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40 Roundhouse Ruuks 5 Swung on FTB
Compiled by fredthebear

* Bravest Rook in chess history - Steinitz's Immortal (Battle of Hastings) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZx...

* The Immortal Rook Lift by 11-year old Josh Waitzkin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnB...

Waitzkin just under top billing to Steinitz? Well, Josh's movie has done a lot to boost scholastic chess in the USA.

A is the Gambit, by Allgaier found out,
B is the Bishop, so warlike and stout;
C is our Chess – the glorious game,
D is Defeat, with its sorrow and shame;
E is the Evans, a famous attack,
F is the False-move we wish to take back;
G is a Gambit, full of startling delight,
H is the Houses of black and of white,
I is to Interpose in the midst of the fight;
J is J'adoube, which the careless must say,
K is the King, the soul of the play;
L is the López, the Gambit so old,
M is the Muzio, adventurous and bold;
N is the Notes, explaining our play,
O is the Opening, at the first of the fray;
P is a Pawn, marching boldly ahead,
Q is the Queen, mighty and dread;
R is the Rook, a warrior of weight,
S is a Stale, an unfortunate Mate;
T is a Tournay, where the weakest must yield,
U is to Unite our pawns in the field;
V is Variation, which black overlooks,
W is White, who moves first in the books;
X is Xantippe, the meanest of mates,
Y is to Yield, resigned to our fates;
Z is Zatrikiology, a game,
& an art of endurable fame.

Source: Chess Monthly, November 1860, page 348.

* Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

The fourth Thursday in November marks Thanksgiving Day for most Americans. But to some, it's the "National Day of Mourning," an annual protest event observed by Indigenous Americans of the Northeast. Held on Thanksgiving, its aim is to raise awareness about the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and the European settlers' impact on the Native American tribes and their way of life.

Q: What did one hat say to the other?
A: You wait here. I'll go on a head.

Tryfon Gavriel, famously known to fellow members as "Kingscrusher" is a FIDE Candidate Master and British Regional Chess Master, and enthusiastic instructor.

* 4 Miniz: zPonziani, zKieseritzky, zPhilidor, zFrankenstein-Dracula: z https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* 29 traps: https://www.chessonly.com/chess-ope...

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* Bedford: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

* Center Fork Trick is very common: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* 50 Games to Know: https://en.chessbase.com/post/50-ga...

* 100: Game Collection: 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games:
Game Collection: Chessmaster '86

* Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind...

* Danish treats: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (I)

* 1.d4: Game Collection: Winning with 1 d4!

Death Trap Highway

State Route 138 in California a.k.a. Death Trap Highway has a reputation for being incredibly dangerous. Poorly lit areas and foggy weather add to the risk, especially at night. But, despite the nickname, many drivers use this route to avoid traffic on other highways. This increase in traffic likely makes it even more prone to accidents. Be careful and take extra caution on this highway, and avoid it entirely when visibility is poor or if you're not experienced with mountain driving.

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

* Every breath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMO...

* Express Ratings: https://www.cxrchess.com/PlayerProf...

* Extinguish the Dragon: Game Collection: 1.e4 explorations

* Franco Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-...

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Gulfport: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)

https://archive.org/details/the-gol...

* Granville: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Greatest Hits: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Hot Springers: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/ret...

Interstate 95 (I-95)

I-95 is one of the busiest highways in the country. While it may seem convenient when doing a long-distance drive, it's famous for really heavy traffic. Unfortunately, accident rates are high, and the driving conditions make this road a risky choice. It connects several major cities, which means there are lots of people. If you can, avoid travelling during rush hour on this highway, or in the evening when visibility is lower.

* Meltdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXI...

* "Messi of Chess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w...

* Morphy Miniatures:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* North Myrtle Beach: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...

* North Carolina: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Notes by tpstar:
Game Collection: Instructive Games

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Sacs on f7/f2: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on f7 (f2)

* Sicilian Alapin Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLk...

* Bg2 vs Sicilian: Game Collection: Grand Prix Attack without early Bc4

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

* Submit a PGN: https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/u...

* Shady Lady: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/

Fredthebear loves coconuts.

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* Townsend: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

U.S. Route 1

Running parallel to the eastern coastline, U.S. Route 1 has scenic views but also has a lot of dangers. The road is quite old, with lots of parts that don't have wide lanes or updated signage. Busy areas near major cities like Boston, New York, and Miami mean there is a much higher chance of accidents than on other roads. Really sharp curves and badly designed intersections also add to the risks.

* Verse nobody's ever heard: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hhwR...

* Waco: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Wall's APCT Miniatures:
http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/c...

* WCC 2024: https://worldchampionship.fide.com/

* Wytheville: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

"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

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

Clinton visited Little St James, also known as 'paedophile island'

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

Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." — Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal

Nevada: Genoa
Established in: 1851

Geoa was founded back in 1851 as a trading post and provisioning station meant to serve passing wagon trains. It was originally known as Mormon Station because the first settlers were Mormon, and was part of Utah. It was renamed Genoa in 1855 by Mormon leader Orson Hyde, who named it in honor of Christopher Columbus's birthplace of Genoa, Italy.

Genoa is a tiny town — according to its website, just 250 people live there.

* History of Chess: https://boldchess.com/history/

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

* Chess History: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

<<<chess writer and poet <Henry Thomas Bland>

Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:>

I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up

He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.>

"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

Gratitude and Love to God
By William Cowper

All are indebted much to thee,
But I far more than all,
From many a deadly snare set free,
And raised from many a fall.
Overwhelm me, from above,
Daily, with thy boundless love.

What bonds of gratitude I feel
No language can declare;
Beneath the oppressive weight I reel,
'Tis more than I can bear:
When shall I that blessing prove,
To return thee love for love?

Spirit of charity, dispense
Thy grace to every heart;
Expel all other spirits thence,
Drive self from every part;
Charity divine, draw nigh,
Break the chains in which we lie!

All selfish souls, whate'er they feign,
Have still a slavish lot;
They boast of liberty in vain,
Of love, and feel it not.
He whose bosom glows with thee,
He, and he alone, is free.

Oh blessedness, all bliss above,
When thy pure fires prevail!
Love only teaches what is love:
All other lessons fail:
We learn its name, but not its powers,
Experience only makes it ours.

"No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life." — Anonymous

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ― Mahatma Gandhi

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Cub's Playtime The playful nature of bear cubs is captured in this cheerful poem.

Little cubs at play, in joy's array,

Tumbling, rolling, in the day.

Laughter in the woods, a sight so gay,

In their playtime, bears in ballet.

Mischief in their paws, in sunlight's glaze,

In their antics, they amaze.

Cubs at play, in freedom's way,

In their world, they sway.

Chasing butterflies, in fields they roam,

In the forest, their playful home.

Cub's playtime, in innocence lay,

In their joy, life's display.

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." ~ Portuguese Proverb

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Select a good chess move:

1. Is my king and queen safe? Am I absolutely sure?

2. Why did my opponent make that move?

3. What just changed?

4. What is now en prise / un/under-defended?

5. Any immediate risks / opportunities? (If no, go to default) - Opening: Develop
- Middle game: Improve, build attack, pawn breaks. - End game: Assure the best outcome

6. What are ALL the candidate moves?

7. For each, what is likely to happen? New risks/opportunities?

8. Which is best?

9. Does it improve my position?

10. Sanity check, sure it's not a mistake?

The Will Explained by Aesop

If what old story says of Aesop's true,
The oracle of Greece he was,
And more than Areopagus he knew,
With all its wisdom in the laws.
The following tale gives but a sample
Of what has made his fame so ample.
Three daughters shared a father's purse,
Of habits totally diverse.
The first, bewitched with drinks delicious;
The next, coquettish and capricious;
The third, supremely avaricious.
The sire, expectant of his fate,
Bequeathed his whole estate,
In equal shares, to them,
And to their mother just the same, –
To her then payable, and not before,
Each daughter should possess her part no more.
The father died. The females three
Were much in haste the will to see.
They read, and read, but still
Saw not the willer's will.
For could it well be understood
That each of this sweet sisterhood,
When she possessed her part no more,
Should to her mother pay it over?
It was surely not so easy saying
How lack of means would help the paying.
What meant their honoured father, then?
The affair was brought to legal men,
Who, after turning over the case
Some hundred thousand different ways,
Threw down the learned bonnet,
Unable to decide on it;
And then advised the heirs,
Without more thought, t" adjust affairs.
As to the widow's share, the counsel say,
"We hold it just the daughters each should pay
One third to her on demand,
Should she not choose to have it stand
Commuted as a life annuity,
Paid from her husband's death, with due congruity." The thing thus ordered, the estate
Is duly cut in portions three.
And in the first they all agree
To put the feasting-lodges, plate,
Luxurious cooling mugs,
Enormous liquor jugs,
Rich cupboards, – built beneath the trellised vine, – The stores of ancient, sweet Malvoisian wine,
The slaves to serve it at a sign;
In short, whatever, in a great house,
There is of feasting apparatus.
The second part is made
Of what might help the jilting trade –
The city house and furniture,
Exquisite and genteel, be sure,
The eunuchs, milliners, and laces,
The jewels, shawls, and costly dresses.
The third is made of household stuff,
More vulgar, rude, and rough –
Farms, fences, flocks, and fodder,
And men and beasts to turn the sod over.
This done, since it was thought
To give the parts by lot
Might suit, or it might not,
Each paid her share of fees dear,
And took the part that pleased her.
It was in great Athens town,
Such judgment gave the gown.
And there the public voice
Applauded both the judgment and the choice.
But Aesop well was satisfied
The learned men had set aside,
In judging thus the testament,
The very gist of its intent.
"The dead," Said he, "could he but know of it,
Would heap reproaches on such Attic wit.
What! men who proudly take their place
As sages of the human race,
Lack they the simple skill
To settle such a will?"
This said, he undertook himself
The task of portioning the pelf;
And straightway gave each maid the part
The least according to her heart –
The prim coquette, the drinking stuff,
The drinker, then, the farms and cattle;
And on the miser, rude and rough,
The robes and lace did Aesop settle;
For thus, he said, "an early date
Would see the sisters alienate
Their several shares of the estate.
No motive now in maidenhood to tarry,
They all would seek, post haste, to marry;
And, having each a splendid bait,
Each soon would find a well-bred mate;
And, leaving thus their father's goods intact,
Would to their mother pay them all, in fact," – Which of the testament
Was plainly the intent.
The people, who had thought a slave an ass,
Much wondered how it came to pass
That one alone should have more sense
Than all their men of most pretence.

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

* Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t...

'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.

The human body is made up of 206 bones.
Surprisingly, babies are born with 300! Babies' bones only fuse together and harden as they get older.

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

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

<<<"Dreams" > by Langston Hughes>

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes, a significant voice in American poetry, one of the most well-recognized Black poets of the 20th century and the leader of the Harlem Renaissance, writes about the importance of dreams and urges his readers to hold on to theirs. Without our dreams, Hughes says in this short yet powerful poem, our lives lose meaning and we are like birds that cannot fly.>

"With great power comes great responsibility" is an adage popularized by Spider-Man in Marvel comics

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

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

<<Kasparov> is the only player to challenge <Lasker>'s record of winning the strongest tournaments consistently, and he did it over many more tournaments with more strong players around.> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMe...

Here's the "upgrade"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty-...

And, a "reupload"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3os...

Cassandro>, what gives?? Lambda presents basic facts regarding Kasparov and Karpov's significant tournament histories, and you rail on our member without presenting information proving otherwise? We see this all the time in Biden politics... the facts don't sit well, so one bashes the messenger as a retort because the debate is factually lost.

No <stone or free die>, you think wrong as usual. FTB did NOT grow up reading books about Soviet legends. Ever heard of <Fred Reinfeld>?? Let's be of help, as we are known to educate those in need: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

and https://www.chess.com/blog/DonMcKim...

This Reinfeld book was an early favorite of FTB: https://archive.org/details/greatsh...

All one must do is sign up for free, and then borrow the book whenever one wishes to read for free, and see some exciting checkmates of the greats!

During FTB's youth, the USA was in a friggin' <Cold War> of propaganda against Communism (and still is to a great degree aside from the Bidens making millions off overseas contributors: https://www.politifact.com/factchec...). Let us not forget that the Hillarious Clinton campaign https://apnews.com/article/russia-u... produced the completely fraudulent dossier dishonestly used by the FBI in court, falsely alleging that well-known American businessman Donald Trump was in fact a Russian operative. Seriously -- the Dems, the Deep State dared to pull such an outrageous stunt, and the malpracticing national media obliged. Then House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her gang of no-goods spent a whopping 3 1/2 egregiously trying to impeach the 44th president on a complete hoax!??? Why aren't these perpetrators behind barz???

It was the true GOAT, primarily self-taught <Bobby Fischer> who came along and temporarily dismantled the Communist stronghold on the chess world in the 1970s: Wikipedia article: World Chess Championship 1972 And who from that era will ever forget that the Communist SOBs jobbed our USA Olympic men's basketball team out of the gold medal in 1972: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DG... For the younger generation, there was no do-overs, no reset button back then.

At least the USA had the great <Mark Spitz>: https://www.history.com/this-day-in...

While we're at it, such foolish terrorist sympathizers might need to learn of this 1972 atrocity: Wikipedia article: Munich massacre

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSJ...

Not much has changed these days, eh? These same terrorists invaded Israel and killed 1,400 jews and took hostages in 2023, https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/18... the last of which president elect Donald Trump's negotiator has finally secured an exchange in Reaganesque fashion. https://www.theatlantic.com/interna...

The shear ignorance and lack of acceptance of historical truths on this website is astounding. FTB's pursuers really should wise up and stop eating their own shoe leather.

Does anybody know who Slingin' Sammy Baugh was? <Otto Graham>? Is there a historical cut-off where legendary performers no longer exist, when Rome did not rule much of the world, or crucify the Lamb of God, <Jesus Christ> of Nazareth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvt... Can the accomplishments of the <Aztec empire> https://www.inventiongen.com/aztec-... be dismissed because we think we're in the information age today? Can they all be forgotten, swept under the rug for the sake of modernism? The latest is always the greatest??? Did some buffoon really invent a new checkmate???

Is a Goat still a Goat if he's part of a cheating organization? https://talksport.com/nfl/2731739/t...

Is a goon still a goon when he's telling the truth? How do we know he's telling the truth? Is the truth optional today? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-c... The truth separates the best from the rest.

Put away your thesaurus and never-ending negativity <perfidubious>. It's of no use when hiding from the fact that Carlsen has avoided the world's premier classical chess tournament two years in a row.

To you, I present defending tournament champion <Wei Yi>, and NEW heavyweight champion of the world....

<<Gukesh Dommaraju> (born 29 May 2006) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the reigning World Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, Gukesh is the youngest undisputed world champion, the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2750, doing so at the age of 17, and the third-youngest to have surpassed 2700 Elo at the age of 16. He earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 12 and is the third-youngest grandmaster in chess history.> -- Wikipedia

What's this?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTu...

Say it aint so, Joe!

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

The Dancing Bear
by James Russell Lowell

Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway,
And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal
Of their own conscious purpose; they control
With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy's play, And so our action. On my walk to-day,
A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll,
When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll,
And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
'Merci, Mossieu!' the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave
Of partial memory, seeing at his side
A bear immortal. The glad dole I gave
Was none of mine; poor Heine o'er the wide
Atlantic welter stretched it from his grave.

This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding,

then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):>

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

Proverbs 14:29-35

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly.

30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones.

31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies.

33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known.

34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people.

35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

The End Game by Marvin Howard Albert (Alexandria Press and Print, Seattle, 1966). The entire contents, page by page, are as follows:

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A 15-line poem
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An eight-line Lasker quote and part of a chess design Title (The End Game) and part of a chess design
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A 14-line poem
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Back cover (caption for an Alekhine v Capablanca position, with the diagram missing).

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

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19z Lowly lying rooked perjury had dishonestly stagnant swamp surgery on the deathly anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster proving to be no master of hydrogenics or the pasture of the milked cow and fat sow.

Chess variants/Evan's Gambit (000) 1-0 Rampaging R
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1858
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0 and pawn storm, R sacs
F Devinck vs Morphy, 1858
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack/Chess Variant (000) Two mating squares
A Nimzowitsch vs Leelaus, 1910
(000) Chess variants, 20 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
Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 e5 (A00) 0-1 Dbl Rook sac
I McNab vs Miles, 1967
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attk: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Rxg7+ w/Horwitz Bishops
J Turner vs Carlsen, 2002
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 h-pawn thrust, exch sac, Q+
H Zeh vs Elm, 1963
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit / KGD-ish (A02) 0-1 Back ranker
A Mengarini vs I A Horowitz, 1951
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 20...?
A Niedermayer vs P Haba, 1996
(A13) English, 20 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns abound
V Loginov vs F Sideifzade, 1983
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0
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: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Pin on the open file
Kostic vs E Steiner, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 13...?
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1925
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Knight's Tour Var (A61) 0-1 Fine mating net
K Kojder vs Suba, 1980
(A61) Benoni, 28 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense (A80) 1-0 Bold rooks, 2 mating squares
Denker vs H Feit, 1929
(A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate!
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian set-up vs Rat/Pirc Def (B07) 0-1 Black hits f2, h2
K Klaman vs A Ufimtsev, 1947
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Scandinavian Def: c4 vs Bg7 Richter Var (B01) 1-0 Exchange Sac
Svidler vs J Yedidia, 1995
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr Defense 3.d4 e5 (B01) 1-0 Sitting double R sacs
O H Labone vs NN, 1901
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
Modern Def Bg7 (B06) 1-0 Hustle into the center
Tal vs V Zilberstein, 1972
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def./Philidor Exchange 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B07) 1-0 Fast paced
Sutovsky vs L Draskovic, 2018
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Rook clearance sacrifice!
Y Yakovich vs M Shkalova, 2004
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 Castle #!!
O Seuss vs H Hurme, 1969
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 19 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 target backward f7-pawn
J Grefe vs Denker, 1979
(B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0
C-K Def: 2 Knts Attk. Mindeno Exch (B11) 1-0 Dbl R sac gone bad
A Planinc vs M Podgaets, 1970
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 20 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Goldman Var (B12) 1-0 Pin to win
P Rossiter vs Adams, 1989
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
C-K Panov Attk. Modern Def Reifir-Spielmann Line (B13) 1-0X-ray
I A Zaitsev vs NN, 1970
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Slash & Burn!
C Bell vs A F Ker, 1981
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Accept or Decline?
P Trifunovic vs J Kort, 1965
(B27) Sicilian, 23 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
Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Rxg2 bomb
T Fogarasi vs Caruana, 2007
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Rapture by Rook
Hort vs Reshevsky, 1970
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs E Kengis, 1995
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk ML (B77) 1-0 Lollipopped!
Ribli vs J Tabor, 1972
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 0-1 It wasn't just about the Rs
R Bitoon vs So, 2010
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 24 moves, 0-1
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 Defense: Scheveningen (B80) 1-0 searing smites!
Velimirovic vs Suba, 1987
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
Huebner vs Hort, 1972
(B89) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Amsterdam (B93) 1-0 Elements of Greco
G Garcia vs B Zuckerman, 1986
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 25 moves, 1-0
33...Rd8! is #115 in Chess Informant's Encyclopedia
V Mikenas vs Aronin, 1957
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 19.?
R Hardarson vs M Alaguzov, 2007
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 h-file blast
K Richter vs L Abramavicius, 1930
(C11) French, 23 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: Winawer. Advance (C18) 0-1 Simul Dbl, Dbl R sacs!!
Fischer vs C Powell, 1964
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C23) 1-0 Rook Snatch Tactic!
J Mieses vs Reti, 1908
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 0-1 21.? Stockfish notes!
W Adams vs A Simonson, 1940
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. ML (C29) 1-0 Greek gift, R lift & #
E Schallopp vs Gossip, 1890
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit Declined (C30) 1-0 Pin study; Landau's Mate?!!
S Landau vs H J van den Heuvel, 1933
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
KGD: Panteldakis Countergambit. Symmetrical (C30) 1-0 Rs on 8th
J Mieses vs Swiderski, 1903
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 0-1 Rook clearance sacrifice
Keres vs Bronstein, 1965
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Quite a wild and passionate Thomas Crown Affair!
P Morley vs G T Crown, 1945
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Tschigorin sacrifices two pawns, one knight, bishop, and rook.
Chigorin vs I Miasnikov, 1876
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 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
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1bring Rs to bare arms upon K&Q
M Sorokin vs E Maljutin, 1991
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 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 Gambit (C44) 1-0 Q trap goes horribly wrong
Bledow vs K Schorn, 1839
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 0-1 Outnumbered
S C Willenberg vs W Kobese, 2011
(C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 1-0 Greco Mate!
J Metger vs Wemmers, 1878
(C48) Four Knights, 19 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
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Koltanowski vs Meyers, 1941
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Two Knights (C59) 1-0 and Two Rooks!!
C Zeng vs Motylev, 2019
(C59) Two Knights, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Two hogs on the 2nd
G Medley vs Morphy, 1858
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Devastating Discovered+
H C Mees vs J Davidson, 1910
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
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, 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. Mackenzie Var (C77) 0-1 Black B daggers
C Golmayo vs Kolisch, 1867
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 22 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: Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 1-0 Kside P roller
A Rudolf vs E Kaplan, 2013
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1 Notes by AA
Saemisch vs Alekhine, 1943
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 27 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-Diemer G. Ryder G. (D00) 1-0 Queen? Who needs a Queen?
E Diemer vs Fleck, 1949
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
London System vs Dbl Fio (A48) 0-1 VK maliciously robs the pin
M Ballmann vs Korchnoi, 1995
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02) 0-1 16...?
J W Collins vs E Hearst, 1949
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1
G180 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
L Rellstab vs Petrov, 1937
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Torre Attack. Gossip Var (D03) 1-0 Both Rooks cannot be stopped
S Ghonimy vs E Sidorova, 2001
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 18 moves, 1-0
Colle 5.c3 System vs c5 copycat (D05) 1-0 Rxe5!
Koltanowski vs Catala, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit (D10) 0-1 Boom!
Zolotukhin vs I Nikolayev, 1981
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
Slav Def: Chameleon. Advance System (D15) 1-0 The Qs come off
Onischuk vs A Zatonskih, 2004
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
QGA. Normal (D25) 1-0 Mutual Queens on the rampage!
F Reinfeld vs J Battell, 1940
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
QGA: Normal. Traditional System (D45) 1-0Sacs to advance passer
Steinitz vs Gunsberg, 1890
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 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
Tarrasch Defense: Classical. Advance Var (D34) 1-0 22.?
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
Aronian miniaturizes Anand with 25 Re4xe6! 1-0
Aronian vs Anand, 2011
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Game 52 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
H Steiner vs J C Thompson, 1940
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 h-pawn fishin' pole attack
Maximov vs Andreyev, 1854
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 1-0
Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 (E06) 0-1 Rooks come forth
Y Liu vs S P Sethuraman, 2019
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 26 moves, 0-1
QID: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 Skewer the Q by defending w/a B
Miles vs Reshevsky, 1979
(E12) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1
Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 24...?
W Hug vs Hort, 1972
(E17) Queen's Indian, 27 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
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
Hungarian Opening: Dutch Def (A00) 0-1 Rook pair shuts it down
Suttles vs B Diesen, 1973
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Exch Sac Kside Assault!
D E Lloyd vs R Gray, 1959
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 White penetrates weak squares
Naiditsch vs R Tischbierek, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Classical Bull's Head vs Hippopotamus (A00) 0-1 Two Hogs on 2nd
E Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili, 1979
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0Blind Swine; Stockfish notes
C Bloodgood vs D Casteen, 1960
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Def (A00) 1-0Deceptive Combo
M Basman vs A Budnikov, 1993
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening Be2, Bb2 vs Bg4 (A02) 1-0 Promotion won't matter
Larsen vs G Fuster, 1958
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1Greco's "Mate" gains a piece
F Lazard vs Menchik, 1929
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 B&Q sac for a Rook roller
J Pribyl vs R Hardarson, 2001
(A03) Bird's Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Stockfish notes; discovered+
Rapport vs Fressinet, 2015
(A03) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Creative insane game featuring 4x exchange sacs
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2019
(A05) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Strangle the Queen!!
Lisitsin vs Smyslov, 1944
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: d5, Bg4 Defense (A06) 1-0 Dbl Exch Sacs
Kamsky vs E Romanov, 2012
(A06) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
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
KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 21.?
M Czerniak vs U Rueetschi, 1981
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 1-0 32.?
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2009
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 27.?
A Fier vs R Aloma Vidal, 2018
(A09) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 1-0 Dbl Rook sacs
Anand vs Speelman, 1996
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
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) 1-0 25.?
A Wojtkiewicz vs S Skembris, 1990
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0
Co-authors of Chess Made Easy by C.J.S. Purdy and G. Koshnitsky
C Purdy vs G Koshnitsky, 1932
(A13) English, 47 moves, 0-1
Chess Life and Review magazine, September, 1978 issue
A Lein vs K Regan, 1978
(A13) English, 28 moves, 1-0
English, Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Arab/Epaul#
V Osnos vs D Komarov, 1986
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID (A15) 1-0 Overworked R
Timman vs Sax, 1979
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
English vs. Anglo-Indian Def Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1 25...?
B Wexler vs O Bazan, 1960
(A15) English, 25 moves, 0-1
Game 529 in Chess Informant Best Games 501-600
C Hansen vs Ftacnik, 1991
(A16) English, 37 moves, 1-0
K's English. 2Knts' Smyslov Sys (A22) 1-0Armageddon; So Stunned
Aronian vs So, 2019
(A22) English, 47 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knts Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 27.?
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0
Secrets of Practical Chess by John Nunn, page 153
Karpov vs Ftacnik, 1988
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 93 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 1-0 35.?
B Tiller vs A Kuligowski, 1983
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 45 moves, 1-0
English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni. Spielmann Def. (A33) 1-0 d6Xs
Capablanca vs Santasiere, 1922
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Def: General (A40) 1-0 Rs generate P majority
M Hebden vs J Solakian, 2001
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Q Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Remove the Guard, promo
I Birbrager vs Suetin, 1964
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
Rat Defense: English Rat / Bind (A41) 1-0 Compare the Rooks
A Suleymanli vs Smirin, 2020
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 33 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Averbakh System. Randspringer Var (A42) 1-0 31.?
F Beeckmans vs J Renet, 1998
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 31 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni. Russian Var (A44) 0-1 Red Sea
B Kovacevic vs S Kosanski, 1999
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attk: General (A45) 1/2-1/2 Blitz sac for perpetual
Carlsen vs So, 2017
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Now that was some finish!
Duda vs Rapport, 2019
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 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/Richter-Veresov Attk (A45) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tartakower vs G Thomas, 1923
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attk: Classical Def. Big Center (A45) 1-0Pin, Passer
Nakamura vs A Zatonskih, 2004
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0Stockfish notes
Lobron vs Korchnoi, 1998
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Tripled Ps, caught in mid
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Lisitsin, 1942
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Pseudo-London vs Dbl Fio/Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 h-file
D A Blair vs J Luchan, 2011
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Ne5, Exch Sac!
B Saacke vs F Behrhorst, 1982
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Simul exhibition
Alekhine vs R Castiarena, 1926
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Budapest Def (A51) 0-1 Riddled w/holes
P Brandts vs A Bisguier, 1954
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 1-0 Connected passers
Alekhine vs Russian Chess Circle, 1931
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0 19.?
Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Game 2 in 'A Passion for Chess' by Reuben Fine
Fine vs S Factor, 1932
(A60) Benoni Defense, 54 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Dbl Fianchetto (A62) 0-1Super Nezh Exchange Sac
V Zak vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 28 moves, 0-1
from GM David Norwood's book Grandmaster Meets Chess Amateur
Lputian vs D Norwood, 1986
(A66) Benoni, 27 moves, 1-0
Benoni Def. Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Bb5+ Ke8 gets blasted
H Perez Garcia vs R Grimaldi, 1978
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1 Dbl R sac!
V Guerra vs A Peixoto, 2001
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky (A97) 1-0Weird, Wonderful
Santasiere vs J Fliegel, 1938
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 42 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Mikenas Var (B00) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 28...?
N Zhu vs Shabalov, 2017
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Remove the Guard
S Krause vs J Kirby, 1985
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Lean Var. CO Countr Accepted (B00) 0-1 Q vs RR
V Onyshchuk vs I Schneider, 2015
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 99 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Black played wrong sac
D Flynn vs J S Macrae, 2011
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 52 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1/2-1/2 Clever
J Sarfati vs R J Dive, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 R+ Deflection sac allows promo
R Raubitschek vs L Hopper, 1909
(B01) Scandinavian, 43 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 R roller
J Dobias vs Hromadka, 1940
(B01) Scandinavian, 61 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 Stockfish notes
Lasker vs E N Olly, 1893
(B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Marshall 4.Bd3 Nc6 (B01) 0-1Speculative Q sac
H Grob vs K Helling, 1936
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Exchange Var (B03) 1-0 R vs N ending
J Heinemann vs M Hamer, 2015
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 63 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 1-0 Petrov's, Cochrane G
A Nguyen vs Miroshnichenko, 1999
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 59 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Modern Var (B04) 1-0 Sweet R clearance sac
D Vasiesiu vs M Grunberg, 2001
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 33 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line (B05) 0-1 Rs reach the 2nd/7th
Reshevsky vs H Steiner, 1927
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 49 moves, 0-1
Game 18 in 'How Good is your Chess?' by Daniel John King.
Tal vs C Hoi, 1985
(B06) Robatsch, 43 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attk (B06) 1-0 from center to flank
I Nikolayev vs R Burnett, 1998
(B06) Robatsch, 25 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: General (B07) 1-0 44.?
Geller vs H Liebert, 1970
(B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System Parma Def (B08) 1-0 20.?
A Drvota vs Z Szymczak, 1978
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann, Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern (B10) 1-0 Blind Swine
P Cramling vs Korchnoi, 1984
(B10) Caro-Kann, 33 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Tartakower Var (B15) 0-1 R battery; f2 will fall
P Leonhardt vs Duras, 1908
(B15) Caro-Kann, 27 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 1-0 30.?
M Apicella vs C Bauer, 2003
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Rook sacrifice
M Dann vs A Bezemer, 2017
(B20) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian UnClosed 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B23) 1-0 W sacrifices 4 pieces
A Neiksans vs D Paiva, 2018
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0
P.H. Clarke: Mikhail Tal's best games 1951-60
Tal vs Benko, 1959
(B27) Sicilian, 30 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
Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Advance Var (B29) 1-0 Exchange sac
W Adams vs S Bernstein, 1936
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Closed Var (B29) 0-1 Juniors
O Yaksin vs R Nechepurenko, 2008
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 26 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Exchange sac for a K flush
R Ortega vs L Zinn, 1968
(B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Extraordinary battle..."How to Defend in Chess" by Colin Crouch
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910
(B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk Var (B33) 1-0
Leko vs Carlsen, 2008
(B33) Sicilian, 62 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Pin Var (B40) 1-0 R runs interference for Q
K Mokry vs H Lehmann, 1981
(B40) Sicilian, 31 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 Def: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1Arabian # facing defeat!
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Q sac
Yudasin vs Shirov, 1995
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Classical (B58) 1-0Discovered Attk creates passer
P Romanovsky vs I Rabinovich, 1935
(B58) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 0-1 Sacrificial Qside assault
A Khandelwal vs J Mueller, 2009
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 0-1
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 Scheveningen. Fianchetto Bg2 (B80) 1-0 Pin, Horwitz Bs
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
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
Sicilian Def: Scheveningn. Classical Paulsen Var (B85) 1-0 26.?
V Soultanbeieff vs V I Borodin, 1943
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1Overloaded
O Neikirch vs Botvinnik, 1960
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Hot Rook
P Poutiainen vs U Kunsztowicz, 1973
(B89) Sicilian, 32 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
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1/2-1/2 R vs R&B
Carlsen vs Van Wely, 2007
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 109 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 32.?
Romanishin vs Y Anikaev, 1973
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Discovery+ Boomerang
A Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1988
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 43 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 27.?
G Grasser vs Errol Singh, 2009
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
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 Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0 24.?
J Klinger vs Glek, 1990
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Ruisdonk Gambit 4.Nf3?! (C02) 0-1
W Ritson-Morry vs H Cook, 1946
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1
French Advance 4.Nf3 cxd4 Ruisdonk Gambit (C02) 1/2-1/2 50...?
R Bator vs Bareev, 1987
(C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def (C07) 1-0 Promotion contest
M Hebden vs S Knott, 2001
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein. Fort Knox Variation (C10) 1-0 34.?
Vasiukov vs S Makarichev, 1972
(C10) French, 41 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
Game 46: 'The Hypermodern Game of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower
Reti vs Tartakower, 1920
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0
A Mitrofanov Deflection followed by a rook sac counter and draw
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1920
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: McCutcheon. Lasker Variation (C12) · 1-0
Koltanowski vs Stephenson, 1942
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 moves, 1-0
French Defense: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0Brilliant R sac
de Firmian vs N Getz, 2007
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 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
Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 0-0-0, Pillsbury's R sac
J Mieses vs Marshall, 1902
(C21) Center Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 0-1 Batteries battle
G Barrenechea Bahamonde vs D Kollars, 2018
(C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 Bxh6, BxB, Bh6#!
V Green vs J Robey, 1862
(C25) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0
B Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0 P storm
J Mieses vs G Martinolich, 1907
(C26) Vienna, 30 moves, 1-0
Game 68 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs Rubinstein, 1925
(C28) Vienna Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1Re-deployment punished
Swiderski vs Raabe, 1897
(C28) Vienna Game, 29 moves, 0-1
Lasker's Chess Magazine, volume 6, May-October 1907, p. 259-260
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
Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1Danger
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1987
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1
KGA. Modern Def (C36) 1-0 Rook battery on the f-file
V Piber vs R Jovan, 2001
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 41 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
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 27.?
J Aagaard vs P A Rasmussen, 1996
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense 3.Nxe5 Nc6 (C40) 0-1 Masterful!
H Ruben vs S Sorensen, 1876
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 R Decoy to B-Q#
E Steiner vs F Apsenieks, 1928
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Klein Var (C41) 1-0 Royal pin e-file
K Behting vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 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
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Scorching K walk
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Game 148 in 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
P Leonhardt vs Tarrasch, 1910
(C46) Three Knights, 27 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
Four Knights Game: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 0-1 Harried K
A Nimzowitsch vs P Leonhardt, 1911
(C49) Four Knights, 77 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 Rooks cut-off
J Lopez Garcia vs E Etcheverry, 1962
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 21.Re5? Just Take It -- Rob the pin!
Y Foughali vs C Yoo, 2016
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Var (C51) 0-1 Rx4
Anderssen vs Bird, 1873
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Classical. De la Bourdonnais (C53) 1-0tpstarNotes
P Leonhardt vs Teichmann, 1905
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 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, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attk Long Var (C55) 1-0redhot
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1910
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Traxler Countrattk B Sac line (C57) 0-1 12...?
Sils vs L Schmid, 1971
(C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1
Victor Henkin's 1000 Checkmate Combinations, p. 20. Missed 34.?
B Gurgenidze vs Spassky, 1959
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spanish Game: Classical. Zukrtort Gambit (C64) 0-1Exch sac, pin
I Komissarov vs I Nikolayev, 1989
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1
Spanish, l'Hermet Var Berlin Wall Def (C87) 1-0Amazing ending!!
Jakovenko vs I Cheparinov, 2008
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 50 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Variation (C77) 1-0 Simul
Kasparov vs P Matocha, 2008
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1The Wrong Rook
Jakovenko vs Wei Yi, 2019
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Snug as a bug in a rug!
M Borriss vs U Kersten, 2007
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Keres' Three on the 3rd Mate
B Malksoo vs Keres, 1940
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 R lift, crossfire
Topalov vs G Vescovi, 2001
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Def (C96) 1-0 create a passer
Sutovsky vs D Sadzikowski, 2017
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C98) 1-0 Rook roller
Simagin vs V Chekhover, 1949
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 68 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0
J Aagaard vs Fuad Ahmed Mohamme Mufleh, 2006
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 28 moves, 1-0
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
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
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
London System (D02) 1-0 Pins contain threats; 2 hogs on 7th
B Skutta vs D Nomin-Erdene, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
London System BxBf4 exBf4 (D02) 1-0 Qside assault w/N & Heavies
R Storm vs Blatny, 1991
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
London System vs 3 Across (D02) 0-1 Eliminate N, R sac finish
J Peltomaki vs C Adrian, 2012
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
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 (D02) 1-0 One bad move ruins 40 good ones
H Trevenen vs R Bruce, 1947
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0
London System vs. Classic Qb6 (D02) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2019
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Create a pin to win in the ending!
Colle vs Duchamp, 1929
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Emil Sutovsky called 27.. Rh1 most beautiful move of the year!
Aronian vs Rapport, 2016
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
QGD: Chigorin Def. ML Alekhine Var (D07) 1-0 doubled g-pawns
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 0-1 26...?
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1928
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
Slav Def: Soultanbeieff Var (D16) 1-0 Back rank mating combo!
Kotov vs Alatortsev, 1942
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Fantastic flush of the uncastled K
H D Evans vs Fine, 1943
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Displacement R sac
Aronian vs H Stevic, 2010
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
QGD: General (D30) 1/2-1/2 Watch the center clear w/pressure
V Mikenas vs H Weenink, 1931
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Kside assault!
V Artemiev vs Hracek, 2019
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 B&N vs R&N ending
Tal vs G Agzamov, 1984
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 85 moves, 0-1
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
Q's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4 & BxBa6 (D37) 1-0 Bishop-less MG
Ding Liren vs Caruana, 2019
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0
QGD: Harrwitz Attk. Main Line (D37) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 34...?
Topalov vs Anand, 2016
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 0-1
...Fabulous, magical game by the genius from Riga...
Tal vs D Keller, 1959
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern Var (D50) 1-0 aggressive bayonet attack!
F Walker vs E Hanna, 1899
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0
QGD: Lasker Defense (D53) 1-0 Nxf7, up the exchange
Denker vs B Siff, 1933
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
QGD: Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Unique pin on a-file
Levenfish vs Kostic, 1911
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 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
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
Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Just take it RxR!
L Babujian vs V Fedoseev, 2014
(D85) Grunfeld, 36 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Def: Flohr Var (D90) 1-0Windmill into pseudo-Vukovic#
M Germek vs M Filipcic, 1947
(D90) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: Russian. Hungarian Var (D97) 1-0 Q trap
M Yilmaz vs R Gao, 2012
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 29 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Closed (E08) 1/2-1/2 Chewed up by Qside Rooks
Timman vs H Karner, 1973
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
Indian Game: Döry Indian (E10) 0-1 37...?
E Rotunno vs Alekhine, 1938
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 38.?
E Magerramov vs Gipslis, 1992
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 41 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: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 39...? Notes by Stockfish.
M Rivas Pastor vs Huebner, 1985
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
QID. Fianchetto (E15) 1-0 Mate sequence in Rook pairs ending
A Beliavsky vs Adams, 1989
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
NID: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 1-0
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2010
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 64 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
NID: Classical. Noa Var (E37) 1/2-1/2 Rs & Bs ending
K Grigorian vs Gulko, 1975
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 0-1 31...?
L Cooper vs I Ivanov, 1987
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 0-1 "Cooking the Rooks"
Gelfand vs Karpov, 1994
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 52 moves, 0-1
KID. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 0-1 39...?
R Kempinski vs E Berg, 2012
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 47 moves, 0-1
KID: Smyslov Var (E61) 0-1 Defender Deflection for Support Mate
O Danchevski vs V Spasov, 1998
(E61) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1
KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 0-1 whittled away
J H Donner vs Fischer, 1959
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 44 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. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 Remove the Guard
V Belous vs H Pasalic, 2012
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 R shot!
Shamkovich vs I Ryc, 1968
(E92) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
Kasparov - Karpov World CC Match (1990) New York, NY USA, rd 11
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990
(E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
"New in Chess- Tactics Training - Garry Kasparov" 33...?
Kamsky vs Kasparov, 1994
(E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
KID: Orthodox. Neo-Classsical (E99) 0-1 Dbl R lift to h-file!!
A Summerscale vs G Jones, 2009
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 13.?
Tseshkovsky vs I Polgar, 1964
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
French Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo / QGD ACG (C01) 0-1 28...?
X Zhao vs X Bu, 2005
(C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Girls 39.?
E Guo vs S Madhurima, 2011
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 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) 0-1 "I Double Daria"
E Diakonova vs D Voit, 2018
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 1-0 31.?
Adams vs A Yusupov, 2005
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0Smashing f7
Keres vs J Turn, 1942
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 R on 7th
Smyslov vs E Zagoryansky, 1945
(C10) French, 37 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 Battery
A Chistiakov vs P Dubinin, 1939
(C10) French, 25 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 Another masterful swindle
Marshall vs K Treybal, 1930
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 Video link
Vitiugov vs J van Foreest, 2020
(C11) French, 62 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 PINS~
W Pietzsch vs W Golz, 1960
(C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Pins
Tal vs V Veders, 1951
(C13) French, 34 moves, 1-0
FR Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 17.?
Keres vs R G Wade, 1954
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0
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. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Defining R lifts
A Bernstein vs N Sorokin, 1929
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 0-1 B Interpose w/Check
Movsesian vs A Istratescu, 2012
(C18) French, Winawer, 53 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1-0
N Tereshchenko vs Rotlewi, 1909
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25) 1-0 Capped Knight!!!
M Lange vs J von Schierstedt, 1856
(C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe Allgaier Gambit (C25) 1-0Q sac Mayet's #
Schlechter vs J Thirring, 1893
(C25) Vienna, 35 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Stanley. Frankenstein-Dracula (C27) 1-0 Dbl R Sacs
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991
(C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 33.?
F Steil-Antoni vs S Johnsen, 2010
(C28) Vienna Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 Pillsbury's Mate!!
I Saric vs I Papadatos, 1994
(C28) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Eraser R leaves easy ending
Alekhine vs E J Davies, 1933
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1
KGA Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1-0 Dbl R Sac
T Wall vs D Ippolito, 1998
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Double N&R sacrifices!
J Gallagher vs Balashov, 1991
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 15.?
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 0-1 Stunning finish!
J Yoos vs Hjartarson, 1996
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 Simul exhibition
Blackburne vs Brewer, 1881
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Game 19 My Best Games of Chess by Viswanathan Anand & John Nunn
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical. Intermezzo (C45) 0-1 W is less active
Morozevich vs Tkachiev, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Dashing Dbl Check finish!!
Staunton / Barnes vs Lowenthal / NN, 1856
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Arabian Mate!
Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1880
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 21...?
Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1945
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 0-1 Keypusher notes!
Janowski vs Lasker, 1904
(C48) Four Knights, 35 moves, 0-1
editor's pick as Best Game of Volume 139 of Chess Informant
A Goganov vs A Puranik, 2019
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 51 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50)1-0 KEG annotates!
Blackburne vs G Marco, 1901
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Epaulette's Mate
G Neumann vs C Mayet, 1866
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
20. Rxb5!! uses defense, demolition, clearance and a pin threat
Anderssen vs S Hamel, 1857
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 Blitz
Ganguly vs A Aleksandrov, 2014
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Lasker Def(C52) 1-0blindfold beauty
E Canal vs NN, 1917
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1-0 Rooks hammer the 6th
Bird vs M Weiss, 1882
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 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: 2Knts Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0 Crafty Rs
A Fritz vs E Schallopp, 1883
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 R shot
Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1921
(C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1Rooking around
J Ady vs Spassky, 1984
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0Stockfis
C De Vere vs Steinitz, 1867
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Var (C68) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Tartakower vs Schlechter, 1908
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0Vukovic # next
E Delmar vs J Elson, 1870
(C77) 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: Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0 25.?
Caruana vs Onischuk, 2016
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) 0-1 Crossfires
H Wolf vs Janowski, 1905
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 0-1
Ruy Lopez, Open (C80) 1-0 Fabulous Finish!!
R Levit vs Genady Rusakovas, 1986
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open Var. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 38.?
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 23.?
B Kurajica vs P Littlewood, 1980
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Keres Def (C92) 0-1 27...?
L Schmid vs Rossolimo, 1949
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1
Odd Lies and Comments, Songs & 1972 Fischer-Spassky Copycat
R Thimann vs O K Lie, 1977
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 37 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Mutual Exchange Sacrifices
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian (B02) 1-0 39.?
D Ionescu vs T Luther, 2005
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attack. Main Line (B03) 1-0 23.?
F Blatny vs Vrbata, 1950
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defe: Modern. Alburt Var (B04) 1-0 6.Nxf7 KxN
H Wagner vs L Rellstab, 1930
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 22 moves, 1-0
Modern Def 2.h4 Nf6 3.e5 Nh5 (B06) 0-1 Qless MG, Ks charge, P+
Predojevic vs D Andreikin, 2016
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1
B15: Caro-Kann, Gurgenidze system 1-0 Blasting Rooks!!
L Christiansen vs I Foygel, 2002
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Bg7 Fianchetto, BxNf3 (B06) 0-1 Open g-file, passer
O Johannsson vs T Schou-Moldt, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 47 moves, 0-1
Modern Def 3.f4 Bg7 Sniper/Dragon (B06) 1-0 Early K walk->attkr
B Ivanovic vs J Rukavina, 1984
(B06) Robatsch, 58 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Classical. Two Knights System (B08) 1-0 fiery gem!
H Weenink vs S Landau, 1930
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System Parma Def (B08) 0-1 35...?
M Mukhitdinov vs Botvinnik, 1967
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def: Two Knights Attack (B10) 0-1 Remove the Guard
Fedorchuk vs A Donchenko, 2015
(B10) Caro-Kann, 37 moves, 0-1
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 Def: Modern Var (B12) 1-0 Here, have my Rook!
Tiviakov vs V Vorotnikov, 1989
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B18) 1-0 27.?
L Semenova vs M Juncu, 1983
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense tranposes to French Advance (B20) 0-1 26...?
McShane vs I Efimov, 2009
(B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Rob the pin
G Kadas vs E Paoli, 1976
(B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Declined Alapin-like (B21) 1-0 21.?
D Myers vs S Gschwendtner, 2015
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (B27) 0-1 37...?
R Swinkels vs C Bauer, 2007
(B27) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Closed Var (B29) 0-1 Trade Exch Sacs
A Planinc vs M Basman, 1974
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 30 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
OldSicilian Bg7: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B31) 1-0 Blitz ?s
Svidler vs Kramnik, 1999
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 42 moves, 1-0
Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Novosibirsk Var (B33) 0-1 30...?
Topalov vs Lautier, 1998
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1
A young Kasparov on the losing side of a Maroczy bind
Kasparov vs Yurtaev, 1975
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Pin Var (B40) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 19.?
Yates vs A Haida, 1925
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Is your roof on fire?
R Mamedov vs U Bajarani, 2010
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) 1-0 24.?
G Vescovi vs S Gschwendtner, 1994
(B53) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Kasimdzhanov vs Kasparov, 1999
(B53) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0 Greco's # w/pin
Tal vs A Deze, 1974
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0
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
Dbl R sacs for Swallow's Tail/Gueridon Mate next move
J Pokojowczyk vs G Timoscenko, 1979
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical General (B83) 0-1 55...?
H Munoz Sotomayor vs H Salazar Jacob, 1990
(B83) Sicilian, 59 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Arabian# awaits
A Zapata vs Ftacnik, 1992
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 36.?
Z Hernandez vs B Dekic, 2008
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attack. General (B86) 1-0 21.?
D Perovic vs M Cebalo, 1986
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Igor Does It
I A Zaitsev vs Khenkin, 1988
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 0-1Notes by Stockfish
Sindarov vs Firouzja, 2019
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 0-1
Sicil Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 0-1 Immune Rxc7
Jobava vs K Jakubowski, 2001
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 37 moves, 0-1
A classic "co-linear" move
Y Hou vs S Andriasyan, 2005
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 44 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
P-K4 Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Three possible mate patterns
Koblents vs Graf-Stevenson, 1935
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
London System c4/Harrwitz Attk vs Baltic Def(D02) 1-0Weaponized
Carlsen vs B Finegold, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Colle System 4.c4 BxNf3 (D04) 1-0 34.?
Colle vs W Fairhurst, 1927
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
QGA: Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1966
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD: General (D30) 1-0 Rook battery advantage of no luft
G Ilivitsky vs Aronin, 1952
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 0-1 Battery Blast!
Z Popovic vs A Fuderer, 1949
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Var (D31) 1-0 Pin that defends
Korchnoi vs E Preissmann, 1991
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 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: Ragozin Def. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 N sac opens the h-file
Koneru vs Y Hou, 2011
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs Hjartarson, 1989
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0
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
Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation (D47) 1-0 23.?
C Hansen vs O Borik, 1998
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD: Pillsbury Attack (D55) 1-0 Stockfish notes; KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 29 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1931
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1Exch Sac Undermines
Timman vs Svidler, 1999
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 25 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 33.?
Szabo vs L Liptay, 1962
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0
French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 25...?
K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B63) 1-0 B-Q Battery
G Garcia vs D Gurevich, 1986
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 43 moves, 1-0
French, Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1 Dropping minor pieces
A Stubljar vs B Harej, 2002
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Deflection, K walk
Y Wan vs S Abu Sufian, 2009
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 1-0 first outing
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
KIA vs QGD Bb7, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Line clearance w/overworked pawn
A Liang vs J Haug, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Games where check is answered with checkmate#!!
C Jaenisch vs Shumov, 1849
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: 2.Na3!? (B20) 1-0 33.?
B Savchenko vs V Belov, 2006
(B20) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: General (C46) 1-0 White rooks afield
J Hector vs L E Johannessen, 2002
(C46) Three Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Van't Kruijs Opening/Colle-Zuke vs KID (A00) 1-0 0-0-0 vs 0-0
G Welling vs T Gishi, 1996
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Portuguese Var (B01) 0-1 Dbl R sacs by MC
S Vaibhav vs Carlsen, 2018
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Artful Kside assault
K Shanava vs A Gurkin, 2012
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1/2-1/2 Fortress
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2009
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1Damiano's Mate w/N
M Mrdja vs Gleizerov, 2011
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical, General (B83) 1-0 Dbl R sac!
C Lutz vs M Tratar, 1996
(B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0
Tal sac's rooks on move 18 & 32 to get a mating net on move 37.
Tal vs Z Szymczak, 1974
(A15) English, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attack (C78) 1-0 Stockfish; 28.?
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1902
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 24.?
T L Petrosian vs P Smirnov, 2006
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 19/20 Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
Tarrasch vs J Noa, 1885
(C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Bronstein Var (B12) 1-0 30.?
V Mikenas vs A Bannik, 1957
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. Modern, Nc6 Exchange (C41) 1-0 Tear open center
Y Wen vs Z Lan, 2017
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicil Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 aesthetically pleasing
Dolmatov vs Polugaevsky, 1988
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 This is a gem!
P Dely vs J H Donner, 1961
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0
KID: Orthodox. General (E91) 1-0 Remarkable Kside assault
Shulman vs C D'Amore, 1994
(E91) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 29.?
A Zaitsev vs Furman, 1967
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicil Wing Gambit. Deferred (B50) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail #
Tartakower vs J T Andor, 1952
(B50) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 1-0 R Roller
Tal vs J Grefe, 1991
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Classical. Fianchetto (B58) 1-0 find the finish
A Ivanov vs Smirin, 1985
(B58) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Tarrasch Var (C77) 0-1 31...?
O Sarapu vs J Sarfati, 1985
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1
Kestlers Doppelturmopfer
Sax vs H Kestler, 1974
(B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1
QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 31...?
Yermolinsky vs A Beliavsky, 1993
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 32 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance (C18) 1-0 St. Louis Pin Special
Caruana vs Lenderman, 2018
(C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 31.?
Y Sakharov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1957
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 1-0 Dbl Exch Sac
G Stoltz vs R G Wade, 1952
(C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0
G258 in 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz.
Vidmar vs V Mikenas, 1931
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 0-1 Fabulous Finish
O H Labone vs Lasker, 1898
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Exch Sacs & Q romps
J Mieses vs Colle, 1930
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 0-1 Stunning Deflection!
I V Rohacek vs J Sefc, 1949
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def: Classical 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A84) 0-1 R sac exposes K
Belakovsky vs Boleslavsky, 1938
(A84) Dutch, 31 moves, 0-1
Polish Opening: Exchange Var (A00) 1-0 blitz tactics to promote
T Gareyev vs Dominguez Perez, 2019
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
The rook on the 7th w/help out performed the rook on the 8th
Karpov vs Geller, 1981
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 R retreat traps the Black Q
T Tian vs Z Nemeth, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0
Lputian vs V Arbakov, 1983
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Netherlands Var (D00) 1-0 Exchange Sac
J Tarjan vs J A Gutierrez Herrera, 1979
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 Q deflection for R roller!
S Levitsky vs A Rabinovich, 1912
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 23.?
A Burtasova vs N Straub, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Def. Classical Var (D68) 1-0 22.?
Lputian vs Balashov, 1986
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
Game 65 in '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & du Mont
Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1900
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Central passer
Csom vs Ribli, 1969
(B27) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
After piece sacrifice, white "casually" exchange queens!
Reti vs Flamberg, 1912
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Fleischhauer vs O Valentiner, 1913
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Rossolimo Var (A41) 1-0 Clearance sacrifice!
O Girya vs O Gritsayeva, 2014
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 39 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 0-1?? Promotion race, victory!
N Golovko vs Y Gusev, 1970
(C25) Vienna, 53 moves, 0-1
Alekhine in the Americas by Donaldson & Minev, pg. 42
F Valenzuela vs Alekhine, 1927
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 1-0 Pawn storm!
E C Price vs E Gibb, 1920
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Bg7 vs Pseudo-Torre Bg5 (B06) 1-0 Heavies on 7th
Kholmov vs N Zilberman, 1989
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 (B31) 1-0Stockfish; 14.?
S Chanda vs S Himanshu, 2006
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Smyslov Def (C93) 1-0 Stockfish
Spassky vs A Arutiunov, 1965
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A90) 1-0 R sets up Qg7#
D Anton Guijarro vs Y Santiago, 2018
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 1-0
Chapter 11, Ivan Sokolov's book "Sacrifice and the Initiative"
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 House of Cards
J Minckwitz vs J Noa, 1881
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sacrifice (C44) · 0-1
Bronstein vs A Fuderer, 1959
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 R fork+ robs the pin
Caruana vs Giri, 2020
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Sack Attack!!
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
"...brilliant and interesting..."
Blackburne vs G Beach, 1900
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Spanish Morphy Def. Wormald Attack (C77) 0-1 Fab Black sacs!
V Kirillov vs Furman, 1949
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 blitz 25.?
K McDonald vs B Newcomb, 2020
(B27) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 89 in 'Lasker's Manual of Chess' by Emanuel Lasker
Duras vs Rubinstein, 1909
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 0-1
1001 Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld
Morphy vs C Stanley, 1857
(C51) Evans Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
KID: Averbakh Var. Geller Def (E73) 0-1 Namesake
J Adamski vs Geller, 1968
(E73) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 48 in 'Judgment and Planning in Chess' by Machgielis Euwe
A Nimzowitsch vs A Pritzel, 1922
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0
KID: Saemisch. Closed Var (E87) 0-1 Royal assassination
V Liberzon vs Boleslavsky, 1960
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 29 moves, 0-1
The Helsinki Hand Grenade (D55) 0-1 33 moves
E Lindroos vs E Book, 1934
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Modern Var (C29) 1-0 Purdy failed to castle?!?
D Horseman vs J S Purdy, 1955
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
G74 in Elements of Combination Play in Chess by Fred Reinfeld
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 1-0 19...f6?
Staunton vs NN, 1842
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 339 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Ljubojevic vs Portisch, 1982
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: London System (A48) 0-1 lawn mower mate
T Mocchi vs A Valsecchi, 2010
(A48) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Leningrad (A04) 1-0 22.?
E Magerramov vs Vyzmanavin, 1989
(A04) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Danish G: 4.cxd4 Qxe4+ (C21) 1-0 Pay Surcharge, avoid Discharge
Spielmann vs M Billecard, 1907
(C21) Center Game, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0 Clever
A Dake vs E Tholfsen, 1934
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Weird rook pendulum 25..Rdh8!, 28..Rd8.
L Day vs Suttles, 1969
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 1-0
KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 1-0 R+ creates pinned defender
Hjartarson vs T Shaked, 1997
(E97) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1 Rob the Pin
K Junge vs Keres, 1942
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 32 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Absolute Pins
F Deacon vs Steinitz, 1862
(C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Arabian Mate is coming!
E Karklins vs J Damocles, 2010
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Von Hennig Gambit (B15) 1-0 Boden's Mate next
G Welling vs F Wrobel, 1982
(B15) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 1-0 P storm, R sac
E Berg vs L Bergez, 2009
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 1-0 20.?
Keene vs K Bowyer, 1963
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 Bitchin' Pins!!
Nunn vs Timman, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1
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