16 Nc6 Short Slick Slip Slides on Spr Soaked Ste

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16 Nc6 Short Slick Slip Slides on Spr Soaked Ste
Compiled by fredthebear

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

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

<<The Celestial Sphere>

Around the celestial sphere, we gaze in awe,
The universe's secrets, tightly draw.
The sky, a doorway to the beyond,
Where stars and galaxies fondly respond.>

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

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

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

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

This aint Super Slick Soapy Sloaps Slipped Up Fredthebear. We're just getting started on season 2 of Sicilian miniatures, the extra innings edition (which means some lapse beyond 25 moves). There are a few duplicates from both collections that will be deleted in due time.

Most people are shocked when they find out how bad Al iz as an electrician.

B20 Sicilian defence
B21 Sicilian, Grand Prix attack and Smith-Morra Gambit, including the Siberian Trap

B22 Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation (2.c3)
B23 Sicilian, Closed
B24 Sicilian, Closed
B25 Sicilian, Closed
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3
B27 Sicilian defence
B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly variation
B29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation
B30 Sicilian defence
B31 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (with ...g6, without ...d6)

B32 Sicilian defence
B33 Sicilian, Sveshnikov (Lasker-Pelikan) variation B34 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Exchange variation B35 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern variation with Bc4

B36 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind B37 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 5...Bg7 B38 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Maroczy bind, 6.Be3 B39 Sicilian Defence, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer variation B40 Sicilian defence
B41 Sicilian, Kan variation
B42 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Bd3
B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
B44 Sicilian defence
B45 Sicilian, Taimanov variation
B46 Sicilian, Taimanov variation
B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) variation
B48 Sicilian, Taimanov variation
B49 Sicilian, Taimanov variation
B50 Sicilian
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky attack, 3...Bd7
B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
B54 Sicilian
B55 Sicilian, Prins variation, Venice attack
B56 Sicilian
B57 Sicilian, Sozin (not Scheveningen) including Magnus Smith Trap

B58 Sicilian, Classical
B59 Sicilian, Boleslavsky variation, 7.Nb3
B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
B61 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen variation, 7.Qd2 B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 6...e6
B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack
B64 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9.f4 B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...Be7 defence, 9...Nxd4

B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defence, 8...Bd7 B68 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defence, 9...Be7 B69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Rauzer attack, 7...a6 defence, 11.Bxf6 B70 Sicilian, Dragon variation
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish variation
B72 Sicilian, Dragon, 6.Be3
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 8.O-O
B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 9.Nb3
B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack
B76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 7...O-O
B77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 9.Bc4
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 10.O-O-O B79 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav attack, 12.h4
B80 Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation
B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres attack
B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.f4
B83 Sicilian, Scheveningen, 6.Be2
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (Paulsen), Classical variation B85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical variation with ...Qc7 and ...Nc6

B86 Sicilian, Sozin attack
B87 Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
B88 Sicilian, Sozin, Leonhardt variation
B89 Sicilian, Sozin, 7.Be3
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) variation B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) variation B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.Bg5
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
B96 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7.f4
B97 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Qb6 including Poisoned Pawn Variation B98 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7
B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line

* Sicilian Variations: Game Collection: Sicilian Variations

* Some Anti-Sicilians: Game Collection: The Anti-Sicilians

* Some Miniatures of the Champs: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions

* Tal school: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

"My poetry is a game. My life is a game. But I am not a game." ― Federico Garcia Lorca

"Life is the most amazing game. Play hard with a deep love so that you may enjoy it." — Debasish Mridha

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

"Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose." — Chi Chi Rodriguez

"Life is a game, play it ... Life is too precious, do not destroy it." ― Mother Teresa

"Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses." ― Joe Gibbs

"Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." ― Joe Namath

"The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not." ― David Foster Wallace

"For me, chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime." ― Eduard Gufeld

"If you wanted to be the best then you had to swallow your pride and become a student of the game first." ― Jon Osborne

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

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

"It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it." ― Douglas MacArthur

"Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too." ― Peter Rogers

"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'.

Dinner Prayer Hymn
Traditional Hymn

Lord, bless this food and grant that we

May thankful for thy mercies be;

Teach us to know by whom we're fed;

Bless us with Christ, the living bread.

Lord, make us thankful for our food,

Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood;

With bread of life our souls supply,

That we may live with Christ on high.
Amen.

"Many people perceive the merit of a manuscript which is read to them, but will not declare themselves in its favor until they see what success it has in the world when printed, or what intelligent men will say about it. They do not like to risk their opinion, and they want to be carried away by the crowd and dragged along by the multitude. Then they say that they were amongst the first who approved of that work, and the general public shares their opinion. Such men lose the best opportunities of convincing us that they are intelligent, clever, and first-rate critics, and can really discover what is good and what is better. A fine work falls into their hands; it is an author's first book before he has got any great name; there is nothing to prepossess anyone in his favor, and by applauding his writings one does not court or flatter the great. Zelotes, you are not required to cry out: "This is a masterpiece; human intelligence never went farther; the human speech cannot soar higher; henceforward we will judge of no one's taste but by what he thinks of this book." Such exaggerated and offensive expressions are only employed by postulants for pensions or benefices and are even injurious to what is really commendable and what one wishes to praise. Why not merely say—"That's a good book?" It is true you say it when the whole of France has approved of it, and foreigners as well as your own countrymen, when it is printed all over Europe and has been translated into several languages, but then it is too late." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Time, which strengthens friendship, weakens love." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"If it is true that one is poor on account of all the things one wants, the ambitious and the avaricious languish in extreme poverty." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"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 didn't make separate moves - he was creating a chess picture. Nobody could compare with him in this." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"Whether this advantage is theoretically sufficient to win or not does not worry Capablanca. He simply wins the ending. That is why he is Capablanca!" ― Max Euwe

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

"It's entirely possible that Capa could not imagine that there could be a better move than one he thought was good and he was usually right." ― Mike Franett

"Capablanca's games generally take the following course: he begins with a series of extremely fine prophylactic maneuvers, which neutralize his opponent's attempts to complicate the game; he then proceeds, slowly but surely, to set up an attacking position. This attacking position, after a series of simplifications, is transformed into a favorable endgame, which he conducts with matchless technique." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

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

"Capablanca invariably chose the right option, no matter how intricate the position." ― Garry Kasparov.

"He (Capablanca) had the totally undeserved reputation of being the greatest living endgame player. His trick was to keep his openings simple and then play with such brilliance that it was decided in the middle game before reaching the ending - even though his opponent didn't always know it. His almost complete lack of book knowledge forced him to push harder to squeeze the utmost out of every position." ― Bobby Fischer

"A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

* Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/

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

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

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

Sometime rhetoric was just
another way to lie and impress persons,
and he knew this — Haidji

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

* Charming Miniatures: Game Collection: 0

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

* Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...

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

* Checkmate Puzzle Patternz: https://www.serverchess.com/mateinN...

* Chess Puzzles: https://chesspuzzle.net/

* Deadly Battery: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* ECO A list: https://gamesches.blogspot.com/p/ec...

* Brief Opening Theory - No Advantage, No Disadvantage: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess...

* Brief KIA: Game Collection: King's Indian Attack

* More: https://www.ichess.net/blog/kings-i...

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

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

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

* Greco's Mate pattern has various forms:

https://www.chesstactics.org/mating...

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk0...

https://chessfox.com/grecos-mate/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ze...

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

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

https://lichess.org/study/ReDXzcH5

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

https://lichess.org/study/52LzJ7NS

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

https://lichess.org/study/CRK7aehh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fq...

Game Collection: Greco mates

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx-...

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

* GM RAM book: Game Collection: GM RAM Game Selection

* CGs member Tryfon Gavriel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kingsc... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4r...

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

- https://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vd59...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fX2o...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lJ2V...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pv...

- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLe...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBl...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZM...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2G...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/63Ak...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5l...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71n... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqu...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acp...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1t... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l_...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLL...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioc...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzt...

* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...

* Lady's Night: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?li...

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

* Bill Wall miniatures: Bill Wall

* Modern Masterpieces: Game Collection: Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces ~ Stohl

* Lasker's Manual: Game Collection: Manual of Chess (Lasker)

* Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III)

* Monday Puzzles: Game Collection: Monday Puzzles, 2011-2017

* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC

* Pinch of... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_...

* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023

* Necessary: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5_b3...

* Nuremberg 1896: Nuremberg (1896)

* NYC 1900: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UER...

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

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

* Numbers Boogie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhF...

* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

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

* Octo and the scuba: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CQBY...

* Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes

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

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

* Othello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LY...

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* Overstimulated: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vLHB...

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

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

* Paganini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHw...

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

* Pawn Structures: Game Collection: Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide

* Pawn themes: Game Collection: Aurora

* Pepper spray: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WiWz...

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

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

* The Chess Portal will broaden your horizons: http://schackportalen.nu/English/es...

* Puzzles: Tactics Archive

* Play for free: https://www.freechess.org/

* Pirc Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYE...

* Carlsen plays the Pirc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE7...

* Pirc Defense, Classical: Game Collection: Pirc, Classical Variation

* Pirc Defense refutation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JC...

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

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

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

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

* Psalm 46:1 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K3n8...

* Albin Planinc A00: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* The Chess Portal will broaden your horizons: http://schackportalen.nu/English/es...

* Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White)

* Petrosian's Best: Game Collection: P.H.Clarke: Petrosian's Best games

* Queen Pawn Games: Game Collection: ANIL RAJ.R'S QUEEN PAWN GAMES

* Defensive Replies to the Queen's Pawn: Game Collection: e6 after 1.d4

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

* QGA: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* QGA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy6...

* QGD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETG...

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

* Reasonable 1.d4 Repertoire: Game Collection: d4 repertoire for white

* ...Qg4! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XObS...

* QP Bg2: Queen's Pawn Game (E00)

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

* Q vs P ending: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jzxs...

* Queen taker: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ljB1... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/auHf...

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

* 500 Assorted: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* QGD D06: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

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

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

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

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

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* The Austrian Ratpack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0...

* Release point consistency: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6FMM...

* Resonance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n9dp...

* Django Reinhardt clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ3...

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Scandinavian Nbd7 is the last to develop after both bishops: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0rke...

* Stop Scholar's Mate w/the pony: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ssmX...

...g4 extended variation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VIom...

* Beyond the Sea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZT...

* See the difference? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KmxQ...

* See, See Rider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzc...

* Summertime chess improvement:
billwall

Well, my advice is to play as much as you can, write the moves down, and when you have time, go over your games. I am not a fan of playing the computer or solving chess problem, but since you have the Polgar book called Chess, I would recommend studying the short games and miniatures in that book (one of my games is in there). Here atwww.chess.com, I would recommend you play email chess. Take two to four challenges or games. Play 2 games as White and 2 games as Black. Try to play a gambit and tactical in one game as White, and positional in the other game as White, and do the same for Black. Pick two openings you want to study as White, and two as Black. 99% of the players need to improve their opening, so get comfortable with some openings that you like or are successful at. Go over your games every month and see if there is progress, either in future games, or analyzing the games you already played and found more ideas. If you have anyone stronger to look at the game, that would help. Otherwise, after a game, try to run it against a strong chess program. If you have Chessmaster 10, I guess I would play the first 10-15 moves, rather than the whole game to get in more time understanding the openings. Take advantage of the free downloads here and study the games. For a 2-week vacation, get a book on openings or the Polgar book, and study the openings or the shorter games. Try to guess the next move after each line and try to understand why your move was good or not or why the book move was the recommended move. Finally, make it enjoyable. If you are getting too burned out, stay away from the game for a while, or just play over your old games for fun, and perhaps rotate the board to see the opponent's point of view.

* Sheridan: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Shielding from behind: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l6fO...

* Short and Quick:
Game Collection: SHORT AND QUICK

* Sinatra: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IwA-...

* Skip James: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYA...

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

* So that's what takes place: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xs12...

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

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

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

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

* Summertime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5x...

* Sun rise, sunset: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UWmP...

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

* Stock market: https://www.2700chess.com/

* Miller time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBb...

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

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

* Solitaire: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners

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

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

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

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

Is there a Q+ and fork, a Nc6 hitting c2 or Nf6 hitting f2? Count the coverage, attackers vs defenders and their relative value of exchange. Develop your minor pieces rapidly. Blunder check: How will this piece be hit on its new square? Can it be pinned? Don't expose your royalty. Reinforce the center and the bishop's aim. Seize open lines and form batteries with your long-range pieces. Protect your pieces and prevent penetration. Unpin & untie immediately. Blockade weak pawns and penetrate weak squares. Put pigs on the 2nd/7th.

* Take it down a notch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZlkX...

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

* That's how it is done: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4Tn2...

* The "Caribbean Tal": Philip Corbin

* Timely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ov...

* Today is the day: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZESv...

* Terrible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vz8U...

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

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

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

* Trimmin': https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tddb...

* Trumpeters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO1...

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

* Tarrasch vs Romberg 1893: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BfnD...

* To-do: https://www.explore.com/1097372/thi...

* two-time U.S. No.1 single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnc...

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

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

* Unchained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0E...

* Underpromotions: Game Collection: Games With Two Knight Promotions

* Untenable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MW90...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Waiting for the Paris train: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipP...

* What does the pawn structure say? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q4Bf...

* Wishbone playaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yci...

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

* Wooly is the way of unorthodox play: Game Collection: woollybear's favorite games

* Word police: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rjhA...

* Chair yoga: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tMSH...

* You aint nothin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNY...

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

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

* Z Vol 105: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 105

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

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

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

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

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

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

"Examine what is said, not who is speaking." ~ African Proverb

Rounders

Florida: St. Augustine
Established in: 1565

Not only is St. Augustine the oldest city in Florida, it's also known as the first settled city in the United States. It was founded in September 1565 by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, a Spanish solider who chose the name based on the date he first spotted it: it was the feast day of St. Augustine.

* St. Augustine: https://www.visitstaugustine.com/

* St. Augustine: Wikipedia article: Augustine of Hippo

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

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* Chess History: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...

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

"Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning; if you were not only uncertain about your adversary's men, but a little uncertain also about your own; if your knight could shuffle himself on to a new square by the sly; if your bishop, at your castling, could wheedle your pawns out of their places; and if your pawns, hating you because they are pawns, could make away from their appointed posts that you might get checkmate on a sudden. You might be the longest-headed of deductive reasoners, and yet you might be beaten by your own pawns. You would be especially likely to be beaten, if you depended arrogantly on your mathematical imagination, and regarded your passionate pieces with contempt. Yet this imaginary chess is easy compared with the game a man has to play against his fellow-men with other fellow-men for his instruments." ― George Eliot, Felix Holt: The Radical

Gerard Welling posts here under the handle <gejewe>

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

'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched'

The Camel and the Floating Sticks

The first who saw the humpbacked camel
Fled off for life; the next approached with care; The third with tyrant rope did boldly dare
The desert wanderer to trammel.
Such is the power of use to change
The face of objects new and strange;
Which grow, by looking at, so tame,
They do not even seem the same.
And since this theme is up for our attention,
A certain watchman I will mention,
Who, seeing something far
Away on the ocean,
Could not but speak his notion
That It was a ship of war.
Some minutes more had past, –
A bomb-ketch It was without a sail,
And then a boat, and then a bale,
And floating sticks of wood at last!

Full many things on earth, I wot,
Will claim this tale, – and well they may;
They're something dreadful far away,
But near at hand – they're not.

Millions saw the Apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked "Why?". ― Joker

In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb

"Every age wants its playthings." ― French Proverb

"Help that comes with a Price is no Help." ― Honeya

"In life, as in chess, forethought wins." ― Charles Buxton

Don't play what's there, play what's not there. ~ Miles Davis

Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win. ~ Louisa May Alcott

Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. ~ Michael Jordan

The team with the best players wins. ~ Jack Welch

"Champions keep playing until they get it right." ― Billie Jean King

"You must play boldly to win." ― Arnold Palmer

Fred Wellmuth was a strong amateur from California

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

Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. ~ Miguel De Cervantes

"What we play is life." ― Louis Armstrong

The cat's play is the mouse's death. ~ German Proverb

Many people can pack the cards; fewer can play the game. ~ Italian Proverbs

It's no time to play chess when the house is on fire. ~ Italian Proverbs

If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~ Chinese Proverb

The one who wins plays best. ~ German Proverbs

The ball always looks for the best player. ~ French Proverb

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

<<<<The Man In The Glass > Peter Dale Wimbrow Sr. >

When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
And see what that man has to say.

For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife
Whose judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life Is the one staring back from the glass.

He's the fellow to please – never mind all the rest For he's with you, clear to the end
And you've passed your most difficult, dangerous test If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years And get pats on the back as you pass
But your final reward will be heartache and tears If you've cheated the man in the glass.>

This poem was first published in 1934 and is still very popular today.>

"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

<<<Fundamental Chess Principles> according to CJS Purdy>

On Combinations

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

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

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

On Tied Pieces

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

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

The best protector is a pawn - for three reasons:

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

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

On Position Play

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

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

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

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

The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat

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

* Nc6 per Andrew Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV1...

* Nc6 per Wesley So: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hB...

* Nc6 per Nick Risko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nz...

* Nc6 per GM Eugene P: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su7...

* Nc6 per Joe Banawa Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJt...

* Nc6 per Hanging Pawns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqQ...

* Nc6 Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJ...

* Nc6 Colorado Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nt...

* Nc6 Massacre the CO G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxh...

Patience is a virtue.

Dec-26-23 hemy: I sent email messages to <jessicafischerqueen> and <Tabanus>. I was contacted by email to both of them for many years. Responses from the mail servers were: "Sorry, your message to <her email address> cannot be delivered. This mailbox is disabled" and "Recipient address rejected: Access denied". Credits for Robert Bergersen aka <Tabanus>, include his picture, for his contribution to "Lithuanian chess history" project, you can find on page 45 of this project. He also mentioned on page 141 (with one more picture), pages 166, 1315, 1383-1386, 1823, 2807 and 3423.

The problem with kleptomaniacs is that they always take things literally.

"Make peace with imperfection." ― Richard Carlson

<"From this day to the ending of the world,

But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,

And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."> ― William Shakespeare, Henry V

'Attack is the best form of defence

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

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Psalms 31:24 - Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

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

The Charge of the Light Brigade
by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Question: What U.S. state's constitution is the longest in the world? Answer: Alabama – 310,000 words.

Pangolins are the only known mammal with scales. When threatened by predators, pangolins roll up into a ball, protected by their armor-like coating of keratin scales.

Question: What country has the most vending machines per capita? Answer: Japan – one for every 23 people.

The Man and the Wooden God

A pagan kept a god of wood, –
A sort that never hears,
Though furnished well with ears, –
From which he hoped for wondrous good.
The idol cost the board of three;
So much enriched was he
With vows and offerings vain,
With bullocks garlanded and slain:
No idol ever had, as that,
A kitchen quite so full and fat.
But all this worship at his shrine
Brought not from this same block divine
Inheritance, or hidden mine,
Or luck at play, or any favour.
Nay, more, if any storm whatever
Brewed trouble here or there,
The man was sure to have his share,
And suffer in his purse,
Although the god fared none the worse.
At last, by sheer impatience bold,
The man a crowbar seizes,
His idol breaks in pieces,
And finds it richly stuffed with gold.
"How's this? Have I devoutly treated,"
Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?
Now leave my house, and go your way,
And search for altars where you may.
You're like those natures, dull and gross,
From, which comes nothing but by blows;
The more I gave, the less I got;
I'll now be rich, and you may rot."

Riddle Question: Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?

An average cumulus (white, puffy) cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.

Riddle Answer: They were playing two different games, against other opponents.

<Steinitz's Theory
1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal.

2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides.

3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake.

4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer.

5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained.

6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage.

7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.>

"So I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov – Problem was, we had a checkered tablecloth and it took him two hours to pass the salt!"

Filomena wrote:

A Tactical Appeal
On this one bit I will not yield:
When on a modern battlefield
Where not one thought can be concealed
As hidden things can be revealed

You Shouldn't Wield a Wooden Shield

God Is Great (Extended Version)
Traditional

God is great and God is good,

Let us thank Him for our food;

By His blessings, we are fed,

Give us Lord, our daily bread.
Amen.

"They made us many promises, but they kept only one. They promised to take our land -- and they did." — Chief Red Cloud, Oglala-Lakota Sioux, 1822-1909.

"There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who believe there are two kinds of people in this world and those who are smart enough to know better." ― Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker

The rotation of the Earth really makes my day.

Proverbs of Solomon 6 Warnings against Foolishness

1My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor,

if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger,

2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips,

ensnared by the words of your mouth,

3then do this, my son, to free yourself,

for you have fallen into your neighbor's hands:

Go, humble yourself,

and press your plea with your neighbor.

4Allow no sleep to your eyes

or slumber to your eyelids.

5Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter,

like a bird from the snare of the fowler.

6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker;

observe its ways and become wise.

7Without a commander,

without an overseer or ruler,

8it prepares its provisions in summer;

it gathers its food at harvest.

9How long will you lie there, O slacker?

When will you get up from your sleep?

10A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

11and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and need like a bandit.

12A worthless person, a wicked man,

walks with a perverse mouth,

13winking his eyes, speaking with his feet,

and pointing with his fingers.

14With deceit in his heart he devises evil;

he continually sows discord.

15Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly;

in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery.

16There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

17haughty eyes,

a lying tongue,

hands that shed innocent blood,

18a heart that devises wicked schemes,

feet that run swiftly to evil,

19a false witness who gives false testimony,

and one who stirs up discord among brothers.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

Zwetschgenkuchen: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

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Endgame Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cB...

The Swan and the Cook

The pleasures of a poultry yard
Were by a swan and gosling shared.
The swan was kept there for his looks,
The thrifty gosling for the cooks;
The first the garden's pride, the latter
A greater favourite on the platter.
They swam the ditches, side by side,
And often in sports aquatic vied,
Plunging, splashing far and wide,
With rivalry never satisfied.
One day the cook, named Thirsty John,
Sent for the gosling, took the swan,
In haste his throat to cut,
And put him in the pot.
The bird's complaint resounded
In glorious melody;
Whereat the cook, astounded
His sad mistake to see,
Cried, "What! make soup of a musician!
Please God, I'll never set such dish on.
No, no; I'll never cut a throat
That sings so sweet a note."

It's thus, whatever peril may alarm us,
Sweet words will never harm us.

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u2ZY...

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out." ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I'm perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir." — John Durham

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.

"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

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

"In chess, as in life, the best moves are often the ones you don't play." ― Savielly Tartakower

https://www.charlottechesscenter.org

Charlotte Chess Center
10700 Kettering Dr, Charlotte, NC 28226
(980) 265-1156

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q9...

"A wise man will know what game to play to-day, and play it. We must not be governed by rigid rules, as by the almanac, but let the season rule us. The moods and thoughts of man are revolving just as steadily and incessantly as nature's. Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this, or the like of this. Where the good husbandman is, there is the good soil. Take any other course, and life will be a succession of regrets. Let us see vessels sailing prosperously before the wind, and not simply stranded barks. There is no world for the penitent and regretful." — Henry David Thoreau

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

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

"It's not life or death. It's a game, and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser." — Bernhard Langer

Q: Why did the turtle cross the road?
A: To get to the Shell station.

<A wise old owl sat on an oak,

The more he saw the less he spoke,

The less he spoke the more he heard,

Why aren't we like that wise old bird?>

Give a HOOT -- don't pollute!!

Maybe if we start telling people their brain is an app, they'll want to use it.

One Short Game
Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008
(B20) Sicilian, 1 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30)1-0 N sac creates pin
Sadvakasov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1999
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
English Trap Resigns in 4
H Lehmann vs W Schulz, 1950
(A10) English, 4 moves, 1-0
English Reversed Closed Sicilian Resigns in 8
Kaprinay vs H Hubner, 1926
(A25) English, 8 moves, 1-0
English Reversed Closed Sicilian Resigns in 8
K Ozols vs P Reid, 1937
(A25) English, 8 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1Knight differs
Ehlvest vs Kasparov, 1988
(A28) English, 25 moves, 0-1
English Four Knights Rev Sicilian Resigns in 8
Petrosian vs H Ree, 1971
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Classical Var (B58) 0-1 Black gives graciously
A Giusti vs Nutrizio, 1949
(B58) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3
E Reicher vs Boleslavsky, 1953
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 26 moves, 0-1
Dragon Classical Variation Normal Line
G Meszaros vs I Wessel, 1933
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line
A Stripunsky vs Nakamura, 2007
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 292 in Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)
Keres vs Bogoljubov, 1943
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian with Najdorf and a little Hedgehog ...
J G Soruco vs Fischer, 1966
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation ~ English Attack
J Brennan vs G McCurdy, 1969
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 0-1
Somebody report this dumby to Mr. Whiteshark!
S Dora vs P Ostojic, 1971
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack
L Mikhaletz vs A Shneider, 1994
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. English Attack
A Kunte vs K Georgiev, 2000
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 16 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted
G Tringov vs Fischer, 1965
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851
(B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Snyder Variation
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1
Wing Gambit W loses R in 5
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Bowlder Attack
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit
M Lukas vs J Heppekausen, 2001
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 0-1
Smith Morra Gambit: Accepted, Larsen Defense
T Allen vs E Schiller, 2001
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1
Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen Formation
Monokroussos vs I Ivanov, 1985
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Siberian Trap
Kolenbet vs B Schipkov, 1987
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit
G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
Patrick Vasseur vs Nerrant, 1981
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
P De Bortoli vs B Smaraglay, 1993
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit
Blackburne vs Clare / Janssens, 1868
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 21 moves, 1-0
Grand Prix Attack
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. General, Alapin
J G Nicholson vs S Ledger, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General
Alekhine vs E Cima, 1943
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General Mate in 11 0-1
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1988
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
J Perlis vs Tartakower, 1907
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
W Wittig vs S Gelzenleichter, 1987
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 7 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
L Pospisil vs L Klima, 1995
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
B Friesen vs M Donk, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
Y Linik vs S Alexieva, 2001
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
A Kharatyan vs B Khotenashvili, 2007
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
K Bhatia vs A Romero Echeverria, 2012
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
S Kristjansson vs G Jones, 2012
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
M Pacher vs A Istratescu, 2012
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Barmen Defense
Sveshnikov vs S Satyapragyan, 2004
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 25 moves, 0-1
icilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General
N Minev vs Gligoric, 1954
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 21 moves, 0-1
icilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General
Le Clercq vs S Polgar, 1982
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 13 moves, 0-1
icilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General 2) ... e6
Hort vs O Cvitan, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1
icilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General 2) ... e6
A D Harley vs S Williams, 2001
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Smith-Morra Declined
E McCormick vs L Kaufman, 1975
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. Smith-Morra Declined
C Pilarska vs M Litynska, 1993
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General 2) ... Nf6
J Offringa vs J Ikeda, 2011
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General 2) ... Nf6
A Gabai vs S Kapnisis, 2000
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Traditional NxBb3 (B25) 0-1 White Q diverted
Tiviakov vs Shirov, 2010
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation
NN vs A Severino, 1723
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 0-1
Black's 23rd Move !!! Sicilian Defence/Marshall Gambit
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912
(C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
Grand Prix Attaack
Albin vs Maroczy, 1907
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 0-1
Sicilian O'Kelly Variation Castling Checkmate!
L Prins vs L Day, 1968
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
W loses B for p in 5
Bleischmidt vs Lytschuk, 1976
(B30) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Franco-Sicilian Def: Marshall Gambit (C10) 1-0 Qside Discovery+
B Wall vs J Lippert, 1980
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Be3 (A07) 0-1 Penetrating Ns generate a K walk
E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
Closed Sicilian (B25) 1-0 Deflection, h-file attack
Capablanca vs J C Rather, 1936
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
KIA vs e6 Sicilian g6/Melbourne (A07) 1-0 Knights sacrifice
J Zhao vs J Christiansen, 2014
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian/French (A07) 1-0 The Nxd5 sac is old hat in KIA
A Filipowicz vs B Pietrusiak, 1964
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Reti vs Sicilian/Tarrasch (A08) 1-0 Nxf7 Discovery
B G Christensen vs E Guindy, 1996
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. 2.b3 (B20) 1-0 N vs B but White has passer
A Reprintsev vs J Guo, 2007
(B20) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
M Warren vs J Selman, 1930
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Game 74: The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
G Nagy vs J Balogh, 1932
(B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Chess Faux Pas
M Peckar vs Fine, 1939
(B20) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 She did it again?!
L Schmid vs W Sahlmann, 1948
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Schneider vs Schmidts, 1958
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 If QxN then Discovered+
E Gutschi vs N Shalnev, 2010
(B20) Sicilian, 7 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
Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Skewer wins N for pawn(s)
Greco vs NN, 1620
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Exchange Sac, Boden's Attack
Balashov vs D Saulin, 1994
(B20) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1 Dovetail # or Discovered #
A Panchenko vs Eljanov, 1996
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1 The Qs come out fast
C Campelli vs B Wall, 1984
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Dbl Exchange Sac, Interfere
Tartakower vs R Broadbent, 1946
(B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Shumov's Shocker!! in the Sicilian Defense (B20) 0-1
C Jaenisch vs Shumov, 1849
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
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
Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Fianchetto Def (B21) 1-0 Stunner!
L Dubeck vs R Weinstein, 1958
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Morphy Gambit (B21) Scorching game from Morphy
Morphy vs J L Preti, 1858
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Best battery
J Wilson vs G Atwood, 1796
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Seize open lines
Y Visser vs Stellwagen, 2004
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1
Game 59 in Starting Out: The Sicilian by John Emms
B Kristjansson vs M Roberts, 1967
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0
IM Timothy Taylor wrote "How to defeat the Smith-Morra Gambit..
P Baran vs O Vacek, 2000
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Morphy Gambit (B21) 1-0 Centralized Q support
Anderssen vs Harrwitz, 1848
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Sweet tactical treats
Tiviakov vs J Rivera Rodriguez, 2007
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central X$(B22) 1-0Common unpin
S Jackson vs B Sinka, 1981
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin. Barmen Defense (B22) 1-0 Rob the pin
E Handoko vs C Chon, 2001
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 K walk
R Brieger vs G Kane, 1962
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0
Sic 2.c3 Alapin, Stoltz Attack (B22) 1-0 Fabulous penetration
A Stripunsky vs N Managadze, 2012
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin / French Advance (C02) 0-1 K walk
C Richey vs B Wall, 1991
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian 2c3 Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Puzzle 18. ?
L Keitlinghaus vs T Fogarasi, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0
B22 1-0 24
D Sermek vs M Tratar, 2001
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin exd5 (B22) 1-0Open center, no castling
D Solak vs Velimirovic, 2007
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 17 moves, 1-0
B22 1-0 19
R A Dowden vs W Petch, 1982
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack (B23) Black's Q is trapped
Favela vs D Ohlhausen, 1974
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0
Grand Prix Attk 5.Bc4 (B23) 1-0 Sac attack into discovered+
G Welling vs Kappler, 1983
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack Bb5 (B23) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
P Herzman vs B Vuckovic, 2002
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 6.BxNc6 (B23) 1-0 Sac Exchange & Sac Exch offer
Plaskett vs K Bischoff, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Var (B23)0-1 A brawl from the start
T Rakic vs I Nemet, 1966
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 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
Sicilian Defense: Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 0-1 B snare
B Gurgenidze vs Kotov, 1954
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1
White's 23. RxNf6! initiaties a pretty Knight fork combination.
S Sale vs B Jankovic, 1999
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 What happened to her?
I Merkulova vs S R Sgircea, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Discovered Dbl++
F Windekilde vs D B Jensen, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1-0 Long rangers on open lines
M Smits vs D Hamelink, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Grand Prix Attk. Schofman Var (B23) 0-1 Push back
J Edeling vs H van Kooten, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Ne2-Ng3-Be2 (B23) 1-0 White chews up the Kside
Short vs Karjakin, 2008
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
B23 1-0 23
J Aulin-Jansson vs H Isachsen, 2001
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def Closed/Grand Prix (B23) 1-0 Resourceful attack!
G Jones vs A Zarkaj, 2008
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
B25 1-0 15
Steinitz vs J Walsh, 1870
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. 3.Bb5 Traditional (B25) 0-1Remove the Defender
L Ptacnikova vs H Steingrimsson, 2015
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1-0 The thinnest chance
Spassky vs Geller, 1968
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 4.Bg2, f4 (B26) 0-1 Black N tour security for Q
R Hawkes vs K Spraggett, 1986
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Katalimov 2...b6?! (B27) 1-0 Back to moth balls
A Beliavsky vs Quinteros, 1986
(B27) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 She's caught in cntr
Fuller vs K Ozols, 1965
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Excellent Knight Sac
I De Los Santos vs S Polgar, 1990
(B27) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 21.g3!
Nepomniachtchi vs B Savchenko, 2015
(B27) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: O'Kelly. Normal System Kan (B28) 1-0 N invasion
A Sokolov vs S Siebrecht, 2001
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Great Short Games of the Chess Masters by Fred Reinfeld
Keres vs T Gauffin, 1935
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nimzowitsch Exchange Var (B29) 1-0Sacrifices all over
H Seidman vs Santasiere, 1939
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0 Castled into it!
J Cepiel vs Knaudt, 1975
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 0-1 Siberian Trap Qxh2#
P Johner vs Tartakower, 1928
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Closed Variation (B29) 1-0 Amusing game
P W Power vs K Jensen, 1977
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 18 moves, 1-0
Game 59 in The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine.
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1921
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 0-1 Rob the pin
Olland vs Colle, 1928
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 21 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Unaware
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850
(B30) Sicilian, 16 moves, 0-1
B30 1-0 25
M Illescas vs J Bellon Lopez, 1992
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Watch this!!
Tal vs Y Rantanen, 1979
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Capture-Recapture then Q+ & fork LPDO B
V Giasi vs J Izijk, 2012
(B30) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Boy, oh boy.
O Kali vs Lior Duek, 2015
(B30) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Asfixiated
A Volokitin vs Z Kozul, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
A very original line clearing double piece sacrifice.
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Game 55 in Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2009
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk(B30) 1-0 U12 Lolli's # threat
B Erkhes vs T Razafindratsima, 2016
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 So lurks, Black Q roams but lost
So vs Gelfand, 2014
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Too many Q moves
K Georgiev vs N Andrianov, 1991
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Slasher
V Spasov vs K Sobay, 2002
(B30) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Unique road side attraction
Fedorov vs V Spasov, 2003
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian 5.Qe2 (B30) 0-1 Kickin' the Q around gains time
Vachier-Lagrave vs V Spasov, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Castle oppos, hit 6th
Baklan vs V Spasov, 2008
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 N penetration
Anand vs G Fernandez, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 B outpost, Q sac
Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
JP
I Balogh vs J Polgar, 1984
(B30) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 16.Nd6! sets a Q trap
Karpov vs P Nikkanen, 1989
(B30) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fchtto(B31) 0-1Buried Treasure
Fedorchuk vs M Oleksienko, 2004
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 g-file
R Nezhmetdinov vs G Anoshin, 1964
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Unique Q trap
J Hart vs J Silman, 1991
(B32) Sicilian, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Sveshnikov (B32) 0-1 Q+ and fork beats battery
Kholmov vs Sveshnikov, 1986
(B32) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
G C Reichhelm & W P Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, 1898, p.107
D G Baird vs H G Voigt, 1896
(B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Fingerfehler!?
Bagirov vs Korchnoi, 1960
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Nice combo by Polgar
J Polgar vs S Bergsson, 1988
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Dragon / Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Back rank issues
J Polgar vs Dzindzichashvili, 1992
(B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 W has many ways
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2013
(B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Embarrassing smothered mate
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open Maroczy Bind(B32) 0-1Black survives 0-0 attk
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1994
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Crossfire combination finish!
Tal vs L Mista, 1973
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Heavy finish
P Dely vs T Horvath, 1977
(B33) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 GM pulls it out!
Bologan vs B Redon, 1994
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk; Anastasia#
J Gast vs E Bhend, 1987
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Var (B33) 1-0 Spreahead
Kholmov vs V Shinkevich, 1999
(B33) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Novosibirsk (B33) 0-1 d-pawn bomb
H Papaioannou vs V Spasov, 2001
(B33) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1
"After 15...Kd8!! I don't see a way for Black NOT to win..."
Shirov vs Kasparov, 2002
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0The Pearl of Sochi
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Traditional (B34) 1-0 10.Nc7+, outnumber h7
Keres vs I Raud, 1931
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
G10: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Lasker vs W E Napier, 1904
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B35) 1-0 Sacs galore; royal family fork
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze (B36) 1-0 Pin
Smyslov vs Korchnoi, 1961
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0 Q Sac
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Sic Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0 Tal!
Tal vs T Paehtz Sr, 1974
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 Remove the Defender
B Savchenko vs J van Foreest, 2016
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
10-year old Waitzkin sacs rook and queen for mate in 6
J Waitzkin vs E Frumkin, 1987
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0
Sherwin slides his rook w/ his pinky (8.Rb8), but it's no good
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
A horrible storm is brewing over the residence of the black K
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1966
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen-Basman Def (B40) 1/2-1/2 Dbl Exchange Sac!
W Hartston vs M Basman, 1974
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 1-0 ON ALL FOURS!!!!
Blackburne vs Jetson, 1861
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, French. Alapin, Haag Attk (B40) 1-0 Count the pieces
E Formanek vs Gheorghiu, 1978
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Pin Variation, 8...0-0??
A Sznapik vs J Barle, 1981
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Pin. Koch Var (B40) 1-0 Dbl threat Qd8+ & QxBa5
Glek vs I Voss, 1991
(B40) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Delayed Alapin (B40) 0-1 Sac attack cannot mate
M Faika vs M Nikolov, 2010
(B40) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 Overwhelming White rooks
Timman vs F Handke, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: French Variation. Normal (B40) 0-1 'Tis a beaut!
B Horberg vs O Trompowsky, 1954
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1
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 O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line(B41) 0-1Demolition job
Lasker vs NN, 1898
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 White Kside Attck
Y Hou vs N Dzagnidze, 2014
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Charging Ns
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 d6 hole
N Ninov vs M Nikolov, 2008
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1Lonely K to receive Arabian #
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 N+ fork coming
Adams vs Caruana, 2008
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Threaten Arabian Mate
G Daskalov vs N Padevsky, 1970
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0
Fischer wins incredible "crystal-clear positional masterpiece"
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Pin and pile on
S Iermito vs M Madina Yadarola, 2008
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0Weird B clearance works!
M Esserman vs P Nutzman, 2009
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0
Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" 1922
G Milos vs N Murshed, 1997
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Nxg7 sac allows Qf6+
E Tate vs A Chibukhchian, 2013
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. N Var (B43) 0-1 Captures-Recaptures, Discover +
J H Donner vs Keres, 1959
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var(B43) 1-0 Q sac, Arabian/Hook mate next
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Dark-squares battle
Szabo vs K Langeweg, 1964
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Seize open lines
A Landenberger vs M Adam, 1990
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Zugzwang commentary
A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0
Kan. Wing Attack Fianchetto Var (B43) 1-0 Black uncoordinated
E Hagara vs M Manik, 2000
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 The Q is crosspinned
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857
(B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Modern Line (B44) 1-0 Making a b-line
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
B45 1-0 29
I Balinov vs M Cebalo, 1996
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen American Attack (B45) 0-1 Up a piece
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1881
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen (B45) 0-1 P wedge, aim rooks thru @royalty
Bologan vs Bacrot, 2001
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Corridor mate coming
J Polgar vs J Hajkova-Maskova, 1990
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 6 in Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1994
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Game 45 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Cambridge vs Bedlam Asylum, 1883
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 0-1
Comprehensive Chess Course V2, G66. A frozen pin cannot defend
Spassky vs Rodgaisky, 1948
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 0-1
B45 1-0 30
L Schmid vs M Eisinger, 1959
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Andrey beat Andrey
A S Sukhorukov vs A Oshukov, 2011
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 1-0
GM N. McDonald's book, "Chess: The art of logical thinking"
Nunn vs A Sokolov, 1986
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Another P on the 6th space advantage
Caruana vs Topalov, 2014
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Battle for center; skewer+ next
Shirov vs Mamedyarov, 2008
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Gobble dark-squared pawns
V Spasov vs R Moor, 2003
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sic Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Sac attack goes all wrong
E Colom Sienes vs J Antoli Royo, 2010
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
21 Rf1-f4 not one but *two* swinging rooks attack Black Kside
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0Annotated by IM Kiewra
Kamsky vs Mamedyarov, 2013
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Paulsen. Bastrikov Var(B47) 0-1Notes by Raymond Keene
J B Adams vs Keene, 1963
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Fireworks
S Polgar vs Chernin, 1989
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
R Perry vs P W Stuart, 1977
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
I gave you everything and the kitchen sink and you still lost!
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Knight network
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 youtube analysis
Carlsen vs Potkin, 2014
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var. English Attk (B48) 1-0 R Romp
L Dominguez Perez vs E Mortensen, 2002
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
B50 0-1 16
Alshouha Basil vs Grischuk, 2014
(B50) Sicilian, 16 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Deferred Var (B50) 1-0 N trap on edge
Keres vs I Dyner, 1937
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 How'll the opponent respond?
Karpov vs A Sznapik, 1969
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Unstoppable dark squares
U Skorna vs A Baburin, 1994
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Self-induced B trap
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1944
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 B pair, N, & R pair aim Kside
A Kapengut vs Tukmakov, 1963
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Nxe6 sac
Rublevsky vs E Vorobiov, 2003
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 R battery down the middle
Unzicker vs Filip, 1955
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 White invades
Lilienthal vs Kotov, 1940
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
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 Canal Attk. ML (B52) 1-0 Q busts a move - robs the pin
Bacrot vs Giri, 2013
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B52) 1-0 Pretty finish!!
E Sedina vs S Tqeshelashvili, 2003
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
This game reminds us of some of Ronda Rousey's MMA bouts.
E Kalegin vs S Yuferov, 1990
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0Opposite mate threats
Rublevsky vs J Becerra Rivero, 1997
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
B53 0-1 22
A Dueckstein vs Fischer, 1959
(B53) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Black lunges into KO
Vasiukov vs A Yasseen, 1992
(B53) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Overworked Rook
Lutikov vs Tal, 1955
(B53) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) 1-0 A Golden Game
Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Greco pattern extended
Kamsky vs Lautier, 1993
(B53) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Much more than Dbl Rook sacs!
G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004
(B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Kside P roller
Tal vs R Byrne, 1976
(B53) Sicilian, 22 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 Chekhover (B53) 1-0 Exchange Qs, Outnumber a-file
J Curdo vs D Kopec, 1969
(B53) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Modern Var (B54) 1-0 That pesky knight on d5!
B Ivanovic vs E Ermenkov, 1983
(B54) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Modern Var (B54) 1-0 Thematic Nd5 sac is declined
Browne vs J Kaplan, 1972
(B54) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Classical Sicilian, 6.Bd3??
P Klein vs Myagmarsuren, 1960
(B56) Sicilian, 6 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Classical (B56) 0-1 Stampedes on the wings
Aevski vs Tal, 1952
(B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Classical Var (B57) 0-1 Thrilling Tactical Feast!
J Tarjan vs Ljubojevic, 1969
(B56) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def Classical. Anti-Fischer-Sozin (B57) 1-0open e-file
D Janaszak vs A Siwiec, 2009
(B57) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Boleslavsky (B58) 0-1 Do you know where your N is?
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1
Sometimes a hasty liquidation doesn't secure the draw.
O Sterner vs Boleslavsky, 1954
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 She should know better
V Yemelin vs Jobava, 2003
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer Var (B60) 1-0 Penetrating Ns
Chester vs Salvador, 1977
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B61) 1-0 W knight goes ape
Anand vs X Xu, 2016
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B61) 1-0 Q+ & fork, N+ & fork
Tal vs K Klaman, 1957
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer (B62) 0-1 She waved a W flag to barter
V Shcherbakov vs Taimanov, 1954
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 14 moves, 0-1
Game 161 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1
B62 1-0 24 A really lovely game by John Nunn.
Nunn vs J Fedorowicz, 1991
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviations (B62) 1-0!
O B Vea vs F Jacobsen, 2014
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Child makes threat
S Polgar vs J Kontra, 1982
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 133: Chess Highlights of the 20th Century (Burgess)
R Nezhmetdinov vs Suetin, 1947
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 27 in The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev
V Gergenreder vs Moskaliev, 1937
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Rooks visit the K
B Soderborg vs F Olafsson, 1957
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Deep fried
P Moran Santamaria vs E Franco Raymundo, 1955
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 0-1 KxR Skewer coming
R Adamson vs J Becerra Rivero, 2004
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 34 moves, 0-1
Starting Out: 1e4! by Neil McDonald, Game 16, page 55
Anand vs Timman, 2004
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0
Sham-full
Navara vs Z Kozul, 2006
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 1-0 Slain quickly
J Cervenka vs Z Mladek, 1994
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon Levenfish(B71) 1-0Battle rages center to Kside
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Guard
A Moiseenko vs M Moskwinski, 2010
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B72) 1-0 Dandy discovery Qs face-off
Lasker vs R Short, 1892
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical (B72) 0-1 Dbl Rook Sacs
E Garcia vs M Preuss, 2005
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 0-1
G28: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical (B72) 0-1 Oops!
Short vs Chiburdanidze, 1985
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Dragon. Classical. Battery (B73) 1-0 Kts or Bishops?
D Galula vs H Leone, 1954
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
Dragon. Classical Battery Variation (B73) 1-0 f6 gets flattened
M Illescas vs S Rachels, 1987
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Classical (B73) 1-0 See blogspot link
V Vepkhvishvili vs J Wiedersich, 1993
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B75) 1-0 Race of the Rooks
M Farre vs A Gudmundsson, 1958
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk deviate (B75) 1-0Rxf7 Remove Def
E Tate vs Shabalov, 2006
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
"Starting Out: The Sicilian" John Emms has different move order
D Minic vs P N Lee, 1964
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Passer
Anand vs J Pastor Gomis, 2007
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 0-1 Brilliancy
I Lesnik vs J Siska, 1948
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0One-sided
Shredder vs Hydra, 2004
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
B76 1-0 33
Carlsen vs M Praszak, 2005
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Panov (B76) 1-0 give + or get +
V Kovalev vs T Nabaty, 2011
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Game 2 in 'My 60 Memorable Games' by Robert James Fischer.
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Winning Chess Brilliancies by Seirawan - Game 2
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 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
Game 291: Chess Informant Best Games 201-300
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1980
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Invincible pawn seems to be holding a dagger to the K's throat
Shabalov vs L Basin, 1989
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 1-0 Open h-file battery
M Vukcevich vs M Vanhoorne, 1960
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1Opposite wings battle
D Durham vs Kudrin, 1989
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Chinese Var (B78) 1-0 Brilliancy
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2008
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 0-1Discovery; overloaded Q
L Nemkova vs D Hahalev, 2010
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 12 moves, 0-1
GK switched from his customary Najdorf to the Dragon Variation.
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 0-1 Dbl R sac!!
T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Old Line (B78) 1-0 R battery #
G Welling vs M Martens, 1988
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 33 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Soltis Var (B79) 0-1 Like Clockwork
A Sterck vs A Zubarev, 2012
(B79) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4, 24 moves, 0-1
Sharpen Your Tactics 1000-1125 Problem 1038, move 20.
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
B80 1-0 30
D Stets vs M Oleksienko, 2009
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 0-1 Fearless N!!
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 2006
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1
Najdorf plays the Sicilian Defense Scheveningen (B80) 0-1
V Palermo vs Najdorf, 1968
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 0-1 Neat P finish
T Hillarp Persson vs H Grooten, 2007
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 0-1 Zwischenfork!
P Wolff vs Ivanchuk, 1987
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Keres Attk (B81) 1-0 Q&N sacs for Hook #
K Spraggett vs Suba, 1994
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 A Big Suprise!
Vladimirov vs Epishin, 1987
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Sic Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attk Perenyi Gambit (B81) 1-0!!
B Perenyi vs A Schneider, 1978
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 Central control
N Paikidze vs C Balogh, 2010
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam (B82) 1-0 Unusual sacs, Q prevails
Anand vs Kasparov, 1991
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B82) 1-0 Notes by Dembo
Y Dembo vs R Palaj, 1994
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Var(B82) 1-0 Q sac opens g-file
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 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. Modern (B83) 1-0Impressive; w/great ease
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 1-0 Greek Gift
F J Perez vs R Toran, 1956
(B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 0-1 Remove the Defender
F Bohatirchuk vs Capablanca, 1925
(B83) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 0-1 Smothered Mate
R Slade vs D V Hooper, 1947
(B83) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0 Rxf7 exposes king
H Akvist vs G Kuzmin, 1976
(B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 0-1 Book it
Geller vs Kasparov, 1981
(B83) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 1-0 Q blunder vs 8 yr old
J Polgar vs H Grooten, 1984
(B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0 RxBf7, N interfere
R Tischbierek vs Tseshkovsky, 1984
(B83) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Sic Scheveningen. Modern Var(B83) 0-1 Up the exchange, K safety
V Ciocaltea vs Tal, 1974
(B83) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1
Sic Scheveningen. Classical (B83) 0-1 Exchange sac creates pin
P Zarnicki vs Kasparov, 1992
(B83) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
B84 1-0 26
C Lutz vs J Balcerak, 2000
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Exposed
K Junge vs W Sahlmann, 1944
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Scheveningen (B84) 1-0 Ns, Pins, Q gets in!!
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. Scheveningen (B84) 0-1 Weak back rank despite 2Rs
H Lehmann vs Fischer, 1965
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Q suckers Q
J Mestel vs Suba, 1978
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 0-1
Levenfish vs Kotov, 1940
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 29: Chess Informant Best Game of Each Volume 1-64
Karpov vs Huebner, 1980
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0
Three !! exclamation moves in kingside attack; Underpromotion
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical(B84) 1-0Sweeter than doughnuts
F Bohatirchuk vs N Kopaev, 1938
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical(B84) 1-0Brave Ns, Connected Ps
Shirov vs J Polgar, 1996
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 20 in Instructive Chess Miniatures by E. Ataman
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0
Sic Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Black Ns in White camp
A Semeniuk vs Tukmakov, 1975
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Sic Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Black has luft & the pin
N Cortlever vs G Stoltz, 1941
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Useless promotion
G Thomas vs Szabo, 1939
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 0-1
Sic Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 Sting in tail Q+ & fork R
Torre vs Bogoljubov, 1925
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 0-1
Polgar punishes Black for allowing pawn to arrive to f6
S Polgar vs Suba, 1989
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical, Paulsen (B85)0-1 f7 is secure
A Vajda vs Kotov, 1949
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
Ch. 10, p.149 Modern Art of Attack by Smith & Hall
Karpov vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1972
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Pun writer deserves a date with Laetitia Casta
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var - Pin (B87) 0-1 Off-hand
Fine vs Fischer, 1963
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 h-file battery
Pospisil vs Keller, 1984
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 The 6th
L Christiansen vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2006
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Sharp Q sac eye pop
J Arizmendi Martinez vs Yagupov, 2003
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 16 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Nf7 Corner # Extend
E Tate vs D Coleman, 1993
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 19 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 2 minor sac offers
Tal vs M Mukhin, 1972
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87)1-0 B sac for a P roller
Fischer vs J Rubinetti, 1970
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 24 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Thematic sacs
M Ashley vs Nakamura, 2003
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 25 moves, 0-1
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Var (B88)1-0 h-file assault
P Large vs A Muir, 1978
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
B88 1-0 32
Bronstein vs A Lein, 1971
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
B88 1-0 27
A Dgebuadze vs D Baramidze, 2002
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Variation
S Sursock vs Larsen, 1970
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt (B88) 0-1 Guns drawn all
J Jezek vs Boleslavsky, 1957
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt(B88) 1-0Sac, rob the pin
R Nezhmetdinov vs Romanov, 1950
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1 Simul misfire
Fischer vs J Rubinstein, 1971
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Var (B88) 1-0 Q sac!
Fischer vs Pilnik, 1959
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sic Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt (B88)1-0 Spaghetti thru nose
S Stefanov vs S Polgar, 1984
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
B89 1-0 31
Velimirovic vs J Fridjonsson, 1974
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
B89 1-0 31
J Bradford vs J Tarjan, 1978
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
B89 1-0 25
Balashov vs A Lukin, 1967
(B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Excellent kibitz p. 3
A Soltis vs D Gurevich, 1981
(B89) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk ML. Sherbakov (B89) 1-0 Trampoline!
Geller vs I Vatnikov, 1950
(B89) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0
B89 1-0 32
A Sherzer vs D Gurevich, 1987
(B89) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Here, have a N & some Rs
Velimirovic vs V Bukal Sr, 1971
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. ML (B89) 1-0 Smashin' Sac Attack
A Sokolov vs Salov, 1983
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 U14 /Notes by Dembo
Y Dembo vs I Krush, 1996
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Doubled Rooks, P wedge
A Sacks vs M Micayabas, 1984
(B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Mr. Dragoljub Velimirovic goes for the jugular!
Velimirovic vs J Sofrevski, 1965
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def Fischer-Sozin Attk. Main Line (B89) 0-1 Attk on f2
S Zierk vs Robson, 2009
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Guess the finish
Huebner vs F Visier Segovia, 1974
(B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Game 77 in The Golden Dozen... by Irving Chernev
Fischer vs Bolbochan, 1962
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Get the Q in close and support her
H Rossetto vs J Behrensen, 1958
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Useless Interposition Game
J Waitzkin vs P Jaracz, 1994
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attk (B90) 0-1 Conquests of the Knights
V Petkovski vs Timoshenko, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. English Attk (B90) 0-1 Exchange sac
Movsesian vs Kasparov, 2000
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Youngster traps Q
Bologan vs Karjakin, 2003
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Rob the pin
O Vlasova vs Ruoshui Cao, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1 Neither have castled
P V Vishnu vs Nakamura, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1 Shabby Kside defense
M Song vs A Rahman, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 B pair slices board
B Vuckovic vs M Kostromin, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 N can't stop passer
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Both Kings are cut-off
Fischer vs Tal, 1959
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Discovery wins a pawn, Qs come off
Short vs Ljubojevic, 1987
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1
ChessCafe.com: Polgar on Chess-"best of 2008"
V Akopian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attk Perenyi Gambit(B90) 1-0Vicious
J Polgar vs Anand, 1999
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
Game 129 in 'Understanding Chess Middlegames' by John Nunn.
Ivanchuk vs Topalov, 1996
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Battery on the half-open f-file
S Polgar vs L Schandorff, 1989
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. English Attack Anti-E (B90) 1-0Rule the open file!
V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack Anti-English (B90) 0-1 Tactics
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1999
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 0-1
Game 112 in 'Understanding Chess Middlegames' by John Nunn.
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0 Deflect the Q defender
Karjakin vs E Alekseev, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 1-0Volatile P levers
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Anand sacs piece for passed pawns supported by bishop pair
Anand vs Topalov, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack Anti-English (B90) 1-0 Lucky
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Deliberately hang pieces and win!
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Unstoppable c-pawn march
Grischuk vs Fressinet, 2000
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Spearhead
Carlsen vs Ponomariov, 2009
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 810 of Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
C Lutz vs Ftacnik, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. English Attk (B90) 1-0 In fine form
Browne vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2004
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Black puts 6 pieces Qside
H Zieher vs H Huenerkopf, 1982
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf English Attack (B90) 1-0 All long rangers prod
A Lukin vs T Khasanov, 1983
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 P storm, Q sac
A Stukopin vs J Ferreira, 2010
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attk (B90) 1-0 En prise N
V Spasov vs G Tringov, 1998
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 16 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
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 K walk
Anand vs de Firmian, 1986
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Chess Informant 21
Tseshkovsky vs Browne, 1976
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) (B91) 1-0 Brutal Kside pile-up
Panov vs N Sorokin, 1953
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky. Modern Line (B92) 0-1
Unzicker vs Tal, 1977
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1Notes by Fischer
Unzicker vs Fischer, 1962
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1Reversed Opera House #
Mac Hack VI vs Fischer, 1977
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1
Game 89 in Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
Geller vs Polugaevsky, 1961
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 84: The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time by John Emms.
G Zaichik vs Psakhis, 1980
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
Sic Najdorf. Opocensky (B92) 1-0 Impressive GM-like sac
Y Shen vs E Karavade, 2006
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Killer ++
J Polgar vs Ivanchuk, 1995
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam (B93) 1-0 Decoy R sac sets up Nxf7+
R Nezhmetdinov vs Aronin, 1950
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 21 in Art of the Middle Game by Keres & Kotov
Keres vs J Sajtar, 1954
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B94) 1-0 W pounds the 6th, two Q sacs
M Stean vs Browne, 1974
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Stein had a plus score against Tal and Spassky!!
Stein vs Tal, 1961
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Viktor Kupreichik - The Marvel from Minsk
Kupreichik vs G Danner, 1966
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 0-1 Bxb2+ Decoy
G Mittermayr vs C Kleijn, 2009
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
First Brilliancy Prize of the tournament...and deservedly so!
R Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli, 1954
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 0-1 White should play NxN instead of BxB
Shabalov vs Baklan, 2009
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B95) 1-0 Nxe6 sac arranges spearhead
G Mukhin vs I Platonov, 1969
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Najdorf/Hedgehog (B95) 1-0 Q+ & fork EAD Bishop
Huynh Mai Phuong Dung vs T Nguyen, 2005
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 34 moves, 1-0
Black's 23...RxBd3!! demolishes White's pawn structure
T Luther vs Yudasin, 1989
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) 1-0 Scintillating
E Berg vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0Back-to-back N sacs arrange discover+
Chiburdanidze vs Dvoirys, 1980
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Surprise jab
Tal vs Larsen, 1957
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
"Jeepers Kuipers, How'd You Beat Art Pijpers?"
S Kuipers vs A Pijpers, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Polugayevsky, Simagin Line (B96) 1-0 Q sac
Westerinen vs G Sigurjonsson, 1977
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Bxb5 (B96) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
J de Wit vs L Gutman, 1984
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Black triples on the c-file
M Perunovic vs B Tadic, 2007
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Variation by Najdorf (B96) 0-1 Boden's Mate
L Steiner vs Najdorf, 1937
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97) 1-0 Sacrificial Kside Attack
H Hamdouchi vs Bologan, 2002
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (T)
I Bilek vs Fischer, 1962
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Here she comes!
J M Boey vs O'Kelly, 1957
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn (B97) 1-0 From Q to K
A Beliavsky vs M Stean, 1982
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Dizzy Sacrifices
G Mahia vs Quinteros, 1980
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 0-1 Down 2 pawns
Fischer vs Geller, 1967
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1
Fischer-Spassky Move by Move by Larry Evans & Ken Smith p.122
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0Examine last move
Tal vs Tolush, 1956
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1-0 Speed game
Bronstein vs Tal, 1975
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Sharp!
Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2015
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1-0 Exciting finale
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2006
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
an impressive demolition of pawn structure combination
Timman vs Quinteros, 1973
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf (B98) 0-1 Fischer's Q could pawn grab, live to tell
M Matov vs Fischer, 1968
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 0-1
Game 108 in Amazing Chess Moves by John Emms
Keres vs Najdorf, 1955
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
Game 30 in The Golden Dozen by Irving Chernev
Spassky vs Pilnik, 1955
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Main Line (B99) 1-0 Rxe6+ sac & handy N work
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Thematic Bxb5 sacrifice
Velimirovic vs R Al-Qazzaz, 1974
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Main Line (B99) 1-0 En prise Ns for dinner
J R Gascon del Nogal vs Sidi Mohamed Tajedine, 2016
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 0-1 Blast the Qside
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 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
The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 46
Bronstein vs Browne, 1990
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Combinational promotion
Tal vs Koblents, 1961
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Four minors take down the Q
Zukertort vs C De Vere, 1872
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Detailed blogger notes
Nisipeanu vs M Paragua, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: unClosed (B23) 1-0 Swift punishment
Spassky vs D Hepner, 1986
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 16 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 (B95) 0-1 b-file blast
M Mrdja vs Mecking, 2006
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1
Gem of Calvia B56 1-0 22
A Rodriguez Vila vs Z Kozul, 2004
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Kramnik vs J Piket, 1995
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0
A Maier vs P Ljubic, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs Shamkovich, 1954
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
P Pedrak vs E Ho, 2010
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Blatny vs W Zili, 1988
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0
Short vs N Grandelius, 2009
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Benjamin vs Gufeld, 1998
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0
J Bourne vs Low Ying Min, 2003
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
K Noren vs S Homa, 2002
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1
K Menyah vs J Mestel, 2005
(B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
M Surtees vs P Bonafont, 2006
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 28 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs H Runde, 2002
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 32 moves, 1-0
Grischuk vs J Geller, 2004
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
A I Zakharov vs A Bannik, 1963
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1995
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1
J Zhao vs J Zhou, 2012
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
V Lyukmanov vs D Jabot, 1998
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 30 moves, 1-0
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0
I Cheparinov vs Pelletier, 2007
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
G Kuzmin vs A Groszpeter, 1990
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
H Bohm vs A Kochyev, 1977
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1
G Ravinsky vs G Ilivitsky, 1952
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Qside Sac Attack!
E Berg vs M Atabayev, 2011
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0
Fredthebear will return before the national debt is paid off.
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Navara vs P Polak, 1996
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
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