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Laughable Memo '18 to Quad A Rob Ev
Compiled by fredthebear
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What's the hold-up Harry?

�Do not forget that chess is played with the mind and not with the hands!� -- Renaud and Kahn The remark appears on page 56 of The Art of the Checkmate (New York, 1953).

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ― Lao Tzu

"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another." ― William Shakespeare

"I started chess around the age of seven. I was inspired by the game, but soon legends like Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Anand and many other world champions captivated me." ― Anish Giri

"Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people are divided because of their religion or country of origin." ― Hikaru Nakamura

"In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story." ― Gza

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ― Albert Einstein

"Chess is a lot of fun for me. Football is a physical game, and in chess you can just beat someone mentally - you outwit somebody, outmaneuver them, think ahead of them." ― Larry Fitzgerald

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." ― Archimedes

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"Young men preen. Old men scheme." ― Mason Cooley

"Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego." ― Bobby Fischer

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ― Henry David Thoreau

"Chess is the art of analysis." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"Patience is the companion of wisdom." ― Saint Augustine

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things." ― Gerald R. Ford

"My biggest competitor was my mum. I used to try to beat her at Chinese chequers, chess, carrom, volleyball, badminton, football, wrestling." ― Sunil Chhetri

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." ― Thomas Jefferson

"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber." ― Yuliya Snigir

"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" ― Walter Scott

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift." ― Steve Prefontaine

"I love to play chess. The last time I was playing, I started to really see the board. I don't mean just seeing a few moves ahead - something else. My game started getting better. It's the patterns. The patterns are universal." ― Forest Whitaker

"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?' " ― William Arthur Ward

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." ― Epictetus

"I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days." ― Anna Kendrick

Never judge a book by its cover.

"You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport." ― Garry Kasparov

"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." ― Bette Davis

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ― Winston Churchill

"I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up." ― Magnus Carlsen

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." ― Mark Twain

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be." ― Joyce Meyer

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." ― Jim Rohn

"I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one." ― Will Rogers

Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy:
"Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match. He had complete sight of the board and seldom blundered even though he moved quite rapidly. I've played over hundreds of his games and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

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

"Beautiful, cold, remorseless chess, almost creepy in its silent implacability." ― Raymond Chandler (on a Capablanca game)

"After we have paid our dutiful respects to such frigid virtues as calculation, foresight, self-control and the like, we always come back to the thought that speculative attack is the lifeblood of chess." — Fred Reinfeld

"Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess." ― Evan Esar

"There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England." ― Sir Edward Coke

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

"I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest." ― Andrew Carnegie

"Luckily, there is a way to be happy. It involves changing the emphasis of our thinking from what we want to what we have." ― Richard Carlson

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"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

"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us." ― Winston S. Churchill

"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him." ― Napoleon Bonaparte

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective." ― Tim Tebow

"A God you understood would be less than yourself." ― Flannery O'Connor

"The journey is its own reward." — Homer

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." ― George Orwell

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa." ― M. Scott Peck

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." ― Vasily Smyslov

"I always plan for long-term; life to me is a never-ending chess match." ― James D. Wilson

"Tis action moves the world....in the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it." ― Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea

"It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it; I can dominate it. And it's predictable. So, if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions." ― Vladimir Nabokov

"You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime." ― Thomas Paine

"Never play to win a pawn while your development is yet unfinished!" ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"Check your moves well, because it can cost one pawn or losing a lot of just from three moves!" ― Deyth Banger

"What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded backward." ― Samuel Reshevsky, Art of Positional Play (Note: A weak pawn cannot be defended by another pawn; it's protection must come from a piece of the back rank that might rather be more aggressively active.)

"The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller of sorrows, is named 'combination'." ― Emanuel Lasker

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

"I coulda been a contender." xp Free dom! Frank Zappa wrote zero hero?

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!" ― Bent Larsen

"Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game." ― Nigel Short

"Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy." ― Anthony Santasiere

"The passed pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf." ― Cecil Purdy

"In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame." ― José Raúl Capablanca

rags Scott Joplin was the most famous ragtime composer. When his 'Maple Leaf Rag' was first printed in 1899, it quickly sold a million copies.

* 107 battles: Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine

* A07, B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

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

* Alpha Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* Artists: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* A pair of deuces

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

* Brilliant (and mostly famous games)!! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

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

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

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

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86

* Chess Highlights of the 20th Century: Game Collection: 20th Century Highlights (Burgess)

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* 400 in 400: http://www.masschess.org/Chess_Hori...

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

* Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind...

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

* ChessCafe.com column, The Openings Explained: Abby Marshall

* Closed: Game Collection: Closed Sicilian Structures

* Common Gambits Video: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

* Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs French Defense: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Danish treats: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (I)

* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems

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

* Don't Steal: https://www.openbible.info/topics/s...

* Extinguish the Dragon: Game Collection: 1.e4 explorations

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

* Fork Overload (Remove the Defender): Game Collection: FORK-OVERLOAD OR HOOK-AND-LADDER TRICK

* Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* French According to... Game Collection: The French According to ...

* Garry gets 'em quick: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* List of gambits: https://detailedpedia.com/wiki-List...

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

* Greatest Hits: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Great Endings: Game Collection: great endings

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...

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

* GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at...

* Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

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

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

* KP Beauties: Game Collection: Beautiful mates

* Unleash the Knight: https://cardclashgames.com/blog/che...

* Artful Mates: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

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

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* 62 Masterpieces: Game Collection: Instructive Games (Chernev)

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga...

* Names and Places: Game Collection: Named Mates

* Brazil Nuts: Game Collection: 2...De7 !

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

* Neon Moon, smooth and easy: https://www.bing.com/search?q=Neon+...

* Opening Names: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

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

* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* Oskar plays 1e4: Oskar Oglaza

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

* PGN Language Conversion: http://www.code.gr/chess-converter/...

* Petrov's Defense, Cochrane Gambit: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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

* Pie in the sky: https://www.old-mill.com/oldmill-re...

* Chess players quoted: https://www.azquotes.com/author/310...

* VP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncH...

* Post-Beginners Book: Game Collection: Chess training for post-beginners

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Rubinstein: Game Collection: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Random Zs: Game Collection: ZHVNE

* 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...

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

* Bg2 vs Sicilian: Game Collection: Grand Prix Attack without early Bc4

* Short Selection for White:
Game Collection: Repertoire for White

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* Six Ways: https://takelessons.com/blog/6-tips...

* Stratagems 8: Game Collection: chess strategems viii - under construction

* 68 games between Chigorin and Schiffers:
search "Chigorin vs Schiffers"

* Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

* Three-minute pastry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIa...

* Trappy game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gC...

* The "Caribbean Tal": Philip Corbin

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

* Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk

* Variety: Game Collection: TacticalArchives

* Vladimir Bagirov Attacks: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Wall's APCT Miniatures:
http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/c...

* Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* The World Championship 2018:
Carlsen - Caruana World Championship Match (2018)

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

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

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

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

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

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

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

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

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Idaho: Franklin
Established in: 1860

Franklin was founded in the spring of 1860 by a small group of Mormon pioneers and was named for Apostle Franklin D. Richards. As early settlers began building cabins and farming, they believed they were still in Utah. It wasn't until 1872 that an official boundary survey placed a border between the two states.

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

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

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

* Short history: Game Collection: A history of chess

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

This poem is dedicated to all members
who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

Jokers wild "Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong."― Winston Churchill

"Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could be the fifth, it could be the thirty-fifth. We think about a chess game as beginning with move one and ending with checkmate. But this is not the case. The games begins when it gets out of book, and it end when it goes into book..And this is why Game 6 between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue didn't count...Tripping and falling into a well on your way to the field of battle is not the same thing as dying in it...Deep Blue is only itself out of book; prior to that it is nothing. Just the ghosts of the game itself." ― Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

The Frogs Asking A King

A certain commonwealth aquatic,
Grown tired of order democratic,
By clamouring in the ears of Jove, effected
Its being to a monarch's power subjected.
Jove flung it down, at first, a king pacific.
Who nathless fell with such a splash terrific,
The marshy folks, a foolish race and timid,
Made breathless haste to get from him hid.
They dived into the mud beneath the water,
Or found among the reeds and rushes quarter.
And long it was they dared not see
The dreadful face of majesty,
Supposing that some monstrous frog
Had been sent down to rule the bog.
The king was really a log,
Whose gravity inspired with awe
The first that, from his hiding-place
Forth venturing, astonished, saw
The royal blockhead's face.
With trembling and with fear,
At last he drew quite near.
Another followed, and another yet,
Till quite a crowd at last were met;
Who, growing fast and strangely bolder,
Perched soon on the royal shoulder.
His gracious majesty kept still,
And let his people work their will.
Clack, clack! what din beset the ears of Jove?
"We want a king," the people said, "to move!"
The god straight sent them down a crane,
Who caught and slew them without measure,
And gulped their carcasses at pleasure;
Whereat the frogs more wofully complain.
"What! what!" great Jupiter replied;
"By your desires must I be tied?
Think you such government is bad?
You should have kept what first you had;
Which having blindly failed to do,
It had been prudent still for you
To let that former king suffice,
More meek and mild, if not so wise.
With this now make yourselves content,
Lest for your sins a worse be sent."

Riddle of the Day:
In 1990, a person is 15 years old.

In 1995, that same person is 10 years old.

How can this be?

Fredthebear created this collection.

Answer to Riddle of the Day:
The person was born in 2005 B.C. (Before Christ)

Candidate for a Pullet Surprise
by Mark Eckman and Jerrold H. Zar

I have a spelling checker,
It came with my PC.
It plane lee marks four my revue
Miss steaks aye can knot sea.
Eye ran this poem threw it,
Your sure reel glad two no.
Its vary polished in it's weigh.
My checker tolled me sew.
A checker is a bless sing,
It freeze yew lodes of thyme.
It helps me right awl stiles two reed,
And aides me when eye rime.
Each frays come posed up on my screen
Eye trussed too bee a joule.
The checker pours o'er every word
To cheque sum spelling rule.
Bee fore a veiling checker's
Hour spelling mite decline,
And if we're lacks oar have a laps,
We wood bee maid too wine.
Butt now bee cause my spelling
Is checked with such grate flare,
Their are know fault's with in my cite,
Of nun eye am a wear.
Now spelling does knot phase me,
It does knot bring a tier.
My pay purrs awl due glad den
With wrapped word's fare as hear.
To rite with care is quite a feet
Of witch won should bee proud,
And wee mussed dew the best wee can,
Sew flaw's are knot aloud.
Sow ewe can sea why aye dew prays
Such soft wear four pea seas,
And why eye brake in two averse
Buy righting want too pleas.

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

"....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

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

Whiff "He who is brave is free." ― Seneca

"and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!" ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

<....Here is an excerpt from Sergeant's book Championship Chess, with Alekhine's view of Reuben Fine, as early as 1933:

'Before (Alekhine) left the States the Champion was induced to say whom he thought likely challengers for his title in the future. He named two Americans, Kashdan, who was favourably known in Europe already, and R Fine, whose achievements so far were mainly in his own country, and the Czecho-Slovakian, Flohr.'>

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Ellison wrote:

Kamikaze
Two rows of a faceless infantry
fall into line;
I am their general
for this callous battle.

Overlords awaken;
their mirrored armies in meager shadow
to these giants that have played
the game of winning before.

The front rank advances slowly,
private by private; caressing the
battlefield as if never to return again.
The cavalry cry out into the night,
A horse's metallic neigh that pierces through
to the other side's defenses,
and the surrounding warriors join in for the hunt.

A piece for a piece;
The desperate deal is made
between the masters of their
horrified soldiers.
Do I dare repeat
such insidious acts within my fleet?

The crown shakes with fear,
for the opposing ranks are drawing near.
Towering higher than the castles upon the deck,
I make my way to the monarch in check;
Swords left littered across the field
as the fires of carnage have dwindled low,
but trampling through grief, groans, and woe,
The other side is forced to yield.

Trolling is cyberbullying. The troll should be banned from the website for good.

Internet trollz are people who want to provoke and upset others online for their own amusement. Here's how to spot the signz that someone is a troll, and how to handle them.

What Are Internet Trollz?
If you've been on the internet for any period of time, you've likely run into a troll at some point. An internet troll is someone who makes intentionally inflammatory, rude, or upsetting statements online to elicit strong emotional responses in people or to steer the conversation off-topic. They can come in many forms. Most trolls do this for their own amusement, but other forms of trolling are done to push a specific agenda.

Trollz have existed in folklore and fantasy literature for centuries, but online trolling has been around for as long as the internet has existed. The earliest known usage of the term can be traced back to the 1990s on early online message boards. Back then, it was a way for users to confuse new members by repeatedly posting an inside joke. It's since turned into a much more malicious activity.

Trolling is distinct from other forms of cyberbullying or harassment. It is normally not targeted towards any one person and relies on other people paying attention and becoming provoked. Trolling exists on many online platforms, from small private group chats to the biggest social media websites. Here's a list of places online where you're likely to see online trolls:

Anonymous online forums: Places like removed to prevent more trolling are prime real-estate for online trolls. Because there's no way of tracing who someone is, trolls can post very inflammatory content without repercussion. This is especially true if the forum has lax or inactive moderation. Twitter: Twitter also has the option to be anonymous, and has become a hotbed for internet trolls. Frequent Twitter trolling methods involve hijacking popular hashtags and mentioning popular Twitter personalities to gain attention from their followers.

Comment sections: The comment sections of places such as YouTube and news websites are also popular areas for trolls to feed. You'll find a lot of obvious trolling here, and they frequently generate a lot of responses from angry readers or viewers.

You'll find trollz anywhere online, including on Facebook and on online dating sites. They're unfortunately pretty common.

Signs Someone Is Trolling
It can sometimes become difficult to tell the difference between a troll and someone who just genuinely wants to argue about a topic. However, here are a few tell-tale signs that someone is actively trolling.

Off-topic remarkz: Completely going off-topic from the subject at hand. This is done to annoy and disrupt other posters.

Refusal to acknowledge evidence: Even when presented with hard, cold factz, they ignore this and pretend like they never saw it.

Dismissive, condescending tone: An early indicator of a troll was that they would ask an angry responder, "Why you mad, bro?" This is a method done to provoke someone even more, as a way of dismissing their argument altogether. Use of unrelated images or memes: They reply to others with memes, images, and gifs. This is especially true if done in response to a very long text post. Seeming obliviousness: They seem oblivious that most people are in disagreement with them. Also, trolls rarely get mad or provoked. The list above is by no means definitive. There are a lot of other ways to identify that someone is trolling. Generally, if someone seems disingenuous, uninterested in a real discussion, and provocative on purpose, they're likely an internet troll.

How Should I Handle Them?
A "Danger: Do not feed the troll" sign on a computer keyboard.

The most classic adage regarding trolling is, "Don't feed the trollz." Trollz seek out emotional responses and find provocation amusing, so replying to them or attempting to debate them will only make them troll more. By ignoring a troll completely, they will likely become frustrated and go somewhere else on the internet.

You should try your best not to take anything trollz say seriously. No matter how poorly they behave, remember these people spend countless unproductive hours trying to make people mad. They're not worth your time of day.

If a troll becomes spammy or begins to clog up a thread, you can also opt to report them to the site's moderation team. Depending on the website, there's a chance nothing happens, but you should do your part to actively dissuade them from trolling on that platform. If your report is successful, the troll may be temporarily suspended or their account might be banned entirely.

In 1996, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM's "Deep Blue" supercomputer 4–2 in a best-of-6 match-up. Man and machine rematched in 1997, and the computer won 3.5–2.5 after unusually poor play by Kasparov.

<This poem is dedicated to all members who have experienced the breaking of a gentleman's agreement.

He Know No Honor

Now in yonder obscurity live a bishop called Pork his tongue protruding like a two-pronged fork.
He say: nova dear, I will play you thirty/thirty then he quickly run, I say: that be little dirty. This Pork he say; sweet nova please grant me tie upon my honor as a holy man I do never lie.
He say: nova dear: I will play you thirty/thirty but he quickly run: I say that be more than little dirty to Pork this kindly nova say: I grant you draw
as Pork's time in present game all but gone he saw. he say: dear nova, I will play you thirty/thirty as he quickly run: I truly say that be fricken dirty. now always loudly to this Pork I shall tell
no more play me but evil one who live in hell.>

"You need to realize something if you are ever to succeed at chess,' she said, as if Nora had nothing bigger to think about. ‘And the thing you need to realize is this: the game is never over until it is over. It isn't over if there is a single pawn still on the board. If one side is down to a pawn and a king, and the other side has every player, there is still a game. And even if you were a pawn – maybe we all are – then you should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it isn't. Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.'

Mrs. Elm"
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

Antibiotics
Joseph Lister and Louis Pasteur were the first to start the war against bacteria, but it was Alexander Fleming who propelled the medical world to take a giant leap ahead in the same battle thanks to his discovery – albeit accidental – of the bacteria-inhibiting mold we now call penicillin in 1928. Penicillin proved to be a major step forward in the world of antibiotics and was used widely throughout the 20th century. Although Fleming eventually abandoned his works on penicillin in the 1940s, his findings were further researched at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford by Howard Florey and Ernst Boris Chain, funded by the U.S. and British governments.

Penicillin finally entered mass production after the Pearl Harbor bombing. In fact, by 1944, we had enough penicillin to treat all the wounded Allied Forces in World War II. Death by bacterial infection dropped to only 1% in WWII from 20% in the previous war. Penicillin has been found to be effective at fighting all kinds of infections such as influenza, tuberculosis, and some sexually transmitted diseases.

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac (‘Deutsch von Heinrich Fraenkel')

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

The world's first traffic light was installed in 1868. The modern traffic light system dates back to 1868 when the world's first traffic light was installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London. However, it was manually operated and didn't feature the familiar red, yellow, and green signals we know today.

Question: What was the first patented service uniform in the United States? Answer: Playboy Bunny

Pablo Picasso would often carry around a pistol loaded with blanks. He would fire it at people he found boring or anyone who insulted the Post-Impressionist painter, Paul Cézanne.

Question: What is the oldest authenticated age ever for a human? Answer: 122

pocket aces A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.

<Atterdag: Geoff - are you a descendant of Wordsworth?: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem
Apparell'd in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;—
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more. :-)

Sally Simpson: Hi Atterdag,
This is my tribute to Wordsworth. (Daffodils.)

I wandered lonely as a pawn,
o'er a field coloured brown and cream,
When suddenly I ran out of squares
and discovered I was now a Queen.>

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.

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

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.

On March 7, 1942 Jose Capablanca suffered a stroke at the Manhattan Chess Club while watching a skittles game. He died on March 8, 1942 at Mount Sinai hospital, the same hospital that Emanuel Lasker died in a year earlier. He was the shortest lived world champion, dieing at age 53 years, 109 days. He was buried with full honors in Havana. General Batista, President of Cuba, took personal charge of the funeral arrangements.

Lord Dunsany mentioned that after Capablanca's death he published the following epitaph in CHESS, June 1942, page 131:

Now rests a mind as keen,
A vision bright and clear
As any that has been
And who is it lies here?

One that, erstwhile, no less
Than Hindenburg could plan,
But played his game of chess
And did no harm to man.

"Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you." ― Moses

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." ― Charles F. Stanley

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Isolated pawns require a very expensive therapy, for keeping them alive.

Queen of hearts How to play Hearts: https://www.heartsgame.com/

"Thirty Days Hath September" Lyrics

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

There's a copycat know-it-all ignorant of reality who believes chess instructors should teach kidz to resign as soon as one blunderz to show respect to one's adversary. This way our youth learn to be quitterz the first time something goes wrong. NO! Absolutely not! Do you leave a mess on the floor? No, pick up the pieces! Suck it up and counterattack! Improvise, adapt, and overcome! Be a climber! Zhou have a lot of life left to live so don't quit on yourself when something goez wrong and don't let otherz down and stop lying. Nobody, NOBODY respects a liar. Certainly quitterz don't earn any respect either.

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev Game Collection: Instructive Games (Chernev)

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

* "Always remember, your focus determines your reality." ― George Lucas

<from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.>

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

"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

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

"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

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

We Give Our Thanks
Traditional

For food that stays our hunger,

For rest that brings us ease,

For homes where memories linger,

We give our thanks for these.

In Jesus name we pray,
Amen

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

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

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

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

Weord funn:
8+8 Luvlee Zeta-Jones iz knot abc prize fight ora blk knight but iz afraid of sheights. Did sum1 orda gymy Jonson? Dayr freekie fast on a bycicl?

"I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous ‘daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent. Whether chess is regarded as a science, or an art, or a sport, all the same psychology bears no relation to it and only stands in the way of real chess." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"I always use only the openings that bring fruitful results in practice, regardless of the positions arising in the middle-game." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

Achillies

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Interference
J Hector vs L B Hoyos Millan, 1989 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 Discovery launches Sac Attack!
FIBChess vs Deep Sjeng, 2004 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening: English (A00) 0-1Capture/Re-capture, Rob pin
H Harding vs H Hosmer, 1871 
(A20) English, 17 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Dbl K Pawn Italian style
E D'Andre vs C De Vere, 1867 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Zukertort, Sic Invite/Torre Attk (A04) 1-0 Spearhead, interfere
J Augustin vs A Lanc, 1975 
(A04) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0 16.?
N Minev vs I Novak, 1974 
(A05) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
M Bluemich vs J Lokvenc, 1926 
(A06) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Reti/Catalan vs QGD Tartakower's Def; Defend + w/a Discovered +
I Zemtsov vs S Repin, 2007 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 NxNf6+ Remove the Guard
A Avila Fraire vs S Logothetis, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 11 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Pachman System (A07) 0-1 Madness in the middle
R Mamedov vs Gelfand, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Gruenfeld (A07) 1-0 N+ Discovery Dzindzichashvili
C R Mariano-Wagman vs R Joya, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0Spearhead missed Fredthebear
G Koelsche vs W Young, 1949 
(A09) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Qside P droppings
Korchnoi vs J Marsalek, 1961 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. New York System (A12) 1-0Overworked Q
Bogoljubov vs A Staehelin, 1932 
(A12) English with b3, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Unpin, Elephant Trap
J A Fernandez vs R Garbarino, 2001 
(A13) English, 5 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 Q+ & fork
D Gordievsky vs A Tahbaz, 2019 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1 25...?
B Wexler vs O Bazan, 1960 
(A15) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Damiano's Bishop Mate announced in 7 moves.
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Tal vs Plaskett, 1984 
(A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knts 3...e4 4.Ng5 (A22) 1-0 Q+ & fork
J Bermejo Collado vs E Martinez, 1991 
(A22) English, 12 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1Deflect
Kurkletis vs Vasiukov, 1957 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 11 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Full Symmetry Line (A38) 1-0 Shazam!
S Rishovd vs J Ekberg, 2015 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 21 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Semi-Averbakh. Pterodactyl Var (A40) 1-0Royal fork+
Robatsch vs S Garcia Martinez, 1974 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 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

Trap 99 in Horowitz's "New Traps in the Chess Opening"
Kostic vs E Steiner, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zukertort vs Bg7 Indian (A48) 1-0 Queeside battle
S Brown vs J Howell, 1993 
(A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 Count the pieces
I Loehmer vs K Hack, 1992 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1 Devestating N+ next
G E Hartleb vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def: Two Knts Var (A54) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Guard
L Schmid vs Westerinen, 1968 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 51 from Super Nezh: Chess Assassin
Aronin vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1947 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def (A60) 1-0 The centralized Q is overwhelming
A Vaulin vs Smagin, 1997 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def Taimanov (A67) 1-0 Ng5 is next; f6 is not playable
A J Goldsby vs C Minsky, 2012
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 0-1 Capture, Recapture &
P Silva vs A Peixoto, 2001 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

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

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Advance (B00) 1-0 N&Q Discovery
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1850 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Promotion #
F Rhine vs NN, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Mieses Var 5.Nf3 Nc6 (B01) 1-0 Watch your step
Y Visser vs J Piket, 1991 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 N+ Intermezzo
C J Mayfield vs Marian Millar, 1905
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 battery on e-file
Nakamura vs J Shaw, 2016 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Bronstein Qd6 (B01) 0-1 2 Attackers, 1 Guard
P Wolff vs S Getz, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 12 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 1-0 Just take it!
Taimanov vs Tolush, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Standard Defense (B06) 0-1 21...?
Yakovich vs Azmaiparashvili, 1994 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: Nc3 and Ne2 (B07) 0-1 Remove the Guard
M Radulescu vs Pirc, 1946 
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Weiss (B09) 0-1 Turn the tables
Karjakin vs T L Petrosian, 2005 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

Game Collection: Alekhine's Block
Fischer vs Benko, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern (B10) 1-0 Q fork
Korchnoi vs Salov, 1991 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Phil-Philidor's Legacy
Delarochette vs J Negro, 1983 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1

Charousek's 'Mitrofanov's Deflection'
Tal vs Koblents, 1960 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Exchange sac for a pin
Short vs V Malisauskas, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

solution 17...Rc1! combines several tactical themes
J Mieses vs M Kann, 1885 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

C-K Panov Attk. Modern Def Reifir-Spielmann Line (B13) 1-0X-ray
I A Zaitsev vs NN, 1970 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 16 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 P thrust traps B
J Vakimies vs E Hintikka, 2002 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Bishop surprise
R J Kermeen vs E Tate, 1989 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 instructive tactics
B G Moore vs D Flournoy, 1984 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 23 moves, 1-0

11 move loss - there should be a law
K Lawless vs B Wall, 1985 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicil Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Exch Sac Removes the Guard
Kharlov vs M Makarov, 1991 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Modern Line (B22) 1-0Remove the Def
C Scheerer vs F Bindrich, 2004 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Marshall Gambit (B23) 1-0Backwards Legall's #
O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 1-0 Discovered Attk
A Shiplay vs E Shipley, 1977 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)1-0 13.?
Vasiukov vs I Chikovani, 1963 
(B30) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B32) Check & fork LPDO B in the shooting gallery
D de Graaf vs W Degen, 2001 
(B32) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Self-pin, Remove the Defender
M Krakops vs Shirov, 2015 
(B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 Discovered Attack
J Mysulka vs M Vagner, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Devastating ++
O Kanmazalp vs A Karason, 2017
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Exchange Var (B62) 0-1 22...?
Z Nilsson vs Geller, 1954 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Fianchetto (B70) 0-1 Q forks disconnected Rs
W Adams vs Reshevsky, 1944
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 21 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Sweet interference!
Balashov vs A Lukin, 1967 
(B89) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Pile on the pin, not Fredthebear
K Kuderinov vs M Arnold, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 1-0 Rob the Pin
Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs Negi, 2007 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Four minors trap the Q
W Sandner vs H Wimmer, 1996
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Give to get
Tal vs G Tringov, 1958 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Nc6 (C00) 1-0 Heated Kingsides
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1974 
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

French Def: 2.Qe2 Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Nxe6 ruins Black
V Csiszar vs J Frank, 2005 
(C00) French Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Amen
A Miladi vs Patience Tsuses, 2016 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 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 Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres (C07) 0-1 Q pin & fork
Kmoch vs T Ellison, 1948 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch . Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0
Y Zinchenko vs M Bronowicki, 2009 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

18.? "New in Chess- Tactics Training - Garry Kasparov "
Kasparov vs Short, 2001 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 1-0 Pawn storm!
E C Price vs E Gibb, 1920 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Discovered+ awaits
E Steiner vs D Przepiorka, 1924 
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1Discovered+ invert
N Soudre vs F Gagnon, 2001 
(C14) French, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 0-1 Simul
Smyslov vs F Kohn, 1976 
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 0-1

FR Winawer. Fingerslip, Kunin Double Gambit (C15)1-0 Reti # w/R
K Dekker vs W Erler, 1967 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Semi-Smothered #
T Gharamian vs S Ivanov, 2006 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance (C19) 1-0 Using tripled pawns
Gligoric vs J Moles, 1967 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Both Bishops deflect Black Q
S Rubin vs D L Lee, 1971 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

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

Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24) 1-0 Keep threatening #
Marshall vs B Forsberg, 1924 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Rob the Pin!
P Richardson vs Pillsbury, 1894 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

KGD. Mafia Def ...c5 & ...e5 (C30) 1-0 Unpin, hit f7 again
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 0-1 P fork, pin,
Blackburne vs J Keates, 1871 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

KGA. Tumbleweed (C33) 0-1 Royal skewer+ Fredthebear dodged
Nash vs J Jordan, 1979 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 Interference+
Westerinen vs M Rolvag, 1988
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA Wild Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Q sac into royal fork!
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 Clobbering Corres
Kendernai vs J Spodny, 1966 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 Lovely combo
L Forgacs vs Swiderski, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Boden's Mate!
Steinitz vs W Wilson, 1862 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 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

Elephant Gambit: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 1-0 +Removes the Defender
J Moreno Carnero vs J Kleinert, 2002 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0Watch those Bishops
F Koberl vs J Ban, 1952 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Pins Lesson
G Chandler vs NN, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 0-1 White lost count
N Lakos vs Lagno, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

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

Scotch 4 Knights, Schmid Gambit (C47) 0-1 Double Desperados
Bogoljubov vs L Schmid, 1949 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Intermezzo allows retreat
T Schou-Moldt vs A Subramanian, 2015 
(C45) Scotch Game, 7 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual+
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1914 
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Three Knights Opening: Center Pawn Fork Trick (C46) 1-0
Glek vs Romanishin, 1996 
(C46) Three Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 1-0 Greco Mate!
J Metger vs Wemmers, 1878 
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 Skewer +
F Adeyemi vs Z Ahmadov, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 radio match
J Hempel vs E Pritchard, 1967 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 Overworked Pawn
Leeds CC vs Doncaster Chess Club, 1834 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware Var (C51) Old game; Qd5 fork is coming
G Neumann vs C Mayet, 1865 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 K walk allows Q
E Jenay vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1Moscow bully B
Y Estrin vs Koptev, 1941 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 N+ fork
A F Ker vs N Croad, 2002 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. Bxf7+ (C60) 1-0 Remove the Guard
D Colton vs R Dermer, 1969 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 No seatbelts in 1894
Lasker vs H Helms, 1894 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Devastating Discovered+
H C Mees vs J Davidson, 1910 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1-0 Tactics - all kinds!
Carlsen vs T Bae, 2006 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish, l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Def (C67) 0-1 Discovery
Grischuk vs Carlsen, 2017
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accptd (C67) 1-0Trap w/analysis
L Bachmann vs M Fiechtl, 1886 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 3 targets
F Snijders vs NN, 1988
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 0-1 Black B daggers
C Golmayo vs Kolisch, 1867 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 IQP battle
Tarrasch vs Euwe, 1922 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 0-1 Bishop is trapped
Bartosz Miszkielo vs G Thorhallsson, 2015
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1

Discovered Check answered w/a Discovered Check!!
A Visitor vs H J Macthomas Thoms, 1924 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Center Attack (C84) 1-0 Prevent castling
K Richter vs F Nuernberg, 1949 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 16 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Marshall Attk. General (C89) 0-1 Remove the Guard
E J Byrne vs B Marsick, 1954 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 21.?
Boleslavsky vs Kholmov, 1956 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 22 moves, 1-0

BDG. Gedult Gambit 3.f3 (D00) 1-0 Exchange sac, h-file attack
A Blackmar vs E Farrar, 1881 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 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

P-Q4: Zukertort Variation (D02) 1-0 Black castled into it?
R Scott vs F Wenman, 1920 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 Just take it!
G Castaneda vs Zaw Win Lay, 2000 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 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 Chigorin Defense. Janowski (D07) 1-0Discovered+, Q sac next
H Murphy vs A Kinsman, 1981 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 16 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: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 20.? Dzindzichashvili
Keene vs K Bowyer, 1963 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 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 Def: Geller Gambit (D15) 0-1 Four queens, no Fredthebear
E Schoehuijs vs A Pijpers, 2012 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Chameleon Var (D15) 1-0 two en prise
J Salker vs L Ross, 2004
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation (D16) 1-0 overworked pawn
Stein vs R Sanguineti, 1966 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: General Line (D23) 0-1 It's no opera
P Radic vs Ivkov, 1948 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1

QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 Siberian Trap: NxN Removes Guard
Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1

QGD: Traditional, 4 Knts Gambit (D30) 0-1P grab, Remove the Def
A Schmied vs J Aagaard, 1995 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def: Classical. Advance Var (D34) 1-0 Discovery
A H Williams vs C F Morris, 2015 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack (D35) 0-1 Tactical finish w/pins
A Jankovic vs A Yusupov, 2012
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Overworked f7-pawn
Tal vs L Kiriakov, 1965 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Remove the Guard
A Moiseenko vs B Savchenko, 2006 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Orthodox Def (D37) 1-0 N arrival
Bogoljubov vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1 Pawn fork, overworked Rook
P Vandevoort vs Sosonko, 1993 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

Game 39 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1921 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

Notes for the Pittsburgh Trap and Pillsbury's Mate pattern.
Pillsbury vs C J Newman, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs(D52) 1-0Remove the Guard
I Cheparinov vs L Lang, 1995 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Rd1 Crusher!
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Anti-Tartakower Var (D55) 0-1Pawn will Remove the Defender
G Mahia vs R Assumpcao, 2012 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD: Orthodox Def. Classical (D68) 1-0 Greco's Mate threat
Pirc vs Tartakower, 1938 
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 22 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1Exch Sac Undermines
Timman vs Svidler, 1999 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 25 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Variation. With e4 (D97) 1-0 Discovery
Kazhgaleyev vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2003 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 19 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 Dbl Attack
Portisch vs Karpov, 1996 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 1-0 Simul slaughter on the diagonals
Carlsen vs B Berkowitz, 2016
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E26) 1-0 Kside crusher
Rossolimo vs Golombek, 1949 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

NID. St. Petersburg Var (E43) 0-1 Double Attack ends it
Uhlmann vs Botvinnik, 1958 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 23 moves, 0-1

KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Ng4 bait backfires·
M Pein vs E Hernandez Guerrero, 1991 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
W Pietzsch vs Fischer, 1965 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 0-1

KID. Classical Fianchetto BxBh6 (E67) 1-0 Q forks f7+ and Nc3
Lombardy vs E Winslow, 1976 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 23 moves, 1-0

Kadas Opening 1.h4 (A00) 1/2-1/2 How to get away again & again!
R Fabry vs L Dobrovolsky, 1978 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Grob Opening: Spike. Hurst Attack (A00) 0-1 What if 23.QxB?
H Grob vs R Bucher, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Grob Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Junior intermezzo
J A Ingvaldsen vs C Hanley, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine (A00) 1/2-Examine ALL +s
P Manetti vs Denker, 1972 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hungarian Opening: 2.f4 (A00) 1-0 Watch the center dissolve
Suttles vs C Aykroyd, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Alekhine's reversed; R for 2 minors
Larsen vs J H Donner, 1959 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Pin the attacker
T Hamilton vs Nakamura, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 0-1 A simple decoy threatens #
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1939 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A04) 1-0 Discoverd Attack
Polugaevsky vs A Planinc, 1971
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 0-1 zippy start
L Christiansen vs Chessmaster, 2002 
(A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Bf4 vs Bf5 (A04) 1-0 B tied g7
G Dizdar vs P Haba, 1987
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Wade Defense (A04) 1-0 Notes by Schiller
E Schiller vs L Day, 1985  
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attk: 3.c4 (A06) 1-0 Cap, Recapture, N+ fork
E Moradiabadi vs M Sharbaf, 2001
(A06) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA vs QGD Bb7, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Line clearance w/overworked pawn
A Liang vs J Haug, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA: Sicilian Var (A08) 0-1 Must recognize BxN Remove the Guard
O Gadia vs F Vasconcellos, 1965
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 1-0 32.? Dzindzichashvili
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2009 
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Remove the Defender
Timman vs J Bednarski, 1970 
(A10) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Plenty of Kside tactics
L Tavares da Silva vs O Gadia, 1964 
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Def. General (A10) 1-0 KEG
Blackburne vs J Mieses, 1901 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Chess Life and Review magazine, September, 1978 issue
A Lein vs K Regan, 1978 
(A13) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 0-1
I Vatnikov vs Furman, 1949
(A15) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID (A15) 1-0 Overworked R
Timman vs Sax, 1979 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 0-1
A A Murray vs F Hebert, 1949 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 58 moves, 0-1

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 1-0 easy 26.?
Csom vs G Gaertner, 1994 
(A20) English, 26 moves, 1-0

K's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 0-1 Late Discovered+
Nepomniachtchi vs Anand, 2019 
(A21) English, 77 moves, 0-1

K's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0 intermezzo
Colle vs Olland, 1923 
(A22) English, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 28...?
S Maus vs Tal, 1990 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Bind (A30) 1-0 Overworked Pawn
Tal vs A Menvielle Laccourreye, 1966 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Interference
Kramnik vs Ribli, 1993 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 0-1Remove the Guard
C Coppola vs B Macias Murillo, 2009 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 34 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. 4 Knights (A35) 1-0 Illusory Pin
Tal vs B Ivanovic, 1988 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense 3.d5 (A40) 1-0 Early exchange of Qs
S Polgar vs D V Prasad, 1990 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Def./Benoni (A40) 0-1 Careful defense of en prise units
X Avila Jimenez vs D Larino Nieto, 2011 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 34.RxNc7Remove the Def
J Krassowizkij vs M Kill, 2017 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Benoni-Indian Def (A43) 1-0 Fast start, instructive R vs B EG
R Nechepurenko vs Zherebukh, 2007 
(A43) Old Benoni, 88 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Old Benoni. P Thrust (A44) 1-0 Cross pin backfires
R Toran vs F Kuijpers, 1965 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

A pure deflection A45 0-1 40
D Janaszak vs M Chigaev, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) 1/2-1/2 White was better
Jobava vs A Sarana, 2015 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 The castled K wins again
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2014 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 1-0 Back rank pins to promote
M Hebden vs C Hanley, 2002
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def (A48) 1-0 Light Squared Symphony!
P Trifunovic vs M Aaron, 1962 
(A48) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 check out the unpin
P Rethy vs K Richter, 1941 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var f3, f6 (A57) 1-0 Remove the G
Wojtaszek vs E Sharapov, 2001 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A60) 0-1 She didn't move an inch
J Mileika vs Tal, 1953 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Knight's Tour Var (A61) 1-0 Discovery, Cross pin
Petrosian vs Nunn, 1978 
(A61) Benoni, 35 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Four Pawns Attk. Main Line (A69) 1-0 The Pun Fits!
N Schouten vs R Dieks, 1975 
(A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 25 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: General (A80) 0-1 Line obstruction protects passer
H W Trenchard vs Schiffers, 1898
(A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Capture-Recapture, N fork
W Blijstra vs C Eichab, 2012
(A84) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def. Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky Var (A97) 1-0 missed pin
M Rodshtein vs B Amin, 2005 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 45 moves, 1-0

Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Remove the Guard
S Krause vs J Kirby, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def 3.Qf3 Nd4 / Open Game (B00) 0-1 Overloaded R
L Fennelly vs B Coddens, 2000 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

Final move Undermines the Defender/Removes the Guard
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1907 
(B01) Scandinavian, 43 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5, Bg4, Nc6 (B01) 0-1 Rxf2 sac arranges pin
C Davidson vs G Berner, 1972
(B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 0-1

3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 R+ Deflection sac allows promo
R Raubitschek vs L Hopper, 1909 
(B01) Scandinavian, 43 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Modern Var (B01) 0-1 Remove the Guard
M Dizdarevic vs G West, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 0-1

3...Qa5 ML. Mieses 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nge2 e6?! (B01) 1-0 Disc+ motifs
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1903 
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Bronstein Var (B01) 0-1 Loose ends
T Petrik vs D Sermek, 2005 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B02) 1/2-1/2 17.Nc4 dares defender
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Def. Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Overloaded Defender
J Dueball vs B Jansson, 1969
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

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

Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Variation (B02) 0-1 Combo finish
M Oleksienko vs V Bernadskiy, 2017 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0 Dbl Discovered ++
U Nurme vs Ed Latimer, 1979 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. ML (B05) 1-0 Triple on the 7th
J G Baay vs J Barendregt, 1948 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 44 moves, 1-0

The standard Bxf7+/Ng5+/Ne6 motif gets the Queen
Rublevsky vs G Chepukaitis, 2001 
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Gurgenidze Def (B06) 1/2- Just two won't do the job
Blatny vs M Stangl, 1991 
(B06) Robatsch, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attk (B06) 0-1 Counter threats
O Dolzhikova vs S Shoker, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Two Knts. Suttles Var (B06) 0-1 Simple tactics
P Doggers vs Krasenkow, 2007 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def./Philidor Exchange 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B07) 1-0 Fast paced
Sutovsky vs L Draskovic, 2018 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0

Lion Defense: Lion's Jaw vs f3, 0-0-0 (B07) 1-0 Remove the Def
T Lei vs F Peralta, 2019 
(B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Schlechter (B08) 1-0Rob the back rank Def
Tal vs Quinteros, 1987 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 0-1 She's tied to defense
J C Leon vs L Tristan, 2009 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: General (B10) 0-1 Deflection!! Dzindzichashvili
Chandler vs Y Gruenfeld, 1979 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attk (B10) 0-1 Back ranker
J Sefc vs F Zita, 1954 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 0-1

C-K Def: 2 Knts Attk. Mindeno Exch (B11) 1-0 Dbl R sac gone bad
A Planinc vs M Podgaets, 1970 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 20 moves, 1-0

The Queen is the flying ace of the chessboard! Get her busy!
A Zatonskih vs N Adams, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 R traps N
R Hovhannisyan vs T L Petrosian, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Tal Var (B12) 1-0 Interference fails
Svidler vs Nakamura, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Modern Var (B12) 1-0 Here, have my Rook!
Tiviakov vs V Vorotnikov, 1989 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attk. Fianchetto Gambit (B13) 1-0Crossfire
Szabo vs J Kostro, 1971
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Flohr Var (B18) 1-0 4 Queens
Ivanchuk vs V Artemiev, 2017
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 68 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.b3 Variation (B20) 0-1 Discovery punishes P grabbing
D Herman vs Z Izoria, 2003
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

S-M Gambit. Declined Scandi Formation (B21) 0-1 Overloaded Rook
J Acers vs R Klein, 1968 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 33 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Q decoy sacrifice for N+ fork
Aronian vs S Beshukov, 2000 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 double attk along same diagonal
J Rowson vs J Shaw, 1999
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Overworked Q: Such a simple tactic! And it wins on the spot!
R Gonzalez vs Tal, 1992 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Chelyabinsk (B33)0-1 33...?
A Holmsten vs G Mohr, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Gaw-Paw Variation (B40) 0-1Stunning interference!
Carlsen vs E Vegh, 2001 
(B40) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 N Discovery Attack & Def
S Makarichev vs Sveshnikov, 1978
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Var (B45) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs L Karpinski, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Rs tied to back rank
Tal vs R G Wade, 1963 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Interference sets up pin
Rozentalis vs G Jones, 2007 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Nov-15-20 MordimerChess: Double discovered attack video link
Aronian vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Impressive Unpin
Kramnik vs Gelfand, 1994 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0Undermine the Guard
A Rayes vs M Ozanne, 2008 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

LEARN CHESS TACTICS by John Nunn, Chapter 1, Fork.
F Vallejo Pons vs Avrukh, 2000 
(B58) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviations (B62) 1-0
R Hovhannisyan vs T Gara, 2014 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B63) 1-0 Remove the Guard!
F Hellers vs J Piket, 1985 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Classical (B72) 0-1 White style in the center
J Fichtl vs Miles, 1975
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical General (B72) 0-1 17...?
R Schmaltz vs A Vouldis, 2002 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 54 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 0-1 23.?
J Kozma vs L Alster, 1953 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Ne2xd4 (B23/B77) 1-0 R eats the edge
Hort vs Forintos, 1969 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0

Sic Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 0-1 Find the mating square &
K Darga vs Barcza, 1954 
(B83) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1Overloaded
O Neikirch vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Black Q robs pins
Ivanchuk vs Grischuk, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf. English Attack Anti-English (B90) 1-0 two-way pin
Nunn vs B Gasic, 1974 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Q makes double threat
A Karklins vs Svidler, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicil Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 0-1 Immune Rxc7
Jobava vs K Jakubowski, 2001 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 0-1 Basic K & 2Bs mate lone K
M Solleveld vs Sutovsky, 2001 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 107 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Discovery+ Boomerang
A Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1988 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. ML (B99) 1-0 Capture, Re-capture, Then What?
Timman vs H Ree, 1983
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

Black Dbl Fio (B00) 0-1 N makes single threat, prepares N fork+
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French Defense/e6 Owen's Def (C00) 1-0 Threat of N fork
Adams vs S Vanderwaeren, 1994 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 Tactics
Fritz vs G Hertneck, 1998 
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

Last move is Discovery and Double Attack with Back Rank threat
M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 1-0 Find the finish
C Yeuillaz vs P Vezzosi, 1991 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 1-0 Lasting pin
Keres vs F Koberl, 1950 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Castled K wins
Shabalov vs Smyslov, 1993 
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0

This Q sacrifice finish is a fine example of an X-Ray attack
Chandler vs A Fernandes, 2001 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO N
F Jenni vs Korchnoi, 2001 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 0-1

French Def: Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 0-1Remove the Guard
J W te Kolste vs Swiderski, 1899
(C14) French, Classical, 28 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 Simul stomp w/raking Bs
Alekhine vs T Wilkins, 1933 
(C15) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 R hits R, Q hits R
W Adams vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(C15) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis Var (C18) 0-1 Unpin+
J van den Bosch vs S Landau, 1934 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1

C18 0-1 35 Removal of the Defender
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: General (C23) 0-1 check+, it could be mate!
M Burkett vs D Fritzinger, 1969 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

K&P Promotion vs lone K, Mate with new Q & K vs lone K.
Larsen vs Ivanchuk, 1992 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 66 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Hamppe Allgaier Gambit (C25) 1-0 Dbl ++ finish!!
Schlechter vs J Thirring, 1893 
(C25) Vienna, 35 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 0-1?Pin trumps
Charousek vs G Makovetz, 1897 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 0-1

KGA. Becker Defense (C34) 1/2-1/2 R sac for perpetual+
Fedorov vs Svidler, 1997 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 B corrals N half the game
Fischer vs J Witeczek, 1964 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 Heat energy dissipates by resistors
G A Ageichenko vs Kholmov, 1968 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 32 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

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1/2-1/2 American beast
Fischer vs J Zvers, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 0-1 Pin & fork
Carlsen vs Y Yu, 2019 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 1-0 A king cannot do two jobs
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Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Double sacs for promotion
C Golmayo vs Steinitz, 1867 
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C45) 0-1 blitz; Stockfish notes
Xiong vs Mamedyarov, 2020 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 1-0Thunderbolt
T Krnan vs J Bick, 2007 
(C47) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 0-1 P forks
D B Pritchard vs J Horner, 1975
(C48) Four Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Tactics win
Anderssen vs E Mohr, 1875 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 21.Re5? Just Take It -- Rob the pin!
Y Foughali vs C Yoo, 2016 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

Pin, skewer, deflection, all there.
Short vs I Sokolov, 2007 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Center Holding Var (C53) 1-0 Remove the Def
Spielmann vs H W Shoosmith, 1907 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 No Trade
So vs Anand, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

2Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 Instructive Pin sequence
M Mansoor vs V Cox, 1986 
(C57) Two Knights, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2Knts Def. Polerio Def B+ (C58) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Short vs I Sokolov, 2009 
(C58) Two Knights, 31 moves, 1-0

Old Chess Adage: "Always check, it might be mate."
I Spero vs Showalter, 1922 
(C58) Two Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

There are two unusual clearances in this game.
T L Loyd vs F Perrin, 1855 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1-0 Exchange sac, Remove the Def
Anand vs Kramnik, 2013 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1Rooking around
J Ady vs Spassky, 1984 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 R fork+ robs the pin
Caruana vs Giri, 2020 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Discovered checks and double checks are a powerful motif
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2018 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Closed Wolf Var (C66) 1-0 Q+ escape
Yates vs J W te Kolste, 1925 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. King's Bishop Var (C68) 1-0 En Prise B!
S Vedmediuc vs V Sava, 2001 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Gligoric Var (C69) 1-0 N vs B ending
Fischer vs Unzicker, 1970 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Cozio Def (C70) 0-1 Q sac for Mayet's Mate
J Geske vs S Ernst, 2011 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Wormald Attk (C77) 0-1 Remove the Def
U Bonnaire vs Adams, 2001
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

Duras produces a magnificent skewer tactic
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 Remove the Def
K Treybal vs Hromadka, 1912 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 Sac attk!
M Judd vs F Bock, 1871 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

Spanish Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 0-1Blitz; interference fails
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open Var. Main Lines (C80) 1-0 Deflection!
Timman vs A Yusupov, 1987 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exchange (C85) 1-0 tactics 23.?
Shabalov vs R Elseth, 1991 
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Delayed Exch (C85) 1-0 Two Mating Squares
Taimanov vs J Pogats, 1950
(C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Averbakh Var (C87) 1-0 Q+ & fork
Tal vs A Bannik, 1962 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 28 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 Game: Closed. Pilnik Var (C90) 0-1 X-ray Defens suffers
I Lyskov vs G Borisenko, 1951 
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91) 1-0 Lolli's # next
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed. Chigorin Def (C97)1-0 Q is overworked defender
Tal vs Gligoric, 1964 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 40 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Interesting N manuevers
R Court vs A Feneridis, 1960 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

London System vs QID BxBa6 (D02) 1-0 Discovered+ collects Q
Kamsky vs K Aseev, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs. Bf5, e6, Nc6 (D02) 1/2-missed Qxh7 deflect sac
Polugaevsky vs Vaganian, 1981 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Colle System / QGD (D04) 1-0 Deflection Q sac unblocks passer
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Colle System 6.c4 QGA (D05) 1-0 RxB+ sac followed by Q+ & fork
P Cramling vs E Paehtz, 2006 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Discovered Double+ & fork
Wojtaszek vs M Ulybin, 2013
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Outnumbered 2-1, Skewer
NN vs P Lewin, 1864 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Black tactics from the opening
A Akhramsyah Muammar Ubaidah vs N Villanueva, 2014
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1/2-1/2 Master missed it
Aronian vs Y Yu, 2019 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 0-1 back rank pin & interference
C Guimard vs Najdorf, 1944 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Quiet Var. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0 Flabbergasting B!!
P List vs J Mieses, 1927 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 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

Game 1002 in Chess Informant Best Games 1001-1100
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Slav Def. Czech Var. Krause Attack (D17) 1-0 Qs rumble
Giri vs F A Cuijpers, 2009 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 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: Old Variation (D20) 0-1 Sham Q sac removes the defender
E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1846 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 Pin the Def., x fork+
B Bok vs Xiong, 2019 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 video link
Ding Liren vs Y Yu, 2020 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 37 moves, 1-0

The Yugoslav magazine Sahovski Glasnik, 1926, p12
Alekhine vs V Wahltuch, 1925 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def. Two Knights Var (D32) 0-1 Stunning finish removes
S Hamann vs N Minev, 1963 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Prague Variation. M.L. (D34) 0-1Interference!
H Machelett vs R Slobodjan, 2007
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Classical. Advance Var (D34) 1-0 22.?
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Classic case of Alekhin's gun ! D37 1-0 41
Karpov vs Spassky, 1979 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 Overworked g-pawn
K Holm vs V S Gujrathi, 2016
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0Remove the Guard
Suba vs I Farago, 1976 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 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

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Interference!
Nakamura vs A Beliavsky, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Exhibition
Karpov vs L Christoffersen, 2000
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD. Modern Variation (D50) 1-0 Basic endgame K&R mate lone K
A Guillot vs O Yalcin, 2001 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 86 moves, 1-0

QGD: Manhattan Var (D51) 1-0 Fork 'em, Pin 'em
Chiburdanidze vs T Vasilevich, 1998 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Teichmann vs H Wolf, 1905 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Crazy Rook picks on defending Q who cannot leave the diagonal
Euwe vs S Landau, 1939 
(D54) Queen's Gambit Declined, Anti-Neo-Orthodox Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0 Overworked Q
Jakovenko vs Nepomniachtchi, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Just take it RxR!
L Babujian vs V Fedoseev, 2014
(D85) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 blitz blunder
Kazhgaleyev vs Morozevich, 2008 
(D85) Grunfeld, 11 moves, 1-0

A -WICKED- tactical shot by Ivanchuk. D85 0-1 36
Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(D85) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Def (D94) 0-1 Dynamic
A Bisguier vs Smyslov, 1955 
(D94) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D99) 0-1 battery, pin, int
Shamkovich vs Simagin, 1951 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Rooks will clean up
J Kostelny vs M Vojtko, 2001 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Single-Double Threat!
Ribli vs I Jelen, 1979 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 triple knight fork
Dubov vs A Esipenko, 2020 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 36 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Rising star!
Dubov vs Carlsen, 2020 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 N Single-Single-Double
D Anton Guijarro vs M Womacka, 2017 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 16...?
Karpov vs J Polgar, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Kasparov Attack (E12) 0-1 Overloaded R
Krasenkow vs Karpov, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

NID. Classical (E32) 1-0 B&N mate w/the "W" method
Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 2011 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 72 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Var (E32) 1-0 Q lurks
B Adhiban vs O Gschnitzer, 2020 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 blindfold
Koltanowski vs La Mer, 1939 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0

NID: Reshevsky Var (E46) 0-1 Somebody said Tactics!
Jobava vs R Svane, 2020 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 Remove the Defender
V Malakhov vs P H Nielsen, 2003 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 34.?
N Krogius vs Jansa, 1965 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

KID: Smyslov Var (E61) 0-1 Defender Deflection for Support Mate
O Danchevski vs V Spasov, 1998 
(E61) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

KID: Kramer Variation (E70) 1-0 Exchange allows Q+ & fork LPDO
S Demmery vs K Zhou, 2010
(E70) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Overworked P can't defend two squares
A Kuligowski vs P Biyiasas, 1978
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. General (E91) 1-0 Remove the Guard, Royal Fork+
Shirov vs C Hoi, 1991 
(E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 1-0 R+ creates pinned defender
Hjartarson vs T Shaked, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 4 over 3, and some punny advice!
E Sedina vs J Majdan, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) 1-0 Q fork
D Wright vs J W Naylor, 1967
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 27...?
Ribli vs Adorjan, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 19.b4!
Van Wely vs J van Mil, 1993 
(A04) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs d5, Bg4 (A06) 0-1 Exch sac allows Q&N entry
G Steiner vs N Sommerbauer, 1994 
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Loose Pieces Drop Off. Pinned Pieces Drop Where They Stand.
T Gelashvili vs M Mchedlishvili, 2002 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bogoljubov vs P Johner, 1926 
(A09) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

"Single-Double Attack." A13 0-1 24
C Mangione vs B Grachev, 2015 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1 Just take it
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English (A17) 0-1 Artful Excha
Korchnoi vs Romanishin, 1992 
(A17) English, 37 moves, 0-1

King's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1-0Annoy Defender
Aronian vs Anand, 2017 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

The Discount Double Check is a Fredthebear favorite
Azmaiparashvili vs Chernin, 1980 
(A28) English, 29 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Stockfish
Nakamura vs So, 2020 
(A28) English, 23 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 28.?
Tal vs K Grigorian, 1982 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 Skewer Dzindzichashvili
V Panov vs L Popov, 1967
(A36) English, 40 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Averbakh Var (A42) 0-1 Discovery+ allows QxQ
D Neukirch vs L Zinn, 1974 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 40 moves, 0-1

Benoni-Indian Def. Kingside move order (A43) 1-0 h-pawn lever
M Mrva vs M Tomcik, 2001 
(A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 En prise Zwischenzug
A Bisguier vs I Ivanov, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Veresov Attack 4.BxNf6 exBf6 (A45) 1-0 Interference wins!
Miles vs J Tisdall, 1982 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Barry Attk vs NY System (A45) 0-1 Remove the Defender!
E Danielian vs A Matnadze Bujiashvili, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Barczay Indian (A50) 1-0 Watch the B-Q threats!
J Piket vs M Bosboom, 1999 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def Bg7 vs Dbl Fianchetto Attk (A81) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Dreev vs D Berkovich, 1992 
(A81) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Remove the Guard
Reti vs K Havasi, 1912 
(A84) Dutch, 41 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 tactical flourish
G Welling vs J A Nilssen, 1997 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 28 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Overworked P prods K charge!
Sax vs M Basman, 1975 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Paulsen Attk (B00) 1-0 Remove the Def
So vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2020 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

St. George Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Shades of Capa's combo
Bo Larsen vs A Auletta, 1998 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense: 2...g4?! 3.Qxg4 (B00) 0-1 Combinations, Tactics
E Pospisilova vs I Kopecek, 1968 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Fabulous mating combo
Capablanca vs S Campos, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Euwe vs L Prins, 1936 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 Discovered+
L Christiansen vs K Commons, 1978 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0 Eliminate the Def
Y Yu vs P Maghsoodloo, 2016 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7 (B06) 1-0 Simul exhibition; 25.?
Fischer vs M Bedford, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: 2.f4 (B10) 0-1 Trap the Defender
P Horn vs Tukmakov, 1999 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 Overworked Q
S R Wolf vs R Grau, 1928
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. 3.f4 dxe4 (B10) 0-1 21.0-0 leaks
S Wehmeier vs Chiburdanidze, 1996 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 0-1

BCM, December 1994, page 643 ' Still Hunting for Artistry.'
Bronstein vs H Hunt, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 17.?
Spassky vs H Pfleger, 1979 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Stoltz Attack (B22) 1-0 Disc Dbl ++
D Sgnaolin vs G Lanzani, 2010 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin 5.Nc3 Bg7 (B22) 1-0 Discovered+
S Levitsky vs G Helbach, 1906 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def 7.Bc4 Qe4+ (B22) 0-1
J Haug vs A Donchenko, 2014 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 45 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Capture, Capture again!
J Kleinert vs Tukmakov, 2000 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Passer allows capture
M Dean vs M Burrows, 2014
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Main Line (B29) 1-0
C Pritchett vs E Gonzales, 1978 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Self-fork
J Naylor vs D J O'Donoghue, 2013 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; Discoveries
Aronin vs Geller, 1950 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 central pins, battery
O Chajes vs Janowski, 1918 
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French 3...d5 (B40) 0-1 Bxf2+ Decoy, Ne4+ Unpin
Lasker vs E Wilde, 1909 
(B40) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Remove the Defender
O Zambrana vs Kotronias, 2002 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 0-1 Exch Sac, Rob the pin
Sax vs Van der Wiel, 1985 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1/2-1/2 Fortress
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 White Q double attack
Anand vs B Badea, 1990 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 27.?
A Planinc vs H Gerenski, 1970 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Najdorf (B96) 1-0 R skewer+ clips g1=Q promotion
Dubov vs Grischuk, 2020 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 0-1 3 minors produce Blackburne's Mate!
Lombardy vs D H Campora, 1994 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz - Rosenthal Var (C46) 0-1 Pin
H Karlsson vs Geller, 1986 
(C46) Three Knights, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attk (C54)1-0 N fork next
W Cohn vs L Forgacs, 1905 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Zukertort Var (C80) 1-0 Pin, Skewer, Fork
J C Eppens vs S P Johnston, 1903 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91) 0-1 R pair is dbl forked
Yates vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Punish Wayward Knight
Hope vs Pickering, 1974 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Dbl Attk
K Asrian vs R Prasca Sosa, 2006 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1

The Barnes Defense 1.e4 f6 (B00) 1-0 Unique
Anderssen vs T Barnes, 1862 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 22.?
A Iljin vs Nepomniachtchi, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

A typical case of "forgot that takeback is not automatic".
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1960 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

It's the C25 Vienna Game!
I Bilek vs Matulovic, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Old Line (C32) 1-0
R Babaev vs Moskoviev, 1988 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 1-0

Barczay Indian (A50) 0-1 Consecutive Black Exchange Sacs!!
M Kadiltzoglou vs B Byklum, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian, Two Kts Def Polerio Def Bogoljubow Var (C58) 0-1Rabbit
J Wijker vs G van Buuren, 1989 
(C58) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 1-0
E Pruner vs V Zemitis, 1960 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

200 Open Games by David Bronstein (part 1)
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1945 
(C47) Four Knights, 44 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Kamsky vs R Sturt, 2015 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B56) 0-1 Game-clinching Interference
J Trapl vs L Alster, 1963 
(B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Bowdler Attack (B20) 0-1 Q trap not Fredthebear
P Priya vs O Alexandrova, 2012 
(B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 0-1 Pins steal the win!
S Agdestein vs Vaganian, 1985 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Bxf7+ generates Pawn mate!
M Trajkovski vs G Bytyqi, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

shows the power of PINS to create ZUGZWANG
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971 
(E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Mayet's Mate
Kolisch vs K Hamppe, 1859 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Standard Def (B06) 1-0 Recapture would be costly
Short vs Speelman, 1987 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 The Krejcik queen trap
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit. Chiodini Gambit (C40) 0-1
C Schulz vs U Gass, 1972 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

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

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit. Chiodini Gambit (C40) 0-1 Not 4 timid s
J W Baird vs E Busch, 1906 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack. Poisoned P (C40) 0-1
L Muller vs Keres, 1934 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Czech Defense: General (B06) 1-0 Fredthebear likes a Surprise!
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Czech Defense: General (B06) 1-0 Pile on the pin
R Djurhuus vs Kramnik, 1990 
(B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0

Czech Def. (B07) 1-0 Two sets of doubled pawns are often fatal
P J Sowray vs R S Mitchell, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0

Pirc Classical Quiet System Czech Def (B08) 1/2-1/2
L Christiansen vs S Taulbut, 1978 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Robatsch, K Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Hippo w/2 exposed K's
D Ebeling vs T Vedrickas, 2013 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau G / Latvian G (C50) 1-0Unique semi-smoth
H G Gunderam vs A Grava, 1970 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.h3 (C20) 1-0 Kside attack, pinned f7
Morphy vs NN, 1848 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game 2.h3 (C20) 1/2-1/2 P fork tactics; Stockfish notes
V Green vs R Brien, 1856
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

This game was used in the Wikipedia article about the Skewer
Kasparov vs Lutikov, 1978 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional(C54) 1-0Links
H Rossetto vs R Martins Lisboa, 1957 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 75 options
D Podhorzer vs K Palda, 1933 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Disc+ next
J Boteanu vs L Vajda, 2001 
(A06) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer Var (C15) 1-0 Remove the Defender
Paul Adams vs C Brasket, 1950
(C15) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 1-0 Meeting + w/Disc+
Van Wely vs Ribli, 2006 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

A simple "rook-reloader" B82 0-1 26
S Ionov vs A Yashtylov, 2000 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 0-1

Internal Server Error
M Torre vs B Wall, 1971 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1

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

Sicil Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Var (B36) 0-1
V Ciocaltea vs Parma, 1968 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

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