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36 Henry Hammers the 3rd/6th some more
Compiled by fredthebear
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* Stolen from Levy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g4...

Carlsen vs D Gukesh, 2025

Rockzy sayz that a teenager was put out to pasture?? When you don't know what you're doing, don't bite off more than you can chew: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ctPw...

Here's a very useful tip for all levels: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e8_U...

Another useless post from puffi just for the sake of posting. Let's not bow to a bland Nok+1 sentence. Try to do the impossible and tell us something we don't know that is not a lie. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NZKY...

Those who like lifetime 700 wood pusher comments will want to see this one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RVKX...

What?! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ff-f...

It's time to join 21st Century chess...

2.Nc3 3.Bc4 is the D01 Jobava London System.

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6LQm... > https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yWtJ...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpuG...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/No7z...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zdsg...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EqgW...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q5Br...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aolo...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y4fm...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5_X...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/boau...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W75y...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FskX...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L5sV...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/67qz...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yxuQ...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3-L3...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IgEU...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t94C...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5_X...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8uds...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/awbf...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USSR...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb-...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sia...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guu...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSB...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmR...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5Rbj...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NwIz...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2-z1...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSW...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SmV6...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KzNC...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/siQS...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ef...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oMc8...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wV8p...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q7wp...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8olj...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S...

The "explore this opening" link does not work correctly on this page because CGs has the D02 ECO code, which absolutely insists that all game examples have 2.Nf3, which was not played until 7th ply in the game above.

In other words, the link is all but useless for those searching for 1.d 2.Nc3 3.Bc4 games. Not a single Baddur Jobava game appears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9V...

The Jobava London System is a chess opening named after Georgian grandmaster Baadur Jobava. It is a variant of the London System, characterized by the moves 1.d4 2.Bf4 3.Nc3. This opening is known for its flexibility, allowing White to launch attacks on both the kingside and queenside, making it a great choice for players looking for an aggressive yet straightforward approach. The Jobava London System is easy to learn, as the ideas and moves remain consistent regardless of the opponent's responses. https://www.chessgeek.org/learn-che...

% https://lichess.org/study/8OjcvA95

% https://www.newinchess.com/media/wy...

% https://en.chessbase.com/post/jobav...

% https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzA...

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% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSG...

% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAS...

In classical time controls, Baduur Jobava no longer plays this opening system named after him (as well as Richard Rapport and Eric Prie). Yet, grandmasters continue playing the Sarratt Attack/Accelerated London System 1.d4 2.Bf4 at all time controls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NB...

A more important piece makes a good target: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjM...

Shocking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7D...

In some respects, the similarities and differences are comparable to those of the Giuoco Piano, and Giuoco Pianissimo, or the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian. You know what I mean? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AGRc...

Barry's $200K per year sure added up to multi-millions fast, or perhaps all those Dem kids are using the Hunter laptop method of foreign affairs. When and where one spends their knights makes a big difference where their game ends up. How do you tie on? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wbjH...

If your ship comes in, you could end up on doing one of those bluefin jobs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7b0f...

Phil says this is how to live: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R4Tx...

No, it's not an older Phil. It's not Uncle Si either: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RZcF...

A different look, but the same message: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C1jv...

Who is this RJ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgV...

You're right Cliff. One of 'em is The Way to the Kingdom: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nkYv...

Don't misunderstand. Cliff spells it out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OEYG...

Commercial break. Don't you dare turn that channel! Even a cold, heartless curmudgeon cyberbully shalike this one... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Pdn_...

What about green onez? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sZHP...

Luke! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZjPN...

A mystery guest:
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idz...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi9...

Alireza Firozja's way according to ChessDawg:

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG...

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-I...

4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTu...

5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3...

g6s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toj...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3dvU...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4O...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_x...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFf...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQL...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Z... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBH...

So Magnus gave it a try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZy... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YY...

Even Kramer had a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNA...

Ben Knows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgE...

Nicholas believes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2L2j... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CwOE...

Nakamura defends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYO...

Naka does the Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blo...

MC is late, mad! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E39l... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GYYj...

Here's one reason why MC skips Tata Steel nowadays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qG...

Some deliberately refuse to agree with FTB, so listen to Epi's pen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0F... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygH...

Agadmator uses the ECO code A45 for games that begin 1.d4 Nf6, a single queen pawn opening. This is technically correct. However, 2.Nc3 d5 (White is threatening 3.e4 if allowed which would become a B07-9 Pirc defense, a single king pawn opening) transposes to D01, a double queen pawn opening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yx...

Don't be this dad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7X_e...

She has her own Nc3 version (apparently a 1.e4 C-K): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHG... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FW...

Pay close attention when you play: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TvGn... How 'bout dat?

Halosar tricked 'em this away: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/570F...

If you stand upside down on your head, these kingside Italian games will appear to be the Jobava London system on the queenside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zq5Y... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u__...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86F...

If you continue to post rubbish without paying attention to the game, you might get your eyebrows raised: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/enzn...

Boot Camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSt...

Upside down practically can't be done w/a piano, but if anybody can, she might be the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FW...

Oh, Black might play 3...Na6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nw... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhF...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lno...

Back to Basics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCE... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/znUy...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8V...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgo...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RxM7...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDC...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0J...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOp...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDi...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5F...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvW...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pfXp...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG_...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZE...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hc...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsM...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXY...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_L...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt8...
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- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/emtL...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b7aQ...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2O...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNX...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwI...

If that doesn't work, then soak your toes in Epsom assault: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L3mC... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRh... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Q...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1511...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2K...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K5rP...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zc-V...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRh...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/V8xt...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7BlN...
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- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4Xj...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-e...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDq...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thp...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ6...
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<<<John Henry > By Anonymous >

When John Henry was a little tiny baby
Sitting on his mama's knee,
He picked up a hammer and a little piece of steel Saying, "Hammer's going to be the death of me, Lord, Lord, Hammer's going to be the death of me."

John Henry was a man just six feet high,
Nearly two feet and a half across his breast.
He'd hammer with a nine-pound hammer all day
And never get tired and want to rest, Lord, Lord, And never get tired and want to rest.

John Henry went up on the mountain
And he looked one eye straight up its side.
The mountain was so tall and John Henry was so small, He laid down his hammer and he cried, "Lord, Lord," He laid down his hammer and he cried.

John Henry said to his captain,
"Captain, you go to town,
Bring me back a TWELVE-pound hammer, please,
And I'll beat that steam drill down, Lord, Lord, I'll beat that steam drill down."

The captain said to John Henry,
"I believe this mountain's sinking in."
But John Henry said, "Captain, just you stand aside-- It's nothing but my hammer catching wind, Lord, Lord, It's nothing but my hammer catching wind."

John Henry said to his shaker,
"Shaker, boy, you better start to pray,
'Cause if my TWELVE-pound hammer miss that little piece of steel, Tomorrow'll be your burying day, Lord, Lord,
Tomorrow'll be your burying day."

John Henry said to his captain,
"A man is nothing but a man,
But before I let your steam drill beat me down, I'd die with a hammer in my hand, Lord, Lord,
I'd die with a hammer in my hand."

The man that invented the steam drill,
He figured he was mighty high and fine,
But John Henry sunk the steel down fourteen feet While the steam drill only made nine, Lord, Lord, The steam drill only made nine.

John Henry hammered on the right-hand side.
Steam drill kept driving on the left.
John Henry beat that steam drill down.
But he hammered his poor heart to death, Lord, Lord, He hammered his poor heart to death.

Well, they carried John Henry down the tunnel
And they laid his body in the sand.
Now every woman riding on a C and O train
Says, "There lies my steel-driving man, Lord, Lord, There lies my steel-driving man.">

William Henry Harrison (1841), the ninth president of the USA, lasted only 32 days in office, the shortest stint of any president. Harrison fell ill and died of pneumonia.

Riddle Question: What has a head but no body, a bed but no sleep, a mouth but no voice?

As late as 1561, Castling was two moves. You had to play R-KB1 on one move and K-KN1 on the next move.

Riddle Answer: A river.

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The longest time for a Castling move to take place was the match game between Bobotsor vs. Irkov in 1966: 46. 0-0.

Riddle Answer: Fire

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Fredthebear created this collection.

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.

"To find something, anything, a great truth or a lost pair of glasses, you must first believe there will be some advantage in finding it." — Jack Burden, All The King's Men

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." — Jimmy Dean

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"In chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth." — Edmar Mednis

When a man moves away from nature, his heart becomes hard. ~ Lakota proverb

<There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.">

* The are exceptions: https://academicchess.com/worksheet...

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

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

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

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

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

Like new-laid eggs Chess Problems are,
Though very good, they may be beaten;
And yet, though like, they're different far,
They may be cooked, but never eaten.

Source: page 58 of Poems and Chess Problems by J.A. Miles (Fakenham, 1882).

Hacked!

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began:

Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love.

Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse:

For this – dear Frank –
We thank you.
For this – dear Frank –
We love you!
Brave heart –
Brave heart –
We love you!

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it."

Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.

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

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

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

Miss Menchik

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

"Attack! Always attack!" — Adolph Anderssen

* Opening Names: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* Many gambits from all openings by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga...

* Lots of P-K4 gambits in this portion of the book: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (II)

* Matovinsky Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7...

* See for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBv...

* Open up the French Defense?! http://studimonetari.org/edg/latex/...

* Special Collection: Game Collection: 0

* This fellow has some creative gambits: http://krolaszachykor.blogspot.com/...

* For safe keeping until I need 2 hours of entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CG...

* Looking for Unorthodox? Game Collection: 6 GumboG's Unorthodox Games-Names (ECO=A,D,

* Looking for Redemption? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykH...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

"Lightning strikes the Earth more than 4 million times a day," said Maher Dayeh, a research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.

*At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) D to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman

The 20-40-40 rule in chess is a rule for players rated below 2000 that states 20% of your study should be dedicated to openings, 40% to the middlegame, and 40% to the endgame.

Excelsior
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!
His brow was sad; his eye beneath,
Flashed like a falchion from its sheath,
And like a silver clarion rung
The accents of that unknown tongue,
Excelsior!

In happy homes he saw the light
Of household fires gleam warm and bright;
Above, the spectral glaciers shone,
And from his lips escaped a groan,
Excelsior!

"Try not the Pass!" the old man said;
"Dark lowers the tempest overhead,
The roaring torrent is deep and wide!"
And loud that clarion voice replied,
Excelsior!

"Oh stay," the maiden said, "and rest
Thy weary head upon this breast! "
A tear stood in his bright blue eye,
But still he answered, with a sigh,
Excelsior!

"Beware the pine-tree's withered branch!
Beware the awful avalanche!"
This was the peasant's last Good-night,
A voice replied, far up the height,
Excelsior!

At break of day, as heavenward
The pious monks of Saint Bernard
Uttered the oft-repeated prayer,
A voice cried through the startled air,
Excelsior!

A traveller, by the faithful hound,
Half-buried in the snow was found,
Still grasping in his hand of ice
That banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!

There in the twilight cold and gray,
Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay,
And from the sky, serene and far,
A voice fell like a falling star,
Excelsior!

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

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

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

* Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq...

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

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

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

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

"Risk" by Anais Nin

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost

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

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

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

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

"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston

* Riddle-ziggy-bean: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

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

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

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

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8two After Columbia Zan Francoppa pagan ideology Zajogin free papal map to Zaza Varkondzhova for zborris63 outr space, force, time, andrew j...son K safety.

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

Chess The Final Metaphor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess."

Folsom 274

variants/ Petrov's Def (000) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs/ Bb2 Bird's Opening (A00) 0-1Rob the pin w/N+ fork
M Nilsen vs L Kessler, 2015
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Nakamura vs K Perkovich, 2011 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 Rolling Knights
C Krause vs I Schuett, 1968 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs French (A07) 1-0 Bold N offerings
W J Adam vs V Pupols, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA Uncastled (A07) 0-1 Tal's Bf3 block is a blast fuse!
Barcza vs Tal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio/English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Dbl N sacs
Portisch vs E Haag, 1959 
(A13) English, 19 moves, 0-1

English vs. Lion/Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1SHOT
Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Exch Sac cracks P shield
Nepomniachtchi vs Anand, 2019 
(A20) English, 22 moves, 1-0

A40 Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit 0-1 A kNight+ will lead to mate
G Fahrion vs Ali Irad, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Wade Def: General 0-0 vs. 0-0-0 (A41) 1-0 Rook rampage on 6th
O Sepp vs J Lammi, 2012 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game 2.Bf4 (A45) 0-1Boden's mate upon aimless woodpusher
Muskietorz vs J Salt, 1958 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def: Tartakower-Indian (A54) 0-1 Pawn grabbing
K Kuenitz vs S Stanek, 2010 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Greek gift, find the finish
Seirawan vs Comet, 1996 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical (A84) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 14...?
V Kahn vs R Blanco Estera, 1939 
(A84) Dutch, 18 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Blindfold Simul
Tkachiev vs J P Lagrillet, 2004 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: 3...Qd6 Bronstein Var (B01) 1-0 Nxe6 mauling
Ponomariov vs Fressinet, 1999 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Modern Def Bg7, Bb7 vs Center P duo (B06) 0-1Qside hits WhiteNs
D Levadi vs D Hahn, 1992
(B06) Robatsch, 11 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Bb2 vs Bg7 Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 thru the center
H T Tu vs E Sapar, 2012
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 0-1 unique B trap
V Small vs Spassky, 1988 
(B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 0-1

C-K, Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern Var (B10) 1-0Mayet's # next
D Andreikin vs Dreev, 2011 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 B sac busts P shield
S Voitsekhovsky vs I Khairullin, 2013 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 0-1

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

19.? Tal made modern chess to look like a football.
Tal vs I Chikovani, 1968 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Tartakower NxNf6 (B15) 1-0 Just take it!
A Planinc vs S Puc, 1969 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Countergambit 2.d4 d5 (B20) 1-0Castled K wins
Anderssen vs M van 't Kruijs, 1861 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (B40) 1-0 Uncastled K crush
M Henneberger vs Lengacher, 1931
(B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kupreichik Var (B56) 0-1 Both sides sac bishops
Velimirovic vs I Ivanisevic, 1999 
(B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 Slashing Bs
Tal vs J Klavins, 1959 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen (B80) 1-0 searing smites!
Velimirovic vs Suba, 1987 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Var (B90) 1-0 Yee-Haw! Knights
F Yee vs A Christopher, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Bxh6 & Lateral Q fork
I Nikolayev vs K Mannisto, 1990 
(C01) French, Exchange, 13 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange 4.h3!? Copycat (C01) 1-0 Royal Fork #
K McDonald vs S Chan, 2004 
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Crack the 0-0
V Atlas vs S Tomezack, 2006 
(C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0

Game 62 in Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
F S Blackall vs Christian, 1942 
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Kside theft
Spielmann vs P Schmidt, 1938 
(C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0

French Defense: McCutcheon Var (C12) 1-0 "Cole's Law"
A Coles vs J Westbrock, 1951 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Rs to center
M Neubauer vs C F Morris, 2007
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Defining R lifts
A Bernstein vs N Sorokin, 1929 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 0-1 The anchor drops!
NN vs Zukertort, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Max use of half-open file
P Mertens vs E Eichhorn, 1968 
(C22) Center Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 1-0Pin, Q sac opens h-file R#
R L'hermet vs Hagemann, 1888 
(C22) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack Var (C22) 1-0 Raking Bishops & Ng5
M Paragua vs J Song, 2008 
(C22) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Berlin Def. Greco Gambit (C23) 1-0 Unique Mate!
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Vienna Gambit. Pierce Gambit (C28) 1-0 Unstoppable Rook
W Pierce vs W Nash, 1885 
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Bardeleben Var (C29) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Spielmann vs L Prokes, 1908 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. ML (C29) 1-0 Greek gift, R lift & #
E Schallopp vs Gossip, 1890 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attk (C29) 1-0Dead accurate
Taubenhaus vs C Locock, 1890 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

KG Declined. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Boden's Mate
G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 0-1 P fork, pin,
Blackburne vs J Keates, 1871 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 1-0 B nabs?
L Rosen vs S Sharp, 1908
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. MacDonnell Gambit (C37) 1-0Full development beats Black Ns
Chigorin vs I Miasnikov, 1876 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

KGA. Double Muzio Gambit Paulsen Def (C37) 1-0 Stockfish; 23.?
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Defense (C39) 1-0 Chicago Simul
Lasker vs F Lynn, 1902 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 1-0 If KxN then NxP#
M Lange vs R Schurig, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attk. Poisoned P 4...Qg5 (C40) 1-0 Dbl R
O Borik vs I Novak, 1969 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 0-1 Royal family fork!
K Torotoova vs M Jambrich, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Discovered + & #
Kozelek vs Eliskases, 1928 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 0-1 Gut shot
T Canela Gimenez vs E Pritchard, 1976
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Spearhead
A Macias vs M E Jozami, 1970 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Whirlwind Ns
I A Zaitsev vs V Storozhenko, 1970 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Beer plays the Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 0-1
von Beer vs G Neumann, 1866 
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance (C45) 0-1 N raid!
E Tholfsen vs Marshall, 1924 
(C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual+
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1914 
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0 Rolling Ns
B Leussen vs Duras, 1905 
(C49) Four Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

4 Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1 Diagonal strikes
Sveshnikov vs A Yusupov, 1979 
(C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0Stockfish notes
Anderssen vs S Rosenthal, 1873 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Def ML (C52) 1-0 Stunning N
Tarrasch vs C Kelz, 1890 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Black's queen is pushed around like a soggy waffle.
G Neumann vs B von Guretzky-Cornitz, 1863 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Simul
J Hanus vs Duras, 1912 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1-0 Smothered #
T Chan vs D Schneider, 2008 
(C56) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2 Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattk N sac line(C57) 0-1lovely
J Sosna vs M Muron, 1987 
(C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky Var (C58) 0-1 17...?
O W Field vs O Tenner, 1922 
(C58) Two Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

C58 1-0 25 moves. Bxh6 leads to Damiano's Bishop Mate.
L Prins vs A Medina Garcia, 1951 
(C58) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky (C58) 0-1 Get in close
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical Var (C64) 1-0 pinned g- and h- pawns
K Treybal vs A Cheron, 1928 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1-0 Exchange sac, Remove the Def
Anand vs Kramnik, 2013 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 1-0 Blackburne's #
Ganguly vs A Ismagambetov, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 42 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
P Meitner vs Schlechter, 1895 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Wormald Attk (C77) 1-0 P roller, Sacs
E Torre vs Reshevsky, 1977 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0

checkers/whist/blind chess simul (1900) 1-0, 21 moves
Pillsbury vs NN, 1900 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 8: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange Costa's Line (D07) 0-1 Good scrap
D Ippolito vs A Stripunsky, 2007 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

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

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

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Striking finish!
C Hartlaub vs W Benary, 1911 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

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

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Overworked f7-pawn
Tal vs L Kiriakov, 1965 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Black pays for leaving pawns on board
T Hillarp Persson vs T Thomsen, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. M.L. (D63) 1-0 Q&R Railroad # w/obstruction
I Kan vs Botvinnik, 1930 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. ML (D63) 1-0 Stockfish/Syracrophy says
Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1903 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: New England Var (E11) 0-1 Thailand trick
J Petit vs B Wall, 1974 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

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

KID: Averbakh. Benoni Def Advance Var (E75) 1-0 Shattered!
Averbakh vs Aronin, 1954 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 22 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch Var (E86) 1-0 Rook on the 6th
J Rowson vs C Steevensz, 2012 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 17 moves, 1-0

Link to Vukovic's Mate patterns w/Rook, Knight, and Pawn
Fine vs J Rappaport, 1931 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Colle c3/London System vs Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 penetration
Karpov vs C Zhu, 2002 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 Material advantage slips
W Pietzsch vs Larsen, 1961 
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Strangle the Queen!!
Lisitsin vs Smyslov, 1944 
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

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

KIA e5 strong point vs French Ne8 (A07) 1-0 K stripped bare
Harikrishna vs Naiditsch, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 NxNf6+ Remove the Guard
A Avila Fraire vs S Logothetis, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 11 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack Copycat (A07) 1-0 Hole on f6
L Buggiani vs T D Murphy, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening vs Bb7 (A10) 1-0 Which battery is better?
K Spraggett vs Spassky, 1985 
(A10) English, 40 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1Reversed Closed Sicil
Psakhis vs Kasparov, 1990 
(A10) English, 30 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Slav (A11) 0-1Hand-to-hand in the center
H Dronavalli vs A Rudolf, 2017 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 33 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 0-1Remarkable
L Pantsulaia vs J Polgar, 2011 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

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

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

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0 P rollers
C Hansen vs Ftacnik, 1991 
(A16) English, 37 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights General (A28) 0-1 13...?
J Schenkein vs Spielmann, 1913 
(A28) English, 16 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Backdoored
Larsen vs Tal, 1980 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 1-0 Qd5
Adorjan vs L Zsinka, 1982 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 N Combo
Botvinnik vs G Kasparian, 1938 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Dynamic Chess Strategy by Mihai Suba
Suba vs Sax, 1984 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

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

London System vs Purdy/Horwitz Def 7...c5 (A40) 1-0 Kside attks
Tarrasch vs Spielmann, 1925
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. Double Fianchetto (A41) 1-0 Greco's # is coming!
A Saidy vs H Karner, 1973 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 28 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Averbakh Var (A42) 0-1 Hammer the 3rd
B Enklaar vs Timman, 1972 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Veresov 4Ns Attk (A45) 1/2-1/2Perpetual avoids mate on diagonal
Tartakower vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Veresov Attack 4.BxNf6 exBf6 (A45) 1-0 Interference wins!
Miles vs J Tisdall, 1982 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Barry Attk vs Lasker's NY System (A45) 0-1 P storm leaves weak
T Nabaty vs P Zpevak, 2012
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

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

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 sac Nxf6 exposes Black K
H Steiner vs A Gring, 1946
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var (A46) 1-0blindfold
Korchnoi vs Polugaevsky, 1993
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 Vukovic Mate N-P-R
G Katz vs H Steiner, 1946 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 0-1 f3 leaks
L Mostertman vs A Kleijberg, 1985
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 Q sac, bold attack!!
M Leskiewicz vs E Kahn, 1999 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted Var (A58) 0-1 Saratoga Springs, NY
Y Lapshun vs I Nikolayev, 1998
(A58) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Fianchetto (A62) 1-0 White N is immune (skewer)
Smejkal vs S Tatai, 1973 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 1-0 Battery sqz
S P Johnston vs M Judd, 1903 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Declined (A83) 0-1 White retreats
C Guimard vs L Piazzini, 1938 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

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

Dutch Def: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Less common than Greco's #
Swiderski vs D Bleijkmans, 1905 
(A84) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in Williams' book "The Killer Dutch", Everyman publ.2015
Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy. Linksspringer Var (B00) 1-0
O Ulvestad vs G Kramer, 1948 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0 Windmill into Boden's #
L Prins vs E Ploegh, 1940
(B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 battery on e-file
Nakamura vs J Shaw, 2016 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 ML. Leonhardt Gambit 4.b4 (B01) 1-0 Boden's #
E M Green vs M P Dreyer, 2003 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Classical 5...Bf5 (B01) 0-1 W opened h-file
S Berndt vs J Steckner, 1992 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 0-1

Awarded the "Best Game Prize" at the 2nd USSR Championship
P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner, 1923 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Modern Defense: Standard Def (B06) 1-0 13 captures mini; Hook #
T Goutali vs O Lima, 2010 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. Dbl Fio resembles Hippo (B06) 0-1 Dynamics faulter
Naiditsch vs Svidler, 2009 
(B06) Robatsch, 42 moves, 0-1

Modern Def Bg7, Bb7, 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B06) 0-1 Pins finish
K Petrova vs M Socko, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 0-1 Q&N penetration
E Bah vs O de la Riva Aguado, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 0-1

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

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

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 0-1 She's tied to defense
J C Leon vs L Tristan, 2009 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Phil-Philidor's Legacy
Delarochette vs J Negro, 1983 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Pins
P Schmidt vs T Regedzinski, 1941 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knts Attk. Mindeno Exchange (B11) 0-1 27.?
Motylev vs E Najer, 2015 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 29 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Goldman Var (B12) 1-0 Pin to win
P Rossiter vs Adams, 1989 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack / Semi-Tarrasch (B13) 1-0 Classic
Karpov vs Hort, 1980 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 61 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 0-1Invade 3rd rank
E Zanan vs S P Rahul, 2019 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

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

C-K Def: Panov Attk. Modern Def Mieses Line (B13) 0-1 Kside hit
D Coleman vs Chandler, 1977 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Discovered+
Geller vs Razuvaev, 1979 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Tartakower Var (B15) 1-0 R&N sac, crossfire
Khalifman vs Seirawan, 1991 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 30.?
M Apicella vs C Bauer, 2003 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Classical. ML (B18) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 25.?
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20)1-0 N sac for Greco's #
Koltanowski vs D Saxton, 1940 
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 192 in The Golden Treasury of Chess by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1914 
(B20) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense tranposes to French Advance (B20) 0-1 26...?
McShane vs I Efimov, 2009 
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: General f4, Be2 (B20) 1-0 Kside sac attack!
S Williams vs D Guthrie, 2017 
(B20) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 1-0 35.?
L Day vs D Bailey, 1983 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin. Barmen Def Modern Line (B22) 1-0 Bully!
Adams vs Huebner, 1996 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack 7.BxNc6 NxBc6 (B23) 1-0 29.?
S Maroroa vs J Wilson, 2008 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Closed 4.d4 a6 5.d5 Traditional (B25) 1-0 Q sac
Gossip vs J E Crewe, 1887 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Closed f4, Nf3 (B25) 1-0 Open g-file
Spassky vs Geller, 1968 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Closed Nge2 (B25) 1-0 Climb the vine for Mayet's Mate
L Evans vs W Young, 1948
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Closed Sicilian Nge2, Be3 (B25) 1-0 N roller, R-Q Spearhead
Keres vs A Oksa, 1933 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Closed Sicilian Nge2, Bg2 vs Bg7, Nge7 (B25) Overworked Bishop
C Pilnick vs H Seidman, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, Nge2, f4, Na3 (B24) 0-1 46...?
E Maggiolo vs D Suarez, 1994 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Closed. Traditional (B25) 0-1 Pin, Q sac->Smothered#
M Lyell vs V Plat, 2011 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed 7.Be3 d6 (A07) 1-0 extorting Black pawns
Tartakower vs V Halberstadt, 1930 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Closed. Traditional 4.BxNc6 (B25) 1-0 Zwischenzug
S Iuldachev vs A Fier, 2006 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line (B28) 1-0 Rxg7
J Penrose vs L Popov, 1963 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: O'Kelly Variation (B28) 0-1The Magician from Riga
Klevetzki vs Tal, 1952 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. 3.Nc3 e5 (B30) 0-1 Sac and mate by a pawn roller
Svidler vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exch Sac for Kside Crusher!
Nakamura vs A Postojev, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Gufeld Gambit (B31) 1-0
E Sedina vs K Smokina, 2005 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Unique combo
K Raush vs Muratov, 1958
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Both Qs come out early!
Welch vs NN, 1940 
(B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Game 3: My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954 by Savielly Tartakower
Tartakower vs Vidmar, 1905 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Sic Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Novosibirsk (B33) 0-1 Stockfish
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 Mate using 5 units!
I Nikolayev vs N Stepanov, 1985
(B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Bg2 (B40) 1-0 Interesting possibilities w/Ns lurking
Aronian vs Dreev, 2019 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 Bxg6 sac is coming
Short vs P Cramling, 1996 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 Minors in the center
E Ghaem Maghami vs C Wang, 2012
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0White clears minefield
Ljubojevic vs G Gonda, 1972 
(B44) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var. General (B44) 0-1 KEG annotates!
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1901 
(B44) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1Arabian # facing defeat!
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 0-1 Escape
M Damjanovic vs Korchnoi, 1969 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 54 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Exchange sac attack!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 0-1 3-piece N fork
Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B62) 0-1 No Lolli pop
J Szily vs G Szilagyi, 1950 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicil Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Panov Var (B76) 1-0 h-file battery
I Ivanov vs V McCambridge, 1985 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 0-1 21...?
D Mason vs C Ward, 2007 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Anderssen's Mate occurs 34.NxQb2 axb2+ 35.Kb1 Ra1#
H Ottevaere vs K Falleyn, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Dramatic defense!
A Brkic vs N Djukic, 2018 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Blindfold
Ivanchuk vs Kamsky, 1994 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicil Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attk (B81) 1-0 Raking Bishops
Z Almasi vs Van Wely, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 26.?
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicil Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 0-1 Get the Q in close
D Drimer vs Korchnoi, 1969 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 35.?
G Estevez Morales vs Tal, 1973 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Fischer-Sozin Attk. General (B86) 0-1 K hunt
R Plunkett vs S Fink, 2003 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 P storm
B Ivanovic vs H Messing, 1968 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attk ML (B89) 1-0 Strip the Kside
Y Hou vs Kosteniuk, 2013 
(B89) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Bloody game & interesting historical link
S Mariotti vs G Eppinger, 1969 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

The Exchange Sacrifice: A Practical Guide by Sergey Kasparov
Svidler vs Gelfand, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 1-0 Rob the Pin
Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs Negi, 2007 
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Terrorist N on the 6th
Tal vs I Bilek, 1964 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Jon Speelman's book Best Chess Games 1970-80
M Stean vs E Ungureanu, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn (B97) 0-1 doin' as he pleases
R Grabczewski vs Tal, 1974 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

French Def: Horwitz Attack. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 0-1Heated
H Karner vs B Rytov, 1973
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

French Def: Two Knights (C00) 0-1 R sac offers upon K's shield
M Krajnak vs T Petrik, 2003
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

French Def: 2.g3 Reti-Spielmann Attack (C00) 0-1 Mutal N sacs
N Riumin vs V Rauzer, 1929 
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

French Def: Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Spearhead Gueridon # w/a pin
F S Anderson vs E Davidson, 1945 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

French Defense: 3.Bd3 Schlechter Var (C00) 1-0 Q+ & fork 2 vs 1
Kupchik vs J Rosenthal, 1917
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Def. dxe4 dxe4 (C00) 1-0 Basman's K takes a hike!
R L Paige vs M Basman, 1967
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Dim knights win?!
G Schories vs J O'Hanlon, 1906 
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 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 Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1 from Qside to Kside
Tartakower vs Reti, 1909 
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1

Pawn promotion with displacement
J Klinger vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 1986 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch 0-0-0 vs Ug-Oh (C03) 1-0 Q sac back ranker
G Chandler vs R Austin, 1980 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Power Chess!
S Kristjansson vs Caruana, 2008 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Ng5, Rf6 sacrifices
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1890 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 0-1 "I Double Daria"
E Diakonova vs D Voit, 2018 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

French, Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Flurry!
V Kovalev vs R Edouard, 2013 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 csmath explains it all
Caruana vs Rapport, 2014 
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

Annihilation of Defense. Game #4490 in Laszlo Polgar's brick.
L Engels vs A Tsvetkov, 1936 
(C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Normal Var (C10) 1-0 Pillsbury's Mate links
K Berg vs P Zarnicki, 2004 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0Blind Swine can't do
Kamsky vs D Pruess, 2005 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Frisky game for 85 year-old!
H Strand vs R G Wade, 2007 
(C11) French, 33 moves, 0-1

French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle 32.?
H Berliner vs S E Almgren, 1946 
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Discovered+ awaits
E Steiner vs D Przepiorka, 1924 
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 0-1 Exch Sac, Pin
J Mortimer vs von Scheve, 1890 
(C14) French, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 R hits R, Q hits R
W Adams vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(C15) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 tripled Pawns win
J Moles vs R Moberly, 1973 
(C16) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Destroyed
Levenfish vs Ragozin, 1934 
(C16) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Lasker vs A M Gooding, 1908 
(C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance Moscow Var (C17) 1-0 Simul
Koltanowski vs T LeRoy, 1945
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 KxB won't save K&Q
A Balzar vs S Wernbacher, 2001 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 0-1 "Cut a Wide Swathi"
G Swathi vs Short, 2011 
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) Young star hits h-file
Sevian vs T Abrahamyan, 2012 
(C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Ross Gambit (C21) 1-0 The Q has no escape
E Pindar vs J A Birch, 1860 
(C21) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Game 1061 in Chess Informant Best Games. 1001-1100
J Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 0-1 Defensive aggression!
Zukertort vs C Goering, 1877 
(C25) Vienna, 42 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C25) 1-0 Sac after sac!!
S Aakel vs R Bougayou, 2001 
(C25) Vienna, 38 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 Bxh6, BxB, Bh6#!
V Green vs J Robey, 1862 
(C25) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0"The long and winding road"
H Weenink vs L Gans, 1923 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs J Perlis, 1913 
(C26) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley. Monster Declined (C27) 1-0Lots of threats
Tolush vs M Kamyshov, 1938 
(C27) Vienna Game, 51 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 R sac rounds up both Ns
Alekhine vs De Klerck, 1933 
(C28) Vienna Game, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Death by Doubled Pawns...Greco's Mate is coming!!
P Delekta vs Geller, 1992 
(C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 0-1

"American Chess Bulletin, December 1911, p. 278
H B Daly vs F K Young, 1907 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 R rocks the 6th
C De Seroux vs A C Taylor, 2019 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Ns & Bs abound!
J Amidon vs G S G Patterson, 1949 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1

KGD. Miles Def (C30) 1-0 Pin, Remove Guard, Get the Q in close
J Serna vs E O Rodriguez, 2011
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Hinrichsen Gambit (C31) 1-0 tpstar
M de Agustin vs A Yusupov, 1997 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Hook # w/Q
L Day vs A C Chow, 1988 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Juniors
D Hill vs D Hodge, 1996 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 Fine heavy piece finish!
L Day vs S Gravel, 1996 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 0-1 Counterattack!
Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Def (C40) 0-1 Four on the 3rd to Mate
NN vs Keres, 1940 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def (C41) 0-1 3 minors produce Blackburne's Mate!
Lombardy vs D H Campora, 1994 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Lion's Claw II (C41) 1-0 Battle of chess authors
F Del Rosario III vs E Schiller, 1999 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 N sac
D Gutsche vs S L Jones, 2000 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 White whips Black
L G L Copp vs R Kerr, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Rob the Pin
K Kopetzky vs I Engert, 1942 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Kaufmann Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Q sac allows 2 hogs
Maroczy vs Marshall, 1911 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

P-K4 Tayler Opening. Inverted Hanham (C44) 1-0 Shootout!
Pachman vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical 5.Be3 Qf6 (C45) 0-1 Nxh6+
C Golmayo vs G Neumann, 1867 
(C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 197 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1948 
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Var (C46) 1-0 24.0-0-0 wins again
Carlsen vs S Nyysti, 2002 
(C46) Three Knights, 42 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 19.?
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz Def (C46) 0-1 Down a piece
J Heral vs P Meitner, 1873 
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Ranken Var (C48) 1-0 Q sac or not for mate
I Abonyi vs G Lovas, 1915 
(C48) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

A truly remarkable defensive performance by Lasker!
Janowski vs Lasker, 1904 
(C48) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1

4 Knts Game: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 1-0 lively struggle
Alekhine vs Vidmar, 1911 
(C49) Four Knights, 38 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 0-1 Harried K
A Nimzowitsch vs P Leonhardt, 1911 
(C49) Four Knights, 77 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Dovetail Mate
Koltanowski vs NN, 1942
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) 0-1 Q decoy sac
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 1-0 Blastin' Bishops
K Amerika vs Nicole Valdivia Cano, 2014 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Dbl R sac
Paulsen vs H Schneider, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0 Minors strip Kside!
J Taylor vs Zukertort, 1874 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0 Dbl B sac, rolling Ns
S Rosenthal vs Baron d'Anglas, 1876 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

C51 1-0 26 Very Wylde game
Blackburne vs Wylde, 1875 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 5 Sacrifices!
Blackburne vs NN, 1898 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Tactics
Giri vs Karjakin, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Slugfest
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2017 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Bird's Attk (C53) 0-1Bxh3 & R sac mates w/N pair
Albin vs Chigorin, 1898 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Exch Sac,
So vs Aronian, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1-0 Rooks hammer the 6th
Bird vs M Weiss, 1882 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Tradition (C54) 1-0Rob the Pin
P Leonhardt vs W Schwan, 1903 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attk Long Var (C55) 1-0redhot
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 1-0 Q robs the pin
L Evans vs A Sandrin, 1946 
(C56) Two Knights, 34 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 1-0En prise Bishop
I Nikolayev vs J Sutorikhin, 1988 
(C56) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 2Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 K backtrack
Michael Budde vs D Muzdalo, 1994 
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 17.Qf7#
A Davis vs C F Tears, 1944 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2 Knts Def. Traxler Counterattk B sac (C57) 0-1 Simul
Fischer vs R Henry / R Thacker, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian, 2 Kts Def. Polerio Def Bogo Var (C58) 1-0 WWall notes
J Durao vs L Prins, 1954 
(C58) Two Knights, 23 moves, 1-0

Old Chess Adage: "Always check, it might be mate."
I Spero vs Showalter, 1922 
(C58) Two Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Spanish, Berlin Def. l'Hermet (C67) 1-0 Exhibition deception
Lasker vs A Mocatta, 1891 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Exchange. K's Bishop Var (C68) 0-1 Exch Sac preps Bxh2+
A Matanovic vs A Planinc, 1975 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Lutikov Var (C68) 1-0 Discovered+
Psakhis vs S Mitra, 1988
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Var (C69) 1-0 The Korchnoi Q
R Fontaine vs K Jedryczka, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Cozio Def (C70) 0-1 Q sac for Mayet's Mate
J Geske vs S Ernst, 2011 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 Damiano's Mate!
Ganguly vs A Smith, 2019 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0Vukovic # next
E Delmar vs J Elson, 1870 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 59 in "The Art of the Checkmate" by Renaud & Kahn
NN vs Tarrasch, 1932 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 0-1

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

Spanish Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 0-1Blitz; interference fails
Carlsen vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attack (C78) 1-0 Sacs on the 6th!
Alekhine vs Oscar Prils / Blaut, 1923 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Karpov Gambit (C80) 1-0 Sacs, Pawn Roller!
G Swathi vs L Robichaud, 2006 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1-0 N sac for a Q attack!
Anand vs Svidler, 2007 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

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

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

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

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91) 1-0 Lolli's # next
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Closed. Keres Defense (C92) 0-1 Black Ns on the 3rd
Bronstein vs Alatortsev, 1944 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1

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

Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Def (C96) 1-0 create a passer
Sutovsky vs D Sadzikowski, 2017 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish Closed. Chigorin Def (C97)1-0 Curtain call for Dueball!
J Dueball vs E Gereben, 1972 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 0-1xh3
S Bouaziz vs E Torre, 1983 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 39 moves, 0-1

Veresov Atack. Alburt Def (D00) 1-0 P roller becomes R pinch
K Richter vs F Nuernberg, 1941
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Interesting N manuevers
R Court vs A Feneridis, 1960 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 The Q is tied so the Black R is a bully
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Royal fork+ loses?!
Swiderski vs J Berger, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

London System vs QID BxBh6 (D02) 1-0 Discovered+ collects Q
Kamsky vs K Aseev, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Hort vs Kasparov, 1988 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

London System 5.c4 vs Dutch Stonewall (D02) 1/2-1/2 K walk
Z Vecsey vs J Hasek, 1930
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle System c4 (D04) 0-1 Locked P chains w/bad bishops
de Riviere vs Chigorin, 1883 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Colle System vs Be7, Nbd7 (D05) 1-0 Nxh6, Bxh6
S H van Groningen vs P A Koetsheid, 1932
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System cxd4 cxd4 = IQP (D05) 1-0 Kside assault
A Preinfalk vs B Milic, 1946
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 System ML (D05) 1-0 Kside attack; Q drops in #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1941
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 0-1 Pin the Q to the K
NN vs T Wildschuetz, 1936 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 0-1

Sac the White Q for three minor pieces...
Zolotukhin vs I Nikolayev, 1981 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 104 in 'My Fifty Years of Chess' by Frank James Marshall
Marshall vs I Rabinovich, 1925 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

D11 0-1 30. Quite the Survival Artiste, our Mr Freeman.
Kenneth Harrison vs D Freeman, 1993 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
P van Heumen vs J van Overdijk, 1942
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

QGA: Central Var. Alekhine System (D20) 1-0 Pawns on 6th
Romanishin vs Hort, 1988
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

D25 1-0 32 A famous Korchnoi combination
Korchnoi vs A Petersons, 1965 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def (D26) 1-0 27.?
Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD: Q's Knight Var (D31) 1-0 Bxh6 sac generates Kside assault
Koltanowski vs NN, 1940
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Noteboom Var (D31) 1-0 Threaten mate & promotion
V Kahn vs C Dawbarn, 1925
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Ambitious Rooks!
O Chajes vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attk vs Bb7 (D37) 1-0 P roller into Gueridon Mate
A Ufimtsev vs B Verlinsky, 1945 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Var (D37) 1-0 N on 6th
Ribli vs A Yusupov, 2002 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 0-1Reinfeld puzzle double ++s
E Zagoryansky vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1943 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Pins & Promotion
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

...Fabulous, magical game by the genius from Riga...
Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Rubinstein (Anti Meran) System (D45) 1-0 g-file
Tartakower vs H J van den Heuvel, 1933
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 17 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Lisitsin links
Lisitsin vs V Goglidze, 1933 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh7+ w/twist; remove guard
Reshevsky vs W Grigorieff, 1934 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Counter threat
Koltanowski vs NN, 1935 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin to win
Tolush vs Veresov, 1944
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Superior penetration
I Rabinovich vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD. Pseudo-Tarrasch. Primitive Pillsbury Var (D50) 1-0 Qside A
A Chistiakov vs Shashin, 1960 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

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

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 1-0 Dynamic exch sac
Topalov vs Shirov, 2008 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Flohr Var (D90) 1-0Windmill into pseudo-Vukovic#
M Germek vs M Filipcic, 1947 
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

"Monte Carlo 1902" edited by A.J. Gilliam
Pillsbury vs H Wolf, 1902 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening (E00) 1/2-1/2 Masterpiece of Swindling
A Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Notable
Grischuk vs A Filippov, 2014 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

QID: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 18.? and Spearhead mate
G Kacheishvili vs Sakaev, 2001 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

QID: Spassky System (E14) 0-1 R sac, Spearhead #
H Heinicke vs Gilg, 1940 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

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

Fred Reinfeld's book Chess Mastery by Question and Answer
V Soultanbeieff vs S Khan, 1930 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 866 in Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
Kasparov vs Ponomariov, 2003 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Var (E21) 1-0 26.?
J Balogh vs Keres, 1937 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 30 moves, 1-0

NID: Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1 36...?
Tolush vs Keres, 1939 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

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

NID: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 1-0 Terrific Tussle!
K Georgiev vs Grischuk, 2007 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

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

NID: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 Simple positions
Kotov vs Pachman, 1948 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

first brilliancy prize of Goteborg Interzonal Tournament 1955
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Morphy-like shot!
D Stavast vs K Lee, 2013 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 18 moves, 0-1

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

KID: Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 0-1 Black looked like Bobby F
Mamedyarov vs Nepomniachtchi, 2019 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

KID: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Var (E65) 0-1 18...?
A Bannik vs Tal, 1955 
(E65) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O, 31 moves, 0-1

KID: Makagonov Var (E71) 0-1 Game of His Year
Firouzja vs M Karthikeyan, 2019 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 52 moves, 0-1

KID: Averbakh. Flexible Defense (E73) 0-1 Unique #
J A Nilssen vs J Gallagher, 2015 
(E73) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

KID: Averbakh. Benoni Def Advance Var (E75) 1-0 Hort demolition
Hort vs D Minic, 1967 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Bonin burns Byrne in the Byrne!
J Bonin vs R Byrne, 1986 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch Var. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 cold-blooded; 24.?
Kramnik vs Z Lanka, 1992 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 44 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Def Closed Line (E95) 0-1 Sharp
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1946 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 28 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1/2-1/2 Perp escape
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hungarian Opening: double d-pawns (A00) 1-0 issues after 0-0?!
Khismatullin vs M Bartel, 2015 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: 2.f4 (A00) 1-0 Watch the center dissolve
Suttles vs C Aykroyd, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 White penetrates weak squares
Naiditsch vs R Tischbierek, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 25.? Treat it like a Dragon?
G Quillan vs Dubov, 2018 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening w/Bb2 vs Dbl Fio Bg7, Bb7 (A02) 0-1 Complete crush
G Szilagyi vs J Bolbochan, 1966 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening Octopus (A02) 0-1 Exhibition fisticuffs
Larsen vs Fischer, 1962 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Stockfish notes; Dbl R sac!!
Rapport vs Fressinet, 2015 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 1-0 Pin makes a crowd
A Kosten vs P Mercs, 2013 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Invite/Maroczy Bind (A04) 1/2-1/2 Q vs R&B perpetual
A Beliavsky vs Aronian, 2001
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

English, Maroczy Bind vs Hedgehog (A04) 0-1 Sac attack!
D J Strauss vs D Gurevich, 1985 
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 Exchange Sac, Kside attk
Andersson vs A Fernandez Fernandez, 1975 
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical (A04) 1-0 26.Ne6 threatens # in2
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2015 
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs d5, Bg4 (A06) 0-1 Exch sac allows Q&N entry
G Steiner vs N Sommerbauer, 1994 
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed Nc3, Nge2, Bg2 vsDragon Nc6, Nge7, Bg7 (B25)1-0
B Verlinsky vs V Kirillov, 1933 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

KIA Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs French Def (A07) 1-0 Hit the Q again
Bronstein vs O Pastuhoff, 1952 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

English, Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1Bishops? It was the Ns again!
Alberto Baca vs I Kanko, 1966 
(A10) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 25.?
A Wojtkiewicz vs S Skembris, 1990 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Chess Life and Review magazine, September, 1978 issue
A Lein vs K Regan, 1978 
(A13) English, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 178 of 200 Modern Brilliancies by Kevin Wicker (pub. 1981)
Suba vs L Roos, 1978 
(A16) English, 23 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 29.?
Kramnik vs Ehlvest, 1996 
(A17) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0 Enticement
Smyslov vs I Farago, 1977 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 17 moves, 1-0

Eng. Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0 Q trap
G S Perks vs D Dardinger, 1981 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 10 moves, 1-0

Eng. Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Nei G.(A18) 1-0Smoke
L Christiansen vs C Brasket, 1978 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

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

K's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0 Brilliant!
Kavalek vs W Pietzsch, 1967 
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Variation Keres Var (A23) 0-1
Nakamura vs H Wang, 2012 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

English vs Symmetrical Hedgehog (A30) 1-0 Kside assault
J Petkevich vs Shabalov, 1985 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: General (D30) 1-0 Minor piece sacs to get the Q in close.
Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semmering Variation (D30) 1-0 Pins, 2 hogs on 7th
Euwe vs A Speijer, 1924 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Traditional Var (D30) 1-0 multi-purpose 19.0-0-0!!
Dubov vs Giri, 2019 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

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

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Blitz; Stockfish notes
Kasparov vs Larsen, 1987 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

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

QGD: Three Knights. General (D37) 1-0 Back ranker
Nakamura vs Radjabov, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1-0 Tactics
M A Tabatabaei vs C Aravindh, 2018 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Support Mate w/Arabian resemblance
A Veingold vs B Ivanovic, 1979 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Owen's Def (A40/B00) 1-0 Opening N trap, en passant mate!
F Rhine vs NN, 2017 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: General (A41) 0-1 Make the case
A Pomar vs Petrosian, 1970 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 30 moves, 0-1

Richter-Veresov Attk vs Bg7 Indian (A45) 1-0R sac for Mayet's #
M Kupferstich vs C Chaude de Silans, 1950 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen G. Maltese Falcon(A45) 1-0Corr
C Bloodgood vs Jackson, 1976 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Zwischenzug in the Opening - Immediate recapture not required
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attk (A45) 1-0 N intermezzo is biggest threat
Koltanowski vs W Winter, 1931 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Knights Variation. General (A46) 0-1 Sac attack
V Laznicka vs Khismatullin, 2015 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk w/Ne5, Ng5: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Another B offer!
Petrosian vs V Lyublinsky, 1949 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke vs Small Cntr Yusupov-Rubinstein Systm (A46) 1-0Bxh6
Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Pin on the open file
Kostic vs E Steiner, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def. Euwe Var (A48) 0-1 Magnificent #
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1965 
(A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Kside Fianchetto (A48) 0-1 P fork trick, remove gu
H High vs Keene, 1964 
(A48) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 0-1 Squeeze, Rob the pin
H Wachtel vs Yermolinsky, 1993
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0 19.?
Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A60) 0-1 She didn't move an inch
J Mileika vs Tal, 1953 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Nxf7 KxN leads to mate
K Vijay vs Eric Malmi, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 Pin, Kside bash
A Mauro vs S Jablon, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 into Hippo (B01) 1-0 Raking Bs, sham Q sac
J Houska vs B C Yildiz Kadioglu, 2005 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Schiller-Pytel Var (B01) 1-0 Double Attack
Karjakin vs Karpov, 2013 
(B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Interesting P thrusts
Spielmann vs H Suechting, 1908 
(B01) Scandinavian, 36 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Def. Scandi2.Nc3 (B02)1-0 28 blind simul games at once
Alekhine vs Les Echecs du Palais Royal, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. 4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 c5 (B02) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0, Exch S
M Morgan vs Yermolinsky, 1990 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0 Dbl Discovered ++
U Nurme vs Ed Latimer, 1979 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Four Ps Attack. Trifunovic Var (B03) 1-0Stockfish
Xiong vs Duda, 2019 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Alburt Var (B04) 1-0 19.?
Nisipeanu vs D Reinderman, 2010 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 88 in The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time by J. Emms
F Braga vs Timman, 1982 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

As John Keats wrote, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
Harikrishna vs Van Wely, 2013 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 39 moves, 1-0

1.d4 d5 Torre Attack (D02) 1/2-1/2 Q+ vs 0-0
C Jaffe vs Marshall, 1909 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 1-0 32.?
C Bauer vs Korchnoi, 2003 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 Combinational King Hunt!!
J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

London System BxNe5 (D02) 1-0 Bxh6 initiates Kside assault
Shirov vs Sakaev, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Zukertort Var (D02) 0-1 Discovered Dbl++
N Mikkelsen vs E Brondum, 2009 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Chigorin Var (D02) 0-1 Battery
Capablanca vs C Wolff, 1915 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: 3.c4 Exchange Slav (D02) 0-1 Exch Sac prevents 0-0
V Mikenas vs F Apsenieks, 1937 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: 3.c4 vs Dble Fio (D02) 0-1difficult N vs B ending
E Cohn vs Schlechter, 1909 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 Royal fork
M Christoffel vs Euwe, 1946 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 30.?
Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1946 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Zukertort Var (D02) 0-1 Minor piece warfare
A Pakalns vs Tal, 1950 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attack. Main Line (B03) 1-0 23.?
F Blatny vs Vrbata, 1950 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (B12) 1-0 21.?
Shabalov vs K Arkell, 1991 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Old Benoni. Schmid Var (A43) 1-0 Two Ns on 6th!
Smyslov vs L Schmid, 1952 
(A43) Old Benoni, 23 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0 26.?
Smyslov vs M Fuller, 1969 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C45) 0-1 like a pinball machine!
Shankland vs Xiong, 2019 
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 0-1

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

King's Gambit: Accepted. B's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Q crashes in!
Courel vs J Blake, 1889 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: 3.f4 d6 gets heated (A00) 0-1 promotion looms
H Bennett vs E M Green, 1985 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

17.Rg6! is an Alekhine's Block of sorts.
Fischer vs E Kurz, 1970 
(C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0

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