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Mostly C40's in here. Site under construction.

Thank you to Mughug, Jungol, ChessCoachClark.

prime rib says EG a blitz opening tried by Black: White should take on d5 and play Qe2, Nc3 winning e4 pawn. Qd1 backward move and d3 are fine.

* Mato shows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ber...

King's Pawn Opening
Chicago Gambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nxe5 Nxe5 4.d4

Latvian Gambit
Latvian Gambit (Greco Countergambit) – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 Latvian Gambit (Lobster Gambit) – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g42 Svendenborg's Variation – C40 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nf6 4.Bc4 fxe4 5.Nf7 Qe7 6.Nxh8 d5

Petrov's Defence
Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nxe4 4.Nc3 Nxc3 5.dxc3 f6 Cochrane Gambit – C42 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 Urusov Gambit – C43 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4

Philidor Defence
Locock Gambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6 4.Ng5 h6 5.Nxf7 Lopez Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 Philidor Countergambit – C41 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5

Ponziani Opening
Ponziani Countergambit – C44 – 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 f5

The clash of ideas brings forth the spark of truth. ~ Australian proverb

"It's a lot of things that I consider (what opening to play). Obviously, my opponent's rating—I don't want to play an equal game where I don't have many winning chances. But also, my mood is important, and my opponent's styles themselves." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

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

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

* Open Games categorized: Game Collection: The Open Games: 1.e4 e5

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

* What we came here for: Opening Explorer

* Analyze: Game Collection: Läufer gegen Springer (Varnusz)

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

* 38 Tactics: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Wei Yi spent 48 minutes on a move: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF8...

* Prize Games: Game Collection: Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters

* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Artful: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Every Friday: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5xW...

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

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

* God hears all: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s2fR...

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Hard habit to break: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O31i...

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

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

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

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

* Land: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O4F2...

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

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

* New Yorks, Londons: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uUoZ...

* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)

* Op Epics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1Yy_...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Solos: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I5Ku...

* Suffering: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D90...

* Ukraine: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HN_u...

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

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

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

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

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

Checkmate
by Dream Fisher

When you start, everything is wide open,
Your actions are completely limitless.
Hold onto that feeling for a moment.
As soon as you move, direction is created,
These moves have purpose even at random
Structure begins to form around them.
Are you a king? Are you a pawn?
Look closely, are they really that different?

I'll tell you the difference, if you'd like.
A pawn can move one or two spaces ahead
Some may make it to the other side,
But a king, a king can turn back if he wanted
For when he dies, that's the end of the ride.
With a queen going every and anywhere
And a rook keeping straight in his sights.
Remember, your actions are limitless
So when you move, be sure to move right.

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

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

Fred Wellmuth was a strong amateur from California

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." - Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal

* 50 Soviet Attacks: Game Collection: Chernev: The Russians Play Chess

* 2008 POTD: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2008

* 2012-2015 Attacks: Game Collection: 2012-2015 Attacking Games (Naiditsch/Balogh)

* 2016 Stunners: Game Collection: 2016 Stunning Victories (Naiditsch/Balogh/Maze)

* Alekhine Alert: Game Collection: Alekhine Alert by Timothy Taylor

* Attacking Themes: Game Collection: Attacking Themes

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* Best of All: Game Collection: Best Chess Games of All Time

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* Bishop Pair Promotions: Game Collection: Bishop pair + passed pawns = winning equation

* Boden's Mate: Game Collection: Boden's Mate

* Brilliant: Game Collection: hans bouwmeesters 100 briljante partijen

* Checkmate Minis: Game Collection: Checkmate miniatures

* Chess Minis I: Game Collection: Chess Miniatures, Collection I

* Classics: Game Collection: 19 th century classics

* Common Phrases and Terms: https://www.ragchess.com/chess-basi...

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Defensive Combos: Game Collection: Defensive Combinations

* Double Bishop Sacrifices: Game Collection: Double Bishop Sacrifices (dedicated to Anatoly K

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Glass-like Gambit for Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAI...

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

* GoY's 40 Favs: Game Collection: GoY's favorite games

* h-file attacks: Game Collection: h-file Attacks, some Greek Gifts by Fredthebear

* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...

* Imagination: Game Collection: Imagination in Chess

* Immortal Games: Game Collection: Immortal games

* King's Pawn Theory and Practice: Game Collection: Chess Openings: Theory and Practice, Section 1

* Surprise Knockouts: Game Collection: quick knockouts of greats

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

* Nuremberg 1896: Nuremberg (1896)

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

* Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/

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

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

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

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

* People on Another Level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7V...

* Open Game Minis: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (I)

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Power Play: Game Collection: The Giants of Power Play by Neil McDonald

* Named Mates: Game Collection: Named Mates

* Queen's Indian Defense: Game Collection: Understanding the Queen's Indian Defense

* Quick Deadly Traps: Game Collection: super quick deadly traps and such

* Quick Knockouts: Game Collection: quick knockouts by traps

* Reti's Masterful Book: Game Collection: Masters of the Chessboard (Reti)

* Sammy Reshevsky:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Scotties: Game Collection: tpstar SG

* Storming the Barricades: Game Collection: Storming The Barricades

* Trap Collection: Game Collection: Trap Collection #2

* Vladimir's book: Game Collection: Art of Attack in Chess Vladamir Vukovic & Chess

* Volume 24: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 24

* Kevin Wicker's Book: Game Collection: 0

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

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

The thought crossed my gentle mind that CGs needs some additional avatar variance of figures like Emory and Andrew Tate, Tani Adewumi, James Black Jr., Ambakisye Osayaba, Tom "Murph" Murphy, and Pontus Carlsson, Taahir Levi, Praggy and Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Adhiban Baskaran, Manuel Aaron, and Juan Carlos González Zamora, María Teresa Mora Iturralde, Daniela De la Parra, Alejandra Guerrero Rodríguez, Azarya Jodi Setyaki, Medina Warda Aulia, Errol Tiwari, Elshan Moradiabadi, Joey Razo, Collette McGruder, Diamond Shakoor, Phiona Mutesi, Jessica Hyatt, Jean-Pierre and Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev, Rout Padmini and Hou Yifan and Zhao Xue, Medhat Moheb, Yao Ming and Awonder Liang, Jeffery Xiong and Liem Le, Li Chao and the like. Our avatars are rather lily silly; not everybody looks like Smith, Jones, Thomas, or Mikhail.

On the other hand, we definitely need some redheads too (Anna Rudolf, Isla Fisher, Jude Acers, Prince Harry, Ed Sheeran)!! I'd say at least a dozen redheads, some with and without beards. Some Canadians too!

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

Question: What's the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone.

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

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

"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...

In Melitopol, terrible terror has been reigning for over a year. It's quiet, you can't see it on the streets - reported CNN. Anyone who has rejected a Russian passport may become a victim of repression. They can't access the hospital, can't function normally. The "incredible" occupant also takes away the land. Arrests and torture, unfortunately, are common practices.

Partisans are engaged in attacking Russian logistics and eliminating collaborators and Russian officers. They actively cooperate with Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) and are ready for sabotage activities in case the front arrives.

Before the war, Melitopol had a population of 154,000. The city, located in the southeastern part of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, was occupied by the Russians on March 1, 2022 Eastern Time. Since then, it has been waiting for liberation, but that does not mean that the inhabitants are idle. From the beginning of the war, there has been a partisan movement in and around the city.

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

"Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." ― Elizabeth Green

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." ― Andy (Tim Robbins), "The Shawshank Redemption"

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

<<<Paul Revere's Ride>

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882>

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,
— One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm."

Then he said "Good night!" and with muffled oar

Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war:
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.

Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street
Wanders and watches with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers
Marching down to their boats on the shore.

Then he climbed to the tower of the church,
Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,—
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
To the highest window in the wall,
Where he paused to listen and look down
A moment on the roofs of the town,
And the moonlight flowing over all.

Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead,
In their night-encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence so deep and still
That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
A moment only he feels the spell
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread
Of the lonely belfry and the dead;
For suddenly all his thoughts are bent
On a shadowy something far away,
Where the river widens to meet the bay,—
A line of black, that bends and floats
On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.

Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride,
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse's side,
Now gazed on the landscape far and near,
Then impetuous stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle-girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry-tower of the old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height,
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns!

A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark

Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet:

That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light,

The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight,

Kindled the land into flame with its heat.

He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders, that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.

It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the cock,
And the barking of the farmer's dog,
And felt the damp of the river-fog,
That rises when the sun goes down.

It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.

It was two by the village clock,
When he came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.

You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British Regulars fired and fled,—
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall,
Chasing the red-coats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.

So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.>

In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than in shark attacks in the past 100 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCz...

<Sep-12-21 offramp:

"Yeah I'm sorry,
I can't afford a Ferrari,
But that don't mean
I can't get you there
I guess he's an X-box,
and I'm more Aryan Tari
But the way you play
your game ain't fair.">

CG Biography: Aryan Tari

<In a park people come across a man playing chess against a <dog>. They are astonished and say:

"What a clever <dog>!"

But the man protests:

"No, no, he isn't that clever. I'm leading three games to one!">

Galatians 6:7 in the Bible "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap."

'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

"We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!" ― John Adams

"....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 Fooles Mate
Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe.
White Kings pawne one houſe.
Black kings knights pawne two houſes
White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe>
— Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play

Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4#

There are <eight> distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.

Of the <eight> planets in the Solar System, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn were observed by Babylonian astronomers as early as the 2nd millennium BC. The Greek Aristarchus of Samos (310–230 bc) also correctly observed the position of Earth in relation to the planets – known as the heliocentric model.

<"Sestrilla, hafelina
Jue amourasestrilla
Awou jue selaviena
En patre jue

Translation:

Beloved one, little cat
I love you for all time
In this time
And all others">

― Christine Feehan

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

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

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

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

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

Q: How do poets say hello?
A: "Hey, haven't we metaphor?"

Thank you, Qindarka!

Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake.

The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

<<<The Chess Player> by Howard Altmann>

They've left. They've all left.
The pigeon feeders have left.
The old men on the benches have left.
The white-gloved ladies with the Great Danes have left. The lovers who thought about coming have left.
The man in the three-piece suit has left.
The man who was a three-piece band has left.
The man on the milkcrate with the bible has left. Even the birds have left.
Now the trees are thinking about leaving too.
And the grass is trying to turn itself in.
Of course the buses no longer pass.
And the children no longer ask.
The air wants to go and is in discussions.
The clouds are trying to steer clear.
The sky is reaching for its hands.
Even the moon sees what's going on.
But the stars remain in the dark.
As does the chess player.
Who sits with all his pieces
In position.>

Capitonyms are words which change their meaning if the first letter is capitalized. For example: Turkey (the country) and turkey (the bird).

The Dove and the Ant

The same instruction we may get
From another couple, smaller yet.

A dove came to a brook to drink,
When, leaning over its crumbling brink,
An ant fell in, and vainly tried,
In this, to her, an ocean tide,
To reach the land; whereat the dove,
With every living thing in love,
Was prompt a spire of grass to throw her,
By which the ant regained the shore.

A barefoot scamp, both mean and sly,
Soon after chanced this dove to spy;
And, being armed with bow and arrow,
The hungry codger doubted not
The bird of Venus, in his pot,
Would make a soup before the morrow.
Just as his deadly bow he drew,
Our ant just bit his heel.
Roused by the villain's squeal,
The dove took timely hint, and flew
Far from the rascal's coop; –
And with her flew his soup.

Riddle Question: What is at the end of a rainbow?

Riddle Answer: The letter W.

Annabel Lee
by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

"....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

The Bear
~ Author Unknown ~

Here is a cave, (make a fist)
Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist)
Now he comes out
To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle)
When snow starts to fall,
He hurries inside
His warm little cave,
And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand)

"God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world." — Billy Graham

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness." — Billy Graham

<<"The Peace Of Wild Things"> by Wendell Berry

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.>

Life rarely goes to plan.
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going."

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.

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

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

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

Hawaii's state flag is the only US state flag to feature the Union Jack upon it.

American microbiologist <Maurice Ralph Hilleman> is accredited with developing 8 of the 14 routine vaccinations used today, these being; Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis A & B, Chickenpox, Meningitis, Pneumonia, and Hemophilia influenza. He also discovered that Chlamydia was not a virus as it was previously thought to be.

"A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits." — Richard M. Nixon

"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." — Albert Einstein

Proverbs 14:29-35

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If eaten in one meal, 30 to 90 grams of polar bear liver is enough to kill a human being.

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

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

"Without integrity and honor, having everything means nothing." ― Robin Sharma

"Those who play with fire will get burnt." ~ Portuguese Proverb

Ah, St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

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French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages." ― William Shakespeare

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason. — Voltaire

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

Z is for Zipper (to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

Zipper starts with letter Z,
Letter Z, letter Z,
Zipper starts with Letter Z,
/z/, /z/, /z/, /z/!

<In 1592, during the reign of King James VI, the Earl of Huntly was given a commission by the king to hunt down the <Earl of Moray> (who was married to Elizabeth, the king's cousin). He tracked him down to a house in Donibristle in Fife but the <Earl of Moray> would not surrender. The house was set on fire and the <Earl of Moray> was killed. During the fracas, Huntly gashed his face. "You have spoiled a better face than your own," said the dying <Earl of Moray>. The Morays were the hereditary keepers of Doune castle in Perthshire.

The Bonnie <Earl Of Moray> Ye Hielan's an' ye Lowlan's
O, where have ye been?
They hae slain the <Earl of Moray> And lain him on the green.
He was a braw gallant
And he rode at the ring.
An' the bonnie <Earl of Moray> O, he micht hae been the king!
O, lang may his lady
Look frae the castle Doune,
Ere she see the <Earl of Moray> Come soundin' through the toun.

Now way be to thee, Huntly
And wherefore did ye sae?
I bade you bring him wi' you
But forbade you him to slay.
He was a braw gallant
And he play'd at the ball
An' the Bonnie <Earl of Moray> Was a flower among them all.
Lang may his lady
Look from the Castle Doune,
Ere she see the <Earl of Moray> Come soundin' through the toun.

Ye Hielan's and ye Lowlan's
O where hae ye been?
They have slain the <Earl of Moray> An' laid him on the green.
He was a braw gallant
And he rode at the gluve
An' the Bonnie <Earl of Moray> O, he was the Queens' true love.
Lang will his lady
Look frae the Castle Doune,
Ere she see the <Earl of Moray> Come soundin' through the toun.>

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Odds game produces Legal's mate w/an extra step!
C F Smith vs NN, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0

Black cannot mirror White in the Russian Game
O Bernstein vs NN, 1931 
(000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0

French Exchange/Petroff Structure Van't Kruijs (A00) · 0-1
Tartakower vs H Fahrni, 1911 
(C01) French, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1

Uncommon (A00) 1-0 Like a Lion/Philidor Defense Bxf7
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Barnes Opening: Walkerling (A00) 1-0 1 defender isn't enough
H Walkerling vs Nagy, 1930 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Invitation to Sicilian Alapin; e4Pawn looks free for the taking
G Welling vs T Veugen, 1979 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 4 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Beware same side B&N
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 0-1

King Pawn Game, Center Pawn Duo vs 2...f6? (C20) 1-0 Laugher
Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Petrov's Def (C30) 0-1Queens out early
N Littlewood vs R G Wade, 1964 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1

Damiano Def. Chigorin Gambit (C40) If 3...Qe7 MUST RETREAT Nf3
J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano Variation (C42) 1-0 Book Trap Blindfolded
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano, Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1-0 More copycat
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Transposals - Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0
P Journoud vs de Riviere, 1859 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0

Philidor: Lopez Countergambit (C41) · 1-0 miniature
J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 It went according to plan
Fischer vs K Chaney, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Let me count the ways
Koltanowski vs Denhaene, 1931 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0 Black Q is overworked
Koltanowski vs R McKeag, 1936 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Reminder of the amateur missing the fork
Koltanowski vs K Cable, 1960 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

3...Bc5 is not so good for Black
Koltanowski vs J Spence, 1960 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

A simple 7 ... Qf6 holds things together for Black
G Robinson vs C Davie, 1916 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Philidor Alapin-Blackburne Gambit (C41) 0-1 Dangerous!
J Szigeti vs L Deak, 1988 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

BA1 Cochrane Gambit. Bishop check line (C42) · 1-0
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1851 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

BA2 Cochrane Gambit. Center Variation (C42) · 1-0
M Galyas vs F Pasztor, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

BA3 Cochrane Gambit. Center Variation (C42) · 1-0
Messinger vs M Rack, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

BA4 Cochrane Gambit. Center Variation (C42) · 1-0
A Vitolinsh vs V Meijers, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

BA5 Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit (C42) · 1/2-1/2
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

D1) Petrov Def Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1/2- Ez, no problems
F Vallejo Pons vs Ivanchuk, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

D2) Petrov Def Nimzowitsch Attack(C42) 1/2-Keep calm under fire
E Safarli vs R Ramesh, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

D3) Petrov Def Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2- Popular W approach
Kramnik vs Adams, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

D4) Petrov Def Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 1/2-Instructive
Leko vs Bacrot, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

D5) Petrov Def Classical Attack. Jaenisch(C42) 1/2-Fork tactics
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Z1 The immune knight becomes a real problem
Sid Ali Gheroufella vs D Salim, 2000
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Z2 Wht fianchetto backfires; exchanges allow Blk to rob pin
S Dubois vs G De Koucheleff, 1880 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Z3 Long range pieces reign against exposed royalty
A Mathiassen vs S Sorensen, 1862 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Z4 W knabs overworked pawn, B offers Q sac to expose pin
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Z5 The open f-file is a decisive highway for Black
F Bernsdorfer vs W Hasenfuss, 1937 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Z6 Black doubles on 2nd rank w/Q, arranges discovered #
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Z7 White must reconsider his exchanges
A Hariman vs P Mary, 2000 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Z8 Central sacrifices can be productive, but not here
T Pym vs G J Dannenberg, 2006 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Z9 Game Changer Pin: 22...Bb6 and 23...Nde5 robs it
B Kovacevic vs D D Milutinovic, 2008 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Z10 EG: Black has outside majority & White runs out of moves
R J Sutton vs M Wojnar, 2006 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Z11 Typical Q check and fork miniature
M Duppel vs P Rouzaud, 2001 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 8 moves, 0-1

Z14 Keres wins his last game with the Latvian
Vassaguron vs Keres, 1972 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 48 moves, 0-1

Z15 White re-deploys too often; Black exchange sac finalizes!
C A Young vs D LeMoir, 1999
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

prime rib 1 Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer V Main line Nxe5
Rublevsky vs E Maljutin, 1991 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

prime rib 2, Latvian G Accepted. Bilguer V, Q trade, tactics up
G Laderchi vs J Malmstrom, 1997
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack (C40) · 0-1
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mason CG (C40) 1-0 Self-pin; remove defender
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Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Pile on the pin
D G Baird vs Blackburne, 1898 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0 DB UNLOADS
Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer (C40) 0-1 You've been warned
Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Greco Var (C40) 0-1Discovered+ gets the loose Q
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Twas known as Greco Counter-Gambit before renamed; Castle up!
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attk Poisoned Pawn (C40) NN had a chance!
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Accepted 3.exf5 Nc6 4.d4 (C40) 1/2-1/2
K Richter vs Petrov, 1936 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Black has space advantage but White hits f7
Alekhine vs Fine, 1937 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Lion Def. Anti-Philidor. Lion's Cave (B07) 1-0 R sac, Arabian#
Z Andriasian vs B Burg, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense (B07) 0-1 Queenside passers will pay off
A Moiseenko vs Caruana, 2014 
(B07) Pirc, 43 moves, 0-1

Lion/Philidor (Not a Pirc) Defense (B07) 0-1 Black has passers
Q Seijp V/d vs T Kett, 2014 
(B07) Pirc, 28 moves, 0-1

Knight swap w/eyes wide shut; Double B bombing!
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Kingside attack
Charousek vs M Englander, 1894 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.b3 Bc5 (C20) 1-0 Dbl R's on h-file
J Meyer vs R Klees, 2001 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Napoleon Attack (C20) · 0-1
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Q batteries
J Colborne vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 25 The Black rook works behind White lines
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1892 
(C22) Center Game, 50 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese CG (C23) 0-1 White Q attacks alone
Otto vs von der Lasa, 1839 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Philidor/Vienna Game (C25) · 1-0
I Ujhazi vs B Ivanovic, 1963 
(C27) Vienna Game, 53 moves, 1-0

KGD similar to a Philidor; Old old game!
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGD similar to a Philidor
J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGD similar to a Philidor; Legal's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Petrov's Defense (C30) · 0-1
Chigorin vs O Bernstein, 1903 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

KGD Philidor's type defense; A Knight on the 6th
Jong vs Jacobson, 1918 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

KGD Philidor's type defense; White infiltrates
Short vs H Wright, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

KGD Philidor's type defense
I Maclellan vs D Thompson, 1984 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1

A defense to be aware of - KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1/2-
D Beer vs G T Carter, 1988 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

KGA Bishop's Gambit Bledow CG (C33) 0-1 Battery open g-file
R Eames vs Adams, 2010 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1

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

K Pawn: Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 The Krejcik queen trap
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

prime rib gives simple White approach to Elephant's Gambit
F Shiraliyeva vs N Mehbalieva, 2001
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Maroczy (C40) 0-1 Q sac removes the defender
Poehlmann vs E Diemer, 1947 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) · 1-0 WILD
M Lange vs M C Schmucker, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: A game of chase
E Thorold vs F Deacon, 1860 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: After giveway, the pin is decisive
E Cravens vs K Kluge, 1996 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit (C40)Discovered double check on the open e-file
A Toth vs C Guerra Costa, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

prime rib exd5 line, hit e4 pawn, model win, extra pawn counts
E Ghaem Maghami vs P Skatchkov, 2013
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian Fork Trick (C46) 0-1 ...b5 Q trap
R Rysan vs M Drtina, 1994 
(C46) Three Knights, 10 moves, 0-1

Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Nge7 chopped up again!
A Smorodsky vs B Gregory, 1914 
(C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

Legall's Mate: Good to know miniature
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Legall's Mate in the Italian Game
F Knauer vs H Boehm, 1995 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: General (C40) 1-0 Cross-pin again!
W Schelfhout vs NN, 1910 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

There's no more sudden knockout than discovered double check!!
E F Wendell vs Dr. Lindos, 1903 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Var (C40) 0-1 She can't do it by herself
NN vs Bronstein, 1954 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Get every piece in play
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Even Steven Throughout
Tal vs A Freidl, 1970 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Blistering Black Attack
Gligoric vs Holze, 1970 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Beautiful fork or mate
Romanishin vs H van Riemsdijk, 1979 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

White is up the exchange and two pawns but loses
R Kobs vs P Hammer, 1987 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Don't wait a move!
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

A different approach to the Philidor; Knight penetration
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

The Most Famous Game
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 QxN?
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Great imagination from the Carribean Tal
T Sakelsek vs P Corbin, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

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

Schlechter's gems; 2 Bishops vs Rook Ending
Schlechter vs Alekhine, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Classic Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) · 1-0
Anderssen vs Paulsen, 1873 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Masterful Rook Use: Penetrate, Capture, Cut-off, Support
Schlechter vs Mason, 1903 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Classic (C41) Philidor Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
Steinitz vs G MacDonnell, 1865 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

If 3...Bg4, Black play the gambit 4...Nd7
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor, Hanham. Steiner Variation (C41) 1-0 Casual game
Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Phase 2
Fischer vs A Sandrin, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

You copied your opponent's moves in a symmetrical position in w
Ed Lasker vs Alekhine, 1908 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Rellstab Var(C41) 1-0 2-sided danger
F Manca vs F Braga, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Castling opposite, pawn storm, Black's queen romps!
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Center pawn duo and fianchetto against Philidor
Korchnoi vs C Guimard, 1960 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 59 moves, 1-0

Philidor Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 This beauty never happened?!
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The hangin' queen mate
F Dupre vs Torre, 1927 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor book trap on the half-open d-file
O Danchevski vs D Gjorgjieski, 2002 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Dbl discovered check is often decisive
Kupfer vs Silski, 1881 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Pseudo legal's mate w/2 bishops
T Draisma vs J de Graaf, 1954 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Hanham. Delmar Var. (C41) 1-0 Lose a pawn, not game
K Milotzki vs A Sandrin, 1976 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

A different ending to the same book trap
Y Rantanen vs T Tuomala, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

The famous original Legall's mate
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

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

An early Philidor, pry open the h-file, back rank mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

The pawn was poisoned; Queen check and fork LPDO
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0 N sac, R pin
Grischuk vs Bacrot, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Gain time, Remove the Guard
V Castaldi vs Tartakower, 1937 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

SW-- Alternate 46. Nfg6+ Kh7 47. Rh8# Hook Mate with N support
Seirawan vs L Christiansen, 1997 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1 Black Q hung 3 different ways!?!
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1

This one resembles a kingside Boden's mate
O Krause vs B Leussen, 1908 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Larsen Var (C41) 1-0 POTD 6/6/6 Bxf7+ Deflection
M McCann vs B Wall, 1975 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (C41) 0-1 Dbl Rook Sac
O Bernstein vs Tartakower, 1937 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

Miniature mate on f7
S Simov vs A Aleksandrov, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

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

Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
W Pollock vs C F Burille, 1889  
(C27) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Op: Boden-Kieseritsky G. (C42) 1-0 Defend w/a passer
Steinitz vs Bird, 1862 
(C27) Vienna Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky G (C42) 1-0 Legal's mate
Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934 
(C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Six pawns on the 4th rank
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

French Attack, 6. Be2!?
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1868 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Urusov Gambit (C42) 0-1. Lengthy MG; lots of piece actions
R Franz vs C Mayet, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 0-1

Double Mill?
Winawer vs Shumov, 1875 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

'LES PIONS SONT L' ÂME DES ÉCHECS'
G Marco vs Pillsbury, 1896 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

A quick draw on one open file
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1894
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two bishops are better than two kNights
Schlechter vs Mason, 1899 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

A Masterful Mate to be!
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1902 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Drawish opposite colored bishops
Teichmann vs Schlechter, 1903
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

One of only two losses that Capa suffered against Marshall in o
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1913 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) · 0-1
Ed Lasker vs Marshall, 1926 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Black's game flows easily
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1913 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

A good example of the drawishness of one open file
Tartakower vs L Zuckerbaecker, 1914
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Attack (Transposition to French, Exchange Variation)
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1942 
(C01) French, Exchange, 64 moves, 1-0

16.Ne5 was NOT out of the question
Keres vs C H Alexander, 1954 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) · 0-1
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 0-1 Castle Mate!!
Dmitry Zhuchek vs E Rosen, 2021 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Vishy got Zapped!
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Its a stalemate position had Kasparov taken the rook
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 67 moves, 1-0

Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42); instructive ending
Spassky vs J C Hawksworth, 1984 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Wrong Way to Unpin
S Isaksson vs H Broberger, 1976 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

TCSC #163
Kasparov vs Timman, 1994 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

White sacrifices the exchange
Short vs Gelfand, 1991 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Attack, 6. d4 Be7?!
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Not a long Tg of war!
Tg Zulkifli vs W Lai, 1992 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Don't take her she's all I've got
NN vs E Fossan, 1991 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

It looks like a Nimzovitch defense w/0-0
Morozevich vs Shirov, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 d3 then d4
Short vs Timman, 1999
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game:Kaufmann Attk (C42) 1-0 Terrific cross pin finish
Evans vs A Bisguier, 1958 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game, Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 miniature
Petrosian vs Nersesov, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Russian, Classical. Chigorin Var (C42) 0-1 HP's 1st win over EL
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Bishop-Pawn Link traps Black Queen at 18. h4
F Sanchez Aller vs A Gonzalez de la Nava, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Russian Game French Attack (C42) 1-0 Don't assume he'll play d4
Tarrasch vs Alapin, 1889 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Russian Game (C42) 0-1 Cut-off the Bishop w/pawn taps
J Cook vs Roubal, 1982 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Russian Classical Attack Jaenisch Var (C42)1-0Forcing Passer
Kasparov vs Adams, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Berger Variation (C42) · 0-1
Morozevich vs Karpov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 97 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) · 0-1
Short vs Karpov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 0-1 Lost on time?
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1880 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0Logical, crushing drive
J Cervenka vs NN, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Turn the tables; hunter becomes the hunted
NN vs Zukertort, 1862 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1-0 R is immune from capture
Rublevsky vs Jakovenko, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Game 21 Closed queenside allows kingside attack
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1898 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Wham! Bam!
Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

French XRussian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) Draw
M Muzychuk vs A Muzychuk, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1 Zugzwang Ending
Ivanchuk vs Y Wang, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

One move traps, attacks Queen in the Center at game's end
Sutovsky vs E Inarkiev, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Bravo Chucky!
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Ponmariov's 1st loss with the Petroff
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack Center (C43) 0-1 White too exposed
Macieja vs Rozentalis, 1999 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4
A Petrov vs Allies, 1837 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4
A Petrov vs C Jaenisch, 1844 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6?!
Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6?!
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1900 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 61 moves, 1-0

Beautiful Skewer and Bxf2+ trap of the Queen
H I McMahon vs Marshall, 1897 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1

Steinitz Variation (5. Qe2)
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

3...exd4 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5 6.exd6 Nxd6 (Main Line) 7. Bg5!?
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1896 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 64 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 Another uncastled K walk
S King vs E Maguire, 1896 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxf7!?
I A Zaitsev vs Karpov, 1966 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3
Geller vs A Yusupov, 1980
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 58 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Trifunovic Variation (C43) 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Karpov, 1975 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxf7!?
B Gurgenidze vs R Bellin, 1977 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
G Timoscenko vs A Yusupov, 1979
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern, Cntr Attack (C43) 1-0 Bad black P structu
B Gurgenidze vs G Borisenko, 1971
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Nd2
Tseshkovsky vs A Yusupov, 1979
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 84 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line
Geller vs Smyslov, 1981
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8. O-O
Geller vs A Yusupov, 1983 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Trifunovich Variation
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

It pays to block the pawn in front of the king
J Polgar vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Trifunovic Variation
Kasparov vs Timman, 1991 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

Trifunovic Variation
Tal vs A Yusupov, 1988 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Trifunovic Variation
Timman vs A Yusupov, 1992 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Kasparov vs J Piket, 1999 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Qh4
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Murey Variation
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1994 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 55 moves, 1-0

Q dancing
Shirov vs Anand, 1997
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Qh4
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1992 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1995 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 62 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nc6
Ivanchuk vs A Yusupov, 1995
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Kamsky vs Karpov, 1996 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

3...Nxe4 Main Line
Timman vs A Yusupov, 1992 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6!? 5. Bxe4 d5
Timman vs J Murey, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 54 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Shirov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Shirov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 63 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 Nc6
Shirov vs A Yusupov, 1997 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Petrov, Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Qside attack, K walk
Kotronias vs S Atalik, 1987 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Motylev vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Nxe4 Main Line, 7...Bd6
Rublevsky vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

The tables turn quickly
de Riviere vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

prime rib 1 Jaenisch ...Nf6, d4, ...d6, model piece play
M Gongora vs F M Gomez Fontal, 2001
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

prime rib 2 Jaenisch line, Bb5, ...Be7, ...Qd7, good EG
T Upton vs D Boros, 2009
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

prime rib 3 D3 inverted Hanham line, GM model draw
Csom vs Suetin, 1970
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

prime rib 4 D3, ...a5, g6, Bg7 line, exchange sac, kside attack
M Boe vs G Welling, 1995
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

prime rib 5 Transposes to Scotch G, Dubois, PME
G Lang vs J Maciel, 1995 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 White defies h6
S Hosea vs P A Fontaine, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit (C44) 1-0 U don't C this Everyday
Birchbeer vs NN, 1995 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Urusov G. Keidansky G. (C24) 1-0 Boden's Mate
H Faehndrich vs Steinitz, 1897 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1 Dbl Rook sacs, Dbl Minors sacs!!!
J Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

How not to play Philidor (C41) for beginners.
N Karaklajic vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

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

Pirc Defense / Phildor (B07) 0-1Aggressive Rook play both sides
Browne vs Gulko, 1991 
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 W avoids draw by three-fold repetition
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2013 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin (C42) 0-1 Back ranker
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42) 1-0
Anand vs J Polgar, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Variation (C42) 1-0
Anand vs Karpov, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin (C42) 1-0 e-file flame
V Gashimov vs Smeets, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0Central miscalculation
G Neumann vs J Minckwitz, 1870 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Russian Game Classical Attack. Marshall Var(C42) 0-1Resting Qs
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall (C42) 0-1 Jalapenos!
R Vollmar vs D Ackerman, 1949 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Windmill
Stellwagen vs S Alavi, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Rf7+ coming
Stellwagen vs G van Lingen, 2000 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian, Cochrane Gambit. Bishop check line (C42) 1-0 Namesaked
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Up 3 pawns
Stellwagen vs I Smirnov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 R sac creates K walk
Leko vs V Gashimov, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Unpin immediately
Leko vs Smeets, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 En prise MADNESS
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Photo
Svidler vs Anand, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anand shows great technique in a R+2P v R endgame
Anand vs Shirov, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 0-1Black K advan
Shirov vs Anand, 2003
(C42) Petrov Defense, 73 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 Photo
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 70 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Bf6 block is coffin nails
Fischer vs E German, 1962 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 0-1 Doubled pawns
Sutovsky vs Shirov, 2007
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 75 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Pawn pokes
Anand vs Kramnik, 2009 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Closed position
M Ercan vs M Gonzalez Amaya, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 1-0 Discovered check coming
Koltanowski vs M Stephens, 1946 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Loose Black Q
Tarrasch vs Gruenfeld, 1922 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Skewer; gets worse
B Tillema vs H Mekkes, 2000
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 P breakthrough
Rozentalis vs V Chekhov, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Q bests R&B EG
A Becker vs Euwe, 1929 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game(C42) 1-0Well-played both wings
R Masiyazi vs S Namangale, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Early R lift
Psakhis vs A Yusupov, 1980 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game(C42) 1-0It got away from Black
S Rotenstein vs Gruenfeld, 1928
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Bishop pair wins
B Khetsuriani vs H Kefalis, 2001
(C42) Petrov Defense, 68 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 1-0 Nxf7 discovery nets 2 Ps
Mason vs Alapin, 1889
(C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov G. (C42) 1-0 Lethal Bishop Pair
A Steinkuehler vs Horwitz, 1861 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Urusov G /Scotch G. Advance Var (C44) 1-0 Pin allows royal fork
D Joncic vs L Juen, 2005
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 Double Rs Sac
Speelman vs J T Fletcher, 1969 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 Qside attacks
Lasker vs Marshall, 1914 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24)1-0 Q deflection, P mate
D Ponziani vs NN, 1769 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit (C24)1-0 Rob the pin, spearhead
I A Horowitz vs NN, 1939 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Urusov Gambit>Scotch G. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Back ranker
Tartakower vs M Billecard, 1907 
(C56) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 0-1 Dbl R Sacs
Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Canal Variation Anti-Max Lange Attack (C56) 0-1
A Cheron vs L Steiner, 1928 
(C56) Two Knights, 33 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1Get a winning idea and make it happen
O de la Riva Aguado vs Bologan, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 LPDOs in the Shooting Gallery
G Salmon vs I Szabo, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Even game into ending
Kasparov vs Azmaiparashvili, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

Philidor / Scotch Declined (C41) 1-0 P thrust, R sac, spearhead
Kasparov vs R Abud, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0 Q trap
N Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

The game was of course agreed drawn in advance.
Miles vs L Christiansen, 1987 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2- St. Petersburg 1914
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1914 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1 Rapid; W was better
Kramnik vs Huebner, 1996 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Remove the Defender
Anand vs Carlsen, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Knight inflicts pain
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attk (C42) 1/2-1/2? Instead 22..Rxf4!
Anand vs Gelfand, 2007 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1Passer alters outcome
M Delgado Crespo vs V Bashkite, 2008
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Both 0-0-0
Radjabov vs Kramnik, 2009 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 N beats B ending
A Volokitin vs Shirov, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 63 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0Exchange sac, outpost
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attk (C42) 0-1 30...Bg5 zwischenzug
Robson vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 greek gift declined
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2011
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attk 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C42)1-0 OCB ending
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Discovered Attack
Fischer vs R Chalker, 1964 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 11 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1Discovered Dbl + wins Q
Frank vs E Schiller, 1970 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 Q pawn grab gets trapped
Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 25 pages kibitz
Grischuk vs Caruana, 2018 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 69 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var 3.d4 (C43) 1-0 B blast
Chigorin vs S F Lebedev, 1901 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Attack (C43) 1-0 In control
Suetin vs J Bademian Orchanian, 1954 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Spearhead
C Lip vs N Mills, 2001 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack Center Var(C43) 1-0R sac, cut-off K
Korneev vs C Humeau, 2005 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Attk (C43) 1-0 Complex Reti #
M Bonch-Osmolovsky vs B Baranov, 1953 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Sacs for 3 Ps
N Krogius vs O Chernikov, 1970 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0Remove the Def
Schiffers vs Alapin, 1889 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Defend the 0-0
Sutovsky vs K Miton, 2006 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Russian Def Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 0-1 HNP off the mark
Pillsbury vs Schlechter, 1900 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Paulsen Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Bs of opposite color
Paulsen vs Alapin, 1887
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

White plays five moves---announces mate in eight!!!
J Taylor vs NN, 1862 
(C27) Vienna Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def 5.g4 Shirov Gambit (C41) 1-0 Ks on orignal squares
Shirov vs L Cyborowski, 2008 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Control
S Sulskis vs T Michalczak, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter (C42) 1-0 Q sac
Psakhis vs E Martinovsky, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0 Bxh7 worthwhile
J Minckwitz vs Alapin, 1889
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 1-0 Sharp
Anand vs Kramnik, 1998 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical, Chigorin, Browne Attack (C42) 1-0R sac
Anand vs Kramnik, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2
M Weiss vs Alapin, 1887
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter (C42)0-1 g-file
J Cvitanic vs D Pavasovic, 1993 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason (C42) 0-1 P tactics alert
V Lizel vs Alapin, 1879
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Closed (C42) 1/2-The Porcupine
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Simple Chess by Michael Stean, p. 134 Russian, Classical Attk
Fischer vs Gheorghiu, 1970 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Trading off
Bronstein vs Smyslov, 1971 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1/2- No advantage
Tal vs Smyslov, 1971
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42)
J Polgar vs Karpov, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42)Notes by R. Keene
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1

Petrov Def. Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 1-0R fork on 5th
Anand vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1/2-1/2
Hydra vs A Nickel, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 1-0 Q+ & fork R
Shirov vs Smeets, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 1-0Discovery
Hydra vs Adams, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin (C42) 1-0 19.Qd2
Naiditsch vs Kramnik, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Chigorin, Browne Attk (C42) 1-0!
Browne vs A Bisguier, 1974 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 96: Kramnik - My Life and Games
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1995 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game 3...Qe7?! Are you prepared? (C42) 1-0 Nxf7 sac.
S Milliet vs I Ludwig, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

How to blast open a closed position and checkmate.
de Firmian vs B M Kogan, 1986 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 Careful EG
Khalifman vs Leko, 2000 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton (C42) 0-1 Try 11.BxNe4
Shirov vs M Bluvshtein, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton(C42) 1-0The shoe will
V Gashimov vs E Karadeniz, 2002
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason Var (C42) 0-1 2 hangers
B Wall vs K Lawless, 1973 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall (C42)  1-0 OCB victory
Anand vs Carlsen, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 71 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 5...e4?
H Van Oostrum vs Rohner, 1981 
(C27) Vienna Game, 10 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Sacs P, N, B, R
J C Benjamin vs G Carter, 1982 
(C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Sac B, N & Q!!!
P Richardson vs E Delmar, 1871 
(C27) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Petrov Def., Cozio (Lasker) Attk (C42) 1-0 Sacrifice is > love
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1850 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 55 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0Instructive ending
Capablanca vs Kostic, 1919 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 86 moves, 1-0

1992 book Fischer: A Study, p.102 by Elie Agur
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1959 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 60 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 White N owns it
Taimanov vs Suetin, 1967 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 10: Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1914 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 61 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0Connected Passers
Lasker vs Teichmann, 1904 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attk (C42) 0-1 offramp's pic link
Kramnik vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 Exchang sac
Nakamura vs Giri, 2012 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attk both 0-0-0 (C42) 0-1Crossfire
A Sherzer vs P Wolff, 1987 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Famous actor vs child prodigy. Click link for photo.
C Chaplin vs Reshevsky, 1923 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 White N on 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th
Bronstein vs A Yusupov, 1981 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 1-0

KG Declined. Petrov's Defense (C30)1-0 Bxh7+, you know the rest
M Rohde vs W Martz, 1977 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

KGD. Petrov's Def (C30) 1-0 Early exchanges, Qless MG passers
J Polgar vs S Villegas, 1986
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

KGD. Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Exchanges rush to endgame
Bronstein vs O Bernstein, 1954 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0

KGD. Petrov's Def. (C30) 1-0 Alekhine's block w/classic B sac
B Wall vs Bob Brooks, 1973 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

KGD. Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Pin allows N+ fork coming next!
S Polgar vs C Selles, 1991 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Ns on 6th
Lasker vs J White, 1892 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 0-1 Combo finish
Nijboer vs J Piket, 1994
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 0-1 FM gives away Q in style!
L Didier vs Marshall, 1900 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Alapin vs Alekhine, 1911 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 66 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates!
Janowski vs Marshall, 1901 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 105 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) · 1-0
Nunn vs Plaskett, 1986 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 All About
W Kobese vs S Mikheev, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit (C42) 1/2-1/2Proper defense holds
B Heberla vs M Grabarczyk, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. B+ line (C42) 0-1 Black theory
S Reinhardt vs S Eichner, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 White whips Black
L G L Copp vs R Kerr, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 0-1 Correspondence
G Nickel vs R H Steinmeyer, 1963 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Schachmeisterpartien 1960 - 1965 edited by Rudolph Teschner
F Olafsson vs M Lopez, 1960 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0Sensational
D Paravyan vs S Golubov, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 0-1Failed GG
E Tairova vs Lagno, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 Internet
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2020 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0Stockfish
W N Potter vs Mason, 1879 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

(C42) 1-0 14 Historical royal family fork often duplicated
P Damiano vs NN, 1497 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter Var (C42) 1-0
Teichmann vs von Bardeleben, 1910 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter (C42)1-0 Unpin
A Brkic vs P Roberts, 2011 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter(C42) 0-1luft hole
S Yudin vs R Hovhannisyan, 2009
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter Var (C42) 1-0
J Schroeder vs R Hovhannisyan, 2016
(C42) Petrov Defense, 59 moves, 1-0

Game 99 in The Golden Treasury of Chess by Francis Wellmuth
Gunsberg vs M Weiss, 1889 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 N nails the Rs
J Waitzkin vs C Hertan, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano Variation. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 FSR's
J Ellis vs D Arond, 1995 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano Var. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1Mysterious R
A Adve vs D Arond, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Cntrgambit (C23) 0-1Stockfish notes
M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) · 1/2-1/2
Harikrishna vs C Li, 2016 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Karklins-Martinovsky 4.Nd3 (C42) 1/2-1/2 Qless MG
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Var (C42) 0-1
H Wolf vs Pillsbury, 1902 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Var (C42) 0-1 Qxb7?!
J Witton vs R Hodgson, 1891 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 0-1 23...?
J Polgar vs Macieja, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 1-0Stockfish
Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1902 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack 5.c4 Be7 (C42) 0-1
Caruana vs R Hovhannisyan, 2006
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attk (C42) 1-0 QNP are rarely poisoned!?
R Hovhannisyan vs M Atabayev, 2013 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
G Jones vs Mamedyarov, 2018 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Q sac allows 2 hogs
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1911 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 0-1 squeeze
Nisipeanu vs Giri, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1-0 Exch Sac, Unpin+
B Adhiban vs L Wu, 2019 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Murrey Variation (C43) · 0-1
R Hovhannisyan vs M Mingachev, 2006 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 51 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Murrey Var (C43) 0-1 Fantastic #!
M Oleksienko vs R Hovhannisyan, 2010 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Millenium Attack 5.Bd3 Nf6 (C42) 1-0
D Lintchevski vs R Hovhannisyan, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Millenium Attack 5.Bd3 Nf6 (C42) 1-0
D Andreikin vs R Hovhannisyan, 2006
(C42) Petrov Defense, 60 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Millenium Attack 5.Bd3 Nf6 (C42) 0-1
H Stevic vs R Hovhannisyan, 2010
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Wei Yi vs Y Yu, 2017 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 N sac
D Gutsche vs S L Jones, 2000 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Raking Bs
Riga vs Orel Chess Club, 1896 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 30.?
Bologan vs Kasimdzhanov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1/2-1/2
Kasparov vs Motylev, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 224 Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0
Fedorov vs M Sorokin, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Stockfish
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 70 moves, 1-0

This game is Informator 48's most important theoretical novelty
A Sokolov vs Oll, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

White computer sacrifices his rook for a "book" win.
Deep Junior vs Deep Fritz, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 109 moves, 1-0

Russian Game 3.Bd3?! (C42) 0-1 White is cut to pieces
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1855 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Petrov Defense (C42) 1/2-1/2 Complicated
Anand vs So, 2019 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: General (C42) 1/2-1/2 Interesting
H Lehtinen vs S Keskinen, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 KEG annotates!
W E Napier vs Marshall, 1901 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 0-1
Charles Gardner vs T Judd, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0She's overworked
Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1941 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Stockfish
Rublevsky vs Motylev, 2005 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1/2-1/2
V Chekhov vs S Makarichev, 1980 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Attack (C43) 1/2-1/2
Lasker vs H B Daly, 1924 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 P jam on 6th
C Watson vs W H Rowe, 1898 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 KEG annotates!
W E Napier vs L Eisenberg, 1902 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 58 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Attack (C43) 1-0 R support!
R Nezhmetdinov vs R Kakabadze, 1955 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason Var (C42) 1-0 No Deflection
Vidmar vs F Englund, 1905 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Tarrasch Var (C42) 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Marshall, 1910 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Marshall Var (C42) 0-1 KEG notes
Mason vs Marshall, 1900 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Paulsen Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 busy Q
H Wang vs Wei Yi, 2019 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Petrov's Defense d3, Bg2 (C43) 0-1 Greco-like Kside attack!
C Peptan vs J Jackova, 2004 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Mongredien Defense, Dbl Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Stockfish; 15.?
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 1-0 Can you handle it?
N Nestorovic vs M Nikolic, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. B check line (C42) 1-0#promotion
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1850 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 0-1 Marshall-ed into corner
J Mortimer vs Marshall, 1900 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 1/2-1/2 KEG
Tarrasch vs Albin, 1902 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: 5.Bc4?! (C42) 1-0 Rxh7+ followed by Greco's Mate!
K Lyons vs G Jumba, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason Var (C42) 1-0 exhibition
Capablanca vs F S Dunkelsbuhler, 1913 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stein vs Bronstein, 1967 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Var (C42) 1-0 Passed P
Morozevich vs A Moiseenko, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Semi-Swallow's Tail Mate
S Boden vs Bird, 1860 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) · 0-1
G Matteucci vs G Montessori, 1913
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Staunton Var (C42) 1-0 Stockfish
C Grubert vs Carlsen, 2001 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Karklins-Martinovsky Var (C42) 1-0 armageddon
Vachier-Lagrave vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter Var (C42) 1-0 SF
Capablanca vs R Black, 1918 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Petrov Defense (C42) · 1/2-1/2
Firouzja vs Duda, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Damiano Var (C42) 0-1 blitz
NN vs F Rhine, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

R Byrne vs W Burgar, 1968
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason Var (C42) 1/2-KEG notes
Schlechter vs Mason, 1902 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 0-1Stockfish
Lowenthal vs Morphy, 1858 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 80 moves, 0-1

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

F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 Raises, but no promotions
C Yoo vs Lenderman, 2022 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 84 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) · 0-1
A Sokolsky vs Lilienthal, 1938 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit: Accepted. Schallop Defense (C34) · 0-1
Master vs Tech 2, 1974 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 88 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1
Aronian vs Dominguez Perez, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) · 1/2-1/2
J Grefe vs V Bhat, 1998
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 blitz
Rublevsky vs Karpov, 2007 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: 3.Nxe5 Qe7 (C42) 1-0 rob the pin to win
D Kerigan vs M Grigoryan, 2012 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Murrey Variation (C43) · 1-0
Dubov vs E Rosen, 2022 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 84 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 1-0 blitz
L P Supi vs E Rosen, 2022 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
E Righi vs J W Warlick, 1992 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 0-1 Mighty, Mighty Q#
S Boden vs NN, 1851 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Berger Var (C42) 1-0 KEG notes!
I A Horowitz vs S Factor, 1936 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 69 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter Var (C42) 0-1Dis+
D Heiman vs H Charlick, 1887 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

No 167 in 'The Unknown Capablanca'. A Kingside attack repelled.
Capablanca vs J Redding, 1905 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Brilliant!
Robson vs Xiong, 2023 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

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