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The P-Q4 Bloody Queen
Compiled by fredthebear
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Compiled by obrit, re-arranged and inflated by fredthebear. Thank you orbit!

QSADT = queen sac as a defensive tool

"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

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

"The only way of catching a train I have discovered is to miss the train before." — G.K. Chesterton

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

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

"I will tell the truth wherever I please." ― Mother Jones

"A helping word to one in trouble is often like a switch on a railroad track-an inch between wreck and smooth-rolling prosperity." — Henry Ward Beecher

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

"Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder." — Henry David Thoreau

"I believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and their souls; the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to choose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads, uncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom of beauty and love." — W. E. B. Du Bois

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

"Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them." — William Shakespeare

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

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

"A chess game is a work of art between minds, which need to balance two sometimes-disparate goals - to win, and to produce beauty." ― Vasily Smyslov

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* Brilliant games: Game Collection: Brilliant games

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

* Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time

* One of Pandolfini's Best: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by Bruce Pandolfini

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

* Two Great Attackers: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

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

* Caro-Kann variations: Game Collection: Caro-Kann

* Dave is not a doctor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXw...

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0

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

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear, wrongly invaded and vandalized by the underhanded CGs operator.

* 1.d4 flavor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXd...

* 5 beginner mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYd...

* 6 Amateur Tips: https://chessify.me/blog/chess-tric...

* 10 Practical Tips: https://www.365chess.com/view/get-b...

* 10 Best to Watch: https://www.chessjournal.com/best-c...

* 23 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5...

* If you're 55-75 yrs old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGU...

* Jimmy turns 100: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ywGs...

* 1989: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B-oN... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B6f7...

* GOTD 2006: Game Collection: Game of the Day 2006

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

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* A good tactics course for absolute beginners: https://www.chessable.com/typical-t...

* Attackers: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Assorted Good Games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Anti-KIDs: Game Collection: Anti-KIDs

* The Barry Attack 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 g6 3 Nc3 d5 4 Bf4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JC...

* Barrys in the book: Game Collection: A Killer Chess Opening Repertoire

* Classic Bishop Sacrifice in the Barry Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMg...

* Bf4 QP System: Game Collection: QP System with Bf4 (London, Tarzan, Veresov)

* B4 your next chess tournament: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8vFV...

* BF was on another level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOA...

* Better Chess: https://betterchess.net/

* Bear the brunt: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hwOo...

* Beat 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPr...

* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Bizarre: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vAXP...

* Captain William Kidd: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D0R5...

* Chair yoga challenge: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qo8m...

* Chessentials Explanations: https://chessentials.com/another-7-...

* Colorado CG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jkhE...

* Doubting Thomas saw for himself: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oSb3...

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

* Do not fear: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_FJ-...

* Don't worry: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s7L-...

* Arjun Erigaisi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW-...

* Empty handed: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HtRz...

* En Passant #: https://www.chess.com/blog/rat_4/th...

* Exchange, then fork 'em: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xaBk...

* Escape: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ktg8...

* famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

* Fortress: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BymN...

* Fire Baptisms: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

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

* Becoming a FIDE master: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIR...

* List of gambits: https://detailedpedia.com/wiki-List...

* So Goode!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4...

* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...

* Great Attacks: Game Collection: great attack games

* h-pawn lever, exchange sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8t...

* Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhT...

* How far? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oce...

* And the horse says... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EIkX...

* Jobava London System trap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvU...

* Cup of Jobava: https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/...

* No-Nonsense Beginner Guide to the Jobava London System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR-...

* Effective Knights: https://wegochess.com/how-to-use-th...

* Knight Forks: https://chessmood.com/blog/fork-in-...

* Knight surprise vs KID: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kl9J...

* Landslide: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qwz8...

* Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches

* Chess Prehistory: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

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

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

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

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

* JonathanJ's favorites: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4

* jorundte's favorites: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games

* elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

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

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

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

* Killer Queen: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cx-M...

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

* Exchange sacs: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

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

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

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

* Mr. Blackburne's Games at Chess, others here: https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/...

* Marie's the Name: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qg5I...

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

* Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III)

* Fork OVerload (Remove the Defender): Game Collection: FORK-OVERLOAD OR HOOK-AND-LADDER TRICK

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

* Phalanx formation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-cNp...

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Fallen Pieces: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SAL6...

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

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

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

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

* Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* sapientdust's favorites: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games

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

* Separation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qp2Y...

* Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners

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

* Top Games by Year: Wikipedia article: List of chess games

* Terminology: https://www.angelfire.com/games5/ch...

* Transform: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I-zK...

* Trompowsky Tactics: https://www.chessable.com/trompowsk...

* Trap the Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmU...

* 2.Qh5?! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_Ijs...

* Bad ...h6?? allows Qh5+: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yq4Y...

* Good Qh5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ3...

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

* QGD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPH...

* UK: https://chesscircuit.substack.com/

* Uncomfortable boots: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_g5a...

* Variety pack: Game Collection: KID games

* Wages of sin: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EvQt...

* When to Trade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGa...

* When to Trade/Avoid Exchanges: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69K...

* Wishful Thinking, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlN...

* You aint seen nothing yet: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jEO2...

* Zukertort System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcN...

* 0ZeR0's Favs Vol 76: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 76

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

California: San Diego
Established in: 1769

San Diego is the second largest city in the state and sits just north of Mexico. Back in the 16th century, the Diegueño, Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Cupeño peoples were some of the first settlers in the area. It was named after explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, but later was renamed for Spanish monk San Diego de Alcalá de Henares in 1602.

Illinois: Peoria
Established in: 1680

French settlers Robert Cavalier Sieur de LaSalle and Henri de Tonti built Fort Crevecoeur on the bank of the Illinois River in 1680. Soon, a village grew around it. Peoria's history goes back further than that. Archaeologists can trace signs of men there as far back as 10,000 B.C.E. thanks to the evidence of artifacts and burial mounds as evidence of a Native American civilization.

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

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

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

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

* History of Chess: https://boldchess.com/history/

* Short history: Game Collection: A history of chess

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

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

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

"I do not know how old I was when I learned to play chess. I could not have been older than eight, because I still have a chessboard on whose side my father inscribed, with a soldering iron, "Saša Hemon 1972." I loved the board more than chess—it was one of the first things I owned. Its materiality was enchanting to me: the smell of burnt wood that lingered long after my father had branded it; the rattle of the thickly varnished pieces inside, the smacking sound they made when I put them down, the board's hollow wooden echo. I can even recall the taste—the queen's tip was pleasantly suckable; the pawns' round heads, not unlike nipples, were sweet. The board is still at our place in Sarajevo, and, even if I haven't played a game on it in decades, it is still my most cherished possession, providing incontrovertible evidence that there once lived a boy who used to be me." ― Aleksandar Hemon, The Book of My Lives

<Ah, reverie! Ten thousand heads I see Bent over chess-boards, an infinity
Of minds engaged in battle, fiendishly,
Keenly, or calmly, as the case may be:
World-wide, the neophyte, the veteran,
The studious problemist, the fairy fan ...
"What's that? – I'm nearly sending you to sleep? Sorry! – but this position's rather deep."

Source: Chess Amateur, September 1929, page 268.>

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

<My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is father of the Man;
I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.
— William Wordsworth>

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.

A tiny chameleon discovered in northern Madagascar and measuring just 28.9 millimeters is believed to be the smallest reptile on Earth. The itty bitty chameleon was recently discovered and reported in the January 2021 issue of Scientific Reports.

1.Nf3 is the third most popular of the twenty legal opening moves White has, behind only 1.e4 and 1.d4.

With an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,760 kilometers), Earth is the biggest of the terrestrial planets and the fifth largest planet in our solar system.

Chessgames.com will be unavailable January 16, 2024 from 12:15PM through 12:45PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

<<<A Burnt Ship> By John Donne (1572-1631)>

Out of a fired ship, which by no way
But drowning could be rescued from the flame,
Some men leap'd forth, and ever as they came
Near the foes' ships, did by their shot decay;
So all were lost, which in the ship were found,
They in the sea being burnt, they in the burnt ship drown'd.>

"mãos frias, coração quente". In English, it means "a cold hand, a warm heart"

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

"mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar"

No matter what

Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. ~ Scottish Proverb

"In chess as in life, when defending or attacking, a good chess player understands that one rash, ill-conceived, bad move can worsen the position and lose the game." ― John Bain, chess author

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

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella.

Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist.

Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A: A dinosnore.

Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee.

Q: What does a triangle call a circle?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese?
A: Blue cheese.

Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake?
A: A milkshake.

Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty.

The Two Mules

Two mules were bearing on their backs,
One, oats; the other, silver of the tax.
The latter glorying in his load,
Marched proudly forward on the road;
And, from the jingle of his bell,
It was plain he liked his burden well.
But in a wild-wood glen
A band of robber men
Rushed forth on the twain.
Well with the silver pleased,
They by the bridle seized
The treasure-mule so vain.
Poor mule! in struggling to repel
His ruthless foes, he fell
Stabbed through; and with a bitter sighing,
He cried, "Is this the lot they promised me?
My humble friend from danger free,
While, weltering in my gore, I'm dying?"
"My friend," his fellow-mule replied,
"It is not well to have one's work too high.
If you had been a miller's drudge, as I,
You would not thus have died."

<<Page 166 of The Personality of Chess by <I.A. Horowitz and P.L. Rothenberg> (New York, 1963) gave ‘a hitherto unpublished limerick-acrostic:>

Caissa, the goddess of Chess,
Has this task, no more and no less;
Every game, match and damn bit,
Sicilian and gambit
She must ever be ready to bless.>

Riddle Question: The one who has it does not keep it. It is large and small. It is any shape.

Bears like 'em too.

Riddle Answer: A gift.

The Blossom
by William Blake

Merry, merry sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Sees you, swift as arrow,
Seek your cradle narrow,
Near my bosom.
Pretty, pretty robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, pretty robin,
Near my bosom.

The Man and the Wooden God

A pagan kept a god of wood, –
A sort that never hears,
Though furnished well with ears, –
From which he hoped for wondrous good.
The idol cost the board of three;
So much enriched was he
With vows and offerings vain,
With bullocks garlanded and slain:
No idol ever had, as that,
A kitchen quite so full and fat.
But all this worship at his shrine
Brought not from this same block divine
Inheritance, or hidden mine,
Or luck at play, or any favour.
Nay, more, if any storm whatever
Brewed trouble here or there,
The man was sure to have his share,
And suffer in his purse,
Although the god fared none the worse.
At last, by sheer impatience bold,
The man a crowbar seizes,
His idol breaks in pieces,
And finds it richly stuffed with gold.
"How's this? Have I devoutly treated,"
Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?
Now leave my house, and go your way,
And search for altars where you may.
You're like those natures, dull and gross,
From, which comes nothing but by blows;
The more I gave, the less I got;
I'll now be rich, and you may rot."

Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Justin.
Justin who?
Justin time for happy hour!

"All monkeys cannot hang from the same branch." ~ African proverb

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

CHESS WORDS of WISDOM
The Principles, Methods and
Essential Knowledge of Chess
MIKE HENEBRY
2011

You should not trade pieces if you have the initiative

Opening the position helps to exploit weak squares

The best number of pawn islands to have is two

Exchanges increase the chances of mobilizing the majority wing

When behind in pieces, trade pawns, but not pieces

Calculate wide, not deep

Space is usually more important than time (Fredthebear disagrees)

Releasing the tension reduces your options

The player playing against the IQP should usually exchange all of the knights

You should not mobilize pawn structures that have doubled pawns

If a move looks bad on general principles, the plan is probably bad

The side with a positional advantage has no need to complicate

Knights are often better than bishops in blitz

A plan is made up of ideas, not moves

Trying to play the best move and playing to win are not the same

When faced with a critical position, you have to calculate variations

A gambited pawn is equal to three tempi

With the initiative, miracles can happen

Do not ignore your intuition

The weak point of the fianchetto position is the h3 (h6) square

Complications are good for the side that is losing

Long analysis, wrong analysis

If the move feels wrong, it usually is

The fianchettoed bishop is not as good as a pawn is in guarding holes

Do not win a pawn if it costs you more than two tempi

Sharp openings are best in blitz

The initiative is especially important in blitz

To play chess at a strong level, it is essential to play according to sound principles

To increase the influence of your fianchettoed bishop, open the center

A temporary advantage must be exploited at once

When you fianchetto one bishop, the other bishop automatically loses a little of its mobility

Rooks attack best from a distance

You should not change openings because the opponent is higher-rated

Passive defense can work against rook and knight pawns, but it does not work against inner pawns

An imbalance is a double-edged sword

Pawns gain in strength as the power of the pieces left on the board decreases

There is a difference between blitz and time-trouble

Exchange your redundant rook for your opponent's only rook

When ahead pieces, trade pieces, when behind pieces, trade pawns

When you are ahead on pieces, trade pieces (but not necessarily pawns)

Connected passed pawns on the 6th rank beat a Rook

The more redundant two pieces are, generally the weaker they are together

A lead in development is less important in closed positions

An advantage in development leads to other advantages

Poor development is a key breeding ground for opening traps

It is usually a good strategy to put your pawns on the color opposite of your bishop

He who fears an isolated queen's pawn should give up chess

Space is not an advantage unless you can use it beneficially for maneuvering and for piece play

A three-to-two majority is easier to convert into a passed pawn than is a four to-three majority

Plan your action on the side of your pawn majority

A central pawn majority favors the attacker

The fewer pawn islands you have the stronger the structure is

The square in front of the backward pawn is the main factor

Having a rook on the seventh rank is worth about a pawn

It is best to leave active pieces where they are

The initiative is above everything

Tactics flow from superior positions

Only calculate when it is essential

Bishops gain in strength as the endgame approaches

Calculate the moves that are forcing and tactical first

The player with an advantage must attack

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

If an attack can succeed with pieces alone, then leave the pawns where they are

It is usually better to have the rook in front of the queen when playing on an open file

If there are no weaknesses, you do not have an attack

Queen exchanges are usually better for the player who is attacking on the queenside

Take the minimum risk and use the maximum in economy to stop an attack

Only defend against direct threats

Bishops and knights rarely coordinate well with each other (Fredthebear says the knight can pile on the diagonal aim of the bishop for a numbers advantage, such as the Fried Live Attack striking together on f7. The bishop lurking behind the knight makes for excellent discovered attacks.)

A sudden change into an endgame can throw an attacker off his game

Three useable diagonals are worth a pawn

Plans are usually made for just a few moves at a time

Any imbalance should give the stronger player an edge

Wing pawns become more valuable relative to central pawns as material diminishes

There is no room for mistakes in a king and pawn endgame

It is usually a mistake to move a pawn on the side where your opponent is attacking

Try to meet short-term threats with long-term moves

The first player in an open position to control an open central file will generally get the initiative

It is usually wrong to remove a piece from an open file to avoid exchanges

Play where you have the advantage

You can usually allow weaknesses in your position in return for good piece activity

The move g3 is usually a more weakening move than h3

A weak square for one player is potentially a strong square for the other

You cannot consider the white and black squares in isolation when analyzing a position

Color Complex weaknesses are not as important when the minor pieces are gone

A support point is only valuable if it is near the action When your pieces are coordinated, they develop extraordinary power

If you have the bishop pair, put your pawns on the same color as your opponent's remaining bishop

If you are facing a double fianchetto, try to close the position and gain control of the center

The knight pair is not a good combination

Never use a rook to defend a pawn
(Never say never.)

If you have a dynamic advantage, but a static weakness, it might be better to keep your queen

If the rooks cannot penetrate, it is often worth the sacrifice of the ex-change to force penetration

Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the former five-time World Chess Champion, reigning four-time World Rapid Chess Champion, and reigning six-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Arguably the fourth or fifth best chess player of all time (Morphy, Capablanca, Fischer, Kasparov, Karpov, etc.), Carlsen has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since 1 July 2011 and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. Carlsen also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess.

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Igor Oleksandrovych Novikov: Wikipedia article: Igor Novikov (chess player)

<chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland.

Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:

I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up

He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.>

Parrots will selflessly help each other out.
Parrots may be associated with pirates, but it turns out African gray parrots are nothing like the infamously greedy, treasure-seeking criminals. Instead, researchers have discovered that the colorful birds will "voluntarily help each other obtain food rewards" and perform "selfless" acts, according to a 2020 study published in Current Biology.

Study co-author Auguste von Bayern noted, "African gray parrots were intrinsically motivated to help others, even if the other individual was not their friend, so they behaved very 'prosocially.'"

Clint Eastwood desperately wanted to play James Bond.

Q: How do poets say hello?
A: "Hey, haven't we metaphor?"

Clint Eastwood was a mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Q: What do you call a cow jumping on a trampoline? A: A milkshake.

Clint Eastwood was almost cast as Superman.

The bat is the only mammal that can fly.
That's right. The bat is the only flying mammal. While some people may be tempted to put flying squirrels on the list, the truth is those guys can only glide for short distances. Meanwhile, the long, flexible skin that extends over a bat's wings, combined with their many movable joints, make bats great fliers.

In fact, these critters are much more comfortable in the air than on land. Because their leg bones are so thin, only two out of the 1,100 species of bats can walk on the ground.

<Page 166 of The Personality of Chess by I.A. Horowitz and P.L. Rothenberg (New York, 1963) gave ‘a hitherto unpublished limerick-acrostic:

Caissa, the goddess of Chess,
Has this task, no more and no less;
Every game, match and damn bit,
Sicilian and gambit
She must ever be ready to bless.>

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

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

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

Isolated pawns require a very expensive therapy, for keeping them alive.

"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost

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

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

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

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

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

<The Aurora's Dance

Auroras dance, in the polar night,
A symphony of colors, pure delight.
The sky's curtain, alive and aglow,
A magical display, a celestial show.>

"The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course." — Billy Graham

"God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world." — Billy Graham

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

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

* Riddle-pee-free: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

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

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be

And bless these gifts

Bestowed by Thee.

And bless our loved ones everywhere,

And keep them in Your loving care.
Amen.

"A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip." — Billy Graham

"Only those who want everything done for them are bored." — Billy Graham

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

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

Maurice Williams, the rhythm and blues singer and composer behind the classic ballad "Stay," died on Aug. 6. He was 86, according to the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame's announcement. Williams, who became a one hit wonder with the Zodiacs, wrote and performed music with other harmony groups throughout the 1960s. "Stay" rose to No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart in 1960, and was one of the shortest top songs of the era. The ballad was the Zodiac's only hit, and went on to be featured in the Dirty Dancing soundtrack and covered by the Four Seasons and Jackson Browne. According to a 2012 interview with a North Carolina publication, the song was inspired by Williams' teen-age crush, Mary Shropshire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Z... The story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_V...

POTUS 38. Gerald R. Ford
"Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'"

* Riddle-pee-storey: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

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

"Never reply to an anonymous letter." ― Yogi Berra, MLB Hall of Fame catcher

"Even Napoleon had his Watergate."
― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

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

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

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

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

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/!

Q: Why did the chicken run across the road?
A: To get to the other side faster.

Q: Why didn't the chicken cross the road?
A: Because there was a KFC on the other side.

Q: Why did Chicken Little cross the road?
A: To warn the people on the other side that the sky was falling.

Chlorine Cl 17 35.453 3.0

Weteschnik, "Understanding Chess Tactics", pages 204-205:
V Castaldi vs Reshevsky, 1950 
(A06) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Q+ skewer
G West vs V Seredenko, 1992 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
W Morrow vs G Culler, 2007 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Wagner Gambit (A46) 0-1 two tales
F Apsenieks vs Kashdan, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Read the blue link
F Rhine vs NN, 2017 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 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

Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Q sac for back rank attack
G Medley vs C F Smith, 1848 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1

Knight moves with bishop & rook mating net after sac is killer.
R Vera vs G Garcia, 1992 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: 3 Knts. Petrosian System (D91) 0-1 Capture-Recap
N Dobrev vs D Lalev, 2005
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 13 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch Var (E27) 1-0 Vukovic's Mate next
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961 
(E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Y Zimmerman vs Z Erdelyi, 2001 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening -> English (A00) 1-0 Black played giveaway
Maroczy vs Taubenhaus, 1905
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

9...Qxh2! and the threat of the passer wins decisive material
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: General (A02) 0-1 Q sacrifice
A Brinckmann vs H Mueller, 1927 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 43 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1Greco's "Mate" gains a piece
F Lazard vs Menchik, 1929 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 177 in "Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess" edited by Reinfeld
Tarrasch vs K Satzinger, 1914 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 10...?
L Fried vs Schlechter, 1894 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) · 1-0
Bird vs Gossip, 1891 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Simul Exhibition
Lasker vs M Steffelaar, 1908 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Var (A04) · 1-0
I Rabinovich vs I Kan, 1933
(A04) Reti Opening, 64 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Nimzo-Larsen Var (A04) · 0-1
A Calugar vs Haizhou Xu, 2011
(A04) Reti Opening, 73 moves, 0-1

The game may be compared to a symphony with one theme.
Chigorin vs Tarrasch, 1893 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Closed. Fianchetto Var (B24) 0-1 2 Hogs on 2nd
Capablanca vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1925 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

H Jacobs vs A Mocatta, 1894 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Double Fianchetto (A08) 0-1 Discovered Attack
Santasiere vs D Mugridge, 1936
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

I Mazel vs P Dubinin, 1934 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

S Takacs vs L Singer, 1929
(A13) English, 27 moves, 1-0

J Kvicala vs M Porges, 1890 
(A13) English, 21 moves, 1-0

J Lokvenc vs G Stoltz, 1930 
(A13) English, 73 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs J H Lohr, 1923
(A15) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Duchamp vs G Davidescu, 1924 
(A15) English, 54 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs Lilienthal, 1933 
(A22) English, 56 moves, 1-0

V Gashimov vs Topalov, 2011 
(A22) English, 45 moves, 1-0

King's English. Closed System (A25) 0-1 Show STOPPA!!
O Nill vs R Donati, 2001 
(A25) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs L Steiner, 1933 
(A28) English, 22 moves, 0-1

I V Rohacek vs Bogoljubov, 1932
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 31 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1930 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs H B Daly, 1929 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Falkbeer vs Bird, 1856 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

B Koch vs Y Porat, 1931 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs M Lowcki, 1927 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1-0

H W Apperly vs H Charlick, 1894 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Kostic vs Spielmann, 1920 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 50 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs Petrov, 1930 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Flohr vs D May, 1930
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Capablanca, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs W Fairhurst, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Torre vs Lasker, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

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

N Banks vs Kashdan, 1926 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0

W Springe vs H Gebhard, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

E Ibanez vs Alekhine, 1926 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Torre vs B Verlinsky, 1925 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

G Thomas vs V Buerger, 1929
(A47) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

K Sterk vs Tartakower, 1934
(A47) Queen's Indian, 57 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs Reti, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 44 moves, 0-1

Speelman vs Topalov, 1995 
(A48) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0

W Orbach vs G Thomas, 1930
(A48) King's Indian, 53 moves, 0-1

Lilienthal vs Kertesz, 1929 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A52) · 0-1
S Rotenstein vs K Richter, 1928 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 56 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 1-0 Simul Exhibition
Capablanca vs J H White, 1919 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0

"Chicago Daily News" 24 August 1926
L H Wight vs R Scrivener, 1926 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

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

63) GM Soltis book "The 100 Best Games of the 20th Century"
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1905 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 1-0 Caught in traffic
Gaia Paolillo vs M Mdivani, 2016
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 40 moves, 1-0

Charousek vs G Exner, 1897 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs Duras, 1908 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

Capablanca vs B Verlinsky, 1925 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

Santasiere vs E B Adams, 1926 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

K Richter vs G Weissgerber, 1933 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 Combinational King Hunt!!
J Cukierman vs A Voisin, 1928 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs H Suechting, 1908
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

Ne5 London System Be2 supports g4 vs Copycat (D02) 1-0
H Steffers vs C Murray, 2001 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs F Treybal, 1908 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Pillsbury vs NN, 1900 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

H Caro vs W Kunze, 1904 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

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

QGD. Chigorin Def. Modern Gambit (D06) 1-0 Leaping Knights
L Christiansen vs S A Tarin, 1985 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Defense (D07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1930 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD. Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 0-1
J Esser vs Marshall, 1905 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 29 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Swiderski vs H Wolf, 1906 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Znosko-Borovsky vs H Price, 1929 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

O Zimmermann vs M Scheinberg, 1931
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

H Mueller vs O Bernstein, 1934 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Salwe vs E Cohn, 1909 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 134 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 How many?
Z Ilincic vs A Murariu, 2006 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 95 moves, 0-1

Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1890 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0

H Mueller vs Sauke, 1934 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

H Hahlbohm vs Ed Lasker, 1918
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1

S Rosselli del Turco vs K Treybal, 1928 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

S F Loyd vs F Perrin, 1856 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1

Graf-Stevenson vs Semmler, 1932 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

I Rabinovich vs N Zubarev, 1925
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

H Steiner vs H R Bigelow, 1929
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 65 moves, 1-0

Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

V Kahn vs K Treybal, 1933 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

Schlechter vs Janowski, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

J Vilardebo Picurena vs Noteboom, 1931 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 0-1

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

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Var (D32) · 0-1
P Johner vs Olland, 1907 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs P Johner, 1907 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0

Salwe vs Marshall, 1906
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1

Salwe vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0

S F St Jermain Steadman vs Ed Lasker, 1913 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 lesser-known gem
Alekhine vs Gajdos, 1908 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0

Lasker - Marshall World Championship Match (1907), USA, rd 7
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Burn vs Mackenzie, 1887 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

Eliskases vs Gilg, 1933 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1

F J Lee vs Teichmann, 1901
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1

Janowski vs Showalter, 1899 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 0-1

M Monticelli vs F Apsenieks, 1931
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1

E Heilmann vs E Schallopp, 1907 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 67 moves, 0-1

E Andersen vs H Taubmann, 1930 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

Lilienthal vs S Gruber, 1931
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 gifted Queen
S Polgar vs Geller, 1992 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Variation (D38) · 1-0
Alekhine vs J Piacentini, 1926 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Combinations
L Christiansen vs Gheorghiu, 1977 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 0-1 video link at top
Dubov vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Bogoljubow Variation (D46) · 1-0
Alatortsev vs A Zamikhovsky, 1931 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Meran (D48) 0-1Active play Qside, middle, Kside
B Hoenlinger vs Kashdan, 1930 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 30 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Pirc Variation (D48) · 1-0
F Gygli vs Stahlberg, 1934 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Haunt back rank defenders
Saemisch vs G Thomas, 1929 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Wow this is a great game of fluctuations.
Koltanowski vs C H Maderna, 1928 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1

QGD: Modern. Knight Defense (D51) · 1-0
V Rauzer vs Y Rokhlin, 1929 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 1-0 the move of a genius
Alekhine vs H Maurer, 1930 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD. Cambridge Springs Variation (D52) · 1/2-1/2
Euwe / Weenink vs Alekhine / Van den Bosch, 1931 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

J Sarap vs Keres, 1935
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1

P Johner vs Tarrasch, 1923 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

H Steiner vs Noteboom, 1931 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

The first game in Botvinnik's "100 Selected Games"
Botvinnik vs G Stoltz, 1926 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

Janowski vs Salwe, 1906 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD: Tartakower. Exchange Var (D57) 1-0 Sham Q sacrifice
Pachman vs L Steiner, 1948 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD. Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1-0 Brilliant!
Stahlberg vs A Becker, 1944 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0

Burn vs A Rabinovich, 1911
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 62 moves, 1-0

H Norman-Hansen vs J M Rivarola, 1927
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Kmoch vs E G Sergeant, 1928
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. General (D60) 0-1 Mayet's # next!
E Gereben vs Komarov, 1949 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Spielmann vs Maroczy, 1931 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

Koltanowski vs E G Sergeant, 1928
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Maroczy vs Schiffers, 1898 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

T Tylor vs Yates, 1931
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

D Przepiorka vs J Dominik, 1919 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Defense. Henneberger Variation (D63) · 0-1
S Gagnon vs Qiyu Zhou, 2011
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D65) · 1-0
Tarrasch vs B Moritz, 1925 
(D65) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD. Orthodox Defense. General (D60) · 0-1
Salwe vs Chigorin, 1906
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Defense. Capablanca System (D67) 0-1
Kostic vs A Sacconi, 1926
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 39 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Goglidze Attk 3.f3 (D70) 1-0Disc+ nabs Q next
J Bernasek vs M Konopka, 2006 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Misc. with 5.Nf3 (D73) 1-0 A good show!
Ding Liren vs Caruana, 2020 
(D73) Neo-Grunfeld, 5.Nf3, 44 moves, 1-0

theory until the 31th move?!
Leko vs Topalov, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 29.?
A Beliavsky vs P Popovic, 1982 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Because who doesn't like queen sacs? Mordimer's video link
A Korobov vs Ftacnik, 2020 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights. Burille Var (D94) 1-0
W Schlage vs B Moritz, 1932
(D94) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

pos sac
J Dobias vs F Lustig, 1930
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Spielmann Var (E10) 1-0 Correspond
W Wurm vs W Geier, 1928 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0
Alekhine vs L Mirlas, 1926 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0
R Michell vs S Kalabar, 1927 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

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

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Why not Alekhine's variation?
D Przepiorka vs Alekhine, 1922 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 69 moves, 0-1

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Moscow
B Verlinsky vs I Kan, 1931 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Miles Var (E12) 1-0 23.?
Z Peng vs A Caoili, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

QID: Anti-Queen's Indian System (E17) 1-0
V Soultanbeieff vs I Kornreich, 1930 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

QID: Classical. Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 0-1 pin to skewer Q!
A Pashikian vs A Yegiazarian, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

NID: Spielmann Var (E22) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1922 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 63 moves, 1-0

NID. Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1Devastating (Bernhard) "Horwitz Bs"
V Popov vs N Riumin, 1929 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

NID: Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1 Crossfire! Fredthebear ducked.
Y Porat vs Y Safvat, 1958 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

NID: Spielmann. Stahlberg Var (E23) 1-0Unprotected passer falls
B Hoenlinger vs H Steiner, 1930
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 46 moves, 1-0

Game 14 in "Winning Chess Middlegames" by Ivan Sokolov
Bronstein vs Simagin, 1961 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 44 moves, 1-0

NID: Leningrad Variation (E30) 1-0 N+ backfires
P Dankert vs S Schmidt, 1999 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 33 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1 Tremendous position
G Stoltz vs Saemisch, 1928 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 29 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1 23...?
A Asgeirsson vs W Fairhurst, 1933 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 29 moves, 0-1

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

NID: Normal. Bishop Attack (E47) 1-0 Q sac for protected passer
A Spiller vs E Mednis, 1951 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 25 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 1-0 23.?
I Rabinovich vs V Goglidze, 1939 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 23 moves, 1-0

31...Kh8 32.Rg7 (threatening mate) will cost black his Queen.
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Bernstein Def (E56) 1-0 Stockfish
S Landau vs Flohr, 1939 
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense (E61) 0-1 White's Q is trapped
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959 
(E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

KID: Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Khalifman vs Topalov, 2009 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1

Queen sac for magical minor pieces play
Tal vs R Skuja, 1955 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 43 moves, 1-0

Carl Johan Margot Carls was German champion in 1934.
E Andersen vs C Carls, 1930 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 38 moves, 0-1

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 Sac the battery for promotion
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1853 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

"Samisch Attacks" (game of the day Apr-13-2017)
Saemisch vs Koltanowski, 1926 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

What a great day for Canadian Chess!
M Bluvshtein vs Topalov, 2010 
(E90) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Fischer's first win in the database. He never moves his Q!
J Thomason vs Fischer, 1955 
(E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Def. / Stonewall Attk vs Dbl Fio (A40) 0-1 R on 2nd
Noteboom vs M Scheinberg, 1930 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: 5.BxNf6 BxBf6 6.e4 (A80) 0-1 Stockfish; 37...?
L H Deelman vs A Bleijkmans, 1887 
(A80) Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen / Dbl Dbl Fios (A04) 1-0 Open center battle
L Christiansen vs D Krystall, 1972 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

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

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

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A33) 0-1 Qs
K Holm vs J Bai, 2014 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 22.?
H Leyva vs V Ramon Pita, 1994 
(D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1/2-1/2 Poisoned P Perpetual Threat
Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

The QGD: Vienna Var (D30) 1-0 Q sac and a crossfire
Dubov vs A Brkic, 2016 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's Mate
J Visockis vs R Lindblom, 2012 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Reti: Double Fianchetto (A07) 0-1 Q trap in the notes
Grischuk vs Nepomniachtchi, 2018 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 1-0 video link
Carlsen vs So, 2020 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 33 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Arabian Mate
M Willich vs P Ehemann, 2004 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 trapped
H Melkumyan vs C Balogh, 2013 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Declined. Langeheinecke Def (D00) 1-0
S Gramlich vs Movsesian, 2005 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

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

KID: Normal. Standard Development (E73) 1-0 Q sac for a K hunt
Quinteros vs L Fernandez Novas, 1995 
(E73) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 52 in Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games by Igor Stohl
Speelman vs Kasparov, 1988 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Czech Benoni Def (A56) 1-0 Arabian Mate arrangement
Ftacnik vs K Mokry, 1985 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Mieses Attk. Landau Gambit (B12) 1-0 Fool's Mate
C Damant vs NN, 1932 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Q sac for a smack back!
M Boskan vs R Gralla, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 0-1

QID: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 Q sac for a back ranker
G Thomas vs Marshall, 1930 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

QGA. Alekhine Def (D22) 0-1 Q sac for a Pawn Mate!
Vladimirov vs V Vorotnikov, 1974 
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

NID: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Black gets 3 pieces for Q
E Krzyzowski vs L Joyner, 1972 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Variation (A01) 0-1 trapped Q
G Szaszvari vs S Reuben, 1976 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Def. Classical Var (D69) 1-0 Two hogs on 7th rank
Keene vs G C Lund, 1962 
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 29 moves, 1-0

Harmon v. Beltik in the Queen's Gambit Netflix series.
R Nezhmetdinov vs G Kasparian, 1955 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 47 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Queen Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 Sac Attk!
Vladimirov vs J C Rodriguez Talavera, 1992 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0
P Romanovsky vs S Gotthilf, 1938 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invite (A04) 1-0 Q sac, mating attk
M Rakitskaja vs A Eliseev, 2004 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 38 in Ivanchuk 100 selected games-Kalinichenko's book
Bareev vs Ivanchuk, 2003 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

Budapest Gambit (A52) 1-0 blindfold simultaneous exhibition
Kostic vs E A Coleman, 1924 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 1-0 Q making, Q taking
J Pelikan vs Menchik, 1936 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 83 moves, 1-0

GM Andrew Soltis' book "The Art of Defense in Chess"
A Petrosian vs L Hazai, 1970 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 0-1 blunder
K Bryzgalin vs G Jones, 2011 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) 1-0 Q sac
N Spiridonov vs Shamkovich, 1969 
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 0-1 Opposite wing attacks
A Galliamova vs A Kashlinskaya, 2020 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

the June, 1975 issue of Chess Life & Review
Portisch vs Kavalek, 1975 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hippopotamus 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A00) 1-0 P storm, Pseudo-Hook Mate
F Braga vs H Rossetto, 1980 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal Var (E70) 0-1 Gawain's Gem
A K Nguyen vs G Jones, 2016 
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1/2-B&Q sac
V S Gujrathi vs Gelfand, 2018 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Classical. Advance Var (D34) 1-0 Discovery
A H Williams vs C F Morris, 2015 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0

S Agdestein vs Kasparov, 1989 
(A36) English, 24 moves, 0-1

Quinteros vs K Shirazi, 1978 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

M Cuellar Gacharna vs Szabo, 1958 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

P Izmailov vs Botvinnik, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: General (D43) 1-0 19.? More of Mike's tactics
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Game 40 in Tarrasch's Dreihundert Schachpartien
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1

1032 33...? Sharpen Your Tactics 1000-1125
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 1-0 Q trap
A B Hodges vs J F Barry, 1904 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Variation (D20) 0-1 Sham Q sac removes the defender
E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1846 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 9 in 'Paul Keres: The Road to the Top" by Keres, John Nunn
Keres vs C H Alexander, 1937 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

Andrew Soltis' great book, "The Inner Game of Chess"
Hort vs Portisch, 1973 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 0-1 27...?
Y Zilberman vs Sutovsky, 1994 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

This looks like Don Quixote's funhouse!
Keres vs Spassky, 1955 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

London System 4...Qb6 5.Qc1 (D02) 0-1 Q trap
J M Dominguez vs Chessmaster, 1998 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Grob Opening: Spike. Hurst Attack (A00) 0-1Bxf2+ spells trouble
William R Trim vs Dale C Jones, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

G82 '100 Master Games of Modern Chess' by Tartakower & du Mont
Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 1-0 Qtrap
Reshevsky vs H van Riemsdijk, 1978
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: General (A00) 1-0 hippity hoppity
Lenderman vs I Zenyuk, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Left-handed Opera Mate
E Diemer vs Otto, 1956 
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Accelerated Var (D81) 0-1 Looting
Sokov vs S Wolk, 1937 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 16 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 Explanation needed
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2021 
(D85) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Chigorin Var (D02) 0-1 Unpins, Wild Unpins!
A Bisguier vs N Davies, 1981 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 Snare the Queen in blitz
Bareev vs Nakamura, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) 0-1 Legall's Mate variant
NN vs F Rhine, 2021 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def: Classical Var (D34) 1-0 Double Rook sacrifice
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 0-1 Nine consecutive Q+s
Portisch vs Timman, 1978 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 60 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A32) 0-1 Bully Q is immune
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Krause Var (D02) 1-0 array of tactics
Marshall vs P Leonhardt, 1912 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

tpstar: Hilarious game with a great finish. ;>D
J S Rubin vs E Winter, 1974 
(A06) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

QGD. Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Q deflection sac
J Turn vs Petrov, 1929 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1

When Botvinnik sacs his Q that's a pretty good clue to give up
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 0-1 Blitz natural squeeze
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 0-1 Q trap
G Lime vs J J Dahl, 1987 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 0-1

K's English. Closed System FullSymmetry (A26) 0-1She got caught
Barcza vs Polugaevsky, 1966 
(A26) English, 34 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 entrapment
S Johannessen vs J Durao, 1966 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 32 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

Capablanca later annotated this game in "My Chess Career".
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 0-1Q sac, Blackburne's #
NN vs F Rhine, 2021 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Mouth wide open!?
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Veresov Atack. Richter Var (D01) 1-0 Stockfish; Q trap
J Crha vs A Hajduk, 1961 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 16 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Czech Def (A00) 0-1 Q trap w/uncastled King
Junge vs E Matthai, 1970 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

T K Twigg vs E Gray, 1947 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Accepted (D20) 1-0 Bxf7+ Deflects K from his LPDO Q
A J Donnelly vs E Pollington, 1963 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0

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

Trompowsky Attack: Edge Variation (A45) 1-0 hit f7
O Trompowsky vs R Cantero, 1954 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

KID. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1-0 Stunner!!
B Lalic vs E Vorobiov, 2012 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: General (A60) 0-1 Black N eyes White Q
Anders Nilsson Aure vs M Curado, 2015 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) 0-1 Thunderbolt!
R Saeidi vs A Roghani, 2001
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 11 moves, 0-1

Reminds one of the Q Trap Line of the Budapest Def, Fajarowitz
B Knorr vs J Roscher, 1989 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 Q sac mating attack!!
A Tsagarakis vs I Rogers, 1978 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 0-1 11...Nd6 Q trap
D Ponziani vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1770 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Sarratt Attack vs Benoni Indian 2...c5 (A45) 0-1 Bold Q sac
B Eiti vs R Jumabayev, 2021 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1

"A Pin, But Not a Safety Pin" (game of the day Dec-09-2021)
Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Przepiorka Var (A49) 0-1 long pawn chain, sacs!
V Stamenkov vs Kamsky, 2009 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav: Anti-Noteboom. Stonewall, Portisch G(D31) 0-1 22...?
Dautov vs Krasenkow, 2002 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Jobava London System vs Gruenfeld (A48) 1-0 X-Ray#
Le Quang Liem vs Aronian, 2021 
(A48) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: e4, d4, c4 vs Bg7 (B06) 0-1 Exch sac disrupts
V Mamoshin vs Gulko, 1972 
(B06) Robatsch, 61 moves, 0-1

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

Simul or not, it's hard to believe Capa hung his Queen.
Capablanca vs S Khan, 1929 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: KIA Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 Queen Trap
K Zangerle vs J B Payne, 1962 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Var (A34) 1-0 GameKnot.com
J Wagenaar vs P A Fontaine, 2009 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 0-1 Q caught in jungle
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

485 33.? Sharpen Your Tactics Tactics 350-700
Karpov vs Salov, 1993 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch Var (E80) 1-0 pawn grabbing blunder
H Avram vs Fischer, 1957 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 43 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Clever Q trap
Saemisch vs A Brinckmann, 1920 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

NID: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0 Q trap
L S Fell vs I Rogers, 1983 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A60) 0-1 Stunning!!
Lupulescu vs G Papp, 2016 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

QGD. Tartakower. Exchange Var (D57) 1-0 Stockfish; 26.?
Psakhis vs Lputian, 1979 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: London System (A48) 0-1 Discovered +
A Prameshuber vs Huebner, 1970 
(A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Bb2 vs Bg7 Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Beautiful Mayet's Mate!
H Danielsen vs P H Nielsen, 2003 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knts, Bradley Beach Var (A28) 0-1 P jam
Werner Steffen vs K Richter, 1932 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 Combo!
Shulman vs M Ginsburg, 2001 
(E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Q trap
T Lematschko vs K Mona, 2010 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attk vs Be7, Bb7 (D00) Vukovic Mate w/two knights
G Oskam vs H Reyss, 1931 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: King Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasparov vs Yurtaev, 1977 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 30 moves, 1-0

Spectacular Queen sac to get rid of White's dark square bishop
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

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

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 1-0 Gueridon Mate w/pawn!
Lilienthal vs M Romi, 1930 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Kadas Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Bone in the throat & windmill
G Kadas vs Nagy, 1982 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Queen Trap
Marshall vs C Medinus, 1900 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 Like a baseball bat
Kashdan vs E Steiner, 1937 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

English (A28) 0-1 Q sac for Discovered+ (Pseudo Reti/Boden's #)
E Yelton vs S Schiller, 1945 
(A28) English, 18 moves, 0-1

KID: Semi-Averbakh System (E73) 1-0 Kside Assault!
X Zhao vs M Zuriel, 2015 
(E73) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) 0-1 Pretty#
M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening: General 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A00) 0-1
NN vs S Khan, 1930 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Daring Mayet's Mate!
C Hartlaub vs Teichmann, 1922 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Ng5 Blackburne's Mate
A W Gyles vs Rev A Miller, 1929 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Mikhalchishin vs Romanishin, 1981 
(D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 0-1 Q trap
C Roodzant vs B Carrasco Araya, 1939 
(D80) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1-0 Q sac clearance
R Henley vs H Olafsson, 1977 
(E97) King's Indian, 56 moves, 1-0

NID, Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var (E39) 0-1Q sac seizes file
Quinteros vs Ribli, 1974 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def (D37) 1-0 g-file battery
Vaganian vs Forintos, 1975 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Corner tavern
J Hasford vs M Beinoras, 2012 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1

The queen cannot move...nor can she stay where she is.
Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Var (D31) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate
Duda vs V Fedoseev, 2018 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 BLASTING the 6th!!
A Goganov vs G Palchun, 2021 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

1999 correspondence, ICCF Email - Some thought the end was near
R Sielaff vs D K Dunn, 1999 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0Stock
Kasparov vs P Popovic, 1989 
(A15) English, 39 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 0-1 OPERA MATE
N Miezis vs N Meshkovs, 2017 
(A25) English, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Tal cops Nez's riffs to eat Bob's sammich
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

London System vs Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0 22.?
B Hague vs M Steadman, 2013 
(A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 Creative checkmate!
S Wu vs A Nadanian, 2006 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 1-0 She reappears!
L Alster vs Prochazka, 1944 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Var (A12) 0-1 Q sac, NN#
B Tot vs L Asztalos, 1938 
(A12) English with b3, 32 moves, 0-1

QGA: Bogoljubow Def (D24) 1-0 Longest Pun?
D Gormally vs S Meenakshi, 2002 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 Scorchin' Sammy
Reshevsky vs C van den Berg, 1950 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

London System vs Bd6 Classical Def (D02) 0-1Q sac, Arabian Mate
M Nosimilo vs K Blackman, 2016 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit 2 (A01) 1-0 Discovery!
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: General (A80) 1-0 Pseudo-Blackburne's Mate w/a Pawn!
B Starck vs D Bertholdt, 1962 
(A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

5.Qd2 is the Tarzan or Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack
C A Martinez vs V van Riemsdijk, 1993 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Def: General (A40) 0-1 Pawn roller, R&Q sac for Mate!!
B van der Zwet vs S Williams, 2016 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Exch Sac, Raking Bs, P#
Mamedyarov vs Rapport, 2022 
(E61) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D13) 1-0Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
H Reefschlaeger vs C Astengo, 2008 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D02) 0-1 Stunning finish in Ray Keene puzzle bk
T T Hoang vs Z Tan, 2011 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

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

Kudos to Tozer for finding this ingenious combination.
T Romsdal vs R Tozer, 2000 
(A43) Old Benoni, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID: 4Ps Attack. Normal Attk (E77) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ flurry!
G Albarran vs L Perdomo, 1999 
(E77) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Averbakh System. Kotov Var (A42) 1-0 Stockfish
I Aloni vs M Czerniak, 1967 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 50 moves, 1-0

The GoodAnarchist Mate
M J Turner vs G Freeman, 2022 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

The Anastasia's mate (34?)
Vidmar vs Euwe, 1929 
(A48) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

KID: Kramer Var (E70) 0-1 R+ skewer
Ye Naung Win Myint vs J Ye, 1999 
(E70) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Var (E32) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate
M Kamyshov vs A Sokolsky, 1938 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Averbakh Var (A42) 1-0 Preventing perpetual +
Cochrane vs Saumchurn, 1855 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 58 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 0-1 Q sacrifice brings the end
Vyzmanavin vs Tukmakov, 1986 
(D80) Grunfeld, 34 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Accepted: General (D20) 1-0 Balestra Mate
Carlsen vs J Thorsen, 2000 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

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