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It's gotta have green pepper, just how I like my vinyl chessboards:)

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." — Ancient Chinese Proverb

"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

"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

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!" ― Bent Larsen

"Modern chess is too much concerned with things like pawn structure. Forget it, checkmate ends the game." ― Nigel Short

"Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy." ― Anthony Santasiere

"The passed pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"Pawn endings are to chess what putting is to golf." ― Cecil Purdy

"In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame." ― José Raúl Capablanca

"Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn is his friend; Let him think both bishops are holy. Let him remember happy days in the shadows of his castles. Let him love his queen. Watch him love his queen." ― Mark Lawrence (Prince of Thorn)

"Maxim 3:
An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries" ― Howard Tayler

"God created every man to be free. The ability to choose whether to live free or enslaved, right or wrong, happy or in fear is something called freewill. Every man was born with freewill. Some people use it, and some people use any excuse not to. Nobody can turn you into a slave unless you allow them. Nobody can make you afraid of anything, unless you allow them. Nobody can tell you to do something wrong, unless you allow them. God never created you to be a slave, man did. God never created division or set up any borders between brothers, man did. God never told you hurt or kill another, man did. And in the end, when God asks you: "Who told you to kill one of my children?"

And you tell him, "My leader."

He will then ask you, "And are THEY your GOD?" ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

* A11s: Game Collection: A11 (White Wins): English Opening

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

* Briefly for White: Game Collection: Repertoire for White

* Brilliant (and mostly famous games)!! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures

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

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

* Cambridge Springs: Game Collection: CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS VARIATION

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

* Chess Mafia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLa...

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

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Dvoretsky: Game Collection: For Friends and Colleagues 1 (Dvoretsky)

* Fischer Wins: Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Wins With The King's Indian Attack

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Garry gets 'em quick: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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

* GK Sic: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit

* King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to...

* Karpov's book: Game Collection: Karpov Right Plan

* Lasker's Defense: Game Collection: Lasker's Defense to the Queen's Gambit

* Logical: Game Collection: Logical Chess: Move By Move

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer...

* S-S Meran: Game Collection: SEMI-SLAV MERAN

* Malaguena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxD...

* MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

* The Manhattan Defense: Opening Explorer

* Minority Attacks: Game Collection: Minority attack

Game Collection: Anti-minority attack capturing with the Knight.

* Names and Places: Game Collection: Named Mates

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

* Opening Ideas: Game Collection: Greatest Opening Ideas (Scheerer)

* Pawn Structures: Game Collection: Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide

* Pawn themes: Game Collection: Aurora

* Philidor's Legacy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I2Xm...

* Interesting QP games:
Game Collection: Queen's Pawn

* QG exchange: Game Collection: Queen's Gambit Exchange

* QG register: Game Collection: Gerareis' repertoire for white

* Rip 'em to shreds! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...

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

* Secrets of Combination: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Semi-Tarrasch: Game Collection: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defence

* Smyslov's Best: Game Collection: Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957

* Spassky had a universal style: Game Collection: Spassky's Best Games (Cafferty)

* Shirov miniatures: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

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

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

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

* Tarrasch playing his Tarrasch Defense!
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Random Zs: Game Collection: ZHVNE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Georgia: Savannah
Established in: 1733

General James Oglethorpe and 120 passengers traveling on a ship named "Anne" docked along the Savannah River in 1733, and the city of Savannah was born. It became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia. Oglethorpe named the colony "Georgia" after England's King George II. It was the 13th and final American colony.

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

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

* Three Simple Chess Tips: https://www.premierchesscoaching.co...

Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

This classic photo-history offers up hundreds of photos of all the great players along with many outstanding adversaries who helped fashion the immortals. Excellent captions throughout. Hours of fascinating reading and a book I return to again and again. Many of these photos are quite old and hard to find, but collected here under one cover, in an oversized (10x12") format, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

Publisher‏: ‎ Dover Pubns; First Edition (January 1, 1981) Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0486238563
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0486238562
Item Weight: ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

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

An Irish Blessing:

May we all feel…
happy and contented,
healthy and strong,
safe and protected
and living with ease…

~

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"Tactics is knowing what to do when there's something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there's nothing what to do." ― Savielly Tartakower

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." ― Sally Simpson

"Chess, it's the struggle against error." ― Johannes Zukertort

The Bear and the Amateur Gardener

A certain mountain bear, unlicked and rude,
By fate confined within a lonely wood,
A new Bellerophon, whose life,
Knew neither comrade, friend, nor wife, –
Became insane; for reason, as we term it,
Dwells never long with any hermit.
It's good to mix in good society,
Obeying rules of due propriety;
And better yet to be alone;
But both are ills when overdone.
No animal had business where
All grimly dwelt our hermit bear;
Hence, bearish as he was, he grew
Heart-sick, and longed for something new.
While he to sadness was addicted,
An aged man, not far from there,
Was by the same disease afflicted.
A garden was his favourite care, –
Sweet Flora's priesthood, light and fair,
And eke Pomona's – ripe and red
The presents that her fingers shed.
These two employments, true, are sweet
When made so by some friend discreet.
The gardens, gaily as they look,
Talk not, (except in this my book;)
So, tiring of the deaf and dumb,
Our man one morning left his home
Some company to seek,
That had the power to speak. –
The bear, with thoughts the same,
Down from his mountain came;
And in a solitary place,
They met each other, face to face.
It would have made the boldest tremble;
What did our man? To play the Gascon
The safest seemed. He put the mask on,
His fear contriving to dissemble.
The bear, unused to compliment,
Growled bluntly, but with good intent,
"Come home with me." The man replied:
"Sir Bear, my lodgings, nearer by,
In yonder garden you may spy,
Where, if you'll honour me the while,
We'll break our fast in rural style.
I have fruits and milk, – unworthy fare,
It may be, for a wealthy bear;
But then I offer what I have."
The bear accepts, with visage grave,
But not unpleased; and on their way,
They grow familiar, friendly, gay.
Arrived, you see them, side by side,
As if their friendship had been tried.
To a companion so absurd,
Blank solitude were well preferred,
Yet, as the bear scarce spoke a word,
The man was left quite at his leisure
To trim his garden at his pleasure.
Sir Bruin hunted – always brought
His friend whatever game he caught;
But chiefly aimed at driving flies –
Those hold and shameless parasites,
That vex us with their ceaseless bites –
From off our gardener's face and eyes.
One day, while, stretched on the ground
The old man lay, in sleep profound,
A fly that buzz'd around his nose, –
And bit it sometimes, I suppose, –
Put Bruin sadly to his trumps.
At last, determined, up he jumps;
"I'll stop your noisy buzzing now,"
Says he; "I know precisely how."
No sooner said than done.
He seized a paving-stone;
And by his modus operandi
Did both the fly and man die.

A foolish friend may cause more woe
Than could, indeed, the wisest foe.

Blindfold chess record holder <Georges Koltanowski> was a warm, friendly man with anecdotes and a folksy maxim. "Pawns are like buttons," he liked to say. "Lose too many and your pants fall down."

Georges Koltanowski, chess player, Belgium champion, blindfold world record holder, U.S. Open tournament director, USCF president, author, prolific newspaper columnist, coach, guest lecturer and showman, born September 17, 1903 in Antwerp, Belgium; died February 5, 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA. Koltanowski, the "Dean of American chess" died at age 96 due to heart failure. "Kolti" as he was often called, was one of three founder members inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame, with Paul Morphy, the first great US champion, and the preeminent Bobby Fischer.

‘May your Departures equal your Landfalls!'

Never judge a book by its cover.

The Ass And His Masters

A gardener's ass complained to Destiny
Of being made to rise before the dawn.
"The cocks their matins have not sung," said he, vere I am up and gone.
And all for what? To market herbs, it seems.
Fine cause, indeed, to interrupt my dreams!"
Fate, moved by such a prayer,
Sent him a currier's load to bear,
Whose hides so heavy and ill-scented were,
They almost choked the foolish beast.
"I wish me with my former lord," he said;
"For then, whenever he turned his head,
If on the watch, I caught
A cabbage-leaf, which cost me nothing.
But, in this horrid place, I find
No chance or windfall of the kind:
Or if, indeed, I do,
The cruel blows I rue."
Anon it came to pass
He was a collier's ass.
Still more complaint. "What now?" said Fate,
Quite out of patience.
"If on this jackass I must wait,
What will become of kings and nations?
Has none but he anything here to tease him?
Have I no business but to please him?"
And Fate had cause; – for all are so.
Unsatisfied while here below
Our present lot is aye the worst.
Our foolish prayers the skies infest.
Were Jove to grant all we request,
The din renewed, his head would burst.

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

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

"Don't trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar." – Unknown

Question: On which planet is a year longer than a day? Answer: Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. Venus is unusual because it spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets and it's extremely slow. It takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once. Because it's so close to the sun, a year goes by fast. Therefore, a day on Venus is nearly 20 Earth days longer than its year.

Gelotophobia is the fear of laughter. Those who suffer from gelotophobia respond to all laughter as if it is at their expense. Up to 13% of the population could be afraid of laughter. Fredthebear doubts this; decide for yourself.

Question: Which girl's name is also the name given to a female donkey? Answer: Jenny

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.>

"The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson

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

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

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

"I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan

'Don't let the cat out of the bag'

'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted'

'Don't throw good money after bad'

'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

The Lion, the Wolf, and the Fox

A lion, old, and impotent with gout,
Would have some cure for age found out.
Impossibilities, on all occasions,
With kings, are rank abominations.
This king, from every species, –
For each abounds in every sort, –
Called to his aid the leeches.
They came in throngs to court,
From doctors of the highest fee
To nostrum-quacks without degree, –
Advised, prescribed, talked learnedly;
But with the rest
Came not Sir Cunning Fox, M.D.
Sir Wolf the royal couch attended,
And his suspicions there expressed.
Forthwith his majesty, offended,
Resolved Sir Cunning Fox should come,
And sent to smoke him from his home.
He came, was duly ushered in,
And, knowing where Sir Wolf had been,
Said, "Sire, your royal ear
Has been abused, I fear,
By rumours false and insincere;
To wit, that I have been self-exempt
From coming here, through sheer contempt.
But, sire, I have been on pilgrimage,
By vow expressly made,
Your royal health to aid,
And, on my way, met doctors sage,
In skill the wonder of the age,
Whom carefully I did consult
About that great debility
Termed in the books senility,
Of which you fear, with reason, the result.
You lack, they say, the vital heat,
By age extreme become effete.
Drawn from a living wolf, the hide
Should warm and smoking be applied.
The secret's good, beyond a doubt,
For nature's weak, and wearing out.
Sir Wolf, here, won't refuse to give
His hide to cure you, as I live."
The king was pleased with this advice.
Flayed, jointed, served up in a trice,
Sir Wolf first wrapped the monarch up,
Then furnished him whereon to sup.

Beware, you courtiers, lest you gain,
By slander's arts, less power than pain;
For in the world where you are living,
A pardon no one thinks of giving.

"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

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

"Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure."

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

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

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

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

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Furman Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 c5 6.O-O a6 7.dxc5 Bxc5 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Gunsberg Defense, Prianishenmo Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nf3 e6 6.e4 exd5 7.e5 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Janowski-Larsen Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bg4 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Linares Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 c5 4.d5 Nf6 5.Nc3 b5 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Mannheim Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Qa4+ *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Normal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Normal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Normal Variation, Traditional System
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Old Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Rosenthal Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 e6 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Showalter Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Smyslov Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 *

Queen's Gambit Accepted
- Winawer Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Be6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Anti-Tartakower Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bxf6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Anti-Tartakower Variation, Petrosian Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Rc1 c6 9.Bd3 Nd7 10.O-O dxc4 11.Bxc4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Barmen Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nbd7 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Cambridge Springs Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.Nf3 c6 6.e3 Qa5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Capablanca - General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Capablanca Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 6.Nbd2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Charousek (Petrosian) Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Exchange Variation, Positional Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Exchange Variation, Saemisch Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bf4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack 2
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bf4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack, Fianchetto Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 b6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack,New Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.O-O-O *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack,Old Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.dxc5 Bxc5 8.Qc2 Nc6 9.a3 Qa5 10.Rd1 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack, Orthodox Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 c6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack, Two Knights Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Harrwitz Attack Two Knights Defense, Blockade Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3 Nbd7 7.c5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Hastings Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 h6 5.Bxf6 Qxf6 6.Nc3 c6 7.Qb3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Janowski Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Lasker Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Lasker Defense, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.cxd5 Nxc3 10.bxc3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Lasker Defense, Teichmann Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 Ne4 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 9.Qc2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Manhattan Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Miles Variation, Dzhindzhi Attack
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Qc2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Modern Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Modern Variation, Normal Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Modern, Knight Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 c6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Modern, Knight Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Modern, Knight Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Neo-Orthodox Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Rc1 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Neo-Orthodox Variation, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Normal Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Alekhine Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.Ne4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Botvinnik Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Bd3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.Qc2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Classical Variation2
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Hennegerger Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 a6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Main Line2
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.O-O *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Pillsbury Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Bd3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Orthodox Defense Rubinstein Variation, Flohr
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.cxd5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Pseudo-Tarrasch Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c5 5.cxd5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Queen's Knight Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Ragozin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Ragozin Defense, Vienna Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Bg5 dxc4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 Nc6 7.Bd3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.Bg5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Pillsbury Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch Bishop Attack 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Tartakower Defense, General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Tartakower Defense, Makogonov Exchange Variation 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.cxd5 Nxd5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Tartakower Variation, Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 h6 7.Bh4 b6 8.cxd5 exd5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Three Knights Variation, General
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Traditional Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Vienna Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Vienna Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4+ *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Vienna Variation, Quiet Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 *

Queen's Gambit Declined
- Westphalian Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Nbd7 5.e3 Bb4 6.Nf3 c5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation Be6 Line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Be6 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit, Fianchetto Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.g3 Bg4 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit, Modern Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Albin Countergambit, Normal Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4 4.Nf3 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Baltic Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.cxd5 Bxb1 4.Qa4+ c6 5.dxc6 Nxc6 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Chigorin
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Nc6 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Baltic Defense, Pseudo-Slav
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Bf5 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 c6 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Exchange Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense,Costa's Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.e3 e5 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 exd4 8.Ne2 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Janowski Variation
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.Nf3 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Lazard Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 e5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Main Line
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Modern Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Chigorin Defense, Tartakower Gambit
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 e5 *

Queen's Gambit Refused
- Marshall Defense
1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6 *

"A broke man is not a man without a nickel, but a man without a dream." ― Jesse Duplantis

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

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." ― Charles F. Stanley

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

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

If the game is well-played, the rook's first move is usually sideways.

The Dancing Bear
by James Russell Lowell

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

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

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ― Nora Ephr

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

"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb

* <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.>

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<The Fooles Mate
Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe.
White Kings pawne one houſe.
Black kings knights pawne two houſes
White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe — Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play

Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4#

There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.>

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

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

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

"Don't blow your own trumpet." — Australian Proverb

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

"Continuing to play the victim is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Blaming others for your station in life will indeed make you a victim but the perpetrator will be your own self, not life or those around you." — Bobby Darnell

<"Sestrilla, hafelina
Jue amourasestrilla
Awou jue selaviena
En patre jue

Translation:

Beloved one, little cat
I love you for all time
In this time
And all others"
― Christine Feehan>

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

<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>

Liechtenstein has just one jail.
The country of Liechtenstein, wedged in between Austria and Switzerland, has a total prison population of between 10 and 20 people in its single prison. Furthermore, any criminal requiring a sentence of more than two years is sent to prisons in Austria or Switzerland.

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

"The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle." ― Howard Staunton

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

<Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" Bombardment of Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, New York, 1865

The poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in the middle of the Civil War, wrote this poem which has more recently been adapted as a modern Christmas classic. Longfellow wrote this on Christmas Day in 1863, after his son had enlisted in the Union's cause and had returned home, seriously wounded. The verses which he included and are still generally included, speak of the despair of hearing the promise of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" when the evidence of the world is clearly that war still exists.

And in despair I bowed my head;
"There is no peace on earth," I said;
"For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men."

The original also included several verses referring specifically to the Civil War. Before that cry of despair and answering cry of hope, and after verses describing the long years of hearing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" (a phrase from the Jesus birth narratives in the Christian scriptures), Longfellow's poem includes, describing the black cannons of the war:

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!>

Q: How do you know which cow is the best dancer? A: See which one has the best moo-ves.

Q: What does the cow band play?
A: Moo-sic!

Isaiah 66:24
24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

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

Q: What's the best thing about Switzerland?
A: I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.

The City Rat and the Country Rat

A city rat, one night,
Did, with a civil stoop,
A country rat invite
To end a turtle soup.

On a Turkey carpet
They found the table spread,
And sure I need not harp it
How well the fellows fed.

The entertainment was
A truly noble one;
But some unlucky cause
Disturbed it when begun.

It was a slight rat-tat,
That put their joys to rout;
Out ran the city rat;
His guest, too, scampered out.

Our rats but fairly quit,
The fearful knocking ceased.
"Return we," cried the cit,
To finish there our feast.

"No," said the rustic rat;
"Tomorrow dine with me.
I'm not offended at
Your feast so grand and free, –

"For I have no fare resembling;
But then I eat at leisure,
And would not swap, for pleasure
So mixed with fear and trembling."

French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

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

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

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

Weord Maze:
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A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it in the box:

1. Everything you do you will always leave a mark.

2. You can always correct the mistakes you make.

3. What is important is what is inside of you.

4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpening which will only make you better.

5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

Lead Pb 82 207.2 1.8

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.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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.

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow." – Ancient Chinese Proverb

"An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Thirty Days Hath September" Lyrics

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

"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the master of chess." — Siegbert Tarrasch

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Mar-12-23 FSR: <jnpope: Is <Jegar Sahadutha> related to <chrisowen> or is this just a <chrisowen> parody account?> Apparently the latter. <Jegar Sahadutha>'s user profile shows that his account was only opened on February 10, 2023. His first comment, on March 9, 2023, was:

I never thought I would live to see the day a GOTD was named in honor of chrisowen.

Jegar's comment was made to A Braun vs S Siebrecht, 2005, after it became GOTD using the pun <Braun Over Brain>. The genesis of the pun was evidently an uncharacteristically lucid comment <chrisowen> had made on December 27, 2009 that began <Sad case of Braun over brain.>

This episode, it seems, inspired <Jegar Sahadutha>. His aforementioned comment <I never thought I would live to see the day a GOTD was named in honor of chrisowen.> was the first and last "normal" one he has made.

Mar-12-23 Jegar Sahadutha: True — we shall not return to the heartland, for the heartland hath forsaken us. Rise! Rise, vaunted shipmen; your time is come, and with it sacral vestments. Slay the serpent, moor the ship; repast on all gifts divine. But in your exultation, may your heart hold fast; forsake not the heartland whence you came.

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 1-0 first outing
Moheschunder 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 M 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...?
A 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
R 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 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...?
A 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 H 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 J 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 Bujiashvili, 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 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 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.?
D 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 H 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 L 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 V 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.?
J 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 T Hoang, 2014 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 21 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

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 Juncu, 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.?
Y Ding 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 O 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.?
A 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.?
J Zhao 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 Y 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.?
J 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 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 D 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 J 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 R A Beach, 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 J 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
A 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 C 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 M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 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 A Arutiunov, 1965 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy, Breyer Def Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1-0 31.?
Y Yu vs S Li, 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
J 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 A 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 A 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 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...?
W Ju 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.?
N 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 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 Z 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 Pereira dos 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 D 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 A 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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