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Fo Yuma and Fredthebear's grown kidz
Compiled by fredthebear
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Game contributors to this combined collection include: Sisyphus, magnetivs, alex97, FTB. Thank you everybody!

* Pang - Youngest ever under 2200: https://www.chess.com/news/view/9-y...

* Faustino Oro of Argentina
* "Messi of Chess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w... * Levy's view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_... * Naka falls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP5...

* Misha Osipov: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmu... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8H... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNm...

* Who is she? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9n... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WN... and:

* Christopher Yoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ac...

* Bodhana Sivanandan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLQ... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrY... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfZ... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSz...

* Little Big Shots Philippines: Relghie and Ruelle | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKw...

* Al-Basher Buto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQ... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD5...

* Roman Sav Shogdzhiev: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mY... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO_...

* Tani Adewumi:
and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Goa... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs6... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdl...

* Aniruddh Potwada, India:

* Fahim Mohammad
Fahim (2019) - IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4693588
With Assad Ahmed, Gérard Depardieu, Mizanur Rahaman, Isabelle Nanty. The story of Fahim Mohammad, world junior chess champion, born in Bangladesh in 2000, and currently playing in France. https://en.chessbase.com/post/fahim...

* Freddy Gordon: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotlan...

* Denis Lazavik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybr...

* IZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wx...

* Alice Lee:

* Yusuf, the polite lad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO8... Good manners go far!

<The Wife of Bath's Tale (1388-1396) by Geoffrey Chaucer:

Loke who that is most vertuous alway
Prive and apert, and most entendeth ay
To do the gentil dedes that he can
And take him for the gretest gentilman>

Parents and instructors - don't go looking for the next chess prodigy. Just teach ALL your students the right way to play casually without unnecessary stress and let them enjoy the experience socially. Repetition, repetition, repetition -- proper practice makes permanent. Make certain the students are fundamentally sound in common maneuvers such as rules, checkmate patterns, tactics, endgame basics, and etiquette! Perhaps they were shown something once or twice, but most won't remember it until after someone experienced it the hard way. They might even remember it, but fail to "understand" it's application in the arena. "You win some, you lose some, you draw some -- that's how chess goes." Whatever the result, everyone should be calm about it. Bragging, celebrating, gesturing in the presence of your opponent and his family/friends is in very poor taste. Control yourselves and save that excitement for later, away from the tournament.

Don't worry about ratings. Ratings are not indicative of future performance. (When pairings come out, I ignore the opponent's rating and usually assume that I'm squaring off against a strong player or a fast-rising player, and give full respect to positions on the board. Be sound and make the best move; don't play for a dubious coffeehouse chess trap during rated play because one suspects the opponent has inferior knowledge and board vision. Save the tricky, risky stuff for blitz and skittles games.) Ratings won't stay the same if one is an active player -- the numbers will change like the weather, move like a roller coaster! Don't demand explanations like the 6 o'clock news -- students shouldn't feel forced to make excuses for their mistakes. Everybody makes mistakes; live and learn.

* The motivated, competent, above-average youth player who can give anyone a reasonable game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5p... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbq... and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rD...

* Praggnanandhaa has what it takes -- mentoring! https://www.outlookindia.com/sports...

* First, the student usually learns the board set-up (light square on the lower right, queen on her color facing the other queen), identification, terms, moves, and rules, particularly the difference between checkmate, stalemate, and perpetual check (draw by three-fold repetition). These finishes need to be reviewed each lesson for beginners because it's all part of pattern recognition, getting results. The student needs to learn tactics and know the rate of exchange (don't teach sacrifices too soon unless it mates). Provide some opening principles, some middlegame principles, and some endgame principles (it's safe and wise to activate the king in the ending; create and promote a passed pawn). Chess principles are the general basis of planning what to do next (although exact move analysis might overrule the general principle). The student should move w/a purpose; have an explainable reason for why they made the move and what they'll do next if allowed. Eventually, they'll reason to ask "Is there something better?" and comparison shop for the best buy, the most bang for their turn.

* Simple but useful guide to king and pawn endgames: https://www.ragchess.com/ultimate-g... If you're not comfortable w/the position, then don't teach it. Stick with what you do understand. It's better to explain a few things well, clearly and succinctly, than a bunch of stuff haphazardly. Remember, most students won't remember what you'd said the first time -- it takes repetition, review.

* Teach/review the FINAL checkmate and stalemate positions and their names each and every lesson. Do not worry about the various step-by-step mating maneuvers until the FINAL position/name has been easily recognized almost to boredom. "Begin with the end in mind."

Beginners get really frustrated and drop out of chess chasing a lone king all over the board because they don't clearly understand the process nearly as well as their teacher does. The beginner makes a couple wrong moves and it feels like they're being scolded. KISS: Keep It Simple, Short. Have beginners become very familiar with what the FINAL position looks like. Then practice on their own time lots of Mate-in-Ones, Mate-in-Twos from a puzzle book. This way, the beginner gains confidence in their checkmating ability -- the way to win. Also point out possible stalemates if a wrong move had been made. Many stalemates occur one move away from checkmate. It's win, draw, or lose. Always ask "If I do this move, what will my opponent do next?"

* Mate the lone king w/two bishops (beware of stalemate on the edge): https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... FTB has come to believe that this elementary mate should be promptly taught to the novice (only by those instructors who can perform this mate in 30 seconds or less), even before learning how to set-up the board! It emphasizes many chess concepts such as the two (light- and dark-squared) bishops, the protection and coordination of the pieces, controlling the center, cutting off flight, the opposition, stalemate, check and mate.

* The "dancing method" uses both pieces together; the winning K beside/behind the R to protect it. I prefer to start by charging the winning K into the center of the board (very fast march, no thinking involved) to force the losing K out of the center by adding the R. The extended attack lines (ranks and files) of the R keeps the losing K inside a shrinking rectangle barrier (the cage) to gradually force checkmate on the edge of the board: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?... Never let the losing K get outside the shrinking rectangle barrier (the cage) created by the R! Sometimes it's necessary to use a "waiting" move to pass the turn, thereby causing the losing K to move away/backward toward the edge of the board. Then the winning K&R improve their position by gaining space toward the losing K, causing the losing K to back away again and again. When given a choice, seek to improve the R's position if it is safe to do so (taking up more space, which means less space for the losing K), then place the winning K next to the R to protect it. The R establishes a smaller and smaller rectangle barrier, and the winning K protects the R.

There are other methods to checkmate with K&R against lone K. It's perfectly fine for the student to use a different method to reach checkmate.

* I do not teach the K-B-N "elementary" checkmate against the lone K to beginners. This is very difficult for beginners. It can require 30 moves or more to achieve, and it rarely occurs in actual games. There's no hurry to teach it to advanced beginners either. Wait two or three years. Focus on more common chess concepts that they need to know and use often, like smothered mates and suffocation mates in the opening and middlegame. Smothered mates and suffocation mates occur more often. Don't forget to practice what they already know so the gain experience w/the basic foundation of chess information. Reviewing common information -- reinforcing the point -- is just as important as adding new information. You win by doing what is necessary very well; be strong at the basics.

* Terms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6b...

* Mutual Zugzwang: Neither color wants to move, for having the move makes their position worse. Whoever has the turn would rather sit still in place -- keep the same position. Skipping a turn is not allowed.

One must move when it's their turn. If one cannot make a legal move w/any of his units, then the position is a stalemate, or a checkmate if the king is in check and has no way of escaping check.

* Special Rules that players should know: https://www.chessable.com/blog/must...

* Good Instruction: https://www.serverchess.com/beginne...

* Make 8, 9, or all 10 of these Generic Moves in the Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbp...

* Sudden attacks in the Open Game are possible when Black does not develop his king's knight quickly, or the king's knight grabs the e4 pawn too soon: Game Collection: e4 openings

* Beginner Mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oZ...

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

* Defend Against Scholar's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uou...

* Punish Scholar's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7M...

* Punish early Queen attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3f...

* Show Duras' KGA (C36) game first (all the pieces come into play for White) and save Morphy's game for last: Game Collection: Smithy's Opening Fundamentals

* Acephalic's Kids: Game Collection: 1st openings for kids

* Opening Principles: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

01) Control the Center: A piece in the center can strike in any direction!

02) Rapid Minor Piece Development: Advance all four knights and bishops!

03) King Safety: Castle away from the battle in the center! Connect the rooks.

* Three Principles of the Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71r...

* This is a good follow-up: Game Collection: Opening traps

* Add these two games: Game Collection: Games to Study

* Traps: Game Collection: Traps

* Tricks: https://www.chessable.com/blog/ches...

* The Joy of Belonging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jki...

* Use/teach Chess Jargon: https://chessmart.com/pages/chess-t... Look to include a couple words each lesson, and gradually cover the material. It does not have to be in alphabetical order. Don't try to teach all of it in one month's time.

* Basic Tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10I...

* Bowman's Beginner's Guide:
http://chess.jliptrap.us/BowmanBegi... Not perfect but dedicated, passionate.

* This very basic book (it's not a must have) for the novice tells what to look for much the way a chess coach should talk to the student: "The Chess Kids Book of Tactics" by David MacEnulty (purchase it used for less than $20). Kids lose focus, then lose interest when they don't know what to look for/aim at - so teach them what to look for/aim at with words/steps that will echo in their heads. (However, it's certainly not a complete chess algorithm.) Note: I use the words "unprotected/unguarded" (or "hanging/loose" with high school students) instead of "en prise". Unprotected pieces should be identified before every move. This book has a few puzzles and forty short blunder miniatures instead of longer, more difficult examples like Adolf Anderssen's Immortal Game and Evergreen Partie so often seen in beginner's books. Our school chess club also used "Think Like a King" software effectively by having access to the computer lab after school.

* 1001 Chess Endgame Exercises for Beginners by Thomas Willemze

* More KGs: Game Collection: 0

* Basic KG lines: Find a good continuation.

King's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4
King's Gambit Accepted 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4
King's Gambit Declined 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5
Classical Variation 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5
Modern Variation 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5

Polerio Gambit/Muzio Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0 gxNf3 6.Qxf3. This was once called the classical position of the King's Gambit.

Kieseritzky Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Allgaier Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5 Ng5

Bishop's Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4
Falkbeer Counter-Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5
Becker Defense 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 h6
Fischer Defense 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6

* Play soundly: https://www.payetteforward.com/keys...

* Howlers: Game Collection: Vischer's Opening Traps

* Kilv's Basics: Game Collection: kilv's basic teaching games

* Kilv's Teachings: Game Collection: kilv's teaching games

* Exeter Select: Game Collection: exeter chess club (google) coaching page

"The more you lose, the more positive you have to become. When you're winning, you can ride players harder because their self-esteem is high. If you are losing and you try to be tough, you're asking for dissension." — Coach Rick Pitino

* A Simple 5-Move Set-up: http://glennwilson.com/chess/2007/0... It's not simple after 15 moves, but what other opening is? If the student gets regular chess coaching, then it's better to open c4/d4/e4 and/or c5/d5/e5 - push a pawn into the center to gain some space and allow the queen out, and learn the theory behind it. If the student is self-taught, then the 5-move Barcza System, Pirc/King's Indian repertoire in the link could be best for a simple start, as long as one looks up example games of Gideon Barcza, Tigran Petrosian, Ludek Pachman, Leonid Stein, Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, Yasser Seirawan, Garry Kasparov, etc.

* Simple Reply for Black: Game Collection: Repertoire for Black

* Chess Class: Game Collection: Games for Classes

* More KG Understanding: https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/cont...

* A couple more C-Ks: Game Collection: 0

* Panov-Botvinnik Attack: Game Collection: Panov Attack (B14) Repertoire

* Some P-Q4 pawn instruction: Game Collection: IQP

* Most Common Openings: http://www.chesskids.org.uk/grownup...

* Get this book! https://www.amazon.com/Capablanca-C...

* FEN Made Easy: FEN Help Page

* The Russian Game for Black? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPU...

* Exeter's version: https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/cont...

* Ozarkia: http://ozarkia.net/chess/pdf/Petrof...

* JC shows the way: https://chessplayeratlarge.blogspot...

* 1610 Again: Games Like Polerio vs Domenico, 1610

* Morphy Lessons: Game Collection: Beginner lessons

* Italians: Game Collection: Italian games

* Something short & sweet, understandable against the Sicilian: Game Collection: Wing gambit

* Sicilian Wing Gambits per John Hurt near the bottom of the page: https://gambitchessplayer.com/categ...

* You can teach this Sicilian stuff in year two or three. It's pointless to teach these variations to pupils who are not yet hooked on chess. https://chessklub.com/the-sicilian-...

* 12 Dynamic Gambits: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

* A.J.'s Basics: Game Collection: Quick K.O.'s / Opening Traps

* Alligator's Logic: Game Collection: Logical Chess

* FTB copied this double king pawn link from Jersey Joe, who copied it from iamlam: Game Collection: Beginners's Repertoire

* Chyss: https://www.angelfire.com/nf/chess/...

* Liquidation to the EG: Game Collection: King and Pawn Endings

* Pick-and-choose tactics: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* Types of Tactics: Game Collection: Games for teaching

* Seven Common Stalemates: https://chess24.com/en/read/news/7-...

* Super Talents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb0...

* Nasmichael's Kids (long games): Game Collection: Games for My Chess Kids

* Chess w/the Masters: Game Collection: Beheim, M _Chess With the Masters_ NY: ARCO 1963

* Notable Games: Wikipedia article: List of chess games

* Two Champions: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* More games for teaching chess: Game Collection: Games for teaching

* More Classics: Game Collection: Bouwmeester Partijen van wereldkampioenen...

* Andre the Giant: Game Collection: Defensa Philidor, ese campo de minas

* Junior Openings: https://exeterchessclub.org.uk/ches...

* Judit Polgar flashback: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYD...

* Deadly Battery: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Repertoire Suggestions by GM Nigel Davies & IM Andrew Martin: https://www.chesspublishing.com/con...

* Kenilworthian's comments on Tamburro's Openings for Amateurs (and Professionals): http://kenilworthian.blogspot.com/2...

* Magnus Trainer: Game Collection: Magnus Trainer's "The World Champions" Games

* Assumption College: Game Collection: Assumption College Chess Club: Spring 05 lessons

* The Queen's Gambit in 3 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEm...

* The 5 Best Queen's Gambit Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICX...

* Traps in the Queen's Gambit Accepted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2...

* Queen's Gambit Accepted for Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2e...

* QGA with Ben Finegold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKL...

* Queen's Gambit Accepted Improvements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGA...

* The Queen's Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdH...

* Queen's Gambit Errors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRf...

* Albin CG, Baltic & Chigorin Defenses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_b...

* Solitaire after the endgame fundamentals & miniatures are learned: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini

* EG Concepts: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Reasonable Book Choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* 432 pages of Keep It Simple 1.d4: https://www.newinchess.com/keep-it-...

* KISS Set-Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-y...

Follow these golden rules to start a chess game
Modified by FTB from Deepak Batra's list.

00) Set the board so a light square is on the near right corner, and the queen is on her color facing the opposing queen (White queen on a light square, Black queen on a dark square). That's "Light on the right" and "Queen on her color," everytime.

00) Shake hands w/your opponent. The player with the Black army pushes the top button/bar on the Black side of the clock to start White's time ticking off, and White is allowed to move. If Black is not present for the beginning of the round according to the tournament director, White starts his own clock (as the Black player would do by pushing the top button/bar on the Black side of the clock). Then White moves, and completes his turn by punching the top button/bar on the White side of the clock with the same hand that he moved the piece with. Thus, if you move a piece with your right hand, you must push the top button/bar with your right hand. Regardless, White always makes the first move AFTER the clock has been started.

00) When it's your opponent's turn to move, do not disturb him or the board in anyway. Do not touch/adjust the pieces. Do not ask him questions or borrow from him, make noise, wiggle back and forth, etc. Just act like a stone; sit calm and quiet while your opponent considers his move. Think about possible moves by each piece, which pieces cannot move (or dare not move for the consequences), and which pieces are unprotected or need more protection. What can each piece do? What could happen next?

00) "Touch-Move" applies in formal classic time controls, but not during blitz. "Touch-Move" is a good habit to maintain during casual, friendly games as well. This means if a pawn or piece is touched, it must be moved. The player to move may say "j'doube - I adjust" before hand to correct a fallen or off-centered unit into the middle of the correct square. This serves as a proper adjustment, not a formal move. It's a good idea to "sit on your hands" and take your time while thinking; don't hover your hand over the pieces while considering your next move.

00) When it's your turn to move (your time is ticking off), you may speak to your opponent if necessary. Of course, an illegal move should be immediately retracted, in which case there might be a brief bit of communication by both players to come to an understanding as to why the move was illegal. If it's not your turn to move, you should not speak.

00) Open with a centre pawn. This allows a bishop and queen to exit later. Of course, advancing the c-pawn or a knight over and in is also good.

00) The worst opening move is f3 for White and f6 for Black. The King's Knight belongs on this square, the sooner the better.

00) Knights should be developed inward, toward the center. A Knight in the center attacks/protects a maximum total of eight squares all around itself. "A Knight on the rim is dim; it's chances are slim." Try not to place a knight on the edge of the board unless it has a vital duty there.

00) KNIGHTS before BISHOPS, before Queen and Rooks. The MINOR pieces best leave the back row before the major pieces. Minor piece development enables early castling. Good exceptions include the Bishop's Opening 1.e4 2.Bc4 and the Sarratt Attack/London System 1.d4 2.Bf4 or Ruth-Trompowsky 2.Bg5.

00) Develop rapidly and completely. DON'T move the same piece again and again in the opening. Try to develop a different, unmoved piece toward the center. The opening is a race to activate, coordinate, maximize your army to overwhelm, outnumber the opponent still partially nestled on it's original squares.

00) Develop with threats to check, capture, pin, or fork on the next turn. Always think about striking the opponent, and how the enemy army will strike into your camp. Aggressive pressure ties down careful defense of the target; the guard on duty dare not leave.

00) DON'T bring out your QUEEN too early, exposing her to enemy fire and then losing time as she retreats. However, it's wise for the queen to leap forth to give check and fork an unprotected piece or the f2/f7 mating square, but she should not go out early just to grab a pawn.

00) Make as FEW PAWN MOVES as possible in the opening. It's more important to activate your back row pieces toward the center. (You must move at least two pawns to allow both bishops and queen to exit.) However, it might be prudent to advance pawns to hit an opposing piece, such as the Noah's Ark Trap.

00) Always play to gain control of the centre (the four inner most squares, and the twelves squares surrounding the four). The center is essentially the military high ground with increased mobility and choices; fire rapidly in any direction when occupying a central position.

00) Try to maintain at least ONE PAWN in the centre. Protect it. Get your rook behind it, unless your rook needs to help protect the f2/f7 square.

00) Don't move your f-pawn until the opposing queen has been removed from the board (or you castled queenside). Protect it. Of course, there are specific exceptions for those who are theoretically trained to play the King's Gambit, Vienna Gambit, Yugoslav Attack against the Sicilian Dragon, Dutch or Schliemann Defense, etc. Those who are not trained for these certain openings should leave their f-pawn on it's original square.

00) Don't fall for Fool's Mate, Scholar's Mate, Smothered Mate, or Legall's Mate. These common checkmate patterns attack the UNCASTLED KING.

00) Avoid attacking prematurely -- an attack that is easily parried becomes a waste of time. Most successful checkmates involve at least three different units honing in.

00) CASTLE early, preferably on the KING SIDE. Castling safeguards the King away from the raging battle in the center and activates the Rook toward the center. Connect the two Rooks for mutual protection -- no minor pieces in the way.

00) Note that Castling on Opposite Wings (0-0 vs. 0-0-0 or vise versa) often triggers a pawn storm on opposite wings in the MIDDLEGAME. Another frequent option is a counterattack in the centre against a wing attack. Castling signals the upcoming transition from the Opening phase (perhaps a dozen moves or so) to the Middlegame.

00) If the course of events allows, prevent the opponent from castling. For example, White might prevent Black from castling by giving check with a Re1+ on the open e-file. Or, Ba3 making it illegal for the Black King to castle through check since the Bishop cuts off the f8 square, or sacrificing Nxf7 encouraging KxNf7.

00) It's fine for either army to fianchetto the King's Bishop on the kingside flank but this requires time for two moves in a row; g3 and Bg2 for White, or g6 and Bg7 for Black. The bishop fires along the long diagonal, corner to corner. Examples of this are Hungarian Opening/Barcza System for White and Modern Defense/Robatsch for Black. Most other flank pawn openings are considered to be Unorthodox, not recommended.

00) It's fine for either army to fianchetto the Queen's Bishop on the queenside flank but this requires time for two moves in a row; b3 and Bb2 for White, or b6 and Bb7 for Black. The bishop fires along the long diagonal, corner to corner. Examples of this are Larsen's Attack for White and Owen's Defense for Black. Most other flank pawn openings are considered to be Unorthodox, not recommended.

00) Avoid exchanging your fianchettoed bishop! It's absence leaves undefended holes in your pawn shield. If forced to trade, exchange it for the opposing bishop of the same color. The fianchettoed bishop becomes more powerful as the pawns are cleared off.

00) DON'T SACRIFICE without a clear and adequate reason. This applies to all phases of chess - the Opening, Middlegame, and Endgame, as well as the game of Life.

00) Before you get up from the table, make sure you recorded the last move and punched the clock. Visually check to make sure the opponent's time is moving. Then write down your remaining amount of time on your scoresheet (it's legal to record your time on the scoresheet). After properly checking clock and scoresheet, and a last glance at the board to recall the correct position, then leave the table. You will be glad you did this, should you return to the table and suspect something was out-of-order.

For example, my highly ranked opponent was notorious for being in time trouble, and was once again in time trouble with just minutes remaining. I moved, and left the table. I returned to the table and found my clock running, but he had not moved. My opponent said I did not punch my clock. This is never a problem for me, as I always move and punch the clock, same hand 1-2. Had I written my time down before leaving the table, I could have shown a discrepancy. Yes, some opponents will deliberately play dirty, and it's up to you to call them on it. The Tournament Director will decide the ruling, but YOU must officiate your own game by calling "foul" on the opponent who has broken a rule.

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 (The Bishop's Opening, Berlin Defense)

Then 3.d4 (Ponziani's Gambit) and some variation thereafter. Wikipedia shows that the following are closely related:

* 3...exd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 (Center Game, by transposition)

* 3...exd4 4.Nf3 (Urusov Gambit)

o 4...Bc5 5.0-0 Nc6 (Max Lange Attack, by transposition)

o 4...Nc6 (Two Knights Defense, by transposition)

o 4...Nxe4 5.Qxd4 (Urusov Gambit Accepted)

The Golden Rules of Endgame
Modified list by Mohit Jaiswal

As more and more units are exchanged and the board gradually empties, checkmate becomes less and less likely and the kings become more safe. This is how the endgame evolves. The focus turns to creating and promoting a passed pawn to the far end for a new piece gaining a fresh material advantage. The promoted pawn usually becomes a new queen, but sometimes into a rook on the bishop's files (c- and f-files) to avoid stalemate, or into a knight that immediately gives check and/or fork as it is promotes. The new piece will dominate the a reduced position.

01) Start thinking about the endgame in the middle game. See #5.

02) The King Is a strong Piece: use it.
03) Not all Rook endings are drawn.
04) The easiest endings to win are pure pawn endings.

05) Doubled, isolated and backward pawns are weak: avoid them.

06) When down material, trade off pawns when convenient so you don't have to defend your pawns with your pieces. Your pieces want to retain their freedom of movement, and they cannot do this if they are forced to sit still guarding a pawn. Trading the pawn sets your defensive piece free!

07) When down material, avoid piece exchanges that simplify the position. Especially hold onto your queen like your life depended upon it. The more pieces you retain on board, the better your chances of maintaining a draw (avoiding a loss).

08) When AHEAD on material, swap off like pieces but retain pawns on both sides of the board to stretch the defense out. See #4.

Oct-22-22 jnpope: Today's lesson (apparently): when posting from a public terminal always be sure to log out and flush the browser history.

* Typical endings: Game Collection: Basic endings

"A roaring lion kills no game." ~ African Proverb

"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

'A stitch in time saves nine'

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

Z is for Zipper (to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

Zipper starts with letter Z,
Letter Z, letter Z,
Zipper starts with Letter Z,
/z/, /z/, /z/, /z/!

<"Greetings, students. Today you will learn to transform a king into a rook. Which of course means you will transform a chess piece into a noble relative of crows and ravens. Today's lesson is no joke, but I will not mark you down for appreciating my wordplay. Watch closely as I demonstrate..." — Professor McGonagall teaching King to Rook to seventh-yearssrc

A rook is a bird related to crows and ravens.1

History
During the 1990–1991 school year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Minerva McGonagall taught her seventh-year students in Transfiguration how to transform king chess pieces into rooks with the King to Rook spell.1>

The Rook Cancelled: https://tvline.com/news/the-rook-ca...

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

Why did the rooster cross the road?
He had something to cock-a-doodle dooo!

Why did the raccoon cross the road?
He saw you put out the garbage.

Mercury Hg 80 200.59 1.9

Next Verse:

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

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

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

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

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

"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

"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 best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"A good player is always lucky." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a chess club during the late afternoon or evening to relax and find relief from the preoccupations of their work." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"The game might be divided into three parts: the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

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

"I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous ‘daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

"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

"If you're too open-minded; your brains will fall out." ― Lawrence Ferlinghetti

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I'm perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir." — John Durham

<Steinitz's Theory
1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal.

2. The game will stay equal with correct play on both sides.

3. You can only win by your opponent's mistake.

4. Any attack launched in an equal position will not succeed, and the attacker will suffer.

5. You should not attack until an advantage is obtained.

6. When equal, do not seek to attack, but instead, try to secure an advantage.

7. Once you have an advantage, attack or you will lose it.>

"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

Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds.

"In chess, as in life, the best moves are often the ones you don't play." ― Savielly Tartakower

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Why not give credit to the book that made you the player that you are? Your First Move: Chess For Beginners by Alexei Sokolsky defines Al. https://archive.org/details/yourfir...

Sokolsky also wrote one of the all-time great opening manuals: https://archive.org/details/moderno...

1.b4? Not so much: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UK1b...

Edmar Mednis espoused the Caro-Kann for the ordinary player, because it was structurally sound and a lot less memorization. If a player is patient and has a strong endgame, the Caro-Kann is a good choice, but one must know all those opening traps (often relying upon ...Qe2 or ...h6) that lean toward White. Yep, Fredthebear took up Bobby Fischer's studious habit years ago and is extremely well-read, although Fischer gave bad advice to "read" MCO not once, but twice. (Of course, BF had a photographic memory, so the affect on him would be pronounced.) Before the internet, there were no great chess instructors in FTB's area that I knew of. The no-nonsense writing of Edmar Mednis certainly helped my endgame.

If a player is theoretically lazy, the Sicilian Najdorf is a bad choice. This opening is for professional players IMHO.

"Know your enemy and know yourself, and in a hundred battles, you will never be in peril." — Sun Tzu

Perhaps the best advice an aspiring FTB received from an older master that he competed against was to read Fred Reinfeld's Complete Chess Course: https://archive.org/details/complet... In fact, the master walked over to the selection of books, pulled out Reinfeld's brick out, and handed it to me saying "By this one. It explains what you need to know to be successful." The course really does cover so many aspects of chess in an applied way. Unfortunately, FTB never grew to love the book, saw it more as laborious. The Complete Chess PLAYER by Reinfeld has more appeal. Smaller in size, yet 300 pages packed plenty of information: https://archive.org/details/complet...

The contemporary player might prefer this complete course dandy by Antonio Gude: https://archive.org/details/complet... A "Gude" book (in algebraic notation), but not better than Reinfeld's complete course.

Fredthebear got great mileage out of Learn Chess: A Complete Course by Alexander and Beach: https://archive.org/details/learnch... Unfortunately, the diagrams in some of the older editions (two separate books) were a bit faded, but FTB had young, fresh eyes back then and such was not bothersome.

For a novice struggling to understand what to do in chess, this beginner's book by Reinfeld (written for his wife as I recall) certainly fills the bill: https://archive.org/details/howtobe... No, it's not a complete course by any means, but it will set your chess mind on the straight and narrow path of search and seizer. Fredthebear has not read the algebraic edition, but it looks to have included more diagrams than the original.

The novice (player or instructor) might want to read A.J. Gillam's book first of all: https://archive.org/details/startin...

This Batsford book provides some good game examples once the fundamentals are learned elsewhere: https://archive.org/details/batsfor... Having a diagram in every column is very helpful. To be clear, FTB prefers the other mentioned books above before this one of application.

A complimentary follow up to Alexander and Beach is The Art of Mastering Chess: A Complete Course for Beginners by radio shack/GM Eduard Gufeld : https://archive.org/details/artofma... The strength of this book is the famous complete game examples worthy of memorization and technical opening theory not emphasized by Alexander and Beach. Beware that Gufeld's book has been published in English Descriptive and Algebraic notation. The serious student would be wise to read both forms without hesitation.

Here's Larry Evan's practical openings puzzle book that uses both forms of notation: https://archive.org/details/whatsbe... Instead of trying to figure it out as you go from the very beginning, wouldn't your chances dramatically improve if you got off to a good start every game by following the tried-and-true paths of a master?

These miniatures are more advanced, but it's arranged by opening making it easy to compare with Evan's puzzle book: https://archive.org/details/modernc...

Raymond Keene's meaty book is also useful for intermediates (far too much work for the novice): https://archive.org/details/keeneon... Keene recommends the King's Indian Attack for White ala Bobby Fischer.

Is this Keene's most popular book? https://archive.org/details/duelsof...

Here's twelve more brilliant games where Yasser Seirawan explains every move: https://archive.org/details/winning...

The study of tactics through complete game examples has great appeal: https://archive.org/details/acourse...

Perhaps the single most famous chess book: https://archive.org/details/my-syst...

This instructive book is hard to beat: https://archive.org/details/capabla... Solve some tactical puzzles and rehearse one game per night and you're done in two months (60 games). Rinse and repeat.

Nunn's monster is for experienced players after the above-mentioned books have been read at least a few times: https://archive.org/details/johnnun...

All about American champion Frank J. Marshall: https://archive.org/details/marshal...

A great broad games collection of an aggressive world champion: https://archive.org/details/mybestg...

If you go ape crazy over miniatures: https://archive.org/details/1000bes...

No - Haste, they great enemy! Slow down, look around - be disciplined, use your checklist and consider ALL the possibilities: https://archive.org/details/movefir... Masterful combinations with interesting commentary.

Fredthebear likes those words of wisdom: https://archive.org/details/2013The...

Who's Mark Reinfeld? https://archive.org/details/30minut...

Sign up for free there at the archives, and you can read/reference the entire book(s) on-line.

Newcomers, don't take this post lightly. Much improvement goes to the student that follows through on the recommended books above, and they are free to read if you sign up for free!

An all-time introductory best seller: https://archive.org/details/beginch... One might need to zoom in on the mini diagrams, but they do serve as excellent example of the subject at hand.

This beginner book (English Descriptive notation) gives easy lessons until Lesson 9 on Combinations: https://archive.org/details/chessin... The Giuoco Piano opening is discussed on page 71. Some of the best chess advice you will ever receive is on page 73, followed by your first theoretical openings.

This beginner book (English Descriptive notation) is not well known, but it gives good introductions to staples like control of the center, the Giuoco Piano, Ruy Lopez, tactics, the Opposition, and passing pawns, so it's rather useful: https://archive.org/details/chessba...

Printed in 1846, ten years after the Battle of the Alamo and before the gold rush near Sacramento, California: https://archive.org/details/chessfo... FTB looked at a few positions, but has not read the entire book.

Garry gives good chess lessons for beginners: https://archive.org/details/lessons...

A robust book for advanced beginners that already understand moves and captures: https://archive.org/details/frombeg...

Here's robust Volume I that starts from scratch: https://archive.org/details/learnch...

One for the coaches: https://archive.org/details/1997Che... Does this move along too slow for youthful attentions?

For those who'd rather watch a beginner's video: https://archive.org/details/cosmaca... Joe Payne has provided additional videos below on the initial page. Don't wait back and play passively -- become an attacker searching for checkmate!

Does your kid like Fried Liver? I wouldn't move that knight twice so soon when so many other soldiers are itching to get into the game. Still, it's a plan of action. https://archive.org/details/firstch...

This book looks like overkill, but the associated on-line videos are useful: https://archive.org/details/the-six...

75 brief lessons for intermediate players: https://archive.org/details/betterc... Don't be one of those common people who learn the moves and rules but never study again after they've started playing. Teach yourself better chess, and you'll have much more success!

For experienced players who well understand the 75 lessons given above: https://archive.org/details/practic...

Understanding the Sicilian Defense 1.P-K4 P-QB4 for serious intermediates and candidate masters: https://archive.org/details/practic...

For players with strong combinational skills: https://archive.org/details/chessle... Don't hurry; get the answer correct! Far better to be right than fast.

One incorrect move is all it takes.

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c. 6000 BCE - 2900 BCE Neolithic Age settlements in Greece, beginning of agriculture.

c. 3200 BCE - 1100 BCE The Cycladic Civilization in Greece.

2300 BCE Bronze is used in the Aegean.

2200 BCE - 1500 BCE The Minoan Civilization flourishes on Crete, Greece. King Minos establishes the first navy in the region.

2000 BCE - 1450 BCE Minoan civilization in Crete and the Aegean.

2000 BCE Early Greeks settle the Peloponnese.

1900 BCE - 1100 BCE Mycenaean civilization in Greece and the Aegean.

1650 BCE - 1550 BCE Eruption of Thera and consequent tidal waves, destruction of Akrotiri and other Aegean centres.

c. 1100 BCE Greeks implement use of individual tombs and graves.

1100 BCE Dorian peoples occupy Greece.

c. 1000 BCE The first distinctive Greek pottery is produced, the Proto-geometric style.

c. 900 BCE Sparta is founded.

c. 900 BCE The Geometric style of Greek pottery is first produced.

c. 800 BCE - c. 700 BCE Homer of Greece writes his Iliad and Odyssey.

800 BCE - 500 BCE Greek colonization of the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

c. 800 BCE - 500 BCE Archaic period of Greece.

"A wise man will know what game to play to-day, and play it. We must not be governed by rigid rules, as by the almanac, but let the season rule us. The moods and thoughts of man are revolving just as steadily and incessantly as nature's. Nothing must be postponed. Take time by the forelock. Now or never! You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this, or the like of this. Where the good husbandman is, there is the good soil. Take any other course, and life will be a succession of regrets. Let us see vessels sailing prosperously before the wind, and not simply stranded barks. There is no world for the penitent and regretful." — Henry David Thoreau

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

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

"It's not life or death. It's a game, and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser." — Bernhard Langer

Q: Why did the turtle cross the road?
A: To get to the Shell station.

Best White Opening vs Worst Black Opening (A00) 1-0 FOOL'S Mate
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Fool's Mate in 3!?
T Rienaecker vs M Junge, 2004 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 The Best Opening vs the Worst
R Masiyazi vs A Esse, 2014 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

Replaced with a legal king move, so 3.Ke2 was the penalty
Lindemann vs Echtermeyer, 1893  
(B01) Scandinavian, 3 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr: Ilundain 3...Qd8 (000) 1-0 Q sac for Boden's Mate!
Teichmann vs NN, 1914 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

variants less QN, Bird's Opening (000) 1-0 Q sac for Mayet's #!
W Cook vs A E Wilson, 1881 
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit 3.Ng5? (C40) 0-1Capture or develop a different U
M Tobor vs W Stamer, 1984 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 1-0 Black moved pawns
NN vs Cornelissen, 1974 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Leave thy rook's pawns alone! (B00) 1-0 inverted Scholar's Mate
B Wall vs Bridgemen, 1996 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Promotion #
F Rhine vs NN, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Bxf7+ generates Pawn mate!
M Trajkovski vs G Bytyqi, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs R J McRobbie, 1937 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Two Knights (B06) 1-0 Bxf7+ sac, Ng5+, Qf7#
A Cheron vs M Polikier, 1927 
(B06) Robatsch, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Normal (B02) 1-0 Bxf7+ KxB, Ng5+ unpin
H J Ament vs NN, 1922 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Remove the Defender... in Beginner's Picture Guide by Horowitz
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Marshall Gambit (B23) 1-0 Black opens himself up
T Lux vs E Edmondson, 1962 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 13 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Forgacs NxNf6 (B15) 1-0 Know this mate pattern
A Fuderer vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 8...f6 9.Nc7+
Smirin vs Y Afek, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

It's no Englund Gambit- Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Common unpin theme to know
Suetin vs P Travnicek, 1975 
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Defense Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Unpin
E Naiditsch vs A Draeger, 2000 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sic S-M Gambit (B21) Stock Bxf7+ Sac; the K is Overworked
F Rechi Perez vs E Grassi, 1986 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0

Smith Mora- Seperating the king to take the queen
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0

Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ removes K as defender of Q
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0Main trap by 2 kids
J Martinez vs D Rybansky, 1993 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

French Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 B Sac, N Outpost
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

Queen odds game (000) 1-0 Legall's Mate extended into K walk
J Krejcik vs NN, 1947 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 B & Q spearhead on f7
Schulz vs Lehnert, 1909 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C44) 1-0 N invades, BxNh6
M Fernandez Alachan vs R Msiska, 2014 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Steinitz 4...Qh4 (C45) 1-0 Q trap
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C45) 1-0 Mate No. 19a
A E Hopkins vs NN, 1932 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical Intermezzo (C45) 0-1Scholar's->Dovetail#
Amin Tuigun vs A Fedyushchenko, 2016 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Alapin Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2?! (C20) 0-1 Legall's Mate
London vs Athens, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Game: Parham Attack (C20) 1-0, 3 move blunder
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 1-0 Scholar's Mate; 4...Nf6 is best
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Qh5? Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 B pins Q/Sac, Nc2+ fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C23) 1-0 Slower Scholar's Mate
Michael Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 0-1 Scholar's Mate
B R vs A Wagner, 1902 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Bxf7+ sets Q trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

Damiano Gambit 4.Qh5+ g6 (C20) 1-0 Twilight Saga was a $uc-cess
Z Ivanovic vs S E Meyer, 2000 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0Discovered attack; BxN follows
W J Lutes vs R Hartenstein, 1962 
(C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Pseudo-Legall's # w/discovery Nh8++
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 Lolli's Mate awaits
Blackburne vs Woodward, 1863 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Another Qc6 pinned by Bb5! QxBb5, then Nxc7+ Royal family fork
Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949 
(C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1Instructive file take-over
I Kopa vs Swiderski, 1905
(C22) Center Game, 29 moves, 0-1

B's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1-0 Frankly-
M Zavanelli vs A Pope, 1987 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

The Middlegame. Vol 1 & 2 Algebraic Ed. M. Euwe & H. Kramer
J Curdo vs J Fried, 1993 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

KGD. Queen's Knight Def (C30) 0-1 Too many pawn moves
J Norlin vs Guraj, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 3 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Unpin, quick Gueridon/Swallow's Tail #
J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGD. Mafia Def (C30) 1-0 Spearhead for a back ranker
B Ekenberg vs O Alfredsson, 1966 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical Rubinstein Countergambit (C30) 1-0 prize nominee
G Branch vs E Gruer, 1923 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGD: Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1-0 8.gxh8=N#
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 0-1 Natural
Janith Easwaralingam vs A Nielsen, 2017 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1

variants / Falkbeer Cntrgmbt (000) 1-0 Eliminate the K's shield
Morphy vs J Meunier, 1860 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

"NEVER capture the Queen Knight Pawn with your Queen!"
J Silverman vs Eliskases, 1937 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Black declines White's attempt for Legall's Mate
L Levy vs Bill Wheeler, 1967 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 Stalemate attempt declined
Blackburne / Aloof vs Bird / Womersley, 1897 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 37 moves, 0-1

C36 0-1 7-mover Q+ on flank
J Aulin-Jansson vs E Lie, 2006 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 7 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit: Accepted (C37) 1-0 Legall's Mate in 10
H Reinle vs Seyfried, 1959 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Steady in the center
Spielmann vs P Leonhardt, 1912 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano Var (C42) 1-0 Discovered+ wins Black Q
NN vs E Fossan, 1991 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 Paris
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Petrov Def. Classical Attack. Jaenisch (C42) 1-0R fork on 5th
Anand vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Petrov, Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 N sac->Boden's Mate!
NN vs F Rhine, 2017 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1Discovered Dbl + wins Q
Frank vs E Schiller, 1970 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1

K Pawn Game: Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 delayed Scholar's Mate
Vachier-Lagrave vs Y Benmessaoud, 2004 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game: Damiano Defense (C40) 1-0 push the h-pawn
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Damiano Defense 3.Nc3 Bc5 (C40) 1-0 Unknowns, no sacrifice
J Joguet vs J Walid, 1992 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: General (C40) 1-0 Cross-pin again!
W Schelfhout vs NN, 1910 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Discovered + & #
Kozelek vs Eliskases, 1928 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

How to Attack as White, How Not to Defend as Black
L Moylan vs S Elnami, 2006 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

tpstar says Four Knts Game: Italian. Noa Gambit Nxe4 (C46) 0-1
Lenzerk vs Lasker, 1913 
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

Italian Game (C50) 1-0Philidor's Legacy is a Q sac, smothered #
Koltanowski vs M Hofferbert, 1947 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights C50 0-1 N+ family fork
A Stauffer vs D Pelan, 1982 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0Shades of Edward
Tran Nguyen Duy Tung vs NN, 2021 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

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

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco (C54) 1-0 BxRa1?
M Petrovic vs J Zivkovic, 2001
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Epaulette or Dovetail #
P Kerkovius vs J Behting, 1894  
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Riot penalizes Pawn grabbing
B Dykes vs J Somoza, 1971 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
Privalov vs V Malaniuk, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 1-0B-Q Spearhead
G Feher vs B Marchyllie, 1989 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 IQP battle
Tarrasch vs Euwe, 1922 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open e-file Variation (C80) 1-0 target f7
J A Fuller vs G T Crown, 1946 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

utilizing five instructive tactical themes:
Tarrasch vs Zukertort, 1887 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 78: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Bartsch vs Jennen, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Can't stop Nc7+
J van Geemen vs C Gijsen, 1976 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit 5.Nd5 (A40) 1-0 Kick the Black Q around
C J Nielsen vs C J Arbeus, 2015 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 0-1 Deflect the defender and mate
M Hancas vs E Reicher, 1987 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 Rob the pin, Epaulette's Mate
R Markus vs W Krahl, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Slow Q Pawn Game Nbd2, White accepts (D02) 0-1 Bxf2+ AJ Links
Helbig vs Schroeder, 1933 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Colle System / QGD (D05) 0-1 Efficient Kside Assault!
W K von Stamm vs M Lowcki, 1903 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Qc5 trapped
J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 0-1 White Q ate the b-pawn & rook
F Schubert vs L Tipary, 1938 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 0-1 Deflection
A Hrdy vs H Haberditz, 1951 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange 0-0-0 vs. 0-0 (D07) 1-0 crossfire
Unzicker vs L Barden, 1951 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 1-0 probably analysis
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

QGD Albin Countergambit. Lasker Trap(D08) 0-1Develop w/threats
R Biever vs R Cassidy, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Normal Line(D08) 0-1 Bxf2+ gains QxQd1
NN vs R Vassilev, 2009 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 1-0
Van der Wiel vs Tiviakov, 2001 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 19 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Upset miniature
Azmaiparashvili vs R Sergejev, 2001 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 17 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 22.?
A Wojtkiewicz vs R Kuczynski, 1990 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 0-1 Brilliant!
V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Exchange. Schallopp Var (D12) 1-0Trouble on light sqs
Alekhine vs R L Bornholz, 1929 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 1-0

Game 23 of 53 Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Krause Attack (D17) 1-0 Qc5 trap
Karpov vs P Houtsonen, 1989 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 13 moves, 1-0

Sally Simpson has a couple of counter traps for Black.
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Var (D20) 1-0 futile attempt to hold onto the extra P
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

"Unchained Melody" (game of the day Apr-28-2006)
T Melody vs J Spinale, 1996 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20) 1-0 blitz Greek Gift
F Rhine vs NN, 2020 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

the major errors in this game set a fine example for future stu
S Dian Cheri vs Y Makhlouf, 2004 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

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

QGA: General Line (D23) 0-1 14...Ne4+ is imminent
P Radic vs Ivkov, 1948 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Boleslavsky vs Dzindzichashvili, 1966 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 Q trap
G Gislason vs I Nyzhnyk, 2010 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0Greek gift miniature
Pillsbury vs NN, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

The Yugoslav magazine Sahovski Glasnik, 1926, p12
Alekhine vs V Wahltuch, 1925 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD. Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs H Corral, 1954 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Var (D35) 0-1 Blitz
Karpov vs Kasparov, 2009 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Textbook
L Forgacs vs E Cohn, 1909 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD Ragozin Defense. Vienna Var (D39) 1-0Another fake from A.A.
Alekhine vs A Munoz, 1945 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna Variation (D39) 0-1 Mutual K hunts
Carlsen vs K Kulaots, 2002 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Euwe vs W Winter, 1936
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 16 in 'Pawn Power in Chess' by Hans Kmoch
Szabo vs A Bisguier, 1955 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

"Nerves of Steel" (game of the day Jan-16-2013)
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

Notes for the Pittsburgh Trap and Pillsbury's Mate pattern.
Pillsbury vs C Newman, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Cambridge Springs (D52) 0-1 Exchange leaves LPDO Ng5
Bathelt vs Leutz, 1957 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Declined, Cambridge Springs(D52) 1-0Remove the Guard
I Cheparinov vs L Lang, 1995 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

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

"The Pipe Game" (game of the day Jun-09-2013)
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

"Grandmaster Secrets: Winning Quickly at Chess" by John Nunn
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 70 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1925 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

"The Invincible Iron Man" (game of the day May-08-2008)
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Double attack plus
Bronstein vs B Berger, 1964 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Orthodox Def. Alekhine Var (D67) 1-0 Stockfish, video link
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Seirawan Attack (E00) 1-0 which blitz?
E Nemeth vs Shredder, 2000 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

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

Q's Indian Def: Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Greek Gift declined
Timman vs J H Donner, 1969 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Anti-Queen's Indian System (E17) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0

NID: Saemisch Var (E26) 1-0 holes on the 6th hide Fredthebear
I Romanenko vs E Mednis, 1952 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Smothered #
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Opening: General (A40) 0-1 Play on, work out of it!
Merhawit Brhane Gebratsadik vs Naleli Mcpherson, 2020 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) 1-0 Correspondence
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913 
(A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 Count the pieces
I Loehmer vs K Hack, 1992 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Avoid the Pawn Promotion race; know how Black wins this.
A Zubarev vs Y Shabanov, 2002 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stalemate Avoided: The oldest K&Q vs K mate in the database.
Kostic vs A Vajda, 1921 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 93 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 0-1 Sac P to promote
A P Horton vs J Grabinsky, 2019 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 103 moves, 0-1

TWO Pinned pieces NOT useless at game's end-- Rook and Bishop!!
V Zakhartsov vs A Ainutdinov, 2013 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 49 moves, 1-0

QID: Spassky System (E14) 1/2-1/2 Force the draw
A Greet vs J Emms, 2004
(E14) Queen's Indian, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID. Normal. Rare Def (E90) 1/2-1/2Standard EG diagrams to know
D Jojua vs G Jones, 2007 
(E90) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

R+N odds, 25 moves
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

R+N odds, 16 moves
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

K v RP
A W Franke vs E Flechsig, 1877 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 0-1

K v RP
Wittek vs Bird, 1882 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0Outside passer ties K
P Hogarty vs A Krishnan, 2006 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 66 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 1/2-1/2 SCB ending
I R Ortiz Suarez vs A Zapata, 2017 
(B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

K v RP
J Berger vs Mason, 1889 
(B01) Scandinavian, 69 moves, 0-1

Uncommon P-K4 Opening / Robatsch (B00) 1-0 Correction
T Gelashvili vs Jobava, 2002 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 68 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System (B08) 0-1 No stalemate, R cut
Elsa vs Master, 1977 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 59 moves, 0-1

K v RP
Keres vs R Grau, 1939 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

K v RP
P Trifunovic vs Lilienthal, 1948 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 108 moves, 1/2-1/2

K v RP
Taimanov vs Suetin, 1952 
(D85) Grunfeld, 72 moves, 0-1

115.g8=Q+! and the rest is just matter of attacking the bishop!
L Bruzon Batista vs Fridman, 2004 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 121 moves, 1-0

The ol' Troitzky position rears its ugly head, eh?
Znosko-Borovsky vs J A Seitz, 1931 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 96 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Steinitz Var (C00) 1-0 Sac leaves passer
G Vranidis vs K H Balduan, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

French Def. Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 R vs B
Breyer vs Tarrasch, 1920 
(C11) French, 75 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Can students win this EG?
A Soulier vs A Sefton, 2023 
(C11) French, 71 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 46.b4 zugzwang
N Zubarev vs N Alexandrov, 1915 
(C14) French, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical Var. Center Attack (C53) 1-0Q&B battery
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Closed vs. f6, g5? (C53) 1-0 Pawn #
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Center Holding Var (C53) 1-0 15.BxNc6+
Staunton vs Cochrane, 1842 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical (C53) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
B Wall vs Wilke, 1979 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

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

Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Stockfish
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54)1-0 R $ac!
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Tradition (C54)1-0 Q trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 BFTC
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 1-0Bxh6
Keres vs G Karring, 1934 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

(C54) Old main line Moeller Attack 13...0-0
Keres vs F Sachsenmaier, 1934 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 31 moves, 1-0

(C54) Old main line Moeller Attack 13...0-0 1-0 Kside sac attk
Keres vs W E Kunerth, 1935 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0
C H Maderna vs P Michel, 1946 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional(C54) 1-0Links
H Rossetto vs R Martins Lisboa, 1957 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Writer/Coach Dan Heisman's teenage miniature - "book" victory
D Heisman vs D Fennick, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Tony Palmer, "Giuoco Piano - Main Line" in "Chess Life for Kids
L Palmer vs R Perry, 1974 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 1-0 2 hanging pieces
H van Steenis vs T Wechsler, 1947 
(C01) French, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Amen
A Miladi vs Patience Tsuses, 2016 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Advance 6.a3 c4 ML (C02) 0-1 2-for-1 Rook, & N fork
D Provost vs K Spraggett, 1979 
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1

Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0 Black hangs his queen
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 0-1 Remove the Guard
P B Petersen vs Timman, 2013 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 15 moves, 0-1

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

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

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Q trap
B Anderson vs W Milbratz, 1990 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 0-1

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1Bxf2+ Decoy N+ Unpin
Westerhuis vs Vinagre, 1989 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Qxe6+ sacrifice; Boden's mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

FR Winawer, PP Var (C18) 1-0 Perpetual "all or nothing" attack
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

Philidor, Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0 Boden's Mate w/Q finalizer
O Krause vs B Leussen, 1908 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 Q sacrifice, Pawn mate
S Mlotkowski vs Deacon, 1913 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 White moved the f-pawn
V Borisenko vs E Epstein, 1981 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 U10 - pay heed!
Grischuk vs S Guliev, 1993 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1-0 Study this!
Kholmov vs A Belousov, 1974 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Capablanca was 12 years old when this game took place
L Paredes vs Capablanca, 1901 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game Declined 3...Nf6 (C44) 1-0 How to mate on h-file
M Ikonomopoulou vs L Samanic, 2010
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1Q sac, Arabian #
Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. London Def (C44) 0-1 Pin, B fork
F Lehmann vs Zukertort, 1864 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Game 4 Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45) 0-1 Dbl Check Mate!!
A Miller vs Chernev, 1928 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45) 1-0 Common Q&N#
O Oglaza vs V Timofeev, 2017
(C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 N gets pinned
Martin vs Pompei, 1955 
(C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tarrasch vs NN, 1880 
(C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0

[Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0Black lets White Q in front door
T Qiu vs Wang Yiwei, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0 Black unlocks his own back door
D Mueller vs Werra, 1941 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 K walk
T Bagatsch vs J Hesse, 2005 
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 1-0 Greco Mate!
J Metger vs Wemmers, 1878 
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

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

Italian, Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Spearhead into smothered mate
B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian, Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Get dare firstest w/da mostest
Koltanowski vs Furst, 1960 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian mini, 2Knights Def. Open Variation (C55) 1-0 Qd5 wins N
R Snyder vs Ellis, 1972 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Italian Game Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0Black horse had blinders on
Kraiko vs G Kreie, 1979 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 If KxNe6, then Qf5 mate.
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Game 51 in 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
Marshall vs Tarrasch, 1910 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Long Var (C55) 1-0 R deflection
Maroczy vs Vidmar, 1922 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 0-1 8.Re1+ Kf8
Muller vs Bayer, 1908 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Atk (C55) 1-0 Deflection Sac
B Kazic vs B Vukovic, 1940 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 8.Re1+ Kf8
C Wreford-Brown vs Gibbs, 1918 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 0-1 Pile on
Spielmann vs Reti, 1913 
(C56) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. Bxf7+ (C60) 1-0 Remove the Guard
D Colton vs R Dermer, 1969 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

A real thriller between two great composers. Take a look!
F Healey vs J Kling, 1859 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 1-0 Tactics - all kinds!
Carlsen vs T Bae, 2006 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0 links
Capablanca vs E Corzo, 1901 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 35 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C73) 1-0 Video link
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 13 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Archangelsk Var (C78) 0-1Philidor's Legacy
P Avgousti vs C Uzman, 1970 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1-0 busted Ps
A Guerrero Rodriguez vs A Driza, 2004 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 1-0 Pure Anastasia's Mate!
W Berryman vs E Straat, 1919 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 14 moves, 1-0

Fredthebear saw a real circus following an early Q sacrifice!!
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: El Columpio Defense (B00) 0-1 diabolical
E Knesevitch vs D Martin Tarrio, 2004 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 1-0 Q fork backfires
J Kamps vs H Van Ginkel, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 5 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Legall's Mate
NN vs P Krueger, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Modern (B01) 1-0 Spearhead on long diagonal
Baldur Heidar Sigurdsson vs I Helgadottir, 2018
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1-0

Center Counter 3.d4 e5 (B01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
de Firmian vs Granda Zuniga, 1996 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 Be7 (B01) 1-0 Nxf7, Qxe6
Carlsen vs T M Le, 2023 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def., Scandi Var. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Q trap
NN vs F Rhine, 1977 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Bc4 vs Modern Def: Bg7 (B06) 1-0 B & Q trapped on Kside
K Wong vs C Carrero, 2008 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Game 39 Smothered Mate in 6!
Keres vs E Arlamowski, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 6 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 B sac busts P shield
S Voitsekhovsky vs I Khairullin, 2013 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7
W H Pratten vs C Damant, 1977 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: General (B10) 1-0 unknown trap
D Dinic vs B Komnenic, 2000 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7 KxNf7 Qxe6+
Alekhine vs R Bruce, 1938 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

C-K Mieses Attack. Landau G. (B12) 1-0 Bone in throat, Q sac
C Damant vs NN, 1932 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Quick learner
Alekhine vs Eliskases, 1939 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) 0-1 Attacking w/a hanger
D Cinca vs T Heedt, 2004 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 5 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann: Karpov (B17) 1-0 Sacrifice only if U can follow up
I Ali vs B Westin, 1987 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

C-K Classical Miniature (B18) 1-0 A modern smothered mate
F Carame vs M Matto, 2004 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 7 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Classical(B18) 1-0 Nxf7 sacrifice, B&Q Spearhead
I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Lasker-Dunne Attack (B20) 0-1 "Knight-teen moves!"
P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Missed Q sac for #
T Hart vs T Zietlow, 1993 
(B20) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Dr. Schiller comments
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Double ++ on open e-file is decisive
Puck vs Troll, 1961 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1

Sic Closed Chameleon Miniature (B23) 0-1Hole/Smothered Mate
Marjanovic vs I Zhivanov, 1946 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 6 moves, 0-1

"Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?"
Carlsen vs P Royset, 2002 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 0-1 f6 invites open diagonal
NN vs F Rhine, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Embarrassing smothered mate
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) · 1-0 Smothered Mate
Margave vs NN, 1976 
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

G4: The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 N&B trap royalty at home
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 24.?
Lutikov vs Tal, 1965 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52) 0-1 N sac offer to promote
Short vs Kasparov, 1987 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 56 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Dbl Discovered +
O Martius vs K Darga, 1958 
(B53) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Overworked Rook
Lutikov vs Tal, 1955 
(B53) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 1-0 Zwischenzug N capture+ 1st
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1948 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Classical Var General (B72) 1-0 Discovery
Chandler vs R Perry, 1977 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 18 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf Polugayevsky Var Simagin Line (B96) 1-0 Cntr smash!
Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3 (A00) 0-1 Damiano's Mate
Moll vs Falkbeer, 1864 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening (A00) 1-0 One B exits, another B enters
P Morriss vs J McDonnell, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 4 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical (A01) 1-0 batteries to explode
Carlsen vs N Grandelius, 2022 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Q sac tags NN in six!
NN vs Du Mont, 1802 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Delayed Fool's Mate: Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) · 0-1
J Bodvarsson vs F Olafsson, 1947 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 0-1 The worst way to start
Van Kessel vs Rensen, 1990 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 3 moves, 0-1

Pinned to the mating square...just take the rook and play on!
David vs J Balogh, 1948 
(A06) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1

"The English Impatient" (game of the day Dec-19-2018)
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2010 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 1-0 P-poke tactics
L Christiansen vs F Borm, 1978 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0

"Lucky Rabbit's Foot" (game of the day Jan-09-2008)
R Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933 
(A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1

Gibaud denied ever having fallen for this trap...
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky (A45) 0-1 Similar back rank assault by Black
S Terentiev vs J Gallagher, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

The shortest decisive master game (not a forfeit or protest)
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1

Benoni Indian bites London Stem (A45) 0-1 P fork trick, Q+ fork
Shuler vs C S Hall, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation (A45) 1-0 Stunning Discovery
Mamedyarov vs J Polgar, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Build A Bridge
K Richter vs Alekhine, 1941 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 tactical finish
N Ismael vs Ftacnik, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 0-1 Smothered Mate
K Lagha vs E Contedini, 1960 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Fianchetto Var (A62) 1-0 Blind Swine on the 7th
D Marovic vs A Planinc, 1972 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Gulko vs Savon, 1978 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Dutch Miniature; She snatches b2 and pays for it
A Vaisser vs A Mutzner, 1989 
(A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0

"Bittersweet Blitterswijk" (game of the day Feb-16-2005)
L Winants vs S van Blitterswijk, 2004 
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Hopton Attack (A80) 0-1 Swarming Ns, threat of pin
A Donchenko vs C van Oosterom, 2011
(A80) Dutch, 16 moves, 0-1

Janzen-Korchnoi Gambit 2.h3 3.g4 (A80) 1-0 h-file attack, Qg6#
J Bandres Carballo vs D Bustos Serrano, 2001 
(A80) Dutch, 6 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 P rollers
Giri vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12) · 0-1
Buhmann vs Shirov, 2008 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Alapin Var (D16) 0-1 Who captures who? No luft.
D Gormally vs I Krush, 2001 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

QGA Q's Knight Var (D31) 0-1 Active vs inactive queen
Alapin vs S von Freymann, 1912 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 37 in 'Lasker's Manual of Chess' by Emanuel Lasker
D Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Q sac
A Vaisser vs S Desbonnes, 1993 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

The Fireside Book of Chess [Game 176] The Perfect Game, p. 387
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1894  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

"Miles to Go" (game of the day Nov-14-2017)
Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Watch the video!
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1873 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Instructive notes by Mason
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Attack Masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

G27: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Coaches should teach juniors and students about Black's opening
Xiong vs So, 2017 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, pile on
A Maltsevskaya vs G Tokhirjonova, 2018 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

61.f8=N+ draws!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1

QID: Fianchetto Traditional (E15) 1/2-1/2 Lone N defends promo
T Lei vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2018 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

QID: Fianchetto Traditional (E15) 1-0 Notes by A.A.
Bogoljubov vs C H Alexander, 1936  
(E15) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

QID: Anti-Queen's Indian System (E17) 1-0 Remove the Guard
B P Mhaiskar vs Pedro J Borras, 1956 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

NID: Romanishin. English Hybrid (E20) 1-0 R ending played out
Nimzo-8 vs Gambit Tiger, 2001 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 97 moves, 1-0

NID: Three Knights Variation (E21) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Z Tan vs U Udupitiya, 2016 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 29 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 Horwitz Bishops
Tartakower vs J G Baay, 1920 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 28 moves, 0-1

Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Berlin Variation Pirc Var (E39) 0-1Rooks on 2nd
A Turner vs Reshevsky, 1956 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 blindfold
Koltanowski vs La Mer, 1939 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0

NID: Reshevsky Var (E46) 0-1 Hanging pawns, counting error
M Lubensky vs Petrosian, 1949 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 21 moves, 0-1

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

NID. Normal. Bernstein Def (E58) 1-0 Sacrifices to promote!
V Iordachescu vs S Feller, 2011 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 85 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 1-0 a-pawn promotion
M Konopka vs T Oral, 1994 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 76 moves, 1-0

White should sac doubled f-pawn (82.f7!) to gain the opposition
T Batchimeg vs I Zenyuk, 2008 
(E92) King's Indian, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attack Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 2-for-1
M Quinn vs Shirov, 2001 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Advance Var (B00) 1-0 K&Q vs K&P
K Petrovska vs C Casserly, 2006 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 65 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Modern Var (B01) 0-1 The Passer Dictates
D Mitev vs V Malakhov, 1992
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 0-1 R&Ps ending
Wu Xiaoxiao vs Sun Furong, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 64 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Two Knights Var (B06) 1-0 Remove the Guard!
Lachex vs J Nogueiras, 1990 
(B06) Robatsch, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Instructive tactical finish
J Schuyler vs J Frenklakh, 1995 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Maroczy Gambit (B12) 1-0 Scintillating!!
Teichmann vs J Mieses, 1910 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Wing Gambit. Abrahams Var (B20) 0-1 STUDY EGs
A Jakubiec vs T Oral, 1994 
(B20) Sicilian, 65 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 1-0 Corresp
V Rezzuti vs M Tobor, 1991 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0Just Take IT
F Schuh vs H Mossong, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 By hook or by crook
E Kaya vs M G Ubaldo Suarez, 2010 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open, Maroczy Bind (B32) 1-0 Exch Sac opens line
F Steenbekkers vs T Burgerhoff, 2001
(B32) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1Lonely K to receive Arabian #
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 P fork, raking bishops!
M Efroimski vs B Ankhchimeg, 2010 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 18 moves, 1-0

A TACTICAL CONCEPT/TERMINOLOGY LESSON IN ONE MOVE
M Jadoul vs Karpov, 1986 
(B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

brutal, instructive lesson on some pivotal ideas inthe Sicilian
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B49) 1-0 Pin, Spearheads
J Riff vs M Hrabinska, 2006 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 N discoveries, overloaded Q
U Flanders vs V Garcia Castro, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 1-0 internet
Aronian vs A Erigaisi, 2022 
(B50) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0

ajk68: Nice stalemate trap at move 99.
de Firmian vs Speelman, 1977 
(B57) Sicilian, 110 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Q sac for blind swine
Tal vs Gulko, 1969 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 1-0Impressive; w/great ease
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945 
(B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf Var (B94) 1-0 32.? & 34? Remove the Guard
L Witt vs K B McAlpine, 1966 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Underpromotion N+
D Menikos vs M Wiedenkeller, 2013 
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1

French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 White Unpins, clears K's shield
V Malakhov vs N Praznik, 1993 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 K-B-N vs lone K#
T Jaksland vs L Jorgensen, 2008 
(C01) French, Exchange, 75 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance. Euwe Variation 6.Be2 (C02) 1-0
Carlsen vs R Haria, 2023 
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 1/2- Ks vs 3Ps
Naroditsky vs C Holt, 2014 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

With guns drawn - Be the first to capture, and keep capturing.
H Pilaj vs W Hook, 2004 
(C10) French, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Unstoppable Passer
Schlechter vs Burn, 1897 
(C11) French, 36 moves, 0-1

French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1/2-1/2 Not as simple as
D van den Heede vs A Copi, 2012 
(C11) French, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Center Game: Paulsen Attk (C22) 0-1 video links
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2017 
(C22) Center Game, 19 moves, 0-1

KGA. Traditional 5.d3? know theory (C38) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 Impressive!
W T Dickinson vs J Mortimer, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted (C40) 0-1 RESPOND TO THREAT OF CAPTURE
C Crouch vs S Kindermann, 1978 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Pedestal/Gueridon Mate
Polo vs Pasqualini, 1923 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. 3.d4 Bg4 Opera House line (C41) 1-0 tpstar notes!
G Atwood vs J Wilson, 1795 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Russian Change-up: Stafford Gambit (C42) 0-1 B takes next move
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1

Ponziani Opening: General (C44) 1-0 Q deflection for R roller!
S Levitsky vs A Rabinovich, 1912 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C44) 1-0 Converting advantage in R ending
Blackburne vs F Sheehy Skeffington, 1903 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Spanish Var (C44) 0-1 the ...d5 rebuttal
NN vs F Rhine, 2022 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Bardeleben Var (C44) 1-0 SF notes
W Napier vs J Mieses, 1905 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

All sorts of pins! Gangway for the rook!
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Gunsberg Var (C46) 1-0 Kside Scorcher!
L Didier vs Janowski, 1893 
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Var(C46) 1-0 #Pattern
M Movsisyan vs T Patton, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 W runs B circles
T Roosink vs M Bergkamp, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 31 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 0-1 Q drops in #
G Bishop vs V Havik, 2010 
(C46) Three Knights, 31 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 K walk
G Minchev vs A Turzo, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

4Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 Self-pin blunder
T Klepaczka vs K Bulski, 2012 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical Var (C49) 1-0 28.?
Tarrasch vs Janowski, 1907 
(C49) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1-0

Four Knts Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1/2- Know when to say when
H Jonkman vs R Abdel Aziem, 2003 
(C49) Four Knights, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted (C56) 0-1 K&P endgame
F Hebert vs O Ulvestad, 1952 
(C56) Two Knights, 41 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

1.Introduction - Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
Polerio vs Domenico, 1610 
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def (C60) 1-0 Exchanges, THEN what happens?
M Ly vs H Mortensen, 2011 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Tarrasch Trap (C66) 1-0 SF notes
Tarrasch vs G Marco, 1892 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0

Opposite colours Bishops ending drawn though 3 pawns down
Maroczy vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal Var (C69) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Nunn vs Bronstein, 1975 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Wormald Attk (C77) 1-0 Early initiative
W Shipman vs W Janes, 1948 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 K too late
Nuchess vs Belle, 1983 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 1-0 B pins f7, Ng5, add Q
S Grigoriants vs H Mestre Bellido, 2009 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 1-0

Capa plays King + 7 pawns against King + 6.
Capablanca vs A G Conde, 1919 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations. Flohr System (C92) 1/2-1/2
J Tarjan vs Kudrin, 1981 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 101 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD: Pillsbury Attack (D55) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1904 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System (D33) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

Martin Weteschnik's book"Understanding Chess Tactics", page 151
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

35. "An ideal example of 'accumulation of small advantages'"
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: General (D10) 1-0 Stkfish notes; 1st Brilliancy Prize
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 2nd brilliancy prize
Capablanca vs Vidmar, 1922 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Var (D30) 0-1 Brilliancy
P Johner vs Rubinstein, 1922 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1

Their fifth meeting - a short sharp draw by perpetual check
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1924 
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD: Orthodox Def. Henneberger Var (D63) 1-0 N raid
I Rabinovich vs Bogoljubov, 1925 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 Batteries
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1926 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

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

"Foot to the Flohr" (game of the day Feb-07-2018)
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1931 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Goglidze Attack (D70) 1-0 Arabian Mate Awaits
Fine vs A Dake, 1933 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Enter the 6th
Reshevsky vs H Steiner, 1942
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Copycat / Reversed Semi-Tarrasch (D04) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Ed. Lasker vs I A Horowitz, 1946 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

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

Semi-Slav Def: Romih Var (D46) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 92 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD vs Stonewall Def (D30) 1-0 Which rook battery wins?
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Var (D32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs Geller, 1956 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 82 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1952 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Furman, 1959 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exch. Classical Var (D86) 1-0 Q sac for passer
B Larsen vs B Soderborg, 1957
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 40 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 1-0 Stockfish
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Three Knts. Burille Var (D94) 1-0Stockfish notes
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(D94) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange (D41) 1-0 Positively Exquisite
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0

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

QGD: Anti-Tartakower Var (D55) 1/2-1/2 Tactics
Tal vs Geller, 1978 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

"Troublesome Priest" (game of the day Mar-14-2016)
Topalov vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 53 moves, 0-1

QGA Central Var. Modern Def (D20) 1-0 A good old fashioned whip
Kasparov vs Deep Thought, 1989 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in How to Crush your Chess Opponents by Simon Williams
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 0-1
K Spraggett vs A Beliavsky, 1985 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 447 in Chess Informant Best Games 401-500
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1988 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35) 1-0 Wireplay
Kasparov vs M Thiruchelvam, 1998 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

"The Pearl of Wijk aan Zee" (game of the day Feb-02-2016)
R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Karpov vs Shirov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 19 in Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald.
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

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

Game 40 in Winning Chess Middlegames by Ivan Sokolov.
Lautier vs Short, 2000 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 45 moves, 0-1

QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 0-1 Knight single-double
J Kraai vs U Boensch, 1998
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 28 moves, 0-1

Kasparov - Karpov World Championship Match (1990), Lyon FRA, rd
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1990 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 1-0

Colle 3.c3 vs Krause Var (D02) 1-0central exchanges, dueling Bs
Maroczy vs Olland, 1922 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 He missed his shot!
H Gifford vs B W Blijdenstein, 1873 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0

"Seventh Heaven" (game of the day Jul-12-2015)
Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2014 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 1-0
Van Wely vs Van Kampen, 2014 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attk. Two Knts Def Blockade Line (D37) 1-0 notes
Anand vs Nakamura, 2015 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

Dortmund Sparkassen (2009), Dortmund GER, rd 8, Jul-10
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2009 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack. ML (D37) 1-0 Black IQP
Carlsen vs Short, 2004 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1-0

"Norwegian Blue" (game of the day Jul-04-2017)
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2017 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld (D49)0-1 44+ pages kibitz
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1

QGD: Modern Var. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 ready for the bridge
Vidmar vs P Krueger, 1914 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 84 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Exchange Variation Main Line (A00) 1/2-1/2 OCB
Carlsen vs Giri, 2021 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hippopotamus (A00) 1/2-1/2 weak squares allow perpetual
Rotlewi vs Duras, 1911 
(A43) Old Benoni, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hungarian Opening: Indian Def / Reti (A00) 1/2-1/2 threats
Carlsen vs Abdusattorov, 2022 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Van't Kruijs Opening / Nimzo-Larsen Attk 5.c4 Ngf6 (A00) 1-0 cf
E Moser vs C Andersson, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var / Zuke 'em! (A01) 1-0 Pin combo
Nakamura vs Martirosyan, 2020 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 Promotion battery
W Wu vs B Li, 2005 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Stonewallers must prepare for the simple, supported e5 thrust
T Zakariassen vs C F Ekeberg, 2015 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening/Polar Bear: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1/2-1/2Sac to draw
A Kharatyan vs A Hairapetian, 2007 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 101 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 0-1 A simple decoy threatens #
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1939 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack / Colle-Zuke (A06) 1-0 K charge!
Smyslov vs Sveshnikov, 1992 
(A06) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack - why give Black the center? (A07) 0-1
A Liang vs Dominguez Perez, 2021 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knts Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 K on 6th ahead of P
M Gurevich vs Gipslis, 1985 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 96 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knts (A37) 0-1 Hasty pawn
Dubov vs A Erigaisi, 2021 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 53 moves, 0-1

Modern Def Bg7 vs Bg2, Bb2 (A40) 0-1 Instructive Ns battle
V Kukov vs M Petrov, 2010
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1

Englund Gambit (A40) 0-1 Slow down, look around - no hurry
R Farrell vs M Gluzman, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Borg Def: Borg Gambit (A40) 1/2-1/2 Keep your R on the attack!
Frederic Tinguely vs Aldric Laure, 2019 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wade Defense: General (A41) 0-1 a defensive sacrifice
T Karolyi vs Hodgson, 1989 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 25 moves, 0-1

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

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Intro to pgn4web
D Djakova vs P J Draganova, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 1/2-1/2 typical Q perpetual
Y Saber vs P Michalowski, 2015
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Benoni Def: Modern Var (A56) 1-0 Black had a Q perpetual check
Lputian vs Velimirovic, 1985 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 0-1 Pins steal the win!
S Agdestein vs Vaganian, 1985 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

The old exchange-and-fork trick.
D Freeman vs K McDonald, 2011 
(A80) Dutch, 47 moves, 1-0

variants Symmetrical English (000) 0-1 23...? The Art of Exch
A Delannoy vs Morphy, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 90 of 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 - Alekhine
Petrov vs R Grau, 1939 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

London System vs Hedgehog (D02) 1/2-1/2 QxQ = Stalemate
S Grigoriants vs Carlsen, 2018 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2

Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Penetrate weak squares
W Skillicorn vs E G Sergeant, 1922 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

London System 10.e4!! (D02) 1/2-1/2 Q sac, crazy R stalemate
AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 Overloaded/Overwork
A Stolarczyk vs T Treppendahl, 2006 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 0-1 Assault & Battery
Azmaiparashvili vs Kasparov, 2003 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Modern Line (D11) 0-1offramp explains draw/break thru
F Abbasov vs S Mammadov, 2022 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 66 moves, 0-1

Kudos to Tartakower for producing one of all-time endgame gems
Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Beautiful and instructive combinative attack like Fredthebear!
Krasenkow vs Sveshnikov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Def (D40) 1-0 agadmator video link
Mamedyarov vs Duda, 2022 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 24.?
Lilienthal vs G Negyesy, 1931 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 video link
D Dardha vs P Shuvalova, 2022 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 0-1 weak isolated pawn
E Fatalibekova vs N Gaprindashvili, 1964 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 0-1 Q tied down to g2-square
E Richter vs Pachman, 1949 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Var (D50) 1/2-1/2 B vs R
V Pupols vs K Klundt, 2014 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 120 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Raking Bishops deliver
Koltanowski vs H Price, 1929 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Manhattan Var (D51) 1-0Blind Swine & N
J Dudas vs M Shukurova, 1994 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. General (D60) 0-1 Consolation mate
H Jones vs E Shapiro, 1947 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Def. Capablanca System (D67) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Janowski vs J Mortimer, 1902 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 62 moves, 1-0

42...f4! Interesting 4P vs 4P ending
A Pomar vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Qs & Ps ending
D Wagner vs A Muzychuk, 2023 
(D85) Grunfeld, 70 moves, 0-1

B&N "W" method, video link to (3 triangles) Deletang Method
Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 2011 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 72 moves, 1-0

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