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"It is impossible to keep one's excellence in a glass case, like a jewel, and take it out whenever it is required." ― Adolf Anderssen, 1858

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

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"It's a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse." ― Paul Dietzel

"Opposite colored Bishops are wonderful attacking weapons in the middlegame (or in endgames with many pieces remaining) since one Bishop can attack something that the other can't defend." ― Jeremy Silman

Consider the statement of FM Roman Pelts and GM Lev Alburt in Comprehensive Chess Course (Volume II): "We beg students who are addicted to opening manuals to remember that most players who spend their time studying theory never reach A-level." IMHO, if the reader thoroughly understood all the fundamentals and miniature games (memorized by heart from frequent rehearsal) shown in their Volume I & II, it would likely suffice to reach a 1500 USCF rating (Class C). Some might need to read Bruce Pandolfini's "Power Mates" (70 master games w/notes), "The Chess Doctor" (correcting common mistakes), and "Pandolfini's Chess Challenges: 111 Winning Endgames" (mostly passed pawn puzzles). One must read the same chess book two or three times in a year to keep the material in the forefront of the mind -- once is not enough for rapid recall of all the material.

* Read often, Play often, Analyze games, Know Checkmate patterns, Solve Puzzles, Enjoy: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Kevin's Top 8 Mistakes: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Reasonable Reads, but start with Bobby Fisher Teaches Chess: https://www.angelfire.com/journal2/...

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Can you finish off the Italian Game with ease? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models)

* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...

* On-line Tutorial: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Tournament Tips for Beginners: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Adults should focus on Faith, Family & Friends, Career-Education/Pay the Bills, Not Chess: https://www.chessable.com/blog/how-...

* It's a long COMPETITIVE process: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach prepares for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." ― Lao Tzu

"God has given you one face, and you make yourself another." ― William Shakespeare

"I started chess around the age of seven. I was inspired by the game, but soon legends like Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Anand and many other world champions captivated me." ― Anish Giri

"Chess is a game where all different sorts of people can come together, not a game in which people are divided because of their religion or country of origin." ― Hikaru Nakamura

"In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop the story." ― Gza

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." ― Albert Einstein

"Chess is a lot of fun for me. Football is a physical game, and in chess you can just beat someone mentally - you outwit somebody, outmaneuver them, think ahead of them." ― Larry Fitzgerald

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." ― Archimedes

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"Young men preen. Old men scheme." ― Mason Cooley

"Chess and me, it's hard to take them apart. It's like my alter ego." ― Bobby Fischer

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see." ― Henry David Thoreau

"Chess is the art of analysis." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"Patience is the companion of wisdom." ― Saint Augustine

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

"There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things." ― Gerald R. Ford

"My biggest competitor was my mum. I used to try to beat her at Chinese chequers, chess, carrom, volleyball, badminton, football, wrestling." ― Sunil Chhetri

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." ― Thomas Jefferson

"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber." ― Yuliya Snigir

"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" ― Walter Scott

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift." ― Steve Prefontaine

"I love to play chess. The last time I was playing, I started to really see the board. I don't mean just seeing a few moves ahead - something else. My game started getting better. It's the patterns. The patterns are universal." ― Forest Whitaker

"God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say 'thank you?' " ― William Arthur Ward

"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." ― Epictetus

"I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is inside every good man, I believe. The rules about opening doors and buying dinner and all of that other 'gentleman' stuff is a chess game, especially these days." ― Anna Kendrick

Never judge a book by its cover.

"You cannot say, 'Go! Go! Rah! Rah! Good move!' People want some emotion. Chess is an art and not a spectator sport." ― Garry Kasparov

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

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." ― Winston Churchill

"I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up." ― Magnus Carlsen

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." ― Mark Twain

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be." ― Joyce Meyer

"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." ― Jim Rohn

"I have a scheme for stopping war. It's this - no nation is allowed to enter a war till they have paid for the last one." ― Will Rogers

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* French According to... Game Collection: The French According to ...

* Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4!

* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* Alpha Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

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

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

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

* Most common mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GA...

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

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

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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

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

* Six Ways: https://takelessons.com/blog/6-tips...

* Shirov miniatures: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

* Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* More teenage tagging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9...

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

* 700+ games of QGD: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

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

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

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

Alabama: Mobile
Established in: 1702

The city of Mobile is a port city on the Gulf Coast in Alabama that has a lot of French influence (which makes sense, since it was founded by the French). Mardi Gras celebrations originated there, and you can experience the history of the holiday at the Mobile Carnival Museum.

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

* Chess Aps: https://www.wired.com/story/best-ch...

Here's a poem a dad wrote:

<ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.>

"Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another." — Marcel Duchamp

"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

"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." — Ernest Hemingway

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

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

"Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous." ― Albert Einstein

* Short history: Game Collection: A history of chess

* A07, B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* Ataman's Minis: Game Collection: Instructive Chess Miniatures (Ataman)

* 107 battles: Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine

* Opening Ideas/Novelties: Game Collection: Great opening ideas

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems

* The Donner Party of Misery: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Don't Steal: https://www.openbible.info/topics/s...

* C-K Examples: Game Collection: Caro Kann Lines

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Common Gambits Video: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

‘May your Departures equal your Landfalls!'

* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)

* Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* She's a Stonewaller: Eneida Astolfi Perez

* VP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncH...

* Post-Beginners Book: Game Collection: Chess training for post-beginners

"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

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

"When in doubt, don't." ― Benjamin Franklin

Riddle Question: If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?

The Persian epic Explanation of Chatrang and the Invention of Nard tells the story of chess being introduced to the royal court by an envoy from India.

Riddle Answer: Wet, duh!

* 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!

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!"

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." ― Walt Disney

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves"- J.M. Barrie (1860 - 1937)

A man who spent his life delighting the masses with his words, perfectly understood that you reap what you sow, and that when we make other people happy, we often find happiness ourselves.

<<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!

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

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

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

High Flight
BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR.

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air ....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

"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

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

"The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off." — Daniel Naroditsky

FACTRETRIEVER: A baby has around 30,000 taste buds. They are not just on the tongue but also on the sides, back, and roof of the mouth. Adults have about 10,000.

The Lion and the Rat

To show to all your kindness, it behoves:
There's none so small but you his aid may need.
I quote two fables for this weighty creed,
Which either of them fully proves.
From underneath the sward
A rat, quite off his guard,
Popped out between a lion's paws.
The beast of royal bearing
Showed what a lion was
The creature's life by sparing –
A kindness well repaid;
For, little as you would have thought
His majesty would ever need his aid,
It proved full soon
A precious boon.
Forth issuing from his forest glen,
T" explore the haunts of men,
In lion net his majesty was caught,
From which his strength and rage
Served not to disengage.
The rat ran up, with grateful glee,
Gnawed off a rope, and set him free.

By time and toil we sever
What strength and rage could never.

"One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today." ― Robert Jordan, Lord of Chaos

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

"The wind cannot defeat a tree with strong roots." — The Revenant

Ravenna
by Oscar Wilde

To my friend George Fleming author of 'The Nile Novel' and 'Mirage')

I.

A year ago I breathed the Italian air, -
And yet, methinks this northern Spring is fair,- These fields made golden with the flower of March, The throstle singing on the feathered larch,
The cawing rooks, the wood-doves fluttering by,
The little clouds that race across the sky;
And fair the violet's gentle drooping head,
The primrose, pale for love uncomforted,
The rose that burgeons on the climbing briar,
The crocus-bed, (that seems a moon of fire
Round-girdled with a purple marriage-ring);
And all the flowers of our English Spring,
Fond snowdrops, and the bright-starred daffodil.

Up starts the lark beside the murmuring mill,
And breaks the gossamer-threads of early dew;
And down the river, like a flame of blue,
Keen as an arrow flies the water-king,
While the brown linnets in the greenwood sing.

A year ago! - it seems a little time
Since last I saw that lordly southern clime,
Where flower and fruit to purple radiance blow,
And like bright lamps the fabled apples glow.

Full Spring it was - and by rich flowering vines, Dark olive-groves and noble forest-pines,
I rode at will; the moist glad air was sweet,
The white road rang beneath my horse's feet,
And musing on Ravenna's ancient name,
I watched the day till, marked with wounds of flame, The turquoise sky to burnished gold was turned.

O how my heart with boyish passion burned,
When far away across the sedge and mere
I saw that Holy City rising clear,
Crowned with her crown of towers! - On and on
I galloped, racing with the setting sun,
And ere the crimson after-glow was passed,
I stood within Ravenna's walls at last!

II.

How strangely still! no sound of life or joy
Startles the air; no laughing shepherd-boy
Pipes on his reed, nor ever through the day
Comes the glad sound of children at their play:
O sad, and sweet, and silent! surely here
A man might dwell apart from troublous fear,
Watching the tide of seasons as they flow
From amorous Spring to Winter's rain and snow,
And have no thought of sorrow; - here, indeed,
Are Lethe's waters, and that fatal weed
Which makes a man forget his fatherland.

Ay! amid lotus-meadows dost thou stand,
Like Proserpine, with poppy-laden head,
Guarding the holy ashes of the dead.

For though thy brood of warrior sons hath ceased, Thy noble dead are with thee! - they at least
Are faithful to thine honour:- guard them well,
O childless city! for a mighty spell,
To wake men's hearts to dreams of things sublime, Are the lone tombs where rest the Great of Time.

III.

Yon lonely pillar, rising on the plain,
Marks where the bravest knight of France was slain, - The Prince of chivalry, the Lord of war,
Gaston de Foix: for some untimely star
Led him against thy city, and he fell,
As falls some forest-lion fighting well.

Taken from life while life and love were new,
He lies beneath God's seamless veil of blue;
Tall lance-like reeds wave sadly o'er his head,
And oleanders bloom to deeper red,
Where his bright youth flowed crimson on the ground.

Look farther north unto that broken mound, -
There, prisoned now within a lordly tomb
Raised by a daughter's hand, in lonely gloom,
Huge-limbed Theodoric, the Gothic king,
Sleeps after all his weary conquering.

Time hath not spared his ruin, - wind and rain
Have broken down his stronghold; and again
We see that Death is mighty lord of all,
And king and clown to ashen dust must fall

Mighty indeed THEIR glory! yet to me
Barbaric king, or knight of chivalry,
Or the great queen herself, were poor and vain,
Beside the grave where Dante rests from pain.

His gilded shrine lies open to the air;
And cunning sculptor's hands have carven there
The calm white brow, as calm as earliest morn,
The eyes that flashed with passionate love and scorn, The lips that sang of Heaven and of Hell,
The almond-face which Giotto drew so well,
The weary face of Dante; - to this day,
Here in his place of resting, far away
From Arno's yellow waters, rushing down
Through the wide bridges of that fairy town,
Where the tall tower of Giotto seems to rise
A marble lily under sapphire skies!

Alas! my Dante! thou hast known the pain
Of meaner lives, - the exile's galling chain,
How steep the stairs within kings' houses are,
And all the petty miseries which mar
Man's nobler nature with the sense of wrong.

Yet this dull world is grateful for thy song;
Our nations do thee homage, - even she,
That cruel queen of vine-clad Tuscany,
Who bound with crown of thorns thy living brow,
Hath decked thine empty tomb with laurels now,
And begs in vain the ashes of her son.

O mightiest exile! all thy grief is done:
Thy soul walks now beside thy Beatrice;
Ravenna guards thine ashes: sleep in peace.

IV.

How lone this palace is; how grey the walls!
No minstrel now wakes echoes in these halls.

The broken chain lies rusting on the door,
And noisome weeds have split the marble floor:
Here lurks the snake, and here the lizards run
By the stone lions blinking in the sun.

Byron dwelt here in love and revelry
For two long years - a second Anthony,
Who of the world another Actium made!
Yet suffered not his royal soul to fade,
Or lyre to break, or lance to grow less keen,
'Neath any wiles of an Egyptian queen.

For from the East there came a mighty cry,
And Greece stood up to fight for Liberty,
And called him from Ravenna: never knight
Rode forth more nobly to wild scenes of fight!
None fell more bravely on ensanguined field,
Borne like a Spartan back upon his shield!
O Hellas! Hellas! in thine hour of pride,
Thy day of might, remember him who died
To wrest from off thy limbs the trammelling chain: O Salamis! O lone Plataean plain!
O tossing waves of wild Euboean sea!
O wind-swept heights of lone Thermopylae!
He loved you well - ay, not alone in word,
Who freely gave to thee his lyre and sword,
Like AEschylos at well-fought Marathon:

And England, too, shall glory in her son,
Her warrior-poet, first in song and fight.

No longer now shall Slander's venomed spite
Crawl like a snake across his perfect name,
Or mar the lordly scutcheon of his fame.

For as the olive-garland of the race,
Which lights with joy each eager runner's face,
As the red cross which saveth men in war,
As a flame-bearded beacon seen from far
By mariners upon a storm-tossed sea, -
Such was his love for Greece and Liberty!

Byron, thy crowns are ever fresh and green:
Red leaves of rose from Sapphic Mitylene
Shall bind thy brows; the myrtle blooms for thee, In hidden glades by lonely Castaly;
The laurels wait thy coming: all are thine,
And round thy head one perfect wreath will twine.

V.

The pine-tops rocked before the evening breeze
With the hoarse murmur of the wintry seas,
And the tall stems were streaked with amber bright; - I wandered through the wood in wild delight,
Some startled bird, with fluttering wings and fleet, Made snow of all the blossoms; at my feet,
Like silver crowns, the pale narcissi lay,
And small birds sang on every twining spray.

O waving trees, O forest liberty!
Within your haunts at least a man is free,
And half forgets the weary world of strife:
The blood flows hotter, and a sense of life
Wakes i' the quickening veins, while once again
The woods are filled with gods we fancied slain.

Long time I watched, and surely hoped to see
Some goat-foot Pan make merry minstrelsy
Amid the reeds! some startled Dryad-maid
In girlish flight! or lurking in the glade,
The soft brown limbs, the wanton treacherous face Of woodland god! Queen Dian in the chase,
White-limbed and terrible, with look of pride,
And leash of boar-hounds leaping at her side!
Or Hylas mirrored in the perfect stream.

O idle heart! O fond Hellenic dream!
Ere long, with melancholy rise and swell,
The evening chimes, the convent's vesper bell,
Struck on mine ears amid the amorous flowers.

Alas! alas! these sweet and honied hours
Had whelmed my heart like some encroaching sea,
And drowned all thoughts of black Gethsemane.

VI.

O lone Ravenna! many a tale is told
Of thy great glories in the days of old:
Two thousand years have passed since thou didst see Caesar ride forth to royal victory.

Mighty thy name when Rome's lean eagles flew
From Britain's isles to far Euphrates blue;
And of the peoples thou wast noble queen,
Till in thy streets the Goth and Hun were seen.

Discrowned by man, deserted by the sea,
Thou sleepest, rocked in lonely misery!
No longer now upon thy swelling tide,
Pine-forest-like, thy myriad galleys ride!
For where the brass-beaked ships were wont to float, The weary shepherd pipes his mournful note;
And the white sheep are free to come and go
Where Adria's purple waters used to flow.

O fair! O sad! O Queen uncomforted!
In ruined loveliness thou liest dead,
Alone of all thy sisters; for at last
Italia's royal warrior hath passed
Rome's lordliest entrance, and hath worn his crown In the high temples of the Eternal Town!
The Palatine hath welcomed back her king,
And with his name the seven mountains ring!

And Naples hath outlived her dream of pain,
And mocks her tyrant! Venice lives again,
New risen from the waters! and the cry
Of Light and Truth, of Love and Liberty,
Is heard in lordly Genoa, and where
The marble spires of Milan wound the air,
Rings from the Alps to the Sicilian shore,
And Dante's dream is now a dream no more.

But thou, Ravenna, better loved than all,
Thy ruined palaces are but a pall
That hides thy fallen greatness! and thy name
Burns like a grey and flickering candle-flame
Beneath the noonday splendour of the sun
Of new Italia! for the night is done,
The night of dark oppression, and the day
Hath dawned in passionate splendour: far away
The Austrian hounds are hunted from the land,
Beyond those ice-crowned citadels which stand
Girdling the plain of royal Lombardy,
From the far West unto the Eastern sea.

I know, indeed, that sons of thine have died
In Lissa's waters, by the mountain-side
Of Aspromonte, on Novara's plain, -
Nor have thy children died for thee in vain:
And yet, methinks, thou hast not drunk this wine From grapes new-crushed of Liberty divine,
Thou hast not followed that immortal Star
Which leads the people forth to deeds of war.

Weary of life, thou liest in silent sleep,
As one who marks the lengthening shadows creep,
Careless of all the hurrying hours that run,
Mourning some day of glory, for the sun
Of Freedom hath not shewn to thee his face,
And thou hast caught no flambeau in the race.

Yet wake not from thy slumbers, - rest thee well, Amidst thy fields of amber asphodel,
Thy lily-sprinkled meadows, - rest thee there,
To mock all human greatness: who would dare
To vent the paltry sorrows of his life
Before thy ruins, or to praise the strife
Of kings' ambition, and the barren pride
Of warring nations! wert not thou the Bride
Of the wild Lord of Adria's stormy sea!
The Queen of double Empires! and to thee
Were not the nations given as thy prey!
And now - thy gates lie open night and day,
The grass grows green on every tower and hall,
The ghastly fig hath cleft thy bastioned wall;
And where thy mailed warriors stood at rest
The midnight owl hath made her secret nest.

O fallen! fallen! from thy high estate,
O city trammelled in the toils of Fate,
Doth nought remain of all thy glorious days,
But a dull shield, a crown of withered bays!

Yet who beneath this night of wars and fears,
From tranquil tower can watch the coming years;
Who can foretell what joys the day shall bring,
Or why before the dawn the linnets sing?
Thou, even thou, mayst wake, as wakes the rose
To crimson splendour from its grave of snows;
As the rich corn-fields rise to red and gold
From these brown lands, now stiff with Winter's cold; As from the storm-rack comes a perfect star!

O much-loved city! I have wandered far
From the wave-circled islands of my home;
Have seen the gloomy mystery of the Dome
Rise slowly from the drear Campagna's way,
Clothed in the royal purple of the day:
I from the city of the violet crown
Have watched the sun by Corinth's hill go down,
And marked the 'myriad laughter' of the sea
From starlit hills of flower-starred Arcady;
Yet back to thee returns my perfect love,
As to its forest-nest the evening dove.

O poet's city! one who scarce has seen
Some twenty summers cast their doublets green
For Autumn's livery, would seek in vain
To wake his lyre to sing a louder strain,
Or tell thy days of glory; - poor indeed
Is the low murmur of the shepherd's reed,
Where the loud clarion's blast should shake the sky, And flame across the heavens! and to try
Such lofty themes were folly: yet I know
That never felt my heart a nobler glow
Than when I woke the silence of thy street
With clamorous trampling of my horse's feet,
And saw the city which now I try to sing,
After long days of weary travelling.

VII.

Adieu, Ravenna! but a year ago,
I stood and watched the crimson sunset glow
From the lone chapel on thy marshy plain:
The sky was as a shield that caught the stain
Of blood and battle from the dying sun,
And in the west the circling clouds had spun
A royal robe, which some great God might wear,
While into ocean-seas of purple air
Sank the gold galley of the Lord of Light.

Yet here the gentle stillness of the night
Brings back the swelling tide of memory,
And wakes again my passionate love for thee:
Now is the Spring of Love, yet soon will come
On meadow and tree the Summer's lordly bloom;
And soon the grass with brighter flowers will blow, And send up lilies for some boy to mow.

Then before long the Summer's conqueror,
Rich Autumn-time, the season's usurer,
Will lend his hoarded gold to all the trees,
And see it scattered by the spendthrift breeze;
And after that the Winter cold and drear.

So runs the perfect cycle of the year.

And so from youth to manhood do we go,
And fall to weary days and locks of snow.

Love only knows no winter; never dies:
Nor cares for frowning storms or leaden skies
And mine for thee shall never pass away,
Though my weak lips may falter in my lay.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silent evening star,
The night's ambassador, doth gleam afar,
And bid the shepherd bring his flocks to fold.

Perchance before our inland seas of gold
Are garnered by the reapers into sheaves,
Perchance before I see the Autumn leaves,
I may behold thy city; and lay down
Low at thy feet the poet's laurel crown.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silver lamp, the moon,
Which turns our midnight into perfect noon,
Doth surely light thy towers, guarding well
Where Dante sleeps, where Byron loved to dwell.

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 Stag Seeing Himself In The Water

Beside a placid, crystal flood,
A stag admired the branching wood
That high on his forehead stood,
But gave his Maker little thanks
For what he called his spindle shanks.
"What limbs are these for such a head! –
So mean and slim!" with grief he said.
"My glorious heads overtops
The branches of the copse;
My legs are my disgrace."
As thus he talked, a bloodhound gave him chase.
To save his life he flew
Where forests thickest grew.
His horns, – pernicious ornament! –
Arresting him wherever he went,
Did unavailing render
What else, in such a strife,
Had saved his precious life –
His legs, as fleet as slender.
Obliged to yield, he cursed the gear
Which nature gave him every year.

Too much the beautiful we prize;
The useful, often, we despise:
Yet oft, as happened to the stag,
The former does to ruin drag.

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

"Prepare for the worst but hope for the best." ― The Wondrous Tale of Alroy by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1833

Virgil's Aeneid: "Fortune favors the bold."

Galatians 6:7 in the Bible "Be not deceived, God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."

"those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is often cited as originating in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde written in 1385.

"It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket." The phrase appeared in Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, in 1615.

"I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end." ― Paul Kane

"Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." ― Napoleon Hill

Actions speak louder than words

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." ― Plato

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." ― Lao Tzu

A Windsong by Ray Paquette (1984):

As you set sail for new horizons
May a brisk fair wind be with you
May your journey provide that mixture of
Joy, contentment, love and excitement
That gives rise to zestful anticipation
Of new adventures together.
May you cheerfully weather
the unavoidable storms together
And steer as clear of all obstacles
As the currents allow
May God Bless and keep you
Bon Voyage

Proverbs 14 King James Version

14 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.

3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

5 A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.

6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

10 The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.

12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

13 Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

14 The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

15 The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

17 He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

18 The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

19 The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.

23 In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

32 The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

34 Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.

The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882

The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

"There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be." – Anonymous

"It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish."

"Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." — Francis Bacon

The cat's play is the mouse's death. ~ German Proverb

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt

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

2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier.

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.

During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker

Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker

Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers? He'll stop at nothing to avoid them.

.oo.

"One of the nice things about surrendering to the fact that life isn't fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have." ― Richard Carlson

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Here's an old classic, first appearing in Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931). It's titled, "The Solver's Plight"

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.'

Short, slightly whimsical and yet, very accurate chess poem:

Chess is such a noble game,
How it does the soul inflame!
Ever brilliant, ever new,
Surely chess has not its due;
Sad to say, 'tis known to few!

Poem written by W. Harris and printed in the book, "A Complete Guide to the Game of Chess"(1882). By the way, the poem is also an acrostic.

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The Game of Chess
by Alan Hall

A poem about chess? Well, there's an idea.
Hopefully this one will be one to hear.
What of the pieces? I'll take them in turn.
And try to tell how each it's living does earn. The pawns can move straight or diagonally
Depending on whether it's taking, you see.
Next comes the bishop – it moves across,
Of diagonals it is the boss.
Then there is the knight – some call it a horse From its siblings it pursues a quite different
course.
One square diagonally, then one straight.
It's so crafty, you start to hate
It when you've lost to its smothered mate.
Stronger still than all these is rook.
If you've got two of them, you're in luck.
The you may even beat the might queen.
A rook and bishop combined, she reigns
supreme.

Last, but not least, is the humble king.
When you've mated him, you can sing.
Well, that's all the pieces that make this game of chess.

The playing of which can bring happiness.

"The Game of Chess" written by Alan Hall and printed in CHESS POST, Volume 33, No. 3 (or the June 1995 issue).

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The epitaph - written by Lord Dunsany (who was a chess player among many other inspired pursuits) for Capablanca. First published in the June 1942 issue of CHESS (pg. 131).

Now rests a mind as keen,
A vision bright and clear
As any that has been
And who is it lies here?
One that, erstwhile, no less
Than Hindenburg could plan,
But played his game of chess
And did no harm to man.

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 Clearance sac is useless
V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Rukhadze, 1970 
(E77) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

KID: Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Black Q for 3 pieces
H Kokkoris vs Kavalek, 1968 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 Pin on f7
P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz. Page 37, move 6.
Denker vs Fine, 1944 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

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

The Game of the Year (New In Chess Magazine 2017/8)
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

NID: Kmoch Variation (E20) 0-1 19.0-0? Spearhead
M Bluvshtein vs J Rowson, 2008 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Plan, execute
J Piket vs Morozevich, 1996 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

G83 in Fred Reinfeld's book "The Immortal Games of Capablanca"
Capablanca vs Maroczy, 1929 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Sozin Var I (D49) 1-0 Try to hold onto Ps
Botvinnik vs S Belavenets, 1934 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Old Var (D48) 1-0 Greek Gift Removes Def
Boleslavsky vs K Klaman, 1946
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 0-1 Q sac, raking Bishops
I Korody Keresztely vs Benko, 1951 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 0-1

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

QGD: Ragozin Def. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 Disturbed P shield
G Garcia Gonzalez vs B Kurajica, 1979
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Positional (D35) 0-1 Dbl N sac for Kside attack!
A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Mutual IQP come off
J Bartholomew vs S Shao, 2011
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Swedish, Central Break (D33) 1-0 Stockfish 18.?
Adorjan vs J Tisdall, 1981 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 IQP passer
Keres vs Mecking, 1972 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

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

This game was selected as the best game of informator 79
Kramnik vs Huebner, 2000 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def. Rubinstein Var (D27) 1-0 It's still burning
Gligoric vs Myagmarsuren, 1966 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 17 moves, 1-0

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

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

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 1-0 Raking Bishops
A Nikitin vs Kupreichik, 1968
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 91 in Three Hundred Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs G Irion, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

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

Colle System c3 (D05) 1-0 f-pawn push helps battery hit h7
S Rootare vs O Rubtsova, 1959 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle 8.c3 e5 9.e4 (D05) 1-0 Bxh6 Pseudo Blackburn Mate
Chernev vs E S Jackson, 1940 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Zukertort/Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 Stunning interference
M Shereshevsky vs Kupreichik, 1976 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

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

Colle System c4 vs delayed Dbl Fio (D04) 0-1 Blitz; Rob the pin
J Stark vs E Inarkiev, 2015
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

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

Q Pawn Game: Krause Var Qxb2?1 (D02) 1-0 K flush
Schlechter vs P Leonhardt, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Original Marshall Attk (C89) 1-0Full steam ahead!
Tal vs S Witkowski, 1959 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 31 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0 File opening
N Whitaker vs Showalter, 1915 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 0-1 Brilliant!!
Kamsky vs Svidler, 2011 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 289 in Three Hundred Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch
J Berger vs Tarrasch, 1894 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 33 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 Game: Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 1-0 Blackburne's #
Ganguly vs A Ismagambetov, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attk (C63) 1-0 Pseudo Boden
E Aaltio vs H Plukker, 1974 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

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

Italian, Two Knts Def. Polerio Def Bogoljubow Var (C58) 0-1Corr
Young vs L Barden, 1945 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Two Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattack Knt sac (C57) 0-1 Boden's #
Abdullaev vs Razmolodin, 1967 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Traxler Countrattk (C57) 0-1 18...?
D Cavallo vs J F Opalek, 1968 
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1Moscow bully B
Y Estrin vs Koptev, 1941 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54)1-0 BxRa1?
A Fernandez-Velasco Climent vs A Munoz Angel, 2001 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1-0 Famous Reinfeld # puzzle
Bird vs Burn, 1886 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Reti Mate before Reti
M R Kaldegg vs G Zeissl, 1903 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 61 in The Golden Treasury of Chess by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Paulsen vs H Schneider, 1864 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian, Evans Gambit. Accptd (C51) 1-0 Original Blackburne's #
Blackburne vs Wylde, 1875 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Q trap & mate
Blackburne vs Wylde, 1875 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish Var (C48) 0-1 It sure looked easy
L Genika vs Chigorin, 1901 
(C48) Four Knights, 33 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 16.?
S Horvath vs B Perenyi, 1972 
(C47) Four Knights, 23 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: Center Pawn Fork Trick (C46) 1-0
Glek vs Romanishin, 1996 
(C46) Three Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Scotch, Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Pummeled by Pins
Anderssen vs F Riemann, 1877 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

12...0-0-0!!! says The Joys of Chess by Christian Hesse
T Espig vs G Moehring, 1973 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Scotch, Göring Gambit. Declined 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C44)1-0 RxNc6 sac
A F Arjona vs Gonzalez, 1988
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1 Finish shear beauty
J Whitehead vs P Biyiasas, 1977 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Sally tells
G Chandler vs NN, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Black center P fork trick; W batteries
M Sebag vs S Yudin, 2010 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange streak of captures (C41) 1-0 B traps N
J Soo Hoo vs B Bekhtur, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0Watch those Bishops
F Koberl vs J Ban, 1952 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 Superb Mating Combo
Maroczy vs G Exner, 1894 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

KGA. Modern Def 4.c6 (C36) 0-1 Kside crusher
K Muchnik vs N Bakulin, 1967 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Q Trap
D Baretic vs Uremovic, 1957 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA. Schallop Def (C34) 0-1 Black strikes Kside w/minor pieces
E Walther vs Winkler, 1950
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Bledow Countergambit (C33) 1-0 raking Bs w/Ng5
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1903 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Gianutio Gambit (C33) 1-0 Pseudo-Boden's #
G Neumann vs C Mayet, 1863 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

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

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

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

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 U12 Bishops bite
Y Silich vs B Erkhes, 2016 
(C28) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Vienna G. Steinitz G. Zukertort Def (C25) 0-1Q sac to Boden's #
H Neustadtl vs O Valenta, 1889 
(C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 0-1

Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0 There's more
H Lindehn vs W Haughton, 1870 
(C21) Center Game, 22 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 Defense: McCutcheon Var (C12) 1-0 "Cole's Law"
A Coles vs J Westbrock, 1951 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 1-0 Bs criss-cross #
Ganguly vs Nakamura, 2006 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 1-0

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

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

French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Remove the Guard
E Prandstetter vs I Hausner, 2001 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 Bishop pair
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0

Published in Shakhmatnoe Obozrenie 1910, p. 30
Alekhine vs Gutkevich, 1910 
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0

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

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

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

French Def. Horwitz Attk. Papa-Ticulat Gambit(C00) 1-0Crossfire
M W Healey vs G J Moore, 2017 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Raking Bs, two pins
Zaw Win Lay vs Wynn Zaw Htun, 1999 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
Huebner vs Hort, 1972 
(B89) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 1-0 Wildfire!
Miles vs J Veerman, 1986 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Juniors
K Priyadharshan vs Robson, 2011 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

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

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Exchange Var (B62) 1-0Counterattack fails
K Richter vs H Wagner, 1932 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical. General (B56) 1-0 Bad bishop
A Planinc vs I Cudina, 1970
(B56) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Remove the Def
Shamkovich vs S Matera, 1977
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Var. Normal (B40) 1-0 Messiah annotates
C Bergstrom vs E Rayner, 1975 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Game 862 in Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2002 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: UnClosed (B23) 0-1 Qside soiree
Short vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Closed. Chameleon (B23) 0-1Notes by Stockfish
J van den Bosch vs Euwe, 1936 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicilian UnClosed f4, Nf3 Bc4 (B23) 1-0 Blitz outnumbering, pin
Nepomniachtchi vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. General (B22) 1-0 h-file sac attack!
T Oral vs G Vescovi, 1995 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit (B21) 1-0Reinfeld #
I A Horowitz vs C W Hrissikopoulos, 1941 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen (B21) 0-1 Bs
L Prins vs Saemisch, 1936 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Bowdler Attk (B20) 0-1 Short, sweet K shuffle
J Schulten vs Kieseritzky, 1851 
(B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0Compare back ranks
E Marchand vs M Reiss, 1954 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attk. Fianchetto Gambit (B13) 1-0Crossfire
Szabo vs J Kostro, 1971
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Advance (B12) 1-0 Pins, R sac
Vachier-Lagrave vs M Mchedlishvili, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Dizzy game to watch
N Whitaker vs I Heitner, 1948 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Standard (B06) 0-1 Beautiful Qside assault!
E Gausel vs N Davies, 1988 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B02) 1-0 Black Q forced into self-pin
Rublevsky vs Z Varga, 2001 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Castled opp
I Nikolayev vs A Yakunov, 1989 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy Variation. Hammer Gambit (B00) 1-0
T Gimeno Patino vs E Diemer, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

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

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 f6, g6, and h6 get hit
F S Anderson vs E Michelsen, 1945 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Owen Def 4...f5 5.f3 fxe4 6.fxe4 (B00) 1-0 From Kside to Qside
Blackburne vs S Hamel, 1867 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 0-1 20...?
E de Groote vs D Arutinian, 2009 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Greco's # w/a pin
A Pomar vs L Gallegos, 1944 
(A84) Dutch, 16 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

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

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

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

CoIle vs Indian: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 0-1Outnumbered
L Matibet vs Marshall, 1935 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1 Notes by Nimzowitsch
E Cohn vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

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

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

Trompowsky Attack vs. Pseudo-Stonewall Def (A45) 1-0Discovered#
Janowski vs W Michel, 1926 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Rat Def., Sicilian-like but Bg7 lags (A41) 1-0 Boden's cousin
K Richter vs W John, 1933 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 18 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit ML (A40) 1-0 What's in your coffee?
N Pelagejchenko vs E Maratkanov, 2000 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Duchamp Var (A38) 1-0 B combo
Larsen vs A Davie, 1967 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns abound
V Loginov vs F Sideifzade, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns walk the Ks
J Pinter vs S Arkhipov, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

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

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

King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0 The Bishop Pair
Capablanca vs Milner-Barry, 1936 
(A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0

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

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Tal vs Plaskett, 1984 
(A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 Discovery
Balashov vs Romanishin, 1976 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 1-0 Discvr+
Savon vs C G Poch, 1971
(A16) English, 19 moves, 1-0

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

English, Anglo-Indian Def. KID formation (A15) 1-0 En prise Bs
Polugaevsky vs R Simic, 1988
(A15) English, 16 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1 25...?
M Ujtelky vs Parma, 1966 
(A14) English, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 324 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Capablanca Var (A12) 1-0 Mayet's Mate
H Heinicke vs P Tautvaisas, 1949
(A12) English with b3, 35 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Var (A12) 0-1How2Pronounce
A Nimzowitsch vs Pirc, 1931 
(A12) English with b3, 28 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio KIA vs Pachman System (A07) 1-0 Pick a target
Stein vs Golombek, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

KIA vs NY System (A07) 1-0 Lead in development, gain tempos
J Hardinge vs M Smith, 1965 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian UnClosed (A04) 1-0 Cramped position sows the seeds of
P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner, 1925 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0 16.?
N Minev vs I Novak, 1974 
(A05) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Raking Bs
Korchnoi vs Dzindzichashvili, 1985 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

English/Reti vs Bg7, f6, e5 (A04)1-0 12...QxN still loses piece
K Spraggett vs L Day, 1984 
(A04) Reti Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Mujannah Opening (A03) 0-1 Too many P moves
Quabeck vs P Heuaecker, 1936 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Photo/ 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
H Grob vs C Chaude de Silans, 1951 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Dbl K Pawn Italian style
E D'Andre vs C De Vere, 1867 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Bird, From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
A Laun vs O Mueller-Roger, 1963 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 0-1 A study in Bishop play
H Keller vs W Halser, 1967 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 light-square weakness
B Wall vs R Uy, 1976 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 15 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 Nf6 (A00) 0-1 Q trap
G Nilsson vs S Olsson, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Read blogger notes
Evans vs H Gordon, 1946 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: 4 Knights. Exchange (000) 0-1 Fire on the f-file
Y Vigdorchik vs Alekhine, 1914 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 0-1

Chess variants / Vienna Gambit (000) 1-0 Fantastic finish!!
Tarrasch vs Fiedler, 1892 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Spearhead
E Kuebart vs A Archipoff, 1949
(A03) Bird's Opening, 52 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Def (A05) 0-1 Raking Bishops!
A Feuerstein vs E Mednis, 1956 
(A05) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 0-1

White Dbl Fio vs Black...d5, Bg4 (A06) 1-0 Bishop pair pins
W Schmidt vs N Spiridonov, 1976
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack e4 vs e5 (A07) 1-0 Raking bishops
Evans vs R Filguth, 1978
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

B24 Sicilian Defence Closed, Smyslov Variation 7.Nce2
Spassky vs Hjartarson, 1988 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio/King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0
Jansa vs Keene, 1983
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA: Symmetrical Def (A07) 0-1White N for 2 Black Ps insufficie
A Triapishko vs A Esipenko, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

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

English, Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 0-1 unmassed action
Taimanov vs Hjartarson, 1997 
(A13) English, 44 moves, 0-1

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

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Schlechter frees Passed Pawn!
A Nimzowitsch vs Schlechter, 1910 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 0-1

King's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 1-0 Damiano's Mate
Portisch vs Gulko, 1976
(A25) English, 65 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Interference
Kramnik vs Ribli, 1993 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Stockfish
Radjabov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 45 moves, 1-0

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

Q Pawn Opening: General (A40) 0-1 Nailed by the Bishop pair
R Blikra Vea vs J A Ingvaldsen, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

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

Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky (A97) 1-0Weird, Wonderful
Santasiere vs J Fliegel, 1938 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 42 moves, 1-0

Scandi Declined 2.Nc3/Dunst (B01) 1-0 String of Tactics by Teen
Nakamura vs J W Loyte, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 ML. Mieses 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.Nge2 e6?! (B01) 1-0 Disc+ motifs
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1903 
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0

Cnt Cntr 3.Nf3 Bg4, ...QxQe2 (B01) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Nakamura vs Tiviakov, 2010 
(B01) Scandinavian, 79 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Criss-Cross Mate
A Brkic vs F Meng, 2005
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 55 moves, 1-0

p.56 / First Rule Concerning Bishops (trade off the Bad Bishop)
D Cramling vs J Yrjola, 1984 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Bxh6 etc.
J A Fuller vs W A Winser, 1949 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 32 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

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 30.?
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

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Lolli's Mate is coming
J Becerra Rivero vs A Shvartsman, 2011
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0 Yum
E Ahmed vs S Ghonimy, 2001
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sic Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0 Blitz
Timman vs Larsen, 1987
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French. Westerinen Attk (B40) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French Variation (B40) 1-0 Rxf7, Qh7+ K walk about
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 0-1 Q drops in #
K Niemi vs P Cramling, 2005 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Bronstein Var (B41) 1-0Restrict
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1958 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 53...?
R Michell vs Tartakower, 1925 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 59 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian 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

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

French Defense: Schlechter Variation (C00) 1-0 Unusual bishops
Carlsen vs T Maeder, 2002 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Qside action
J Hall vs V Akopian, 2005 
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 1-0 Slasher
R Schmaltz vs M Feygin, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 31 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. Pawn Center Var (C05) 0-1 Exactly or else
Savon vs Gleizerov, 1991 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 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: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 31...?
A Filippov vs N Nguyen, 2010 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1

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

Vienna Game: Stanley. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C23) 0-1 Exposed K
Fidelity vs K Shirazi, 1986 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0Pick the mating pattern
Steinitz vs H Eschwege, 1871 
(C25) Vienna, 32 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. Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Juniors
D Hill vs D Hodge, 1996 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Defense (C39) 1-0 Boden's #
Steinitz vs A Belaieff, 1873 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Raking Bs
Riga vs Orel Chess Club, 1896 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Rs snooker N
Velimirovic vs Romanishin, 1975 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 0-1 What a game!
Robson vs J Bryant, 2013 
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Modern Def 4...Qh4 5.Nc3 (C45) 1-0 Bxf7+
Smagin vs D Sermek, 1991 
(C45) Scotch Game, 33 moves, 1-0

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

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

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 10...Kh8?
Duda vs So, 2019 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

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

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

Spanish Game: Closed. Center Attack (C84) 1-0 Bxf7+
O Sarapu vs B Marsick, 1960 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1/2-1/2 Bishop pairs & pawns
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Spanish, Closed. Flohr System (C92) 1-0 R lift, crossfire
Topalov vs G Vescovi, 2001 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Veresov Atack. Richter Var Both 0-0-0 (D01) 0-1 Passer
K Richter vs G Stoltz, 1931 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

London System vs Tarrasch Def (D02) 0-1 R interference fails!
Vidmar vs E Cohn, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech Variation. Krause Attk (D17) 0-1 Wild, indeed!
Ding Liren vs X Bu, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Accepted: General (D20) 1-0Big grin on your face
H Bernstein vs A Bisguier, 1946 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

HB Global Chess Challenge (2005), Minneapolis, MN USA, rd 4
Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange (D35) 1-0 Raking Bishops, Exchange Sac
Ding Liren vs So, 2019 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

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

TAL- recommended by himself as one of his most interesting
Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Raking Bs, Pin, Spearhead
L Unuk vs M Sebag, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Suspense, Discovered +
D Aniag vs M Voloaca, 2007 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

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

"Igordian Knot" (game of the day Jan-03-2013)
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

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

NID: Reshevsky Var (E46) 0-1 Raking Bishops & Back ranks
Rapport vs Wei Yi, 2012 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Smyslov Var (E54) 0-1 Masterly
Gligoric vs Smyslov, 1959 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 50 moves, 0-1

Colle-Zukertort vs Colle-Judd (D05) 1-0
Zukertort vs M Judd, 1883 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Raking Bishops
E Cohn vs J Mieses, 1908 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 17 in Richard Réti's Best Games by Harry Golombek
G Nyholm vs Reti, 1914 
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 0-1

French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0Stockfish notes
Maroczy vs von Bardeleben, 1908 
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 Raking Bishops
Svidler vs Rublevsky, 2007 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer, Ernst (1819-1885) of Austria
Falkbeer vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C27) Vienna Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 1-0 Hot water for both Ks
J Rowson vs D Tan, 2002 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Closed Bg2. Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Raking Bs
Gulko vs A Kremenietsky, 1983 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Q sac for a mating attack!
J Cazenove vs O Tomalin, 1819 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Cntr Cntr Leonhardt Gambit 4.b4 Qxb4 (B01) 1-0 Greek gift
B Stein vs P Backwinkel, 1981 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Keres Var (C68) 0-1 Crossfire in center
D Polland vs I A Horowitz, 1936
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 0-1 Bishops on the back rank
I Larsen vs Graf-Stevenson, 1939 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 Tactical Masterpiece
J Hector vs M Antonsen, 2010 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 0-1Stockfish
E Williams vs Staunton, 1851 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation (D31) 1-0 U12
D Abilmazhinov vs Smeets, 1997
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Discovered # next
Sveshnikov vs Stein, 1973 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def 5.g4 Nxg4 (C41) 1-0 Saucy Bishop w/a Smirk
Van Kampen vs S Plukkel, 2010 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 1-0 20.?
Anderssen vs S Hamel, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 1-0
Y Sakharov vs S Lewicki, 1960 
(A16) English, 26 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 28.?
Tal vs K Grigorian, 1982 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Retreat for #!
I Ivanov vs F Lindsay, 1994 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 N sac w/raking Bs for brutal mating net
Petrosian vs E Chukaev, 1951 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Fantastic breakthrough!!
Romanishin vs B Jansson, 1971 
(B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 It went South...
J Vilarnovo Caamano vs Swayams Mishra, 2018 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 59 in The Application of Chess Theory by Efim Geller
Geller vs Keres, 1952 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 40 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 Strike back in the center
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 Q sac for P#!
Alekhine vs J Forrester, 1923 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attack. ML (B03) 0-1 Clearance sac
H Kokkoris vs D Marovic, 1970 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 0-1 27...?
Adams vs Fedorov, 2001 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 0-1 Reti's # set-up
F Bernsdorfer vs W Hasenfuss, 1937 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 P thrusts & sacrifices
J Bellon Lopez vs V Kovacevic, 1979 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

"Luck of the Irish" (game of the day Mar-17-2005)
B P Reilly vs Fine, 1935 
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 40 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted (A58) 0-1 See AJ's Chessbase link
Gelfand vs Carlsen, 2014 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 23 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

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 Simul exhibition
Blackburne vs Brewer, 1881 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 27...?
Ribli vs Adorjan, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

KID: Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 0-1 On the run!
F J Perez vs J Durao, 1961 
(E70) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double Sacs on e6!!
M Tissir vs M Jimenez Algora, 2004 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov Var. Modern Main Line (B17) 1-0 28.?
A Suarez Real vs J Hawkins, 2014 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B77) 0-1 Harmony overcomes
J Hirneise vs M Hoensch, 2007 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Vienna Game: Stanley. Frankenstein-Dracula (C27) 1-0 Dbl R Sacs
O Ekebjaerg vs G Timmerman, 1991 
(C27) Vienna Game, 36 moves, 0-1

A25 1-0 19 Criss-cross, Boden's Mate w/Q vs uncastled K
V Gavrilov vs G Dupont, 2003 
(A25) English, 19 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1 Bishop Pair sequence
G Ravinsky vs Bronstein, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Main Line (E12) 0-1 55...?
B Adhiban vs Eljanov, 2017 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1

French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1Get out of the way
G Menke vs Keres, 1935 
(C11) French, 14 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: Dutch Def (A00) 0-1 Rook pair shuts it down
Suttles vs B Diesen, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 48 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Closed Var (B29) 0-1 You Basman!
A Planinc vs M Basman, 1974 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 30 moves, 0-1

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

Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Def (A43) 1-0 Raking Bishops
F Rhine vs F Lasch, 1986 
(A43) Old Benoni, 30 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

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C71) 0-1 failed unpin
J Altusky vs Fischer, 1954 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 8 moves, 0-1

Notes by Carl Schlechter from the Breslau tournament book.
Rubinstein vs S Levitsky, 1912  
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attk (C42) 0-1 Know this mating pattern
W J Emmons vs L Tolins, 1909 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Damiano's Bishop Mate announced in 7 moves.
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knts Attk. Mindeno Exch Line (B11) 1-0 P Sac
Boleslavsky vs V Makogonov, 1940 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Dbl Fio (A04) 0-1 Full penetration
Nakamura vs A van der Merwe, 2018 
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0 Bpairs
K Lie vs E Campos, 2006 
(A15) English, 67 moves, 1-0

Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 0-1 Watch the center open!
Gelfand vs Aronian, 2006 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

published in Schachzeitung in Nov. 1847 (Vol. 2, p. 365)
Bledow vs P Bilguer, 1838 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 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

Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 0-1 Overworked Q
V Ciocaltea vs U Geller, 1968 
(C25) Vienna, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 69 in 'I Play Against Pieces' by Svetozar Gligoric
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1973 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 1-0 20.?
I Balinov vs M Cebalo, 1996 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicil Closed 3.f4 a6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g4 b5 (B23) 1-0 long diagonal!
I Ivanisevic vs Marjanovic, 2013
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch Gambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C02) 1-0
S J Szpisjak vs D Cavitt, 1998 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 0-1 Mayet's Mate
P Haba vs E Berg, 2004
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 49 moves, 0-1

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1
J Kuchta vs R Kichinski, 1991 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2020 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Copycat c4, c5 and QxQd1+, KxQ (D00) 1/2-1/2Sensible
J Berger vs P Leonhardt, 1908
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 14 in 'The Game of Chess' by Harry Golombek
G Abrahams vs Golombek, 1948 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Omaha, Nebraska - not the beachhead
Margulies vs Lwow, 1949 
(C28) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2-1/2 W.A.G.
Vaganian vs Psakhis, 2002 
(A15) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Anderssen Attk (C31) 0-1 Boden's #
F Langley vs B Burt, 1870 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Barczay Indian (A50) 1-0 Watch the B-Q threats!
J Piket vs M Bosboom, 1999 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Marshall (B01) 1-0 Pin the attacker too late
E McCormick vs S Rubin, 1962 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 30.?
Shirov vs K Spraggett, 2005 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C45) 1-0 Pseudo-Boden's Mate w/Q&B
Roula Mahmoud vs D Akintoye, 2018 
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack. Dynamic Attack (E76) 1-0 DYNAMIC!
Szabo vs H Ree, 1975 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Komotini (1992)
A Karagiannis vs Miles, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1
A Mrugala vs A Nickel, 2003 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1
S Atalik vs E Berg, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 0-1 Raking Bishops!
C Dorrington vs S Williams, 2004 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

English Def (A10) 0-1 resembles Matovinsky Gambit, Owen Defense
R Burnett vs J Kraai, 2004 
(A10) English, 46 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Gligoric Var (C69)1-0 B prevents defeat
J Grefe vs L Gilden, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System. Lilienthal (D44) 0-1 Kside roller
A Beliavsky vs Kramnik, 1993 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: General (D10) 0-1 Long diagonal is not lost
J Reichert vs J Krauss, 1990 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 8 moves, 0-1

Bird's Opening @ N odds (A03) 0-1 Lady champion flash
Lasker vs N Showalter, 1893 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Victory March!
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0 Q sac for raking bishops #!
Fedorov vs Z Gyimesi, 2001 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0Criss-cross mate
C Briscoe vs D Spence, 2004 
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0

English Defense. General (A10) 0-1 18...?
R Hubert vs G Welling, 1997 
(A10) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 28 in For Friends & Colleagues: Vol. I by Mark Dvoretsky
L Zaid vs V Chekhov, 1975 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 50 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. 2.Ne2 d5 (B10) 1-0 The long diagonal slice
R Mamedov vs A Riazantsev, 2015 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knts (B45) 1-0 Mendel's "zwhoopsenzug"
D Gedult vs L Matibet, 1972 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 11 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 Incoming Rooks!
S Rosselli del Turco vs H Pinkerton, 1911 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 0-1 Kside assault!
N Dzagnidze vs S Chanda, 2010
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 24 moves, 0-1

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

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Anderssen Attk (C31) 0-1 Boden's #
Cardiff vs Bristol, 1969 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Mieses Def (C52) 1-0 Simul Smash
Lasker vs Polson, 1908 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1 Battery & Crossfire!!
Ekstein vs Laes, 1956 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 14 moves, 0-1

Sicil Wing Gambit. Deferred (B50) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail #
Tartakower vs J T Andor, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Snappy game!
Lasker vs W Brooke, 1904 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Paulsen Attack (C42) 0-1 Complications
Shabalov vs Jobava, 2017 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Variation. Normal (B40) 0-1 Raking Bishops
Ujtumen vs N Gaprindashvili, 1971 
(B40) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Schlechter Var (D15) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops in NZ
Q Johnson vs C Benson, 1997 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 JHB notes
Blackburne vs J Philp, 1875  
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Ulvestad Var (C57) 0-1 Namesake
W N Bragg vs O Ulvestad, 1958 
(C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Hanham. Delmar Var (C41) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate!!
E Delmar vs J M Hanham, 1889 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian vs Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit (B21)1-0Raking Bs
Klachko vs Chembrovsky, 1957
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Gligoric vs Portisch, 1964 
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (D03) 1-0 Qside can opener
V Artemiev vs V S Gujrathi, 2020 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Simul Exhibition
Lasker vs A Gadsby, 1908 
(B20) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Zaitsev. Nescafe Frappe Attk (A57) 1-0 Boden's
Barsov vs J Petronic, 1991 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Quiet Variation (D30) 1-0 Crosspin
Karpov vs N Guliyev, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D11) 1-0 34.?
Barsov vs P H Nielsen, 2002 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Berlin Gambit (A00) 1-0 Crossfire
F Reinfeld vs T Dunst, 1931 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

QGA: Central Variation. McDonnell Def (D20) 0-1 Internet
V S Gujrathi vs H Wang, 2020
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 1-0 26.?
M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Stockfish notes; blitz
Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2020 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 abattoir
P Denger vs J Fehr, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Paulsen Formation (B21) 1-0
J Puccini vs J P Gomez, 2015 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 1-0

English vs AID. 3...d5 Gruenfeld (A15) 1-0 Raking Bishops
Aronian vs Kamsky, 2008 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 B corrals N half the game
Fischer vs J Witeczek, 1964 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Crossfire
J Jacobsen vs W Ridley, 1889 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 0-1 Spearhead, pin
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs P Romanovsky, 1925
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

Game 7 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 39 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1Promotion, Q drops in #
Gulko vs S Agdestein, 1990 
(A13) English, 30 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Positional Def Closed Line (E95) 1-0 Pins, fork!
Tal vs J Bielczyk, 1981 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 37 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

K's English. Two Knights' General (A22) 0-1 blitz hand-to-hand
Aronian vs Anand, 2016 
(A22) English, 35 moves, 0-1

King's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1-0 Crossfire!
Aronian vs Anand, 2017 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack (C44) 1-0 Stockfish
Horwitz vs Kieseritzky, 1846 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Short Variation (B12) 0-1 Came up short
A Bodnaruk vs V Gunina, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Raking bishops
C Garma vs P Joshi, 2001 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 24 moves, 1-0

KGA. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0 Bishop fork coming
Spassky vs P C Gibbs, 1960 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

K Pawn: Parham Attack. Kiddie CG (C20) 1-0 R trap finish
N Lortkipanidze vs S Narayanan, 2008 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 0-1 Stockfish
A Zapata vs Karpov, 1986 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 0-1

(B25) Sicilian, Closed 0-1 Black's Rook robs the pin for mate!
C Orbaan vs H Kramer, 1950 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Delayed Owen Defense b6, Bb7 (B00) 0-1 Battle for the back rank
J Villena Perez vs G Swathi, 2006 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

#763 in 2005 edition of ANTHOLOGY OF CHESS COMBINATIONS
V Akopian vs A Stambulian, 1991 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 69 in 'The Soviet Championships' by Taimanov & Cafferty
Spassky vs Tal, 1961 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 85 in Think Like a Grandmaster by Alexander Kotov
P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner, 1927 
(A06) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 blitz
NN vs J Gustafsson, 2020 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Classical Battery Var (B73) 1-0 Trade sequence
Y Yu vs S Hanninger, 2007 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C71)1-0 2 fronts
G N Treysman vs A Dake, 1936 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 0-1 "full of smashing"
E Friedman vs T Palmer, 1991 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Paulsen Attk (B00) 1-0 Remove the Def
So vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2020 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Variation (B01) 0-1 Stunning!
F Halwick vs R Pe Ang, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Knights invade
Gruenfeld vs K Rozic, 1929
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Closed (B26) 1-0 Bishop pair rules
J Houska vs A D Harley, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian (E12) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Ribli vs A Haik, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Kside crusher!
K McDonald vs M McLeieer, 1996
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 Raking Bishops
K McDonald vs J Lusk, 2012 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0
Kholmov vs L Aronson, 1954 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 blitz Q trap
F Rhine vs NN, 2020 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

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

KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Nxf7, Bxh6, etc.
Koltanowski vs R Durkin, 1940 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 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

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 Boden's #
P Hardicsay vs Adorjan, 1986 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 R sac for battery #
M Finkelstein vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

85a. in "200 Miniature Games of Chess" by Julius du Mont (II)
G Branch vs E Gruer, 1923 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 Sudden collapse!?
B Winkelman vs G N Treysman, 1936 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 1-0 Greco's Mate next
Spassky vs Huebner, 1979 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Dragon Var (B60) 1-0 38.?
Fischer vs J Bennett, 1957 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 40 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exchange Queens or Die!
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def transposes to Colle System (D05) 1-0 Choose a sac!
L B Hansen vs G Vescovi, 1995 
(A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Cntrattk (C44) 1-0 Legall's # K run
L Bachmann vs J Kunstmann, 1899 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Leonhardt 3.Nxe5 Qf6 4.Nc4 (C40) 1-0
L Schmid vs E Richter, 1951 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System (B08) 0-1 Raid the 3rd!
M Kennefick vs K Shirazi, 1976 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Classical 7.g3 (C45) 1-0 U18 girls
E Chorvatova vs I Birgisdottir, 2000
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: Karpov. Smyslov Var (B17) 1-0 threaten Blackburne's #
H Hecht vs Keene, 1966 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Cheating Accusations Doubtful
C Bauer vs A Rudolf, 2007 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 65 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical. Central Var (C64) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Baratz vs Tartakower, 1932 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 28 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Black must give material to stop mate
Teichmann vs Spielmann, 1909 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Zuke 'em vs Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Pass a pawn and push it.
M Richter vs M Thinius, 2006 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 line 'em up
M Richter vs G Hertneck, 2007 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Black's position turns to jelly
J Degraeve vs M Richter, 2008
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Linksspringer (B00) 0-1 Stockfish
E Williams vs H A Kennedy, 1848 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

"...brilliant and interesting..."
Blackburne vs G Beach, 1900 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

variants / KGA at R odds (000) 1-0 work the diagonals
Morphy vs A Perrin, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Stinging bishops
Le Quang Liem vs Kamsky, 2011 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Raking Bishops
N Garcia Vicente vs S Keskin, 2001
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

NID: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 basic tactics on the 6th
T Sachdev vs F Alinoori, 2001 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance Var (B12) 1-0 Mating combo 25.?
J Polgar vs P Prohaszka, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Walter K.F. Haas: Mittelspiel mit dem Läufer auf dem Feld b2
Marshall vs H Wolf, 1906 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio KIA: Bg4 Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0 raking Bishops
M Podgaets vs Klovans, 1969 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 Get the Q in close
G Sargissian vs Tkachiev, 2013 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 5 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 1-0 Raking bishops
P Michel vs H Rossetto, 1947 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Simul Exhibition
Lasker vs K Akkerman, 1924
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer Var (C15) 1-0 As the smoke clears
G Timoscenko vs B Katalymov, 1973
(C15) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. General (C60) 0-1 KEG annotates
N Grigoriev vs Alekhine, 1920 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 0-1

KGA. Modern Def (C36) 0-1 Raking bishops, kings in peril
A K Makarov vs S Tolstoy, 1900 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Qh5+ g6 etc.
S Kosanski vs Gleizerov, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 13 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch / Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Bishop tactics
Z Solmanis vs E Gize, 1940 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: General (B02) 0-1 Q sac crusher for Boden's # w/R
A Baiwa vs J Nogueiras, 2004 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 11 in 'Bronstein: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins
Bronstein vs H Hunt, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo Syst (E62) 1-0 video link
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Classical Var (D34) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs Geller, 1956 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 73 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit (D08) 1-0 Caught uncastled
W Schmidt vs O Valentiner, 1906 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Spearhead, crossfire crusher
R Gashgarian vs J Lai, 2010 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian Var (C50) 1-0Don't miss your unpins!
C Morrow vs G L Langan, 1992 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 16.?
J Curdo vs V Frenklakh, 1993 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Dovetail Bishop #?
N Krogius vs Spassky, 1959 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1 White's quandry
P Sibbald vs R Bzikot, 2010 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 14 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Double Check, Dble Bishop Mate!!
W DeVisser vs W P Shipley, 1900 
(B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical Variation (C30) 0-1 Q sac Opera Mate by Black!!
P vs E Rubinstein, 1924 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Najdorf (B90) 0-1Battery long diagonal, passed P
J Klavins vs Tal, 1958 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French Bb7/QGD Orthodox (A07) 1-0 Greek Gift!
Botvinnik vs J Letzelter, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Lopez Var (C23) 1-0 Discovery
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Sac Attack!
Yates vs F Schubert, 1928 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Pins!
B Moritz vs Gilg, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 rare Max Lange # in center
Nita Saraci vs Nafissatou Gbadamassi, 2018 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Eliskases vs Gilg, 1934 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 0-1 Scholarly!
R Oberholzer vs V Magai, 2000 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch. 3...f5 Haberditz Var (C03) 0-1 Greco's
I Zdanovs vs M Brakmanis, 1938 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Saemisch Attack (B02) 1-0 Lolli's Mate w/obstruct
D Monokroussos vs M Podobnik, 2003
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 duplicate of Greco
Ajeeb vs R Baez, 1887 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Mieses Variation (C45) 1-0 Greco's Mate is next!
Morozevich vs J Xie, 1998 
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 0-1
N Grandelius vs B Bok, 2010 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attk. Schofman Var (B23) 1-0 diagonals
S Weeramantry vs J Ortega Valle, 2010 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 check out the unpin
P Rethy vs K Richter, 1941 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1 Siberian Trap: NxN Removes Guard
Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1

French Advance Lputian Var (C02) 0-1 tense, spectacular fight!
Sveshnikov vs V Moskalenko, 1987 
(C02) French, Advance, 46 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Greco Attack!
Y Zotkin vs Suetin, 1965 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 KEG annotates~
L Rosen vs Janowski, 1900 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Variation III (A12) 0-1
A Liepnieks vs R Arlauskas, 1946
(A12) English with b3, 29 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 14.?
D Svetushkin vs Landa, 2010 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 32 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0 Mordimer video link
Rubinstein vs J Mortimer, 1907 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 1-0 exhibit
Pillsbury vs Winkler, 1902 
(C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def: 2.Bb5?! Bird Invitation (C00) 1-0 Sally explains
E Spencer vs Menchik, 1930 
(C00) French Defense, 37 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

2Knts Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit 4.Ng5 Nxe4 (C57) 0-1 B-Q
Van den Behaerdt vs D Gedult, 1971 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 0-1 14.0-0-0 and the heat was on!
S Rachar vs J Bick, 2007
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: Sicilian Invite (A00) 1-0 prowling Bishops!
Nakamura vs D Flores, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 61 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French Var. Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 20...?
A Minasian vs A Sokolov, 1999 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. 3.f4 dxe4 (B10) 0-1 21.0-0 leaks
S Wehmeier vs Chiburdanidze, 1996 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 24 moves, 0-1

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