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Cut It OUT
Compiled by fredthebear
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Many Spaniards and Sicilians have returned home.

This poem is dedicated to all
Caissa members who are the Silent Majority.

The Silent Majority

Spoke the silent pawn to the opposing queen:
Your master is a filthy man and also very mean.
He does naught but curse and foulmouth my gentle master. Your king ought to punish him real fast if not faster. because we are all tired of his filthy ranting and raving. We want to play chess which is our gift and inborn craving. But if he is allowed to continue to act like a filthy prick, we'll catch him and drown him in the cesspool with frick. Replied the queen smilingly though in a very loud voice: Fear not silent majority because that is also our choice. So it came about,that one could hear in the deep of night an inhuman scream of the filthy man who died slowly of fright.

Bughouse Rules

Bughouse is an outrageously fun team game in which one partner plays White and the other plays Black. As a player captures an opponent's piece, that captured piece is passed to the partner. The partner can either make a regular chess move, or place any one of the pieces passed by the partner anywhere on the board! (well, almost anwhere - there are certain rules to follow that we go over in class). To add to the excitement, Bughouse is played with clocks at a quick pace (5 minutes) and players are allowed to TALK!! In fact, you have to talk in order to effectively communicate strategies with your partner. Of course, your opponents might overhear you and plan their counter strategy. So you could whisper, or even talk in secret codes! But you can't hide captured pieces - they have to stay out in the open where everyone can see them. Not fair pulling a rook out from under your beard! These rules and others are contained in he official USCF Bughouse Rules 5th Edition, which will be posted on the walls for Bughouse events. It was interesting to note, during Grandmaster Nigel Davies' recent instructional clinics, that he greatly encouraged Bughouse as a tool for developing the imagination.

IMPORTANT! Because of the high level of noise, Bughouse will be played only on pre-advertised Bughouse tournament days (normally around Halloween, plus or minus a week, and sometimes at other times during the year).

BUGHOUSE RULES (adapted from http://raleighchessacademy.com/wp-c... )

1. Number of Players - There are exactly two players on a team; they are called 'team members,' 'partners' or 'pardners' (Texas only). No substitutions of players are allowed at any time during the tournament. Ya dances with the pardner what brought ya. A Tournament can have many competing teams.

2. Bughouse Game - A 'Bughouse Game' matches one team member against one opponent, and the other team member against that opponent's partner. Play is conducted by the four players on two regulation chess boards, each starting from the normal chess starting position, with white moving first and each using a chess clock (digital takes precedence over analog). One partner plays White; the other Black. The first checkmate or time forfeit on either board ends the Game. If either partner on a team wins their board, then their team wins the Game. Just as in regular chess, there are multiple Games (rounds) per tournament.

3. Colors - For each Game, the team decides which partner is to play white and which is to play black. Once a Game is started, partners may not switch boards (and although you can always give advice to your partner, you cannot touch your partner's pieces).

4. Time control - The time control is Game in 5 minutes. Use 2 second delay when possible.

5. Bring a clock- Each team is responsible for providing a clock. If a team does not have a clock and their opponents do have a clock, the team without a clock forfeits. If neither team has a clock then both teams forfeit.

6. Completion of Move - If a player's hand has released a piece then that move cannot be changed, unless it is an illegal move. A move is not Completed until the piece is released AND the clock is pressed. If the clock has not been pressed then the opponent may not move (this is under review)

8. Illegal moves lose, if they are caught before the next move is made. I. If an opponent makes a move and starts the opponent's clock, they have forfeited the right to claim that illegal move. II. Before play begins both players should inspect the position of the pieces and the setting of the clock, since once each side has made a move all claims for correcting either are null and void. The only exception is if one or both players have more than five minutes on their clock, then the tournament director may reduce the time accordingly. III. Illegal moves, unnoticed by both players, cannot be corrected afterwards, nor can they become the basis for later making an illegal move claim. If the King and Queen are set up incorrectly when the game begins, then you may castle short on the queen side and castle long on the kingside. Once each side has made a move, incorrect setups must stay.

9. Passing pieces - When a piece is captured, the captured piece is passed to the partner only after the move is completed (opponent's clock is started).

10. Placing or moving pieces- A player has the option of either moving one of their pieces on their board or placing a piece their teammate has captured and passed to them. I. A captured piece may be placed on any unoccupied square on the board, with the exception that a pawn may not be placed on the first or last rank. II. Pieces may be placed to create or interpose check or checkmate. (under review - some variants do not allow "drop mates") III. A promoted pawn, which has been captured, reverts to a pawn and not the promoted piece.

11. Displaying captured pieces- A player may not attempt to hide pieces captured by their partner from the opponent. The first attempt will be a warning and the second attempt will result in forfeiture of the game.

12. Communicating allowed- Partners may verbally communicate throughout a game. It is legal for one partner to make move suggestions to the other partner. It is illegal and grounds for forfeiting the match if one partner physically moves one of their partner's pieces.

13. Clock Hand- Each player must push the clock button with the same hand they use to move their pieces. Exception: only during castling may a player use both hands. When capturing only one hand may be used. The first infraction will get a warning, the second a one minute penalty and the third will result in the loss of the game.

14. Touching a Clock- Except for pushing the clock button neither player should touch the clock except: I. To straighten it; II. If either player knocks over the clock his opponent gets one minute added to their clock; III. If your opponent's clock does not begin you may push their side down and repunch your side; however, if this procedure is unsatisfactory, please call for a director; IV. Each player must always be allowed to push the clock after their move is made. Neither player should keep their hand on or hover over the clock.

15. Define a win- A game is won by the player: I. who has mated their opponent's king; II. If the checking piece is not a knight or is not in contact (on an adjacent square) with the defending king and the defending player does not have any material to block the check, the defending player may wait until his or her partner supplies a piece provided their time does not run out. III. whose opponent resigns; IV. whose opponent's flag falls first, at any time before the game is otherwise ended, provided he/she points it out and neutralizes the clock while their own flag is still up; V. who, after an illegal move, takes the opponent's king or stops the clock; VI. an illegal move doesn't negate a player's right to claim on time, provided he/she does so prior to their opponent's claim of an illegal move. If the claims are simultaneous, the player who made the illegal move loses.

16. Defining a draw- A game is a draw: I. By agreement between the teams during the game only. II. If the flag of one player falls after the flag of the other player has already fallen and a win has not been claimed, unless either side mates before noticing both flags down. Announced checkmate nullifies any later time claims.

17. Replacing pieces- If a player accidentally displaces one or more pieces, he shall replace them on his own time. If it is necessary, his opponent may start the opponent's clock without making a move in order to make sure that the culprit uses his own time while replacing the pieces. Finally, it is unsportsmanlike to knock over any pieces then punch the clock. For the first offense the player will get a warning (unless this causes his flag to fall, in which case the opponent will get one extra minute added to his clock). For a second offense a one minute add-on for the opponent will be imposed. For a third offense the offender shall forfeit the game. Thereafter, the tournament director may use other penalties or expel a player from the event for repeated offenses.

18. Dispute between players - In case of a dispute either player may stop both clocks while the tournament director is being summoned. In any unclear situation the tournament director will consider the testimony of both players and any reliable witnesses before rendering his decision. If a player wishes to appeal the decision of a tournament director, the player must first appeal to the section chief then, if necessary, the player may appeal to the Chief floor director, whose decision in all cases is final.

19. TD touching the clock - The tournament director shall not pick up the clock; except in the case of a dispute.

20. Observer conduct - Spectators and players of another match are not to speak or otherwise interfere in a game. If a spectator interferes in any way, such as by calling attention to the flag fall or an illegal move, the tournament director may cancel the game and rule that a new game be played in its stead, and he may also expel the offending party from the playing room. The tournament director should also be silent about illegal moves, flag falls, etc. (unless there is an agreement with the players, before the game, to call them) as this is entirely the responsibility of the players.

21. Replacing a promoted pawn - If a player promotes a pawn they must leave the pawn on the board and clearly indicate to their opponent to what piece the pawn is being promoted too. The promoted pawn will be laid on it's side to indicate that it is a promoted pawn (MCS&C local rule - to prevent later disagreements about what piece the pawn was promoted to, and to avoid pawns annoyingly rolling about and off the board, a spare piece quickly found from another set should be used and placed in the normal upright position, an upside down rook still signifying a queen. The argument against this is nuclear proliferation of Queens, but I don't think it is a strong argument).

22. Replacement clock - Only a tournament director may determine if a clock is defective and change clocks.

23. Player behavior - Excessive banging of pieces or clock will not be tolerated and the offending player may be penalized with loss of time (Director discretion)

24. Insufficient Losing Chances- Insufficient losing chances claims cannot be made in Bughouse games.

25. Rules Not Covered Above - The Official Rules of Chess, 5th edition, shall be used to resolve any situation not covered by these rules.

Maximo wrote:

My Forking Knight's Mare
Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative,
she likes to fork.
She does it across the board,
taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two.
Sometimes she feels like making
quiet moves,
at other times, she adopts romantic moods,
and makes great sacrifices.
But, being hers a zero-sum game,
she often forks just out of spite.
An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats,
skewering men to make some gains.
Playing with her risks a conundrum,
and also catching Kotov's syndrome.
Nonetheless, despite having been trampled
by her strutting ways
my trust in her remains,
unwavering,
until the endgame.

"When you're lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war" – Aristotle

"A bad plan is better than none at all." – Frank Marshall

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

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

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

The Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow

This world is full of shadow-chasers,
Most easily deceived.
Should I enumerate these racers,
I should not be believed.
I send them all to Aesop's dog,
Which, crossing water on a log,
Espied the meat he bore, below;
To seize its image, let it go;
Plunged in; to reach the shore was glad,
With neither what he hoped, nor what he'd had.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

"Thirty Days Hath September" Lyrics

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone.
Which only has but twenty-eight days clear
And twenty-nine in each leap year.

016z Azat Zhao Zbigniew Doda rode a Xiangzhi Vadim Zvjaginsev to Zherebukh

Mieses Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Remove the Defender
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Skewer wins N for pawn(s)
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 0-1 BF tried this
T Drmic vs T Music, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Bxf7+ KxB, Nxe5+ pin
P Skatchkov vs K Krovelschikov, 2001 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 0-1 Correspondence
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Dbl P Sac (C44) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Marshall vs J Hopkins, 1916 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: General (C44) 1-0 N invades, BxNh6
M Fernandez Alachan vs R Msiska, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1-0 Pin to win
P Kerkovius vs A Mandelbaum, 1894 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships 2010 Rd.4
Krasenkow vs Jobava, 2010 
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Wroclaw Chess Festival 2010 Rd.9
Macieja vs M Bartel, 2010 
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

Biel Chess Festival 2010 Rd.9
T S Nguyen vs Giri, 2010 
(A04) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.7
Kuzubov vs I Sokolov, 2010 
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 0-1

Corus (B Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.4
Harikrishna vs Naiditsch, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.9
Sasikiran vs Motylev, 2010
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010 Rd.8
Radjabov vs Z Almasi, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Underpromotion to N
Smirin vs J Henriksson, 2012
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French/QGD traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Nf6+
D Svetushkin vs V Varaciuc, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

London Chess Classic 2010 Rd.4
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A10) English, 59 moves, 1-0

FIDE Grand Prix 2010 Astrakhan RUS Rd.2
Gelfand vs Mamedyarov, 2010 
(A15) English, 39 moves, 1-0

Chinese Championship 2010, Xinghua Rd.10
Bu Xiangzhi vs Ding Liren, 2010
(A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0

5th Tal Memorial, Moscow 2010 Rd.9
Gelfand vs Mamedyarov, 2010 
(A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.2
Lenderman vs H S Gretarsson, 2010 
(A16) English, 45 moves, 1-0

London Chess Classic 2010 Rd.2
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A17) English, 54 moves, 0-1

Moscow Open 2010 Rd.7
K Chernyshov vs E Najer, 2010
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

Biel Chess Festival 2010 Rd.8
Tomashevsky vs T S Nguyen, 2010 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 45 moves, 0-1

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.9
Le Quang Liem vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 60 moves, 1-0

London Chess Classic 2010 Rd.1
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships 2010
Buhmann vs I Kurnosov, 2010
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 0-1

US Championships, St. Louis 2010 Rd.6
B Finegold vs Benjamin, 2010 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010 Rd.9
Mamedyarov vs Ivanchuk, 2010 
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 48 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.3
I Sokolov vs A Kogan, 2010 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

38th World Open, King of Prussia 2010 Rd.9
V Laznicka vs Van Wely, 2010 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

European Club Cup, Plovdiv BUL 2010 Rd.3
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2010 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

38th World Open , King of Prussia 2010 Rd.6
E Perelshteyn vs Onischuk, 2010 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 24 moves, 1-0

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.8
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 44 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships 2010 Rd.6
Efimenko vs Nisipeanu, 2010 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships 2010
Nepomniachtchi vs Jobava, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Russian Team Championships 2010 Rd.5
Jakovenko vs Eljanov, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Dortmund 2010 Rd.5
Leko vs Le Quang Liem, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

Wroclaw Chess Festival 2010 Rd.2
P Dobrowolski vs Fridman, 2010 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0

USA Junior Championship, St. Louis 2010 Rd.1
P Zhao vs Shankland, 2010 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 48 moves, 1-0

USA Junior Championship, St. Louis 2010 Rd.9
J Bryant vs P Zhao, 2010 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.3
Tiviakov vs Shirov, 2010 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Polish Championship 2010 Warsaw POL
M Bartel vs Krasenkow, 2010 
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.7
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2010 
(B30) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.2
N Sverrisson vs S Maze, 2010 
(B32) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

European Rapid Championship 2010 Rd.4
A Neiksans vs Polgar, 2010 
(B32) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.7
Nakamura vs Shirov, 2010 
(B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Moscow Open 2010 Rd.8
Motylev vs K Chernyshov, 2010 
(C00) French Defense, 54 moves, 0-1

Cappelle la Grande FRA 2010 Rd.6
Fedorchuk vs M Gurevich, 2010 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1

London Chess Classic 2010 Rd.7 (GOTD)
Carlsen vs Short, 2010 
(C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.10
Karjakin vs Carlsen, 2010 
(C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1

Cappelle la Grande FRA 2010 Rd.8
Zherebukh vs M Gurevich, 2010 
(C11) French, 72 moves, 1-0

1st Danzhou CHN Tournament 2010 Rd,5
H Wang vs Ding Liren, 2010 
(C11) French, 54 moves, 0-1

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.5
Baklan vs T Bromann, 2010 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 49 moves, 1-0

Bilbao Masters Final, ESP 2010 Rd.4
Anand vs Shirov, 2010 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Moscow Open 2010 GOTD Rd.2
Motylev vs M Ulybin, 2010 
(C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

US Championships, St. Louis 2010 Rd.9
Nakamura vs Shulman, 2010 
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1

Poikovsky Tournament 2010 Rd.11
Karjakin vs Sutovsky, 2010 
(C18) French, Winawer, 58 moves, 1-0

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.4
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2010 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.12
Anand vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Linares ESP 2010 Rd.10
Topalov vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.4
Radjabov vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Rising Stars vs Experience, Amsterdam 2010 Rd.1
D Howell vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 63 moves, 0-1

5th Tal Memorial, Moscow 2010 Rd.4
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

5th Tal Memorial, Moscow 2010 Rd.8
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.3
Carlsen vs Y Wang, 2010 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.1
Carlsen vs Bacrot, 2010 
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0

FIDE Grand Prix 2010 Astrakhan RUS Rd.12
Svidler vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C48) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.10
Nisipeanu vs Ponomariov, 2010 
(C49) Four Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Wroclaw Chess Festival 2010 Rd.8
Tiviakov vs M Bartel, 2010
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 48 moves, 1-0

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.8
T S Nguyen vs E Najer, 2010 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

FIDE Grand Prix 2010 Astrakhan RUS Rd.10
Eljanov vs Leko, 2010 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Cappelle la Grande FRA 2010 Rd.3
Brunello vs V Bhat, 2010
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

48th World Junior CH, Chotowa, POL 2010 Rd.11
Spoelman vs Duda, 2010 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 0-1

European Club Cup, Plovdiv BUL 2010 Rd.7
Mamedyarov vs Gelfand, 2010 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Russian Team Championships 2010 Dagomys RUS
Potkin vs Caruana, 2010 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Gibraltar 2010 Rd.10
Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.9
I Sokolov vs Lenderman, 2010 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

38th World Open , King of Prussia 2010 Rd.6
Ganguly vs V Laznicka, 2010
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Bilbao Masters Final, ESP 2010 Rd.2
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2010 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Corus (B Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.1
Giri vs Harikrishna, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1-0

Gibraltar 2010 Rd.5
Lenderman vs J Bellon Lopez, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.8
A Gupta vs I Sokolov, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Sigeman & CoTournament 2010 Malmo, SWE Rd.1
J L Hammer vs J Hector, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

1st Danzhou Tournament 2010 Rd.3
Ding Liren vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

USA Junior Championship, St. Louis 2010 Rd.9
Shankland vs C Holt, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.4
Bacrot vs Anand, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.7
A Pashikian vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
(D85) Grunfeld, 32 moves, 0-1

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.8
S Volkov vs H Melkumyan, 2010 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1

Chinese Championship 2010, Xinghua Rd.9
Ding Liren vs J Zhou, 2010 
(D85) Grunfeld, 69 moves, 0-1

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.10
Y Wang vs Carlsen, 2010 
(D85) Grunfeld, 47 moves, 0-1

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.9
A Korobov vs T S Nguyen, 2010 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0

Dortmund 2010 Rd.4
Le Quang Liem vs Ponomariov, 2010 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 52 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships 2010 Rd.1
A Potapov vs I Kurnosov, 2010
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 30 moves, 0-1

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.8
Potkin vs Kamsky, 2010 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.11
Carlsen vs Dominguez Perez, 2010 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 45 moves, 1-0

Dortmund 2010 Rd.2
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

British Championship, Canterbury 2010 Rd.7
S Gordon vs Adams, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

48th World Junior CH, Chotowa, POL 2010 Rd.11
D Andreikin vs K Stupak, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Spice Cup, Lubbock TX 2010 Rd.7
Onischuk vs G Meier, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

5th Tal Memorial, Moscow 2010 Rd.2
Nakamura vs Eljanov, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

FIDE Grand Prix 2010 Astrakhan RUS Rd.8
Eljanov vs Ponomariov, 2010 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 48 moves, 0-1

Corus (A Group) 2010 Wijk ann Zee Rd.8
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

World Chess Championship Sofia, BUL 2010 �Rd.2
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0

World Chess Championship, Sofia BUL 2010 Rd.4
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Sigeman & CoTournament 2010 Malmo, SWE Rd.2
Giri vs N Grandelius, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0

Shanghai Masters 2010 Rd.5
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 71 moves, 0-1

Sigeman & CoTournament 2010 Malmo, SWE Rd.5
Giri vs J L Hammer, 2010 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0

Gibraltar 2010 Rd.7
V Malakhatko vs F Vallejo Pons, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

World Chess Championship, Sofia BUL 2010 Rd.7
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Shanghai Masters 2010 Rd.1
H Wang vs Aronian, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

US Championships 2010 St. Louis Rd.4
Shabalov vs L Christiansen, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

Chinese Championship 2010, Xinghua Rd.2
Li Shilong vs H Wang, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010 Rd.5
Le Quang Liem vs Jobava, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

European Individual Championships 2010 Rd.8
Jobava vs Z Almasi, 2010 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0

Linares ESP 2010 Rd.9
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

European Individual Championships, Rijeka 2010 Rd,5
Nisipeanu vs Pelletier, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Poikovsky Tournament 2010 Rd.8
A Riazantsev vs Karjakin, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

Bilbao Masters Final, ESP 2010 Rd.1
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.5
Y Wang vs Bacrot, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.7
Topalov vs Bacrot, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Reykjavik Open 2010 Rd.6
I Sokolov vs Baklan, 2010
(E16) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0

Shanghai Masters 2010 Rd.4
Shirov vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Russian Team Championships 2010 Dagomys RUS
E Romanov vs Movsesian, 2010 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

European Club Cup, Plovdiv BUL 2010 Rd.3
Mamedyarov vs Jobava, 2010 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 30 moves, 1-0

World Blitz Championship 2010 Rd.27
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 27 moves, 0-1

Chess Olympiad, Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010 Rd.4
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 64 moves, 1-0

Dubai Open 2010
T Kotanjian vs V Iordachescu, 2010
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 57 moves, 0-1

Dortmund 2010 Rd.5
Ponomariov vs Mamedyarov, 2010 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 51 moves, 1-0

Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Spice Cup, Lubbock TX 2010 Rd.3
Onischuk vs E Perelshteyn, 2010 
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 58 moves, 1-0

Wroclaw Chess Festival 2010 Rd.9
Wojtaszek vs Tiviakov, 2010 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 59 moves, 1-0

Poikovsky Tournament 2010 Rd.5
Vitiugov vs Karjakin, 2010 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 69 moves, 1-0

Dortmund 2010 Rd.8
Ponomariov vs Naiditsch, 2010 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 46 moves, 1-0

Nanjing Pearl Spring Tournament 2010 Rd.10
Anand vs Bacrot, 2010 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

RAW Chess Challenge, New York 2010
Carlsen vs The World, 2010 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 moves, 1-0

World Blitz Championship 2010 Rd.33
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 73 moves, 1-0

Gibraltar 2010 Rd.8
L Javakhishvili vs J M Lopez Martinez, 2010
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 49 moves, 1-0

USA Junior Championship, St. Louis 2010 Rd.9
W Harper vs Robson, 2010 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 40 moves, 1-0

Dubai Open 2010
A Gupta vs G Guseinov, 2010
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.3
Ponomariov vs Radjabov, 2010 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 0-1

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.6
Ponomariov vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 50 moves, 0-1

World Team Championship 2010 Bursa TUR Rd.7
G Vescovi vs Radjabov, 2010 
(E90) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Dubai Open 2010
R Ibrahimov vs G Guseinov, 2010
(E91) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

King's Tournament 2010 Medias, ROU Rd.10
Gelfand vs Radjabov, 2010 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 30 moves, 0-1

Russian Team Championships 2010 Dagomys RUS
A Sharafiev vs D Andreikin, 2010 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 29 moves, 0-1

World Team Championship 2010 Bursa TUR Rd.5
Gelfand vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Aeroflot Open 2010 Moscow Rd.2
R Vazquez Igarza vs Shabalov, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

504 Gateway Time-out
A S Hagen vs K Szabo, 2012 
(E97) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

World Team Championship 2010 Bursa TUR Rd.5
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 53 moves, 1-0

USA Junior Championship, St. Louis 2010 Rd.7
P Zhao vs Robson, 2010 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 35 moves, 0-1

Nine-man pawnless endgame... with three black knights
S Sergienko vs G Vescovi, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

"A Real Problem Move"
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

"Material Girls"
Polgar vs S Polgar, 1993 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

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