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* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

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* <Aug-16-18
Annie K.: <Jimfromprovidence> Hello, thanks for the work you're doing to help keep the daily puzzles interesting these days. <Kevin>, the usual problemist for CG, said he would appreciate help with the puzzles. I already have one volunteer to help him, <takchess>, but the more people volunteer, the less stressful the task should be to each over the long run. Would you like to join the effort too? :)

To clarify the procedure, normally Kevin selected the puzzles, and sent them to Daniel to put up. Now <Sargon> is still working on learning to manage the site, so Kevin's recent selections are not being applied yet (the daily features have been coming out of an emergency queue), but we should soon get over this stage. If you agree to help, I will ask Sargon to give the email associated with your account to Kevin, so he can get in touch with you.>

"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

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.

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

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

Amanda Kay wrote:

Checkmate
You were my knight
Shining armor
Chess board was our home
Queen's fondness you garnered
A kiss sweeter than honeycomb

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 1-0 first outing
Mohishunder vs Cochrane, 1850 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

KGD. Mafia Def ...c5 & ...e5 (C30) 1-0 Unpin, hit f7 again
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA. Hanstein Gambit (C38) 1-0 Paris (1858) notes by Stockfish
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

KGA. Lolli Gambit (C37) 1-0 K walk into castle mate!!
G Spencer vs NN, 1893 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

Pin and Qf8+ RxQf8 RxRf8# combination in the Muzio
Tarrasch vs C Kelz, 1891 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0 25.?
Tarrasch vs Harmonist, 1891 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 139 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD: Pillsbury Attack (D55) 1-0 Stockfish notes; KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attack (C78) 1-0 Stockfish; 28.?
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1902 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin 5.Nc3 Bg7 (B22) 1-0 Discovered+
S Levitsky vs G Helbach, 1906 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening 2...dxe4 (A00) 0-1 Black Ns assault!
G Underhill vs J W Kells, 1935 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Creepy Crawly Formation: Classical Def (A00) 1-0Deceptive Combo
M Basman vs A Budnikov, 1993 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 14.?
F Vallejo Pons vs L Deglmann, 2008 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 37...?
Nimzowitsch vs W Winter, 1927 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 45 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Gunsberg Defense (A02) 1-0 30.?
A Rodriguez Vila vs G Kanefsck, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Two Knts Var (A02) 1-0 Crumbling 0-0
A Solano Cruz vs E Trejos, 2001
(A02) Bird's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Bxf7+ declined
Santasiere vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Ret vs Polish Def (A04) 0-1Black has lengthy initiative
Ravi Rakshitta vs S Maze, 2020 
(A04) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1

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

Zukertort Opening: Herrstrom Gambit 2.Nxg5 and 4.Nxf7 (A04) 1-0
Streng vs E J Diemer, 1984 
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

23...? from John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 3
Furman vs Spassky, 1957 
(A04) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 0-1 31...?
F Zita vs Antoshin, 1965 
(A06) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 Stockfish; 20.?
J Bellon Lopez vs R Byrne, 1975 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 21.? & 22?
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1 25...?
Bluebaum vs E Najer, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Double Fianchetto (A07) 0-1 28...?
Bisguier vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 21.?
M Czerniak vs U Rueetschi, 1981 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

KIA vs QGD Bb7, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Line clearance w/overworked pawn
A Liang vs J Haug, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

"Sac It Again, Sam!" (game of the day Apr-18-2020)
Reshevsky vs J Sunye Neto, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 65 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

KIA vs Dragon/Reversed Botvinnik System Delayed (A07) 0-1Thrill
A Saidy vs R Ervin, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 27.?
A Fier vs R Aloma Vidal, 2018 
(A09) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 1-0 Dbl Rook sacs
Anand vs Speelman, 1996 
(A09) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1 41...?
Miles vs Uhlmann, 1976 
(A10) English, 43 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) 1-0 12.?
Robatsch vs Jansa, 1974 
(A10) English, 14 moves, 1-0

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

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 0-1 B sac! Long combination
E Nikolic vs Fischer, 1968 
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 0-1 Kside breakthru
Short vs Jakovenko, 2012 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 51 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. King's Knight (A13) 0-1 32...?
O Chernin vs E Schiller, 1998 
(A13) English, 34 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 1-0 23.?
Petrosian vs Hort, 1972 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 20.?
L Spassov vs P Popov, 1977 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0 27.?
Eliskases vs M Eisinger, 1939 
(A13) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 Gutsy
Petrosian vs A Khasin, 1957
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Def (A14) 1-0 37.?
R Hartoch vs Hecht, 1972 
(A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Larry David Evans is an IM from the USA
U Rath vs L D Evans, 1981 
(A14) English, 42 moves, 0-1

Reversed roles. Tal's only win with Black vs Petrosian.
Petrosian vs Tal, 1976 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 0-1 22...?
A David vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1

G259 in 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 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

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

English Opening: Golombek Def (A16) 1-0 B sac forces checkmate
Santasiere vs H M Woods, 1936 
(A16) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Round 8, Game #62 [Prize for "clever combinational play"]
Romanishin vs Petrosian, 1975 
(A17) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 0-1 40...?
Korchnoi vs J Arnason, 1987 
(A20) English, 55 moves, 0-1

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0 25.?
Taimanov vs Vaganian, 1977 
(A21) English, 31 moves, 1-0

K's English. Closed System Full Symmetry (A26) 0-1 43...?
Larsen vs Spassky, 1981 
(A26) English, 44 moves, 0-1

King's English. Three Knights System (A27) 0-1 c4 yourself!
Seirawan vs Browne, 1979 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 18 moves, 0-1

this is one wild @$$ chess game
M Rohde vs S Polgar, 1992 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 25.?
Van Wely vs Piket, 1996 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1 31...?
K Rogoff vs Portisch, 1976 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

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

K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 34.?
W Schmidt vs J Lewi, 1968 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 42 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4 Knts Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Stockfish; 27...?
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1 25...?
Adorjan vs Miles, 1985 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Dbl Fio vs Hedgehog Def (A30) 0-1 32...?
R Panjwani vs Ivanchuk, 2014 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 Beat 'em to the
J Rapport vs A Muzychuk, 2016 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 0-1 Terrifying
V Saigin vs Tal, 1954 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 1-0 28.?
Reshevsky vs Polugaevsky, 1970 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knts (A34) 0-1 Fascinating!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 1-0 25.?
Szabo vs N Spiridonov, 1974 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1 28...?
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 1-0 35.?
L Rogule vs A Avramidou, 2019 
(A36) English, 45 moves, 1-0

Polish Defense: General (A40) 1-0 51.?
Wojtaszek vs Z Pakleza, 2010 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Beefeater Var (A40) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 24.?
Alburt vs D E Vigorito, 1993 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg2, Bb2 vs Bg7 (A40) 0-1 34...?
Filip vs Petrosian, 1965 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Rat Defense (A41) 1-0 Her best thus far
A Kashlinskaya vs Sevian, 2018 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 37 moves, 1-0

Wade Defense: General (A41) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 47.?
Kasparov vs A Haik, 1988 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 49 moves, 1-0

Understanding the Sacrifice by Angus Dunnington
P K Wells vs J Rowson, 2000 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 36 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Rossolimo Var (A41) 1-0 Clearance sacrifice!
O Girya vs O Gritsayeva, 2014 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 39 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Averbakh Var (A42) 1-0 14.?
Korchnoi vs D Solak, 2002 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 19 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Averbakh System. Randspringer Var (A42) 1-0 31.?
F Beeckmans vs J Renet, 1998 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 31 moves, 1-0

Benoni 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

Old Benoni. Russian Var (A44) 1/2-1/2 Spearhead on f2
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

Barry Attk vs NY System (A45) 0-1 Remove the Defender!
E Danielian vs A Matnadze, 2019 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: Poisoned Pawn (A45) 1-0 Q+ & fork Rg8 next
I Ivanisevic vs D Derakhshani, 2016
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack Ne2 vs QID (A45) 1-0 Massing for Kside assault
I Rabinovich-Barav vs B Koch, 1928 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 19.? & 21.?
Radjabov vs O Bortnyk, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Polish Variation (A46) 0-1 16...?
M Brunoehler vs K Richter, 1941 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Unsound K hunt
H Kilicaslan vs Jobava, 2003 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 0-1 Combination!
B Hallegua vs Alekhine, 1914 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 20...?
P Viner vs Leko, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Pseudo-Colle Bb2 vs Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Bxh2+
A Selezniev vs Spielmann, 1921 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

G6 Torre Attack: Fianchetto Def (A48) 0-1 22...?
L Perunovic vs A Gogic, 2008 
(A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Przepiorka Variation (A49) 0-1 34...?
C Guimard vs Euwe, 1946 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: King's Indian. Fianchetto Var (A49) 0-1 25...?
E Poltoranov vs Stein, 1955 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 25 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Przepiorka Copycat (A49) 1-0 31.?
N Aggelis vs A Heimann, 2012 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 32 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 13...?
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 1-0 19...?
G Sigurjonsson vs A S Segal, 1968 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

May 20, 1959 issue of "Chess Life" p. 4
L H Wight vs R Scrivener, 1926 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 1-0 25.?
Jobava vs L Galego, 2005 
(A53) Old Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 1-0 Crazy sacs
Smyslov vs Geller, 1955 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Def (A56) 0-1 Brilliant
X Zhao vs Aronian, 2005 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

"Phony Benoni" (game of the day Apr-29-2005) 19.?
Kavalek vs Matulovic, 1966 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57) 0-1 jaw-dropping
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Declined. ML (A57) 0-1 Q sac in a Queens ending!
Reshevsky vs D Gurevich, 1982 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 59 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: King Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 Photo; surging pawns!
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: King Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 40.?
Knaak vs Dolmatov, 1981 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 47 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: K Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 19.?
Rajkovic vs M O Jovanovic, 2008 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 26 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Bb5+ Ke8 gets blasted
H Perez Garcia vs R Grimaldi, 1978 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Classical. Czerniak Def Tal Line (A77) 0-1 WOW!!
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Classical. Czerniak Def (A78) 0-1 B Deflects Q
Z Kozul vs Velimirovic, 1985 
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 40 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical. Czerniak Def (A79) 0-1 32...?
L Ogaard vs J Tisdall, 1987 
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 36 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate!
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Leningrad Var (A86) 1-0
Huebner vs S Polgar, 1991 
(A86) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Dutch Stonewall. Modern (A81) 1-0 Tremendous Dbl R Sacrifices
Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Nimzo-Dutch Var (A90) 1-0 Batteries up the middle
Najdorf vs Grob, 1948 
(A90) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 21 in The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A90) 1-0 R sets up Qg7#
D Anton Guijarro vs Y Santiago, 2018 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Buenos Aires Var (A96) 1-0 30.?
Kavalek vs J Bednarski, 1972 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Dutch Classical. 7...Ne4 Huisl Var (A96) 0-1 33...?
I Sokolov vs S Williams, 2006 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 37 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

Carr Defense /Owen's Def. (B00) 1-0 Black survives awhile
M Hebden vs M Basman, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 60 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Q sacrifice for Mayet's Mate
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Linksspringer Var (B00) 0-1
W Long vs R Durkin, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 55 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Defense 3.d4 e5 (B01) 1-0 Sitting double R sacs
O H Labone vs NN, 1901 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian: Icelandic-Palme Gambit (B01) 0-1 Castled K wins
D Phillips vs I Lindam, 1995 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Portuguese Var (B01) 0-1 Dbl R sacs by MC
S Vaibhav vs Carlsen, 2018 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Schiller-Pytel 3...Qd6 (B01) 1-0 Prevent 0-0
Carlsen vs A Utegaliyev, 2019 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Saemisch Attk (B02) 1-0 22.? Speechless Black Q
T Stanciu vs A Maciejewski, 1974 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO R
Tal vs M Podgaets, 1970 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian 3.e5 Nd7 French-like (B02) 1-0
I Rogers vs F Delay, 1985 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Def: Four Pawns Attack. Main Line (B03) 0-1 16...?
Huebner vs Hort, 1987 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 55 moves, 0-1

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

"Tenacious D" (game of the day Dec-07-2012)
Browne vs Fischer, 1970 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Defe: Modern. Alburt Var (B04) 1-0 6.Nxf7 KxN
H Wagner vs Rellstab, 1930 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 22 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0 Jolly good show!!
R Taylor vs M Steadman, 2008 
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Standard Def (B06) 0-1 Exch Sac, sacs declined
Westerinen vs A Planinc, 1971 
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1

Modern Def. 2Knts. Suttles (B06)1/2-Arabian Stalemate w/Crazy R
Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970 
(B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Modern Def: Bg7 vs Pseudo-Torre Bg5 (B06) 1-0 Heavies on 7th
Kholmov vs N Zilberman, 1989 
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 44.?
Geller vs H Liebert, 1970 
(B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1-0

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

Pirc Def: Classical. Two Knights System (B08) 1-0 fiery gem!
H Weenink vs S Landau, 1930 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Kurajica Var (B09) 0-1 Fascinating!
R Kelson vs M Leski, 1991 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack (B10) 1-0 27.?
A Rakhmanov vs Y Ginzburg, 2010 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attack (B10) 1-0 23.?
P Markland vs Hort, 1971 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Acclrated Panov Attk. Modern Var (B10) 1-0 17.?
Lenderman vs S Zierk, 2012 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 21...?
Delarochette vs J Negro, 1983 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Tal Var (B12) 1-0 Wiping out the 6th
Sutovsky vs N Batsiashvili, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

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

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

Caro-Kann Def: Maroczy 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B12) 1-0 Dazzling!
R Saptarshi vs Vardaan Nagpal, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 20.?
Swiercz vs M Kanarek, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1 30...?
J Steckner vs V Burmakin, 2004 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann, Panov Attk. Fianchetto Def., Gambit (B13) 1-0 21.?
F J Sanchez Guirado vs Ponomariov, 1997 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 33...?
C Pedersen vs P Norby, 1971 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate next!
Petrov vs T Bergs, 1929 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 20.?
H Runde vs Morten Jensen, 2003 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Var (B15) 1-0 15.?
Ragozin vs Boleslavsky, 1942 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0 20.?
Miles vs Hort, 1983 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Fishin' Pole Declined. Right-handed Smothered Mate is thwarted.
P Haba vs Nisipeanu, 2004 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 46 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Dbl Exch Sacs!
Levenfish vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1947 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) 1-0 16.?
I K Sukandar vs Hoang Thi Bao Tram, 2014 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Flohr Variation (B18) 0-1 18...?
Zherebukh vs Nakamura, 2017 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

C-K Classical Main lines (B18) 1-0 20? Clever finish by Adams
Adams vs Leko, 1999 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B18) 1-0 27.?
L Semenova vs M Muresan, 1983 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 22.?
E Schmittdiel vs T Ernst, 1987 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2...d5 3.exd6 Nf6 4.Bb5+ (B22) 1-0 21.?
Smagin vs Sveshnikov, 1995 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 0-1 N pain in the arse
J W Naylor vs R G Wade, 1958
(B27) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)1-0 13.?
Vasiukov vs I Chikovani, 1963 
(B30) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fnchetto, Lutikov G. (B31) 1-0
Lutikov vs F Silva, 1976 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 21.?
K Hulak vs Romanishin, 1969 
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 29.?
Ding Yixin vs Z Tan, 2012 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

27.? "Vlad the Impaled" (game of the day Jan-09-2012)
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 20.?
Gufeld vs B Ivanovic, 1979 
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Modern Bc4 Var (B35) 1-0 20.?
D Kontic vs G M Todorovic, 1992 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Pin Var (B40) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 19.?
Yates vs A Haida, 1925 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 28.?
Short vs J Penrose, 1977 
(B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Sacs for promotion!
M Levin vs A Makarov, 1957
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0Stockfish; 26.? & 30.?
Spassky vs Averkin, 1973 
(B44) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B46) 0-1 24...?
Romanishin vs Balashov, 1979 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 R roller
P Dely vs E Varnusz, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov English Attack (B48) 1-0 29.?
I Cheparinov vs Pelletier, 2007 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1 46.?
A I Zakharov vs A I Petrushin, 1973 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Classical. Fianchetto (B58) 1-0 find the finish
A Ivanov vs Smirin, 1985 
(B58) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

22...? is #150 in Lev Alburt's 'Chess Training Pocket Book'.
Pilnik vs Geller, 1955 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 38 moves, 0-1

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

Sic Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviations (B62) 1-0 20.?
L Hazai vs Szabo, 1983 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 29 moves, 1-0

- GM Andy Soltis notes; Source: Chess Life 1998 May
Anand vs Benjamin, 1989 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 0-1 23.?
J Kozma vs L Alster, 1953 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1-0 24.?
Sherzer vs Kudrin, 1985 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen English Attack (B90) 1-0 32.?
Anand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Fianchetto Var (B80) 0-1 Spearhead
S Bergsson vs S Polgar, 1988 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Q sac opens g-file
A Ostapenko vs S Kurkin, 1970 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 19.?
Anand vs I B de Souza, 1984 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical General (B83) 0-1 55...?
H Munoz Sotomayor vs H Salazar Jacob, 1990 
(B83) Sicilian, 59 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 26.?
Ganguly vs H Hernandez Carmenates, 2008 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

18.? The Encyclopedia of Chess Middlegames
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical Paulsen Var (B85) 1-0 13.?
Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 0-1 Stockfish; 32...?
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Pile on the pin
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

Short gives away all his material to deliver mate, but draws.
Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 1-0 19.?
G Kuzmin vs A Groszpeter, 1990 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 0-1 33...?
Rublevsky vs K Alekseenko, 2018 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Opocensky Var (B92) 0-1 24...?
Dolmatov vs Browne, 1990 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B94) 1-0 25.?
Zhao Jun vs J Zhou, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 22.?
Tal vs A Kolarov, 1957 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf both 0-0-0 (B94) 0-1 Exch Sacs
Gulko vs Petrosian, 1976 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96) 1-0 41.?
Shirov vs I Papaioannou, 2009 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Polugayevsky Var (B96) 1-0 Castle mate
A Fomez vs M Lanzani, 1988 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line Brilliancy (B99) 1-0 24.?
V Lyukmanov vs D Jabot, 1998 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Knight Variation (C00) 1-0 14.?
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

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

French Defense: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 13.?
Tseshkovsky vs I Polgar, 1964 
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Def: Chigorin 2.Qe2 w/e5 strong point (C00) 0-1
A Florean vs J Kraai, 2006 
(C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Girls 39.?
E Guo vs S Madhurima, 2011 
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 25...?
K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 16.?
B Wall vs J Robin, 1983 
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0

French Def. Advance. 6.a3 f6 Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 19...?
Adams vs Epishin, 1992 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 15.?
Grischuk vs Bareev, 2001 
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance 6.a3 c4 ML (C02) 0-1 29...?
D Provost vs K Spraggett, 1979 
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 1-0 40.?
G O'Toole vs R Haria, 2009 
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

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

French Def: Tarrasch. Haberditz Var (C03) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs J Enevoldsen, 1972 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 31.?
Motylev vs A Iljushin, 2000 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Deadly Decoy K hunt
Korneev vs Piskov, 1996 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

"Tal for Y'All" (game of the day Dec-06-2015)
Tal vs Salnikov, 1970 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 18.?
Alekhine vs Sik, 1943 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 51...?
Adams vs Lputian, 1995 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 52 moves, 0-1

Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics, #112, p. 187 After 24 ...exf3
C Juarez Flores vs Lputian, 1990 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 22 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09)1-0 K walk
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 14.?
Anand vs Robatsch, 1992 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

Moves 14, 15 double knight sacs on f7 gets Black's best effort
Jansa vs P Troeger, 1961 
(C10) French, 70 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 1-0 Pawn storm!
E C Price vs E Gibb, 1920 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 23...?
Bologan vs T Luther, 2007 
(C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1

Game 12 in Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald
Topalov vs Bareev, 2002 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 Video link
Vitiugov vs J van Foreest, 2020 
(C11) French, 62 moves, 0-1

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C11) 1-0 26.?
Saric vs M Gurevich, 2007 
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz. Bradford Attack Var (C11) 1-0 Corresp
A Zinkl vs R Huber, 1897 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 out of the blue
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Pins
Tal vs V Veders, 1951 
(C13) French, 34 moves, 1-0

25.? in Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909 
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0

Sublime combination
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1919 
(C13) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 1-0 Dbl Exch Sac
G Stoltz vs R G Wade, 1952 
(C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Kside smash
Unzicker vs R Czaya, 1948 
(C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 0-1 20...?
S P Tanin vs G Sanakoev, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Retreat Variation General (C18) 1-0 14.?
Le Chess Club vs R Jedynak, 2004 
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C18) 1-0 36.?
Polgar vs P Nikolic, 2002 
(C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted. Chigorin Defense (C21) 1-0 27.?
F P Carr vs W C Palmer, 1903 
(C21) Center Game, 33 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

Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Both Bishops deflect Black Q
S Rubin vs David L Lee, 1971 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attk 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C22) 0-1Dbl N sacrifice
T Thorhallsson vs Efimenko, 2006 
(C22) Center Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 0-1 Entertaining all around
E M Jackson vs Marshall, 1899 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0 37...?
Larsen vs E Torre, 1987 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 56 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Debated finish 30...?
J Mieses vs Von Scheve, 1887 
(C26) Vienna, 32 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Stanley. Frankenstein-Dracula Var (C27) 0-1 22...?
A Wilhelm vs W Bareiss, 1971 
(C27) Vienna Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Fleischhauer vs O Valentiner, 1913 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: General (C30) 0-1 Frank Marshall is a stunt man!
P Reid vs Marshall, 1937 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CntrG. Charousek Gambit Keres Var (C32) 1-0 16.?
W Bialas vs Schwarz, 1953 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

KGD: Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 0-1 Decline it
S Polgar vs Waitzkin, 1995 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 65 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1Fantastic file opening
S Rosenthal vs Bird, 1873 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

KGA. 11.Bb2 Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Kside sacs for Discovered +
M Basman vs P C Griffiths, 1968 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 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

KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Double N sacrifice!
J Gallagher vs Balashov, 1991 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 15.?
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

After piece sacrifice, white "casually" exchange queens!
Reti vs Flamberg, 1912 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 Stockfish; 31.?
Marshall vs Von Scheve, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 44.?
de Riviere vs H Baucher, 1859 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

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

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

Gunderam Defense: General (C40) 0-1 36...?
E Tate vs S Sulskis, 2001 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 0-1 31...?
Von Bardeleben vs Alekhine, 1908 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 Rolling knights
Z Franco Ocampos vs C Guimard, 1980 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin (C42) 0-1 Aggressive!
Ljubojevic vs S Makarichev, 1975 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 30.?
Bologan vs Kasimdzhanov, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Have you heard Dionne Warwick's Old Shoes?
Wei Yi vs Y Yu, 2017 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Var (C42) 1-0 31.?
Kotronias vs N Kalesis, 1994 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

"Russlin' Ruslan" (game of the day Mar-02-2017) 39.?
Caruana vs Ponomariov, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 23.?
Anand vs Ivanchuk, 1993 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 1-0 18.?
J Penrose vs M Blau, 1957 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 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

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Arabian Mate!
Chigorin vs Schiffers, 1880 
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 28.?
B Katalymov vs O Kaminsky, 1969 
(C45) Scotch Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 1/2- perpetual
J Bellon Lopez vs R Jamieson, 1977 
(C47) Four Knights, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Krause Gambit (C47) 1-0 Mateo notes
Harikrishna vs Mamedyarov, 2006 
(C47) Four Knights, 32 moves, 1-0

Julius DuMont's "Basis of Combination in Chess," page 4
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1920 
(C48) Four Knights, 31 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1-0Rearrange move order?
Tarrasch vs Marshall, 1903 
(C48) Four Knights, 39 moves, 1-0

Four Knights, Double Spanish (C49) 1-0 Cross pins are a bitchew
Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911 
(C49) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky
K Sterk vs Marshall, 1912 
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 7, p. 22 in Secrets of Practical Chess by John Nunn
Nunn vs M Pribyl, 1996 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 24.?
V Plotkin vs V Drkulec, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 0-1 14...?
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1903 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 30.?
G Neumann vs Mayet, 1866 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware (C51) 1-0Stockfish; 25.?
Bledow vs P Bilguer, 1838 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 Blitz
Ganguly vs A Aleksandrov, 2014 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 30.?
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Chess Review, July 1935, p. 165
E Canal vs NN, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 0-1 apple bite 37...?
NN vs Cochrane, 1822 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Nxg7!
J Emms vs D J Ledger, 2006 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 video link
Grischuk vs Giri, 2020 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0 26.?
M Kravtsiv vs V Kazakouski, 2016 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 R shot
Tartakower vs E Steiner, 1921 
(C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 0-1 Q sac for Greco's Mate
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1851 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical. Zukertort Gambit (C64) 0-1entertaining
M Schlosser vs Anand, 1990 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1Rooking around
J Ady vs Spassky, 1984 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

Game 2 in Chess Fundamentals by Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1913 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 52 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0Stockfish
H Hesse vs NN, 1930 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. King's Bishop Var (C68) 1-0 25.?
H Schussler vs Y Rantanen, 1977 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 0-1 35.?
Browne vs Westerinen, 1970 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 0-1 Brilliant!!
Bagirov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1961 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 41 moves, 0-1

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

Spanish, Morphy Def. Bayreuth Var (C77) 1-0 No, Tal had Black!
Gufeld vs Tal, 1959 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Wormald Attk (C77) 0-1 fitting of his rep
M Ostrauskas vs Tal, 1955 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attk (C78) 1-0 14.? Blindfold Sim
Alekhine vs Ricondo, 1945 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 14 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 1-0 Exch sac, Bxf7+ sac
Fischer vs C Sharp, 1956 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0 25.?
Caruana vs Onischuk, 2016 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

Ruy Lopez, Open (C80) 1-0 Fabulous Finish!!
R Levit vs Genady Rusakovas, 1986 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 0-1 Fabulous Finish
O H Labone vs Lasker, 1898 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open Var. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 38.?
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open. Breslau Var (C83) 0-1 Dbl B Mate w/Chernev notes
NN vs Tarrasch, 1915  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 26.?
Psakhis vs V Malaniuk, 1987 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed 8.a4 (C84) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish, tpstar
Anand vs Svidler, 2016 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 23.?
B Kurajica vs P Littlewood, 1980 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 1-0 20.?
J Arnason vs Nunn, 1990 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Marshall Attk. Modern ML (C89) 0-1 Sarfati notes
M Sonter vs J Sarfati, 2005  
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Variation (C91) 1-0 34.?
Kamsky vs Naroditsky, 2017 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 45 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Zaitsev System (C92) 1-0 23.?
M Magomedov vs J Isaev, 1997 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Zaitsev System (C92) 1-0 28.?
P Haba vs P Nikolic, 2005 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Flohr System (C92) 0-1 keep the passer
H Hamdouchi vs Karpov, 2007 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 10 in Tal: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
Tal vs Panno, 1958 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Smyslov Def (C93) 1-0 18.?
Geller vs Portisch, 1967 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Smyslov Def (C93) 1-0 Stockfish
Spassky vs D Arutiunian, 1965 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy, Breyer Def Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1-0 31.?
Y Yu vs Li Shilong, 2012 
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 47 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 30.?
J Dueball vs E Gereben, 1972 
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0 28.?
J Aagaard vs Fuad Ahmed Mohamme Mufleh, 2006 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 28 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0 Bam!
O'Kelly vs Unzicker, 1949 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 38 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack 10.g4!? Qx3 minors (D00) 1-0 31.?
A Feuerstein vs E Marchand, 1954 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

B-D Gambit: Teichmann Var (D00) 1-0 13.? A fearless attack
P Leisebein vs B Fels, 2004 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Krause Var (D02) 0-1 25...?
J Lynch vs P Michel, 1945 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0Stockfish notes; Famous puzzle 47.?
Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 33.?
Carlsen vs Y Yu, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 0-1 29...?
A Stefanova vs J Xie, 1996 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

London System / Double Stonewalls (D02) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Janowski vs Marshall, 1916 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

London System vs Be7, Nbd7 (D02) 1-0 11.?
V Kovacevic vs H Ree, 1980 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

London System Ne5 (D02) 1-0 Blazing Kside attack!
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2020 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

London System vs Dbl Fio Bg7, Bb7 (D02) 0-1 Rook on 2nd
Larsen vs B Andersen, 1960 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 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

Colle System 4.c4 BxNf3 (D04) 1-0 34.?
Colle vs W Fairhurst, 1927 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 19...?
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. ML (D07) 0-1 Stockfish; 24...? & 74...?
A Reggio vs Chigorin, 1901 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 76 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 26...?
K Emmrich vs B Moritz, 1922 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 0-1 18...?
Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943  
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

This game won the second brilliancy prize at this tournament.
Bondarevsky vs V Mikenas, 1950 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 31 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Nxf7 KxNf7 keep it coming!
Spassky vs L Zinn, 1962 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (D15) 1-0 GK was impressed
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1951 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Chameleon Var. Advance System (D15) 0-1 23...?
Ivanchuk vs Bacrot, 2007 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Winning With the Slav (Batsford) Yuri Markov & Boris Schipkov
Vidmar vs V Mikenas, 1931 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 0-1

QGA: Central Variation. McDonnell Def (D20) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Owen vs Burn, 1875 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1

QGA: Gunsberg Def (D21) 1-0 notes by Stockfish; 12.?
Janowski vs E Schallopp, 1896 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 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

QGA: Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 1-0 Q+s improve her position
Van Wely vs Timman, 1999
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

QGA Classical Def. Rubinstein Var (D27) 1-0 Dbl N sacs!!
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2002 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 46 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System Main Line (D29) 1-0 17.?
K Georgiev vs Dlugy, 1983 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

QDG. Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 Q sac for discovered+
Morozevich vs Grischuk, 2011 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

The White knights start up combination collisions
M Pein vs Bagirov, 1995 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

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

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

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. ML (D37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 23.?
Kasparov vs Vaganian, 1995 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Game 41 Q sac for a Q trap!
Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 16.?
Razuvaev vs I Farago, 1979 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 31 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

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

G58 in Mammoth Book-World's Greatest Games by Nunn/Burgess/Emms
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: General 0-0-0 vs. 0-0 (D43) 1-0 Ne5 sitting sac
Petrosian vs Tolush, 1950 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 26.?
A Voyna vs S Kramer, 2000 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 26.?
Gelfand vs E Alekseev, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 37 moves, 1-0

"Gata Go Now" (game of the day Feb-18-2009)
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 26.?
Browne vs Shabalov, 1994 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 1-0 Stockfish; 36.?
Ding Liren vs Aronian, 2013 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

"Adrian's Wall" (game of the day May-15-2017)
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attk (D45) 0-1Wing P storms
P Hopman vs A Kveinys, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 1-0 Stockfish; 20.?
Szabo vs Bisguier, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

"A true masterpiece"
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D47) 0-1 22...? "Szabotage"
Szabo vs G Sigurjonsson, 1968 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (D50) 1-0 20.?
Wojtaszek vs M Grabarczyk, 2011 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 1-0 28.?
A Artidiello vs B Babapour, 2002 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) 0-1 30...?
D Zaslavsky vs Botvinnik, 1926 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1

QGD: Miles Variation (D53) 1-0 22.?
Kramnik vs Short, 1995 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 31...?
Yermolinsky vs Beliavsky, 1993 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 32 moves, 0-1

QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Sacrifice for a K walk
F Apsenieks vs A Louis, 1925 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Classical Var (D68) 1-0 22.?
Lputian vs Balashov, 1986 
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange Variation (D75) 0-1 16...?
S Hamann vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1962 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 18 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1 Dbl N sac
Andres vs F M Wren, 1933 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 17 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 1-0 42.?
Miles vs L Schmid, 1980 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 45 moves, 1-0

Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld G. Capa Var (D93) 1-0 42...?
A Pomar Salamanca vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Stockfish; 23.?
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 33.?
Szabo vs L Liptay, 1962 
(D85) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 21.?
Anand vs J L Hammer, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 45 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Var (D86) 1-0 16.?
Knaak vs Uhlmann, 1978 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 0-1 32...?
M van der Werf vs Nijboer, 2001 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. 3 Knts. Petrosian System (D91) 0-1 3 pawns for N
L'Ami vs E Safarli, 2007 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 31 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 26...?
Ju Wenjun vs Z Tan, 2017 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 37 moves, 0-1

Three pawn sacs in the first ten moves of the Catalan?!
Giri vs N Grandelius, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06) 1-0 24.?
Avrukh vs T Sanikidze, 2009 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 18...?
Miles vs S Atalik, 1996 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Monticelli Trap (E11) 1-0 10.?
M Monticelli vs L Prokes, 1926 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation (E11) 1-0 21.?
A Anastasian vs F Izeta Txabarri, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 27.?
M Gurevich vs G Andruet, 1988 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Promo for a piece
W Heinig vs D Neukirch, 1974 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 0-1 29...?
R Fontaine vs A Sokolov, 2007 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Mecking vs J Gonzalez, 2002
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attack (E12) 0-1 26...?
Krasenkow vs Karpov, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 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

#59 Ray Keene's Good Move Guide byKeene & Andrew Whiteley;15.?
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 4 in 'Modern Chess: Move by Move' by Colin Crouch
Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

"the sting in the end of the tail" (of a combination)
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

QID: Fianchetto Traditional (E15) 0-1 22...?
W Orbach vs N Mannheimer, 1930 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

21...? "The Rook of Gibraltar" (game of the day Apr-17-2014)
N Dzagnidze vs Adams, 2013 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Romanishin. English Hybrid (E20) 1-0 Blitz
Kasparov vs Anand, 1999 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

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

NID: Spielmann. Stahlberg Var (E23) 0-1 Stockfish; 31...?
Stahlberg vs Alekhine, 1930 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 31 moves, 0-1

G16 'Botvinnik: OneHundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik vs G Miasoedov, 1931 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID: Classical. Vitolinsh-Adorjan Gambit (E32) 0-1 25...?
Gavrikov vs A Vitolinsh, 1982 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 559: Best game AND best novelty in Informant #71
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997 
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Berlin, Pirc Var (E39) 0-1 24...?
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 0-1 31...?
L Cooper vs I Ivanov, 1987 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Variation (E45) 0-1 61...?
H MacGrillen vs Keene, 1968 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 61 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation (E46) 0-1 20...?
E Torre vs Unzicker, 1981 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

#114 in The Complete Chess Workout by Richard Palliser; 39...?
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 39 moves, 0-1

G41) 14.? Ray Keene's Good Move Guide by Keene &Andrew Whiteley
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 43 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. B Attk Classical Def. (E48) 0-1 Stockfish; 20...?
Navara vs E Inarkiev, 2016 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 37 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Hübner Deferred (E50) 1-0 22.?
Petrosian vs A Matanovic, 1959 
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 30 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal. Bernstein Def (E58) 1-0 27.?
A Korotylev vs Z Izoria, 1998 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 29 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 0-1 23...?
T Henrichs vs M Prusikin, 2007 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Anand vs Bacrot, 2010 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 24...Nxh3+ will draw
Gligoric vs Pachman, 1958 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0

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

King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 34.?
Krogius vs Jansa, 1965 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Nice sacrifices by black (an 11- year-old boy)
A Hoffman vs Nakamura, 1999 
(E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 1-0 20.?
Z Tan vs X Zhang, 2011 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal (E70) 1-0 It seemed like a casual Rxf7 sac
B Toth vs R Appel, 1999 
(E70) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def: Kramer Var(E70) 1-0 Sac another and another
Serper vs I Nikolaidis, 1993 
(E70) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

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

KID: Kramer Var (E70) 0-1 22...?
A Bonte vs Fedorov, 2017 
(E70) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

21...? "New in Chess - Tactics and - Bobby Fischer "
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

NID. Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 21.?
Vitiugov vs Ding Liren, 2012 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Kasparov - Karpov World CC Match (1990) New York, NY USA, rd 11
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

"Veni, Vadim, Vici" (game of the day Jan-19-2006)
V Ruban vs A Poluljahov, 1994 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 28 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 32...?
V Smirnov vs V Dydyshko, 1994 
(E97) King's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 1-0 39.?
D Foord vs E Kirk, 2010 
(E97) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Defense (E97) 1-0 34.?
K Spraggett vs C P Santos, 2000 
(E97) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

24...? in Ray Keene's Good Move Guide (Keene & Whiteley)
Korchnoi vs Fischer, 1970  
(E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 1/2-Dbl N sac
K Grigorian vs Yurtaev, 1979 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID. Orthodox. Classical System Neo-Classsical (E99) 0-1 33...?
N Maatman vs E Goudriaan, 2011 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2012 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B49) 1-0 Stockfish; 53.?
Karjakin vs Morozevich, 2012 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 68 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 20.?
D Mastrovasilis vs A Volokitin, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Najdorf. Zagreb (Fianchetto) Var (B91) 0-1 Clearance
D Kadric vs A Rakhmanov, 2010
(B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B77) 1-0 30.? & 33.?
Areshchenko vs F Corrales Jimenez, 2009 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical Kantscher Line(B66) 1-0 31.?
J Murey vs V Malakhov, 2000 
(B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 31 moves, 1-0

B15: Caro-Kann, Gurgenidze system 1-0 Blasting Rooks!!
L Christiansen vs I Foygel, 2002 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 26.?
Naiditsch vs M Schurade, 2004 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 36.?
Z Hernandez vs B Dekic, 2008 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 46 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 39.?
R Mamedov vs Shengelia, 2001 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0

Attacking 101 - Volume #5 by Joel Johnson
F Rhine vs NN, 2019 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 0-1 Speculative sacrifices
N McDonald vs T Riedener, 2015 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) 1-0 24.?
G Vescovi vs S Gschwendtner, 1994 
(B53) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Declined Alapin-like (B21) 1-0 21.?
D Myers vs S Gschwendtner, 2015 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight (B43) 0-1 28...?
Fedorov vs N Miezis, 2000 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 aggressive knight!
P Florescu vs I Ionica, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 1-0 Q sac w/windmill
L'Ami vs Van Wely, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: 2.Na3!? (B20) 1-0 33.?
B Savchenko vs V Belov, 2006 
(B20) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical, General (B83) 1-0 Dbl R sac!
C Lutz vs M Tratar, 1996 
(B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 24.?
T L Petrosian vs P Smirnov, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

G25 'Chess Secrets: Heroes of Classical Chess'-Craig Pritchett
Karjakin vs Anand, 2006 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1

Tal-like (B51) 1-0 56
Carlsen vs Topalov, 2012 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 56 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 32...?
A Dubinin vs Drygalov, 2018 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1

Pawn roller, back-to-back sac clear the way for her majesty
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian (B33) 1-0 Rook on the 7th w/support
A Belozerov vs O Rychkov, 2019 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Trapped R
Rublevsky vs E Zude, 2011 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 25.?
Sengupta vs A Oyama, 2018 
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

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