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16 QFianghettos bac
Compiled by fredthebear
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Bb2s and Bb7s of any variety.

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 Opening Designations:
A47: Queen's Indian (1002)
E12: Queen's Indian (139)
E17: Queen's Indian (107)
E16: Queen's Indian (50)
E15: Queen's Indian (43)
E19: Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 (32)
D02: Queen's Pawn Game (26)
E14: Queen's Indian (18)
E18: Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 (14)

Queen's Indian Defense
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6

Queen's Indian Defense (Petrosian System)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3

Queen's Knight Defense
1. d4 Nc6 2. c4

This random collection of games is not limited to the labels above.

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

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." — Albert Einstein

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." — Savielly Tartakower

"Pawns are the soul of chess." — François-André Danican Philidor

"To free your game, take off some of your adversary's men, if possible for nothing." — Captain Bertain, The Noble Game of Chess (1735)

"I play my king all over the board. I make him fight!" — Wilhelm Steinitz

"A righteous wife can make a poor man feel like a king." — Boonaa Mohammed

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

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

"Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"The greatest compliment one can pay a master is to compare him with Jose Capablanca." — Irving Chernev

"You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted." ― French Proverb

"The first principle of attack–Don't let the opponent develop!" ― Reuben Fine

"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player." ― English Proverb

"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion." ― Bobby Fischer

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

"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy."

"I believe that it is best to know a 'dubious' opening really well, rather than a 'good' opening only slightly." ― Simon Williams

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess." ― Mikhail Tal

"I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands." ― Alexander Alekhine

"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature." ― Rudolf Spielmann

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanual Lasker

"There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat." ― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." — Ellen Goodman

"You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." — Winston Churchill

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

"Win with grace, lose with dignity!" ― Susan Polgar

"What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!" ― Susan Polgar

"No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don't become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!" ― Susan Polgar

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

"Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers." ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel

"You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them." — Sheldon B. Kopp

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

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

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

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* Assorted Good Games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rMm1...

* Strange Fianchetto Birds: Game Collection: White king's fianchetto

* Five Best? https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Classic games by great players: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston)

* 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)

* '500 Master Games of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower and Julius Du Mont: Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Games of famous masters: Game Collection: bengalcat47's favorite games

* Best of the British: Game Collection: Best of the British

* The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2)

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

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* Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky

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

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* Famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

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* Fire Baptisms: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

* The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* Robert Fischer's Best Games (127 games, a ton of quotes): Game Collection: Robert Fischer's Best Games

* Bobby Fischer Rediscovered/Andrew Soltis (97 games): Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis)

* 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992

* Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931

* maxruen's favorite games III: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

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* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

* h-file attacks: Game Collection: h-file Attacks, some Greek Gifts by Fredthebear

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* Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-fCy...

* 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0

* Immortal Games: Game Collection: Immortal games

* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98

* Surprise Knockouts: Game Collection: quick knockouts of greats

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* Lasker's Manual: Game Collection: Manual of Chess (Lasker)

* 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Monday Puzzles: Game Collection: Monday Puzzles, 2011-2017

* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC

* Become a Predator at the Chessboard: https://www.chesstactics.org/

* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023

* PGN Language Conversion: http://www.code.gr/chess-converter/...

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek

* Ray Keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

* Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/

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

* shakman's favorites: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2

* Starting Out: Queen's Indian Game Collection: Starting out : The Queen's Indian

* Today's Titans: search "Sergey Karjakin vs Magnus Carlsen"

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* Tim's list of records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sTZS...

* Tartakower Defense: https://www.chess.com/blog/MatBobul... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7g...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3x...

* Torre Attk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQz... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR_...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di3...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rMm1...

* 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

"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

I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it.

* Riddle-e-dee: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid...

I was wondering why the frisbee was getting bigger, then it hit me.

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

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

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

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

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

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

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

Create protected outposts for your knights.

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who are the Silent Majority.

The Silent Majority

Spoke the silent pawn to the opposing queen:
Your master is a filthy man and also very mean.
He does naught but curse and foulmouth my gentle master. Your king ought to punish him real fast if not faster. because we are all tired of his filthy ranting and raving. We want to play chess which is our gift and inborn craving. But if he is allowed to continue to act like a filthy prick, we'll catch him and drown him in the cesspool with frick. Replied the queen smilingly though in a very loud voice: Fear not silent majority because that is also our choice. So it came about, that one could hear in the deep of night an inhuman scream of the filthy man who died slowly of fright.

M.Hassan: <Eggman>: Scarborough Chess Club which is said to be the biggest chess club in Canada, arranges tournaments under the name of "Howard Rideout" tournaments. Is he the same Rideout that you are mentioning?. I only know that this is to commemorate "Rideout" who has been a player and probably in that club because the club is over 40 years old. This tournament is repeated year after year and at the beginning of the season when the club resumes activity after summer recession in September. Zxp

PeterB: Eggman and Mr. Hassan - you are right, Howard Ridout was a long time member of the Scarborough Chess Club! He was very active even when I joined in 1969, and was still organizing tournaments at the time of his death in the 1990s. This game is a good memorial to him! Theodorovitch was a Toronto master rated about 2250 back then, perhaps about 2350 nowadays.

"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

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)

<"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

"Funny, funny Jude (The Man in the Red Beret). You play with little pieces all day long, and you know what? You'll live to be an old, old man someday. And here I am." — Janis Joplin

Jude Acers set a Guinness World Record for playing 117 people in simultaneous chess games on April 21, 1973 at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. On July 2-3, 1976 Jude played 179 opponents at Mid Isle Plaza (Broadway Plaza) in Long Island, New York for another Guinness record.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game.

Chess is but a Game

As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east
loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game.

"With most men life is like backgammon, half skill, and half luck, but with him it was like chess. He never pushed a pawn without reckoning the cost, and when his mind was least busy it was sure to be half a dozen moves ahead of the game as it was standing." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Guardian Angel (1867)

"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

Knights are stronger in the middle of the board where they aim at their maximum of eight squares.

"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I've never met a checkers player I didn't like; they're all even-tempered. Chess players are egotistical. They think they're intellectuals and that everyone else is beneath them." ― Don Lafferty, draughts grandmaster

<"De Ludo Scachorum" was first translated into French in 1347. In 1474, 2 years before it was printed in French, William Caxton translated the text from the French (of Jean de Vignay) into English and printed it under the title, <"The Game of Chess." "The Game of Chess"> was the second book ever printed in the English language. The first book, also printed by Claxton was "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye," also translated from French (of Raoul le Fèvre) and also in 1474. Caxton printed almost 100 books, and of these 20 were translations from French or Dutch into English.> — batgirl, chess.com

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

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

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SVs_...

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

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

<The Words Of <Socrates>

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

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

Perpetual check feels like nothing else in a dead lost position.

Identify knight forks.

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!

Where can the opponent's knight land in two moves (same color complex as it sits on)? Would that be a problem?

Perpetual check feels like nothing else in a dead lost position.

Where can the opponent's knight land in two moves? Would that be a problem?

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

The Lion and the Rat

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

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

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

Question: In the Bible, who, alone, killed a quarter of the world's population? Answer: Cain – according to the Bible, Cain killed Abel when the only humans in existence were Adam, Eve and their 2 sons.

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

"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

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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'

H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year's world championship match:

Bravo ‘Bogol', you've shown pluck.
One and all we wish you luck.
Gee, some thought you'd barged between
Other players who'd have been
Less likely straightaway to lose
Just as friend Alekhine might choose;
Undaunted, ‘Bogol', you went in
Believing you'd a chance to win.
Or failing that, to make a fight,
Which you are doing as we write.

Don't trust the smile of your opponent. ~ Babylonian Proverbs

Trust me, but look to thyself. ~ Irish Proverbs

Trust in God, but tie your camel. ~ Saudi Arabian Proverb

Don't trust your wife until she has borne you ten sons. ~ Chinese Proverb

If someone puts their trust in you, don't sever it. ~ Lebanese Proverb

Trust your best friend as you would your worst enemy. ~ Mexican Proverbs

Song of the Storm-Swept Plain
William D. Hodjkiss

The wind shrills forth
From the white cold North
Where the gates of the Storm-god are;
And ragged clouds,
Like mantling shrouds,
Engulf the last, dim star.

Through naked trees,
In low coulees,
The night-voice moans and sighs;
And sings of deep,
Warm cradled sleep,
With wind-crooned lullabies.

He stands alone
Where the storm's weird tone
In mocking swells;
And the snow-sharp breath
Of cruel Death
The tales of its coming tells.

The frightened plaint
Of his sheep sound faint
Then the choking wall of white—
Then is heard no more,
In the deep-toned roar,
Of the blinding, pathless night.

No light nor guide,
Save a mighty tide
Of mad fear drives him on;
‘Till his cold-numbed form
Grows strangely warm;
And the strength of his limbs is gone.

Through the storm and night
A strange, soft light
O'er the sleeping shepherd gleams;
And he hears the word
Of the Shepherd Lord
Called out from the bourne of dreams.

Come, leave the strife
Of your weary life;
Come unto Me and rest
From the night and cold,
To the sheltered fold,
By the hand of love caressed.

The storm shrieks on,
But its work is done—
A soul to its God has fled;
And the wild refrain
Of the wind-swept plain,
Sings requiem for the dead.

Hungry love doesn't last. ~ Venezuelan Proverbs

A monkey, even dressed in silk is still a monkey. ~ Venezuelan Proverbs

A good friend will fit you like ring to finger. ~ Venezuelan Proverbs

The Fox and the Goat

A fox once journeyed, and for company
A certain bearded, horned goat had he;
Which goat no further than his nose could see.
The fox was deeply versed in trickery.
These travellers did thirst compel
To seek the bottom of a well.
There, having drunk enough for two,
Says fox, "My friend, what shall we do?
It's time that we were thinking
Of something else than drinking.
Raise you your feet on the wall,
And stick your horns up straight and tall;
Then up your back I'll climb with ease,
And draw you after, if you please."
"Yes, by my beard," the other said,
"It's just the thing. I like a head
Well stocked with sense, like thine.
Had it been left to mine,
I do confess,
I never should have thought of this."
So Renard clambered out,
And, leaving there the goat,
Discharged his obligations
By preaching thus on patience:
"Had Heaven put sense your head within,
To match the beard on your chin,
You would have thought a bit,
Before descending such a pit.
I'm out of it; good bye:
With prudent effort try
Yourself to extricate.
For me, affairs of state
Permit me not to wait."

Whatever way you wend,
Consider well the end.

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"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.

In God we trust; all others pay cash. ~ American Proverb

Trusting in wealth is like looking for feathers on turtles. ~ Senegalese Proverb

<<<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.>

"Life is what you make it: If you snooze, you lose; and if you snore, you lose more." — Phyllis George

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.

"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

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

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

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

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

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

"If you can dream it, you can do it." — Walt Disney

Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)

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

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

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

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?
A: To get to the udder side.

"and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!" ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

Question: Which US President was the only bachelor when he was in office? Answer: James Buchanan

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.

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

Question: In the Bible, who, alone, killed a quarter of the world's population? Answer: Cain – according to the Bible, Cain killed Abel when the only humans in existence were Adam, Eve and their 2 sons.

Question: What day is two days before the day immediately following the day three days before the day two days after the day immediately before Friday? Answer: Tuesday – the day before Friday is Thursday. Two days after that is Saturday. Three days before that is Wednesday. The day immediately following that is Thursday, Two days before that is Tuesday, so the final and correct answer is Tuesday.

Question: What goes up, but never down?
Answer: Age

Question: What do you call a woman that knows where her husband is, at all times? Answer: A widow

Question: What is the only number spelled out in English that has the same number of letters as its value? Answer: Four

Question: The U.S.A. $10,000 bill was last printed in 1945 and is the largest denomination ever in public circulation; whose portrait appeared on it? Answer: Salmon P. Chase – Secretary of the Treasury

Question: What is enuresis?
Answer: Bedwetting

Question: What does the word karaoke literally mean? Answer: Empty orchestra

Question: Which fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air? Answer: Apple – they float because of their high volume of air. If an item is denser than water, it will sink – otherwise, will float.

Question: What's the only food that never expires? Answer: Honey – when excavating ancient Egyptian tombs, archaeologists found pots of honey thousands of years old, and still edible. As long as the container is sealed, raw honey will never spoil. Although it never truly expires, honey can crystallize or granulate but is still safe to consume.

Fun fact: the oldest jar of honey was found in the tomb of a noblewoman in Georgia. As far as archaeologists have found, this is considered the world's oldest honey – about 5,500 years old.

Question: , What's the brightest star in the sky? Answer: Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station.

Question: What's the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone.

Question: The world's first speeding ticket was issued in 1896. Where did it happen? Answer: London, England

Walter Arnold was driving four times the limit, at an astonishing speed of 8 miles per hour. Back in those days, the speed limit was 2 miles per hour – you could easily walk faster. The driver was eventually arrested after being chased by a police officer on a bicycle.

Question: In feudal Japan, why did lords purposely built homes with squeaky floors? Answer: They were used as a defensive measure against ninjas.

Question: What U.S. state's constitution is the longest in the world? Answer: Alabama – 310,000 words.

Question: What country has the most vending machines per capita? Answer: Japan – one for every 23 people.

Question: What was the first patented service uniform in the United States? Answer: Playboy Bunny

Question: What is the oldest authenticated age ever for a human? Answer: 122

Question: Which two cities represent letters in the phonetic alphabet? Answer: Lima and Quebec

Question: What did clocks never have before 1577? Answer: Minute hands – it was eventually invented by Jost Burgi for, it is believed, Tycho Brahe, an astronomer who needed an accurate clock for stargazing.

Question: What is the most frequently sold item at Walmart? Answer: Bananas – although Walmart never disclosed how many bananas they sell each year, the number has to be immense considering that over 200 million people shop in its stores worldwide every single week.

Question: What language has the most words?
Answer: English

Question: Why did pirates wear earrings?
Answer: To improve their eyesight – they believed the precious metal in an earring had healing powers.

Question: In terms of production volume, what is the most popular fruit in the world? Answer: Tomato – yes, tomato is a fruit.

Question: Who is the oldest man to win People Magazine's sexiest man alive? Answer: Sean Connery – 59.

Question: How do you call a group of unicorns?
Answer: A blessing

FTB factually discusses the specific game (see blue link below) as usual, but FTB is deliberately targeted anyway.

The lame editor perfidubious thinks he's a genius but provides us absolutely nothing. His personal attacks go on and on and on for years, decades, in complete violation of the CG guidelines. It's either useless cyberbully drivel just to run up pud's posting totals, and/or crass personal attacks on other members to feed Al's narcissism.

<<<When The Pawn.... >

by Fiona Apple>

When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts
He Thinks Like a King.
What He Knows Throws the Blows
When He Goes to the Fight
and He'll Win the Whole Thing
'Fore He Enters the Ring.
There's No Body to Batter
When Your Mind Is Your Might!
So When You Go Solo,
You Hold Your Own Hand
and Remember That Depth
Is the Greatest of Heights.
And if You Know Where You Stand,
Then You Know Where to Land
And if You Fall It Won't Matter,
'Cuz You'll Know That You're Right!>

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_the_Pawn...

Hodgson vs F Hellers, 1994

So let's understand "When the Pawn..."

Stockfish preferred 6...cxd4 w/a threat of a second capture followed by the fundamentally sound developing move 7...Nc6.

Instead 6...exd4?! allows 7.d5 preventing ...Nc6. Black's queenside knight ends up rotting away on Na6 when it would have been much better placed on Nc6.

Thus, Black's choice of center pawn capture on the sixth move had a significant impact on the outcome to his detriment.

Shortest sermon: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8IBG... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n-BP...

"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

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

<<<Below is the acrostic poem by <Mrs T.B. Rowland>:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.>

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)>

'A stitch in time saves nine'

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

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

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." ― Indira Gandhi

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

Deadline Grandmaster: A Chess Memoir by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2024
ISBN 10: 1476689989 / ISBN 13: 9781476689982

He listens without anger: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hCxm... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nTgp...

Chessgames.com will be unavailable August 27, 2024 from 2:45PM through 3:00PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

No back sass! Never argue w/your children! It's not equal opportunity. Give 'em orders, no rebuttals, else swift consequences: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z87j... A child must learn to do as they are told by their elders, like it or not. Otherwise, the child will fail miserably in life. Rebellion is a bad habit. Everyone has a superior that they must answer to, do as instructed. - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SVs_...

<<<The Naming of Cats> T. S. Eliot 1888 –1965>

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,

It isn't just one of your holiday games;

You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter

When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.

First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,

Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo, or James,

Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—

All of them sensible everyday names.

There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,

Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:

Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—

But all of them sensible everyday names,

But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,

A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,

Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,

Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?

Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,

Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,

Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum—

Names that never belong to more than one cat.

But above and beyond there's still one name left over,

And that is the name that you never will guess;

The name that no human research can discover—

But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.

When you notice a cat in profound meditation,

The reason, I tell you, is always the same:

His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation

Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:

His ineffable effable

Effanineffable>

Deep and inscrutable singular name.

The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. Wikipedia article: Battle of Agincourt

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

Dinner Prayer Hymn

Lord, bless this food and grant that we

May thankful for thy mercies be;

Teach us to know by whom we're fed;

Bless us with Christ, the living bread.

Lord, make us thankful for our food,

Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood;

With bread of life our souls supply,

That we may live with Christ on high.
Amen.

"Only the rocks live forever," said Gray Wolf. ― James A. Michener, Centennial

* Mankind's Savior said it, proved it: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bib...

"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

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"God offers salvation without the need for any sort of advanced payment." ― douglaskiogoraquotes

Assurance: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_gJr...

Dialing *67 conceals your number from someone you call. There are similar numbers you can dial to respond to mystery callers.

The first is *69, which traces the number of the last person who called you. It works even for anonymous or hidden calls, so you can get the phone number and exact time they called. Once you have that number, you can block it on your phone so it can't call you anymore.

<The Memory Pillow

Those We Love
Don't Go Away
They Walk Beside Us
Everday Unseen
Unheard,
But Always Near,
Still Loved, Still Missed
And Very Dear
Thinking of You Always
Great Grandma Simultaneous>

The chess board has a theoretical limit of 5,949 moves.

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

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

The G.O.A.T. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer (1943-2008) became the US Junior Chess Champion in 1956, scoring 8½/10 to become the youngest-ever Junior Champion at age 13, a record that still stands.

In 1957, Fischer had the rank of Master, the youngest player to earn that title up to that point. In July, he successfully defended his US Junior title, scoring 8½/9 at San Francisco. In August, he scored 10/12 at the US Open Chess Championship in Cleveland, winning on tie-breaking points over Arthur Bisguier. This made Fischer the youngest ever US Open Champion. Fischer then won the 1957-58 US Championship, two months shy of turning 15. Fischer became the youngest person ever to qualify for the Candidates and the youngest-ever grandmaster at the time, aged 15 years, 6 months, 1 day.

Bobby Fischer played in eight US Championships, winning all of them by at least a one-point margin. Wikipedia article: US Chess Championship In his eight US Chess Championships, Bobby Fischer lost only three games combined. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DBT2...

When Fischer was 16, his mother moved out of their Brooklyn apartment to pursue medical training. The apartment was on the edge of Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood that had one of the highest homicide and general crime rates in New York City. Fischer attended Erasmus Hall High School at the same time as Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, but dropped out of high school when he turned 16, the earliest he could legally do so. "You don't learn anything in school," he said.

In 1960, Fischer tied for first place with Soviet star Boris Spassky at the strong Mar del Plata Tournament in Argentina, winning by a two-point margin, scoring 13½/15 (+13−1=1), ahead of David Bronstein. Fischer lost only to Spassky; this was the start of their lifelong friendship and rivalry.

From July to September 1972, Fischer played Spassky in Reykjavík, Iceland for the World Chess Championship. Fischer won the match 12½–8½ and became the 11th World Chess Champion. After that, Fischer did not play a competitive game in public for nearly 20 years. ― Source: Wikipedia https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tDXF...

At age 22, Russia's Garry Kasparov became the youngest world chess champion in 1985; the second youngest was Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who was also 22 when he earned his world title in 2013. Kasparov was ranked the world's No. 1 player for a record 255 months as well. Carlsen holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess at 125 games. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qlXZ...

India's Gukesh Dommaraju made history in 2024 by becoming the eighteenth and youngest-ever undisputed World Chess Champion breaking Kasparov's record. At just 18 years and 195 days, he claimed the title after defeating China's Ding Liren. Although the rating system is badly inflated, Gukesh was also the youngest player ever to reach a 2750 rating. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mzq9...

Sing it Frankie! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mfi...

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/No9d...
Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
A: To prove he wasn't chicken!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f8Dx...

Owen's Defense (B00) 1-0 8.Nxe6 creates light square issues
F Tahirov vs S Pukkinen, 2006 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Reti/Catalan vs QGD Tartakower's Def; Defend + w/a Discovered +
I Zemtsov vs S Repin, 2007 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Tartakower Bb7, Be7 (A07) 0-1 Ns shake things up!
J D Sullivan vs Ivanchuk, 1986 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

KIA dxe4 dxe4 vs Be7, Bg7 (A08) 1-0 Q penetration w/N
Petrosian vs I Kan, 1955 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 4 Davies' Dynamic Reti; 1/2-1/2
Damljanovic vs Yermolinsky, 1994 
(A15) English, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle->Stonewall Attk vs QID Fianchetto(A40) 1-0 g-file bashin'
Vecsey / Allies vs Breyer, 1921 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

The Immortal Miniature: Smothered Q + Checkmate Threat =Resign!
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Colle vs Indian / Tartakower (A46) 1-0 Criss-cross bishops, pin
Vidmar vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Valiant battle of the passer down the exchange
Duras vs Tartakower, 1914 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 72 moves, 0-1

Pseudo-Queen's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) 0-1 Blunder
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1936 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Play this from the response to move 41. Good engame challenge.
Petrosian vs Browne, 1978 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Colle vs. Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 0-1 3 on h-file
W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1

After being tricked, Uhlmann wriggled out w/a neat perpetual
Uhlmann vs O Kinnmark, 1963 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Var (E12) 1-0 P gift
Dreev vs M Brodsky, 2004 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

YS1) Queen's Indian Defense: Riumin Variation (E16) 1-0
Shulman vs V Smirnov, 1993
(E16) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0

YS2) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Check Var Intermezzo
Shulman vs O Gall, 2002
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

YS3) Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Var (E16) 1-0
Shulman vs S Barsky, 2005 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

YS4) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15)
Shulman vs G Tunik, 1995
(E15) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

YS5) Queen's Indian Defense: Classical. Tiviakov Defense (E17)
Shulman vs P Murdzia, 1995
(E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

YS6) Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch (E15) 1-0
Shulman vs F Titzhoff, 1994
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

YS7) Queen's Indian Defense: Euwe Variation (E17) 1-0
Shulman vs T Tao, 1994
(E17) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

YS8) Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Defense (D24) 1-0
Shulman vs I Krush, 2003
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 47 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1922 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

P2 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Center attack vs Wing attack
Pillsbury vs D G Baird, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Rank & File Spearheads
Pillsbury vs J M Hanham, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Colle c3 vs Tartakower Def. (D00) 1-0 Fine Qside P roller
Lasker vs A Rumboll, 1892 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Krause 2...c5 Var. vs Stonewall Attk (D02) 1-0 Activity edge
S Khan vs Rubinstein, 1931 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

Game 2 from Nigel Davies "London-System" DVD
V Kovacevic vs T O'Donnell, 1990 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Ne5 w/P roller allows battery on g-file
S Kovacevic vs G Tokaji-Nagy, 1984 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) 0-1 Rob the pin
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

QGD Alapin Variation (D31) 1-0 Castled into Greek Gift
Pillsbury vs M Judd, 1898 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Battery on h7
A Moiseenko vs B Savchenko, 2006 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Bxh7+ Greek Gift leads to King Walk; 12...Kh6 is better!
C W Hrissikopoulos vs R S Underwood, 1938 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Tartakower defeats the world champ with his new defense.
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1933 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 74 moves, 0-1

An Opening Repertoire for Black -- Marovic/Parma
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1971 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD TMB (D58) 0-1 Caught in the center, tied up in knots.
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 41 in Garry KASPAROV on Garry KASPAROV I 1973-1985
Kasparov vs I A Zaitsev, 1980 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 38 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs A Beliavsky, 1983 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Fischer's win that made Spassky applaud him!
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

Harry Pillsbury's Best Games
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

APS Mainline 8 Rc1
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1981 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 0-1

The famous surrealist artist w/a sting in the tail
Koltanowski vs Duchamp, 1929 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

East Indian Defense (E00) 1-0 A Sudden 1-2 Punch
A Kox vs G Raymakers, 1976 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

This two piece attack fizzled out in Omaha
D Saxton vs H Ohman, 1947 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 1-0 dark cloud over f6 (and g7)
H Ree vs J Piket, 2001 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

QID Classical. Traditional (E17) 1-0 Discovery on the diagonals
H Karner vs Mass, 1971 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

"The Immortal Zugzwang Game"
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Romanishin Var (E20) 0-1 Discovery Dbl Attk
V Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1

QID Petrosian Var. Farago Defense (E12) 1-0 Double attack LPDO
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

White didn't have to work too hard
Geller vs Smyslov, 1952 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Def. Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0 Fork & pin - EZ win
Uhlmann vs B Andersen, 1964 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Romanishin Attack (E12) 0-1
Jobava vs Kramnik, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov Variation (E12) 1-0, Q trap in 16 moves
E Dyckhoff vs A H Privonitz, 1929 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Converts to Dutch Kside attack
H Mueller vs Alekhine, 1927 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12)1-0 5 min. Blitz
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian ML (E12) 0-1Minority Attack bxc6 counter
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov. Botvinnik Attack (E12) 1-0
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2005 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Petrosian Attack (E12) 1-0 Gorgeous
Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Romanishin Attack (E12) 1-0 Cut-off
Jobava vs Z Almasi, 2010 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12) 1-0 Suddenly
Bobotsov vs A Kolarov, 1971  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

QID: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 IQP, Bxh7 & Rook lift
L Christiansen vs J Campos Moreno, 1980 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 White misses his king's knight
Spassky vs Tal, 1979 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 102, Black is OK! by Andras Adorjan
P Petran vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Rubinstein Variation (E16)1-0 Discovered Attack
A Haugen vs Lerfald, 1981 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

QID Capablanca Var (E16) 1-0 W is up the exchange plus a pawn
Euwe vs Colle, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi to arbiter: "Can I castle if my rook is attacked?"
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0

(E18) QID, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 12 moves, 1-0 Double Attack
H Heinicke vs P A Seitz, 1934 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 12 moves, 1-0

Saragossa Opening 1.c3 into Colle (A00) 1-0 White gains space
A D Martin vs M Basman, 1984 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening (A00) 1-0 Polish/Zukertort
J Wisker vs Bird, 1873 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Hungarian, Symmetrical/Reversed Closed Sic (A00)1-0 FlashyFinal
B Wall vs R Anderson, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

More pawns matter
Sadler vs Kudrin, 1988 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Famous h-file drubbing of the Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) 0-1
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Black doesn't have a wing pawn storm
Larsen vs J P Dominguez Sanz, 1972 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Gunsberg Def (A02) 1/2-1/2 kNights or Bishops?
S Buecker vs J Blaskowski, 1981 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bird 1f4 (A02) 0-1Sac, Fork, Pin, Discovery, Skewer, Overload P
A Penkov vs Giri, 2005 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 45 moves, 0-1

The All-Time Most Famous Double Bishop Sacrifice
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen / Colle-Zukertort (A04) 0-1 It's a mystery to me
Korchnoi vs Portisch, 1986
(A04) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Take the Hippo seriously
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

These two fellows fought some good battles!
Burn vs J Owen, 1884 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Defense
M Duppel vs R Schlindwein, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 65 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Queen's Gambit Invitation (A04) 1-0 9 moves
A Greenfeld vs J Redmond, 2008 
(A04) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen-Bird Attack (A04) 1-0 Qside vs Kside Attacks
W S Davis vs J Fedorowicz, 1980 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Rook on 8th, Pawn on 7th Promotion Trick
Granda Zuniga vs J Haug, 2015 
(A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1-0

KIA, Q's Gambit Invitation (A04) 0-1 Awesome Dbl R sacs
J Kleiman vs A Pixton, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

WC; King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Variation (A05)
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1958 
(A05) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Two-fold fascination
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0

Reti/Folly transforms into a Stonewall Attack vs Semi-Tarrasch
Alekhine vs J Drewitt, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Step into a pin! Some nice sacs here.
Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Who benefits from an "even" exchange?
Radjabov vs A Beliavsky, 2002 
(A06) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Double Fianchetto (A06) · 1-0
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2014 
(A06) Reti Opening, 96 moves, 1-0

White must maintain the bishop on the long diagonal
D Herman vs Y Santiago, 2015
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Initiative against IQP counts in R+N endgames
Karjakin vs Anand, 2016 
(A06) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0Black Q a gonner, but it's worse than that!
W Beckemeyer vs A Delanoy, 1991 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1-0

Polish Defense Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) · 0-1
W Duckworth vs R Yankovsky, 2012
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Thematic Unpin
Deutsch vs Koni, 1925 
(A09) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

A10 English Opening 0-1 Adorjan walks into Spassky's trap
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982 
(A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English Defense (A10)1/2-1/2 Wonderful Q trap saves the day
I Bilek vs H Schussler, 1978 
(A10) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

White captured the pawn the wrong way
Polugaevsky vs Korchnoi, 1977 
(A10) English, 59 moves, 0-1

Zuk's Immortal
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

Double knight sacs assist h-file attack
Portisch vs E Haag, 1959 
(A13) English, 19 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A09) 1-0 2Hogs on 7
Reti vs G Fontein, 1923 
(A13) English, 42 moves, 1-0

Nakamura's favorite game (A Purdy recommendation as Black?)
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay
Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009 
(A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pressure the King's EAD
Kramnik vs A Mista, 2014 
(A14) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. QID (A15) 1-0 Triple on h-file
I Ivanov vs Miles, 1982 
(A15) English, 40 moves, 1-0

Trapped Queen in center is attacked at end of this game
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Queen's Indian Formation
Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2006 
(A15) English, 45 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Defense. King's Knight Variation (A15) · 0-1
S Belavenets vs V Makogonov, 1937 
(A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def QID Formation (A15) blindfold
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 0-1

White needed more horsepower
Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def QID formation (A17) 1-0 TP gets mated
Korchnoi vs Petrosian, 1974 
(A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Black plays on White's side of the board w/a wedge
Seirawan vs L Christiansen, 1980 
(A17) English, 32 moves, 0-1

King's don't want to block passers in the middlegame
K Langeweg vs T Krabbe, 1967 
(A25) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Here's another form of the tactic on the long diagonal
M Illescas vs Adams, 1992 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A30) 1-0 W rages thru cntr
Kramnik vs Anand, 1996 
(A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0

From "The 100 Best"
H Olafsson vs J Levitt, 1990 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0

Hoi's "Mona Lisa"
C Hoi vs Gulko, 1988 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Mikenas Defense
Miles vs Z Mestrovic, 1978 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

White needs a better plan
Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Englund G Complex: Hartlaub-Charlick G (A40) 0-1 Opera Mate
J Krejcik vs J Thirring, 1898 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Straight Stonewall Attk vs Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Initial Qside
M Sharbaf vs J Lavasani, 2006 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense looks horrible
Gelfand vs Ponomariov, 2009 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attk/Delayed Stonewall (A45) 1-0 Nifty minors in mid
A Stefanova vs E Paehtz, 2006
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 vs QID 9...cxd4 w/Kside pawn storm in US CH
Denker vs A J Fink, 1946 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Colle Zuk vs QID / Delayed Classical Dutch; 0-1 Sparkling EG
J Morrison vs Capablanca, 1922  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1

Definately the wrong pawn capture
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Indian Def. Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46)1-0 W space, battery
A Yusupov vs Rozentalis, 1998
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

This game will make you dizzy
J Cukierman vs Capablanca, 1938 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 91 moves, 0-1

White forms a queen side "cup" or "bowl" ... a4, b3, c3, d4
G Schebler vs T Lentrodt, 2009
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System Copycat (A46)1/2-1/2 OCB
M Marin vs A Lauber, 2011
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Capa Var (A47) 0-1A kNight on the rim gets trapped
Bogoljubov vs Botvinnik, 1936  
(A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1

Silman's "Reassess your Chess"
A Selezniev vs Alekhine, 1921 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 74 moves, 0-1

“Don’t simplify against Capablanca!”
Menchik vs Capablanca, 1931 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

Masterful pawn play down a pawn
Ilyin-Zhenevsky / Rabinovich vs Capablanca, 1936 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Spearheads, Q sac
J Cukierman vs Tartakower, 1930 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca QID (A47) 0-1 Brilliant combo
D Daniuszewski vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Teed's Q Sac
F Teed vs E Delmar, 1896 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

Open lines to the king bring the end
J Hrdina vs Tartakower, 1913 
(A80) Dutch, 24 moves, 0-1

How to smash the
M Esserman vs Benjamin, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Double bishop sacrifice
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1988 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

It could start as a KIA
Short vs Bareev, 1999 
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Good against 1e4 or 1 d4!
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 Black has extra P; see EG notes
Bologan vs Timman, 2004 
(C00) French Defense, 59 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 White has dilly dally rook
A R Andersen vs V Malakhatko, 2004
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French Def. 4...b6 (C00) 0-1Structure crumbles; K walk
A Skripchenko vs A Maric, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 Rook on 3rd; rob the pin
L Zepeda vs A Yusupov, 2012
(C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 White N gets trapped
A Anarkulov vs D Kosic, 2014
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

KIA vs. Bb7 (A07) 1-0 BF cleverly creates passers
Fischer vs A Sandrin, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 N whips B ending
A Byron vs Lenderman, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 Doubled Rooks on open h-file
Firouzja vs S Grover, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French/QGD Tartakower Defense structure
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian - French Def (A08) 1-0 Q sac, B helps N dual
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French b6, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Kside group hug, Qxh7+ sac
R Borngaesser vs H Seegers, 1984 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA vs QGD exd5, Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Back rank pin
Zvjaginsev vs I Lysyj, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

KIA vs b6, Bb7 traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Win pawns
Kasparov vs Y Habu, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French/QGD Tartakower (A07) 1-0 Castle opposite
D Bocharov vs A Mokshanov, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French/QGD traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Nf6+
D Svetushkin vs V Varaciuc, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French/QGD traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0
Mamedyarov vs J Asendorf, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Here, have my rook! It's yours!
A Chistiakov vs Petrosian, 1956 
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1

Three pieces are better than two in a king hunt
C Canoba vs Eliskases, 1957 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1

Notes by Bill Melvin. Great Combination!
B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

Notes by Wilhelm Steinitz
E Delmar vs Chigorin, 1889  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack w/misplaced Nh3 (D00) 0-1 W has loose position
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs I Rabinovich, 1924
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Diagonal checks can be a real problem
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Don't fianchetto if the d-file is open
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Early Pin Variation
Mackenzie vs Blackburne, 1888 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

Pseudo Polish "Just Take It" Morphy's Mate
J Owen vs Burn, 1887 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

QP Game: Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B sacs
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Flawed but instructive
Capablanca vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 44 moves, 1-0

The absolute master at simple tactics
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Seriously good MG sac and EG cut-offs
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

I don't want your pawn...yet
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1936 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

White outposts are a thorn in Black's @$$.
A Stefanova vs T Vasilevich, 2004 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Nxf7 sac allows Qh7+
I Abonyi vs J Engler, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Is this game duplicated or miss placed?
H Caro vs Lasker, 1890 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Krause Def, Black loads 7th rank (D02) 1-0 WN beats BN to punch
Swiderski vs J Berger, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Pawnslaught
F J Lee vs H W Shoosmith, 1904 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Queen's Pawn Game
L Pantsulaia vs S Kristjansson, 2007 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attk vs QID (A45) 1-0 W cashes in on pin just in time
Kamsky vs Onischuk, 2012 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

London System vs QID(A46) 0-1Blitz; Black has Qside passer
B Grachev vs Karpov, 2008 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

London System vs QID/Ne7 (A46)1-0 W promptly trades off both Bs
Carlsen vs Tomashevsky, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack (D03) 1-0 Black Q gets sqeezed into trap
Timman vs Geller, 1983 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 34 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening (D05) Double Bishop Sacrifice
L Filatov vs S F Mayer, 2000 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

The First Colle-Zukertort from 1883
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

See-saw battle; no ordinary Greek Gift
Colle vs C Ahues, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

Game #67, My Best Games Of Chess 1924-1937 by A. Alekhine
Alekhine vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

D05 Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense ~ Tartakower
Blackburne vs J Minckwitz, 1881 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 0-1 Lasker carefully escapes
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 0-1One slip & Black is
Maroczy vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Must know this game D05 0-1 32
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Already D05 0-1 52
Burn vs Mackenzie, 1886 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

Colle-Zukertort turned Stonewall Attack
Gunsberg vs Chigorin, 1890 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: A Colle-Zukertort: Bogoljubow Defense
Janowski vs Teichmann, 1911 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Nbd2 Serves a Useful Purpose
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1902 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Annotated by Nimzowitsch in his book entitled, "Blockade."
L van Vliet vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

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

21.Qf3!? sets up the winning demolition of pawn structure
S Polgar vs J Costa, 1987 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Black's bishop highway is useless here w/a compromised king
S Polgar vs Thi Thanh Huong Mai, 1990 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Early exchanges by GMs do not have to end in draws!
S Polgar vs Yudasin, 1991 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Line is very effective, fairly risk-free w/good winning%
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Smyslov, Vasily "My Best Games of Chess (1935-1957)" P.H. Clark
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Indian Game transforms to a Stonewall Attack
S Khan vs H Mattison, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

"The Ultimate Colle" by Gary Lane, game #7
A Yusupov vs P Scheeren, 1983 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zukertort; N sac Nxf7
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

The Greek Gift Sacrifice
Colle vs J O'Hanlon, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

21.Ne5! Clearance sacrifice eventually dooms Black
A Kogan vs J Amil Serantes, 2005 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto Variation D05 1-0 44
E Schiller vs R Mapp, 1999  
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Jesus of Nazareth brought back to life a friend, Lazarus who...
L Bruzon Batista vs Anand, 2006 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Susan Polgar reviews this game in her video series for beginner
Maroczy vs J Blake, 1924 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Not so common Q blockade
D Kosic vs M Zovko, 2007
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

What has connected passers
D Kosic vs A Chudinovskikh, 2008
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

Colle System with early Q side fianchetto 4) ... b6
L Pham vs B C Yildiz Kadioglu, 2008 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

white forms a queen side "cup" or "bowl" ... a4, b3, c3, d4
K Le vs Y Xu, 2008 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Transposes from QGD vs Slav to Colle Zukertort vs Dutch Stonewl
G Geiler vs B Verlinsky, 1928 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Colle System (D05) 0-1 Black in complete control
U Mehlhorn vs A S Rasmussen, 2015
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein Opening /Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Scattered; Pin it
A Stefanova vs Z Ma, 2015
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Here comes Boden's Mate!
J Fedorowicz vs S Brower, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Schlector's Bypass...Tricky!
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

Like a surgeon
Carlsen vs V Malakhov, 2005 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined (D30) 1-0 AA announced mate in 7
Alekhine vs K Junge, 1942 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD. Alapin 3...b6 gets punished (D31) 1-0 Another uncastled K
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD Three Knights Var (D37) 0-1 Desperado Queen
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1892 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 0-1

Barmen Variation; Nigel lost the thread
Gelfand vs Short, 1991 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

This Barmen variation plays out totally different than their 1s
Gelfand vs Short, 1991 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 0-1

Don't exchange the pawn if it opens lines for him!
Schlechter vs D Przepiorka, 1906 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Pin on the c-file after 0-0-0
Mamedyarov vs Short, 2008 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD Harrwitz Attack. 2 Knights Def Blockade Line (D37) 0-1
C Zhu vs Kosteniuk, 2014
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1

Kasparov's Pyrotechnics
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

"absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"
Reshevsky vs Shainswit, 1951 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Should Have Castled
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 0-1 Pins & Connected Passers
A Spiller vs J Acers, 1968 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD Modern Variation (D53) 1-0 Pawn makes big contribution
Marshall vs G Marco, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Extensive Notes by R. Teichmann
Pillsbury vs Mason, 1895  
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Connected passers in the center
Schlechter vs H Suechting, 1905 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

First Brilliancy Prize at Cambridge Springs 1904
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1904 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Seirawn wrote of this game in Winning Chess Brilliancies
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1982 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

The stuff they don't teach you in chess school?!
Kasparov vs Short, 1986 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Better know the Anti-Tartakower Variation (D55)
Portisch vs Short, 1986
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Schlechter obliterates the kingside defense
Schlechter vs H Suechting, 1904 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD Neo-Orthodox. Main Line (D55) 1/2-1/2 Conversion
Ehlvest vs Oll, 1996
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD. Tartakower Defense (D58)  ·  1/2-1/2
Hort vs Geller, 1975
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

The rook on the 7th w/help out performed the rook on the 8th
Karpov vs Geller, 1981 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0

Double Octopus
Karpov vs Spassky, 1974 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 35 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Perpetual on the Queen
Portisch vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD Tartakower Defense (D58) 1-0 Which battery wins?
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (D58)1-0 Q face-off
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1980 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (D58) 1/2-1/2
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1980
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Share the half-point
Speelman vs Short, 1988
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

The safe king wins again!
I Kan vs A Bannik, 1952 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 45 moves, 1-0

Interesting White opening, defense, counterattack
Salwe vs Tartakower, 1907 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

D61 0-1 28
W Palmer vs E G Sergeant, 1908 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Better think twice before aligning queen with king
Andres vs F M Wren, 1933 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 17 moves, 0-1

Smoother operation by White E01 1-0 40
Polugaevsky vs Reshevsky, 1978 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0Instructive notes by Keene
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971  
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Bronstein annotates in Latvian chss magazine Sahs, issue 1970/7
Y Gusev vs Antoshin, 1952 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense (E12) 1-0 Blunders by both colors
Tarrasch vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian. Andersson Var (E12) 1-0 Battery
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov Attack (E12) 1-0 B sac, Rooks harass, penetrate
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Kasparov in a clever game against the Queen's Indian
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Notes by Raymond Keene, with excerpts. Excellent sacrifices!
Miles vs Spassky, 1978  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Miles most memorable theoretical novelty
Miles vs A Beliavsky, 1986 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

QID; Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Petrosian Attack (E12)
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian. Classical (E12) 1-0 Spearhead
J Piket vs Reshevsky, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Seirawan's Brilliance E12 1-0 26
Seirawan vs Timman, 1990 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Petrosian Attack (E12) 0-1 Blitz
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 47 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. G.K. Attack (E12) 0-1Profound combo
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

Trapped Queen; LTN, 57, Example #4
H A Gretarsson vs H Stefansson, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Raking Queen with Bishop in impending mate
Krasenkow vs Karpov, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

G73: "Capablanca's Hundred Best Games of Chess" by H. Golombek
A Ribera Arnal vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0 White penetrates
Shabalov vs Crafty, 1996
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Polovodin Gambit (E12) 1-0
G Ligterink vs M Trepp, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense (E12) 1-0 Back rank threat
Y Guzman vs B Wall, 2011 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Zuke (E14) 1-0 Exchange sac, Bxh7+
Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 1-0 Q sac, mating attack
Keres vs Spassky, 1955 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Pin the Def
S Polgar vs Khalifman, 1991 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Cross pin
Kotov vs Kholmov, 1971 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Fine sacs!
S Polgar vs K Krastev, 1984 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Skewer+
S Polgar vs S Agdestein, 1996 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/a3, b4, Bb2 Polish (E14) 1-0 P thrust
Portisch vs Larsen, 1999 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Queen Amidala Trap [Queen's Indian] E15 0-1 37
K Shirazi vs Benjamin, 1984 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo (E15) 1-0 Operational Hiatus
Granda Zuniga vs Kamsky, 1996 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Few mate AK
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

QID etc. (E15) 0-1 Destroy c-pawn isolani like Nimzowitsch
Van Wely vs Karpov, 1996
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

QID Nimzowitsch Quiet Line (E15) 0-1 Deflection combination
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

Ends w/a Deflection Sac E15 1-0 45
Tal vs Mukniashvili, 1968 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Brains in Bahrain 2002 Rd.6 (Shakespere GOTD)
Kramnik vs Deep Fritz, 2002 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1
Ponomariov vs Hydra, 2004 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check Var Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Promo race
Topalov vs Anand, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Check Var Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Decoy
Topalov vs Ponomariov, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation Quiet Line (E15) · 1-0
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

White could win by a very nice combo. Black won instead...
A Beliavsky vs Naiditsch, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check Var Intermezzo (E15) 1-0 Best game 2006
Topalov vs Aronian, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

QID, Fianchetto. Nimzo, Quiet L (E15) 1-0 14 year old wins
A Caoili vs Epishin, 2000 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

Underpromotion to N saves the day as Q,B,R would lose
S Shipov vs V Gagarin, 1994 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Magnus gets mated!
Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15)1-0 A beautiful rook move
Topalov vs Anand, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

kNight Invasions by Both Colors! E15 1-0 27
Nisipeanu vs Pelletier, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

QID Double Fianchetto (E15) 0-1 Space advantage, doubled Rooks
D Svetlov vs Eljanov, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo (E15) 1-0Sac, sac, Kside attk
Aronian vs Navara, 2017 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 5: Best Lessons of a Chess Coach - Sunil Weeramantry
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1927 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

Q's Indian Def: Capablanca Var (E16) 0-1Intense battle in centr
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1931 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Transposes from a Bogo; Sac to create a passer
Petrosian vs Kholmov, 1982 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Bomb Shell E16 1-0 25
Bronstein vs R Vedder, 1997 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

QID Capablanca Var (E16) 0-1 Capa defends h7, then penetrates
H Price vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Hort's Rampage Get's A Hug E17 0-1 27
W Hug vs Hort, 1972 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

QID Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Pinter's Brilliancy
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

QID Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 Deflection, Pin, Zugzwang
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 78 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
H Baker vs Chernev, 1942 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

QID: Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Famous N Shot!
Aronian vs Navara, 2006 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

QID Classical, Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1-0 He who controls f6
S Chanda vs Tiviakov, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Def. Classical (E17) 0-1 Hogs on 2nd/7th
Van Wely vs J Polgar, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1


Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 2 in Move by Move - Spassky (Franco)
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1964 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 24 moves, 1-0

QID Classical. Traditional Main Line (E19) 0-1 30...?
D Przepiorka vs C Ahues, 1927 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 31 moves, 0-1

QID Classical. Traditional, Main Line (E19) 1-0 Klunker Black R
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0

QID Classical Traditional ML (E19) 0-1 Great Exchange Sacs, Bs
Euwe vs Keres, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1

QID Classical. Traditional Main Line (E19) 0-1 Make threats
Najdorf vs Reshevsky, 1957 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 39 moves, 0-1

QID. Classical. Traditional Main Line (E19) 0-1 Clear the way
Szabo vs Denker, 1946 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 39 moves, 0-1

Exchange and Exchange Again to Unpin LPDO in Shooting Gallery
E Laine vs A Zwaig, 1975 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 8 moves, 0-1

1988 E12 1-0 34
Dreev vs Rozentalis, 1988 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 37 in Starting Out: The Queen's Indian by John Emms
Karpov vs J Polgar, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

32. ... Qxf5 wins a Rook as "Ice cream!" (En Prise, that is)
J Chabanon vs C Bauer, 1997 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

G14: Champions of the New Millennium by Ftacnik, Kopec & Browne
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

G13: Fighting Chess w/Magnus Carlsen By Mikhalchishin & Stetsko
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2005 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

A stupendous fighting draw between Alekseev and Carlsen
E Alekseev vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

QID Fianchetto. Check Var. Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Dbl Threat
Aronian vs Gelfand, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Pin, Zugswang
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Check Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1 Strip P shield
Pelletier vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. General (E15) 1-0 A fine performance by Karpov
Karpov vs Andersson, 1973 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Attack (E15) 0-1 Rooks ramschackle
Benko vs Keres, 1963 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

She's pretty good.
G Sargissian vs Y Hou, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Saemisch (E15) 1-0Dovetail+ forces Q sac passer
K Georgiev vs Y Yu, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

QID. Spassky System (E14) 1-0 Nc7xe6 fork
Bogoljubov vs P Leepin, 1941
(E14) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch, Quiet L (E15) 1-0 Hit from behind
Mamedyarov vs Nyback, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch, Quiet Line (E15) 0-1Reinforce Pin
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 0-1 f2 under fire
L Pantsulaia vs So, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Check Var (E15) 0-1 Busy through the center
V Palciauskas vs M Umansky, 1989 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Leko vs Karjakin, 2009 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

N Zhukova vs Y Yu, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

QID Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 20...?
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1971 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

QID. Traditional Var (E17) 0-1 Theoretical P sac
Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2009 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

QID. Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Two knights on the rim win?!
L T Tan vs T Hoang, 2014 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0Protection, Pin, Promo pose problems
Balashov vs Romanishin, 1978 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 195 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
Tal vs Bronstein, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Petrosian Attk (E12)1-0 Schiller NOTES
Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

68 Die neuen Schachsterne, by Helmut Wieteck
Bareev vs Leko, 1995 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. GK Attk (E12) 1-0Hoo hoo hoo, so excit
Vyzmanavin vs V S Zhidkov, 1985 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 33 Starting Out: The Queen's Indian by John Emms
Dreev vs Tiviakov, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12) · 1-0
Kasparov vs P Truong, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

D Gormally vs Hracek, 2005
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

N Pert vs J Aagaard, 2007 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Dbl R lift for Kside breakthrough
E W Brose vs L Steiner, 1946 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 B is trapped
Zvjaginsev vs V Chekhov, 1991 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 47 in The Application of Chess Theory by Efim Geller
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 1 in Starting out : The Queen's Gambit by John Shaw
S Atalik vs E Bagakis, 1994 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 29 moves, 1-0

V Osnos vs Azmaiparashvili, 1978
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 28 moves, 0-1

K Arkell vs Short, 1998 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 0-1

Kotov vs Gligoric, 1947 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 1-0

Ivkov vs Karpov, 1970 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 29 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky vs A Saidy, 1973 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 23 moves, 1-0

O Girya vs N Pogonina, 2012 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Geller, 1973 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 36 moves, 0-1

G Garcia vs K Darga, 1963 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 39 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov var. Botvinnik Attack (E12) 0-1 B sac for early Q+
K Langeweg vs Portisch, 1963 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

QID. Traditional Var (E17) 0-1
Tartakower vs Rossolimo, 1950 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1

Game 36 in The Soviet Championships by Taimanov and Cafferty
Furman vs Keres, 1948 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

Game 118 Soviet Championships (Taimanov/Cafferty)
A Beliavsky vs Psakhis, 1980 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Radjabov vs Leko, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Attack (E15) 1-0 21.?
E Postny vs A Ledger, 2015 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Check Intermezzo (E15) 0-1 IQP gets loose
Aronian vs Karjakin, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov Var(E13) 0-1 See blog for scoresheet correction
Azmaiparashvili vs Khalifman, 1986 
(E13) Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Capablanca Variation (E16) · 0-1
T Hoefelsauer vs V Plat, 2017
(E16) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1926 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

QID: Capablanca Var (E16) 0-1 White's Pawn eats like acid!
Botvinnik vs N Grigoriev, 1927 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 141 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
V Soultanbeieff vs S Khan, 1930 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

E12 1-0 28 Corridor mate, Pseudo-Damiano's Mate
M Ardeshi vs S Kayumov, 2003
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 The Black N waltzes in
I Rabinovich vs Alekhine, 1920 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 39 moves, 0-1

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian. Hedgehog (E17) N's monkey wrench
P San Segundo Carrillo vs Korchnoi, 1995
(E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

QID: Opocensky Variation (E17) 1-0 33.? Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs Salov, 1993 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian. Kasparov Attk (E12) 1-0 23.Ng5!
Kasparov vs J Murey, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Def: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 39.?
Topalov vs S Zhigalko, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 0-1 Stockfish notes
S Agdestein vs K Holm, 2018 
(A06) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 Cornered
Simagin vs B Goldenov, 1952
(E14) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System (E14) 0-1 21...?
A Vragoteris vs D Rajkovic, 1994 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

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

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 Dbl Attack
Portisch vs Karpov, 1996 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Def: Petrosian Var (E12) 1-0 Qs on the 2nd/7th
K Burger vs Short, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Greco's Mate is coming!
Uhlmann vs N Minev, 1963 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pseudo-QID. Marienbad System (A47) 1-0Faulty expan
J Lokvenc vs A Mandler, 1921
(A47) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID: Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1blitz
Timman vs Karpov, 1987 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var Quiet Line (E15) 0-1 blitz
Timman vs Korchnoi, 1987
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Naiditsch vs Tiviakov, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

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

QID: Miles Variation, both 0-0-0 (E12) 0-1
O Rodriguez Vargas vs J Fedorowicz, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

QID: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 Skewer the Q by defending w/a B
Miles vs Reshevsky, 1979 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

QID: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 39...? Notes by Stockfish.
M Rivas Pastor vs Huebner, 1985 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1

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

Queen's Indian Def: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 21.?
Salov vs Karpov, 1998 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

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

QID: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 0-1 Ernst has 'em
Gruenfeld vs E Stoeckl, 1934 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 1-0 Smothered Mate
Fine vs H Sussman, 1943 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

Torre Classical Defense
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

purely positional sacrifice
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Closed (E06) 1-0 Q sac opens g-file to K
Alburt vs N Weinstein, 1984 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0

BxBf3
E Zagoryansky vs P Romanovsky, 1943 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 63 moves, 0-1

Arabian Mate after 23. ... Rg8 24. Qxh7+! Rxh7 25. Rxg8#
Barcza vs O Troianescu, 1948 
(A06) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

"Misha Impossible" (game of the day Aug-29-2016)
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0

"Russian tanks" (game of the day Jul-09-2021)
Korchnoi vs Najdorf, 1971  
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ saves Rs
Dzindzichashvili vs Larsen, 1980 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

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