Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 different kind of bad bishop
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: O'Kelly. Normal System Kan (B28) 1-0 N invasion
A Sokolov vs S Siebrecht, 2001 (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Open Sicilian, 5.Bf4 pawn fork decoys the bishop into Q+ & fork
NN vs B Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Reverse Q trap
R Sander vs Carlsen, 2003  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 White sacs fails
J Kupper vs L Schmid, 1968 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Game 7 in Fighting Chess with Hikaru Nakamura
Nakamura vs Epishin, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern (B42) 1-0 Zugzwang finale
Smyslov vs V Eingorn, 1988  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Smashing conclusion
Tiviakov vs M Bosboom, 1999  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 44 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 975 pages of kibitzing
The World vs A Nickel, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Own the 7th!
Kasparov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 50 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 Remove the defender!
L Henry vs J Fedorowicz, 2011  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Sacs allow Q to rob the pin
Bologan vs Caruana, 2008  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Anand sacs 'em to hell
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Kan Wing Attack (B43) Black's pinned pawns are riddled
I Ivanov vs Karpov, 1979  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 0-1 Back rank mate
A Moen vs Topalov, 2013  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 Lucena position ahead
Potkin vs Vitiugov, 2012  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 73 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0Take that annoying knight off
A I Zakharov vs A Bannik, 1963  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Beautiful back rank deflecti
Kavalek vs G Khodos, 1965  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var(B42) 1-0B Sac Q Sac & Dbl Check!!
J Lechtynsky vs Pachman, 1968  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0Central P thrust breakthrough
J Riff vs V Vulevic, 2016  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern (B42) 1-0 About to discover check
Stein vs Portisch, 1962  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Difficult
Keres vs L Popov, 1973  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 GOTD
Sadvakasov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 0-1
Game 69 in The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
E Kristiansen vs Tal, 1966  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 Gone too far
W E Poutrus vs Keene, 1964  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 43 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 Extra piece
Timman vs I Sokolov, 1997  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Ending: 2Rs vs 2Bs + R
S Garcia Martinez vs Karpov, 1973  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 68 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 N+ fork coming
Adams vs Caruana, 2008  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0
Shabalov and Shirov are the living remnants of Tal.
Shabalov vs A Stripunsky, 2010  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 Not the ending I expected
Nakamura vs A David, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 76 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 N bests B
Predojevic vs M T Popovic, 2008 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 54 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Pin, sacs, Q+s mop up
Karpov vs V Pozdniakov, 1970  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 1-0
Maroczy Bind/Sicilian Kan. Modern (B42) 1-0 Steady pressure
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1970  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0
G15 in 'The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move' by McDonald
Ivanchuk vs Kamsky, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 54 moves, 1-0
Paulsen: A b5 push liberates Black from the Maroczy Bind & Nc5
Nunn vs J Horvath, 1989 (B44) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Paulsen. Modern Line (B44) 0-1 Qside advance thwarted
M Jadoul vs Karpov, 1986  (B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Internet blitzed by h-pawn
I Nataf vs Kasparov, 1998  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1
Kosteniuk vs Koneru, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 43 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack Fianchetto (B43) 1-0 Dbl++
J Bellon Lopez vs L Popov, 1977  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var(B43) 1-0 Q sac, Arabian/Hook mate next
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. N Var (B43) 0-1 Captures-Recaptures, Discover +
J H Donner vs Keres, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1
M Stean vs Barcza, 1973 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Dark-squares battle
Szabo vs K Langeweg, 1964  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Seize open lines
A Landenberger vs M Adam, 1990  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Capture-Recapture then Q+ & fork LPDO B
V Giasi vs J Izijk, 2012  (B30) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Exchange, N+ & fork
Stellwagen vs A Istratescu, 2002 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 100 moves, 0-1
OH, what a night ! ! ! Late December back in '63...
O M Hindle vs Tal, 1963  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 52 moves, 0-1
Sicilian O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line(B41) 0-1Demolition job
Lasker vs NN, 1898  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Famous, w/interesting sacs
Stein vs Furman, 1969  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 44 moves, 1-0
Sic 1-0 Snygg matt. Damoffer. Häst och torn mattar.
G Daskalov vs N Padevsky, 1970  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian O'Kelly, Normal, Kan Line (B41) 1-0 Nxe6 opens door
G Marco vs Maroczy, 1905  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 13 moves, 1-0
Kan
A Volokitin vs Svidler, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1
Kan
J Riff vs A Volokitin, 2006 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 0-1
Kan
Sutovsky vs Ivanchuk, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Korchnoi's 400 best games by Wade & Blackstock
N Krogius vs Korchnoi, 1958  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1
M Rahal vs Bologan, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1
K Gentes vs Bologan, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 36 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1
F J Perez vs Reshevsky, 1964  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 0-1
S Feller vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2008 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 25 moves, 0-1
Jakovenko was repeating moves which gave Morozevich time to imp
Jakovenko vs Morozevich, 2008  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 57 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 0-1 Back ranker
A Timofeev vs Morozevich, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 58 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 0-1 Sniping Pawns
L M Kovacs vs Polugaevsky, 1965 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Maroczy Bind; connected Ps
J Polgar vs D Paunovic, 2002 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 44 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 White Q was worth more
P Velicka vs S Polgar, 1993  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Exchange sac
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Nxg7 sac allows Qf6+
E Tate vs A Chibukhchian, 2013  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Riveting play!
A Tari vs D Arngrimsson, 2015  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Hedgehog (B42) 0-1 Control diagonal, pin
S P Sethuraman vs Y Yu, 2014  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Swiss Cheese Variation (B42) 0-1 33...e2!
M Wei vs J Ikeda, 2013  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var Hedgehog (B42) 1/2-1/2
Kavalek vs Vasiukov, 1974 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def. Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Pin and pile on
S Iermito vs M Madina Yadarola, 2008  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 Nxe6, K walk, P mate
K McDonald vs V Yanovsky, 2011  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 White Kside Attck
Y Hou vs N Dzagnidze, 2014  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Charging Ns
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 d6 hole
N Ninov vs M Nikolov, 2008  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 0-1 Ng3 twice!!
Movsesian vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 Bone in the throat finish
J Friedel vs M de Jong, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0
Fischer wins incredible "crystal-clear positional masterpiece"
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var closed center (B42) 0-1 B vs N ending
L Williams vs K Spraggett, 1979 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 67 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Zugzwang commentary
A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def. Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0Weird B clearance works!
M Esserman vs P Nutzman, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0
Game #11 in the Russian book "Grandmaster Portisch"
J Durao vs Portisch, 1960 (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def Kan. Wing Attk (B43) 0-1 Open diagonals for B pair
I A Horowitz vs Denker, 1936  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 0-1
Hidden gem. A queen for 3 pieces can be a fine trade, as long a
Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 70 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 White gives away pawns
M Kobalia vs A Kostin, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Siciliian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 After 13.Bh5 Q trap
P Popovic vs P Schlosser, 1992  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 12 moves, 1-0
Sic O'Kelly/Kan. Maroczy Bind Paulsen Line (B28) 1-0 R blunder
Anand vs Morozevich, 2004  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line (B28) 1-0 Blitz
Ganguly vs Pichot, 2016 (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 62 moves, 1-0
Nakamura vs A Stripunsky, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0
Anand vs L Christiansen, 1991  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Van Wely, 2006  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 1-0
Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2005  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 48 moves, 1-0
N Mitkov vs Rublevsky, 2000  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0
E Hagara vs M Manik, 2000  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Shamkovich, 1977 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0
N Rogers vs Shamkovich, 1992 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 45 moves, 1-0
C Zuidema vs Ivkov, 1964  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 18 moves, 0-1
Adams vs Hjartarson, 1994 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 0-1
37...? (Wednesday, September 5, 2007)
A Medina Garcia vs Tal, 1966  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 38 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs K Trygstad, 2003 (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 1-0
A Rotstein vs M Maccario, 2003 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 1-0
V Tomescu vs A Martorelli, 1999  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0
M Shur vs A Rinberg, 2001  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 1-0
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Anand, 1984  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0
K Kulaots vs V Chuchelov, 2003  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 0-1
F Alvarez vs Karpov, 1972  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 0-1
N Pogonina vs C Roelli, 1998  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0
N Pogonina vs J Gokbulut, 2001 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0
N Pogonina vs T Sachdev, 2005 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 58 moves, 1-0
N Pogonina vs V Tarasova, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 46 moves, 1-0
G Botterill vs Tal, 1973  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 51 moves, 0-1
Nakamura vs R Phiri, 2015  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 52 moves, 1-0
T Ernst vs J Sunye Neto, 1992 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1
K Commons vs P Peev, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0
S Kriventsov vs A Stripunsky, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 All of a sudden...
J Bosch vs G Kacheishvili, 1993  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 19 moves, 0-1
S Maze vs L D'Costa, 2009 (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 60 moves, 0-1
M Bartel vs Giri, 2008  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 54 moves, 0-1
Leko vs V Akopian, 2009  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Underpromo w/notes
M Ashley vs M Bezold, 1997  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 74 moves, 0-1
K Mokry vs Gheorghiu, 1985  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1-0
K Commons vs Najdorf, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 56 moves, 0-1
Voted the sixth best game in Informant 82.
Sutovsky vs Movsesian, 2001  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 55 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs J Mayer, 1963  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 37 moves, 1-0
A Kovacevic vs M Pavlovic, 2001  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 49 moves, 1-0
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