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Ne5 Holler of a Tree in Fredthebear Country
Compiled by fredthebear
--*--

I LEFT MY LOVE
(Stan Jones)

I left my love, my love I left her
sleepin' in her bed
I turned my back on my true love
Went fightin' Johnny Reb

I left my love a letter in the holler of a tree
I told her she would find me in the U.S. Calvary

Heigh-O, down they go there's no such word as can't We'll ride clean down to Hell! And! Back!
For Ulysses Simpson Grant

Heigh-O, down they go there's no such word as can't We'll ride clean down to Hell! And! Back!
For Ulysses Simpson Grant

I left my love, my love I left her
sleepin' in her bed
I turned my back on my true love
Went fightin' Johnny Reb

I left my love a letter in the holler of a tree
I told her she would find me in the U.S. Calvary In the U.S. Calvary

Heigh-O, down they go there's no such word as can't We'll ride clean down to New Orleans!
For Ulysses Simpson Grant

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The impact of Ne5 varies, but a knight in the middle of the board cannot be ignored. More games to come from Fredthebear.

Never judge a book by it's cover.

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Here's a poem a dad wrote:

ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.

Odds game produces Legall's mate w/an extra step!
Smith vs NN, 1852 
(000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0

variants/ 2 Kts Def (000) 1-0 Extended Legall's Mate K walk
W Potter vs NN, 1870 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

variants/ Petrov's Def (000) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

"Get a Knight on 5 and your game's alive."
Mackenzie vs P Ware, 1871 
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Nxf7, Bxh6, etc.
Koltanowski vs R Durkin, 1940 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

KGD. Mafia Def (C30) 1-0 Spearhead for a back ranker
B Ekenberg vs O Alfredsson, 1966 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Hanham 4...Be7? (C41) 1-0 Exchanges, target f7
N Karaklajic vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1-0 History in notes!
The Turk vs A Zerega, 1845 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Petrov Defense 3.Nc3 Bb4 (C42) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Dougherty Gambit (A00) 1-0 Legall's #
D Gedult vs Melchior, 1968 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) (A00)1-0 Right-handed version of Legall's Mate
D Moody vs S Bender, 1977 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 Pin the pawn to royalty
K Schulz vs M Maenner, 1994 
(A04) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 Crazy gambit works?!?
Bucker vs NN, 1982 
(A06) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0Black Q a gonner, but it's worse than that!
W Beckemeyer vs A Delanoy, 1991 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian e6, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Force count insufficient
A van Weersel vs M Middelveld, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Spearhead
G A Koelsche vs Woody Young, 1949 
(A09) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Famous Game 25 in 'Pawn Power in Chess' by Hans Kmoch
Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz, p. 41
Szabo vs E E Book, 1948 
(A14) English, 24 moves, 1-0

G259 in 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Dynamic Chess Strategy by Mihai Suba
Suba vs Sax, 1984 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense (A43) 0-1 Qa5+ forks LPDO Ne5 shooting gallery
R F Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933 
(A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1

BarryAttk vs Indian Bg7 (A48) 1-0Kside assault won beauty prize
L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. P Return Var (A57) 1-0 Greco Mate in 2
Suba vs O Peters, 1993 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined (B00) 1-0 Q trap in a crowd
Amberger vs Sprecher, 1924 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Common unpin trap
E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs NN, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian set-up vs Rat/Pirc Def (B07) 0-1 Black hits f2, h2
K Klaman vs Ufimtsev, 1947 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Nxf7 sac leads to Philidor's Legacy
Burn vs Owen, 1898 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, ...Bg4 (B01) 1-0 Q chase & catch
Alekhine vs M Schroeder, 1924 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Cntr Cntr Grünfeld Var Ne5, g4 (B01) 0-1 19...0-0-0
F Stips vs N Lubbe, 2007 
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 Pin, Kside bash
A Mauro vs S Jablon, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Ilundain (B01) 1-0 Nxf7 KxN hit by Spearhead
Carlsen vs Petter Lund, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01) 1-0 9.Ne5? NxNe5
L Gonzales Mestres vs Alejandro Curbelo, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses (B01) 1-0 Two en prise
Garbap vs I Berezovsky, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 12 moves, 1-0

Scandi Def: Bronstein Var Qd6 (B01) 1-0 Walk on the wild side
Kosteniuk vs D E Cori Tello, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian (B01) 1-0 Legall's Mate extended version king hike
P Imbaud vs Strumilo, 1922 
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 Discovery
J Hector vs W Schoen, 1988 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern Main Line (B05) 1-0 Decoy K, then Nxf7+
Luer vs Rattman, 1922 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 11 moves, 1-0

Mongredien Def/Hippo (B06) 1-0 Central sac attack for prize
F S Anderson vs W Adams, 1941 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Member blitz game!
R Taylor vs H Danielsen, 2003 
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attk. Open Var (B10) 1-0hit f7
I Nei vs E E Book, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Tal Var (B12) 1-0 8 straight P moves
T Gelashvili vs A Nauryzgaliev, 2006 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 N invasion next
S Sjugirov vs Svidler, 2009 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B13) 1-0 Bxf7+ starts the K walk
O Kaila vs P V Kivi, 1949 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 18 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Kside crusher
Portisch vs Bagirov, 1965 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (B15) 1-0 18.?
K Rogoff vs S Spencer, 1969 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B19) 1-0 Ng6! Nf5!
Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1981 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Epaulette Mate by a 13-year-old prodigy
Carlsen vs S Ernst, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Classical(B18) 1-0 Nxf7 sacrifice, B&Q Spearhead
I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B20) 1-0 Legall's Mate extended
T Behlau vs H Krueger, 1987 
(B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20)1-0 N sac for Greco's #
Koltanowski vs D Saxton, 1940 
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0 Mini 0-0-0#! A castle mate!
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Countergambit 2.d4 d5 (B20) 1-0Castled K wins
Anderssen vs M van 't Kruijs, 1861 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen (B21) 0-1 Bs
L Prins vs Saemisch, 1936 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: McDonnell Attack (B21) 1-0 Double Octopus
Larsen vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1964 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 17 moves, 1-0

Smith-Morra Gambit. Declined Scandinavian (B21) 1-0 Qs sortie
O Frackowiak vs C Hess, 2000 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0 long diagonal opens
D Pavasovic vs M Appleberry, 1994 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

Delayed Sicilian Alapin 3.c3 Unpin miniature in 8 moves, 1-0
B Thelen vs NN, 1930 
(B30) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 0-1 b-pawn buster
G Stoltz vs V Ciocaltea, 1953 
(B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicil Wing Gambit. Deferred (B50) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail #
Tartakower vs J T Andor, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Bird Invitation 2.Bb5 Qg5 (C00) 1-0 tripled Ps
Bird vs M Fleissig, 1873 
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1-0 Qxh7+ Spearhead
Z Zhao vs Brian Thomas, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15)1-0 3 Pieces do the trick
Blackburne vs J D Grimwood, 1873 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Hangers
Koltanowski vs J Blankfort, 1960
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange 4.h3!? Copcyat (C01) 1-0 Bxh6 Sac
K McDonald vs S Chan, 2004 
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 23.?
A Burtasova vs N Straub, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1-0 USSR blitz tournament
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Nxf7 sac
F Bahr vs V Zukaitis, 1960 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 14 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Useless vs. Useful Checks
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

Annihilation of Defense. Game #4490 in Laszlo Polgar's brick.
L Engels vs A Tsvetkov, 1936 
(C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein. Kasparov Attk (C10) 1-0 Super majority
Y Xu vs S Tkeshelashvili, 2004 
(C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0

FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 18.Qh6!, trap K instead of +
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Unthinkable combo
Alekhine vs Von Feldt, 1916 
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 7 in "Naked Chess: Learn from the Champions" by Will Once
Blackburne vs H Charlick, 1885 
(C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit 4.Bxd3 (C21) 1-0 f4 singles N retreat, f5 B trap
M Ebeling vs J Killane, 2007 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Berlin Def. Greco G. (C23) 1-0 Sideways Gueridon #
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C23) 1-0 Rook Snatch Tactic!
J Mieses vs Reti, 1908 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Extended Legall's Mate!
Zukertort vs NN, 1884 
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Octopus wins!
V Zelevinsky vs G Ravinsky, 1961 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit Declined (C30) 1-0 Pin study; Landau's Mate?!!
S Landau vs H J van den Heuvel, 1933 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Unpin, quick Gueridon/Swallow's Tail #
J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGA. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Possible Swallow's Tail/Gueridon #
B Hulse vs R E Fauber, 1976 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

KGA 3...Bc5. K's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 P roller, Ne5, Bxf7#
M Dietrich vs R Mcginnis, 1974
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 W Ns have last word
A Chehlov vs Smulders, 1986 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Correspondence pin
G Fawbush vs B Jenison, 1986 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 15.?
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Q sac for a mating attack!
J Cazenove vs D Tomalin, 1819 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rubinstein Var (C39) 1-0 Pin to win
R Teschner vs H Dahl, 1946 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 Simul exhibition
Blackburne vs Brewer, 1881 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit, Bc4 Scholar's try (C40) 0-1 Pin, Overworked Q
K H Jergler vs W Schmidt, 2000 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 1-0 White unwinds
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Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 1-0 A rare NN win
NN vs Cornelissen, 1974 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

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

Elephant Gambit Declined 3.d4 (C40) 1-0 Q vs R ending
Golubev vs E Grabowski, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 106 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Leonhardt 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.Nc4 (C40) 1-0
L Schmid vs Erik Richter, 1951 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def/Ruy Lopez Steinitz (C41) 1-0 Exchanges open lines
F Birkisdottir vs B Steinthorsson, 2016 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 No fair trade, sucker!
G Robinson vs C Davie, 1916 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 U10 - pay heed!
Grischuk vs S Guliev, 1993 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attk (C42) 0-1 Know this mating pattern
W J Emmons vs L Tolins, 1909 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Correspond
L Edwards vs J C Fernandez, 1996 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game 4...Ne7 (C45)1-0 NxNe5 unpin, Legall's Mate threat
Malych vs Eidelberg, 1984 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Three Knights 3...Bb4 (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/2 Ns & 2 Bs
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890 
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate
J N Berger vs Frohlich, 1888 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian 4 Knts (C50) 1-0 21.?
M Mueller-Seps vs Y Naydenova, 2010 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 Q pin, N&B#
D Mueller vs S Pieper, 1988 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 10 moves, 0-1

Italian Game 3...h6?!, 5...Bd6?! (C50) 1-0 Amateur waxing
A Setiabudi vs R Clarkson, 2012
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Hein Countergambit (C51) 1-0 Interfere w/f7 cover
Anderssen vs R Hein, 1869 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Anderssen Var (C51) 1-0 Q+ skewers K to Q
Winawer vs E D'Andre, 1867 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Pin, R sac
Perigal / Pulling vs W M Popert, 1840 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 28 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs G Nyholm, 1914 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Def ML (C52) 1-0 Stunning N
Tarrasch vs C Kelz, 1890 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 Tactical Masterpiece
J Hector vs M Antonsen, 2010 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

"Great Short Games of the Chess Masters" by Fred Reinfeld.
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 P grabber gets shot down
NN vs R Stienen, 1990 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Lovely!
De Vere vs J Minchin, 1871 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 262 in Three Hundred Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open Var (C80) 1-0 Q sac, Legall's Attk, K walk, Pawn#
D Duhm vs A Duhm, 1900 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Friess Attack (C80) 1-0 Noah got lost
Swiderski vs W Schwan, 1899 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 1-0

Veresov Atack. Boyce Def (D01) 1-0 Rob the pin
C Slingerland vs O Djuric, 2012 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Phat Philidor's Legacy!
Moulaye Brahim Hemam vs G Berardi, 2018 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Pinned to the mating square
Halprin vs Maroczy, 1898 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

London System vs Chigorin Bf5 Var (D02) 0-1 Semi-Smothered #
Smith vs F Wenman, 1938 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk fishin' pole/Curry Opening (D03) 1-0 Kside sac attk
H Mirme vs B Shelajev, 2001 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 18 moves, 1-0

Colle System Copycat 7.c4 c5 (D05) 1-0 Windmill+s available
M L Hanauer vs G N Treysman, 1936 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Colle System Ne5, Ng5 (D05) 1-0 Greek Gift, h-file battery
Colle vs V Soultanbeieff, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System c3 (D05) 1-0 f-pawn push helps battery hit h7
S Rootare vs O Rubtsova, 1959 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Masterly discovery made FTB blink
Denker vs Chiera, 1936 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Common unpin wins in 11
D Genz vs D Boehmer, 1985 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Black wastes tempos
M Haslinger vs T Schulz, 1996 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Insert the Bishop pin!
C S Matamoros Franco vs G Madikwe, 1982 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen sacrifice is a distraction for Legall's Mate
T K Twigg vs E Gray, 1947 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 NxBc8 RxN creates pins
Alekhine vs V L Wahltuch, 1925 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Three Knights. General 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (D37)1-0 g-pawn thrust
So vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna Var(D39) 1-0 Pawn grabbing pales to Ne5
Hjartarson vs S Ristoja, 2017 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Retreat for #!
I Ivanov vs F Lindsay, 1994 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: General 0-0-0 vs. 0-0 (D43) 1-0 Ne5 sitting sac
Petrosian vs Tolush, 1950 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 1-0 g-file
Tartakower vs H J van den Heuvel, 1933
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Bxh7+ declined
Koltanowski vs NN, 1935 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Seirawan Attack (E00) 1-0 Brilliant!
R Krogius vs A Niemela, 1934 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (E11) 1-0 21.?
A Anastasian vs F Izeta Txabarri, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

E12 1-0 28 Corridor mate, Pseudo-Damiano's Mate
M Ardeshi vs S Kayumov, 2003
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0 Knightly conversations
Korchnoi vs Huebner, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 Pin on f7
P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Cornered Q tomb ahead
A Selezniev vs Von Bardeleben, 1920 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 0-1
D Mason vs M Hebden, 1999
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Blitz N+ fork
Nakamura vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Bb2, Bg2 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Discovery
D Fritzinger vs R Flacco, 1972
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Nakamura vs K Perkovich, 2011 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening Be2, Bb2 vs Bg4 (A02) 1-0 Promotion won't matter
Larsen vs G Fuster, 1958 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 B&Q sac for a Rook roller
J Pribyl vs R Hardarson, 2001 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

1.Nf3 g5?!? Herrstrom Gambit (A04) 0-1 Blindfold simul charge!?
El Dorado vs T Gareyev, 2016 
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio Bg2, Bb2 vs Dutch Classical Delayed Stonewall (A04) 1-0
Kramnik vs G Bwalya, 2013 
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 Exchange Sac, Kside attk
Andersson vs Angel Fernandez Fernandez, 1975 
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 1-0 U12 excellence
Ding Liren vs So, 2004 
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) · 1/2-1/2
Ponomariov vs H Silber, 2004
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack/Bird-like Bb2, f4, Ne5 (A06) 1-0
J Rejdal vs M Dietze, 1931 
(A06) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Yugoslav Def (A07) 1-0 Little pawn tricks
Vaganian vs Epishin, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Torre System (A12) 0-1 h-pawn lever
A Ostl vs Hertneck, 1985 
(A12) English with b3, 16 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Capablanca Var (A12) 1-0 Mayet's Mate
H Heinicke vs P Tautvaisas, 1949
(A12) English with b3, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. King's Knight (A13) 1-0 Hook #
M Rohde vs S Benen, 2003
(A13) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 0-1 unmassed action
Taimanov vs Hjartarson, 1997 
(A13) English, 44 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Tarrasch Def (A14) 0-1 Pawn roller
Fridman vs Kosteniuk, 2010 
(A14) English, 37 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 Gutsy
Petrosian vs A Khasin, 1957
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation(A15) 1-0 Bxf7+
Andersson vs B Kouatly, 1980 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

K's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 1-0 Exchanges prep N invasion
N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999 
(A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns abound
V Loginov vs F Sideifzade, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0 Pure Greco's Mate!
R Hovhannisyan vs M Yudkevich, 2013 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Polish Defense: General (A40) 1-0 B-last rounder
N Bradbury vs D H Fernandez, 2019 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Omega Gambit (A45) 1-0 Likeit or Not
T Liket vs M Frank, 1932 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Find the breakthrough
Vyzmanavin vs Bronstein, 1981 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 No castle w/initiative!
Radjabov vs Naiditsch, 2003 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System Copycat (A46)1/2-1/2 OCB
M Marin vs A Lauber, 2011
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 1-0 24.?
Torre vs B Verlinsky, 1925 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

London System vs KID Yugoslav (A48) 0-1 Who's better w/out Qs?
Polugaevsky vs Gufeld, 1979 
(A48) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def. Euwe Var (A48) 1-0 23.Qh4 will #
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2018 
(A48) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

King's Indian. Fianchetto Bg2 vs Bg7 (A49) 0-1 Black keeps adv
H Karner vs Ehlvest, 1985
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 27 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 1-0 Octopus strikes!
Gulko vs O Renet, 1986 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0
J Sunye Neto vs Z Kornin, 1983
(A81) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

G131 in The Soviet Championships by M. Taimanov and B. Cafferty
Beliavsky vs Bareev, 1987 
(A90) Dutch, 30 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky (A97) 1-0Weird, Wonderful
Santasiere vs J Fliegel, 1938 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 42 moves, 1-0

Scandi Def. 5.c4 Nf6 Richter Bg7 Var (B01) 1-0 Down 2 pieces
Tal vs Bronstein, 1967 
(B01) Scandinavian, 45 moves, 1-0

Scandi Modern. 4.Nf3 Bg4 Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 B-Q long diagon
K Aseev vs Gipslis, 1991 
(B01) Scandinavian, 38 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0
R Byrne vs B Price, 1946
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Main Lines 6.Ne5 (B01) 1/2-1/2 threaten the rook
Sutovsky vs I Rogers, 2005
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Central build-up rebuffs NxNe4
Alekhine vs Kohler, 1933 
(B01) Scandinavian, 16 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 ML (B01) She took b2 while White developed, lifted Rs
J Degraeve vs J Tomczak, 2006 
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Lasker Var both 0-0-0 (B01) 1/2-1/2
Chandler vs I Rogers, 1983
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines 6.Ne5 Be6 (B01) 0-1
M Erdogdu vs R Almond, 2006 
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Nxf7 KxN leads to mate
K Vijay vs Eric Malmi, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 ML. Mieses both 0-0-0 (B01) 1-0 P thrusts
J Liang vs F Chi, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B01) 1-0 Kside assault
M Kobalia vs B Kantsler, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 147 in Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn.
Shirov vs Tiviakov, 2010 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Q deflects Q, B pins N = 2 less
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974 
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0 Windmill into Boden's #
L Prins vs E Ploegh, 1940
(B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in Jonathan Rowson: The Seven Deadly Chess Sins
Rozentalis vs R Appel, 1993 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Variation (B04) 1-0 Simul
L S Leif-Jones vs Alekhine, 1923 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 28 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Larsen Variation (B04) · 1-0
Alekhine vs B Lopez Esnaola, 1941 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 1-0 Petrov's, Cochrane G
A Nguyen vs Miroshnichenko, 1999 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 59 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Alekhine Gambit (B05) 1-0 R&Q sacs, back rank #
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Stockfish
Tartakower vs S Takacs, 1926
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 52 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Bg7 Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Rh1# Mayet's Mate is next
Janosevic vs M Ujtelky, 1968
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense vs Nc3, Bd3, Be3, Nf3 (B07) 1-0 Thru the center
V Akopian vs P Nikolic, 2002 
(B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: General (B10) 1-0 Qside action w/a Q sac!
M Sebag vs Y Xu, 2004
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Bayonet Attk (B12) 1-0 Passers tie Def
K Jacob vs G Gennari, 2005 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 73 moves, 1-0

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

C-K Def. Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 Rookery
Timman vs Stellwagen, 2005
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def. Panov Attack. Modern Def Carlsbad Line (B13) 1-0
Alekhine vs V Rodriguez, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attk (B14) 1-0 Fab Q, sideways Epaulette #
K Shanava vs M Vaghar, 2008 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Weakest back rank?
Keres vs N Sorokin, 1960 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Modern ML (B17) 1-0 Fabulous K walk!!
A Kveinys vs Speelman, 2002 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Russian juniors
I Nikolayev vs A Melnikov, 1979
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 30.?
M Apicella vs C Bauer, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B18) 0-1 26...?
M Gluzman vs Bareev, 2001 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 Ingenuity
Tartakower vs W Schelfhout, 1920 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2...d5 3.exd6 Nf6 4.Bb5+ (B22) 1-0 21.?
Smagin vs Sveshnikov, 1995 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Barmen Def Bg7 (B22) 0-1 hitting f7
V Syrtlanov vs Tukmakov, 1998 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 1-0 Clear the path!
Kholmov vs B Malich, 1978 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 45 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0 Ne5
N Minev vs B Pietrusiak, 1967 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Battery
S Zhigalko vs A Iljushin, 2010 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Strong central square
Steinitz vs M Weiss, 1882  
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 111 in Three Hundred Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch
Harmonist vs Tarrasch, 1888 
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Copycat (C01) 1-0 Notes by C.S. & E.L.
Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1908  
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1/2-1/2 Ne5 survives
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1892 
(C01) French, Exchange, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 1-0 Beautiful
Blackburne vs F Ford, 1877 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 Bishop pair
Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0

French Advance 6.Be2 Paulsen Attk (C02) 0-1 N sac offer
L'Ami vs Shirov, 2019 
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense M.L. (C04) 1-0 Pawn #
L Prins vs Yanofsky, 1948 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Kasparov Attack (C10) 1-0 Centralization
Adams vs V Akopian, 2004 
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0Smashing f7
Keres vs J Turn, 1942 
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

Anand (Informant #63, game 240) Vaganian resigned after 21.Ne5.
Anand vs Vaganian, 1995 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

French, Classical. Burn. ML 0-0-0 vs 0-0(C11) 1-0h-file battery
Fedorowicz vs Vaganian, 1990 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Connected Ps
Blackburne vs Schiffers, 1896  
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 31...?
A Filippov vs T S Nguyen, 2010 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1

G23: Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 by D. Bronstein
Smyslov vs Stahlberg, 1953 
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Destroyed
Levenfish vs Ragozin, 1934 
(C16) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

Danish G: Declined. Sorensen Def (C21) 0-1 NxNf3 opens g-file
Lasker vs Breyer, 1911 
(C21) Center Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky G. (C27) 1-0Lowenthal notes
Morphy vs Potier, 1858  
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical (C30) 1-0 Notes by Lasker
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1909  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1 +, +
Sachs vs D Gedult, 1971 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Discovered ++ dooms Black
Harrwitz vs Anderssen, 1848 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1-0 Notes by Joseph Henry Blackburne
Blackburne vs A Pigott, 1862  
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 Pin wins either way
Manteca vs Perez Millan, 1985 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA Lolli Gambit (C37) 0-1 Q+ & fork has determined many a game
N Lelen vs K Marzec, 1991 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Royal Brutality
P Pervago vs W T Pierce, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 Greek gift w/uncommon finish
R Gralla vs M Amini, 2010 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Gunderam Defense: General (C40) 1-0 wowzeroo!
B Amin vs I H Labib, 2001 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense 3.Nxe5 Nc6 (C40) 0-1 Masterful!
H Ruben vs S Sorensen, 1876 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

K Pawn: Schulze-Muller Gambit (C44) 1-0 Chicago/Irish Gambit
D T Phillips vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 45 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Rellstab Var (C41) 1-0 Octopus Mate
V Nevednichy vs M Kristovic, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Russian Game 3...Qe7 (C42) 1-0 Long K walk w/railroad finish
Anderssen vs Kolisch, 1860 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 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. Jaenisch / FrenchX (C42) 1-0 Pins
Deep Sjeng vs Almond, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

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

Double Bishop Sacrifice coming next C42 1-0 26
Polgar vs Karpov, 2003 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

test section of Jacob Aagard's "Excelling at Chess Calculation"
Van der Wiel vs Short, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 links
Hracek vs Yusupov, 1999 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 34 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: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1-0 Study this!
Kholmov vs A Belousov, 1974 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Kasimdzhanov vs W Przybylski, 2015
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

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 Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0 Stockfish; 23.?
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Both Petrosian & Anand got to play this Qh8+/Nxf7+ tactic twice
Anand vs Mamedyarov, 2019 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 63 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 Blitz
Ganguly vs A Aleksandrov, 2014 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exhange. General (C68) 0-1 tpstar comments
F Beynon vs Duras, 1913 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Lutikov Var (C68) 1-0 Discovered+
Psakhis vs S Mitra, 1988
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Wormald Attack (C77) 1-0 Stockfish
Alekhine vs Duras, 1913 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0Tactics
Lasker vs M A Gelly, 1910 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Marshall Attk. Re3 variation (C89) 1-0 2 hangers
Tal vs A Hermlin, 1964 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 28 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 R lift, crossfire
Topalov vs G Vescovi, 2001 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

White missed 12.Bxf7+ KxB 13.Ng5+ Kg8 14.Ne6 smothers the Q
Polgar vs Spassky, 1993 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 63 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy, Breyer Def Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1-0 31.?
Y Yu vs Li Shilong, 2012 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1-0

Game 82 in The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Mason Attack (D00) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
J M Hanham vs Showalter, 1889 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Don't drop the "O"
S Bernstein vs NN, 1903 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Ne5 w/P roller allows battery on g-file
S Kovacevic vs G Tokaji-Nagy, 1984 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

London System/Stonewall Attk (D02) 1-0 Greek gift declined
Blatny vs W Seifried, 1991 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

London System/Dbl Stonewall (D02) 1-0 big battery on g-file
V Kovacevic vs Fressinet, 2000 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

London System Ne5, Ng5 vs Ba6, Qa6 (D02) 1-0 h-pawn lever
Blatny vs O Sutter, 1991 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Ne5, gain space, pins, No Counterplay!
Petrosian vs A Chistiakov, 1954 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Ne5, h-pawn lever, Qe5+
A Lein vs J Maki, 1993
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 A pair of Ne5s, B trap
S Kovacevic vs E Palau Viol, 1993
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

London System exchanges on e5 (D02) 1-0 Notes by Lasker
Znosko-Borovsky vs Salwe, 1909  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1-0 Morphy's Mate
Owen vs Burn, 1887 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre 2...Bg4 (D02) 1-0 Vukovic Mate
Lasker vs Schiffers, 1896 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

London System vs c6 Slav (A46) 1-0 Good N rules over bad B.
H Nielsen vs N McInnes, 2001 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Nxf7 nets loose N on rim; N fork.
U Mehlhorn vs JosephThomas, 2005 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 164 in The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Koltanowski vs H Walpole, 1937 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Create a pin to win in the ending!
Colle vs Duchamp, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 f-file battery
E Delmar vs Lipschutz, 1888 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 half-open g-file
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Raking Bishops
Von Scheve vs Zukertort, 1887
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Loose Bishops
Tarrasch vs G Irion, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Centralized N+ & support
Alekhine vs Viakhirev, 1909 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 Notes by J.R. Capablanca
Lasker vs Schlechter, 1910  
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 71 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 1-0 Pins & forks shindig
Portisch vs Forintos, 1958 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Czech. Wiesbaden Sharp line (D17) 0-1 8...Bxe4 sac
I Krush vs Nakamura, 2001 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
P van Heumen vs J van Overdijk, 1942
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Lasker Var (D18) 1-0 Expensive Black passers
Menchik vs Euwe, 1931 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 56 moves, 1-0

Game 671 in Chess Informant Best Games 601-700
Anand vs Karpov, 1996 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

QGA. Rosenthal Variation (D21) 0-1 Double B sacrifice finish
F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov, 2005 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

QGA. Classical Def (D26) 1-0 Ne5xf7, central assault
A Graf vs N Guliyev, 2005 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

QGA Classical Def. Rubinstein Var (D27)1-0 Rf6 block, corridor#
Spassky vs Y Nikolaevsky, 1963 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 20.?
M Rodshtein vs T Kotanjian, 2008 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def. Rubinstein Va (D27) 1-0
Jobava vs K Haznedaroglu, 2002
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def Noteboom (D31)1-0 Dbl N sac start & end of K walk
G Weissgerber vs A van Nuess, 1933 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Nyback plays one fine zwischenzug after another versus Carlsen
Nyback vs Carlsen, 2008 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack (D37) 1/2-1/2 Crazy, Complex
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2012 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Q's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4 & BxBa6 (D37) 1-0 Bishop-less MG
Ding Liren vs Caruana, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Var (D37) 1-0 obliteration
Najdorf vs Pilnik, 1941 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 19.?
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna. Quiet Var (D44) 1-0 Bold combo for connected Ps
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Very instructive and beautiful game by Karpov.
Karpov vs Lautier, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 16 in 'Simple Chess' by Michael Francis Stean
C van den Berg vs H Kramer, 1950 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

Andrew Soltis' book Confessions of a Chess Grandmaster p. 78
Browne vs B Zuckerman, 1973 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

QID: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Geza Maroczy notes
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Flohr Var (D90) 1-0Windmill into pseudo-Vukovic#
M Germek vs M Filipcic, 1947 
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 I Super-F#
Krasenkow vs Chernin, 1991 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Victory March!
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 Moscow
Dreev vs Tiviakov, 1991 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation (E15) 1-0 20.?
Van Wely vs K Georgiev, 1997 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

NID. Romanishin Var (E20) 0-1 B+ sac gains edge
Plaskett vs Speelman, 1993 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 0-1

G9 MG Strategy W/the Carlsbad Pawn Structure byRobert Leininger
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal Variation (E46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
V S Gujrathi vs Shankland, 2020 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Morphy-like shot!
D Stavast vs K Lee, 2013 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 18 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Panov Attk. ML (E54) 1-0 Arabian # set-up
Polgar vs Spiridonow, 1988 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 31 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1-0Control open file, penetra
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1998 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

KID: Averbakh. Benoni Def Advance Var (E75) 1-0 Hort demolition
Hort vs D Minic, 1967 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

BDG Ritter Defense (D00) 1-0 Don't assume, always check for +s!
R Rehfeld vs U Makelburg, 1987 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00)1-0 g-pawn thrust; Hook #
C Seel vs R Lagunow, 2015 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Hübsch Gambit (D00) 0-1 Race his rook!
O Arvoll vs O Lie, 1965 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0Q sac for promo
A E Blackmar vs A Lapeyre, 1882 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Pick on the backward pawn defender; Deflection check finish
M Bambino vs S Camacho, 2005
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Immune White N exposes Black K
N A Legky vs Bacrot, 1993 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attk Ne5 vs. Baltic Def Copy (D00) 1-0 half-open c-file
Maroczy vs Spielmann, 1908 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attk vs. Krause 2...c5 Var. (D02) 1-0 Activity edge
Sultan Khan vs Rubinstein, 1931 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

London turned Stonewall, 000 vs 00 (D02) 0-1 Heavy penetration
Karjakin vs Adams, 2016 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1

London System /Stonewall Attack (D02) 1-0 Knight tour
N A Legky vs D Fingerov, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

London System->Stonewall Attk vs Bd6, Bb7, Nbd7 (D02) 0-1Rushed
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2019 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 Black Q tied to defending h7
Kramnik vs A S Rasmussen, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack puts 4 Bs on c-file (D00) 1/2-Down to the last
Sultan Khan vs Tartakower, 1931 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stonewall Attack w/early exchanges (D00) 1-0 The active R wins
Sultan Khan vs E Voellmy, 1932 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

Transposes to Stonewall Attack closed structure & knight rule
E Schiller vs R Mapp, 1999  
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 g-file battery
Sultan Khan vs H Mattison, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Pin & Promo
Yusupov vs Dautov, 2000 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0Stockfish notes
Lobron vs Korchnoi, 1998 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Up a piece
A Kogan vs N Templier, 2005 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Döry Indian (E10) 0-1 37...?
E Rotunno vs Alekhine, 1938 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack/Bg5 Stonewall Attk (A45) 1-0 Aggressive play!
Ju Wenjun vs Ruotong Chu, 2016 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening/Copycat (A00) 1-0 Kside Crossfire!
A Suvorin vs A Chekhov, 1893 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack g4, Qf3 (D00) 1-0Bxh7+ threatens Lollie's Mate
E Millikan vs Bruno Turquet, 2007
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack Nb4xBd3 (D00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Reti, 1908  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Krause Def. vs London System (D02) 0-1 Exchanges Ne5
Schlechter vs Rotlewi, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 Weak pawns, weak squares
F J Lee vs D Przepiorka, 1905
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 0-1

D02 1-0 23 Another well done Bxh7 attack
V Kovacevic vs H Ree, 1980 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Ne5, h-pawn thrust, Q+ enters
B Boyle vs T Lane, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

London System Copycat BxBd3 (D02) 1-0 Coordinate upon g7
V Bayramov vs D Arutinian, 2001 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

London System BxBd6, Ne5 vs Ne4(A46) 1-0Qside positional battle
J Geller vs G Kozlov, 2009
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1/2-1/2 White got nowhere
Torre vs Spielmann, 1925
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Uncommon Stonewall Attack (D02) 1-0 Fabulous Mating Combo
Pillsbury vs R Iglesias, 1900 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Zukertort w/Ne5, f4 (D02) 1-0 Q&R penetrate for mate
Harikrishna vs M Richter, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Black ruins Kside, bad bishop
Kamsky vs Dlugy, 1989 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Anti-Colle 3...Bf5 (D04) 1-0 Black is one step behind
Maroczy vs D Marotti, 1922
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense (D05) 1-0 Par excellence!
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 0-1 Stockfish; 24...?
Zherebukh vs A Shneider, 2011 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Colle System Bb2 vs Bb7 copycat (D05) 1-0 Triple on the 7th
G Bonanno vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1912 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

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

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

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 1st Brilliancy Prize
V Soultanbeieff vs C Vlagsma, 1946 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 Not very quiet break through!
Caruana vs Giri, 2012 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Chameleon Var (D15) 1-0 Gain time threatening the Q
S Williams vs G Lock, 2009 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Chameleon. Advance System (D15) 1-0 The Qs come off
Onischuk vs A Zatonskih, 2004 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 0-1 26...?
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1928 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack (D15) 1-0 Windmill/back ranker
P Lebedev vs Gonak, 1938 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Wiesbaden Sharp line (D17) 0-1 deadly Qs & Ns
D Przepiorka vs A Cheron, 1928 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Carlsbad Var (D17) 0-1Dark-squared B delivers!
A Zatonskih vs J Yu, 2019 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech Variation. Krause Attk (D17) 0-1 Wild, indeed!
Ding Liren vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 1-0 What a finish!
Gligoric vs M Gerusel, 1969 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System M.L. (D19) 0-1 Max Lange's #
I Lutsko vs S Barth Stanford, 2007 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 26 moves, 0-1

QGA: Central Var. Rubinstein Def (D20) 1-0 N strike
Romanishin vs Z Gyimesi, 1995 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 N sac for 2 pawns is effective!
Showalter vs Janowski, 1916 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1

QGA: Normal. Traditional System (D45) 1-0Sacs to advance passer
Steinitz vs Gunsberg, 1890 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD vs Stonewall Def (D30) 1-0 Which rook battery wins?
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: General (D30) 1-0 Minor piece sacs to get the Q in close.
Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

"Look: Ne5 Monster" (game of the day Aug-19-2015)
Schlechter vs W John, 1905 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Octopus & R on 7th!
Botvinnik vs Robatsch, 1966 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1-0 Tactics
M A Tabatabaei vs C Aravindh, 2018 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 14.?
Ding Liren vs S Lu, 2012 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Wolfgang Heidenfeld selected this game his book "Draw!"
Znosko-Borovsky vs A Vajda, 1926 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

"Groenn in Agony" (game of the day Aug-02-2009)
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Lisitsin links
Lisitsin vs V Goglidze, 1933 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 N vs B becomes Q trap
M Saud vs A Mohd, 2001 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 23 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin to win
Tolush vs Veresov, 1944
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0

Solitaire Chess column in Chess Review, July 1949
V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Lasker Defense (D53) 1-0 Nxf7, up the exchange
Denker vs B Siff, 1933 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Anti-Tartakower Var (D55) 1-0 N trap or N fork next
Korchnoi vs Timman, 1991 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined 000 vs 00 (D30) 1-0 Amber; Nf6 sac!
Topalov vs Lautier, 2000
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Unique pin on a-file
Levenfish vs Kostic, 1911 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

C-K Classical Main lines (B18) 1-0 20? Clever finish by Adams
Adams vs Leko, 1999 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: 0-0-0, Ne5, g4 vs 0-0 (A45) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Ponomariov vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs J Simpson, 2002
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 vs QID / Delayed Classical Dutch (A46) 0-1Psychology
Kupchik vs Capablanca, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Simul exhibition
Alekhine vs R Castiarena, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Indian (A50) · 1-0
J Dean vs V Yanovsky, 2011
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Krause Var Qxb2?1 (D02) 1-0 K flush
Schlechter vs P S Leonhardt, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

London System: Poisoned Pawn Var (D02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Vidmar vs Reti, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 A win for tripled pawns
Carlsen vs E Ghaem Maghami, 2016 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

London System (A46) 0-1 Qside space advantage
Abetisian vs Karpov, 1967 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 1-0 32.?
C Bauer vs Korchnoi, 2003 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Zukertort Var (D02) 0-1 Discovered Dbl++
N Mikkelsen vs E Brondum, 2009 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 0-1 29...?
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs L Williams, 1995
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs Nunn, 1998 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs R O'Rourke, 1998
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs J Roos, 2001
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 unusual start
Andersson vs H van Riemsdijk, 1985 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Symmetrical 3.c4 c6 and BxBd3 (D02) 1-0
Andersson vs M Barth Stanford, 2008
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

London System 12.exf6 Nxf6 (D02) 0-1
Janowski vs O Bernstein, 1906 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1

"Pratfall" (game of the day Apr-08-2011)
Alekhine vs M Prat, 1913 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 En prise Knights make you think
Vidmar vs Rotlewi, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

London System Ne5 Stonewall Attk (D02) 1-0 Battery on g-file
Vidmar vs A Rabinovich, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

London System vs Purdy/Horwitz Def 7...c5 (A40) 1-0 Kside attks
Tarrasch vs Spielmann, 1925
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Pawn roller w/0-0-0 vs 0-0
I Koenig vs H Weiss, 1919 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 White Q has an edge on the Black Q
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1/2-1/2 K-R vs K-R-B ending
D Gordievsky vs V Kovalev, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 109 moves, 1/2-1/2

London 6.BxBd6 QxB 7.dxc5 Qxc5 (D02) 1-0 Missed Anastasia's #
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2019 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

London System vs Bb7 Tartakower's Def (D02) 1-0 KEG annotates
Von Scheve vs A Reggio, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

London System / Double Stonewalls (D02) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Janowski vs Marshall, 1916 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

London System Ne5 (D02) 1-0 Blazing Kside attack!
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2020 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D02) 1/2-1/2 Greek gift, N+ perpetual
M Novik vs V Yemelin, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rubinstein Opening w/Ne5 (D05) 1/2-1/2 Q+ Perpetual
Karjakin vs Y Yu, 2019 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Logical Chess - Game 8 Kingside Attack (d4)
D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 Nbd7, dxe4, cxd4 creates IQP (D05) 1-0 Sacs on g6!!
Koltanowski vs Leu, 1936
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening w/SW Attk: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 2ndPrize
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio vs Horwitz Def/Reversed Colle-Zuke (A40) 1-0 - The Exch
Tartakower vs Yates, 1930 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Def. / Stonewall Attk vs Dbl Fio (A40) 0-1 R on 2nd
Noteboom vs M Scheinberg, 1930 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack vs. Pseudo-Stonewall Def (A45) 1-0Discovered#
Janowski vs W Michel, 1926 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Veresov 4Ns Attk (A45) 1/2-1/2Perpetual avoids mate on diagonal
Tartakower vs Nimzowitsch, 1923 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stonewall Attack Ne2 vs QID (A45) 1-0 Massing for Kside assault
I Rabinovich-Barav vs B Koch, 1928 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Nimzowitsch Attack (C40) 1-0 Pins
Nimzowitsch vs K Behting, 1919 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 175 of 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & Du Mont
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

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

Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Qh5+ (C40) 1-0 K chase, P #
L Holmberg vs O Hongset, 1962 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Blazin' h-file
J W te Kolste vs Spielmann, 1925 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 0-1 Keypusher notes!
Janowski vs Lasker, 1904 
(C48) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General Dbl Fio (E00) 0-1 Outside passer
D Harika vs Adams, 2010
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation (D31) 1-0 U12
D Abilmazhinov vs Smeets, 1997
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Minority Attack
Petrosian vs H Rossetto, 1958 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 1-0 42.?
Miles vs L Schmid, 1980 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 45 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 1-0 Center struggle produces passer
J P Wallace vs D Gormally, 2006
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Colle System Ne5 Stonewall (D05) 1-0 U.S. Open
D Root vs S Rubin, 1991 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 49 in 'Excelling at Chess' by Jacob Aagaard.
Anand vs Speelman, 1996 
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD: General (D30) 1-0 Rook battery advantage of no luft
G Ilivitsky vs Aronin, 1952 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 62 in 'Soviet Chess Strategy' by Alexey Suetin
Botvinnik vs A Batuev, 1931 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0 17.?
K Georgiev vs Dlugy, 1983 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Stonewall Attack f3 vs Bg4 (D00) 1-0 Exchanges on e5
F Parr vs J Dean, 1935 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Hoppy Knight
Spassky vs A Korelov, 1962 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening vs center pawn duo (A00) 1-0terrific mating net!
H Rosenfeld vs L B Meyer, 1907 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Bird-Larsen Attack Be2, Bb2 (A02) 1-0 White has extra N
Rene Zimmermann vs Kimia Moradi, 2015
(A03) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Bg4-Ne5 (A03) 1-0 Hungry Pawn
L Nicholls vs R L Perry, 2016
(A03) Bird's Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Get the Queen in close!
R Chytilek vs R Wiesinger, 2001 
(A09) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Stonewall (A10) 1-0Base of P chain
Portisch vs I Radulov, 1969 
(A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0

QGD: Pillsbury Attack (D55) 1-0 Stockfish notes; KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 N raid
H Suechting vs Swiderski, 1908
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Cool queen trap by Kramnik!
Timman vs Kramnik, 1999 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack. Modern Def (B13) 1-0 Nxf7 vs 0-0
Alekhine vs Benitez / Vidal, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 16 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 0-1 Black has the pressure
P Maletin vs A Riazantsev, 2014 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 1-0 Q sac w/windmill
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1-0

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

1.e4 2.h3 d5 (C20) 1/2-1/2 Pawn fork tactics
V Green vs R Brien, 1856
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55)1-0 91-year old handles isolani
Koltanowski vs M Stobbe, 1994 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Game 25 in 'My System' by Aron Nimzowitsch
Gruenfeld vs Tartakower, 1926  
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Three Knights (D15) 1-0 Ne5 supports Q#
Ding Liren vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2020 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1-0

QGD: Neo-Orthodox Var (D54) 1-0 Q&N+ combo
W Gerstner vs M Nobis, 1998 
(D54) Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Schlechter Var (D15) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops in NZ
Q Johnson vs C Benson, 1997 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 29.?
Beliavsky vs P Popovic, 1982 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Winning With the Slav (Batsford) Yuri Markov & Boris Schipkov
Vidmar vs V Mikenas, 1931 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack / Colle-Zuke (A06) 1-0 K charge!
Smyslov vs Sveshnikov, 1992 
(A06) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attk. 2Ns Def Blockade Line (D37) 1-0 Stockfish
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

The QGD: Vienna Var (D30) 1-0 Q sac and a crossfire
Dubov vs A Brkic, 2016 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern (B10) 1-0 Ne5
J Rowson vs J Naylor, 1999
(B10) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Exchange Var (A00) 1-0 blitz tactics to promote
T Gareyev vs Dominguez Perez, 2019 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 Q deflection for R roller!
S Levitsky vs A Rabinovich, 1912 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 74 in Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch
Nimzowitsch vs V Buerger, 1927 
(A16) English, 61 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Harmonic play
Savon vs Tal, 1969 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0Bully Deflect
Krasenkow vs Sveshnikov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4Knts Botvinnik Line (A28) 0-1 center P fork trick
S Williams vs J Rowson, 2001 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def: Austrian Attk. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 tpstar comments
Jansa vs A Lanc, 1970 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Schlechter vs Gunsberg, 1901 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Riot penalizes Pawn grabbing
B Dykes vs J Somoza, 1971 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open e-file Variation (C80) 1-0 target f7
J A Fuller vs G T Crown, 1946 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Black's position turns to jelly
J Degraeve vs M Richter, 2008
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Westphalian Variation (D51) 1-0 White Octopus
S Kalabar vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1927 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 basic tactics on the 6th
T Sachdev vs F Alinoori, 2001 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 29 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Pin Def (D12) 0-1 Free pawns aren't
H Stefansson vs Dreev, 2015 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 0-1

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