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99 Leaarn mates on the 3rd/6th Outter File Jack
Compiled by fredthebear
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This is the second collection of these interesting mates! Any unit lurks on the outside edge near the king. (Some of these games are traps and resignations, not actual checkmates.)

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* Trends booklet: Game Collection: TRENDS Scheveningen with O-O (King)

* Adults should focus on Faith, Family & Friends, Career-Education/Pay the Bills, Not Chess: https://www.chessable.com/blog/how-...

* Bad bishops are...bad: https://lichess1.org/game/export/gi...

* Chess in the Newspaper: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

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

* Fascinating: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

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

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

* JC shows us the way: https://chessplayeratlarge.blogspot...

* Knightly done!! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W1tt... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aT1H...
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* One minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3N...

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* So she did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGq...

* Kiddie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKS...

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* What about trams? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SzMQ...

* Circulations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTw...

* Come Jesus Come:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IcMT...

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* C-K in 3 EZ steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Never say 3 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3i...

* 3 months to live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm...

* 3 Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n...

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* 4 seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt...

* 5 Owls of NA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE...

* Five in '25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1...

* Let 'em have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wi...

* Furious Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpd...

* Dominate the LS in 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iro...

* Do the Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k...

* 5 Rare gambits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_r...

* 5 middlegame minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLA...

* 5 embarrassments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM...

* Endgame tactics in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9...

* 5 occurrences AD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ...

* Yes, they do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mi...

* Get better in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc...

* Tigran's Top 5 Exch Sacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-...

* 6 Essential Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu...

* Freedom is not Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P...

* Deflection on f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S1em...

* Punish Common Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsD...

* H2P the Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9a...

* Pink Elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK...

* Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6...

* 7 Deadliest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz...

* 7 realities: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/20AY...

* 7 truths: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4LfX...

* 7 Endings to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrL...

* 8 Q tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amz...

* 8 min time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2...

* 9 ways to defeat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aaHZ...

* A10 Warthog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMI...

* Top 10 Dog Coms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlV...

* 10 Recent discoveries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePj...

* 10 min of Ukranian Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_...

* 10 Common Traps in the Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu...

* Facts? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQi...

* Fraction equation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMK...

* RP knows 'em well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZw...

* GPA short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_...

* FM GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Y...

* Model GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm...

* Win w/the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae...

* Anti-GPA trap #645: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN...

* Annoying line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_L...

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* Agadmator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoE...

* Quick either way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z0...

* Special Pete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi...

* Fuzzy Wuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scU...

* The Government forbid Church attendance during COVID-19, so we did this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU...

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* BGs sort of ran together: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JCQO...

* Before that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgv...

* C-K stabs f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFoo...

* How to be brave: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cQI3...

* Get Discipline: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l3EI...

* Going out in style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMf...

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

* The Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA...

* lIke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5W...

* Joel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L...

* Now the day bleeds... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4wVC...

* Own key squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-...

* Promise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-sY...

* Prophylaxis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qj...

* 12 smells Verminters hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh...

* Don't poke your eye out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD...

* Week 13 of '67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJ...

* RR on King Tut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59...

* RPO invention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FOb...

* Ridicule: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEH...

* F14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d...

* 15 Home Depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlB...

* A lot of shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO...

* Senator asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKO...

* September: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UFmU...

* 20 Fox facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3...

* French b3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxV...

* C00 French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS...

* Unique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWY...

* Wooden stick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUQD...

* Won't ever forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5...

* Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) Beauty | Reykjavik Open 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtU...

* 50-year-old tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0...

* Owls attack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-...

* Top 5 C-K traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB8...

* 3 Tips to reach 2000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzB...

* The Bob Fischer Story collection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A8...

* Fireworks in the Ruy Lopez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIO...

* Deflect the Defender of the mating square w/a Pin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/axBq...

* Trap the bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQG...

* Boo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzC...

* Budapest Gambit Trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xWC3...

* Englund Gambit beat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0...

* Soller Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jB5M...

* Learn the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWH...

* Tips for the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAt...

* 5 Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkd...

* Meet Old Ben: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34N...

* Jim's Modern Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts8...

* Daaron opened the same way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqA...

* Benoni Defense Blunder: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8cpd...

* Benoni trap for Black: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0hQP...

* Blitz Benoni Defense: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nue...

* A65 by RJ Fischer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Op...

* Fischer's Trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTC...

* Transpose to a Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ0...

* Kasparov breaks the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_1...

* Fantastic attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuw...

* Benoni Traps Against 1.d4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb...

* Benoni is back! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40e...

* Benoni Masterclass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x...

* Simplified Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv5...

* How to play against the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mz...

* How to beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhG...

* Beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIa...

* Beat the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M25...

* Benoni Plans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZq...

* Crush the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuy...

* Destroy the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUr...

* GMAC likes the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNm...

* MC plays the Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzo...

* Online Benoni victory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUN...

* The Benoni is a Joke? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aT...

* Almost a refutation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otb...

* Is the Modern Benoni in trouble? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYW...

* Black tries the Czech Benoni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIt...

* 9 Ideas in the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONB...

* 10 Ideas in the Q's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYB...

* Simple but vital habit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CX...

* Complete Chess EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc2...

* Naroditsky's EG series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhU...

* Win R&P endings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkG...

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* Scut'in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7...

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This poem is dedicated to all female chessplayers on Caissa's Web...

Sweet Caissa

Oh, Sweet Caissa, Goddess of chess
in the name of this holistic game
I pray Thee: bless my noble aim
to render all my opponents lame
in my holy quest for worldly fame,
to be Supreme no more no less.
In awe I heard this Sweet Caissa say
"Daughter go forth and smite them all,
stoutly charge your knight sitting tall
while flying over the castle's wall
to slay all men in your deadly call."
Now in fear I hide and will no longer play.

Thank you Qindarka!

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

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"Those who do not risk, do not benefit." — Portuguese Proverb

Philomel And Progne

From home and city spires, one day,
The swallow Progne flew away,
And sought the bosky dell
Where sang poor Philomel.
"My sister," Progne said, "how do you do?
It's now a thousand years since you
Have been concealed from human view;
I'm sure I have not seen your face
Once since the times of Thrace.
Pray, will you never quit this dull retreat?"
"Where could I find," said Philomel, "so sweet?" "What! sweet?" cried Progne – 'sweet to waste
Such tones on beasts devoid of taste,
Or on some rustic, at the most!
Should you by deserts be engrossed?
Come, be the city's pride and boast.
Besides, the woods remind of harms
That Tereus in them did your charms."
"Alas!" replied the bird of song,
"The thought of that so cruel wrong
Makes me, from age to age,
Prefer this hermitage;
For nothing like the sight of men
Can call up what I suffered then."

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The Council Held By The Rats

Old Rodilard, a certain cat,
Such havoc of the rats had made,
It was difficult to find a rat
With nature's debt unpaid.
The few that did remain,
To leave their holes afraid,
From usual food abstain,
Not eating half their fill.
And wonder no one will
That one who made of rats his revel,
With rats passed not for cat, but devil.
Now, on a day, this dread rat-eater,
Who had a wife, went out to meet her;
And while he held his caterwauling,
The unkilled rats, their chapter calling,
Discussed the point, in grave debate,
How they might shun impending fate.
Their dean, a prudent rat,
Thought best, and better soon than late,
To bell the fatal cat;
That, when he took his hunting round,
The rats, well cautioned by the sound,
Might hide in safety under ground;
Indeed he knew no other means.
And all the rest
At once confessed
Their minds were with the dean's.
No better plan, they all believed,
Could possibly have been conceived,
No doubt the thing would work right well,
If any one would hang the bell.
But, one by one, said every rat,
"I'm not so big a fool as that."
The plan, knocked up in this respect,
The council closed without effect.

And many a council I have seen,
Or reverend chapter with its dean,
That, thus resolving wisely,
Fell through like this precisely.

To argue or refute
Wise counsellors abound;
The man to execute
Is harder to be found.

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

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<‘H.T.B.' (Henry Thomas Bland) managed to have published on page 64 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:

Miss Menchik

Miss Menchik is of master rank,
It seems Maróczy she's to thank;
Still, there is little doubt of it
She owes a deal to native wit.
Much knowledge she has garnered in,
E'en 'gainst the giants she'll oft win
– No doubt sometimes to their chagrin –
Chess champion of the gentler sex
Here's luck to her! Should she annex
In her next venture some big prize
Keen critics will feel no surprise.>

1 Corinthians 13 King James Version

13 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with." — Billy Graham

"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course." — Billy Graham

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"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." ― Yogi Berra, one of the greatest Yankees of all time

slaw1998: In my spine there sends a shiver
When a player sends his pieces up the river
Into loose en prise encapture, enrapture,
Does it to my heart receive it well
Yet other players bring me down
Their defense sends my attack the other way around And Tal and others would be quite displeased
Like I, to have the attack no hope of being released

So I'll go on shedding pieces
With combos, like a magic stall,
And hope that some day
I can beat them all.

hzev160y Zulzaga luvs to hide wavey chips in the dip surf while Zeitlin skittles.

Helvetica and Times New Roman walk into a bar. "Get out of here!" shouts the bartender. "We don't serve your type."

Question: Which US President was the only bachelor when he was in office? Answer: James Buchanan

Question: On which planet is a year longer than a day? Answer: Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. Venus is unusual because it spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets and it's extremely slow. It takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once. Because it's so close to the sun, a year goes by fast. Therefore, a day on Venus is nearly 20 Earth days longer than its year.

Rated 5 stars
Chess Classic !
This book is truly a gem of chess literature. The book as you may already know, is a collection of master games which demonstrate how a small advantage is exploited in the hands of masters. You will find the games very instructive and will have no problems understanding the motives behind the moves. This because Chernev does an exceptional job in his annotations. I have found no mistakes in his notes or the games themselves. Chernev worked real hard on this book and his love for the game of chess radiates from the pages. A warning to those who expect wild attacking games. This is a collection of games from the late 19th century to the 1950's, when positional and strategic style of play was more popular. These selected games show how an opening, middle game, and endgame should be treated. "The best way to learn endings as well as openings," says Capablanca in Chess Fundamentals, "is from the games of the masters." Some reviewer of this book goes on to say that "The games in this book are boring, and only won by the winner because of some mistake on the loser's part. To which I reply, what chess game is not won on the account of the opposition making a mistake. In reality all chess games if properly played out should end in a draw. There are also people who complain because the book is in descriptive notation. Something I didn't have a problem with, it just adds to the mystique of these chess games of the past. This is a great book and a must have. I have spent many pleasurable hours with this book, a cup of joe, and some Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Ludwig van Beethoven in the background. You will not regret buying this book. I didn't when I returned Pandolfini's Traps and Zaps for this copy.

Rated 5 stars
For Lover's Only
Easily one of the best books ever written. This is one of the first books I purchased over 30 years ago. I am sure it helped start me on the road to Chess Mastery. Chernev, like Reinfeld, did NOT write chess books to impress other Chess Masters. He wrote books simply and with great care. He also put his tremendous love of the game into this book. I simply cannot convey what a wonderful book this is. This book will especially appeal to the average player, especially someone who wants to improve his game. I usually don't rave about books. This is an exception. Here is what I say about this book on my web site: "The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played." 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy. It contains 62 true masterpieces of chess by various different players. (Masters such as Fischer, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tal, etc. Plus, many more of the all-time greats!!) Each game is carefully and lovingly annotated. This book had a tremendous impact on me and the way that I viewed and looked at chess. I studied it many, many, many times. Chernev provides games with an almost blow-by-blow commentary. His ideas are simple, fresh, insightful, and expressed with great clarity. He explains all the basic ideas of the game in a manner that ANY chess-player can follow. The variations are perfect. Not too much to overload the senses. I have had players who were almost beginners to players who were accomplished tournament players ... tell me that they profited from a careful study of this book. I think one should study this book, as I did. Every time your rating goes up 100 points, you should work your way through this book from cover to cover! You won't regret it and you definitely will improve! Another unique thing is he finds one idea or theme in each game, and just hammers away at it. It is a VERY good study method. It also contains some of the classics of chess, and Chernev brings you a fresh insight and analysis to each game. (Indeed - his comments and analysis may differ greatly from the ones that may have been published in the chess press when the game was first played.) Chernev was one of the greatest all-time teachers and writers in the chess field. This book is a true pearl!!! I think it belongs in the library of every real chess aficionado. >><p>I also rate this in, "The Ten Best Chess Books Ever Written." Need I say more?

Scottish Proverbs

"Better bend than break." ~ Scottish Proverb

Never let your feet run faster than your shoes. ~ Scottish Proverb

Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead. ~ Scottish Proverb

What may be done at any time will be done at no time. ~ Scottish Proverb

Learn young, learn fair; learn old, learn more. ~ Scottish Proverb

Get what you can and keep what you have; that's the way to get rich. ~ Scottish Proverb

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

When the heart is full the tongue will speak. ~ Scottish Proverb

Be slow in choosing a friend but slower in changing him. ~ Scottish Proverb

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

Confessed faults are half mended. ~ Scottish Proverb

They that will not be counselled cannot be helped. ~ Scottish Proverb

They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Scottish Proverb

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. ~ Scottish Proverb

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves. ~ Scottish Proverb

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living.

"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

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

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

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

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

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

A Patience Worth Blessing
by Patience Worth

This hour, this hour, a chalice. Unto its golden cup We have poured our love, for there be not one man Who may honestly disclaim that he hath taken within His heart, God. Mayhap to refuse Him an abiding place; But His shadow hath rested upon him.
Behold, from this instant we disperse and His shadow Shall follow thee. I say that tomorrow at some instant Of time, each of thee shall stop, and I, like a moth Shall flit thee, and thou shalt remember Him.
I charge thee; it shall be!

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing." — Abraham Lincoln

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<* Book: Game Collection: From Shenk's The Immortal Game

From Shenk's The Immortal Game
Compiled by angelbeck
--*--
The five games provided in full in David Shenk's great history and exploration of chess, including Anderssen and Kieseritzky's "Immortal Game," which is depicted move by move.

"The Immortal Game"
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Fischer's "Game of the Century"
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956 (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

Morphy's "Opera Game"
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858 (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Steinitz's "Battle of Hastings"
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein's "Polish Brilliancy"
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907 (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

"One of Kasparov's Finest"
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993 (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1>

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

Sailboat
by Heather Allen, from Leaving a Shadow

Strange flight, the body
Held at a threshold
And never quite freed

Or quite revealed—
One wing taut with wind,
One wing concealed

Until the wind grows calm
And it shimmers in a shadow-world,
The shape of a sail, yet softer—

The drifting boat
A bird half in air,
Half in water.

Nuclear power provides nearly half of America's clean energy Nuclear energy provided 47% of America's carbon-free electricity in 2022, making it the largest domestic source of clean energy.

Nuclear power plants do not emit greenhouse gases while generating electricity.

They produce power by boiling water to create steam that spins a turbine. The water is heated by a process called fission, which makes heat by splitting apart uranium atoms inside a nuclear reactor core.

<Is Queen + Knight really stronger than Queen + Bishop? The Queen + Knight does not seem to be an advantage of itself. In order to be considered advantageous, there must always be a second element influencing the position. The most common factors are weakness of the opposing king, passed pawns, and weak squares that can be accessed.

Mr. H. H. Strand wrote: "There is no true answer to this, but here are some general observations that are commonly agreed upon by strong players:

Bishops are stronger in open positions with few pawns on the board, especially if you have the bishop pair and especially in endgames.

Knights are stronger in closed positions, where the pawns are locked against each other.

Having the bishop pair against a knight and a bishop is usually a slight advantage in middle games. Against the knight pair it is less clear.

A knight that can be anchored in the center of the board (protected by a pawn) is often stronger than a bishop.

A knight anchored in an advanced position in the enemy camp (typically on squares like e6, d6, d3 or e3) is often very strong, even as strong as a rook.

A bishop is usually stronger than a knight in an open endgame, especially if the side with the bishop has a passed wing pawn.

A knight is often stronger than a bishop in endgames with static pawn structures. This theme is called "good knight versus bad bishop."

Knights on the edge of the board, or even worse, a corner, can be quite weak. "A knight on the rim is dim."

Bishops on long diagonals are often very strong, especially on an open diagonal.

The value of knights go up in blitz games or in time trouble, as their movements are harder to calculate and predict.

Rooks cooperate better with a bishop than a knight.

Queens cooperate better with a knight than a bishop."

Such hypothetical conceptions are difficult to answer. Chess requires analysis of a specific position to determine who is better. There are simply too many variables to generalize with any degree of accuracy. Thus, the value of the pieces can change during a game.>

Underface
By Shel Silverstein

Underneath my outside face
There's a face that none can see.
A little less smiley,
A little less sure,
But a whole lot more like me

"Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results." ― Alexander Kotov

Let's pause so free pie thief can look up who Alexander Kotov is. free pie thief will research it and be an expert on Kotov tomorrow. Will we get another lecture on Philidor's Gate?

A penguin achieved knighthood.
In 2008, a penguin living in the Edinburgh Zoo was knighted. The penguin is the mascot of the King of Norway's Guard, making it a special figure for the country's military—and the knighting of this particular one, named Nils Olav III, was an opportunity to celebrate the relations between Norway and Scotland. The knighting went over so well that in 2016, he was promoted to Brigadier.

<Nothing Gold Can Stay
By Robert Frost

Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.>

The total number of children fathered by Genghis Khan is unknown, but estimates range from several hundred to over a thousand. DNA evidence has suggested that one in every 200 people in the world today is a descendant of Genghis Khan. That's around 16 million people.

This Little Piggy

This little piggy went to market,
(Wiggle the "big" toe)
This little piggy stayed home,
(Wiggle the "long" toe)
This little piggy had roast beef,
(Wiggle the "middle" toe)
This little piggy had none,
(Wiggle the "ring" toe)
This little piggy cried "Wee! Wee! Wee!" all the way home. (Wiggle the "little" toe and tickle the bottom of the foot)

Driving too fast is linked to the majority of all traffic accidents. About one-third of all traffic fatalities are caused, in part, due to driving too fast.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds.

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

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

Psalm 8 King James Version

8 O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

The Human Seasons
by John Keats

Four Seasons fill the measure of the year;
There are four seasons in the mind of man:
He has his lusty Spring, when fancy clear
Takes in all beauty with an easy span:
He has his Summer, when luxuriously
Spring's honied cud of youthful thought he loves

To ruminate, and by such dreaming high
Is nearest unto heaven: quiet coves
His soul has in its Autumn, when his wings
He furleth close; contented so to look
On mists in idleness—to let fair things
Pass by unheeded as a threshold brook.
He has his Winter too of pale misfeature,
Or else he would forego his mortal nature.

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

<by W.A. Ballantine given on page 153 of the American Chess Journal, September 1878:

Charming as the sweetest music;
High above the common reach,
Easy to the bright and wise;
Splendid in the hands of genius;
Such the royal game of chess.>

God our Father, Lord, and Savior

Thank you for your love and favor

Bless this food and drink we pray

And all who share with us today.

In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.

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?

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

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.

"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with." — Billy Graham

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." — Billy Graham

"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

This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator.

<Chess The Final Metaphor

It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick

That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick.

On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess:

"Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"?

As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king:

Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"?

Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress

While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess.">

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

xp ah zuppy needz a land turn to find hiz way a square checka bored aza poka danca weight sting hiz turn turn turn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Table stakes

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 King James Version

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

"Risk" by Anais Nin

And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.

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?

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

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.

"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with." — Billy Graham

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." — Billy Graham

"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

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

"Never reply to an anonymous letter." ― Yogi Berra, MLB Hall of Fame catcher

"Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

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This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator.

Chess The Final Metaphor

It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick. On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess: "Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"? As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king: Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"? Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess."

Folsom 274&&

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk ML (B77) 1-0 Lollipopped!
Ribli vs J Tabor, 1972 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Center P Duo vs ...a5?, b6, (A40) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ng5+, tiny K walk
M Pitz vs S Stark, 2009 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 1-0 Criss-cross Bs w/N help
P Leonhardt vs M Sohege, 1905 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Q sac Boden's #
Eliascheff vs NN, 1948 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 NxNf6+ cracks Black
S Morgan vs R Delgado Palomeque, 2008
(C28) Vienna Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Boden's Mate
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1 Dbl R sacrifice
NN vs G Perigal, 1842 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: 2 Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattk N sac line (C57) 0-1
I Braskin vs L Simchen, 1989 
(C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1

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

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

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

Gedult Opening/Barnes Opening 1.f3 turned into a gambit
Boquay vs NN, 1864 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0Slashing diagonal attack on Kside
Bronstein vs J Kostro, 1969 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Exchange. Gligoric Var (C69) 0-1 Pin, Kside Assault!
Ken Eddy vs J Berry, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

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

Game 40 in Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Melvyn Evans
V Konovalov vs Mordkovich, 1957 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Stockfish notes
T Palmer vs W Surlow, 1998 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

"whiteshark's a good dude." Right on, bro!!
J Kalish vs E Dunphy, 1966 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 busy Q!
F Horak vs F Batik, 1923 
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0Stockfish
H Hesse vs NN, 1930 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Ns at the gate!
Gelfand vs M Illescas, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Golombek Def (A16) 1-0 20.?
A Kramer vs O Ruester, 1926 
(A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 0-1 Block backward pawns
N Torlopov vs R Hovhannisyan, 2012 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 20 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Youth assaults Kside
T M Tran vs K Drozdowski, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Fischer finishes off "Greenblatt" with a truly unusual mate
Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accptd (C32) 0-1 h-file pile
Marshall vs V Soldatenkov, 1928 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 000 vs 00
M Melgosa vs J Zuluaga, 1991 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 0-1 Action packed Kside assaults
I A Zaitsev vs I Timchenko, 1956 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Var (D00) 1-0 Simul slam
Lasker vs R J Webb, 1898 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

P on the 6th, Q on the 6th for Lolli's Mate
I Polgar vs B Toth, 1970 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kveinis Variation (B40) 1-0 Kside sac attacks
Velimirovic vs M Pavlovic, 1998 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

4918 in Laszlo Polgar's Chess: 5334 Problems, Combos, & Games
Milner-Barry vs V Hanninen, 1956 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Motzko Attack II (C82) 1-0 Lolli's # next
Vidmar vs L Loewy Sr, 1905 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 1-0

Colle 8.c3 e5 9.e4 (D05) 1-0 Bxh6 Pseudo Blackburn Mate
Chernev vs E S Jackson, 1940 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Hungrian Bg2, Bb2 v Classical Dutch (A00) 0-1Mutual penetration
D Tudhope vs N J Kalton, 1976 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Modern. Anti-Qxd4 Move Order (B50) 0-1 Turn the t
M Marlow vs I Snape, 2008 
(B50) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Quite a wild and passionate Thomas Crown Affair!
P Morley vs G T Crown, 1945 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit 3.Nxe5 Nf6 4.Bc4 Qe7 (C40) 0-1Smashing Sac attk!
H Ruben vs S Sorensen, 1879 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: General (A02) 1-0 En passant triggers beautiful #
Tarrasch vs K Satzinger, 1914 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1 Sharp
C Sumiacher vs A Planinc, 1971 
(A15) English, 24 moves, 0-1

Indian Game 150 Attack f3, g4 (A45) 1-0 a-file vs h-file attack
V Vepkhvishvili vs G Kasparian, 1968 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Owen Def. Bb7, Be7 vs f3 (B00) 1-0 Sacs involving Ns
G Barbier vs J Owen, 1894 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: 150 Attack (B07) 1-0 h-file assault
I Radulov vs J Marsalek, 1961
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy Variation. Hammer Gambit (B00) 1-0
T Gimeno Patino vs E Diemer, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Staunton-Cochrane Var (B20) 0-1Harassing Black Bs
A A Bikhovsky vs Antoshin, 1959
(B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian, 2Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattk B sac line (C57) 0-1 Q sac
A I Konstantinov vs V Seredenko, 1962
(C57) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 Nf6 (C50)1-0 N sac opens g-file
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Modern Def: Beefeater Var (A40) 1-0 Blitz; Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs Svidler, 2019 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Be3, Be2 vs Bg7 (B06) 0-1 Kside P roller
J Beadle vs L E Bjorn, 2014 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 00 vs 000
A Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867 
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0

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

KID: Orthodox Var (E94) 1-0 Mad pawn charges!
Bogoljubov vs H Grob, 1936 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 25 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Defense: General 2.d3 d6 (B20) 0-1 Snipping Ps
D Tunks vs J McDonnell, 2009
(B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Scheveningn. Classical Paulsen Var (B85) 1-0 26.?
V Soultanbeieff vs V I Borodin, 1943 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's Mate
G Pirisi vs Van Wely, 1988 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 Memorable board play!
Blackburne vs J M Hanham, 1889  
(C25) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) Outpost support
L Schmid vs E Bhend, 1953 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
B Bok vs Rapport, 2014 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. ML (C44) 1-0 Diagonal pestering
M Bergmann vs P J Dewar, 1990
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0 File opening
N Whitaker vs Showalter, 1915 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 26 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 18.?
J Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

18.Bxh6 is a thematic sacrifice
Y Lapshun vs G Meier, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Korchnoi Line (A28) 0-1 27...?
Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007 
(A28) English, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Bind, P lever
Morozevich vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 26.?
Hromadka vs Tarrasch, 1922 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Juniors
K Priyadharshan vs Robson, 2011 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Center Game: 8...d6 Berger Var (C22) 1-0 B-Q Spearhead
Morozevich vs M Hebden, 1994 
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Cunningham Def (C25) 1-0 JHB notes
Blackburne vs W Berry, 1897  
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Dovetail Mate
Staunton vs von der Lasa, 1853 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Hungarian/Alapin/Vienna vs Philidor Def. (A00) 1-0 Seize open l
Kasparov vs J Rebello, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

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

3...Qa5 Lasker Var Bg4 (B01) 1-0 Bxh3 0-0 vs 0-0-0
Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961 
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Schlechter Variation (C00) 1-0 Unusual bishops
Carlsen vs T Maeder, 2002 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD 5.e4 dxe4 (D02) 0-1 Marshall's minor piece mate
Rubinstein vs Marshall, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

G2: Most Stunning Victories of 2016 by Naiditsch, Balogh & Maze
Radjabov vs O Bortnyk, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish Game: Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 1-0 Kside P roller
A Rudolf vs E Kaplan, 2013 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Kside assault!
V Artemiev vs Hracek, 2019 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 0-1 Stockfish notes
M Matlakov vs Eljanov, 2013 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Opera Mate on Kside
S Pogosyan vs Carlsen, 2018 
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Kside Pawn storm
Tomashevsky vs Ganguly, 2007 
(A09) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 30.?
Tal vs Benko, 1959 
(B27) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Black center P fork trick; W batteries
M Sebag vs S Yudin, 2010 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 1-0 White cuts a mean rug!
P H Nielsen vs V Georgiev, 2008 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Neat double B sac for mate!
D Przepiorka vs L Steiner, 1925 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Mikenas Var (B00) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 28...?
N Zhu vs Shabalov, 2017 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Rs snooker N
Velimirovic vs Romanishin, 1975 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian/French Def e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 31.?
I Bulmaga vs J Rojas Solano, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Game 2 in Fire on Board: Shirov's Best Games by Alexey Shirov
Shirov vs V Zhuravliov, 1986 
(A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French dxe4 (C00) 0-1 Black's P break busts through
Csom vs R Fuchs, 1968 
(C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 1-0 31.?
Adams vs A Yusupov, 2005 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Maurian Def (C33) 1-0 Pretty Qside #
Charousek vs M Englander, 1892 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

Fred Reinfeld's book Chess Mastery by Question & Answer
Walbrodt vs Pillsbury, 1898 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Closed Def (C96) 0-1 Big R Shots!
A Sherzer vs P Acs, 1998 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1

G76 inThe Soviet Champships by Mark Taimanov & Bernard Cafferty
Bondarevsky vs Bronstein, 1963 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Dutch Leningrad. Matulovic (A89) 1-0 Magnus is 12 years old
Carlsen vs D Rylander, 2003 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 160 in Informator 35
Miles vs Seirawan, 1983 
(B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. UnClosed. Chameleon (B23) 1-0 Remove the Defender
J Mieses vs Breyer, 1920 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

All of Black's pieces are en prise, yet he mates with two pawns
Svidler vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Black owns the initiative
W D Collins vs J Curdo, 2001 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit (C44) 1-0 K walk, Mayet's #
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian 4.0-0 d6 pseudo Evans G (C50) 1-0 Q sac
K Petersen vs S Pedersen, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0 Outnumber
A Alexander vs Paulsen, 1869 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Set up Lolli's #
Morozevich vs Petursson, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Var (C89) 0-1 25...?
Z Almasi vs Khalifman, 1997 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 0-1

K's English. 4 Knts, Fianchetto (A29) 0-1PartialEpaulette# by Q
G Iskov vs Romanishin, 1976
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 37 moves, 0-1

Rat Defense (A41) 1-0 Her best thus far
A Kashlinskaya vs Sevian, 2018 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Q&N enter Kside
Kosteniuk vs A Muzychuk, 2013 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal (C69) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
G Meier vs Caruana, 2018 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs French (A07) 1-0 Open d-file; Bs rule
L Evans vs R Filguth, 1978
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attk (B06) 1-0He moved his defender
Velimirovic vs Forintos, 1973 
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical (A84) 0-1 Handsome N sac & P roller
C Rosenberger vs A Gerschenkron, 1934
(A84) Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Now that was some finish!
Duda vs Rapport, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def 2...b5!? (B02) 1-0 Odd but entertaining
B Ivanovic vs V Kovacevic, 1983 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice & Bs(C44) 1-0
Lutikov vs Lisitsin, 1951 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

NID. St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0 If RxB, then Kill Box Mate
Gligoric vs A Bisguier, 1972 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 48 moves, 1-0

Game 5: How to Crush Your Chess Opponents by Simon Williams
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 0-1 Ns are a pain!
J Sherwin vs A Feuerstein, 1957 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Classical System Kozul G (E99) 3 minors beat Q
So vs Ding Liren, 2015 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 60 moves, 1-0

London System vs Delayed Spike (D02) 0-1 Neat P race
Tomashevsky vs Y Kruppa, 2002 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Qside attack
N Djukic vs A Kargin, 2010
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 41 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 1-0 2 mating squares
Ding Liren vs Jakovenko, 2019 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0

K's English. 2Knts' Smyslov Sys (A22) 1-0Armageddon; So Stunned
Aronian vs So, 2019 
(A22) English, 47 moves, 1-0

K's English. 2 Knights' Smyslov System (A22) 0-1 Kside assault
Aronian vs Caruana, 2019 
(A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack. Gossip Var (D03) 1-0 Both Rooks cannot be stopped
S Ghonimy vs E Sidorova, 2001 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 18 moves, 1-0

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

Nimzowitsch Def: Declined/Cntr Cntr 4...Qa5 (B00) 1-0 Dovetail#
Lagno vs O Kulicov, 2003
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 Simul Kside smash
Alekhine vs Gutkevich, 1910 
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0 24.?
J Klinger vs Glek, 1990 
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Q sac
Alekhine vs A Cruz, 1941 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 f6, g6, and h6 get hit
F S Anderson vs E Michelsen, 1945 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System Copycat (A46) 1-0
Najdorf vs E Falcon, 1945 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 Blind sac attack!
Fine vs H Helms, 1945 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Bxh6 sac
L Rudenko vs R M Bruce, 1946 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0

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

Nimzowitsch Defense: General (B00) 1-0 24.?
T Binham vs P Horn, 1998 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Pawn Center Var (C05) 0-1 Exactly or else
Savon vs Gleizerov, 1991 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Spearhead
Boleslavsky vs G Ilivitsky, 1945 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def(A06) 1-0 23.?
L Gutman vs Kholmov, 1975 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Gunderam Defense: 2...Qe7?! (C40) 0-1 Not found in Lev's books
Alburt vs Kupreichik, 1971 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Keres' Three on the 3rd Mate
B Malksoo vs Keres, 1940 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Sicilian Accel Dragon (A07) 0-1 20...?
P Lyrberg vs R Irzhanov, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

74 of 200 Modern Brilliancies (1984) by Kevin Wicker
Lutikov vs E Ermenkov, 1976 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.Qf3?! (B20) 0-1 Founder's bishops fly in
NN vs D Freeman, 2018 
(B20) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

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

Two Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattack Knt sac (C57) 0-1 Boden's #
Abdullaev vs Razmolodin, 1967 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1 Mate from en prise N
Bologan vs Bacrot, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1

Vienna G. Steinitz G. Zukertort Def (C25) 0-1Q sac to Boden's #
H Neustadtl vs O Valenta, 1889 
(C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 0-1 White backs down
von Gottschall vs A Becker, 1925 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Traxler Countrattk (C57) 0-1 18...?
D Cavallo vs J F Opalek, 1968 
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 h-file blast
K Richter vs L Abramavicius, 1930 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Two Knights (C59) 1-0 and Two Rooks!!
C Zeng vs Motylev, 2019 
(C59) Two Knights, 28 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Batteries
Karpov vs M Schauwecker, 1973 
(A15) English, 45 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 23.?
Ponomariov vs Grischuk, 1994 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

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

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

QID: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 1-0 Smothered Mate
Fine vs H Sussman, 1943 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 passed e-pawn
Swiderski vs L Forgacs, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

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

Benoni Defense: Classical. Czerniak Def (A76) 1-0 Wch U14
Jobava vs J V Leal, 1997 
(A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 29 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 0-1 Sacrificial Qside assault
A Khandelwal vs J Mueller, 2009 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

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

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

Scotch Game: Mieses both 0-0-0 (C45) 0-1 Incoming!
P Kotsur vs A Volokitin, 2011 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Def
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D08) 1-0 Simul Smash
Tal vs Springall, 1964 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

KGA. Classical General (C30) 0-1 Too many pawn moves
S Lyman vs J Curdo, 1961 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 1-0No castling
J Curdo vs W Mitchell, 1948 
(C47) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 1-0 Simul
Capablanca vs A C Thomas, 1926 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov Var (B17)1-0 continuance Pillsbury's Mate
Bronstein vs Kotov, 1946 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Stalemate worth seeing
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Arabian#
Bronstein vs V Baturinsky, 1945 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon (B70) 0-1 1st World U20 and the Q drops in
Larsen vs B Nyren, 1951 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian (B02) 1-0 39.?
D Ionescu vs T Luther, 2005 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Scheveningen (B84) 1-0 Ns, Pins, Q gets in!!
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Quiet. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 Super Opera Mate!
N Sorokin vs Y Vilner, 1929 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen (B21) 0-1 Qh3#
K Galia vs J Foltys, 1949 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 32 moves, 0-1

KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 1-0 JHB shuns castling
Blackburne vs K M Giltay Jr, 1877 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 29.?
M Kobalia vs Smagin, 1999 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 1-0

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

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Sac Smack
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French Variation (B40) 1-0 Rxf7, Qh7+ K walk about
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 67 in The Golden Treasury of Chess by Wellmuth & Horowitz
S Boden vs Bird, 1869 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Bird, From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
A Laun vs O Mueller-Roger, 1963 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon (B70) 1-0 Standard h-pawn thrust
Z Karniewski vs W Kolacin, 1993 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1/2-1/2 Clever
J Sarfati vs R J Dive, 1982 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benoni Def: Knight's Tour Var (A61) 0-1 Fine mating net
K Kojder vs Suba, 1980 
(A61) Benoni, 28 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Marshall 4.Bd3 Nc6 (B01) 0-1Speculative Q sac
H Grob vs K Helling, 1936 
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1f-pawn swoops like a bat outta hell
D G Baird vs H G Voigt, 1896 
(B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

KIA Dbl Fio vs Rev Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Unique Ns Mate!!
T Becker vs R Ramesh, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 0-1 Intruding knights
K Erdeky vs Torre, 1924 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 0-1

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

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Splatter!
G Arraga vs C Marsico, 2000 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 half-open g-file pin
Motylev vs Koneru, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 Battery
A Chistiakov vs P Dubinin, 1939
(C10) French, 25 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Simul Lolli's Mate
Karpov vs J Cox, 1982 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 0-1 A study in Bishop play
H Keller vs W Halser, 1967 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 0-1Raking Bs force march
E M Sobernheim vs S Langleben, 1895 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def: General (A52) 0-1 Sacs on f3, e4 weaken light sq
Kobe vs G Gorges, 1985 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Colle c3 vs Benoni Def: Bb7, Bg7 (A43) 1-0Multiple mate squares
Art Zhao vs D A Yeager, 2011 
(A43) Old Benoni, 38 moves, 1-0

French Def (C00) 1-0 Open f-file tactics
M Antipov vs S Ivanov, 2017 
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B54) 0-1 Cornered
J Berry vs E Berisha, 2011
(B54) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

London System vs Qb6 (D02) 1-0 Promotion mate looms
A Brinckmann vs Sprecher, 1920 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical copycat (D32) 0-1 castle collapse
B Cafferty vs Parma, 1972 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 18.?
A Bezgodov vs M Zhunusov, 1994 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1-0 Spearhead
N Power vs C Magerkurth, 1949
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (B73) 1-0 White owns dark squares
L Dreibergs vs S Remigolsky, 1941 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Missed Q sac for #
T Hart vs T Zietlow, 1993 
(B20) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0 N&B #
R Griffith vs G Hawkins, 1909 
(C26) Vienna, 15 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 minor piece "mate No. 19A"
Leo Xiang Yu Li vs R Taylor, 2017 
(B32) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

French Classical. Burn Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 Rob the pin
Chigorin vs Rubinstein, 1906 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game (C25) 1-0 Bh6 sac blows the doors off
Buchty vs Schandalik, 1937 
(C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 1-0
Benko vs G Fuster, 1958 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 1-0 Raking Bs assault Kside
Rubinstein vs Janowski, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

M Papa vs J LeBon, 1987 
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 1-0

N Pert vs K Pilgaard, 2003
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 White marches up the board non-stop!
Santasiere vs E B Adams, 1926 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1 Finish shear beauty
J Whitehead vs P Biyiasas, 1977 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14)1-0 B outpost
Jobava vs Short, 2017 
(A14) English, 47 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 0-1 g-file Black magic!
A Wurm vs A Blackmar, 1883 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

2 Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac (C57) 0-1 Dbl R Sac
S Morrison vs T K Hemingway, 1952 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian,Two Knts Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac line(C57) 0-1
Wead vs P Larsson, 1967 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

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

Slav Defense: Schlechter chasing after Fredthebear (D15) 1-0
J Rowson vs K Mah, 2013
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

NID: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0 Minors on the edge
P Schmidt vs L Endzelins, 1936 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

It's a Colle 5.c3, not a Stonewall Attk (D05) 1-0 LASKER combo!
Lasker vs D G Baird, 1892 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0Pick the mating pattern
Steinitz vs H Eschwege, 1871 
(C25) Vienna, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0 Greco's # w/pin
Tal vs A Deze, 1974 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C20) 1-0 Pin the defender
Cochrane vs NN, 1822 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: French Attack (C42) 1-0 Knights and Pins
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1868 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

"Igordian Knot" (game of the day Jan-03-2013)
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Stunning finish!!
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Bayonet Attack (B12) 0-1W pawns wave on
M Levine vs Santasiere, 1922
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

London System, Poisoned P (A45/D02) 1-0 Hog on the 7th
Wei Yi vs B Deac, 2017
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

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

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

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

Modern/Pirc Def. 4.Nge2 Nf6 (B06) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy coming
Keres vs Kotov, 1960 
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 0-1 Bishops on the back rank
I Larsen vs Graf-Stevenson, 1939 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Anderssen Counterattack (B01) 1-0 Animal-like
Tal vs R Skuja, 1958 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 1-0 Q & R sacs for Suffocation #
Steinitz vs J B Brockenbrough, 1885 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Bxh3 storms the castle
S Cohen vs M Fox, 1936
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

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

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 0-1 Smashing!
N Novotelnov vs Averbakh, 1951 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1-0 Unpreventable Back Ranker
J Christiansen vs D Makhnev, 2017
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Discovered # next
Sveshnikov vs Stein, 1973 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 0-1

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

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

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

variants /Nimzowitsch Def (000) 0-1 Black wiggles free
J Owen vs Morphy, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 33 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Defense 3.d4 e5 (B01) 1-0 Sitting double R sacs
O H Labone vs NN, 1901 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Morphy's Mate!
E Schmittdiel vs T Ernst, 1987 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Crossfire
J Fraser vs Steinitz, 1867 
(A84) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1

Intro from "E4 for the Creative Attacker" by Buddy Revell
N Davies vs M Surtees, 2007 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 Q sac for P#!
Alekhine vs J Forrester, 1923 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Stockfish notes; discovered+
Rapport vs Fressinet, 2015 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 R sac, Spearhead #
NN vs A Fritz, 1880 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech Classical System (D18) 1-0Another 0-0 victory
O Girya vs G Tokhirjonova, 2017
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0 Entertaining Lie
N Karker vs O K Lie, 1988 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Ns on 6th
M Houlding vs A Stevenson, 1906 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

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

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 0-1 18...?
Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943  
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

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

QGA: Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 Q trap
G Gislason vs I Nyzhnyk, 2010 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

French Def: Classical. Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 PINS~
W Pietzsch vs W Golz, 1960 
(C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1Fantastic file opening
S Rosenthal vs Bird, 1873 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

K's English Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0 From a distance
V Gavrilov vs G Dupont, 2003 
(A25) English, 19 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System/Colle-Stonewall(A46) 1-0
S Khan vs H Mattison, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Heavy pieces enter
Bronstein vs P Cramling, 1993 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

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

KID: Kramer from Seinfeld borrow Fredthebear's (E70) 0-1 22...?
A Bonte vs Fedorov, 2017 
(E70) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Pin & Rook Battery
I Mody vs G Sukhu, 2004
(B30) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 21.?
M Czerniak vs U Rueetschi, 1981 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Def (A43) 1-0 Raking Bishops
F Rhine vs F Lasch, 1986 
(A43) Old Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 23.?
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Bind (C45) 1-0 Arabian Mate next
V Zagorovsky vs A Bannik, 1955 
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 Queen drops in mate
A Sandrin vs B Schmidt, 1949
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez, Open (C80) 1-0 Fabulous like Fredthebear Finish!!
R Levit vs Genady Rusakovas, 1986 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 1-0

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

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

Bg2, Ne2 vs Pirc Def Dbl Fio(B07) 1-0 Ivanchuk /Informant notes
Ivanchuk vs A Graf, 1988  
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knts Attk. Mindeno Exch Line (B11) 1-0 P Sac
Boleslavsky vs V Makogonov, 1940 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Dbl Fio (A04) 0-1 Full penetration
Nakamura vs A van der Merwe, 2018 
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 82 in Elements of Combination Play in Chess by F. Reinfeld
K Sterk vs Marshall, 1912 
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Declined Alapin-like (B21) 1-0 21.?
D Myers vs S Gschwendtner, 2015 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 27 moves, 1-0

French Advance cxd4s (C02) 1-0 Black ate everything in sight
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C02) French, Advance, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 300 of '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & Du Mont
Yates vs A Haida, 1925 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 80 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1927  
(A61) Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 0-1 36...?
L Lederman vs K Pytel, 1977 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1

Colle System 7.a3 Qxc5 (D04) 1/2-1/2 Missed W by Remove the Def
E Lundin vs Smyslov, 1946 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bird Opening: Pseudo KGD vs Robatsch (A02) 1-0 R skewer+, Q+ &
J Cavendish vs K Millward, 2014
(A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attk: Indian Var (A01) 0-1 Black space advantage
S Polgar vs J Polgar, 1992 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 47 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Dble Spanish Misc. w/5.O-O (C49) 0-1 23...?
C Wallwork vs Duras, 1911 
(C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 0-1 cable match
G H Stevens vs L Tolins, 1910
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Lasker Def(C52) 1-0blindfold beauty
E Canal vs NN, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle System 5.c3 into Stonewall Attk (D00/5) 1-0Kside assault
F Parr vs R Baxter, 1962 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Kside bash
Bronstein vs V Byvshev, 1952 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0

OldSicilian Bg7: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B31) 1-0 Blitz ?s
Svidler vs Kramnik, 1999 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

"I can't let you do that, Dave." (game of the day Mar-24-2008)
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Marshall (B01) 1-0 Pin the attacker too late
E McCormick vs S Rubin, 1962 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 30.? Greco's Mate
Shirov vs K Spraggett, 2005 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 19...?
J Garnelis vs Brunello, 2009 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Delayed Bxh7+
T Bjornsson vs F Edel, 2016 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack. Dynamic Attack (E76) 1-0 DYNAMIC!
Szabo vs H Ree, 1975 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 1-0 Blind Swine w/B
Keene vs M Basman, 1963 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Shaggin' the g-file!
Fedorov vs L Shytaj, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

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

KIA e5 strong point vs French-Double Fio (A07) 1-0 holes on 6th
A Ismagambetov vs R Yanchenko, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 1-0 Spearhead Mate next
Kasimdzhanov vs D Reinderman, 1999 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Debrecen Def (E67) 0-1 Lolli's Mate to be
F Apsenieks vs K Havasi, 1924 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 25 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Zaitsev System (C92) 1-0 28.?
P Haba vs P Nikolic, 2005 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 0-1 34...?
N Delgado Ramirez vs Dominguez Perez, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Colle Be2, dxc5 (D00) 1-0 Black must pull back to protect
Janowski vs Marshall, 1907
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Shumov's Shocker!! in the Sicilian Defense (B20) 0-1
C Jaenisch vs Shumov, 1849 
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Def (A56) 0-1 Brilliant
X Zhao vs Aronian, 2005 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

"Oh, Man!" said Fredthebear (game of the day Mar-12-2013)
D Saxton vs H Ohman, 1947 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Simul exhbition
Lasker vs T C Gibbons, 1891 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Artful Kside assault
K Shanava vs A Gurkin, 2012 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0Criss-cross mate
C Briscoe vs D Spence, 2004 
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91) 1-0 Stockfish
Tal vs Portisch, 1976 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Benoni-Indian Def. Kingside move order (A43) 1-0 Cornered K
Van Huy Nguyen vs Sutarno, 2012
(A43) Old Benoni, 26 moves, 1-0

KGA. Stamma Gambit (C33) 0-1 Run FTB, it's a Kill Box Mate
Lionne / Morant vs Auzout / Maubuisson, 1680 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Anderssen Attk (C31) 0-1 Boden's #
Cardiff vs Bristol, 1969 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Mieses Def (C52) 1-0 Simul Smash
Lasker vs Polson, 1908 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn (B97) 1-0 2 mating squares
Tal vs I Platonov, 1973 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: O'Kelly. Normal System (B28) 1-0 Open g-file
Tal vs J Fride, 1951 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

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

Philidor Def: Hanham. Delmar Var (C41) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate!!
E Delmar vs J M Hanham, 1889 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Anand vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(D85) Grunfeld, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 R roller
P Dely vs E Varnusz, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal Var (E70) 1-0 Heating up f8
Eljanov vs M Dzhumaev, 2014 
(E70) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 Fredthebear solved 34.?
Barsov vs P H Nielsen, 2002 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 Figgy's Q drops in mate
M Figueroa vs P Wojciechowski, 2004 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

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

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's Mate
J Visockis vs R Lindblom, 2012 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky Modern ML (A99) 0-1
R Bates vs S Williams, 1993 
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 39 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Var (C46) 1-0 Kside Scorcher!
L Didier vs Janowski, 1893 
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 abattoir
P Denger vs J Fehr, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Attk (C43) 0-1 29.QxRd8 wins
M Stojkovska vs A Guillot, 2001 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 N&Q#
R Palliser vs J Rudd, 2004
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Def (D38) 0-1 17...?
Maroczy vs O Tenner, 1926 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

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

KGD: Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 1-0 N picks poc
Chigorin vs I Zybin, 1900 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Two Knights System (B08) 0-1 Q drops in #
E Borigas vs A Sousa, 2004 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Simul Slam!
A Strande vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925 
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Fleischhauer vs O Valentiner, 1913 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Which Q rules the Qside?
Spassky vs V Osnos, 1963 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Nxg7!
J Emms vs D J Ledger, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

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

the dancing of the lady to take the other lady off the board
Keene vs S Kerr, 1979  
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Wiener Schachzeitung for January, 1927
D Przepiorka vs G Patay, 1926 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 1-0 Pin & climb in
Capablanca vs J Torres Caravaca, 1929 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky 9...Qxb2 (C11) 1-0 Impressive
de Firmian vs Huebner, 1995 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 970 in Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
S Chanda vs S Himanshu, 2006 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 0-1 Qs grab Ps
E G Sergeant vs Rubinstein, 1930 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 1-0 23.?
I Rabinovich vs V Goglidze, 1939 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 23 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian 3.e5 Nd7 French-like (B02) 1-0
I Rogers vs F Delay, 1985 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Mexican Def: General (A50) 0-1 Stockfish 11 says 25...Nxg2??
Shulman vs S Berezjuk, 1998 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Mate in two
Unzicker vs S M Husain, 1982 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 53 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 Sudden collapse!?
B Winkelman vs G N Treysman, 1936 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 27 in The Complete Dragon by Eduard Gufeld & Oleg Stetsko
Spassky vs D Levy, 1974 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 19 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 16.?
Naiditsch vs T T Hoang, 1998 
(C14) French, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

NID: Saemisch Var (E26) 1-0 holes on the 6th
I Romanenko vs E Mednis, 1952 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 Balestra Mate
Yanofsky vs Reshevsky, 1957 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 52 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Modern System (C03) 1-0 Hit f7 vs uncastl
Wei Yi vs B Sadiku, 2016 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

English Opening: The Whale (C20) 1-0 Threaten #, see reaction
K McDonald vs J Perkins, 2003 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1 ideal knight #
B Koch vs Noteboom, 1931 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

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

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

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

Polish Opening: Czech Def (A00) 0-1 K exits his castle
J Jaszczuk vs Geller, 1991
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 0-1 Invasion
A Bisguier vs J Littlewood, 1962 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Game 2 in Winning With the Hypermodern (Keene, Schiller)
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Balogh Def (A82) 1-0 Upset
P Speisser vs K Haznedaroglu, 2006
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attk. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Ready for the mash
G Timoscenko vs A Khasin, 1976
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Qh5+ g6 etc.
S Kosanski vs Gleizerov, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 13 moves, 1-0

Game 33 Veliki majstori saha 32 BENT LARSEN (Drazen Marovic)
Larsen vs A Matanovic, 1965 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C73) 1-0 25.?
K Richter vs Saemisch, 1933 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: General (B10) 1-0 pin, and slip in
Y Stepak vs N Spiridonov, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 39 moves, 1-0

French Def: McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 0-1K or Q falls next
N Grigoriev vs B Verlinsky, 1929 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 20 moves, 0-1

Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 29.?
Harrwitz vs Horwitz, 1846 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Alekhine vs L Palau, 1935 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 From center to kingside
M Lyell vs M Walker, 2007 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def: Rubinstein Var (A52) 1-0 Criss-cross mate
D Gurevich vs B Alford, 1991 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

"Supernova" (game of the day Jul-27-2013)
A Stefanova vs M Gurevich, 2008 
(A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Greco's # w/a pin
A Pomar vs L Gallegos, 1944 
(A84) Dutch, 16 moves, 1-0

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Exhibition
A Zander vs Lasker, 1892 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) 1-0
G Heilpern vs Pick, 1910 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 0-1 N fork, Pin
Navara vs Radjabov, 2007 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Simul blindfold
Koltanowski vs S Zeitlin, 1938 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 109 in 'My Best Games' by Viktor Korchnoi
Sasikiran vs Korchnoi, 2002 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1

NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 Black played wide open
Ehlvest vs J R Potter, 2004
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 27 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto Reti (A12) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy in 1 w/a pin
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian, Samisch (E83) 0-1 Middlegame B-R-N #
B G Dudley vs D LaPierre Ballard, 1965 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 jaw dropping sac
Charousek vs V Lehner, 1897 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attk. Schofman Var (B23) 1-0 diagonals
S Weeramantry vs J Ortega Valle, 2010 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 Stockfish
Lasker vs D Martinez, 1892 
(C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

White promotes his king (A18) 0-1 Gueridon Mate
A A Murray vs F Hebert, 1949 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 58 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: General (D10) 1-0 Is Ben a Bohemian?
B Finegold vs P Haba, 1990 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 0-1 Discovered Attack w/Check
Miroslav Vlk vs R Cvek, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Black K walk
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0

Blindfold (B33) 1-0 Fredthebear solves 30.? & 33.?
Anand vs Van Wely, 2004 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 mate next
K Eriksson vs M Thuesen, 2014 
(B33) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Opera Mate!
B Renaut vs NN, 1974 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Two ugly knights become fallen heroes contributing to victory
P H Coldwell vs Marshall, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Arabian Mate is coming!
E Karklins vs J Damocles, 2010 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Muzio, Wild Muzio G. (C37) 0-1 There's a rat in the kitchen
NN vs J Sarratt, 1810 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

Czech Benoni Def (A56) 1-0 Arabian Mate arrangement
Ftacnik vs K Mokry, 1985 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Von Hennig Gambit (B15) 1-0 Boden's Mate next
G Welling vs F Wrobel, 1982 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Spielmann Var (C13) 1-0Stock
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Absolute Pins
F Deacon vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07) 1-0 Useful Rook lift!
J Pribyl vs W Swic, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Q Drops In#
R M Webb vs J Zeberski, 2004 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Q sac for a smack back!
M Boskan vs R Gralla, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 0-1

14. 100 Best Games of 20th Century by GM Andrew Soltis
M Lazarevic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1961 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: 2.b3 Var (B20) 0-1 Pins lead to N&B mate
NN vs J Waitzkin, 1995 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

The standard twin-bishop sacrifice. Simple yet instructive.
N Gamboa vs Blatny, 1996 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1 Mordimer video link
A Tari vs Firouzja, 2020 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) 0-1 Exch sac burdens the 3rd rank
C Zeng vs J Zhou, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) 0-1 blitz burger
V Goldfarb vs Rubinstein, 1907 
(C22) Center Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Black forgoes the Q!?
J Szekely vs E Canal, 1933 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!!
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 0-1 Correspond
Cavallo vs Barrera, 1983 
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Exch. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 Dbl++ Q Arabian #
Geller vs Benko, 1962 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Double check is mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

QID. Classical. Traditional Main Line (E19) 0-1 R roller
Miles vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 0-1 Find the Finish
M C Palmer vs Bill Wheeler, 1969 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Def. Classical Var (D69) 1-0 Two hogs on 7th rank
Keene vs G C Lund, 1962 
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 29 moves, 1-0

Old Fredthebear Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 29.?
A Istratescu vs V Lazarev, 2011 
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Rook demolition of e-file
Yagupov vs A Rustemov, 1995 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open Variations. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 battery
I A Horowitz vs A J Fink, 1939 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 Correspondence
Charles T McGinley vs D O'Rourke, 1953 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Effective blockade of IQP
L Bruzon Batista vs C Albornoz Cabrera, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 A hobo's can opener!
M Krakops vs Shirov, 2015 
(B32) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0Raking Bs, Ns Invade
Euwe vs NN, 1947 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0

Reti/King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0
M Woodhams vs H Barber, 1970 
(A05) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Lowenthal vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Find the finish
V Akobian vs J L Hilton, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 77 from Schach-Olympia München 1936 (Richter)
A Asgeirsson vs I Raud, 1936 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Chess variants before Fredthebear's time (000) 0-1 Q-R battery
C Stanley vs Morphy, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 1-0 Q sac, mating attk
M Rakitskaja vs A Eliseev, 2004 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical Variation (E32) 0-1 Suffocation Mate
E Mulder vs F Parr, 1939 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

KIA DBl Fio vs Pachman Sys (A07) 0-1 P on 3rd w/B pair
A Puranik vs S Sjugirov, 2020 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Czech Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Lateral pin to the mate square
Lagno vs A Jakubiec, 2005 
(B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 1-0

St. George Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
T Trapp vs L Cohen-Solal, 2006 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 0-1Cornered
Roterman vs D Gedult, 1967 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1

KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Passer, Remove the Guard
Staunton vs NN, 1847 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 28.?
K Shirazi vs O H Castro Rojas, 1991 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C23) 1-0
J Emms vs J C Hawksworth, 1986 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 Notes by JHB
A Vazquez vs Blackburne, 1891  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1

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

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 0-1 Correspondence
P Bilguer vs Angerstein, 1835 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 0-1 Pillsbury's Mate w/Q!
C Vitzthum vs O Wuelfing, 1861 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attk (C63) 1-0ThrilleR
F Healey vs J Kling, 1859 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Lolli's Mate on it's way
Gulko vs E Vovsha, 2008 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Classical. Quiet System Czech Defense (B08) 1-0
J Salisbury vs J G Ludwig, 2012 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 36 in 'The Guinness Book of Chess GMs' by William Hartston
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 0-1 Double trouble Greco's #
S Sammed Jaykumar vs U Bajarani, 2014 
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening 1.a3 (A00) 0-1 Delayed French Exchange
J M Hanham vs Lasker, 1892 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 1-0 Bxh6 & Interference
I Ibragimov vs Ehlvest, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 1-0 Striking
B Finegold vs A Zatonskih, 2006 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Goldman Var (B12) 0-1 wedgie
J Feller vs M Solmundarson, 1976 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 14 moves, 0-1

A superb king march, reminiscent of Short-Timman (1991)
T Hillarp Persson vs T Laurusas, 2018 
(A06) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Var (C46) 0-1 Brilliancy Prize
Gunsberg vs W Gunston, 1890 
(C46) Three Knights, 33 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights, Botvinnik Line (A28) 1-0 NY Open
M Rohde vs Dlugy, 1990 
(A28) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Rossolimo Var (B31) 1-0 Uncastled, Bxf7+, Bh6+
J Curdo vs B Mikic, 1974 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

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

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

Scotch Game: General (C45) 1-0 Mate No. 19a
A E Hopkins vs NN, 1932 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

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

The Washington Post, CHESS By Lubomir Kavalek June 17, 2002
Epishin vs Short, 2002 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1

KID: Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 0-1Invasion on the 3rd rank
C Ionescu vs M Wahls, 1990 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit (C31) 1-0 U18
A Galkin vs E Cherkasova, 1997 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Polish Opening: Delayed Bird (A00) 1-0 Streaking Knight?!
L Wiesel vs M Blum, 1936 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 0-1 27...?
Y Zilberman vs Sutovsky, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense 8.Rb1 a5 (A05) 0-1
O Renet vs Van Wely, 1993
(A05) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def Fianchetto (C76) 1/2-
D Rovner vs L Guldin, 1939 
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

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

Center Game: Paulsen Attk (C22) 1-0 24...Kf7 25.Qh5# Dovetail#
A Dimovski vs J Krivec, 2001
(C22) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

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