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M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0
KIA/Hungarian vs Owen/Classical Dutch (A07) 1-0Double Sacrifice
Paulsen vs Owen, 1862  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Schneider vs Schmidts, 1958  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 "Knight-teen moves!"
P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912  (B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 Know this # pattern
Leif Jensen vs B Valuet, 2013  (B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Chess Faux Pas
M Peckar vs Fine, 1939  (B20) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed opens, traps Black queen using minors
Blackburne vs J Loye, 1913  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def Closed (B23) 0-1 Whipped from the opening bell
Pachman vs Najdorf, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 0-1 Q sac mating attack
M Rogan vs J A Rizzitano, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed (B26) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
H Hecht vs Keene, 1972  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 B pair, better EG
Lasker vs Lipke, 1889  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Game 2 in Harry Golombek's book "Richard Réti's Best Games."
J Krejcik vs Reti, 1909  (C26) Vienna, 31 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def./Lion vs Bg2 (C41) 1-0 Dynamic Qside Attack!!
Reti vs O Tenner, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Brilliant combination
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1971  (C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Paris Gambit (A00) 1-0 The six pawn gambit?!
H E Myers vs T Alvarez, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Buecker Gambit (A00) 0-1 Triple on f-file
Larsen vs F Olafsson, 1959  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 OCB requires K's help
Suttles vs Benko, 1974  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 If gxRh4 then Qxh4# Fool's Mate
G Kourtesis vs Kotronias, 1989  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00)1-0 W missed mate in 2, dbl discovered++
F Deacon vs V Green, 1862  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Michael Stean in "Simple Chess" thinks "Black dare not 13...a5"
Botvinnik vs G Szilagyi, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Hungarian vs Horwitz Def (A40) 0-1 Crossfire!
Denker vs Bronstein, 1954  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Hungarian (A00) 1-0 Heated argument ?? They had a punch up!
Benko vs Fischer, 1962  (B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) /KIA (A07) 1-0 Constant threats
L Christiansen vs K Regan, 1977  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (A45) 0-1 Remove the guard
Denker vs Timman, 1971  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Alekhine's reversed; R for 2 minors
Larsen vs J H Donner, 1959  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Center clears, play on both wings
Gulko vs Radjabov, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Myers Defense (A00) 1/2-1/2
N McInnes vs B de Cat, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening / Reversed Leningrad Dutch (A00) 0-1
P du Chattel vs H Ree, 1975 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Immediate heat on W king
Enschede vs Zutphen, 1850  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1/2 - 1/2 Busy queens
T M Haub vs M Ehrke, 2008  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 kNight fork wins a piece
N M Rendlev vs S Skjolingstad, 2014 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Don't get in over your head
N M Rendlev vs Mette Dalsgaard Larsen, 2015 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0Batteries on open lines
Fedorowicz vs Benjamin, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 1-0 Notes by B.F.
Fischer vs Tal, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 0-1 Torchered 4not 0-0
S Srdjanov vs Kotronias, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0 Corridor mate in one
A Planinc vs Velimirovic, 1971  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine (A00) 1/2-1/2 N endgame
Reti vs I Rabinovich, 1925 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine (A00) 0-1 Big boy Rook!
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Hungarian 1.g3 d5 2.f4 (A00) 1-0 B-file battery & crossfire
Lombardy vs K Langeweg, 1969 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Hungarian/Sicilian 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.e4 (A00)Brilliant W play
Suttles vs S Letic, 1977  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Hungarian 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 e5(A00) Dble fio1/2-1/2 K race to pawns
Suttles vs Larsen, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 Nf6 3.f4 (A00) 1-0 W owns dark squares
H Mas vs Htun Lynn Kyaw, 1999 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 1/2-1/2 26 moves w/out Px
Larsen vs Andersson, 1975 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 1/2-Transposes to English
Fedorowicz vs W Morris, 1978  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 1-0 Bad Black bishop prison
Kasparov vs Sting, 2000  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) 1/2- Dbl K-P, Bg2/Bg7
Y Hou vs Koneru, 2014  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Larsen Opening / Dbl Fio / Hungarian (A01) 1-0 Zugzwang
Bagirov vs K Grigorian, 1976  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
How not to play 1.b3; nice Dovetail Mate
J Bellon Lopez vs Smejkal, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 550 pages of kibitz
S Williams vs The World, 2013  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
KIA 1e4 e6 2.Qe2 (A07) 1-0 Tussle over pin; R vs B & passer
Chigorin vs Olland, 1907  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 1-0
FR Chigorin/Vienna/KIA/Hungarian (A07) 0-1B pair, pins dominate
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Declined 2.Nc3 (B01) KIA/Closed Sicilian (A07) 1-0
M Krajnak vs M Horvath, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
1.d3 Mieses / Hungarian 1-0 Black wastes lots of time w/Queen
Owen vs Burn, 1874  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Game 59 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs K Opocensky, 1925 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack / Hungarian 1.e4 (A07) 0-1 Squeezed
K Rathnakaran vs Barsov, 2004 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Hungarian/KIA vs C-K (A07) 1/2-1/2
G Welling vs P Murdzia, 1994 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
K's Indian Attack/Hungarian(A07) 0-1Black K walks up to White K
R Leather vs Lasker, 1889  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 0-1
KIA (A07) 0-1 Black destroys base of pawn chain, penetrates
Fedorov vs Kasparov, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
KIA/Sicilian Closed (A07) 1-0 Impressive Discovery/Interference
K Shanava vs N Umudova, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Sprearhead... seize open lines
R Mamedov vs J Mullon, 2011  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Polish Defense Formation: KIA/Closed Sicilian (A07) 0-1
W M Duckworth vs R Yankovsky, 2012 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
KIA/Hungarian / Sicilian Closed vs Dragon (A07) 1/2-1/2
B Maryasin vs Vasiukov, 2013 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed Be3 (A07) 0-1 Penetrating Ns generate a K walk
E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack / Hungarian (A07) 1-0Pin wins; Bb6 is mate
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian (B25) 1-0 Deflection, h-file attack
Capablanca vs J C Rather, 1936  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
KIA / Hungarian / Closed Sicilian (A07) 1-0 Bold Arabian Mate
Robson vs A Udeshi, 2011  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 54: Chess Duels by Yasser Seirawan
Karpov vs Seirawan, 1994  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 44 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 2.Nc3 3.Ne2 (B01) KIA/Closed Siciln (A07) 1-0 Passers
A Rodrigues vs A Silva, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 58 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr g3 System (B01) 1-0 Black's Q gets trapped
R Hess vs R Gonzalez, 2005  (B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Beware same side B&N
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening / Modern Def. K Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0
P du Chattel vs Van der Sterren, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0
Pirc vs Vienna game (B07) 1-0 Notes by Ivanchuk /Informant
Ivanchuk vs A Graf, 1988  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0
Kside Fianchetto vs Pirc Defense (B07) 1-0 Huddling for warmth
Karpov vs Timman, 1979  (B07) Pirc, 38 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 0-1 Remove the guard
B Socko vs Nakamura, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense Ne2 General (B07) 1-0 Unusual but interesting
E Kovalevskaya vs S Masego, 2007 (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 0-1 Castle by hand and clever play
Short vs Leko, 1999  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1
C-K Advance. Van der Wiel Attack(B12) 1-0 0-0-0, Occupy center
R Ziatdinov vs Savon, 1985 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 White double fianchetto!
R Hess vs C Boor, 2006 (B20) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0
Sic Chameleon (B20) 1/2-Astonishing problem-like save by Keres
Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian unClosed. Chameleon Var (B23) 0-1 Space is weak behind
A Soltis vs I Ivanov, 1992 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 45 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Copycat (B20) 1/2-1/2 Move 12 is very similar
P du Chattel vs R Hartoch, 1975  (B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Exchange Sac, Boden's Attack
Balashov vs D Saulin, 1994  (B20) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) · 1/2-1/2
L Day vs B Hartman, 1992 (B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Early sac Nd5 in the Sicilian Chameleon leads to Q trap.
Smirin vs Gelfand, 1987  (B20) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Miniature: Open the d-file
Keres vs Kotov, 1947  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1Triple Ps for Black
P Trifunovic vs Petrosian, 1956  (B20) Sicilian, 83 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) · 1-0
K Shirazi vs Wojtkiewicz, 1993 (B20) Sicilian, 53 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 1-0 Pawn fork comin
E Mozes vs T Porrasmaa, 1966  (B20) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) · 1/2-1/2
L Day vs B Nickoloff, 1987 (B20) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
09 World Blitz Ch: Sicilian Lasker-Dunne Attack; Remove the Def
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2009  (B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Pin followed by N fork
N Gusev vs D Wiebe, 2011  (B20) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 1-0 e-file opens quickly
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 58 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Chameleon Miniature (B23) 0-1Hole/Smothered Mate
Marjanovic vs I Zhivanov, 1946  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 6 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Botvinnik Def II (B25) 1-0 0-0-0, control cntr
Spassky vs A Ostl, 1990  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian unClosed (B23) 0-1 Rook ending
Adams vs Hydra, 2005  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Var (B23)0-1 A brawl from the start
T Rakic vs I Nemet, 1966  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Bg2-Ne2-f4 (B23) 1-0 Kside pawn thrust
E Degerstedt vs R Vik-Hansen, 2007 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B23) 1-0 War party gathering
R Hess vs H Terrie, 2008 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Rs use half-open g-file
A Sabani vs Adorjan, 1990 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Greed is a sin.
Blatny vs M Werner, 1988  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Korchnoi Def (B23)1-0 P rollers opposite wings
Blatny vs N Ioseliani, 1988  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed. Korchnoi Def (B23) 0-1 Blitz trap
E Bamber vs D Bryson, 2001  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Var(B24) 1-0 Clearing off defenders
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 Stuffed full of pawns
Spassky vs Lobron, 1987  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto / Hungarian(B24) 0-1 6...b5, 7...b4
J Mieses vs Euwe, 1939  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 Clown Knights Mischief
A Lehtinen vs T Simola, 1995  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 N sac maintains momentum
G T Crown vs Kotov, 1947  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Variation (B24) 1-0 She closes in
L Day vs A Sundar, 2007  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B25) 0-1 Triple on d-file
W Walz vs Fischer, 1956  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1
Game 25 in Think Like a Grandmaster by GM Kotov
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
Sic Closed. Fianchetto (B25) 1-0 Resigning in a won position
Veprek vs I David Glaz, 1982  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Botvinnik Defense I (B25) 0-1 Intermezzo+
R Hess vs de Firmian, 2005 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 0-1 White overlooked check
R Hess vs E Sevillano, 2006  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 Crushing Kside attack w/pawn thrust
R Hess vs E Aranovitch, 2007  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 Overworked back rank defender
R Hess vs Robson, 2007 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1-0 Astonishing central battle!
Navara vs Sasikiran, 2009  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 4.Bg2, f4 (B26) 0-1 Black N tour security for Q
R Hawkes vs K Spraggett, 1986  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Classical vs Fianchetto (B56) 0-1 h-file charge
Kudrin vs S Rachels, 1989  (B58) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. Adams Attack (B90) · 1-0
Ponomariov vs Areshchenko, 2014  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Chigorin Var (C00) 0-1 Transposes to Dbl KP
Zvjaginsev vs Morozevich, 2005  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
French Chigorin 2.Qe2 into Dbl K-Pawn (C00) 0-1Black is active
I Popov vs M Jurcik, 2012 (C00) French Defense, 76 moves, 0-1
Hungarian 1.e4 e5 2.g3 (C20) 1-0 Fine positional chess
Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Paulsen Var (C25) 1-0 Back rank mate coming
Tarrasch vs Janowski, 1896  (C25) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Paulsen / Hungarian (C25) 1-0 Underpromotion+
J Mieses vs B Richter, 1887  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 76 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Paulsen Var (C25) 0-1 Surprising K walk
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Good one, yes siree!
V Vorotnikov vs I Ivanov, 1977  (C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Variation (C26) 0-1 A smashing finish!
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889  (C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 Pesky double rook lift
A Pridorozhni vs A Predke, 2014 (C26) Vienna, 38 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0Threats on open e-file
Tal vs Antoshin, 1972  (C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense w/Kside Fio (C41) 1-0Pretty finish despite pin
A Kovalev vs H Stevic, 2004  (C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess" p. 118-119
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Glek-Vienna (C47) 1-0 Win a pawn w/advantage
Glek vs W Maes, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: HUNGARIAN DEFENSE (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Perfect Game - "Fireside Book of Chess," Reinfeld and Chernev
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938  (D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Reversed Modern Defense (A00) · 1-0
G Welling vs V Yemelin, 1997 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 See story: 2nd hand smoke kills R?
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Two en prise
D Lima vs E Palacios, 2009 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening vs e5, d5 (A00) 0-1 f5 is a game changer
N Gaprindashvili vs D H Campora, 1989 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Hungarian / Dbl Fio vs Baltic/NY System (A00) 1-0 P Dovetail #!
Hodgson vs S Agdestein, 1986  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 The f-pawn will stroll in
Reti vs Saemisch, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 Open diagonals are Bishop highways
D Lima vs Shulman, 1996  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 Good start cannot stop P roller
D King vs Adams, 1996 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening/Dbl Fio Reti (A00) 0-1 Blockade backward pawn
B Wall vs J R Boyce, 1973  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0 From Qside to Kside
Suttles vs R Zuk, 1971 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening / KIA vs NY System (A00) 1-0 Kill box
Suttles vs A Saidy, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Bg2, Be3 (B26) 1-0 R sac for two passers
Short vs H Stefansson, 2002  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Hungarian/Closed Sicilian (A00) 1-0 21.Nce2 is correct
F B Jacobsen vs L Bullock, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
King's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0Rollercoaster
Nakamura vs F Vallejo Pons, 2011  (A25) English, 59 moves, 1-0
Game 41 in The Golden Dozen by Irving Chernev
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0
- Pal Benko, Winning with Chess Psychology p.228
Benko vs Fischer, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0 Even material, space +
Korchnoi vs P Trifunovic, 1964  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Lasker's Manual of Chess, 1960, p. 252.
Reti vs Colle, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 SCB passer ushering
I Bilek vs A Ornstein, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 57 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 1-0 Sham Q sac, P fork
Suttles vs P Ostojic, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Simultaneous, 2 Rooks vs Q
Fischer vs J House, 1964  (C26) Vienna, 41 moves, 0-1
Pirc Def White Ne2 Fio (B07) 0-1 B prevents promotion
M Bjelajac vs A Planinc, 1977 (B07) Pirc, 41 moves, 0-1
Pirc Def White Ne2 Fio (B07) 0-1 Heavy pieces feast in space
Milov vs V Beim, 1991 (B07) Pirc, 28 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 White controls Qside
M Hennigan vs Chandler, 1999  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian (B25) 0-1 White K sits on open e-file
A Misetane Burjan vs K Albert, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Closed Sicilian (B25) 1-0 White easily passes pawns
Carlsen vs F Vallejo Pons, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Strange White knights
Nakamura vs H Wang, 2010  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 Five queens about
J Hickl vs I Sokolov, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 58 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 6.Be3 (B25) 1-0 N sac fails
Tolush vs I Pogrebissky, 1939 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 6.Be3 (B25) 0-1 Lawn mower mate of sorts
J Babb vs Fedorowicz, 2003 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Sicilian McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 N & Dbl Rook sacs
H Bohm vs A Kochyev, 1977  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 6.Be3 (B25) 0-1 White knight gets trapped
C Maalouf vs W Schmidt, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 7.Be3 (B25) 0-1 White allowed strangers in
J Mieses vs J A Seitz, 1923 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Bb7 Indian (A07) Nxf2! demolition sac
A Planinc vs Lombardy, 1974  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Variation (B24) 0-1 Q pinned to K
L Palau vs Najdorf, 1939  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1
Game 17 in Grandmaster Performance by Lev Polugaevsky
Balashov vs Polugaevsky, 1973  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Chameleon vs Botvinnik Def (B20) 1-0 Remove K as Guard
Capablanca vs G Wheatcroft, 1939  (B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: 2.c4 Reti (A00) 1-0 Fredthebear share
Svidler vs Adams, 2013  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 0-1 peekaboo punishment
C Dell'Accio vs E Paoli, 1967  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: c4 Reti (A00) 1-0
Korchnoi vs Unzicker, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation (A00) 1-0 Black backs down
Stein vs E E Book, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
KIA/Closed Sicilian 6.Be3 (B25)0-1 Kside sac attack is thwarted
Yudasin vs Gelfand, 1991  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening e4, Bg2 (A00) 0-1 A real spanking from pins
B Jacobsen vs Ljubojevic, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def Chameleon (B20) 0-1 QxN+ decoy sac!
G Oskam vs Colle, 1923  (B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1
KIA Ne2 Dbl Fio (A07) 0-1 Kside pins break White
R Cardoso vs Ivkov, 1973  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 N support and N fork
Karpov vs Fedin, 1964  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Chameleon Ne2 Bg2 (B20) 1-0Dbl Exchange Sac, Interfere
Tartakower vs R Broadbent, 1946  (B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Long R vs R&N ending
Spassky vs Timman, 1985  (C26) Vienna, 98 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0
L Hoffer vs Zukertort, 1887 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game, Paulsen-Mieses (C26) 1-0 Q enters via h-file
Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1897  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 1-0 Intermezzo snag
Korchnoi vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Ne2, Bg2 (A07/B25) 1-0 White+ to gain tempo
E Safarli vs T Krnan, 2015 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Chameleon (B23) 0-1 Smothered Mate
NN vs Dowd, 1984  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1
D Kokarev vs Khismatullin, 2012 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 67 moves, 0-1
S Shoker vs A Ssegwanyi, 2012 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 64 moves, 0-1
P Petran vs V Malakhov, 2001 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Polugaevsky, 1973 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Closed Sicilian/Big Clamp (B25) 1-0 h-file assault
K Treybal vs Tarrasch, 1912  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Ljubojevic vs Van der Wiel, 1983 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Spassky vs de Firmian, 1984 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 65 moves, 1-0
Hort vs Larsen, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
F La Rota vs Fedorowicz, 1980 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 1-0
M Rivas Pastor vs Fedorowicz, 1987 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 0-1
C S Matamoros Franco vs B Thorfinnsson, 2006  (A15) English, 40 moves, 1-0
R Ervin vs Tarjan, 1975 (A26) English, 36 moves, 0-1
V Porubin vs Polgar, 1988 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
J Rudd vs E Dearing, 2004  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
KIA/Closed Sicilian delayed f4 (A07) 1-0Suttles improves theory
Suttles vs K Spraggett, 1973  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, f4, Nf3, 0-0 (B25) 1-0Q trap on Qside
K Neumeier vs J Wallner, 1999 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Big Clamp (B20) 0-1 18...?
H Porth vs P Kotsur, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Delicious Q sac, Discovered Double++
Svidler vs Khismatullin, 2015  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1
H Hamdouchi vs M Bezold, 1999  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Shamkovich vs Tukmakov, 1970  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
K Gojny vs A C Calotescu, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Short vs E Kharous, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Rapport vs D Anton Guijarro, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Rublevsky vs A Volokitin, 2006  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Macieja vs R Kempinski, 2001 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 1-0
Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Golombek, 1947  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1951  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed vs Dragon (B25) 0-1Mutual Kside attacks into blunder
H Seidman vs Bisguier, 1956 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
R G Wade vs Matulovic, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1
Sax vs Matulovic, 1975  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian Nc3, Bg2, Nge2 (B25) 1/2-1/2 R&B vs R&B
K Shanava vs C Emiroglu, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 204 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def. Lasker-Dunne Attk 11.f5 (B20) 0-1 Weak squares
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866  (B20) Sicilian, 55 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack e5 vs Ba6 French (C00) 0-1 Dbl R sacs
Larsen vs B Andersen, 1960  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2, Be3 (B23) 1-0 extra R
Minasian vs T L Petrosian, 2006  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 64 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2, Be3 (B23) 1-0 Remove the G
M Florentiades vs S Rocha, 2006  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2, Be3 (B23) 1-0 dark P chain
A Ivanov vs D E Vigorito, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 89 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2, Bd2 (B23) 1-0 Immediate Qside extend
Rublevsky vs V Papin, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
KIA Na3 vs Sicilian Bg7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Outside Passer
Adams vs M Gurevich, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 5.Bg2 Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Zugzwang P ending
S Fillion vs H Masse, 2001  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 65 moves, 1-0
Game 97 in Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch
G Stoltz vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 0-1
Capablanca vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1925  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Romanishin vs Gulko, 1977  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 44 moves, 0-1
J Rowson vs R Gardner, 2000  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Find good squares, form batteries
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2006  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Nge2, Bg2, Be3 vs Dragon Nge7, Bg7 (B25) 0-1
F Erwich vs T Horvath, 1996 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed. Chameleon (B23) · 0-1
B Verlinsky vs I Pogrebissky, 1938  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 34 moves, 0-1
Smirin vs A Huzman, 2000 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Big Clamp (B25) 1-0 Bf6 outpost; Q sac opens h-file
D Svetushkin vs V Economescu, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 103 inZurich International Chess Tourn., 1953 by Bronstein
Keres vs Najdorf, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed 6.Nge2 c5 vs Pirc/Dragon (B25) 1-0
Larsen vs O Jakobsen, 1963 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
$icilian Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2 vsDragon Nc6, Nge7, Bg7 (B25)1-0
Spassky vs D Griego, 1986 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2 vsDragon Nc6, Nf6, Bg7 (B25) 1-0Blitz
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2017  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1
Sic Closed Nc3, Nf3, Bg2 vs ClassicNc6, Nf6, Be7 (B25) 1-0Blitz
Bacrot vs Karjakin, 2017 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Sic Closed Nf3, Nc3, Bg2 vs Nf6, Nc6, Be7 (B25) 1-0 Backdoor
Aronian vs Karjakin, 2017  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
KIA/Sicilian Closed vs Dragon (A07) 1-0 B pair vs R
Smyslov vs R Renter, 1947  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Nc3, NxNge2, Bg3, Be3 (B25) 0-1 P majorities
J Sarfati vs I Rogers, 1988 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 6.Be3 (B26) 0-1 Fine Defense!
Adams vs Kasparov, 1999  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg3, Be3 (B25) 1/2-1/2 OCB
Adams vs Topalov, 1999 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed 7.Nf3 Nge7 Botvinnik Def I (B25) 1/2-1/2
Short vs I Nataf, 2000 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
KIA/Sicilian Closed Botvinnik Def (B25) 0-1 Promotion # next
E Bolshakov vs Korchnoi, 1956 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
KIA/Closed Sicilian vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1/2-1/2
Adams vs Kramnik, 1999 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
KIA vs Sicilian Dbl Fio 5.Qe2 Nge7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Prefer W
Leko vs Timman, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
Hungarian Opening: f4 KIA vs Dragon (A00) 1/2-1/2 Even material
Sveshnikov vs S Makarichev, 1978 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, Nh3 vs St. George/Polish (B25) 0-1
M Narciso Dublan vs Morozevich, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Sicilian (A07) 0-1 Notes by Alekhine
C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1936  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed. Fianchetto Variation (B24) · 0-1
B Gonzalez vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2009 (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0 long diagonal opens
D Pavasovic vs M Appleberry, 1994  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed Nc3, Bg2, f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0
Short vs G Rechlis, 2001 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 71 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian Nc3, f4, Nf3, Bg2 (B25) 0-1
D Pavasovic vs L Vadasz, 1992 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0 Open g-file
Spassky vs Geller, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
50 moves rule successfully applied for a draw.
Sindarov vs G Jones, 2018  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 122 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicil Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Moving Pawns, undevelop
C Bush vs D Gorman, 1987  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 20 moves, 0-1
KIA/Closed Sicilian Bg2, Nge2, f4 1-0 Gain space, up the excha
Karpov vs A Chistiakov, 1966 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 75 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Bg2, Nge2, Be3, g4 vs Dragon (B25) 1-0 Passer
Blackburne vs J E Parry, 1911  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 0-1
M Ragger vs V Artemiev, 2018  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed/Grand Prix (B23) 1-0 Early exchange of Qs
G Jones vs Rublevsky, 2010 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 61 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Traditional Bb5, Bf1, Bg2 (B25) 0-1
Tiviakov vs Nakamura, 2004  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 69 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed Bg2, f4, Nf3, Be3 (B25) 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky vs Korchnoi, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 Q on the prowl
T Beerdsen vs Nijboer, 2018  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
G. Lane, "Winning with the Closed Sicilian", London 1992, p. 15
Spassky vs Hjartarson, 1988  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B24) 1-0 Central Pawn mass
Steinitz / Blackburne vs De Vere / MacDonnell, 1868  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 0-1 Escape
M Damjanovic vs Korchnoi, 1969  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 54 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Lasker-Dunne Attk (B20) 0-1 Blindfold immortal
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1914  (B20) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed Nge2 (B25) 1-0 Q vs 2 Rs; the power of check
E Marchand vs H Ohman, 1940 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed Nge2 (B25) 1-0 Climb the vine for Mayet's Mate
Evans vs Woody Young, 1948 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian Nge2, Be3 (B25) 1-0 N roller, R-Q Spearhead
Keres vs A Oksa, 1933  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack 8.Bh3 b5 (B23) 1-0
P Brown vs N Minev, 1985  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian Nge2, Bg2 vs Bg7, Nge7 (B25) Overworked Bishop
C Pilnick vs H Seidman, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed Bg2, f4, Nf3 vs Dbl Fio (B25) 0-1 N vs B, P up
J N Sugden vs F J Kwiatkowski, 2008  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 50 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed Nge2 vs Nge7 Dragon (B23) 1-0Leaky fianchettos
J Murey vs K Volke, 1991  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Closed Sicilian vs Dragon (B25) 0-1 Sacs generate passer
Ljubojevic vs Anand, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: UnClosed Bg2 (B23) 1/2-1/2 Swap down to Rs & Ps
Macieja vs Ivanchuk, 2002 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, Nge2, f4, Na3 (B24) 0-1 46...?
E Maggiolo vs D Suarez, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical (A00) 0-1 net 3 minors for the Q
M Knezevic vs Razuvaev, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Nge2, 8.f4 vs Bg7, Bb7 (B25) 1-0 24.?
P Romanovsky vs N Grigoriev, 1924  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exch Sac for Kside Crusher!
Nakamura vs A Postojev, 2008  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicil Closed Bg2, Be3, Nh3 vs Dragon Nge7, Bg7 (B25) 1-0 K walk
G Welling vs A Hunt, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed 3.f4 a6, 7.Bg2 d5 (B23) 1-0
M Hebden vs K Busch, 1987 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: UnClosed 5.Nxd4 a6 (B23) 1/2-1/2
M Hebden vs Gavrikov, 1988 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Closed 7.Be3 d6 (A07) 1-0 extorting Black pawns
Tartakower vs V Halberstadt, 1930  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24)1-0 A masterpiece
L Day vs T Koliada, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Botvinnik Def. I Edge Var (B25) 1-0Pile on pin
I Bilek vs Gheorghiu, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0
"Chess Genius Karpov" - Victor Baturinsky
Karpov vs Smejkal, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Rook ending in Portland, OR
J Braley vs T G Cook, 1987  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
G29 'Nezhmetdinov's Best Games of Chess' by Rashid Nezhmetdinov
R Nezhmetdinov vs Aronin, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed 6.f4 Nh6 (B25) 0-1 P fork wins a piece
Grigoriev vs V Panikovsky, 1972  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 0-1
Game 49 in Steve Giddins' 50 Essential Chess Lessons
Gulko vs A Kremenietsky, 1983  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B23) 0-1 Allergies to castling
D Andreikin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Sicilian Dbl Fio (A07) 0-1
T Hart vs Keene, 1966  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs Double Fianchetto (A07) 0-1 28...?
Bisguier vs A Fuderer, 1955  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1
KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Extra piece
F Libiszewski vs Jobava, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
As John Keats wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
Harikrishna vs Van Wely, 2013  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian c5, d6, e5 (A07) 0-1 early h-pawn charge
Paulsen vs G Neumann, 1864  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
1.Nf3 Sicil Closed vs Reversed Botvinnik System (B25) 0-1f-file
V Gunina vs A Muzychuk, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed vs Reversed Botvinnik System (B25) 1-0Rook Heat
K Areshchenko vs J Kavitha, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 0-1 Watch the center open!
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2006  (A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Sicil Closed 3.f4 a6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g4 b5 (B23) 1-0 long diagonal!
I Ivanisevic vs Marjanovic, 2013 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed St. George Bb7 vs Bg2 (B25) 0-1 Qside passers
F Steil-Antoni vs Kosteniuk, 2009  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 0-1
Sicilian O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line (B28) 1-0 back rank
Staunton vs NN, 1852  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
David Levy's book "Gligoric's Best Games 1945-1970"
Gligoric vs Pirc, 1949  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0
Source: "The New York Times", October 4, 1971, p. 36.
L Day vs Spassky, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 Zwischenzug
J Grefe vs S Rubin, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1
E Guseva vs N Gaprindashvili, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
Game 42 in Learn from the Legends by Mihail Marin. 3rd edition.
O Troianescu vs Petrosian, 1953  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Closed Bg2, f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0 Dismantle the 0-0
Smyslov vs G Ilivitsky, 1952  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Nge2 (B25) 0-1 Unpin backfires
Robatsch vs Najdorf, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 R retreat traps the Black Q
T Tian vs Z Nemeth, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
KIA 2.Qe2 vs Franco-Sicilian (A07) 1-0 The Q falls before the K
Hromadka vs A Vaits, 1912  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
(B25) Sicilian, Closed 0-1 Black's Rook robs the pin for mate!
C Orbaan vs H Kramer, 1950  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian (A07) 0-1 blitz; look again
Bologan vs Yagupov, 2019  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed (B26) 1-0 Bishop pair rules
J Houska vs A D Harley, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed. Korchnoi Def (B23) 0-1Fred's Miniature Advice
Y Boukhris-Ferre vs Portisch, 2013  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1
Vasiukov vs N Gaprindashvili, 1981 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0
V Ciocaltea vs Jansa, 1964 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Closed (B25) 1/2-1/2 Notes by Stockfish
Paulsen vs Anderssen, 1862  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian, Closed 9.g4? (B25) 0-1 White K is exposed
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1
Hall of Famer IM Lawrence Day would call it a BIG CLAMP
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (B26) 1-0 Queen+ skewers opposing Q!
Romanishin vs Van Wely, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Another routine KIA mislabel; it's B26: Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3
S Rosselli del Turco vs Alekhine, 1926  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1/2-1/2 blitz
F Vallejo Pons vs S Drygalov, 2019  (B20) Sicilian, 109 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def: Closed (B25) 1-0 If 23...BxRg1 Lolli's Mate next
H Seidman vs K Burger, 1954  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates
E Delmar vs L Karpinski, 1901  (B20) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Keres vs Foltys, 1943  (B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 Thunderbolt Rook
H Bastian vs G Walter, 1997  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed Variation (B25) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
J Davidsson vs O L Einarsson, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Classical. Bg2 vs Bg7 (B58) 1-0 Corridor # w/R&Q
H van Steenis vs S Szilagyi, 1949 (B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed, Bg2, Be3, Nh3 (B26) 1-0
H Mallison vs R Bruce, 1947 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B25) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Capablanca vs J Lewis, 1941  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed (B23) 1-0? Unexplained result
N Petrov vs Khismatullin, 2018  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B23) 0-1 28...?
K Bryzgalin vs A Iljushin, 1998  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed 8.Be3 0-0 (B26) 1-0 22.? and 31.?
E Gulden vs A Macovei, 2018  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
KIA 9.Na3 vs Dbl Fio Bb7, Bg7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Minor Pieces EG
C Foisor vs M Muzychuk, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Knezevic vs Matulovic, 1967 (B20) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
KIA vs Sicil (A07) beyond imagination.....deserves to be famous
Z Zhang vs Y Tong, 1998  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Bg2, Nge2, 10.Be3 (B23) 0-1 Unbalanced
Spassky vs J Sunye Neto, 1986  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 78 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B50) 1-0 "A Firouzjous Attack"
Firouzja vs M Zarkovic, 2019  (B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian Bg7 (A07) 1-0 21.? U R A daisy if U do!
K Georgiev vs F Vareille, 1998  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 U18
E Groberman vs M Simes, 2001 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B23) 1-0 Rook to the 7th
Ehlvest vs S Savitskiy, 2019  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto (B26) 0-1 The ol' Troitzky pos
Znosko-Borovsky vs J A Seitz, 1931  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 96 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian Dragon (A07) 1-0 Pin
Van Wely vs D Baudot, 1991 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, Nge2, f4 (B25) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Chigorin vs H Clemenz, 1880  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed Bg2, Nge2, f4, Nd2 (B25) 1-0 Stockfish notes
O Gadia vs L Tavares da Silva, 1962 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B26) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Fischer vs R Garcia, 1970  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
KIA 6.f4 d6 vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0
Short vs I Nataf, 2000 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Stockfish notes
B Kurajica vs Fischer, 1970  (B50) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Clearance Sacrifice
Adorjan vs B Kurajica, 1967  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 21 moves, 1-0
Bronstein vs Myagmarsuren, 1971  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) (B91) 0-1 23.?
D Salinnikov vs F Afanasiev, 1999  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 26 moves, 0-1
Big Clamp vs Accelerated Sicilian Double Fianchetto
Kharlov vs R Shcherbakov, 1994 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack Open Sicilian (A07) 1-0 K caught in middle
S Babarykin vs Elton Joseph, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 P roller breakthrough
G Giorgadze vs Xu Jun, 1996  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
KIA / Grand Prix Attack w/Nxc3 (A07) 1-0 Back rank threat
V Sanal vs N Lubbe, 2021  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed. Botvinnik Def II (B25) 1-0 34.?
Short vs I Stohl, 1999  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: UnClosed Var (B23) 0-1 Uncastled
D Andreikin vs A Korobov, 2021  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: UnClosed Variation (B23) · 1/2-1/2
Aronian vs V Keymer, 2019  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian, Closed 6.Nge2 Nge7 7.Bg5 0-0 (B25) 0-1Stockfish notes
Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1937  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 6.Be3 (B26) 1-0 Kside P thrust
R Gralla vs S Wolff, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B23) 1/2-1/2Link to White approaches vs Sicil
G Goldberg vs Boleslavsky, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto Var (B24) 0-1 wch U12 trap
E Aslan vs Naroditsky, 2007  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto Var (B24) 0-1 Vladi penetrates
V Krylov vs V Belous, 2012 (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1
KIA Dbl Fio vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 impressive
Leko vs Fritz, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0
KIA e5 strong point vs Be7, Bg7, Qc7 (A07) 1-0
Morozevich vs D Sermek, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian Dragon (A07) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Kramnik vs Anand, 1994  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 0-1
KIA Closed vs Sicilian (A07) 1-0 Bf6 outpost sets up Mayet's #
E Moser vs S Petrenko, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed 8.Be3 (B26) 1-0 Super cool sac mating attack!!
R Vassar vs Bill Wirth, 1975  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1
A Mengarini vs Lombardy, 1965  (B20) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2016  (B20) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1
English, Botvinnik System (A26/A36) 1/2-1/2 video link
D Byrne vs J Kaplan, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
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Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack for real vs Bg7, Bg4 (A07) 0-1
J Enevoldsen vs Stein, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Closed. Fianchetto Bg2 vs Bg7 (B24) 1-0 Middle Greco#
H J Reichstein vs O Prestel, 1989  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 1-0 Outside passer
Tartakower vs B Tot, 1938  (B20) Sicilian, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Matanovic Attack (B82) 1-0 SF notes
Smyslov vs Kamsky, 1989  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 64 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian Accel Dragon (A07) 0-1 20...?
P Lyrberg vs R Irzhanov, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack 5.Qe2 e5 (A07) 1-0
T Heinemann vs N Richter, 2022 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed
A Ranaivoharisoa vs Abdulrahman A Masrahi, 2014 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack 2.Qe2 (A07) 1-0
Hromadka vs J Dobias, 1943  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) · 1-0
Santasiere vs R Sprague, 1958 (B20) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Alapin. General / Big Clamp (B22) 0-1Zwischenzug+
F Borg vs Niemann, 2015  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Closed. Chameleon Variation (B23) · 1/2-1/2
Shabalov vs Niemann, 2018 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 1-0 blitz
Morozevich vs E Hansen, 2019 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) · 1-0
A Sandrin vs A Suraci, 1948 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 R Single-Dbl finish
G Sanders vs J Gonzalez de Vega, 1982 (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0
French Def: Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 1/2-1/2 common stalemate
Niemann vs A Liang, 2022  (C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def: Classical. Fianchetto Var (B58) 0-1
J Augustin vs N Padevsky, 1966  (B58) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: UnClosed. Fianchetto Var (B24) 1-0 25.?
A Kubbel vs Ragozin, 1929  (B24) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0
Bg2, Be3 vs Pirc Def (B06) 1-0 triple on the 7th
Bologan vs A Kakageldyev, 1996  (B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Perhaps
R Govedarica vs Van Wely, 1989 (B07) Pirc, 48 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed Variation. Traditional (B25) · 1-0
Sindarov vs S Vokhidov, 2018 (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 blitz blunder
M Muzychuk vs Shri B Savitha, 2022  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
B30: Sicilian defense, Botvinnik System 1-0 Pins win
M Paragua vs Niemann, 2019  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Closed (B24) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs K Maeder, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 1-0Which N is better?
A Soltis vs D Sheppard, 2002  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
B26: Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation 6.Be3
V Artemiev vs Dubov, 2018  (B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 35 moves, 1-0
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