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Semi-Slavaks Found Fredthebear Def D40s
Compiled by fredthebear
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"May the sun bring you energy by day,

May the moon softly restore you by night,

May the rain wash away your worries,

May the breeze blow new strength into your being.

May you walk gently through the world

and know its beauty all the days of your life."

Apache Blessing

"I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive." — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years

The underhanded CGs operator slashed this collection like so many other Fredthebear collections that have been vandalized just for kicks. What will that sick bastard do to your collections on a whim?

* Trends: Game Collection: TRENDS Semi-Slav and Meran (Knaak)

* Giannis says: https://www.suffernchessclub.com/ev...

* Check out this superior collection: Game Collection: Semi-Slav

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

* Legall's Mate for Black: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fVNL...

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

St. Michael

"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend." ― Robert Louis Stevenson

"Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." ― Margaret Walker

"Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people." ― Joe Frazier

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ― Xunzi

"There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." ― Will Rogers

"The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." ― Albert Einstein

"The wind cannot shake a mountain. Neither praise nor blame moves the wise man." ― Gautama Buddha

"Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." ― Henry Ford

"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." ― Bill Cosby

"Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success." ― Arianna Huffington

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space." ― Johnny Cash

"All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child." ― Marie Curie

"Perception precedes reality." ― Andy Warhol

"Always stand on principle even if you stand alone." ― John Adams

"Everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel." ― King George III

"To disarm the people... was the best and most effectual way to enslave them." ― George Mason

"You know why there's a Second Amendment (to the Constitution)? In case the government fails to follow the first one." ― Rush Limbaugh

"Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible." ― Aristotle

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." ― Edmund Burke

"History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." ― Maya Angelou

"Issue the orders, sir, and I will storm hell!" ― "Mad" Anthony Wayne

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president." ― Theodore Roosevelt

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

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

"It's on the strength of observation and reflection that one finds a way. So we must dig and delve unceasingly." ― Claude Monet

"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." ― Pablo Picasso

"The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ― Douglas MacArthur

"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." ― Isaac Newton

"We receive three educations: one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us." ― Baron de Montesquieu

"It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone." ― Rose Kennedy

"Without a correct strategy the victory is impossible. But even the most correct strategy cannot give the victory under unfavorable objective conditions." ― Leon Trotsky

"If it can be solved, there's no need to worry, and if it can't be solved, worry is of no use." ― Dalai Lama

"Society will develop a new kind of servitude which covers the surface of society with a network of complicated rules, through which the most original minds and the most energetic characters cannot penetrate. It does not tyrannise but it compresses, enervates, extinguishes, and stupefies a people, till each nation is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." ― Alexis de Tocqueville

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." ― Michelangelo

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" ―Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing." ― Aristotle

"A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." ― John Stuart Mill

"An injustice committed against anyone is a threat to everyone." ― Baron de Montesquieu

"Was not necessity the plea of every illegal exertion of power or exercise of oppression?...Necessity is the plea for very infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves." ― William Pitt

"There is no justification for taking away individuals' freedom in the guise of public safety." ― Thomas Jefferson

"The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators." ― William Henry Harrison

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." ― Winston Churchill

"A friend to all is a friend to none." ― Aristotle

Q: What's a pirate's favorite class to take in school? A: Arrrt.

* Kid's Guide: https://www.playgroundequipment.com...

* H2PC: https://www.chessstrategyonline.com...

* 2 ingredients: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCh...

* Learn in 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flm...

* Top 12 principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcU...

* Abbey Gate 13: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XEto...

* Annotated Games: https://gameknot.com/

* Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin

* Alternating Currents: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HAWz...

* Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* bazinga! http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/

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

* Bowman's Beginner's Guide:
http://chess.jliptrap.us/BowmanBegi... Not perfect but dedicated, passionate.

* Biglo traps: Game Collection: Traps

* Bishop's Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w1...

* Bit Collection: Game Collection: Special Gambit Collection

* Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op...

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

* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Blackburne strikes! games annotated by Blackburne

* Basman's / Borg's Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThK...

* Mike explains Borg's Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Res...

* Billie Jean: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FSSA...

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

* B&N Checkmate in the corner of the bishop's color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BV...

* BW Brevities: Game Collection: Chess Miniatures, Collection I

* B22: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X74e...

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

* Central Steamroller: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OnYU...

* Center Counter Pin & Fork: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lGN2...

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

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

* Close calls of the third kind: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G_cv...

* Colle System: Game Collection: colle system

* Colle for Black: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mf17...

* 16 circles? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/or3j...

* 1990 WCC: Game Collection: WCC 1990 (Kasparov-Karpov)

* 2130 consecutive: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u5_Y...

* Candidates: Game Collection: Together with the Candidates (Kuzmin)

* Cola clean: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cVZi...

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

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

* Chess TV: https://www.twitch.tv/tcec_chess_tv

* Chessclub.com (ICC): https://www.chessclub.com/

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

* Contradictory: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TkJh...

* Connected Passed Pawns: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G3kq...

* Corny: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OJaN...

* C-K ICBM Deflect the K from Q: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JnzF...

* Deflection Hits f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iEMm...

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

* Distract the King from defending the Queen's h8 mating square: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fggC...

* Dial the dark squares: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XUW9...

* Daring Fromm's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P02U...

* Decoy Sacrifice, Discovered Check, Double Attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eBzj...

* Danish pin doesn't win: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7HGf...

* Danish simplification: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b2eT...

* Deviant Danish Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iSnr...

* Danish Gambit Declined: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pc5P...

* Don't automatically retreat when threatened! Look for forcing moves, zwischenzugs, seize open lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12O...

* Daniil Dubov: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n41C...

* Dumb Parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xl...

* Dummy Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WE4g...

* Dunnington's book: Game Collection: King's Indian Attack

* Elementary Checkmate with two Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaR...

* Endgame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AXjn...

* Epic: Game Collection: Epic Battles of the CB by R.N. Coles - keypusher

* English Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb9...

* Enoch, Elijah, and Melchizedek: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Sba...

* Every little thing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fSX2...

* Erigaisi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2p...

* Exposed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULn...

* Excavator on the rim is grim: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p4dt...

* Every tactic explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdS...

* Fabricators of falsehoods ultimately fail: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...

* Fame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4zCt...

* Four behaviors: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C-yx...

* Freeze Frame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FdLy...

* Four factors of evaluation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSI...

First look for Forcing Moves for your opponent next, then find your Forcing Moves, and ask yourself if your opponent can reply with a Forcing Move.

* Four coldest: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AcmM...

* Four Knights Italian, Center Pawn Fork Trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b8lx...

* Fortunate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xqNM...

* FIDE: https://www.fide.com/

* 50-0: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zIpF...

* June 25th, 1950: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hpo6...

* 53.3 million l.y.: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Btb...

* Five step thinking method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eeg...

* August 1955: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tDhY...

* ...f6 is weakening: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QU6l...

* Fix the problem instead of expanding the bureaucracy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t4iW...

* Six Power Moves: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2v...

* 7: Game Collection: 7

* SR-71: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uNeD...

* 77 saved: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uDx2...

* October 19, 1997: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zky...

* Fischer Fries the Fox: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c1JX...

* Fool in the rain: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e_Md...

* Frankenstein-Dracula variation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qTAc...

* Fool keeps on flying: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8mwW...

* Glossary: https://www.chessposter.com/english...

* Gallagher: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qxoh...

* Gangsta Sicilian "Magician of Riga": https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2gyK...

* Giuoco Piano "Magician of Riga": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gi...

* Grischuk: https://tatasteelchess.in/grischuk-...

* Greco's Mate variation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/thUQ...

* Hair ice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DaW-...

* Help is on the way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DQAY...

* Hit f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I2Xm...

* How do you like that? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7AQI...

* Howard Cosell sighting: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t6Zj...

* Hyperinflation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1nUy...

* Inappropriate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3kgQ...

* KGA: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o2Y-...

* King's Indian Attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Aadf...

* Kiss my aass: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/teHF...

* Jobava London Aggression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIx...

* Jobava London Counter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oj...

* Let it be: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WmRQ...

* Last Play of the World Series 1943-1973: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzt...

* Last Play of Every Modern World Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkD...

* Leaders have a plan: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9MnR...

* Logic Puzzles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToI...

* Lonesome loser: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/akRw...

* Maggie is MAD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-v...

* Momma sets 'em straight, as she should: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-TSn...

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

* Nemesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmf...

* New: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0UBe...

* Nimzowitsch Defense Trap 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XhTs...

* Not me: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VgeQ...

* Oh my, what have I done? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0K5n...

* One of these knights: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aIAJ...

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

* On the Road: https://ontheroadtochessmaster.com/

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

* Orange never broke: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m_fi...

* Open Sesame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bg4t...

* Peanut shape: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NwCM...

* Play: https://play.chessbase.com/en/

* Pawn Phalanx: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pl3C...

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

* Probably: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dkzs...

* Provide your opponent w/a (pawn) move to avoid stalemate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QaI0...

* Popeye: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MIt9...

* Promotion pains: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/82K_...

* C-K Q sacrifice for h-file promotion: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x3-x...

* Place your Rook where it will most trouble the opposing King: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gvsp...

* Riddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCk...

* Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* Robatsch Def, Cambridge Springs 1904: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uyv3...

* Rook roller avoids Queen check: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NaFl...

* Sarah Rector: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ztFY...

* Save the game: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yz3P...

* Scholar's Mate attempt refuted: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DW_L...

* She's so excited: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8hP0...

* Scotch Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AmmY...

* Shots: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B8uB...

* Socialism Stifles: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C4zT...

* Secret Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGX...

* Synchronicity: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X40r...

* Spider's Weave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_C...

* Smart traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlE...

* Stand strong: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f6p9...

* Starsky & Hutch: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ldqn...

* Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI6...

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* Teasing opponent who won't resign: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OOOa...

* That's not a root, it's a... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eoH5...

* Sharp Tools: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/thjs...

* Trompowsky trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y_uY...

* Trapasso: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/st2j...

* Triumph: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2Y1p...

* Tricks to Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmU...

* True: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rBdT...

* Twilight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-...

* Tricks to Win a Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS...

* Trivia: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3h5...

* Queen takes Queen: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7GR8...

* Queen counterattacks: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yVos...

* More Queen tricks: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ixVM...

* Queen Traps in the Scandinavian D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syr...

* Trap the Queen in the Tennison Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZt...

* Top 10 Traps of the Queens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZh...

* Touchy feely: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q4a1...

* Technique Wins: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3v_n...

* White, Black Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olz...

* Win the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ8...

* More Tricks to Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd0...

* Qxb2 Poisoned Pawn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74h...

* Quietest variation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/abm5...

* Levy shows us more traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fot...

* Richard Reti Does It Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9z...

* "Run the King forward when you're losing." https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Hg1p...

* Uh-oh: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cKCq...

* Unearthed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y_lH...

* Use the Opposition of Kings: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pGci...

* Veresov games: Game Collection: Games from Nigel Davies' THE VERESOV

* Vocab: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FzFD...

* What does NM Jim say? http://www.betterchesstraining.com/...

* Sacrifice on f2: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IaIO...

* Learn 3 parts and principles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNc...

* Light up the long diagonal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9oCR...

* Shred ...h6? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HpPP...

* Target f7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSH...

* 10 tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_C...

* 12 days?! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Mb-6...

* 17 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qz...

* 20 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk1...

* 24 rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMt...

* All 50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glA...

* Ab him an yu: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vKxw...

* Accumulate stall advantages: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dGzo...

* Anastasia's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cul7...

* Attacking patterns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_...

* Bartolo: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X7A6...

* Beginners Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCS...

* Bird brilliance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YgeJ...

* Bear witness: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xc7k...

* Bones: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dJyc...

* Capa punishes copycat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tb3k...

* CC: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vo7x...

* Code 1325: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8KxR...

* Control the promotion square: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f4AY...

* China would've destroyed Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DSjF...

* Double discovered check and mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4qZ1...

* Do not move your key defender! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bRTM...

* Down but not out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zt3A...

* Down the stairs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5jSt...

* Day after day: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o_I0...

* Decoys: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0gCh...

* AJ Dybantsa: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/arRv...

* Easy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/djBf...

* English Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb9...

* Elijah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LIBL...

* Every tactic explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdS...

* Eerie Canal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8V93...

* Erie History: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1ru1...

* 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7H...

* Express lane: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/h1yo...

* Exodus 2:12

* e5 Defenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsT...

* Four Knights Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1v...

* Ffun: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qNMI...

* Fraudulent AG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QieO...

* Free fall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CjiP...

* Furious: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MV1G...

* Before - Improve - After: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrO...

* Before GPS: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/74In...

* Girl talk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ikoC...

* Greatest miracle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CQe8...

* Greco's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GmhK...

* Greco Gambit traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZ...

* Gukesh the young giant: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bcbn...

* Hands ready: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HXMm...

* Happy Easter! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EMId...

* Hard to believe: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VptY...

* Hawley protects girls when women won't: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Th4S...

* Hammer the 6th rank: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gK_y...

* Hammer the 6th rank: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G8lr...

* ...h6 is bad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a-L3...

* ...h6 is bad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZfUY...

* Hit the road: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xPhm...

* Heal: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/luGJ...

* How long? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/14f5...

* Humans: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jyjq...

* I'm still standing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KDtG...

* Incredible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nEA6...

* I thought it was "Chess Step-by-Step" by Frank J. Marshall: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4ii...

* I can't tell you why: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8C_l...

* If you need help, ask: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rC_Y...

* If you're asked to give help, give freely: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rk3M...

* It's not over 'til it's over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8z...

* Jacked: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3OVH...

* Jack's tryout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ss...

* John 1:1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX_...

* Josh: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fzSv...

* July 20, 1969: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dPDc...

* B&N Staircase#: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OHro...

* Kai: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/evIu...

* Kitty love: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-iJ-...

* King of the Savannah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e87I...

* King's Gambit sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JL1v...

* King's Indian Attacker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giy...

* Knight moves: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lIIn...

* Knight fever: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lt_1...

* Knights are forever: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Oc7y...

* Know these differences: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oZC1...

* Landslide: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gaxk...

* Less susceptible: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CPLZ...

* Let's groove: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4qgO...

* Lolli's check sacrifice and mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dKaM...

* Long train runnin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/htG5...

* Love is doing: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1S_M...

* Make the play or die trying: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UT6j...

* Magnus missed it: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YkwD...

* Marshmallow of the sea: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oyM-...

* Matthew 5: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/el3m...

* Merle's mama tried: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bKbk...

* Middlegame ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEe...

* Missed opportunities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PO...

* Moonwalk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uJu7...

* Naroditsky Thinks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rml...

* Never play a man at his own game: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/acEM...

* Neo Nutzi schooled by little girl: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oulq...

* New dawn: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xJel...

* No control, too much risk: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4oj5...

* No oven biscuits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQ...

* Omar is finished: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8f...

* One cat changed everything: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q8RW...

* Only you: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/An6A...

* Otter sorrow: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RCEp...

* Do not underestimate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bexu...

* Overworked queen can't go two directions: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gHwz...

* Payback is coming: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8zJw...

* Pawn race: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YBNN...

* Paradot: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xPof...

* Pia C: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3PEZ...

* Pick up the pieces: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q2Cn...

* Prevent (restrict) your opponent's best reply: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6_fF...

* Positional must know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBP...

* Pawn race: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/--2-...

* Play for the draw with only one minor piece remaining: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XJZs...

* Proverbs 9:10 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fBr0...

* Psalm 61:2 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qqvu...

* Put a salt block/mineral lick far from the road: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w3l0...

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

* Endgame series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZ...

* Raking bishops: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mB1h...

* Rarest underpromotion: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2JA5...

* Rainer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ewSl...

* Lasker's Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPb...

* Fischer's Rule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h4...

* Reach 1800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3L...

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

* Refutation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDkp...

* Rejection: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0xAI...

* Right back where we started from: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WMUq...

* Robertson: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zwpa...

* Rooks stare down: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BNt3...

* Rook endgame tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkM...

* Semi-Slav Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIH...

* Shameful racist scare tactics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_hV_...

* Shining star: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZfyM...

* So this is what female chess players talk about: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M7kx...

* Stand up to bullies: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/79-w...

* States: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gkFL...

* Stay: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/32Up...

* Study Paul Morphy to avoid stupid moves: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9ptj...

* Still the one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/78H-...

* Stockfish Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21D...

* Surprising: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mWl-...

* Swim, grow a beard, negotiate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Mxc...

* Tactics Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN3...

* Tactics Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6b...

* That's the way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/se5Z...

* There she goes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SnOp...

* Timeless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WRfC...

* The last time: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QYyg...

* Too much time: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gq4n...

* The living years: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hIN_...

* Any tree that does not bear fruit will be thrown into the fire: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lP6c...

* The End: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nxD0...

* End Times Prophecy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdh...

* Trust, friendship: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/usXM...

* Two is better than one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1s...

* Turmeric ritual: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yTeR...

* Ugly is on the inside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5dHS...

* Upset: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NEfH...

* Underpromotion fork: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SJRe...

* Ussiah: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YLZg...

* Used up: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KeQP...

* Vincent: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PGjE...

* Viktor: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kq7H...

* Wait, what? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/moCZ...

* Wayward son: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x_0-...

* White chocolate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Dth9...

* Frank Wright: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O3aN...

* Wrong colored bishop draws: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5Sj...

* You play to win: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WdhQ...

* Yes, we can: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FCnb...

* You're no good: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bUOi...

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Hawaiin Proverbs of Inspiration

Kulia i ka nu'u – (Strive to reach the highest.)

Mohala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua – (Unfolded by the water are the faces of the flowers.)

Ua ola no i ka pane a ke aloha – (There is life in a kindly reply.)

`A`ohe lokomaika`i i nele i ke pâna`i – (No kind deed has ever lacked its reward.)

A'a i ka hula, waiho i ka maka'u i ka hale – (Dare to dance, leave shame at home.)

‘A'OHE PU'U KI'EKI'E KE HO'A'O ‘IA E PI'I – (No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed.)

Ua Kuluma Ke Kanaka I Ke Aloha – (It Is Natural For People To Behave In a Loving Way.)

Ku'ia kahele aka na'au ha'aha'a – (A Humble Person Walks Carefully So As Not To Hurt Others.)

E hele me ka pu'olo – (Always Take An Offering With You. Make Every Person Place or Condition Better Than You Left It Always. Wherever You Go, Always Take Something With You.) …This Is The Sacred Hawaiian Way, the Way of Abundant Flow Honoring Ke Akua (God) and His Creation Which is Nature.)

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John 14:6
"<I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.>" ― Jesus Christ

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

The Swan and the Cook

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

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

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

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

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

The science of repetition is clear: consistent practice is essential to mastering any skill. The 10,000-Hour Rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, states that achieving world-class expertise in any field requires roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. While this number may vary depending on the individual, the principle remains true: mastery requires time and effort focused on meaningful activities.

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The swastika was known across the world from ancient times. The swastika's earliest appearance in Europe was in what became Ukraine. But as a symbol of religious significance, it was known throughout Eurasia. It became a significant religious icon in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. It was sacred to the Greeks and the Romans. Early Christian churches used the icon in both the Eastern and Roman branches. It can be found in floor mosaics, ceilings, friezes, stained glass windows, artwork, and altars in churches of the Gothic period. The nobility in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, used the symbol in their coats of arms and as decorative flourishes in their great houses. In the Nordic regions, the symbol was indicative of Thor's hammer. It still decorates the elephants at Carlsberg's in Copenhagen.

Ancient North American Indian tribes also used the swastika as symbol from the Passamaquoddy in Maine to the Navajo in the southwest. How the swastika spread around the world, in virtually every portion of the world, remains a mystery, as the symbol has no equivalent in nature nor the night sky. Since its use by the Nazi Party in Germany it has been banned from being displayed publicly in both Germany and Austria, and its use even for scholarly purposes is subject to restrictions. Around the world, the swastika is still displayed, sometimes as a symbol of hate, and in others, with the religious significance it has always conveyed.

The longest official chess game lasted 20 hours and included 269 moves.

Chess is a required school subject in Armenia.

The rook piece is named from the Persian word "ruhkh," meaning "chariot".

There are 400 possible moves after each move played in a single game of chess.

"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.--Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd!"
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Riddle of the Day:
Mary's mother had four children: April, May and June.

What's the name of the fourth child?

Thank you, Qindarka!

Answer to the Riddle of the Day above:
The name of the fourth child is Mary.

Proof of Ratings Inflation:
A criminal named Claude Bloodgood managed to achieve the second highest rating in the USA at the time through either scamming the system or (as he states it) simply playing the only opposition he was allowed. Since he was in prison for life, the only opponents available to him were other inmates, several of whom he had taught to play. As well as playing correspondence games, he was far and away the strongest chess player within the prison system and as such his rating continued to rise.

It reached such a level that had he not been incarcerated, he would have to have been invited to the highest-level chess tournament in the country at the time. Bloodgood insisted he had not cheated his rating in any way and instead pointed out that the current system was prone to exploitation in circumstances like his own.

The ratings system was altered to account for situations like his. Bloodgood died in 2004, still behind bars.

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The Night
BY HENRY VAUGHAN
John 3.2

Through that pure virgin shrine,
That sacred veil drawn o'er Thy glorious noon, That men might look and live, as glowworms shine, And face the moon,
Wise Nicodemus saw such light
As made him know his God by night.

Most blest believer he!
Who in that land of darkness and blind eyes
Thy long-expected healing wings could see,
When Thou didst rise!
And, what can never more be done,
Did at midnight speak with the Sun!

O who will tell me where
He found Thee at that dead and silent hour?
What hallowed solitary ground did bear
So rare a flower,
Within whose sacred leaves did lie
The fulness of the Deity?

No mercy-seat of gold,
No dead and dusty cherub, nor carved stone,
But His own living works did my Lord hold
And lodge alone;
Where trees and herbs did watch and peep
And wonder, while the Jews did sleep.

Dear night! this world's defeat;
The stop to busy fools; care's check and curb; The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat
Which none disturb!
Christ's progress, and His prayer time;
The hours to which high heaven doth chime;

God's silent, searching flight;
When my Lord's head is filled with dew, and all His locks are wet with the clear drops of night; His still, soft call;
His knocking time; the soul's dumb watch,
When spirits their fair kindred catch.

Were all my loud, evil days
Calm and unhaunted as is thy dark tent,
Whose peace but by some angel's wing or voice
Is seldom rent,
Then I in heaven all the long year
Would keep, and never wander here.

But living where the sun
Doth all things wake, and where all mix and tire Themselves and others, I consent and run
To every mire,
And by this world's ill-guiding light,
Err more than I can do by night.

There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness, as men here
Say it is late and dusky, because they
See not all clear.
O for that night! where I in Him
Might live invisible and dim!

Chess Question: What is the maximum number of captures that any chess unit can make in a game?

Coral reefs are called the rain forests of the sea and enjoy an extraordinarily biologically diverse ecosystem, providing food and shelter to millions of species like fish, sponges, sea anemones, bryozoans, worms, sea stars, crustaceans, and snails, to name a few. The three primary categories of coral reefs are atoll reefs in the Indo-pacific, barrier reefs that parallel land, and fringing reefs which physically attach to the shore or close to it.

Chess Answer: 15 by the K, Q, R, or N. 14 by the B. 6 by the pawn.

Dinner Prayer Hymn
Traditional Hymn

Lord, bless this food and grant that we

May thankful for thy mercies be;

Teach us to know by whom we're fed;

Bless us with Christ, the living bread.

Lord, make us thankful for our food,

Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood;

With bread of life our souls supply,

That we may live with Christ on high.
Amen.

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Australia Chess: https://theconversation.com/the-que...

Stop Blundering: https://chessmood.com/blog/stop-blu...

C.J.S. Purdy writes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...

The Grandmaster's Mind: https://www.chess.com/blog/GMBethHa...

Play now: https://lichess.org/

Tata Steel 2025: https://tatasteelchess.com/en

What does it take (Judit Polgar and Hou Yifan): https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/w3cs...

"Unlike other games in which lucre is the end and aim, chess recommends itself to the wise by the fact that its mimic battles are fought for no prize but honor. It is eminently and emphatically the philosopher's game." ― Paul Morphy

"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Out of difficulties, grow miracles" ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Not to be able to bear with all bad-tempered people with whom the world is crowded, shows that a man has not a good temper himself." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." ― Will Rogers

"Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was." ― Will Rogers

"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else." ― Will Rogers

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ― Will Rogers

"The beauty of chess is it can be whatever you want it to be. It transcends language, age, race, religion, politics, gender, and socioeconomic background. Whatever your circumstances, anyone can enjoy a good fight to the death over the chess board." ― Simon Williams

HACKED!

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

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

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

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

"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

<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.>

"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.

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.

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

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

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

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?
A: To get to the udder side.

QGD: Hastings Var (D30) 1-0 Annotations by Peter Wells
I Stohl vs R Kuczynski, 1993  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30) 0-1 Juniors
T Hughes vs D Yang, 2010 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Marshall Gambit (D31) 0-1 11...0-0-0+! nabs rook
NN vs G Abrahams, 1929 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. M.L. (D31) 1-0 KEG annotates
Marshall vs Schlechter, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1-0
Yermolinsky vs A Kaliksteyn, 2002 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1/2-1/2 Raucous
Nakamura vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. ML (D31) 1-0 take the shortcut
B H Wood vs P Swinnerton-Dyer, 1949 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0 23.?
T Oyunbaatar vs I Chahrani, 2008 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1-0 B threats
Taimanov vs H Steiner, 1952 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 61 Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 5
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Var (D31) 0-1 Fredthebear share
S Sorokina vs A A Lazarev, 2013
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 0-1 True skill
B Rabar vs K Opocensky, 1941
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

US Championship 2003 (2003), Seattle, WA USA, rd 2, Jan-10
I Krush vs A Levina, 2003 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 h-pawn fishin' pole attack
Maximov vs Andreyev, 1854 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 7 in Chess for Hawks by Cyrus Lakdawala
Lasker vs Maroczy, 1900 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna. Quiet Variation (D44) 0-1 blitz N trap
C Richter vs Aronian, 2004 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 16 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 Discovery w/Nd3+
H Lundin vs F Ekstrom, 1947 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 9 moves, 0-1

G39 in Winning w/the Hypermodern by Ray Keene & Eric Schiller
L Asztalos vs Breyer, 1913 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 0-1 Pretty finish!
Burn vs Teichmann, 1895 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 0-1 Fredthebear scare
P Johner vs Alapin, 1908 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1-0 Give to get
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1921 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1/2-1/2
W Schlage vs E Post, 1922
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def. Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Nxf7 sac initiative!!
Alekhine vs H Newt, 1923 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Four straight pawn captures sac the rooks for Q perpetual
Marshall vs Alekhine, 1924 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Outside passer
Colle vs Euwe, 1924 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 60 moves, 1-0

Capablanca wins on the Black side of the Meran
Saemisch vs Capablanca, 1925 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 29 in Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti, 21st Cent
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1925 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1

QGD: Vienna. Quiet Variation (D44) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
K Opocensky vs Tartakower, 1925 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

Game 28 in 'Pawn Structure Chess' by Andrew Soltis
J Davidson vs Alekhine, 1926 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1

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

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 1-0 Stockfi
Tartakower vs Maroczy, 1930 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Meran Variation (D48) 0-1 Really hungry King!
H Geiger vs W Wurm, 1926 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 39 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2 Fredthebear share
Spielmann vs Alekhine, 1931
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Game 40 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Gruenfeld vs L Steiner, 1933 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Sozin Var I (D49) 1-0 Try to hold onto Ps
Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Counter threat
Koltanowski vs NN, 1935 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Deflection sets up JHB's #
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 178 in The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1941 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 55 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Meran (D48) 0-1 Mate by a lethal decoy and deflection
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 Stockfish
K Prucha vs J Foltys, 1943 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Pirc Var (D48) 1-0 Create an escape?
W Suesman vs M Stark, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 N sac for Q+ flurry
P Kieninger vs Keres, 1943 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 0-1

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

G92: Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games by Mikhail Botvinnik
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1945 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Arabian Mate w/Queen
M Green vs A Regen, 1945
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 There's no discovered+ yet
M Laisaari vs E Book, 1946 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik considered the following to be his best game of the t
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Var (D46) 0-1
Saemisch vs E Zemgalis, 1949 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 0-1
V Borisenko vs J Langos, 1949 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 Normal like Fredthebear
E Kuzminykh vs Taimanov, 1950 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

1951 World Chess Championship, Game 18, Match tied 9-9
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Most impressive initiative, N-R-B sac
Geller vs N Novotelnov, 1951 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Eero Einar Böök, one of Finland's all time greatest players.
Keres vs E Book, 1952 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Meran Variation (D47) 0-1 Q Decoy Sacrifice
Tolush vs Simagin, 1952 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 32 in 'How Chess Games are Won' by Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 1/2-1/2
V Chekhover vs Spassky, 1954 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1 SPICY
Stahlberg vs Bronstein, 1955 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 1-0 Stockfish; 29.?
Taimanov vs M Beilin, 1955 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1-0 Stockfish; 20.?
Szabo vs A Bisguier, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (D45) 0-1
Polugaevsky vs Taimanov, 1956
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 0-1 Fredthebear stare
G Pfeiffer vs I Aloni, 1958 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

...Fabulous, magical game by the genius from Riga...
Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (D45) 0-1
A Roberts vs Keene, 1961 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 USSR championship
Korchnoi vs V Mikenas, 1962 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

(D44) QGD Semi-Slav, 58 moves,1-0 Keep thy rooks connected vs Q
Yermolinsky vs Kaidanov, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 A pair of Qg7s
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Q sac and more
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 128 in 'The Soviet School of Chess' by Kotov & Yudovich
Furman vs Spassky, 1952 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def (D43) 0-1 How to stop a minority attack
J Tisdall vs Sveshnikov, 1978 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 39 in Fire on Board, Part 2: 1997-2004 by Alexey Shirov
Ponomariov vs Shirov, 2003 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 89 in The World's Greatest Chess Games- Nunn/Emms/Burgess
Kamsky vs Shirov, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

G109 in The Mammoth Book of World's Greatest Chess Games
I Sokolov vs Dreev, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

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

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Pseudo-Mayet's Mate
M Knezevic vs M Sibarevic, 1979
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 A favorite opening trap
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow (D46) 1-0 quickly to the pub
Vidmar vs W Winter, 1930 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran (D47) 0-1 40 pages of kibitz
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 0-1Blackburne's Mate notes
I Korody Keresztely vs Benko, 1951 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld (D49)0-1 40+ pages kibitz
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1/2-1/2
Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def. Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43) 1-0 Unusual X-ray mate
Carlsen vs A Groenn, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43) 0-1 Relocate Q!
J Oms Pallisse vs Korneev, 2001
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D43) 0-1 Lots of RK notes
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 Brilliant
Le Quang Liem vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1
E Inarkiev vs I Cheparinov, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1
J Werle vs Motylev, 2008
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0
Timman vs Tal, 1988 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal (D45) 0-1 Compare raking bishops
J Costa vs Kramnik, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Anand beats the Meran, Game 6 of his 1991 Candidates Match
Karpov vs Anand, 1991 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 70 moves, 0-1

Shirov ends powerful positional game with 41 ... Rf6xf3!
V Chuchelov vs Shirov, 2009 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Black's play is so good that GM Scherbakov annotates it in CT!
A Adly vs M Sebag, 2008 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 50 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Sacs yield 2 Hogs on the 8th
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 0-1 f2 falls
K Burger vs Kaidanov, 1993
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

G92 Mammoth Book-The World's Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 0-1 Hanging piece
F Braga vs Korneev, 2001
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (C45) 1-0 A+Promo combo!!
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 Blitz
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 2007
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Another game from Shirov with a quick, explosive finish.
Shirov vs Fressinet, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
So vs A Baryshpolets, 2013 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
M Tratar vs M Palac, 2012 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
R Jumabayev vs P Maletin, 2011 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
M Bluvshtein vs V Baghdasaryan, 2010 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 106: My Life and Games by Vladimir Kramnik & Iakov Damsky
Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1998 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 Rapid
V Fedoseev vs B Adhiban, 2015
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 36 in Fire on Board: Shirov's Best Games by Alexey Shirov
Shirov vs T Thorhallsson, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 3 Deflections
A Moiseenko vs Potkin, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0 R&P vs N
Carlsen vs Anand, 2009 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate threat
Pelletier vs Gelfand, 2017 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 R ending zugzwang
Le Quang Liem vs Ganguly, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 1-0 tpstar explains
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 disatrous disconnect
Gledura vs Anand, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Central sac
Mamedyarov vs Karjakin, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Variation. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1
E Agrest vs F Lamprecht, 1993
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2Notes by Charles Galofre
A Kunte vs C Galofre, 2008 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Notes by Schiller
E Schiller vs D T Steel, 2000  
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) 0-1 Fio File opener
A Schneider vs M Dvoretzky, 1983 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1
A Gupta vs S Kuipers, 2012 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

TRENDS Semi-Slav&Meran, Rainer Knaak; Trends Publications 1991
S Polgar vs Knaak, 1990
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Meran. Wade Var Larsen Var (D47) 0-1Reposition Q
M Ezat vs Korneev, 2003 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Meran Var (D47) 0-1 Lawnmower mate next
S Volkov vs E Romanov, 2008 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 0-1

Game 127 in Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn
Korchnoi vs Sakaev, 2008
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Meran (D47) 0-1Crossfire, rob the pin, interference
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Carlsen conjures up incredible endgame mating net versus Shirov
Carlsen vs Shirov, 2008 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Meran Var (D48) 1-0 They love Fredthebear
Nakamura vs A J Goldsby, 2003 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Decoy, Remove Guard
A Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 34.?
Y Yu vs Y Wen, 2017 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 Polgar analysis
X Zhao vs M Sebag, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 King hunt
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2006 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Blitz
Mamedyarov vs Karjakin, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 csmath annotates
Van Wely vs So, 2013 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Wild one!
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 tactical diagrams
Shulman vs Van Wely, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Pins & Promotion
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Stockfish
Carlsen vs M Matlakov, 2019 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 80 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Stockfish; 25.?
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1995 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 blitz
M Bosboom vs Kramnik, 1999 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1
M Colpe vs L Schandorff, 2012
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 video link
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2020 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 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

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Dutch championship
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2006 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 58 moves, 1-0

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

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Fredthebear remembers
Tarrasch vs Colle, 1924 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

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

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
A Shestoperov vs G Serzhanov, 1955 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2 Riga U20
Dreev vs Serper, 1987 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 25.? Fredthebear sees it
I Sokolov vs Smeets, 2008 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Wicked finish
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2009 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 33.?
Mamedyarov vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 video link
Carlsen vs Van Wely, 2008 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 61 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Superb!
Aronian vs Gelfand, 2010 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Mutual promotions
A Roos vs B Fleurquin, 2014 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 64 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Black N is a castle terror
I Stohl vs Sveshnikov, 1984 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 73 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
Marshall vs Kupchik, 1926 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Fredthebear share
E Agrest vs Vitiugov, 2006 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Blindfold
P Nikolic vs Anand, 1998 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 19...?
K Lerner vs M Roiz, 2008 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Not there says Fredthebear
M Hebden vs D Laclau, 1997
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 18.?
T Hillarp Persson vs T Thomsen, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Vaganian, 1975
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0
Psakhis vs Dolmatov, 1982 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1993 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Korchnoi vs Ribli, 1988 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Moscow URS
Levenfish vs Stahlberg, 1935 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: General (D43) 0-1 Fredthebear read Pachman
M Ujtelky vs Pachman, 1949 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Havana
Pachman vs R G Wade, 1965
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 blunder punishment
B Thorfinnsson vs E Najer, 2006 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Passed Pawn
Van Wely vs R Kuijf, 1991
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 Exch Sac to promote pawn
Van Wely vs Dreev, 1996
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: General (D43) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 112 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Rob the pinned g-pawn
Jobava vs M Erdogdu, 2002
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: General (D43) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Anand vs Dreev, 2002 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 video link at top
Dubov vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Fredthebear share
J Friedel vs T Coleman, 2009 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Exch Sac
Van Wely vs Filippov, 2004
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 In a nutshell
J Kastner vs E Frosch, 2000 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1
H Hernandez Carmenates vs Jakovenko, 2008 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 86 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Var (D44) 1-0
B Zanetti vs S Samuelsson, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Botvinnik System (D44) 0-1 Roiling Rooks
B Brinck-Claussen vs S M Andersen, 2017
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Magnus defeats the world number one (V. Topalov 2812)
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2009 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

A brilliant game by Topalov to finish the tournament
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld Variation (D49) 0-1Juniors
H Hayrapetyan vs A Adly, 2007
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 67 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Black Colle (D43) 1-0 weak back rank
B Lalith vs A J Walton, 2016
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0 P picking
I Krush vs Shabalov, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 video link
Carlsen vs Shirov, 2011 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0 Rare Ding loss
Navara vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 45 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Var (D46) 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik vs Taimanov, 1953 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Romih Var (D46) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1937 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 Fredthebear read Pachman
Pachman vs Unzicker, 1960
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Reshevsky vs Euwe, 1948 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation (D46) 1-0 Blitz
Larsen vs Huebner, 1987
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1986 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

"Levon in the Lurch" (game of the day May-07-2008)
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 110 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Rabinovich Var (D49) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Miles vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 11 in Chess Secrets: Great Attackers by Colin Crouch
Tal vs A Mikhalchishin, 1978 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
C Bauer vs Gelfand, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
J H Stapfer vs Capablanca, 1913 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Fredthebear share
Epishin vs F J Losada Carrera, 2006
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Semi-Slav Def: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Girls U18; Stockfish notes
D E Cori Tello vs A Travkina, 2010 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1
T M Tran vs H Wang, 2016
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
J Pribyl vs Smejkal, 1973 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 1-0
I Ibragimov vs Ehlvest, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs Anand, 1991 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Blackburne vs Gunsberg, 1889
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 85 moves, 0-1

A classic missed opportunity (in Fine's Basic Chess Endings)
G M Norman vs Lilienthal, 1934 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Attacking the Q backfires
H Wang vs P Malysheva, 2004
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1/2-1/2
V Pupols vs F Rhine, 1997 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 0-1
Mishra vs S Dey, 2021 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 76 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Chigorin Def (D46) 0-1 KEG annotates!
Schlechter vs von Scheve, 1901 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 0-1

Game 4 in Karpov: Chess At The Top 1979-1984
Karpov vs Tal, 1980 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 23...?
Kaidanov vs S Erenburg, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Suspense, Discovered +
D Aniag vs M Voloaca, 2007 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) · 1-0
Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Botvinnik System (D44) 0-1 Riddled, forked
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Amazing game!
A Hollis vs F Baumbach, 1973 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) · 0-1
Yermolinsky vs Shabalov, 1986 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1/2-1/2 Promo race
Yermolinsky vs S Atalik, 2002 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 blitz
Van Wely vs J Piket, 1999
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Var (D44) 1-0
Pachman vs M Jovcic, 1966
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs G Timoscenko, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1 Jrs
B Lalith vs S P Sethuraman, 2010 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0 She k
A Galliamova vs V Buturin, 1995
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1Stockf
V Mikenas vs Botvinnik, 1944 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System. Lilienthal (D44) 0-1 Kside roller
A Beliavsky vs Kramnik, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0
E Magerramov vs Oll, 1988 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Ekstrom Var (D44) 1-0
Pachman vs T van Scheltinga, 1947
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik, Alatortsev System (D44) 1-0 late 0-0
Flohr vs Stahlberg, 1934 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

"Garry Kasparov's Chess Challenge" Cadogan Chess, London, 1996
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense (D43) 0-1 Nxf7 countered later by Q sac
H Stefansson vs Carlsen, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs Lautier, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) · 0-1
M Gurevich vs A Yusupov, 1988
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 26.?
Kasimdzhanov vs I Cheparinov, 2009 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Answer the threat
Keymer vs Gelfand, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Sam steps up
Leko vs Shankland, 2011 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Raking Bs, Pin, Spearhead
L Unuk vs M Sebag, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 22.?
Browne vs B G Smith, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 24.?
A Bykhovsky vs D Oltean, 1990 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh6 triggers Kside attack
Smagin vs N Monin, 1986 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs Shirov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Death by half-open g-file
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 Unbeaten Streak
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2019 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 73 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
Fressinet vs N Brunner, 2011 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 74 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
V Chuchelov vs Shirov, 2011 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 0-1N on 3rd
Radjabov vs Anand, 2006 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 0-1 Blitz
Carlsen vs Anand, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Stockfish ·
Kasimdzhanov vs Bareev, 2002 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Arabian Mate
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Buy a vowel
P Kotsur vs Sveshnikov, 2008 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

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

D44 1-0, 38 third in Informator's top novelties of 2002
Bacrot vs Fressinet, 2002 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

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

Carlsen defeats the World #1 player as a 16-year old!
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 64 moves, 1-0

Vol. 66, Chess Informant Golden Games by Qindarka
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 20.?
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Uncastled K loses
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2008 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 14: Move by Move - Petrosian (Engqvist)
Petrosian vs Taimanov, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 177 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
P Nikolic vs Shirov, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

So much for the second guessing; it's the variation!
G Bauermann vs R Butze, 1979 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 0-1

Oct-11-12 Great analysis by Karpov himself (Video link)
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1/2-1/2 Moscow
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1925 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Semi-Greco Mating Attk
M Parligras vs L Miron, 2012 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Windmill
Mamedyarov vs K Shanava, 2012 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Variation (D47) · 1-0
Aronian vs Anand, 2015 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

a small collection of unkibitzed games won by Kjellander
A Laustsen vs S Kjellander, 1956 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1

USSR Championship (1949), Moscow URS, rd 11, Nov-02
Kotov vs Ragozin, 1949 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 0-1
A Buslaev vs Y Sakharov, 1956 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stonewall Defense (D45) 1-0 Fast attack
O Bernstein vs Tartakower, 1907 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 blunder
Keres vs Koblents, 1945 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 93 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0
J Berger vs Albin, 1898 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 Poetic
Tokelo Klaas vs J Santos da Costa, 2016 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1-0

It's zwugzwang with 90.Rg2!(90...Kf6 91.Kxb2; 90...Kf4 91.Kxb2)
L Bruzon Batista vs Fridman, 2004 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 121 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Meran. Lundin Var (D47) 1-0 Pick your ending
Botvinnik vs N Minev, 1954 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 91 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Lundin Var (D47) 1-0 Hot Bishops
Szabo vs C Kottnauer, 1950 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky - Mecking Candidates Quarterfinal (1977), Lucerne S
Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1977 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Old Var (D48) 1-0 Greek Gift Removes Def
Boleslavsky vs K Klaman, 1946
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasparov vs X3D Fritz, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Game 3 in Korchnoi's 400 best games by Wade & Blackstock
V Shiyanovsky vs Korchnoi, 1947 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 1/2-1/2 Agree w/the computer?
A Jankovic vs S Kaplan, 2007
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Meran QGD with FOUR Queens on Baord
L Pliester vs Dreev, 1989 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Superior penetration
I Rabinovich vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Greek gift
C Hansen vs O Borik, 1998 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 0-1 a blizzard of pawns
Anand vs Aronian, 2009 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) · 0-1
I Sokolov vs Shirov, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin, mayhem in the middle
Bogoljubov vs Kmoch, 1930 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) · 1-0
C Bauer vs Nakamura, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 29.Bd7Pseudo Epaulette# next
L Comas Fabrego vs L Rogule, 2005
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran 4 Queens (D47) 0-1
V Barsauskas vs Kholmov, 1955 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 48 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
E Lazarev vs R Ermakov, 1962 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Reynolds' Var (D48) 1-0
Bronstein vs Tolush, 1952
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Pirc Var (D48) 1/2-1/2 Notes by A.A.
Fine vs Vidmar, 1936 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Reynolds' Var (D48) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Gelfand vs Dreev, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish; photo
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 0-1 Four queens
I Johannsson vs Z Nilsson, 1954 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Variation Kaidanov Gambit (D47)
Grischuk vs Shirov, 2009 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var Larsen Var (D47) 1-0 Corresp
F Brglez vs Krstev, 1976 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0 comedy
J G Sullivan vs B Stevens, 1955 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 46 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0 Aggressive play!
Colle vs J W te Kolste, 1925 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 47 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0 mutual passers
C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0
Hort vs Vaganian, 1975 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 58 moves, 1-0

"Black Swan" (game of the day Mar-23-2015)
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

182 moves-but nominally drawn for over 100 moves!!
Nakamura vs C Zhu, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 182 moves, 1/2-1/2

"Reiter Wrong" (game of the day Aug-12-2009)
Gilg vs Reiter, 1936 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Donaldson and Minev's book Akiba Rubinstein: Uncrowned King
Rubinstein vs B Maliutin, 1906 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

"On a Ding and a Prayer" (game of the day Sep-22-2017)
Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

RK: we were all trying to play like mikhail tal then-
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

"A Star is Born" (game of the day Apr-14-2014)
Kholmov vs Tal, 1949 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 116 in 'Soviet Chess 1917-1991' by Andrew Soltis
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 50 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik - Bronstein World Championship Match (1951), Moscow
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kamsky, G. "Chess Gamer Vol. 1 Awakening", Thinker's Publishing
Kamsky vs Shirov, 1992 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Strategic Chess by Edmar Mednis
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1977 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 63 moves, 1-0

< Earlier Kibitzing · PAGE 55 OF 55 · Later Kibitzing> photo
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 1022 in Chess Informant Best Games. 1001-1100
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2008 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

G69 '100 Master Games of Modern Chess' by Tartakower & du Mont
C Kottnauer vs Kotov, 1946 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Taimanov vs Botvinnik, 1953 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Minority attack
Karpov vs Lautier, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs G Pfeiffer, 1960 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 video link
Duda vs V Artemiev, 2020 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Decoy sac for pin
B Adhiban vs Dreev, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) · 1-0
Fritz vs T Purnama, 2005
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 GM from Peru
J Cori vs B Adhiban, 2020 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 blitz; Stockfish notes
X Bu vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Gausel@Gausdal
E Gausel vs Shirov, 1990 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Nutcracker
Leko vs I Bukavshin, 2015 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0
Jakovenko vs M van Delft, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 126 in Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games V2 by Stohl
Kasparov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Find the finish
Khismatullin vs M V Novikov, 2013 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0
A Stefanova vs A Ushenina, 2012 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0
M Gurevich vs Sveshnikov, 1997
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Keep up the pressure
Kramnik vs Dreev, 1997 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 blindfold
Van Wely vs Kramnik, 1999 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 60 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Exch Sac
X Bu vs Van Wely, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 alternate finish available
G Glavinac vs P K Wells, 2015 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 0-1 30...?
Portisch vs S Polgar, 1991 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
J Fedorowicz vs Tal, 1991
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 U16
J Ikeda vs Ngoc Lan Tran, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Notable indeed
Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Stockfish; 26.?
Dreev vs Dominguez Perez, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0blitz
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0
V Cmilyte vs T Tuominen, 2012 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0 43.?
Zappa vs Crafty, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
Taimanov vs Spassky, 1952 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD Semi-Slav (D45) 0-1 N invasions generate action
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Euwe vs W Winter, 1936
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 0-1 26...?
A Ullner vs V Mikenas, 1931 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Bogoljubow (D46) 1-0 Double N sacrifices start on f7
L Piazzini vs R Flores Alvarez, 1936 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) 0-1 28...?
L Sapi vs L Barczay, 1963 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 66 'Garry Kasparov on Garry Kasparov, Part 1: 1973-1985'
Kasparov vs Dorfman, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 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

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Koblents, 1945 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

30...Qxg2+! is mate in four found by Fredthebear's cousin
J Dobias vs J Schulz Sr, 1933 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 0-1 Combination nabs Q
Fine vs P Robey, 1945 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Stockfish
Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1893 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0
M Illescas vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Mayet's Mate next
A Korobov vs A Mithil, 2018 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 1/2-1/2
Caruana vs F Vallejo Pons, 2011 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Jakovenko vs Bologan, 2008 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Black did not 0-0
Chessmaster vs Shabalov, 1994 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 tpstar endgame notes
Van Wely vs Z Andriasian, 2007 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Stahlberg Var (D49) 0-1
H Ree vs E Torre, 1984
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 38 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1-0 e.p. & Bxh6 open up 0-0
Denker vs R Willman, 1934 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

G77 TRENDS Semi-Slav & Meran, Rainer Knaak; Trends Publications
I Morovic Fernandez vs Korchnoi, 1990 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav, Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Brutal encounter
Gelfand vs Shabalov, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 5 queens
Duda vs Dubov, 2021 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 56 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var Larsen Var (D47) 0-1 36...?
Uhlmann vs Larsen, 1971 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Stahlberg Var (D49) 1-0
Kashdan vs A Elo, 1935 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 IQP games
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2 internet
Leko vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
T Dao vs Ivanchuk, 1994
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Shankland, 2021 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
R Leitao vs V Malakhov, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 1-0 Missed Arabian #
Geller vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 32...?
G J Wood vs Najdorf, 1946 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

first published in "Hamburger Nachrichten" of October 10, 1938
H Heinicke vs E Reinhardt, 1938 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Sarfati comments
Tal vs Chandler, 1982 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0
Giri vs Gelfand, 2021 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 1-0
H Wang vs A Fier, 2010 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Spearhead on long diagonal
Petrosian vs R Teschner, 1960 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1-0 16.?
Mamedyarov vs A Adly, 2008 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1
Oll vs Kaidanov, 1986 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0 Rob t
J Yrjola vs Tal, 1986 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) · 0-1
Martirosyan vs Xiong, 2021 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 78 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1/2-1/2
B Adhiban vs A Fier, 2013
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. M.L. (D31) 0-1 M.J. "Thriller"
M Steadman vs L R Jackson, 2012 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 60 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Queen Trap
Marshall vs C Medinus, 1900 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Noteboom Var (D31) 0-1 Connected Passed Ps
A Breedveld vs Bagirov, 1996 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
Wojtaszek vs Carlsen, 2021 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) · 1-0
Giri vs Shirov, 2014 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) · 1/2-1/2
V S Gujrathi vs Caruana, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
N Spears vs G Ivankovic, 2002 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) · 1-0
I Kan vs Petrosian, 1947 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal (D45) 0-1 Youth
B Skjoldan vs Carlsen, 2002 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) · 0-1
R Praggnanandhaa vs Caruana, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D48) 1/2- Bonehead lookin' move draws
C Jaffe vs Kashdan, 1935  
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 publishers?
J Simpole vs J Hardinge, 1971 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 21 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Threaten mate, fork LPDO
J Rejfir vs E Lundin, 1930 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Rabinovich Var (D49) 0-1
E Szabados vs Gligoric, 1950 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 44 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 21...?
A Esipenko vs Shirov, 2017 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Find the finish
Onischuk vs B Esen, 2012 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 U16
Kasimdzhanov vs A Naumann, 1995 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1
A Suleymanli vs V Durarbayli, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 make 1st + after promotions
T Nguyen vs D Anton Guijarro, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 1-0
V Fedoseev vs Shirov, 2022 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 0-1
Ding Liren vs V Artemiev, 2022 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0 N outpost
M F Fernandez vs O Hincu, 2014 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45) · 0-1
Mamedyarov vs Navara, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 1-0
Mamedyarov vs M Gurevich, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 1-0
I A Chunguane vs A Abdul Rahman, 2016 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 1-0
Mamedyarov vs K Abdel Razik, 2007 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0
Kotov vs L Steiner, 1948 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) · 1-0
M M Fisher vs A Barrett, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) · 0-1
Najdorf vs I Appel, 1938 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Use the Vancura technique
A Simutowe vs D Hersvik, 2001 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation (D45) · 1/2-1/2
F N Ignatiev vs Bronstein, 1976
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation (D45) · 0-1
F Reinfeld vs I A Horowitz, 1933 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D45) 0-1 Crusher
Keymer vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 1-0
Bareev vs R Vasquez Schroeder, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) 1-0 enterprising
A Planinc vs S Cvetkovic, 1968 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (D46) 0-1 Promotion
R Karch vs Seirawan, 1973 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 67 moves, 0-1

Game 104 Think Like a Grandmaster (Kotov)
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1950 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Raking Bishops deliver
Koltanowski vs H Price, 1929 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attack (D45) 1-0
R Kempinski vs Yagupov, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 67 moves, 1-0

Some playas take their pants off first, then attack!
B Malich vs A Bisguier, 1958 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) · 0-1
G Burgess vs N Murshed, 1988 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation (D46) · 0-1
S Sawyer vs A Bisguier, 1971 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1-0 Double attack
J Durao vs K Lagha, 1958 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1/2-1/2 Notes by Stockfish
Kashdan vs Capablanca, 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kramnik, 1999 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 delayed fishin' pole
F Rhine vs NN, 2022 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

S Papa vs H Shafruddin, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Wade Variation (D47) 1-0
E Danielian vs G Mammadzada, 2022 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Consider all X carefully
Niemann vs A Stukopin, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal (D45) 1/2-1/2 BOLD moves
A Lee vs I Krush, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik Variation (D44) · 0-1
J L Watson vs Nakamura, 2003 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) · 0-1
L Rellstab vs Bogoljubov, 1949 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0 Bh7+ & Nxf7
S Delgado Ramirez vs D Benabud, 1966 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) · 1-0
Bagirov vs Y Rantanen, 1997
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 internet
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2022 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 48 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System (D44) 0-1 Stockfish notes
H Ullrich vs K Junge, 1942 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Rabinovich Var (D49) 1-0 Stockfish notes
H Ebner vs J Jetzl, 1994 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 56 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 18.? Stockfish notes
S Khan vs G Thomas, 1933 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 K flush
N Yakubboev vs A Predke, 2023 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0

Abdusattorov vs Firouzja, 2023 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1

A Abdisalimov vs M Duke, 2022
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System. Ekstrom Var (D44) 0-1 15...?
Tukmakov vs Khenkin, 1992 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs A Muffang, 1957
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

F Scafarelli vs L Schmid, 1959
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 38 moves, 0-1

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