Chess variants - No N (000) 1-0 Inflict doubled Ps, seize files
Morphy vs A B Arnold, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Notes by JHB
Englisch vs Blackburne, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
Alekhine’s superiority drove the proud Nimzovich to despair.
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
Alekhine wins ... but his opponent misses the best defense.
Alekhine vs Sik, 1943  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15)1-0 3 Pieces do the trick
Blackburne vs J D Grimwood, 1873  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1/2-1/2 N+ perpetual
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 1985  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Advance. 6.Be2 f6 Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Zwischenzugs sting
Romanishin vs Ivanchuk, 1986  (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Hangers
Koltanowski vs J Blankfort, 1960 (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 First cut-off the king
Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange. Svenonius Variation (C01) 1/2-1/2
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1911 (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Tarrasch Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Raiding Qs
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 1-0Black hangs his Q
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Chistyakov Def (C07) 1-0 Boden's Mate is coming
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 1/2-1/2 Queenside exchanges
I Golyak vs A Levina, 2001 (C02) French, Advance, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def. C10 1-0 Castled opposite g-file
Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer(C15) 1-0 Ignore the threat, check for +
J Minckwitz vs S Mieses, 1872  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 Spearheads
Zukertort vs J Schulten, 1868  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 1-0 kNight robs the pin
Nijboer vs Timman, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 h-file destruction
Dake vs A De Burca, 1935  (C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 The 3rd place prize?!
Bologan vs Vaganian, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Diemer-Duhm Gambit (C01) 0-1 Too much space
P Orlov vs V G Kostic, 2005  (C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0Sac attack
Nisipeanu vs A Florean, 1995  (C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian / French. Westerinen Attack (B40) 1-0Bishop pair rules
T Fogarasi vs N Medvegy, 2003  (B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
French A-C Attk, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 She offered
S Khader vs A El Arousy, 2010  (C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. 8...g5 Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1Exposed White K
S Gaffagan vs C Holt, 2011  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 Efficient White play
Short vs G Seletsky, 2012  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 She got in but
Henry Thomas vs J Kulbacki, 1992 (C11) French, 19 moves, 0-1
French Def. Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black threatens mate, rescues B
M Elyashiv vs Alekhine, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
18.Qh6!, trapping the king instead of check
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Bogoljubow (C17) 1-0 1Rook was enough
Saemisch vs NN, 1934 (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1-0 USSR blitz tournament
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Coordinate your pieces on a loose square near the enemy king!
Khalifman vs Bareev, 2002  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 13: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
J Dobias vs J Podgorny, 1952  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
French Def: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
FR, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0Chomping Minors, then Majors
A Kaspersky vs I Mazel, 1925  (C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0
French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Remove the defender, N fork
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs A S Sergeev, 1924  (C15) French, Winawer, 20 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Pawn Center Variation (C05) 0-1White K exposed
E Kengis vs R Djurhuus, 1991  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed (C05)1-0 B sac, R lift, Lawnmower#
G Spain vs G Thornton, 2008  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
French Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02)1-0 Stunning sacs
F A Foulds vs Lang, 1956  (C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
French Adv Nimzowitsch G 4.Qg4 cxd4 5.Nf3 Nc6(C02) 0-1Landslide
B Mudongo vs A Hamza, 2008 (C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. PP (C18) 1-0 Miniature Q+ & fork LPDO Rook
Kotov vs V Chekhover, 1935  (C18) French, Winawer, 20 moves, 1-0
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1880, p. 346; Gueridon Mate in 2
J De Soyres vs A Skipworth, 1880  (C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0
Perhaps way "over-rated", but plenty of action for debate
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def. Classical. Swiss Var (C11) 1-0 Another fine mess
Bogoljubov vs J H Donner, 1951  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Sliced
Euwe vs J W te Kolste, 1921  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 0-1 Nifty central sequence
J Rigo vs Gulko, 1988  (C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
French Advance 6.Be2. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Steady Kside march
Kasparov vs K Klimczok, 1993  (C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Miniature: = PM's Opera House Game
Najdorf vs Glucksberg, 1929  (C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0!
K Spraggett vs R Bedard, 1972  (C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0The Wizard of Riga
Tal vs I Nei, 1958  (C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1 Royal fork off the menu
Velimirovic vs Uhlmann, 1976  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 White does not 0-0?
J Garcia vs Shirov, 2001  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
French, Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0Greek gift, P wedge, Q+
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1888  (C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
Alexander Fritz (1857-1932)
A Fritz vs J Mason, 1883  (C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Wade Variation (C02) 1-0 Self-inflicted hole
J Nun vs M Brodsky, 1994  (C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
French, Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Dbl R sitting sacs
Torre vs E Z Adams, 1920  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein, Capablanca Line (C10) 1-0 Kside attack
I Nyzhnyk vs D Baider, 2006  (C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 0-1 h-file bomb
K O'Brien vs D Salter, 2008  (C15) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French X$ Russian Game: Classical Attk. Staunton Var (C42) Draw
M Muzychuk vs A Muzychuk, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 e7 under fire; remove the guard
J Stopa vs S Greanias, 2009  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def. Advance 6.a3 Main Line (C02) 0-1 Loose pieces
Y Santiago vs A J Walton, 2015  (C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 0-1
N Umudova vs E Paehtz, 2015  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Blackburne vs J A Huckvale, 1875  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Caution
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, French. Alapin, Haag Attk (B40) 1-0 Count the pieces
E Formanek vs Gheorghiu, 1978  (B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def. Rubinstein. Fort Knox (C10) 1-0 Needs another look
R Govedarica vs Velimirovic, 1993  (C10) French, 21 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Just take it!
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1885  (C13) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Rook forks Royalty
Tal vs Granda Zuniga, 1987  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Normal (B40) 1-0 Spearhead
Kolisch vs Anderssen, 1861  (B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Full force Kside!
Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1878  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Var (C18) 1-0 Bxh6 starts # race
L Vogt vs Uhlmann, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Kasparov Attack(C10) 1-0Knighted (or Pinned)
G Vescovi vs Karpov, 2004  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French, Diemer-Duhm Gambit (C00) 1-0 N fork follows mess
J Heikkinen vs R Davies, 1996 (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal 3...h6 (C10) 1-0 Blunder finish
Ponomariov vs N A Legky, 2005  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Black exchange sac cracks white
H Klip vs Barsov, 1995  (C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 LPDO, overworked
J Szekely vs Breyer, 1911 (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Surprising Nxg2 wins
J Novkovic vs N Zhukova, 2013  (C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 0-1 Up a piece
S Zojer vs S Arslanov, 2013  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Clever mating net
M Romi vs Keres, 1936  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
Franco-Nimzowitsch 4...b6 (B00) 1-0Black K 0-0-0 stripped of Ps
T Abrahamyan vs W M Duckworth, 2012  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def. McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 0-1 Lateral pins
S Belavenets vs A Chistiakov, 1938  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def. Steinitz. Gledhill Attack (C11) 1-0 Q sac offer
J Houghteling vs L S Cornell, 1902  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Game 75 in Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
Kotov vs Kalmanok, 1936  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 Notes by Reti
Alekhine vs H Fahrni, 1914  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Modern System(C03) 0-1 Discovery attack on f2
Smirin vs Dreev, 1988 (C03) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit 9...f6 (C02) 1-0 open f-file
J Pokojowczyk vs Ivkov, 1971  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1-0 Pawn truly poisoned
Karpov vs Vaganian, 1972  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Advance 5...f6 (C02) 0-1 Pins are a problem.
A Romero Holmes vs Korchnoi, 1991  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
Frank James Marshall (1877-1944) The Gold Coin Game
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Bold B sac, tumbling Ns
J A Hedman Senarega vs Romanishin, 1977  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn ML (C11)1-0 Ns fixin' 2bust up the joint
Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2002  (C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
Albin CG / French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var(C01) 0-1Back Ranked
B Gross vs M Kastor, 2000  (C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 0-1
French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Rob the pin that can no longer defend
A Wojciechowski vs H Weiss, 1936  (C15) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0
French Advance (C02) 0-1 It wasn't easy gettin' there
Wemmers vs Metger, 1877  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin / French Advance (C02) 0-1 K walk
C Richey vs B Wall, 1991 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Tactical play on queenside
R Schreiner vs Hertneck, 1990 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
Black had resources he didn't use in time
Naiditsch vs T T Hoang, 1998  (C14) French, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Sac open the g-file
M Larrea vs B Roselli Mailhe, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 0-1 Raid half-open files
F Libiszewski vs Rozentalis, 2010  (C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
FR Classical, Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift, rob the pin
Blackburne vs H Charlick, 1885  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 N-Q-R sacs to Boden's #
H Tirard vs A Silvert, 2000  (C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Know when to exchange
D Egorov vs A Ulanov, 2013  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1Black rips up Qside
N A Savic vs D Antic, 2013 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 N triple fork
Y Polyak vs Boleslavsky, 1938  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
The phrase 'hollow men' comes from 'Julius Caesar' by Shakespea
R W Smith vs R Hart, 2009  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attk (C13) 1-0 Blindfold Kside crush
Alekhine vs E Linares Jr, 1939  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 0-1 Black N turns the tables
V Kirillov vs I Mazel, 1931 (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
French Exchange 5.c4 (C01) 0-1 Hey, where are you going?
Toufighi vs H Wang, 2006  (C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0
Kasparov vs Short, 2001  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, pawn storm
C Hovind vs Alekhine, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
Bogo's most famous and convincing win over Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Snare the wayward White Q
M Labra Carreno vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1992  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Pawn lever, pile on the pin
Smyslov vs Tolush, 1939  (C16) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Possible Opera House combo
Suetin vs J H Donner, 1968  (C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0
Chess Informant's Best Game of 2003
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
The Immortal Overprotection Game
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Fingerslip Var (C15) 1-0 Q trap
E Schiller vs B Smythe, 1985  (C15) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Adv (C19) 1-0 Occupy the 6th w/half-open files
J Dueball vs G Jacoby, 1976  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Odd R lift -> Pin
A Muzychuk vs M Delgado Crespo, 2006 (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Lasker-like Don Quixote-understands his windmills (#)
Lasker vs E Delmonte, 1906  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn 7.Qg4 Main Line (C18) 1/2-1/2
K Dolzhykova vs E Sedina, 2009  (C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) Smothered Mate
B Koester vs R Gralla, 1971  (C10) French, 24 moves, 0-1
FR Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 Undeveloped Kside into Boden's #
Y Yu vs A Zatonskih, 2013  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Retreat, Armenian Line (C18) 1-0 W diagonals
M Szelag vs A Berelowitsch, 2015 (C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Kasparov Attack(C10) 1-0Sac attack, Q on 7th
So vs V Akobian, 2016  (C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Short resigns after retracting his illegal 0-0-0!
W N Watson vs Short, 1983  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System Advance (C08) 0-1 Exchange Sac!
E Bebchuk vs Bronstein, 1974  (C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 0-1 Pins & Battery
Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 24 moves, 0-1
FR Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Albin-Chatard G. (C13) 1-0 Dbl R sacs
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
G271 in 500 Master Games of Chess by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Keres vs G G Alexandrescu, 1936  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
The pin is mightier than the sword. - Reinfeld
J Mieses vs M Kann, 1885  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer PP (C18) 0-1 Dbl R Sacs; 3 pieces beat 2 in a K hunt
C Canoba vs Eliskases, 1957  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 1-0 Qs parade heats it up!
Geller vs Sokolsky, 1950  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
This game made Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 sKorching counterattack on f2
L M Kovacs vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
FR Rubinstein. Blackburne (C10) 1-0 Precise play by JT
Timman vs Korchnoi, 1991  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein, Wrong Variation (C10) 1-0 W has 2 more Ps
Kotronias vs D Canda, 1986 (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Pawn Center (C05) 0-1 c5 & f6 breaks
Ljubojevic vs M Gurevich, 1991  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Precision
Spassky vs Y Porat, 1968  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0The mating square
Tal vs Barcza, 1962  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Guimard Def ML (C04) Discovered+, pin, remove G
Dubois vs J M Lanz Calavia, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 25 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def(C07) 1-0R sac, B+ & fork LPDO R
Adams vs Bareev, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Kasparov Attack (C10) 1-0 Centralization
Adams vs V Akopian, 2004  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Schlechter 3.Bd3?! (C00) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Carlsen vs I A Abusdal, 2003  (C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Discovered Double Check
L Mista vs J Fichtl, 1974  (C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 1/2-1/2 4.Bf4 Bd6
R Hess vs L B Hansen, 2007 (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
21...Rxf2+ is the start of a mating combination with Q,B
D Kagramanov vs S Ernst, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer Positional (C19) 1-0 Notes by Bill Melvin. > combo!
B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0
Traditional 9.e5 KIA (A07) 1-0 Q Sac leads to Arabian Mate
A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
French Classical Var Richter Attack (C13) 0-1 0-0-0 King walk
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Exchange 5.c4 (C01) 0-1 Bishop sac destroys pawn shield
Jakovenko vs Grischuk, 2012  (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 0-1 White retreats Bishop?
E Hansen vs J Stocek, 2017  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Fort Knox Bd7-Bc6 (C10) 1-0 Fine Arabian #!
Karpov vs M Stojanovic, 2007  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch (C03) 1-0 Bxh6 sac for g-pawn promo
P Jowett vs J McBride, 2007  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C09) 0-1 Promotion giveaway
A Ingerslev vs Bronstein, 1956  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Pile on
Vachier-Lagrave vs J Degraeve, 2007  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Sac Attack!
A Pinkus vs R Durkin, 1941  (C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Ciocaltea puts on a clinic in demolishing the French with KIA
V Ciocaltea vs J Kozma, 1963  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange Nc6 Bb5 (C01) 0-1 Kside P roll
M Ozanne vs H Abdullah, 2008 (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1/2-1/2 Home cookin
V Chekhover vs A Chistiakov, 1939 (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Knight on the 6th
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931  (C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Pile on pin
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975  (C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Kondratiyev Var (C15); Pin her to win her
Geller vs Petrosian, 1953  (C15) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Exchange Sac
D Rovner vs Tal, 1955  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Rat Defense: Small Center Def (C00) 1-0 Nibbled on in
J Kristiansen vs P Saariluoma, 1973 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
French, Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard G. (C13) 1-0 KOd
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 2001  (C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Owen / French Not Normal Var (C00) 0-1 Furious finish
Burn vs Owen, 1876  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky's brilliant sac attack w/superior development
Reshevsky vs A Vasconcellos, 1944  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
French Adv Main Line 6.a3 cxd4 (C02) 1-0 Back-to-back N sacs!
Antoshin vs Kasparian, 1954  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Var. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994  (C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 0-1 26...Xe2 either way!
S J Hooker vs Short, 1975  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 6.Qe2 trap
Carlsen vs A Hobber, 2006  (C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Chigorin Var (C00) 0-1 Transposes to Dbl KP
Zvjaginsev vs Morozevich, 2005  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Sic Alapin B22 This "missing" game was found by Vlastimil Fiala
Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1905  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 White K exposed
J Barton vs Breyer, 1911 (C10) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Tremendous tactical blows by Anand, 25 ?d4-h8! and 26 b
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (C16) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
French Adv 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 Lputian (C02) 0-1 Snazzy Dbl R sac
Smeets vs D Brandenburg, 2011  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 The Ng5-Nxh7 Sac Attack
Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1908  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Loose Bb5
Hromadka vs Flohr, 1927  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Game 1 in 'The Russians Play Chess' by Irving Chernev
P Romanovsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (C16) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Steinitz Attack 2.e5 f6 (C00) 0-1 What an escape!
Steinitz vs Winawer, 1882  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 5 consecutive checks w/2 sacs finish
V Goldfarb vs Alekhine, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1Don't make a move that causes your res
N Pavlov-Pianov vs Alekhine, 1920  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 Rob the pin
Chigorin vs Rubinstein, 1906  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Q grabs P, K walks
Keres vs L Laurine, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 Wild women roam
Kupreichik vs G Timoscenko, 1968  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance b6 (C02) 1-0 Viktor is the victor over Viktor.
Kupreichik vs Korchnoi, 1970  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
St. George Def (B00) 0-1 Bizarre. Both sides sac Qs to promote.
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15) 1-0 Spearheads
Pillsbury vs W Napier, 1902  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 Harassing N
I Tompuri vs Timman, 1967 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 27 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 2 Hogs on 7th & Q crosspin
M R Sangeetha vs S Dhar, 2001  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def vs King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Sac Smack
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0 Black gets burned
Topalov vs Bareev, 2002  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0 Bishop game changers
Tarrasch vs W Cohn, 1880  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 P sac, infiltrate
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1952  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Rxg7 smashes thru
K Richter vs G G Alexandrescu, 1936  (C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1 Semi-Smothered Mate
J Mullon vs H Daurelle, 2011  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def Albin-Chatard Gambit 0-0-0s (C13) 0-1 Qside smash
Velimirovic vs D Antic, 1999 (C13) French, 27 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 g-file demolition
Polgar vs Bareev, 1993  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French, Tarrasch. P Center Var (C05) 0-1 New in Chess Notes p.2
Reshevsky vs Vaganian, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Check yourself?!
Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1920  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French, Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 1-0 Uncastled win!
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1922  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Never a dull moment
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn ML (C11) 1-0 2 Hogs on 7th get forked
Fischer vs T Ellison, 1964  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Advance (C18) 1-0 Overworked pawn crumbles chain
Fischer vs W Hook, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
Sitting Q sacrifice to allow back rank pin and discovery #
Jansa vs Huebner, 1969  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Classical Var (C19) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
A van den Berg vs Keene, 1973  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1
French Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Famous suffocation
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Adv (C18) 1-0 Attacks w/out full development
Shirov vs Plaskett, 1992  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
French Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 0-1 Heavy weights
Reti vs Spielmann, 1919  (C13) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Main L(C09) 1-0 Bizarre, Beautiful
Tal vs S Holm Petersen, 1970  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0
14-year-old who looks like he's getting mated turns the tables
Yanofsky vs A Ismodes Dulanto, 1939  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Excellent use of space, batteries, pins, and double check
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 1-0N sac, RxR+ deflects Black Q, then Qh2
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Loewenthal / J Cunningham, 1856  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 Presssure h2
J B Hakizimana vs K Jorrit, 2004  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Tartakower delayed b6 (C13) 1-0Gambiteer I bk
Milner-Barry vs J van den Bosch, 1947 (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Fingerslip Main Line (C15) 1/2-1/2 Notes by ES
E Schiller vs N Thomas, 1985  (C15) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 Centralized Q
P Berta vs Radjabov, 1996  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 W gives away the center
M Manik vs Yusupov, 2005  (C16) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Q aggression
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2007  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Q sac
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 Vigorous counterattack
G Feher vs E Bricard, 1995  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 B pair, brash Rs
Caruana vs E Berg, 2008  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Qs perpetual
Kasparov vs Anand, 2000  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French, Horwitz Attack. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 1-0 Declined
G Krauss vs R Larson, 1949 (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1-0Like a Rocky Marciano KO!!
I Nikolayev vs B Makovetsky, 1979  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Crush on c-file
A Volokitin vs Baklan, 2014  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Roman Holiday
Dzindzichashvili vs Fritz, 1991  (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
The Improved Nimzowitsch Gambit (or not)
Nimzowitsch vs J Szekely, 1927  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 Bustin' up the Kside
Alekhine vs W Kunze, 1908  (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) Dbl R Sac Draw
Balashov vs Bareev, 1987  (C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Winawer. Fingerslip Var Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 0-1 Sly
Boleslavsky vs Bronstein, 1950  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer G (C15) 1-0 Notes by BFischer
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 (C02) 0-1 Viktor strikes w/pin
Fressinet vs Korchnoi, 1996  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11)1-0 Q sac, Anastasia's #
Nunn vs J A Sutton, 1984  (C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. 2 Knights (C00) 1-0 W jets off w/lasting initiative
N Kosintseva vs B Zawadzka, 2001  (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Kside whoopin'
S Collins vs J Redpath, 2000 (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 Dlbd Rs on h-file
Fischer vs J Plaster, 1964  (C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 2 unsound sacrifices
E Diemer vs Hunn, 1983  (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Grigoriev Var (C12) Fictional 5 Queens Game
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Castle opposite; get there first
Mackenzie vs G Reichhelm, 1867  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def vs KIA/Reversed Philidor(C00) 0-1Black crossfires f2
A Orlov vs Y Kruppa, 2000 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. P Center Var (C05) 1-0 GK had kNight blindness
Kasparov vs C Tambasco, 2004  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 Battery
K Chojnacki vs W Schmidt, 2003  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
French, Rubinstein. Blackburne Def. (C10) 1-0 He does his thing
Vasiukov vs V Masich, 2005  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Qside attack uses open b-file
Hydra vs Ponomariov, 2005  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6.Be2 Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 W rips center apart
S Zhigalko vs B Czap, 2007 (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. 4...b3 vs. KIA (C00) 0-1Structure crumbles; K walk
A Skripchenko vs A Maric, 2000 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) 0-1 Criss-crossed Bs
M Knoth vs V Novikov, 2008 (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian/French (A08)1-0 P wedge on 6th
Ponomariov vs D Sadzikowski, 2010  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal 3...h6?! (C10) 0-1 Control the center
F Decoster vs A Sumets, 2013  (C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 B pair edge
J C Sterk vs S Landau, 1939  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Alekhine's GUN
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
FR, Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0Dbl N sacs followed by +s
Anderssen vs K Pitschel, 1872  (C13) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French / Delayed Owens vs f3 (C00) 1-0 Both Qs on a raid
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878  (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
#24 in Lombardy's 1972
Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe 6.a3 a5 7.Bd3 Bd7 (C02) 0-1 Qside Q fork
H Vatter vs Korchnoi, 1986 (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 Minors rule
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch, Franco-Nimzowitsch Def (B00) 0-1 Annoying Knight
Speelman vs T K Hemingway, 1972  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange (C12) 1-0 Qs scramble
O Bernstein vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1909  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 30 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 0-1 A lovely shot!
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Undermining gains a piece
M Westerweele vs R Sanders, 2001 (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Alapin (C14) 0-1 Which Q inflicts the most?
Browne vs A Taha, 1972  (C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1
First called "partie du pion roi d'un pas" by Philidor
London vs Paris, 1834  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Shrewd sacs
L Hazai vs W Schmidt, 1975  (C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open ML (C09) 0-1 Three B sacs in this game
Panov vs Bondarevsky, 1937  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 So creative
So vs M Prusikin, 2006  (C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
$French Advance 4.dxc5 (C02) 0-1Heated exchange; W attk fizzles
J Larsen vs I Schneider, 2007 (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French vs King's Indian Attack (A08) 0-1 Qside assault
T Spanton vs W B Wright, 2007  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
French McCutcheon. Dr. Olland (Dutch) Var (C12) 1-0Remove the G
J Gallagher vs A Compton, 2014  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 30 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6.Na3 Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
A Volokitin vs I Salgado Lopez, 2014  (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: London System (A46) 0-1Just like a French Defense
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1919  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
French vs KIA/Qe2 (C00) 0-1 Impressive use of entire army!
M Plaza Reino vs X Leibert, 2016  (C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 Q sac!
V Akopian vs Zvjaginsev, 2010  (C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05)1-0 Resembles Milner-Barry Gambit
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Chistyakov Def. Modern Line (C07) 0-1 Ferocious
A Lastin vs Bareev, 2004  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Tactical counter attack artistry
Burn vs E Delmar, 1889  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Rf6 Alekhine's Block
Anand vs Bareev, 1993  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Swiss Variation (C11) 1-0 Morphy-like K hunt
Blackburne vs Thomson, 1885  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Nuts in a Knot Survival at it's BEST!
Fischer vs Benko, 1962  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French vs Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 1-0Neato N sac & N trap
R Nezhmetdinov vs S Pimenov, 1936  (C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0
FR, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 Efficient, beautiful attack
Tartakower vs Lasker, 1924  (C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 1-0 Remove the guard
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C16) 1-0 Overloading g7 pawn
M Hebden vs E Prie, 1984  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 1-0 2 connected passers
Fischer vs E Mednis, 1971  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 73: 100 Best Chess Games of the 20th Century- A. Soltis
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
FR W A (C18) 1-0 How not to deviate from (Hort vs.) Petrosian
Kasparov vs Short, 1997  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
KIA w/e5 wedge (A07) White tears open fianchetto w/Q sac
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
Power Chess - Kasparov
Kasparov vs Short, 1994  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 1-0 Neither castles in WC!
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 1-0
French Defense: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 M60MG
Fischer vs Rossolimo, 1965  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0
Fischer ignores the threatened 29 ... Rf8xNf3, plays 29 h5xg6!!
Fischer vs U Geller, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo birth?(C01) 1-0 N caught on rim
Marshall vs Swiderski, 1904  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch 3.Nd2. Open System Main Line (C09) 1-0
Tal vs Short, 1987  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal Variation (C10) 1-0 Making use of pins
Fischer vs R Blaine, 1964  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Defense: La Bourdonnais (C00) 0-1 Black chops up White
S Rosenthal vs De Vere, 1867  (C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 1-0 Q+ removes defender
J Mieses vs Harmonist, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Lputian Var 6.a3 7.b4 (C02) 1-0 Rook on 7th
I Efimov vs Barsov, 1990 (C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Different kind greek gift
M Brody vs A Macht, 1935  (C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Steinitz (C14) 1-0 Exchanges blow up
L Steiner vs C Purdy, 1946 (C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-English vs French Def (C00) 1-0 Rook EG has a passer
K Shirazi vs T Louis, 2012 (C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1Itching to get rid of IQP
P Walta vs M Arribas, 2012  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Alapin 7.Nb5 (C14) 1-0Outposts and Rook lifts
Pillsbury vs Nebermann, 1902 (C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
Analyzed by Bobby Fischer in his "My 60 Memorable Games"
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6.a3 c4 (C02) 0-1 Sequence favors Black 0-0-0
I A Zaitsev vs Petrosian, 1969  (C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 5: Chess Master vs Chess Master by Max Euwe
J Kostro vs Uhlmann, 1974 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Exchange Sac, Pins
Waitzkin vs A Friedman, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
French Defense 4...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Q+ & fork EAD
E Depoorter vs R Jedynak, 2003 (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Var(C10) 1-0Qs hunt Ks on opposite sides
A David vs M Meinhardt, 2007  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Retreat Var Armenian Line (C18) 1-0 Forks
N Nip vs M C Askin, 2008  (C18) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Not Normal (C00) 0-1 Good vs All
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance (C16) 1-0 At each other's throats
Polgar vs L B Hansen, 1989  (C16) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Crossfire on g7
Staunton vs E Williams, 1851  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Royal pin
A Romero Holmes vs S Mariotti, 1987  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 See-saw battle
Movsesian vs V Priehoda, 2002 (C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer, PP Var (C18) 1-0 Perpetual "all or nothing" attack
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 1-0 Simplify, K&P EG
Capablanca vs W P Shipley, 1924  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 34 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Game 5 of Nimzowitch's 'My System'
O H von Haken vs A Gize, 1913  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Def 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 (C00)1-0 Great Brilliancy Prize Game
E Steiner vs Tartakower, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein, Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morozevich vs Pelletier, 2006  (C10) French, 34 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Pin, # threat, Remove Def
F Maldonado vs B Macias Murillo, 2009  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 1-0
Kamsky vs V Akobian, 2011  (C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0
French Exchange Bg4 pin, Nc6 (C01) 0-1 Both castle long
G Pogosian vs O Nikolenko, 2010  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 0-1 Heavy handed punches hurt!
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1
Game 70, Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs
Movsesian vs M Gurevich, 2000  (C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1
French Classical Burn (C11)1-0 Overworked P allows Q "windmill"
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2000  (C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Smashing Arabian #
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900  (C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
French Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 Black has all the fun
J Cobb vs A Spice, 2007  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch / FrenchX (C42) 1-0 Pins
Deep Sjeng vs Almond, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Steinitz (C14) 1-0 kNight bite
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2012  (C14) French, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0
French Kside Fianchetto / Sicilian (C00) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Advance, Nimzowitsch System(C02) 1-0Black gets locked in
G A Kosanovic vs D Boskovic, 2001 (C02) French, Advance, 36 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer (C15) 0-1 Exchange sac, pawn avalanche
J Esser vs Marshall, 1911  (C15) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 0-1
French Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Seize control of open files!
V Meijers vs D Kosic, 2006  (C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Wing Gambit (C00) 1-0 Gambiteer I book
O Salmensuu vs B Lalic, 1999  (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Wade (C02) 1-0 W connects passers on Qside
S Zhigalko vs Nepomniachtchi, 2007  (C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0
French Advance 4.dxc5 (C02) 1-0 B pair cuts a swath
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1970  (C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 1-0
French Schlechter Variation (C00) 0-1 Rook on 2nd/7th
J Hector vs Short, 1983  (C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz (C11) 0-1 Black wins in 38 after illegal 0-0!
Kasparov vs Dreev, 1994  (C11) French, 30 moves, 0-1
FR Trsch (C08)1-0A great burger is not necessarily a "Big Mac"
Carlsen vs P Nikolic, 2005  (C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 35.Double R Blunder
Z Gofshtein vs M Gurevich, 2001  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe 6.Be2 Nge7 (C02) 0-1 Plenty disagreeable
Movsesian vs P Nikolic, 2000 (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 0-1
French Exchange 5.Bb5 (C01) 1-0 Bxf7+ starts Kside attack
Bologan vs A Aleksandrov, 2008  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Guimard Def ML (C04) 1-0Excellent N&Q manuevers
Chiburdanidze vs T Zatulovskaya, 1976  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 40 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6.a3 a5 7.Bd3 Bd7 (C02) 0-1 Pesky Q shuffle
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1999  (C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0
Topalov vs Nakamura, 2011  (C11) French, 42 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 1-0 Pins, Pawn Storm, N Robs the Pin
Karpov vs Shefler, 1961  (C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 1-0
Fool's Mate out of the gate
L Darling vs R Wood, 1983  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
Grob Opening 1.g4 e6 (A00) 1-0 Notes by Bill Wall
C Bloodgood vs T Sanderson, 1973  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
French Bg7 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Space advan
Onkemetse Francis vs P De Leon, 2014 (C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Dbl B Sac
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981  (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Closed Cntr
D Pass vs A Scheffner, 1999 (B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Annotated by Steinitz
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Interference is the difference
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1890  (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange C01 Game 93 in Chess Praxis by Nimzowitsch
D Enoch vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, Dbld Rs win
R Grau vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
French, Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0 Back rank weakness
C Nakamura vs A Caoili, 1998  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
Most brilliant moves of all time, Nimzowitsch's 50th here
Kmoch vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 0-1
sigi1 French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) · 0-1
Adams vs Epishin, 1992  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance, Euwe Variation -- meeting 6.a3 with f6
Grischuk vs Short, 2000  (C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe 6.a3 f6 (C02) 0-1 Early N sac, P mass
S Buchal vs T Luther, 1998 (C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Euwe 6.Be2 f6 (C02) 0-1 N sac, Bxf2+
Y Afek vs S Williams, 2008 (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
sigi3 French Steinitz Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Castle opposite
Polgar vs Shirov, 1999  (C11) French, 35 moves, 0-1
sigi4 French Steinitz Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Castle opposite
Topalov vs Morozevich, 1999  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
sigi5 French Steinitz Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Q&Ps EG
Polgar vs T Luther, 2001  (C11) French, 75 moves, 0-1
sigi6 French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Bone in throat
A Druckenthaner vs S Kindermann, 2002  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Brilliancy prize
Kasparov vs Radjabov, 2003  (C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Q raid
Macieja vs Nakamura, 2006  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
French Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Terrific rook play by Black
F Ynojosa Aponte vs N Pert, 2008  (C01) French, Exchange, 66 moves, 0-1
Shams1 French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) · 0-1
A Gorbatov vs S Volkov, 2012  (C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
Shams2 French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) · 0-1
K Lie vs S Shipov, 2006  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
Shams3 French 2.Qe2 c6 Chigorin Variation (C00) · 0-1
R Gonzalez vs V Akobian, 2006  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Shams4 French King's Indian Attack (C00) 0-1 video
B Vujic vs S Polgar, 1981  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Shams5 French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) · 0-1
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
Shams6 French Advance Main Line 6.a3 c4 (C02) · 0-1
J Klinger vs Portisch, 1986  (C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
Shams7 French Advance Main Line 6.a3 c4 (C02) 1/2-1/2
Tal vs Petrosian, 1956  (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Shams8 French Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 Harry scary
D Baramidze vs M Bartel, 2012  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
French, Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 0-1 14.Nd1? Blunder
J Noa vs J Mason, 1883  (C11) French, 15 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz Gledhill Attack (C11) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
Bogoljubov vs Nimzowitsch, 1914  (C11) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 15 moves
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1996  (C10) French, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Exposed files
Svidler vs Bareev, 2004  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0
French Albin-Chatard G (C13) 1-0 There's a twinkle in his eye
B Hedlund vs I Lindqvist, 1981  (C13) French, 15 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13)1-0
B Martin vs M Hopewell, 1985 (C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
TC1) French Exchange Copycat 11 moves (C01) 0-1 Notes by Lasker
L Forgacs vs Rubinstein, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 52 moves, 0-1
French c6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Well-coordinated Kside attack
J Minckwitz vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
Spanish/French Exchange Game 17: Common Sense in Chess - Lasker
J Noa vs Tarrasch, 1892  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
TC2) French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Central roller
H Camilleri vs Uhlmann, 1969  (C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
TC5) French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Black's Greek Gift
W Bialas vs Uhlmann, 1951  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
TC8) French Tarrasch Variation. Open System (C08) 0-1K&P ending
W Kuppe vs H Heinicke, 1947  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 48 moves, 0-1
TC9) French Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 R EG
H Tohirjonova vs V Rozic, 2010 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 70 moves, 0-1
TC10) French Rubinstein 4..Be7 Blackburne Defense (C10) 1/2-1/2
Fedorowicz vs A Lein, 1986 (C10) French, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
TC10) French Defense: Rubinstein (C10) 0-1 Seize open lines
J Klavins vs Tal, 1949  (C10) French, 18 moves, 0-1
T11) French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11)0-1 Lawn mower#
E Ambrosi vs N Aginian, 2008 (C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch Modern System (C03) 0-1Black will double on 2nd
D H Campora vs Dreev, 1989  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Botvinnik Var (C05) 0-1 Reverberation
J Bednarski vs Petrosian, 1968  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
French, Tarrasch Variation. Chistyakov Defense (C07) 0-1 K walk
D Howell vs J Levitt, 2005  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Sodium Attack (A00) Direct hits on f7 and h7; odd mate pattern
R Durkin vs Spielman, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 0-1 Tight squeeze, knight forks
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2015  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
QP Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 0-1 N EG; watch youtube
S Williams vs J Hawkins, 2015  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
QP Game: London System (D02) 0-1 N snatch leads to pin
G Palchun vs E Inarkiev, 2015  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
QP Game: London System (D02) 0-1 Pile on pin, windmilled...
R Bancod vs M K A Russell, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Colle 5.c3 (D04) 1/2-1/2 If you're up for it...
Deep Fritz vs Deep Junior, 2001  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 170 moves, 1/2-1/2
Colle 5.c3 (D05) 0-1 14...h3? gives the initiative to Black
N Riumin vs A Polyak, 1929  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Colle 4.c3 c5 and 6...b6 (D05) 0-1 Black in complete control
U Mehlhorn vs A S Rasmussen, 2015 (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 30 in Elements of Combination Play in Chess - Reinfeld
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
Zukertort/Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 Stunning interference
M Shereshevsky vs Kupreichik, 1976  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Defense 'The Z~Phoenix Attack
H Tikkanen vs E Berg, 2012  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1
World Rapid Champship 2015 Colle Zukertort 8.b3 9.Bb2(D05) 1/2-
Kramnik vs Ganguly, 2015 (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD Harrwitz Attack (D37) 0-1 Q pawn grabber trap
J Schenkein vs Schlechter, 1913  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Copycat / Reversed Semi-Tarrasch (D04) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Ed. Lasker vs I A Horowitz, 1946  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
QGD Copycat (D02) 1-0 Quad Pawns in 18, Hogs on 8th
E E Colman vs H Jacobs, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def transposes to QGA (D32) 0-1 Interesting ending
Tarrasch vs Marshall, 1914  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 72 moves, 0-1
Game 319 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Kasparov vs Gavrikov, 1981  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Arabian Mate Variant Awaits
J Sunye Neto vs Kasparov, 1981  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch3 Def. Symmetrical (A56) 0-1 The W pieces left their K
P Perez Rosales vs Granda Zuniga, 2007 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1
Alexander Alekhine vs Dr. Max Euwe 26 - 20 (plus 38 draws)
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1921  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 En Prise Intermezzo+
Voloschin vs Forarasi, 1988 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 K walk face-to-face
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1888  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 0-1 Forced K March
Dlugy vs S H Trindade, 1983  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Prague Var (D34) 1-0 Threats of outside passers
Milov vs L Christiansen, 2005 (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 54 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Prague Var (D33) 1-0 OCB middlegame
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1923  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def. Prague Var (D33) 0-1 That loose horse will kick
P N Wallis vs R G Wade, 1959  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1
World Jr Ch 1980=Tarrasch Def Classical. Adv (D34) 1-0 Crosspin
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def. Classical. Advance (D34) 1/2- Perpetual N threat
J Saladino vs C Cranbourne, 1986  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Def Classical (D34) 1-0 3 Piece attack insufficient
J P Le Roux vs O Boricsev, 2012 (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 67 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Standard 3 piece Kside attack
C Magerkurth vs A Subochek, 1950  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def Swedish, Central Break (D33) 1-0 Passed d-pawn
D Reinderman vs V Akobian, 2010  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def. Swedish, Central Break (D33) 0-1 She robs the pin
S Khalilbeili vs Furman, 1956  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def. Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 "Chess Fundamentals"
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Doubled a-pawns pass
N Noritsyn vs J Xiong, 2007 (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0
IM Bill Hartston features this game in his "Kings of Chess."
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def Schara Gambit (D32) 1-0 Discovery+ wins Black Q
N Ivanovic vs M Jovicic, 2008 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def Schara Gambit (D32) 1-0 OCB w/connected passers
I Ivanisevic vs S Sulskis, 2011 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Def Schara Gambit (D32) 1-0Castled opposite, g-spike F
S Bekker-Jensen vs P Bongartz, 2014 (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 48 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 0-1 Next Black Death
A Skipworth vs Blackburne, 1883  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Fast 3 piece attack
M Sabol vs J Votava, 1995  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs accepted & decl, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985  (E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Blitz Anti-Colle 3...Bf5 4.Bd3 (D04) 0-1 Bishop Sac line
J Sanjuan vs Lenderman, 2004  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def Symmetrical 0-1 Notes by H.N. Pillsbury; Cross pin
Burn vs Lasker, 1895  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
Game 255 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs Schroeder, 1894  (000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0
Key QGD Tarrasch, 2 Knights Var (D32) 0-1 Seize open lines
P Timmerman vs G Welling, 1986  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
The greatest draw ever made??? (Soltis thinks so.)
Tal vs Aronin, 1957  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def Knight Var Poor Bg5 KIA (C00) 0-1 Q forks
B Oskarsson vs Hjartarson, 2003 (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
W sacs it to Owen's Defense for not getting fully developed
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998  (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Game 163 Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz Aguado, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French Def. Alapin Gambit (C00) 0-1 Fort Knox approach
Alapin vs Showalter, 1898  (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
French Def. Chigorin Qe2 Dbl Fio (C00) 1-0 Bustin' Up the Joint
Simagin vs Bibikov, 1944  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def./Pseudo Black Hippo (C00) 1-0 Open center violence
Pillsbury vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def. 3.Bd3 Schlechter Var (C00) 1-0 two passers too much
Kolisch vs H Czarnowski, 1867  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Nc6 (C00) 1-0 Heated Kingsides
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1974  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Q forks EAD & LPDO
R Sander vs Carlsen, 2002  (C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 Tactics
Fritz vs Hertneck, 1998  (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 23.?
A Burtasova vs N Straub, 2005  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Lputian Var (C02) 1-0 Happiness is a warm gun~
Caruana vs F Vallejo Pons, 2012  (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
J S Mucklow vs E Williams, 1851  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance 4.c4?! dxc4 (C02) 0-1 Black pounces
Komlan Kouessan Amewounou vs J Andreasen, 2012 (C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 Battery on f-file
A Karklins vs R Ervin, 1972 (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 P fork, Sham R sac, Pin
A Karklins vs D Berry, 1972 (C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance Variation. Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0
S J Szpisjak vs D Cavitt, 1998  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 1-0 Bs behind Qs
M Bely vs Portisch, 1957  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 No Nc6 & both 0-0-0
Hertneck vs R Damaso, 1992 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. P Center Var (C05) 0-1Black blasts in
S Hamann vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Deadly Decoy K hunt
Korneev vs Y Piskov, 1996  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Game 144 in The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Lovely game!
Onischuk vs Hertneck, 1997  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Resembles Milner-Barry Gambit
O Reeh vs C Mann, 2008  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Castled K wins
L Barden vs R G Wade, 1959 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Spearhead pin
K B McEwan vs S Williams, 2003  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Decoy R sac!
B Barlow vs S Williams, 1999  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Odd finish
Damljanovic vs Short, 1980  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs Gulko, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Simul
Alekhine vs Diesel, 1944  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Pin
Stein vs Uhlmann, 1967  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Greed
M Hennigan vs Short, 2001  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 1-0
K Nemcova vs S Odinaeva, 2016 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def 3.Nc3 Nc6 Advance (C10) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0 Sac attack!
A Reijnerwold vs T Krabbe, 1997  (C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Ng5 & B-Q Spearhead
Kasparov vs A Vilaisarn, 2008  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn, Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 Fireworks
F Vallejo Pons vs P Ponkratov, 2012  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 0-1 Which Q is trapped?
Nunn vs T T Hoang, 1992  (C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 1-0
K McDonald vs J Lusk, 2012 (C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 1-0
Short vs S Agdestein, 1985  (C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 1-0
Khalifman vs Speelman, 1992 (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Gledhill Attk 5.Qg4 (C11) 1-0 Pile on pin
D Andreikin vs A Khantuev, 2010 (C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0Pawns matter between big guns
Short vs Andersson, 2008  (C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French, Classical. Burn. ML 0-0-0 vs 0-0(C11) 1-0h-file battery
Fedorowicz vs Vaganian, 1990  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def. McCutcheon Var (C12) 0-1 Marshall missed his chance
Marshall vs Alekhine, 1914  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 0-1 Rolling Knights
D Coleman vs I Lopez Mulet, 2018  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def Classical. Richter Attk (C13) 0-1Sideways Gueridon #
Lasker vs J Sargent, 1891  (C13) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 Greek gift, challenging mate
K Shirazi vs A Lein, 1986  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned P General (C18) 1-0
A Balzar vs S Wernbacher, 2001  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 0-1 Blind Swine
I Andersen vs S Christensen, 2007 (C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) 1-0 14.?
Movsesian vs N Miezis, 2008  (B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
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