
- Philidor's Legacy (Queen sacrifice on back rank) 5 - Philidor's Legacy -- Resignation prior to checkmate 6 - Legall's Mate 8
- Rolling Knight Pair 9
- Unpins (possible Q or B sacrifice) in the Opening 10 - (Double) Discovered Check 12
- Arabian Mate 14
- Hook Mate 15
- Vukovic Mate 16 (knight prevents lateral K movement on back rank) - Royal forks 18
- Anastasia's Mate 21
- Greco's Mate 25
- Corner Mate 30
- Damiano's Mate 32
- Dovetail Mate 34
- Swallow's Tail Mate 36
- Siberian Traps 38
- Reti's Mate 40
- Bishop and Knight Mates 44
- Blackburne's Mate 50
- Windmill & Perpetual Checks 55
- Quick Traps Sicilian 70
- Quick Traps More 77
- Uncategorized Knight finishes by ECO Code

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Knights invade: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I2Xm...

* Everlasting L4U: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jNMN... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObeV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZuGb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pruD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qQxO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T21_...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zako...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9nvJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dSom...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7U_C...

* Morphy Miniatures:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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

* LJ's Favs: Game Collection: LJ.Davison's favorite games

* 23 pages of King's Gambit (over 2000 games) wins by Black! http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics

* 1908 WC Match: Game Collection: Lasker vs Tarrasch WCM 1908

* En Passant Mate: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...

* Frank Marshall - Edward Lasker 1923 Match:
Game Collection: Marshall -- Ed. Lasker 1923 match

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

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

* Philidor's Legacy: http://eudesign.com/chessops/mate-p...

* Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches

* Chess Prehistory: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

* Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time

* 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0

* Games of famous masters: Game Collection: bengalcat47's favorite games

* Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931

* Fire Baptisms: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

* maxruen's favorite games III: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III

* Famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

* Brilliant games: Game Collection: Brilliant games

* The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)

* '500 Master Games of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower and Julius Du Mont: Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

* Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky

* Exchange sacs: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

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

* 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Best of the British: Game Collection: Best of the British

* The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2)

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* sapientdust's favorite games: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games

* shakman's favorite games � 2: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek

* Ray Keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

* Variety pack: Game Collection: KID games

* JonathanJ's favorite games 4: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4

* jorundte's favorite games: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games

* elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

* Assorted Good Games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

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

* Last Collection by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

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

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

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

Chess is but a Game

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

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

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

Dear Dad, $chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can't think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you. Love, Your $on

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

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"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.

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

Question: What's the brightest star in the sky?

Answer: Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station.

Q: What kind of tea did the American colonist want?

A: Liberty

Question: What's the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard?

Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone.

Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends..."
The Twilight Saga: New Moon / Romeo & Juliet
Like many other romantic films, The Twilight Saga: New Moon also uses quotes from <Romeo & Juliet> to depict the tumultuous romance shared between the ancient Edward Cullen and young human Bella Swan. In fact, the film opens with this monologue from the classic tragedy. It is unsurprising as countless stories of forbidden romance have taken inspiration and paid homage to Shakespeare's famous doomed love story. In the case of Twilight, the rival families can be replaced by vampires and humans and the unconventional romance that blooms between a couple like Edward and Bella. In the original source, Friar Lawrence says these lines to Romeo warning him of the dangers of loving a girl from a rival family. Romeo, however, believes that he would still get joy even if he could meet Juliet for just one moment. In the case of Twilight, the rival families can be replaced by vampires and humans and the unconventional romance that blooms between a couple like Edward and Bella.

<Five Preliminary Endgame Rules according to CJS Purdy

1. Before even beginning to think of making a passed pawn, put all your pieces into as good positions as possible.

2. Avoid pawn-moves while you are getting your pieces well positioned because pawn-moves create lasting weaknesses and thus make your task harder.

3. Try to free your position from weaknesses; and if possible, make it hard for the opponent to do likewise.

4. When trying to win, keep pawns on both wings. When trying to draw, play to eliminate all the pawns on one wing. With pawns on one wing only, a pawn plus is usually insufficient for a win.

5. If you are a pawn up or more, exchange pieces (not pawns) wherever you can do so without losing in position.

Exception: do not rush an exchange that will leave you with a single bishop running on the opposite color to the enemy's single bishop. Also, refrain from exchanging if it will give your opponent two bishops against bishop and knight. Posted by Chessbuzz>

Confessed faults are half mended. ~ Scottish Proverb

"When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications." — Frank J. Marshall

* Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq...

* 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"

Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living.

<IF
Poet: Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting, too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting.
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream — and not make dreams your master; If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truths you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken. And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will, which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings — nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.
And — which is more — you'll be a Man, my son.

About the poem, If by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Morris wrote: "The central idea of this poem is that success comes from self-control and a true sense of the values of things. In extremes lies danger. A man must not lose heart because of doubts or opposition, yet he must do his best to see the grounds for both. He must not be deceived into thinking either triumph or disaster final; he must use each wisely--and push on. In all things he must hold to the golden mean. If he does, he will own the world, and even better, for his personal reward he will attain the full stature of manhood.">

Riddle Question: Three doctors all say Robert is their brother. Robert says he has no brothers. Who is lying?

Thank you, Qindarka!

Riddle Answer: No one—the doctors are Robert's sisters.

Armenian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Armenian Chess Championship

Austrian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Austrian Chess Championship

British Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: British Chess Championship

Bulgarian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Bulgarian Chess Championship

Croatian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Croatian Chess Championship

Cyprus Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Cypriot Chess Championship

Dutch Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Dutch Chess Championship

Finnish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Finnish Chess Championship

French Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: French Chess Championship

German Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: German Chess Championship

Greek Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Greek Chess Championship

Hungarian Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Hungarian Chess Championship

Icelandic Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Icelandic Chess Championship

Irish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Irish Chess Championship#:~:text=Irish%20Champions%20%20%20%20Year%20%20,%20Alexander%20Baburin%20%2054%20more%20rows%20

Israeli Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Israeli Chess Championship

Italian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Italian Chess Championship

Latvian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Latvian Chess Championship

Lithuanian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Lithuanian Chess Championship

Nordic Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Nordic Chess Championship

Polish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Polish Chess Championship

Portuguese Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Portuguese Chess Championship

Romanian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Romanian Chess Championship

Russian Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Russian Chess Championship

Scottish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Scottish Chess Championship

Spanish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Spanish Chess Championship

Swiss Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Swiss Chess Championship

Turkish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Turkish Chess Championship

Ukranian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Ukrainian Chess Championship

Welsh Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Welsh Chess Championship

Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

2023 in Review: https://www.chess.com/news/view/202...

That's enough for now.

The Wolves and the Sheep

By-gone a thousand years of war,
The wearers of the fleece
And wolves at last made peace;
Which both appeared the better for;
For if the wolves had now and then
Eat up a straggling ewe or wether,
As often had the shepherd men
Turned wolf-skins into leather.
Fear always spoiled the verdant herbage,
And so it did the bloody carnage.
Hence peace was sweet; and, lest it should be riven, On both sides hostages were given.
The sheep, as by the terms arranged,
For pups of wolves their dogs exchanged;
Which being done above suspicion,
Confirmed and sealed by high commission,
What time the pups were fully grown,
And felt an appetite for prey,
And saw the sheepfold left alone,
The shepherds all away,
They seized the fattest lambs they could,
And, choking, dragged them to the wood;
Of which, by secret means apprised,
Their sires, as is surmised,
Fell on the hostage guardians of the sheep,
And slew them all asleep.
So quick the deed of perfidy was done,
There fled to tell the tale not one!

From which we may conclude
That peace with villains will be rued.
Peace in itself, it's true,
May be a good for you;
But It's an evil, nathless,
When enemies are faithless.

Riddle Question: Where does today come before yesterday?

After three chess moves, there are over 9 million different possibilities.

Riddle Answer: In the dictionary.

My Wage
by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.

<Chess has six different kinds of pieces, and they all interact in myriad ways. Your opponent's own pieces can often be used against him.

While the Queen is the strongest piece, it is the weakest defender; and while the pawn is the weakest piece, it is the strongest defender.

José Raúl Capablanca used the principle "Cutting off pieces from the scene of action.">

Site "Kiev RUE"
Event "Simul, 30b"
Date "1914.03.02"
EventDate "?"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Jose Raul Capablanca"
Black "Masyutin"
ECO "A83"
WhiteElo "?"
BlackElo "?"
PlyCount "37"

1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.f3 exf3 6.Nxf3 e6 7.Bd3 d5 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Ne5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qh5+ Ke7 12.Bxh7 Nf8 13.Qf7+ Kd6 14.Nc4+ dxc4 15.Ne4+ Kd5 16.Rf5+ Kxe4 17.Re1+ Kxd4 18.c3+ Kd3 19.Rd5# 1-0 Discovered Double Checkmate!!

"As an adult, Capablanca lost only 34 serious games. He was undefeated from 10 February 1916, when he lost to Oscar Chajes in the New York 1916 tournament, to 21 March 1924, when he lost to Richard Réti in the New York International tournament. During this streak, which included his 1921 World Championship match against Lasker, Capablanca played 63 games, winning 40 and drawing 23. In fact, only Marshall, Lasker, Alekhine and Rudolf Spielmann won two or more serious games from the mature Capablanca, though in each case, their overall lifetime scores were minus (Capablanca beat Marshall +20−2=28, Lasker +6−2=16, Alekhine +9−7=33), except for Spielmann who was level (+2−2=8). Of top players, only Keres had a narrow plus score against him (+1−0=5). Keres's win was at the AVRO 1938 chess tournament, during which tournament Capablanca turned 50, while Keres was 22." ― Wikipedia

The Chess Machine: https://chessville.com/jose-raul-ca...

Learn from the World Champions: https://www.chessable.com/blog/famo...

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.

Q: What's the best thing about Switzerland?
A: I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.

The City Rat and the Country Rat

A city rat, one night,
Did, with a civil stoop,
A country rat invite
To end a turtle soup.

On a Turkey carpet
They found the table spread,
And sure I need not harp it
How well the fellows fed.

The entertainment was
A truly noble one;
But some unlucky cause
Disturbed it when begun.

It was a slight rat-tat,
That put their joys to rout;
Out ran the city rat;
His guest, too, scampered out.

Our rats but fairly quit,
The fearful knocking ceased.
"Return we," cried the cit,
To finish there our feast.

"No," said the rustic rat;
"Tomorrow dine with me.
I'm not offended at
Your feast so grand and free, –

"For I have no fare resembling;
But then I eat at leisure,
And would not swap, for pleasure
So mixed with fear and trembling."

Riddle Question: What invention lets you look right through a wall?

In a match between Mason-Mackenzie in London in 1882, there were 72 consecutive Queen Moves.

Riddle Answer: A window!

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.

persona non grata by FTB
persona non grata
has peripheral neuropathy
from ass to toe
it pains him so
won't admit the truth
that's not his m.o.

he cries cries to momma
she gives him skittles
one volunteer to another
another chess riddle
sure it's lousy... but
it's persona non grata

Flaming Knights: https://workingtheflame.com/famous-...

"Don Quixote de la Mancha, answered the squire; he is a knight-adventurer, and one of the greatest and most valiant that have been seen in this world for many ages." — 'Don Quixote'

"He must be humble of heart, strong of arm, be savage in war, loyal to hearth, and follow deeds of Glory. He must keep honour with all, banish cowardice from his doings, and bring his House no shame. He must serve the Emperor, and defend the Imperium. Thus should a Knight rule himself." — The Chivalric Duty, Aquitainus Malory Cadmus, M31

<"He that plays the king shall be welcome- his Majesty shall

have tribute of me; the adventurous knight shall use his foil and

target; the lover shall not sigh gratis; the humorous man shall

end his part in peace…"

-William Shakespeare, 'Hamlet'>

"We're Knights of the Round Table
Our shows are formidable
But many times, we're given rhymes
That are quite unsingable."
-Monty Python, 'Knights Of The Round Table'.

"The knight is a man of blood and iron, a man familiar with the sight of smashed faces and the ragged stumps of lopped-off limbs; he is also a demure, almost maiden like, guest in a hall, a gentle, modest, unobtrusive man. He is not compromise or happy mean between ferocity and meekness." ― C.S.Lewis

"For to die with honour is far better than to live disgraced." ― James Knowles, 'The Legends Of King Arthur And His Knights'.

"The very purpose of a knight is to fight on behalf of a lady." ― Sir Thomas Malory.

<"A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd

To a lady in his shield,

That sparkled on the yellow field…"

― Lord Alfred Tennyson, 'The Lady Of Shallot'>

"The Brave Man
Carves
Out His Fortune,
And
Every Man
Is The Son
Of His Own
Works."
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote

"The warrior guided by the spirit serves humanity, the warrior without, serves the ego" ― Soke Behzad Ahmadi

"I'd rather have a heart of gold
Than all the treasure of the world."
― Ana Claudia Antunes, Memoirs of An Amazon

"Sweet lady," said Florian, "all men are fools, and all men are knights, where women are concerned." ― George R.R. Martin, The Hedge Knight

"I have seen too many men go down, and I never permit myself to forget that one day, through accident or under the charge of a younger, stronger knight, I too will go down." ― John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

"This is beyond understanding." said the king. "You are the wisest man alive. You know what is preparing. Why do you not make a plan to save yourself?" And Merlin said quietly, "Because I am wise. In the combat between wisdom and feeling, wisdom never wins." ― John Steinbeck, The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

<"My task is set before me, girl My mission clear and true
There'll be black knights and dragons, girl
But I will always come for you…"
― Emme Rollins>

"Sir Lancelot: Ask me the questions, bridgekeeper. I am not afraid.

Bridgekeeper: What… is your name?

Sir Lancelot: My name is Sir Lancelot of Camelot.

Bridgekeeper: What… is your quest?

Sir Lancelot: To seek the Holy Grail."

-Monty Python, 'Knights Of The Round Table'

"Any wise man fears open spitefulness, whether it be in seriousness or in jest." -Chrétien de Troyes, 'Perceval: The Story Of The Grail, With The Continuations'.

"Then answered Lancelot, the chief of knights:

'And with what face, after my pretext made, Shall I appear, O Queen, at Camelot, I before a King who honours his own word, As if it were his God's?'"

-Lord Alfred Tennyson, 'Idylls Of The King'

"Sir Launcelot, yonder one knight shall I help, for it were shame for me to see three knights on one, and if he be slain I am partner of his death. And therewith he took his harness and went out at a window by a sheet down to the four knights…" -Mark Twain, 'A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court'.

"A knight of Arthur, working out his will, To cleanse the world. Why, Gawain, when he came With Modred hither in the summertime, Asked me to tilt with him, the proven knight." -Lord Alfred Tennyson, 'Idylls Of The King'.

"And then they all three cried, Sir Knight, we yield us unto you as man of might matchless. As to that, said Sir Launcelot, I will not take your yielding unto me, but so that ye yield you unto Sir Kay the seneschal, on that covenant I will save your lives and else not…" -Mark Twain, 'A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court'.

"How came the lily maid by that good shield Of Lancelot, she that knew not even his name?

He left it with her, when he rode to tilt For the great diamond in the diamond jousts, Which Arthur had ordained, and by that name Had named them, since a diamond was the prize." -Lord Alfred Tennyson, 'Idylls Of The King'

"Sir Lancelot increased in fame and worship above all men, for he overthrew all comers, and never was unhorsed or worsted, save by treason and enchantment." -James Knowles, 'The Legend Of King Arthur And His Knights'

"There never has been, I suppose, in all the world, in all the history of war, such an opportunity for youth. The Knights of the Round Table, the Crusaders, all fall back into the past." -Winston Churchill.

"A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger." ~ Philip Sidney

"At any rate, the principles of a noble manner of life and the ethics of the nobility now take on the clear and uncompromising form known to us from the chivalric epic and lyric. We often find the new members of a privileged group to be more rigorous in their attitude to questions of class etiquette than the born representatives of the group; they are more clearly conscious of the ideas which hold the particular group together and distinguish it from other groups than are men who grew up in those ideas. This is a well-known and often-repeated feature of social history; the novus homo is always inclined to over-compensate for his sense of inferiority and to emphasize the moral qualifications required for the privileges which he enjoys. In the present case, too, we find that the knights who have risen from the ranks of the retainers are stricter and more intolerant in matters of honour than the old aristocrats by birth. What seems to the latter a matter of course, something that could hardly be otherwise than what it is, appears to the newly ennobled an achievement and a problem. The feeling of belonging to the governing class, one of which the old nobility had scarcely been conscious, is for them a great new experience. Where the old-style aristocrat acts instinctively and makes no pretensions about it, the knight finds himself faced with a special task of difficulty, an opportunity for heroic action, a need to surpass himself—in fact to do something extraordinary and unnatural. In matters in which a born grand seigneur takes no trouble to distinguish himself from the rest of mankind, the new knight requires of his peers that they should at all costs show themselves different from ordinary mortals." ― Arnold Hauser, The Social History of Art, Volume 1: From Prehistoric Times to the Middle Ages

"How wretched is the man who sees the perfect opportunity and still waits for a better one." -Chrétien de Troyes, 'Perceval: The Story Of The Grail, With The Continuations'.

"Somewhere in the world there is a defeat for everyone. Some are destroyed by defeat, and some made small and mean by victory. Greatness lives in one who triumphs equally over defeat and victory." -John Steinbeck, 'The Acts Of King Arthur And His Noble Knights'

"He who wants to do more than he is able must admit defeat or retire." -Chrétien de Troyes, 'Arthurian Romances'.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Thirty Days Hath September" Lyrics

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone.
Which only has but twenty-eight days clear
And twenty-nine in each leap year.

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"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.

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

"I've never met a checkers player I didn't like; they're all even-tempered. Chess players are egotistical. They think they're intellectuals and that everyone else is beneath them." ― Don Lafferty, draughts grandmaster

Chess
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Exactly four different men have tried
to teach me how to play. I could never
tell the difference between a rook
or bishop, but I knew the horse meant

knight. And that made sense to me,
because a horse is night: soot-hoof
and nostril, dark as a sabled evening
with no stars, bats, or moon blooms.

It's a night in Ohio where a man sleeps
alone one week and the next, the woman
he will eventually marry leans her body
into his for the first time, leans a kind

of faith, too—filled with white crickets
and bouquets of wild carrot. And
the months and the honeyed years
after that will make all the light

and dark squares feel like tiles
for a kitchen they can one day build
together. Every turn, every sacrificial
move—all the decoys, the castling,

the deflections—these will be both
riotous and unruly, the exact opposite
of what she thought she ever wanted
in the endgame of her days.

"Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure."

"....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

Proverbs of Solomon 1
The Enticement of Sin

8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction,

and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.

9For they are a garland of grace on your head

and a pendant around your neck.

10My son, if sinners entice you,

do not yield to them.

11If they say, "Come along, let us lie in wait for blood,

let us ambush the innocent without cause,

12let us swallow them alive like Sheol,

and whole like those descending into the Pit.

13We will find all manner of precious goods;

we will fill our houses with plunder.

14Throw in your lot with us;

let us all share one purse"—

15my son, do not walk the road with them

or set foot upon their path.

16For their feet run to evil,

and they are swift to shed blood.

17How futile it is to spread the net

where any bird can see it!

18But they lie in wait for their own blood;

they ambush their own lives.

19Such is the fate of all who are greedy,

whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

"For warriors in particular, if you calm your own mind and discern the inner minds of others, that may be called the foremost art of war." — Shiba Yoshimasa

"The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried." — Stephen McCranie

"Work saves us from 3 great evils: boredom, vice and need." — Voltaire

"There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be." — Anonymous

"Life is what you make it: If you snooze, you lose; and if you snore, you lose more." — Phyllis George

Galatians 6:7 in the Bible "Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

"those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is often cited as originating in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde written in 1385.

"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

"It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish."

Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)

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

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

"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb

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Alexey Troitzky Mate w/2 Knights
C McNab vs M Karttunen, 2006
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 1-0 Storming Knights!!
Steinitz vs NN, 1874
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Bxf7+ sac, Unpin, Discovered Attack
Stollar vs A Serebrisky, 1945
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
$Blackburne's Trap is an Unpin (sitting Q sac) Legall's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Reinfeld puzzle
V Manko vs Jankowitz, 1900
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Devestating Discovered+
Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1901
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1-0 So bad it seems staged
T Moore vs NN, 1989
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Uncommon++, Knight to the rescue!
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Octopus wins!
V Zelevinsky vs G Ravinsky, 1961
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit Declined (C30) 1-0 Pin study; Landau's Mate?!!
S Landau vs H J van den Heuvel, 1933
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0 Q&N#
T Bustelo vs J Fein, 2018
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy is coming!
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1979
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Kick royalty around
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Discovered ++ dooms Black
Harrwitz vs Anderssen, 1848
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Q sac for a Dbl Knight Mate!!
C Mayet vs Zukertort, 1868
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Promotion battle
Wilson vs Blecher, 1858
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Hook # w/Q
L Day vs A C Chow, 1988
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Maurian Def (C33) 1-0 Pretty Qside #
Charousek vs M Englander, 1892
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0 Q sac for back ranker
K Polishchuk vs G Lane, 2014
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
KGA. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Q sac followed by Discovered+
Aguileva vs Carlsson, 1949
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Pin and N+ fork
Iverhov vs Ilianako, 1957
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 8 moves, 0-1
KGA Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Trading blunders, Underpromotion #
W Strum vs J McManus, 1997
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 40 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Rolling Ns
E Vashegyi vs F Pocze, 1974
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. Modern Def (C36) 1-0 P thrust into Arabian Mate!
A Mazzeo vs Bandoni, 1983
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA. Lolli Gambit (C37) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate coming on h-file
S Shaw vs P Sokol, 1943
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
KGA. Blachly Gambit (C37) 1-0 AULD LANG SYNE
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted (C37) 1-0 Legall's Mate in 10
H Reinle vs Seyfried, 1959
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
kabul edilen þah gambiti C37 0-1 14
J Thompson vs Mackenzie, 1864
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1
Quite a wild and passionate Thomas Crown Affair!
P Morley vs G T Crown, 1945
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Salvio Gambit Cochrane Gambit (C37) 0-1 Springer
Jouy vs La Bourdonnais, 1838
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
KGA. Salvio Gambit Cochrane Gambit (C37) 1-0 Octopus
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1881
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
JZ won 4 games that same year against AA - all in 17 moves!!
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 15.?
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Variation (C38) 1-0 N & Dbl B sacs
F Lazard vs NN, 1903
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 0-1 Stunning finish!
J Yoos vs Hjartarson, 1996
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
KGA Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 White Ns kick it
B Wall vs R Illorde, 1988
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 Superb Mating Combo
Maroczy vs G Exner, 1894
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Ns tag team
Mackenzie vs C Stanley, 1868
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 13.?
H Delaire vs NN, 1901
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer's second gift to the chess history for posterity...!
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
Jon Benjamin (1958 - 2000), who was a strong amateur in the UK
M Hebden vs J C Benjamin, 1987
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst): Revrsd Nimzowitsch (A00) 1-0Royal family fork
H Deuster vs Gomez, 1987
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst) (A00)1-0 Right-handed version of Legall's Mate
D Moody vs S Bender, 1977
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 Rolling Knights
C Krause vs I Schuett, 1968
(A02) Bird's Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 Crazy gambit works?!?
Bucker vs NN, 1982
(A06) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Golombek Def (A16) 1-0 Underpromotion #!!
A Sandrin vs P Le Cornu, 1949
(A16) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Picturesque final position, with an underpromotion leading to #
P Ware vs J S Ryan, 1880
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 81 moves, 0-1
English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1Deflect
Kurkletis vs Vasiukov, 1957
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 11 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit (A40) 0-1Smothered Mate
S van de Venter vs A Kromhout, 2011
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 0-1
Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0 Pure Greco's Mate!
R Hovhannisyan vs M Yudkevich, 2013
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Center P Duo vs ...a5?, b6, (A40) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ng5+, tiny K walk
M Pitz vs S Stark, 2009
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 0-1 Block backward pawns
N Torlopov vs R Hovhannisyan, 2012
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 20 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: General (A41) 0-1 Arrangement for Philidor's Legacy
A Pomar vs Petrosian, 1970
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 30 moves, 0-1
Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1-0 N Discovered++ and N mate
J Leonard vs J Leonard, 1861
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 8 moves, 1-0
A52 0-1 20 Semi-Smothered mate (the Rook is pinned)
I Ivanisevic vs A Tovizi, 2003
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
K's English. Four Knights 4.g3 (A28) 0-1 Pin, Smothered #
D Poldauf vs C Steudtmann, 1980
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 7 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def (A80) 1-0 h-pawn assault, Q sac, royal family fork, N
M Bosboom vs V Ouwendijk, 2006
(A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0
Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 9 move smothered mate
Koppe vs W Hain, 1941
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Less common than Greco's #
Swiderski vs D Bleijkmans, 1905
(A84) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def.: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 1 N# 1 N def
R Runau vs Schmidt, 1972
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Gossip vs J E Crewe, 1887
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Smothered Mate
C W Baker vs B Cafferty, 1976
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 5 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Both Qs come out early!
Welch vs NN, 1940
(B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 Youth Greco's Mate
Ponomariov vs Grischuk, 1994
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Missed Q sac for #
T Hart vs T Zietlow, 1993
(B20) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Q trap or smothered N+
M Huerga Leache vs P Husted, 2010
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 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
Modern Defense: Standard Def (B06) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy
V Vepkhvishvili vs D Magalashvili, 1966
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Smothered Qmate
M Metzger vs C Brandon, 1989
(B10) Caro-Kann, 6 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Phil-Philidor's Legacy
Delarochette vs J Negro, 1983
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def: Main Line (B15) 0-1 Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
V Da Vilhete vs R Arias Formoso, 2006
(B15) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
M Warren vs J Selman, 1930
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Schneider vs Schmidts, 1958
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Carlsbad (B20) 1-0 Dbl Discovered Check
A Gorbunova vs E Sapojnikov, 2001
(B20) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0
Sic S-M Gambit. Accepted Pin Def (B21) 1-0 Royal family fork+
S J Wexler vs B Germalm, 1967
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 12 moves, 1-0
White's 23. RxNf6! initiaties a pretty Knight fork combination.
S Sale vs B Jankovic, 1999
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Chameleon (B23) 0-1 Smothered Mate
NN vs Dowd, 1984
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Embarrassing smothered mate
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 Smothered #
R Giblon vs L Hendon, 2011
(B33) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) · 1-0 Smothered Mate
Margave vs NN, 1976
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 1-0 ON ALL FOURS!!!!
Blackburne vs Jetson, 1861
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
M Aulia vs K Lyons, 2012
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0
24. Qxh7+ Removes the Guard of f7, then special Smothered Mate
Yagupov vs R Khusnullin, 1999
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Underpromotion #!!
W Mueller vs K Junge, 1942
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted(B97) 0-1Philidor's Legacy
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
French/Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 15 moves, smothered mate
H Namyslo vs R Lau, 1996
(C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 3...Nbd7?! 4.Nc3 (C50) 1-0 Ng5, Bxf7+, etc.
B Hirst vs C B Lockwood, 1945
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1-0 Smothered #
T Chan vs D Schneider, 2008
(C56) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Ng5 Legall's #?
S Sloan vs William F Cox, 1956
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 1-0 If KxN then NxP#
M Lange vs R Schurig, 1848
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Italian Game, Classical (C53) 0-1 A Reinfeld # puzzle
Horwitz vs Bledow, 1837
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange (C12) 1-0 N+ is next
I Koenig vs W G McClain, 1954
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 19 moves, 1-0
$Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 0-1 Dbl R & Q sac!!
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0Shades of Edward
Tran Nguyen Duy Tung vs NN, 2021
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance Var (C02) 0-1 N# Semi-Smothered Mate
J Tkacova vs V Bracjunova, 1993
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 Smothered Mate
K Grossner vs E Budrich, 1949
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 7 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Stanley. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C23) 1-0Smothered#
Alekhine vs Goluvsky, 1930
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit. Zukertort Var (C41) 1-0 Factor that!
S Factor vs F M Currier, 1923
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 0-1 Double Trouble
Blitz vs Belle, 1978
(C48) Four Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
Famous Trap Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit(C50) 0-1 mini
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
A one of a kind knight sacrifice for an underpromotion mate!!!
A Robbins vs Showalter, 1890
(C59) Two Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Spanish Morphy, Breyer Def Zaitsev H (C95) 1-0Philidor's Legacy
J Peters vs Lombardy, 1977
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 34 moves, 1-0
Smothered Mate D00 1-0 11
E Diemer vs NN, 1950
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Smothered #
W Wallace vs J Finnegan, 1943
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
QGD: Traditional, 4 Knts Gambit (D30) 0-1P grab, Remove the Def
A Schmied vs J Aagaard, 1995
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (D15) 1-0 Publish this!
A Sandrin vs J C Barnes, 1954
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Phat Philidor's Legacy!
Moulaye Brahim Hemam vs G Berardi, 2018
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0
QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 0-1 Black has Nc2+ in the works
T Prokhorovich vs Shurawlew, 1969
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
London System vs Chigorin Bf5 Var (D02) 0-1 Semi-Smothered #
Smith vs F Wenman, 1938
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy set up
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2007
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Saemisch Deferred (E51) 0-1 Qf3 blockade
William Campi vs A Williams, 2011
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) Philidor's Legacy
B Koester vs R Gralla, 1971
(C10) French, 24 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Fort Knox (C10) 1-0 Deluxe Philidor's Legacy
Smirin vs F Ribeiro, 1997
(C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 1-0 Arrange Nf7#
K W Lynn vs P W Stuart, 1978
(C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis (C18) 1-0 Side Philidor's Legacy
Saemisch vs O Menzinger, 1953
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 1-0 Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
B C Yildiz Kadioglu vs L Batory, 2010
(C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy is coming!
Adams vs Kotronias, 1993
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
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
Semi-Slav Def: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Impressive tour de force!
Alekhine vs Menzel, 1923
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attk (D70) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy str
A Dake vs J Schmitt, 1949
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Alapin Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2?! (C20) 0-1 Legall's Mate
London vs Athens, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
Italian Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1Fishing Pole into Legall's #
Fucini vs Olivari, 1895
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Modern Def. Q Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Knight pair on the 7th
Hort vs S Kagan, 1978
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
Mate by moving both knights to one's 8th rank (note also pin)
J Sherwin vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 0-1
Russian Game 3.Bd3?! (C42) 0-1 White is cut to pieces
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1855
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Double Discovered Check
L Mista vs J Fichtl, 1974
(C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
Anti-Bird/Exchange Dbl Stonewall (A02) 1-0 Arabian # next
Albin vs J Mieses, 1903
(A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Arabian Mate looms
N Dzagnidze vs Kosteniuk, 2014
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0
Arabian Mate A43 0-1 61
M Drasko vs S Velickovic, 1988
(A43) Old Benoni, 61 moves, 0-1
Modern/Pirc Def (B06) 1-0 Exchange sac, Arabian Mate
B Lalic vs C McNab, 1999
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1Arabian # facing defeat!
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97)1/2-Crazy R Arabian Stalemate
J Stocek vs G Pelle, 1994
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Nc3 Exchange (C01) 1-0 Missed the best defense
J Mieses vs Burn, 1905
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. (C41) 0-1 Pseudo-Arabian Mate w/an extra R
Y Wang vs X Zhao, 2011
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted (C56) 1-0 Arabian Mate
E Holt vs T Bingamon, 1947
(C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Kts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1 Arabian # in middle
Marshall / Souweine vs Elwell / Napier, 1896
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware Var (C51) 1-0 Arabian mate coming next
E Kemeny vs Pillsbury, 1895
(C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. K's Bishop Var (C68) 1-0 Arabian # w/Q
M Santo-Roman vs G Fayolle, 2001
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Classical (E32) 1/2-Q sac for Arabian perpetual
V Akobian vs The World, 2011
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
NID. Normal Var. Bernstein Def (E59) 0-1Q sac for Arabian Mate!
O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Hook Mate
Fischer vs E McCaskey, 1964
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense Ne2 General (B07) 1-0 Unusual but interesting
E Kovalevskaya vs S Masego, 2007
(B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Boi Var (C20) 1-0 White N travels to HOOK #
J Kristiansen vs Short, 2006
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
English, Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0
Korchnoi vs N Padevsky, 1972
(A17) English, 40 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Standard Def (B06) 1-0 13 captures mini; Hook #
T Goutali vs O Lima, 2010
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0
English Opening: King's English Var (A20) 1-0 Timeless game
Karpov vs Hjartarson, 1989
(A20) English, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed Var (B25) 1-0 Arabian # plus Bishop
Spassky vs Beickert, 1991
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 1-0 Hook # w/the Q
A B Hodges vs A Blackmar, 1892
(C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Q sac for Arabian #
Schlechter vs Kern, 1893
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Blindfold Arabian # w/Q
Blackburne vs R S Corlett, 1871
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
QID. Miles Variation (E12) 1-0 Cousin of the Arabian Mate
Miles vs F Trois, 1979
(E12) Queen's Indian, 68 moves, 1-0
"The Game of the Century" won by a 13 year old phenom.
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre 2...Bg4 (D02) 1-0 Vukovic Mate
Lasker vs Schiffers, 1896
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
K's English. 2Knts' Smyslov Sys (A22) 1-0Armageddon; So Stunned
Aronian vs So, 2019
(A22) English, 47 moves, 1-0
QGD. Baltic Defense. Queen Attack (D02) 0-1 Vukovic's Mate
A Muir vs S R Mannion, 1987
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Vukovic's #
E Torre vs Ljubojevic, 1976
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 0-1 Back ranker
A Timofeev vs Morozevich, 2007
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 58 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 Who's pawn is best?
Kosteniuk vs C Werner, 2000
(C28) Vienna Game, 42 moves, 1-0
B Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0 P storm
J Mieses vs G Martinolich, 1907
(C26) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Qg4 (C16) 0-1 W: From winning to losing
B Kurajica vs A Planinc, 1972
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1
1.e4 e5 2.Qh5? Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 B pins Q/Sac, Nc2+ fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
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 Def: Lion. Sozin Var (C41)1-0 Q sac->royal family fork
B Savchenko vs S Yudin, 2010
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Chigorin Def (C98) 1-0Q sac, Royal Family Fork
Tal vs A Cherepkov, 1969
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 32 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Klein Var (C41) 1-0 Royal pin e-file
K Behting vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open. Maroczy Bind (B32) 0-1Shortcut Anastasia's#
T Nielsen vs W J Donaldson, 1997
(B32) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 N on 6th supports mate
Larsen vs D Suboticanec, 1955
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
Karjakin vs T Metsalu, 2001
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Rellstab Var (C41) 1-0 Soviet mini
Y Ulianov vs Zubikov, 1956
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Meitner Variation (C45) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate in 2
R Lemon vs M Plum, 1982
(C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Suhle Def (C59) 1-0 Anastasia's #
Sutovsky vs H Jonkman, 2001
(C59) Two Knights, 38 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Fritz Var (C57) 0-1Anastasia's Mate
K Patzl vs M Albano, 1976
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 0-1
London System vs Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 1-0 Anastasia's #
J Nogueiras vs G M Todorovic, 2005
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate threat
Pelletier vs Gelfand, 2017
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Ulrich Lang vs R Gralla, 2003
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 f4? Greco's Mate
NN vs V Kahn, 1941
(C47) Four Knights, 13 moves, 0-1
Two Knts Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Q sac, Greco #
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 0-1 Greco Mate on h-file is coming!
I Berzina vs B I Franco Valencia, 2014
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 0-1
Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 N sac for Greco's #
Alekhine vs A Stephan, 1925
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 Closed center; White Q&Ns invade Kside
Lasker vs Bird, 1890
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Modern Def. Double Fianchetto (A41) 1-0 Greco's # is coming!
A Saidy vs H Karner, 1973
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. P Return Var (A57) 1-0 Greco Mate in 2
Suba vs O Peters, 1993
(A57) Benko Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Horwitz Attack (C45) 0-1 Pins galore! Pseudo-Greco's #
NN vs Bird, 1888
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Schliemann Def (C63) 0-1 Resembles Greco's #
E Shrader vs Marshall, 1904
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6? La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Corner N#!
S Sokolov vs I Semenov, 1987
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess p.332, box 275 (White to move 31.?)
Fischer vs Benko, 1962
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 1-0 Damiano's #
B Espedal vs D Winslow, 1977
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Pseudo-Dovetail Mate
J Slaby vs Z Vybiral, 2003
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 Deflection
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1
P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail Mate
Herrings vs Janssen, 1983
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 Siberian Trap: NxN Removes Guard
Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Attk (C43) 1-0 Complex Reti #
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
QGA. Gunsberg Defense (D21) 1-0 Stack o' pawns & knights
L Steiner vs Stiassny, 1925
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-Torre 7.f4 vs Modern Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Phenomenal
Kasparov vs Ljubojevic, 1987
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 All of a sudden...
J Bosch vs G Kacheishvili, 1993
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0 Sacs, Qf6 block
Charousek vs G Exner, 1897
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Bird-Larsen Attk (A04) 1-0 Q sac offer for B&N checkmate
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1Focal point g7, B&N#
V Fernandez Coria vs Capablanca, 1914
(C49) Four Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 0-1 Black knight is executioner
NN vs Lasker, 1919
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def (C41) 0-1 3 minors produce Blackburne's Mate!
Lombardy vs D H Campora, 1994
(C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
Colle 8.c3 e5 9.e4 (D05) 1-0 Bxh6 Pseudo Blackburn Mate
Chernev vs E S Jackson, 1940
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Chess Variant / Robatsch (B06) 0-1 Whirling Nf2+ Windmill!
Strickland vs The Turk, 1820
(000) Chess variants, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1/2-1/2 Q sacs, N perpetual
Euwe vs Tal, 1960
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Germans say "Zwickmuhle" (literally, "double mill" or dilemma).
M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953
(C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual threat on the Q
Vachier-Lagrave vs Shirov, 2011
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 (B20) 1-0 Bishops hack the g-file
M Abbink vs Y H de Rover, 1997
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0
10.Ng5# B21 1-0 10
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 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
Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Defense (B22) 1-0 Double N sacs to K
D Howell vs T Ringoir, 2008
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1Tactics
A Galliano vs P Littlewood, 2010
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Nd4xBb5 Grand Prix Attk (B23) 1-0 Deflect the Defender
E Zude vs T Lowitz, 2006
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Un-Closed (B25) 1-0 P grabbing Q to be Discovered+
Steinitz vs J Walsh, 1870
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Katalimov Var (B27) 1-0 Black wins P, loses game!
Koronghi vs Szemegyi, 1985
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Don't bring your queen out too early!
Fetzer vs Schmidt, 1951
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sic Lasker-Pelikan (B33) Developing B w/a single threat=blunder
Jakowlew vs Chalmanski, 1984
(B33) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Game 56: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Common unpin trap, else Bb5+
L Rellstab vs Butzbach, 1968
(B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Chekhover (B53) 1-0 BAM! Game over!
H Seifert vs M Szmyd, 2009
(B53) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Classical Var (B58) 0-1 Q sac mating attack
A Giusti vs Nutrizio, 1949
(B58) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical(B84) 1-0Sweeter than doughnuts
F Bohatirchuk vs N Kopaev, 1938
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Guess the finish
Huebner vs F Visier Segovia, 1974
(B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attk (B90) 0-1 Conquests of the Knights
V Petkovski vs Timoshenko, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Uncommon Q trap
P Shields vs R Spiers, 1970
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Stacked Ns!
Gelinas vs Sanchez, 1975
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 She must prevent Nc7#
E Walther vs Zellner, 1973
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening: Tartakower Gambit (A00) 1-0 Fascinating Finish
A Sokolsky vs L Strugach, 1958
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
English, Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 Exchange Sac
M Rohde vs G DeFotis, 2001
(A15) English, 19 moves, 1-0
K's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 0-1Common Qside Unpin
Molero vs A Lootsma, 1980
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0 Two White forks
K Ozols vs P Reid, 1937
(A25) English, 8 moves, 1-0
Mexican Def./Black Knights Tango (A50) 0-1 Played on a ship
Marshall vs Torre, 1925
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Siberian Trap replica
L Arcila vs J U Guerrero, 1991
(A84) Dutch, 12 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def. 2 P Attk. Lasker Var (B02) 0-1 Becomes 2 N Attk
Z Radojevic vs Bagirov, 1973
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense: Polish Var (B00) 1-0 Overworked pawn
Seirawan vs Spassky, 1990
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
French Nc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Overloaded Q allows BxNf3 gxBf3
S Arfin vs A Hambleton, 2009
(C01) French, Exchange, 15 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 1-0 Nxf7!
N Tereshchenko vs Linjer, 1892
(C25) Vienna, 23 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Develop All, clear the file!
B Tagirov vs Janosevic, 1953
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1
Danish Gambit 4...d5 (C21) 1-0 Marshall's minors flush the K
Marshall vs S Mlotkowski, 1913
(C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Neat Q trap
P Leonhardt vs NN, 1912
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit/Cntr Cntr 3...Qxd5 (C40) 0-1Qs thrust on e-file
Abrikossowoski vs Parkow, 1938
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Game 114: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Denker vs Chiera, 1936
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Def. (D06) 0-1 Support Mate
T Grassel vs Rust, 1974
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
QGA Mannheim Var (D23)1-0 Mutual Support: Ng5, Bxf7+, Ne6*
J Sajtar vs Sliwa, 1947
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening vs center pawn duo (A00) 1-0terrific mating net!
H Rosenfeld vs L B Meyer, 1907
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Nakamura sends a computer to Andromeda with 6N
Crafty vs Nakamura, 2007
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 155 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Underpromotion to N draws vs R
L Day vs Timman, 1980
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2
R.M. Bruce's favorite game, against her husband R.M. Bruce
R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1Discovery Mate in 2
A Dunnington vs I Hera, 2012
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed (A07) 0-1 Penetrating Ns generate a K walk
E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French/QGD Tartakower (A07) 1-0 Castle opposite
D Bocharov vs A Mokshanov, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Halibut Gambit 1.c4 b5 2.cxb5 g5 weird(A10)0-1
F Cathely vs M Hadzikaric, 1995
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1
English Anglo-Scandinavian Def. Schulz G (A10) 1-0 Q+ & fork Kt
H Lehmann vs W Schulz, 1950
(A10) English, 4 moves, 1-0
English, Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1Bishops? It was the Ns again!
Alberto Baca vs I Kanko, 1966
(A10) English, 28 moves, 0-1
K's English. Four Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Exchange sac
Short vs Morozevich, 2007
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1
K's English. 4Knts Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 Two mating squares
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit Complex: Declined (A40) 0-1 Bxf2+ ala Budapest G
Heltay vs G Janny, 1916
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: Averbakh Var (A42) 1-0 R sac, 2 N's coordinate
Korchnoi vs D Solak, 2002
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 19 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense (A43) 1-0 Double R sac
Alekhine vs Levenfish, 1912
(A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0
Move 37 White to play
Reshevsky vs Larsen, 1971
(A43) Old Benoni, 37 moves, 1-0
A45 1-0 36 A different kind of Hook mate
W Hook vs J Meyer, 1979
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack Minority/IQP (A45) 1-0 K&N tough together
Dzindzichashvili vs Vaganian, 1988
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 The castled K wins again
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2014
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 Vukovic Mate N-P-R
G Katz vs H Steiner, 1946
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Defense: Czech Var (A53) 1-0 Stunning finish!!
Petrosian vs Simagin, 1956
(A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Damoffer öppnar för häst och löparschack/matt!
P Peev vs A Haik, 1979
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1
Unforgettable? (yes) Brilliant? (Goodness, yes.) Unsound? (m...
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Def (A56) 1-0 hitting h7!
Knaak vs A Maciejewski, 1976
(A56) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 72Svetozar Gligoric Collected Games, Edited by Colin Leach
Gligoric vs Petrosian, 1954
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
from GM David Norwood's book Grandmaster Meets Chess Amateur
Lputian vs D Norwood, 1986
(A66) Benoni, 27 moves, 1-0
Benoni Def. Classical. General (A70) 1-0 Wowzers finish
N Krogius vs Shamkovich, 1951
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0 "Cebalo 13"!
M Cebalo vs Vasiukov, 2014
(A80) Dutch, 13 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def. vs Hopton Attack 2.Bg5 h6 (A80) 1-0Excellent example
B Nickoloff vs D Ross, 1993
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0
Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1
Borg Gambit: Poisoned Pawn Var (B00) 1-0 W needs 3 pawn moves
J Roscher vs B Bettermann, 1989
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def. Richter Var (B01) 1-0 N pair zeros in
de Firmian vs Azmaiparashvili, 1996
(B01) Scandinavian, 47 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 If 8.NxQd5?? Mate in 2
G Gibbs vs L Schmid, 1968
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Endre Steiner was Lajos Steiner's older brother
E Steiner vs Colle, 1926
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Modern. Alburt Var (B04) 1-0 Discovered Double++
Karpov vs K Grigorian, 1971
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 39 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Two Knights (B06) 1-0Smashing finish to smothered#
J Kristiansen vs B Jacobsen, 1976
(B06) Robatsch, 18 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense vs Ne2, f3 (B06) 1-0All of White's pieces attack
B Zuckerman vs Suttles, 1965
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack (B07) 1-0 What a slugfest!
E Najer vs T L Petrosian, 2016
(B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0
150A BxBg7 Pirc Def. Classical. Two Knts (B08) 1-0 Kside N
M Hebden vs E N Holland, 1993
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0
150A BxBg7 Pirc Def. Classical. Two Knts (B08) 1-0 N trap/sac
M Hebden vs P Littlewood, 1992
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0
p. 265, Volume I of Mastering the Chess Openings by John Watson
Short vs Seirawan, 1990
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 33 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
Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Smyslov Var (B17) 1-0 Hammer the 6th
B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 "Knight-teen moves!"
P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Unusual Minor Piece Mate from Krush
E Kuzmenko vs I Krush, 2008
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1Black mates in 2
Blatny vs Jansa, 1986
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Slick Queen harrassment
V Borovikov vs R Vazquez Igarza, 2000
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0
Sic Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Sweet polka dancing platypuses!
J L Diaz Castanet vs D Freeman, 2004
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
P.H. Clarke: Mikhail Tal's best games 1951-60
Tal vs Benko, 1959
(B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian O'Kelly. Delayed Wing Gambit (B28) 1-0 Ns kick up a s
J Yohan vs P Rout, 2017
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 36 moves, 1-0
Tour de force by Nimzo on exploitation of weak squares
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 41 moves, 0-1
Lutikov Gambit (B31) 1-0 Very nice kill indeed!
Lutikov vs F Silva, 1976
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Pin. Jaffe Var (B40) 1-0 Rob the pin backfires!
Flores vs Homan, 1986
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: French Var. Normal (B40) 0-1 Dbl R sac & more!
Dr Van B vs W Gudehus, 1910
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Exchange sac
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Modern Var (B50) 1-0 Not sure what Black was thinking
Apra vs Furini, 1980
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B52) 1-0 Knights rule
E Sedina vs S Tqeshelashvili, 2003
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Classical (B56)Logical development suddenly turns sour
Beissel vs Winborn, 1985
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
VK wins in 12; Spassky (age 11) could play on with 12...Kd8!
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1948
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 12 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Sosonko Var (B77) 1-0 Q sac, P&N #
Tal vs R Forbis, 1988
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Sic Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Unstoppable Passer loses
A Timofeev vs E Najer, 2005
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 67 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B86) 1-0 Dbl N sacs beat N pair
E Tate vs Yudasin, 1997
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Pawns & pins
J Polgar vs I Kientzler-Guerlain, 1986
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 39 in Tal: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
Tal vs M Stean, 1974
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Albin CG / French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 0-1 K walk
D Black vs S Rukovci, 2001
(C01) French, Exchange, 16 moves, 0-1
Game 34 in Soviet Chess 1917-1991 by Andrew Soltis
N Grigoriev vs B Verlinsky, 1929
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 20 moves, 0-1
French Winawer Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1R decoy sac, Discovered+
Velimirovic vs Szabo, 1976
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Bogoljubow (C17) 1-0 1Rook was enough
Saemisch vs NN, 1934
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var (C18) 1-0 Q sac, 38.Ng5#
Dominguez Perez vs A Yusupov, 2006
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0
Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Watch your backdoor!
A Vihmand vs H Haavamae, 2012
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0K walk, P mate
Marshall vs NN, 1907
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Dbl R sacrifice, Q sacrifice
C Watson vs NN, 1916
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0 Knights Smite
Blackburne vs Cotton, 1880
(C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit (C23) 0-1 Deflection Sacrifice
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C25) 1-0 N+s
P Leisebein vs H Tuchtenhagen, 1989
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C25) 0-1 Q sac, pseudo-Legal's mate
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934
(C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation (C26) 0-1 A smashing finish!
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889
(C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: General (C27) 0-1 Q & N#
Suttles vs Lombardy, 1966
(C27) Vienna Game, 42 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C31) 1-0 Acceptance was fatal
Steinitz vs NN, 1870
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
P-K4 Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 Black's 1st move was the only good m
J Mieses vs NN, 1933
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Gunderam Defense: General (C40) 1-0 wowzeroo!
B Amin vs I H Labib, 2001
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Knights in a spot
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851
(C41) Philidor Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Starts off like the Opera House game
D Starbuck vs NN, 1881
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Game 132 in '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & Du Mont
Blackburne vs H Gifford, 1874
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
[Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0Black lets White Q in front door
T Qiu vs Wang Yiwei, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Schmidt 5.Bg5?! (C45) 0-1 White moves 2 minors too much
I P Ferreres vs A Nuevo Perez, 1992
(C45) Scotch Game, 12 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: 4...Qh4 Fraser (C45) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, Q&N battery
Mephisto vs NN, 1879
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
4Knights Halloween Gambit. Plasma Var (C46) 1-0 White N speaks
G Minchev vs A Petrov, 1994
(C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0 Underpromotion+
Janowski vs O Chajes, 1913
(C49) Four Knights, 108 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 Rooks cut-off
J Lopez Garcia vs E Etcheverry, 1962
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit Declined (C51) 1-0 Stripped clean as a whistle!
Marshall vs R Short, 1894
(C51) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Smashed to smithereens
Blackburne vs A Smith, 1882
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 1-0 Bishops & Knights in fights!!
E Kossak vs Dufresne, 1851
(C52) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0Unusual White Ns
C Bauer vs J M Iruzubieta Villaluenga, 2010
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo c3, d3, Be3 (C53) 1-0 N#
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1890
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Bird's Attk (C53) 0-1Bxh3 & R sac mates w/N pair
Albin vs Chigorin, 1898
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1
Italian, Classical. Greco (C54) 1-0 Shades of Frank Marshall
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Atk (C55) 1-0 Deflection Sac
B Kazic vs B Vukovic, 1940
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 8.Re1+ Kf8
C Wreford-Brown vs Gibbs, 1918
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: 2Ns Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0 Lite diagon
Macieja vs S Khavsky, 1996
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz, page 27, move 6.
Szabo vs W J Muhring, 1946
(C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
2 Knights Def. Traxler Counterattk Knight sac line (C57) 0-1 !!
J Cesena vs J Dyke, 1979
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Traxler Counterattack N sac line (C57)0-1 Two deadly bishops
Apartsev vs I A Zaitsev, 1963
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
2 Knights Def. Traxler Counterattk Knight sac line (C57) 0-1 !!
E Reichmann vs B Ullrich, 1961
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Italian, 2 Knts Def. Polerio Def Bogoljubow (C58) 1-0 En prise
L Hoffer vs NN, 1880
(C58) Two Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
A Capablanca Brilliancy C66 1-0 22
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Source: Teach Yourself Better Chess by William Hartston
D G Levens vs A R Thomas, 1963
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 10 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1 Q&N partners
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2016
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 54 moves, 0-1
Scene in Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1
Spanish Short Circuit N+ & fork LDPO responds w/CHECKMATE!
Short vs Morozevich, 2002
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 53 moves, 0-1
Game 28 in My Chess Career by Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca vs R Black, 1916
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 63 moves, 1-0
An attacking genius - right up there with Keres, Tal & Alekhine
R Nezhmetdinov vs Y Estrin, 1951
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Spanish,Morphy Def Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0 N+
R Gao vs V C Shen, 2015
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 64 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack Nb4xBd3 (D00) 1-0 White Ns laugh last and best
Gunsberg vs L van Vliet, 1900
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
G76 inThe Soviet Champships by Mark Taimanov & Bernard Cafferty
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1963
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense (D05) 1-0 Par excellence!
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense - Neat finish (D10) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
W Hahn vs Tarrasch, 1891
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: General (D10) 1-0 Hook Mate
P K Wells vs N Berry, 2002
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 1-0
Przepiórka loses his chances for gold after being mated in 14!
D Przepiorka vs A Cheron, 1928
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1
Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
P van Heumen vs J van Overdijk, 1942
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1
D25 1-0 32 A famous Korchnoi combination
Korchnoi vs A Petersons, 1965
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
QGA: Classical Def (D26) 1-0 27.?
Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Tactics in the center
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1966
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional (D30) 1-0
V Tomovic vs A Tsvetkov, 1945
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Smashing finish
Petrosian vs D Tomic, 1970
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 A Knight on the Rim #
J H Donner vs M Aaron, 1962
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
QGD. Three Knights Copycat (D37) 1-0 Notes by Janowski
Janowski vs Steel, 1893
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Support Mate w/Arabian resemblance
A Veingold vs B Ivanovic, 1979
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 S mating combo!
Spassky vs K Langeweg, 1967
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense (D43) 1-0 R sac attack, pin, N on 6th!
P Nikolic vs M Gurevich, 1993
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Arabian Mate w/Queen
M Green vs A Regen, 1945
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) 1-0 N on the 6th gut punch
N Templier vs S Galicek, 2001
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Blastin' Away
L Ortega vs P Trotto, 2004
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin to win
Tolush vs Veresov, 1944
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 24.?
Avrukh vs T Sanikidze, 2009
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0
Blumenfeld Cntrgambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0Dazzling Ns
I Cheparinov vs I Salgado Lopez, 2011
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Game 77 in Max Euwe: The Biography by Alexander Munninghoff
Euwe vs Flohr, 1938
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 29...?
R Fontaine vs A Sokolov, 2007
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Ns at the gate!
Gelfand vs M Illescas, 1996
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
QID. Petrosian Variation (E12) 1-0 N sac, N#
Hort vs Van der Wiel, 1980
(E12) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0
QID. Petrosian Variation (E12) 1-0The best way to drop a Knight
Vaganian vs Tukmakov, 1980
(E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
QID: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 1-0 Smothered Mate
Fine vs H Sussman, 1943
(E16) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0
QID: Classical. Traditional Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 2Ns & pin #
J McCormick vs S Rubin, 1971
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0
E32
A Tikovsky vs J Sajtar, 1943
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Morphy-like shot!
D Stavast vs K Lee, 2013
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 18 moves, 0-1
The perfect Knight in the corner
M Kravtsiv vs Ding Liren, 2017
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 110 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Def: Panov Attk. ML (E54) 1-0 Arabian # set-up
J Polgar vs Spiridonow, 1988
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 31 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exch at c4 (E54) 0-1 Vukovic # var
Bronstein vs Spassky, 1958
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 0-1
KID: Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Botvinnik vs Bondarevsky, 1945
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0
KID: Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 0-1 U10 - tempo matters
Bacrot vs McShane, 1992
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 39 moves, 0-1
KID. Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1-0 Tumbling Knights
Kamsky vs V Spasov, 1992
(E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 1-0 4 piece #
D Foord vs E Kirk, 2010
(E97) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 0-1 Kside #
E Asfora vs M Madeira de Ley, 1956
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 28 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: General (A02) 1-0 En passant triggers beautiful #
Tarrasch vs K Satzinger, 1914
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Buenos Aires Var (A02) 1-0 horsing around
Capablanca vs A Israel, 1914
(A03) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Var (A04) 1-0 Blitz swindle
Nakamura vs D Paravyan, 2018
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Dbl Fio Reti vs d5, Bg4 (A06) 0-1 Exch sac allows Q&N entry
G Steiner vs N Sommerbauer, 1994
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Hungarian vs Leningrad Dutch (A00) 0-1 Stockfish notes; X-ray
S Platzack vs J van Baarle, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
18.Bxh6 is a thematic sacrifice
Y Lapshun vs G Meier, 2006
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
KIA Dbl Fio vs Rev Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Unique Ns Mate!!
T Becker vs R Ramesh, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 21.?
M Czerniak vs U Rueetschi, 1981
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Dbl KP Bg4, Be7 (A07) 0-1 Q sac for a double check
A Caoili vs C Rodriguez Monteiro, 1996
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Arab/Epaul#
V Osnos vs D Komarov, 1986
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
English vs. Lion/Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1SHOT
Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1
Rat Def Double Fianchetto (A41) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
J Piket vs C Hansen, 1991
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 27 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 N&Q#
R Palliser vs J Rudd, 2004
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
London System (A46) 1-0 Deflect from, Decoy to, etc.
F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Two knights versus pawn is an ending that has vexed GMs
L N Enequist vs M Fish, 1934
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 101 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Classical. General (A70) 0-1
B Goldenov vs Tolush, 1952
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1
"Never say Neverov" (game of the day Mar-31-2014)
V Neverov vs A Mastrovasilis, 2005
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 148 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate!
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Double R sacs
R Nezhmetdinov vs Lusikal, 1951
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky Modern ML (A99) 0-1
R Bates vs S Williams, 1993
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 39 moves, 0-1
B00
O Ulvestad vs G Kramer, 1948
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Fabulous mating combo
Capablanca vs S Campos, 1927
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer (B01) 1-0 19.?
A Sokolov vs A V Kharitonov, 1990
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Nxf7 KxN leads to mate
K Vijay vs Eric Malmi, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 Pin, Kside bash
A Mauro vs S Jablon, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Marshall (B01) 1-0 Pin the attacker too late
E McCormick vs S Rubin, 1962
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Standard Defense (B06) 0-1 21...?
Yakovich vs Azmaiparashvili, 1994
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1
Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 0-1 Q&N penetration
E Bah vs O de la Riva Aguado, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1
A stunning 'model' mate.
N Hendrickson vs T Petersen, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: Standard Def (B06) 1-0 Q&N pair defeats Q&B pair
A Ivanov vs L Christiansen, 1989
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Austrian Attk. Kurajica Var (B09) 0-1 BF's clearance
R Ho vs B Finegold, 2004
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
Pirc Def: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 A Knight on the Rim Wins
Boleslavsky vs I Mosionzhik, 1967
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Two Knights Attack (B10) 0-1 Remove the Guard
Fedorchuk vs A Donchenko, 2015
(B10) Caro-Kann, 37 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1-0 Pins!
Shabalov vs Seirawan, 2000
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Checkmate! by Koltanowski & Finkelstein (1978) on p.120
O Kaila vs P V Kivi, 1949
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20)1-0 N sac for Greco's #
Koltanowski vs D Saxton, 1940
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Q&N enter Kside
Kosteniuk vs A Muzychuk, 2013
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed Bc5 (B23) 0-1 Royal family fork#
A Hugaert vs B Gundavaa, 2009
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed /Grand Prix 5.Bb5+ Nd7 (B23) 1-0 Qa5+ forks Bb5
C Ratsimikatry vs N Faulks, 2008
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Advance Var (B29) 1-0 Smothered#
L Day vs H O Payne, 1962
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Classical. Anti-Fischer-Sozin Var (B57)0-1 29...?
P Poutiainen vs Szabo, 1975
(B57) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0Arabian # in middle!
R G Wade vs A G Shoebridge, 1945
(B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Arabian# awaits
A Zapata vs Ftacnik, 1992
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0
KIA 4.Qe2, 5.dxe4, 6.Na3, 8.Bf4 French Def (C00) 1-0Pawn stoker
Benjamin vs E Tate, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
KIA 3.Qe2 Nc6 French Def (C00) 1-0 non-standard smothered mate!
S Conquest vs D Buckley, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 1-0 Beautiful
Blackburne vs F Ford, 1877
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Hook Mate in the corner
M Canepa vs A Mossiaguine, 2008
(C01) French, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Exchange 4.h3!? Copycat (C01) 1-0 Royal Fork #
K McDonald vs S Chan, 2004
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def: Advance 6.a3 c4 Main Line (C02) 0-1 Q trap
Sveshnikov vs T Batchuluun, 2006
(C02) French, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1
French, Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Flurry!
V Kovalev vs R Edouard, 2013
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Arabian#
Bronstein vs V Baturinsky, 1945
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
French Def. McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Epaulette # by N
A Kovacevic vs S Plischki, 2003
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 39 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 0-1 Rolling Knights
D Coleman vs I Lopez Mulet, 2018
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 0-1
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13)1-0
B Martin vs M Hopewell, 1985
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Semi-Smothered #
T Gharamian vs S Ivanov, 2006
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Chigorin Defense (C21) 1-0 27.?
F P Carr vs W Palmer, 1903
(C21) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Both Bishops deflect Black Q
S Rubin vs D L Lee, 1971
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0
B's Opening: Berlin Def. Greco G. (C23) 1-0 Sideways Gueridon #
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Philidor's Legacy w/a pair of knights
J Ban vs Csirjak, 1941
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25) 1-0 Capped Knight!!!
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1856
(C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var (C29) 1-0 Q sac for Arabian Mate!
S Norlander vs A E Sigurdarson, 2014
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
B Bok vs Rapport, 2014
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy coming next
V Avari vs P Brown, 1999
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Rellstab Var (C41) 1-0 Octopus Mate
V Nevednichy vs M Kristovic, 2004
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Hook Mate next
A Smorodsky vs P Evtifeev, 1914
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Attk (C43) 0-1 29.QxRd8 wins
M Stojkovska vs A Guillot, 2001
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattk (C44) 1-0 different Qh8+
I Nikolayev vs R Ferguson, 2004
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Whirlwind Ns
I A Zaitsev vs V Storozhenko, 1970
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1-0 Brilliant finish (Arabian #)
F Vallejo Pons vs Onischuk, 2011
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0Hook # w/a pin
Torre vs H R Bigelow, 1924
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45) 1-0 Common Q&N#
O Oglaza vs V Timofeev, 2017
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Arabian Mate!
Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1880
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Mieses Variation (C45) 1-0 78.?
I Khamrakulova vs E Ubiennykh, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 80 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Bind (C45) 1-0 Arabian Mate next
V Zagorovsky vs A Bannik, 1955
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 0-1 Brutal pins!
D Frank vs M M Homm, 1995
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
"American Chess Bulletin", September 1905, p. 290
B Leussen vs Duras, 1905
(C49) Four Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C51) 1-0 Sideways Vukovic Mate!
S Dubois vs Moore, 1845
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian, Evans Gambit. Compromised Def ML (C52) 1-0 Arabian #
Winawer vs Chigorin, 1875
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
Solitaire Chess column in Chess Review, January 1949
Tarrasch vs C Kelz, 1890
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Lasker Def(C52) 1-0blindfold beauty
E Canal vs NN, 1917
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. General (C53) 0-1Simul Q sac for Arab#
Lasker vs A Lynn, 1902
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
C54
B Rozsa vs D Kilgore, 1942
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 Royal family fork+
T Held vs P Meier, 1988
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 17.Qf7#
A Davis vs C F Tears, 1944
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Old Chess Adage: "Always check, it might be mate."
I Spero vs Showalter, 1922
(C58) Two Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spanish Game: Fianchetto Def (C60) 1-0 Corner Mate w/a pin
Muehrenberg vs Lasker, 1927
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Zugzwang finish!
Giri vs Leko, 2013
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 88 moves, 1-0
Spanish, l'Hermet Var Berlin Wall Def (C67) 0-1 Confounding N
Wei Yi vs Karjakin, 2020
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Exchange. Lutikov Var (C68) 1-0 Discovered+
Psakhis vs S Mitra, 1988
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
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: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0Vukovic # next
E Delmar vs J Elson, 1870
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 3 piece mate
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1869
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 1-0 Find the finish
G Schories vs H Pinkerton, 1911
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Pilnik Var (C90) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
P Dubinin vs Botvinnik, 1939
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed. Smyslov Def (C93) 0-1 Octopus adds Q+
Y Kotkov vs Spassky, 1965
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0
J Aagaard vs Fuad Ahmed Mohamme Mufleh, 2006
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 28 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00)1-0 g-pawn thrust; Hook #
C Seel vs R Lagunow, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Interesting N manuevers
R Court vs A Feneridis, 1960
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
QGD 5.e4 dxe4 (D02) 0-1 Marshall's minor piece mate
Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1908
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Zukertort Bg2 (D02) 1-0 Multiple mating threats
Blackburne vs D Forsyth, 1894
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D11) 0-1 Greco's Mate next
R Bates vs J Houska, 2019
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Blitz; Stockfish notes
Kasparov vs Larsen, 1987
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Flohr Var (D90) 1-0Windmill into pseudo-Vukovic#
M Germek vs M Filipcic, 1947
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
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