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620b motel, seaside swim softened up Fredthebear
Compiled by fredthebear
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Thank you zorts, JulioGuzman, AJ, Nick, Lawrence, FTB, chessmaster!

"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective." — Alexander Alekhine

"Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble." — Stanley Kubrick

"Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment." — Garry Kasparov

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game." — Savielly Tartakower

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ― Winston S. Churchill

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." ― Vasily Smyslov

"I always plan for long-term; life to me is a never-ending chess match." ― James D. Wilson

"Tis action moves the world....in the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it." ― Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea

"It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it; I can dominate it. And it's predictable. So, if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions." ― Vladimir Nabokov

"Never play to win a pawn while your development is yet unfinished!" ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"Check your moves well, because it can
cost one pawn or losing a lot of just from three moves!" ― Deyth Banger

"What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded backward." ― Samuel Reshevsky, Art of Positional Play (Note: A weak pawn cannot be defended by another pawn; it's protection must come from a piece of the back rank that might rather be more aggressively active.)

"The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller of sorrows, is named 'combination'." ― Emanuel Lasker

"The move is there, but you must see it."
― Savielly Tartakower

"Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless." ― Mikhail Tal

"Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it's futile to continue playing (conceptualizing)." ― Bill Gaede

"Chess is not a game, it's a war."
― Joshua the poetic penguin

"The King in chess is indeed a symbol of unity and wholeness and the other pieces are not separate entities but rather parts of "the One Thing", as Campbell put it." ― Roumen Bezergianov, Character Education with Chess

"In chess, without the king, the other pieces would all be "dead", so their existence is supported by the king, but they need to serve the king with their capacity for action in order to have a good game." ― Roumen Bezergianov

"...That is my biography from the first day of my chess life to the present.

JOURNALIST. And your plans?
PLAYER. To play!"
― Mikhail Tal, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

"There had been a few times over the past year when she felt like this, with her mind not only dizzied but nearly terrified by the endlessness of chess." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"Но человек существо легкомысленное и неблаговидное и, может быть, подобно шахматному игроку, любит только один процесс достижения цели, а не самую цель." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground Russian

"But man is a frivolous and unseemly creature and, perhaps, like a chess player, loves only one process of achieving a goal, and not the goal itself." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground English translation

"Le jeu dechec, say the French, n'est pas assez jeu: That is, chess games and others of the same importance, are not Spill, but a Study. Such may be presented to those who have nothing to order, and who fear, out of idleness, for the rust of Hiernen, but not industrious people who seek recreation in Spill and Company." ― Ludvig Holberg, Epistles

"To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight." ― Emanuel Lasker

"An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages." ― Emanuel Lasker, "Lasker's Manual of Chess", p.464

"Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning; if you were not only uncertain about your adversary's men, but a little uncertain also about your own; if your knight could shuffle himself on to a new square by the sly; if your bishop, at your castling, could wheedle your pawns out of their places; and if your pawns, hating you because they are pawns, could make away from their appointed posts that you might get checkmate on a sudden. You might be the longest-headed of deductive reasoners, and yet you might be beaten by your own pawns. You would be especially likely to be beaten, if you depended arrogantly on your mathematical imagination, and regarded your passionate pieces with contempt. Yet this imaginary chess is easy compared with the game a man has to play against his fellow-men with other fellow-men for his instruments." ― George Eliot, Felix Holt: The Radical

"She had heard of the genetic code that could shape an eye or hand from passing proteins. Deoxyribonucleic acid. It contained the entire set of instructions for constructing a respiratory system and a digestive one, as well as the grip of an infant's hand. Chess was like that. The geometry of a position could be read and reread and not exhausted of possibility. You saw deeply into the layer of it, but there was another layer beyond that, and another, and another." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true. This applies especially to Chess, where it is often found that the profoundest moves do not much startle the imagination." ― Emanuel Lasker, Common Sense in Chess

"Chess, like love, is infectious at any age - Salo Flohr" ― Irving Chernev, The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy

"Life is short, precious, and should not be wasted. Everyone has a chance at it. We're equals after all. There are no pawns, no kings, and no queens.
We're all humans and we all have the same value." ― Cristelle Comby, Blind Chess

"Life is a mysterious and witty intermingling of fate and events." ― Alexandra Kosteniuk

"Zugzwang. It's when you have no good moves. But you still have to move." ― Michael Chabon

"Everyone wants to be wanted and if all people wait for someone else to invest in them, the world will be stuck in an eternal stalemate: nobody moves and nobody wins." ― Laura L.

"У нас есть шахматы с собой, Шекспир и Пушкин, с нас довольно." ― Vladimir Nabokov, Стихотворения Russian

"We have chess with us,
Shakespeare and Pushkin, we've had enough." English translation ― Vladimir Nabokov, Poems

"So if you think that when you are better, it means that you can smash ahead and mate the guy, you are wrong, that is not what better means. What better means is that your position has the potential, if played correctly, to turn out well. So do not think that when you are better and when you are attacking that you can just force mate. That is not what it is about. Often the way to play best, the way to play within the position, is to maintain it." ― Josh Waitzkin

"I put my hand on a bishop, my would be assassin, and thought of my father's heights when he won, how he galloped around. The depths of his despair at losing, I expected, would be equal to the peaks. He'd mope about, his face fallen and miserable, his posture stooped as if his back ached. I took my hand from the piece and leaned back in deliberation." ― Rion Amilcar Scott, Insurrections: Stories

"We are men who find chess fascinating. Did you expect our lives to be secretly interesting?" ― Noah Boyd, Agent X

"I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake." ― Emanuel Lasker

"You need to realize something if you are ever to succeed at chess,' she said, as if Nora had nothing bigger to think about. ‘And the thing you need to realize is this: the game is never over until it is over. It isn't over if there is a single pawn still on the board. If one side is down to a pawn and a king, and the other side has every player, there is still a game. And even if you were a pawn – maybe we all are – then you should remember that a pawn is the most magical piece of all. It might look small and ordinary but it isn't. Because a pawn is never just a pawn. A pawn is a queen-in-waiting. All you need to do is find a way to keep moving forward. One square after another. And you can get to the other side and unlock all kinds of power.'

Mrs. Elm"
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

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

"Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could be the fifth, it could be the thirty-fifth. We think about a chess game as beginning with move one and ending with checkmate. But this is not the case. The games begins when it gets out of book, and it end when it goes into book..And this is why Game 6 between Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue didn't count...Tripping and falling into a well on your way to the field of battle is not the same thing as dying in it...Deep Blue is only itself out of book; prior to that it is nothing. Just the ghosts of the game itself." ― Brian Christian, The Most Human Human: What Talking with Computers Teaches Us About What It Means to Be Alive

"Deep Blue didn't win by being smarter than a human; it won by being millions of times faster than a human. Deep Blue had no intuition. An expert human player looks at a board position and immediately sees what areas of play are most likely to be fruitful or dangerous, whereas a computer has no innate sense of what is important and must explore many more options. Deep Blue also had no sense of the history of the game, and didn't know anything about its opponent. It played chess yet didn't understand chess, in the same way a calculator performs arithmetic bud doesn't understand mathematics." ― Jeff Hawkins, On Intelligence

10 Ways a Computer Betters Your Chess
#1 Efficient and thorough opening preparation. #2 Prepare against a single opponent by viewing past games in database.
#3 Analyzing your own games with a silicon grandmaster. #4 Learning chess through a computer chess tutorial. #5 Playing games against a grandmaster opponent. #6 Reading chess books no longer in print in digital format. #7 Looking at games from any player, tournament, or opening. #8 Researching on the internet any facet of chess. #9 Storing or web publishing your own games for posterity. #10 Get a game with a human opponent of your level, anytime, anywhere through an internet chess interface.
- Eric Hicks

"You have good instincts, trust them. Thinking through every step is fine if you're playing chess, but this isn't chess." ― Rick Yancey, The 5th Wave

"I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay attention to which TV shows have the highest ratings, how many friends they have on Facebook, and it's funny. The best shows often have low ratings and it is impossible to have thousands of real friends." ― Boris Gelfand

"I remember, back in college, how many possibilities life seemed to hold. Variations. I knew, of course, that I'd only live one of my fantasy lives, but for a few years there, I had them all, all the branches, all the variations. One day I could dream of being a novelist, one day I would be a journalist covering Washington, the next - oh, I don't know, a politician, a teacher, whatever. My dream lives. Full of dream wealth and dream women. All the things I was going to do, all the places I was going to live. They were mutually exclusive, of course, but since I didn't have any of them, in a sense I had them all. Like when you sit down at a chessboard to begin a game, and you don't know what the opening will be. Maybe it will be a Sicilian, or a French, or a Ruy Lopez. They all coexist, all the variations, until you start making the moves. You always dream of winning, no matter what line you choose, but the variations are still … different." … "Once the game begins, the possibilities narrow and narrow and narrow, the other variations fade, and you're left with what you've got - a position half of your own making, and half chance, as embodied by that stranger across the board. Maybe you've got a good game, or maybe you're in trouble, but in any case there's just that one position to work from. The might-have-beens are gone." ― George R.R. Martin, Dreamsongs, Volume II

"Life is a lot like chess," he said.
…
"All a matter of choices. Every move you face choices, and every choice leads to different variations. It branches and then branches again, and sometimes the variation you pick isn't as good as it looked, isn't sound at all. But you don't know that until your game is over."

(Unsound Variations)"
― George R.R. Martin, Dreamsongs, Volume II

<"Papi taught me every piece has its own space.

Papi taught me every piece
moves in its own way.

Papi taught me every piece
has its own purpose.

The squares do not overlap.
& neither do the pieces.

The only time two pieces
stand in the same square

is the second before one
is being taken & replaced."
― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land>

"Life is an exchange; you'd think a chess player would know that." ― Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"In life, as in chess, learning must be constant - both new things and fresh ways of learning them. The process will invariably involve a certain degree of unlearning, and possessing the readiness to that is utterly important. If your way of doing things isn't working, clinging to your conclusions is only going to hold you back. You have to get to the root of a snag in order to make a breakthrough, because it's possible that what you thought you knew isn't actually the way it is. Unlearning is perhaps the hardest thing to do, but it is a necessity if growth and success are your goals." ― Vishwanathan Anand

"World-class chess players, in addition to being considered awesomely smart, are generally assumed to have superhuman memories, and with good reason. Champions routinely put on exhibitions in which they play lesser opponents while blindfolded; they hold the entire chessboard in their heads. Some of these exhibitions strike the rest of us as simply beyond belief. The Czech master Richard Reti once played twenty-nine blindfolded games simultaneously. (Afterward he left his briefcase at the exhibition site and commented on what a poor memory he had.)" ― Geoff Colvin, Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else

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

* Lasker's Opening Rules: http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2013...

* Author Tim Sawyer explains openings: http://sawyerbdg.blogspot.com/

* Alekhine's Defense, Krejcik Variation: Opening Explorer

* Australian Interschools links/tournament guide: http://www.actjcl.org.au/actjcl/dow...

* Adolf Anderssen miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Game Collection: Alekhine vs Bogolubov
search "Alekhine vs Bogolubov"

* Comprehensive 1929: Game Collection: Alekhine-Bogoljubov 1929 ARCHIVE

* The BCF: https://boylstonchess.org/

* The CCC: https://www.chichess.org/

* Chicago Chess Blog: http://chicagochess.blogspot.com/se...

Many club links on the lower right column; scroll down.

* chessbrah streamer: https://www.twitch.tv/chessbrah

* Chesswarehouse: https://chesswarehouse.com/

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

* Cool Math/Board Games: https://www.coolmathgames.com/1-boa...

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

* Fried Fox is awful: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* Games annotated by Capa: games annotated by Capablanca

* ICA Youth Resources: https://www.il-chess.org/index.php?...

* Kingpin magazine: https://www.kingpinchess.net/

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Ten books for aspiring masters: http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2023...

* Bobby Fischer playing White against the Sicilian: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* Walter Browne, American Champ: Game Collection: Six by Mr. Six Time

St. Cecelia

"He (Jose R. Capablanca) makes the game look easy. Art lies in the concealment of art." ― Philip W. Sergeant

"Beautiful, cold, remorseless chess, almost creepy in its silent implacability." ― Raymond Chandler (on a Capablanca game)

"What others could not see in a month's study, he saw at a glance." ― Reuben Fine (on Capablanca)

"Capablanca invariably chose the right option, no matter how intricate the position." ― Garry Kasparov.

"Capablanca's games generally take the following course: he begins with a series of extremely fine prophylactic maneuvers, which neutralize his opponent's attempts to complicate the game; he then proceeds, slowly but surely, to set up an attacking position. This attacking position, after a series of simplifications, is transformed into a favorable endgame, which he conducts with matchless technique." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!"

"Here's to being in a boat with a drink on the rocks rather than being in the drink with a boat on the rocks"

Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy:
"Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match. He had complete sight of the board and seldom blundered even though he moved quite rapidly. I've played over hundreds of his games and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

The Lion and the Rat

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

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

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

Bears like 'em too!

Answer: A gift.

This poem is dedicated to all
female chessplayers on Caissa's Web.

Sweet Caissa

Oh, Sweet Caissa, Goddess of chess
in the name of this holistic game
I pray Thee: bless my noble aim
to render all my opponents lame
in my holy quest for worldly fame,
to be Supreme no more no less.
In awe I heard this Sweet Caissa say
"Daughter go forth and smite them all,
stoutly charge your knight sitting tall
while flying over the castle's wall
to slay all men in your deadly call."
Now in fear I hide and will no longer play.

"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

"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

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.

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

<Atterdag: Geoff - are you a descendant of Wordsworth?: There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight, To me did seem
Apparell'd in celestial light,
The glory and the freshness of a dream.
It is not now as it hath been of yore;—
Turn wheresoe'er I may,
By night or day,
The things which I have seen I now can see no more. :-)

Sally Simpson: Hi Atterdag,
This is my tribute to Wordsworth. (Daffodils.)

I wandered lonely as a pawn,
o'er a field coloured brown and cream,
When suddenly I ran out of squares
and discovered I was now a Queen.>

"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.

This poem is dedicated to all members
who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding, then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, approximately 3000 miles (4850 km) in diameter, hardly larger than the moon. Despite being the smallest, it's extremely dense. In fact, it's the second densest planet after Earth. It's also the closest planet to the sun, making it dangerous to explore. Mercury is 48 million miles from the earth.

<Mar-11-05 aw1988: S.W.I.F.T. indeed.

Mar-11-05 tpstar: Sokolov Was In For Trouble
Suddenly White Initiated Forcing Threats
Severe Whipping Into Frenzied Tantrum
Shocking When Ivan Fell Through
Savvy Winner Ingests French Toast

Mar-11-05 aw1988: LOL! I must admit, that is very good.

May-27-05 Durandal: AdrianP: SWIFT was the sponsor of the tournament, the company is a cooperative effort to provide secure financial communications between banks worldwide (SWIFT is the acronym for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, see swift.com), based in La Hulpe, near Brussels, Belgium. IIRC, its CEO at the time was Bessel Kok, a well known chess patron.

May-27-05 AdrianP: <Durandal> I see - as in SWIFT transfer.

May-27-05 arifattar: May not compare with <tpstar>'s effort but, Sweet Win In Five & Twenty.>

Proverbs 14:29-35

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who is quick-tempered * exalts folly. 30 A tranquil heart is life to the body, But passion is rottenness to the bones. 31 He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him. 32 The wicked is thrust down by his wrongdoing, But the righteous has a refuge when he dies. 33 Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, But in the hearts of fools it is made known. 34 Righteousness exalts a nation, But sin is a disgrace to any people. 35 The king's favor is toward a servant who acts wisely, But his anger is toward him who acts shamefully.

Riddle Question: A man looks at a painting in a museum and says, "Brothers and sisters I have none, but that man's father is my father's son." Who is in the painting?

"May your jib never luff"

Riddle Answer: The man's son

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

Isaiah 66:13⁣
As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

War Pigs:

Generals gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerer of death's construction

In the fields, the bodies burning
As the war machine keeps turning
Death and hatred to mankind
Poisoning their brainwashed minds
Oh lord, yeah!

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that role to the poor, yeah

Time will tell on their power minds
Making war just for fun
Treating people just like pawns in chess
Wait till their judgement day comes, yeah!

Now in darkness, world stops turning
Ashes where their bodies burning
No more war pigs have the power
Hand of God has struck the hour

Day of judgement, God is calling
On their knees, the war pigs crawling
Begging mercy for their sins
Satan laughing, spreads his wings
Oh lord, yeah!

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

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

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

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

В ти́хом о́муте че́рти во́дятся Pronunciation: v TEEham Omutye CHYERtee VOdyatsya Translation: The devil lives in the still waters Meaning: Still waters run deep; beware of a silent dog and still water

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.

Zwischenschach is German for in-between-check which is an important technique in the rook endgame.

'Don't keep a dog and bark yourself'

'Don't cast your pearls before swine'

'Don't change horses in midstream'

'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched'

Tips to calm down
Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down.

1. Breathe
"Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health.

When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down.

There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body.

Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation).

Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious.

2. Admit that you're anxious or angry
Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease.

3. Challenge your thoughts
Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life.

When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions:

Is this likely to happen?
Is this a rational thought?
Has this ever happened to me before?
What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle that?
After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water."

4. Release the anxiety or anger
Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better."

However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming.

"This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains.

5. Visualize yourself calm
This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused.

By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious.

6. Think it through
Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?"

This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation.

"When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains.

7. Change your focus
Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside.

Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds.

8. Have a centering object
When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck.

Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck.

9. Relax your body
When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself.

To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head.

10. Drop your shoulders
If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths.

You can do this several times a day.

11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief.

This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body.

One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension.

12. Get some fresh air
The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack.

Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes.

Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process.

13. Fuel your body
Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack.

Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress.

Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety.

14. Chew gum
Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers.

15. Listen to music
The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind.

16. Dance it out
Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life.

17. Watch funny videos
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost.

18. Write it down
If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head.

19. Squeeze a stress ball
When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include:

stress ball
magnetic balls
sculpting clay
puzzles
Rubik's cube
fidget spinner

20. Try aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include:

bergamot
cedarwood
chamomile
geranium
ginger
lavender
lemon
tea tree
Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief.

21. Seek social support
Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard.

Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief.

22. Spend time with a pet
Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it."

Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

The Lion Beaten By The Man

A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
On the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:
"That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!"

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

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

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

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

"In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." — Max De Pree

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

"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

The City Rat and the Country Rat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8yess z Ezzy Zukhar ZapXpa Ziryab zydeco Dzagnidze Zhongyi Tan's burnt ends.

Zinc Zn 30 65.38 1.6

The first immortal game in the history of chess.
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Snappy game!
Lasker vs W Brooke, 1904 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Don't bring your queen out too early!
Fetzer vs Schmidt, 1951 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Smirin vs Y Afek, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk Fio (B31)1-0 N sac for N#
Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B31) 1-0 See Fritz analysis
Bronstein vs D Tomic, 1970 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B32) Check & fork LPDO B in the shooting gallery
D de Graaf vs W Degen, 2001 
(B32) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Blindfold FTB for Bear nappings?
Kramnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

"Needled by Pins" (game of the day May-30-2008)
de Firmian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2003 
(B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

GM Valeri Beim's book "Paul Morphy: A Modern Perspective"
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  
(B44) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 1-0 MAGNUS SMITH TRAP
Fischer vs NN, 1964 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical (B58) 1-0 Two kNights Attack
Taubenhaus vs A Smorodsky, 1914 
(B58) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 She should know better
V Yemelin vs Jobava, 2003 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 10 moves, 1-0

A nice trap in the Sicilian, its not in many books!
A J Goldsby vs Jonsson, 1980 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. General (B70) 0-1Why FTB plays the Dragon
G Popilski vs Jobava, 2013 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 16 moves, 0-1

Honza slays the Dragon with Dynamic play.
J Cervenka vs Z Mladek, 1994 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 16 moves, 1-0

Sic Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Early deviations (B75) 1-0 B, Q sac
A Beni vs I Anagnostou, 1954 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

WC 1995: Sicilian Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B77) 0-1 in 25
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicil Dragon. Yugoslav Attk(B77) 1-0Stockfish notes; video link
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Sosonko Var (B77) 0-1 Q trap
J Garcia Elio vs G Szamoskozi, 2001 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 14 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 0-1Discovery; overloaded Q
L Nemkova vs D Hahalev, 2010 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 12 moves, 0-1

What a display of knight power! B80 1-0 19
L Remenyuk vs Stein, 1959 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 The 6th
L Christiansen vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2006 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 22.?
W Chen vs K McDonald, 2013 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Closed (B23) 0-1Black octopus leads to smothered#
N J Fries-Nielsen vs J G Nicholson, 1981 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed. Traditional 6.NxNd4 (B23) 1-0 Q-side tactics!
S Iuldachev vs S J Solomon, 2004
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1-0 The thinnest chance
Spassky vs Geller, 1968 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Brilliant checkmate awaits!
Arthur J Ansaldo vs C Watson, 1924 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Heavy Aim
Lagno vs M Krupa, 2009
(B30) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0A double attack on the same diag
J Rowson vs J Shaw, 1999
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 N fork comin
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Bind, P lever
Morozevich vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Asphyxiated
A Volokitin vs Z Kozul, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0World Open
J Rowson vs Yermolinsky, 2002 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Overworked Pawn
Rozentalis vs B Barth Sahl, 1988 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Q decoy sacrifice for N+ fork
Aronian vs S Beshukov, 2000 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 862 in Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
Shirov vs Van Wely, 2002 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 30.?
Zvjaginsev vs Y Vovk, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Corridor #
M Martinez Romero vs D Gonzales, 2014 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicil Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 0-1 Another f3 blu
Giri vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exch Sac for Kside Crusher!
Nakamura vs A Postojev, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Dodgy Knights
C Landenbergue vs S Jakob, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def. Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 Gem!
Lutikov vs O Chernikov, 1978 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 N sac
Kasparov vs Petursson, 2000 
(B30) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 0-1 Rob the pin, wreck the castle
I Balogh vs J Polgar, 1984 
(B30) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 She Thief
Glek vs S Arkhipov, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Two kings in the center!
G Kanayan vs Y Zelinsky, 1956
(B30) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B30)1-0
Sadvakasov vs S Peschardt, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Occupy dark squares
M Lubbe vs B Geske, 2014 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0consecutive blunders
Morozevich vs J Polgar, 1995 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO B
G Hernandez Guerrero vs I Tsyganov, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo (B30) 1-0 Wild, Wild Horses
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian / Delayed Alapin c3 (B30) 1-0 Kside blitz!
Tal vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 16.Nd6! sets a Q trap
Karpov vs P Nikkanen, 1989 
(B30) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

"24 Karat Fine Gold" (game of the day Dec-15-2009)
R N Bauer vs B Finegold, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Double N sacrifice and more!
Keene vs G K Sandiford, 1962  
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Reverse pin blocked-double pin to win!
Kupreichik vs Sveshnikov, 1986 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Ng5& Q fork
M Lanzani vs C Sinan Tezok, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fio Gufeld Gambit (B31) 1-0
J Polgar vs P Chilingirova, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 (B31) 1-0Stockfish; 14.?
S Chanda vs S Himanshu, 2006 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0
R Forster vs T Nedev, 2000 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Q trap
Morozevich vs S Korotkjevich, 2005 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Pins
V Akopian vs Kuzubov, 2007 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0 Ns
E Djingarova vs A Ushenina, 2006 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0
O H Castro Rojas vs Geller, 1976 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Over Creative
Bronstein vs Geller, 1955 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Imagination In Chess, Paata Gaprindashvili - Reciprocal Thinkin
Aronin vs Kholmov, 1962 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Gufeld Gambit (B31) 1-0 31.? Fredthebear saw nice Finnish
Westerinen vs Savon, 1975 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0
Tal vs A Chihu Amparan, 1988 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1-0
Stein vs A Matanovic, 1965 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Rossolimo Var (B31) 1-0 Uncastled, Bxf7+, Bh6+
J Curdo vs B Mikic, 1974 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open tricks for Fredthebear (B32) 1-0 16.?
T Ernst vs B Kouatly, 1984 
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0Connected passers
J Rowson vs R Palliser, 1999 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 links to Faibisovich brain-benders
V Faibisovich vs A Reshko, 1972 
(B32) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 White pounds the center
E Post vs Swiderski, 1906 
(B32) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Don't Pin and Penetrate FTB
L Shmuter vs Y Afek, 1995 
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

US Championship, New York 1958; famous Q trap, no resignation!?
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Variation of Greco's Mate!
K Gudmundsson vs H Olafsson, 2004 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Aronin vs Geller, 1950 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Gain time on royalty
J Fichtl vs E Gereben, 1956
(B32) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Overworked Q: Such a simple tactic! And it wins on the spot!
R Gonzalez vs Tal, 1992 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

"How to Defend in Chess" by Colin Crouch analyzed it thoroughly
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  
(B32) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; Blitz game
Fischer vs S Reuben, 1963 
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Wch U20; 12.?
Macieja vs Ponomariov, 1997 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Unique combo
K Raush vs Muratov, 1958
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 central pins, battery
O Chajes vs Janowski, 1918 
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Opera Mate next!
Ribli vs S Webb, 1969 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open / Bind (B32) 0-1 Batteries
Tal vs Aronin, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 19...? Fredthebear gets it
M Ulybin vs Sveshnikov, 1988 
(B32) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Q gets in, not allowed to return
A Beliavsky vs Hjartarson, 1989 
(B32) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1 Exch Sac
J Rowson vs Adams, 1998 
(B33) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Chelyabinsk (B33) 1-0 28.?
Kasparov vs Lautier, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1 gorgeous
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991 
(B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1 Bxh3
T Needham vs S Polgar, 1981 
(B33) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Peresypkin's Sac (B33) 1-0
M Tomcik vs J Dovzik, 2000 
(B33) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1
J Valencia Gomez vs J Salazar, 2002
(B33) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1

"Blunders Never Cease" (game of the day Jul-31-2012)
B Jonasson vs H Angantysson, 1986 
(B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian, Lasker-Pelikan. Schlechter Var (B33) 1-0 Stockfish
Spassky vs S Kajan, 1955 
(B33) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 mate next
K Eriksson vs M Thuesen, 2014 
(B33) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Lasker-Pelikan. Schlechter Var (B33) 0-1 Hangers
Yates vs S Khan, 1930 
(B33) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 0-1 18...?
Kupreichik vs V Chekhov, 1976 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Sic Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 0-1Anastasia#
J Gast vs E Bhend, 1987 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1 23...?
I Findlay vs L Day, 1980 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicil Laskr-Pelikn. Sveshnikov, Peresypkin's Sac (B33) 0-1video
Shirov vs Kasparov, 2002 
(B33) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Modern Bc4 Variation (B35) 1-0 U12
Navara vs Nyback, 1997 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 13 moves, 1-0

Game 35 in Stein: Move by Move by Thomas Engqvist
Stein vs J Pelikan, 1966 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicil Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Var (B36) 1-0
Tal vs Parma, 1961 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 27 'Simple Chess' by Michael Stean (edited by Fred Wilson)
Portisch vs Reshevsky, 1973 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicil Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0
J Rowson vs Y Afek, 2000
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 1-0 Q Sac
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer Var (B39) 0-1 16...?
R Pert vs C Ward, 2005 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 16 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 1-0 Q & R sacs for Suffocation #
Steinitz vs J B Brockenbrough, 1885 
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: French. Alapin, Haag Attack (B40) 0-1
Sax vs Ljubojevic, 1980 
(B40) Sicilian, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (B40) 1-0 Killer pawn
A Wagner-Michel vs A Fischer, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Pin. Koch Variation (B40) 1-0 kNight infiltration
I Ivanov vs Nabeiev, 1974 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (B40) 1-0 Uncastled K crush
M Henneberger vs Lengacher, 1931
(B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Pin. Koch Var (B40) 1-0 15.e6!! outstanding shot
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 69 in 'Masters of the Chessboard' by Richard Reti
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(B40) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 Fredthebear was in NY
V Fedorov vs E Tate, 1992
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Bernstein has three pieces en prise side by side after 13.Nf5!
S Bernstein vs A Cass, 1939 
(B40) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 brutal
D Howell vs A Bitalzadeh, 2009 
(B40) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian / French. Westerinen Attack (B40) 1-0Bishop pair rules
T Fogarasi vs N Medvegy, 2003 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

"Haida Go Seek" (game of the day Apr-27-2018)
Yates vs A Haida, 1925 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kramnik Var (B40) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 20...?
R Domenech vs Flohr, 1935 
(B40) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kramnik Var (B40) 0-1 Black octopus
B Beard vs B Wall, 1979
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 "Needles and Pins"
Kholmov vs Polugaevsky, 1980 
(B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 16.?
M Ulybin vs D Brandenburg, 2008 
(B40) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 0-1 Back ranker
E Santarius vs Bachmann, 2012 
(B40) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Var. Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 20...?
A Minasian vs A Sokolov, 1999 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

"Corus and Verse" (game of the day Jan-06-2006)
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2005 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 28 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

Game 1042 in Chess Informant Best Games. 1001-1100
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2009 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Threat of a N+ fork
Nakamura vs Milov, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 Epishin was murdered.
Nakamura vs Epishin, 2007 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 IQP
Geller vs Suetin, 1981 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

Anand was 18 years old when he played this game! Wow!
Anand vs K Ninov, 1987 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Just take it!
Ivanchuk vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Short vs Hjartarson, 1991 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
E Kristiansen vs Tal, 1966 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 "R to d2"
L Tamarkin vs E Schiller, 1979 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 28 moves, 0-1

Fischer wins incredible "crystal-clear positional masterpiece"
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 R+ Deflection Removes D
Ljubojevic vs K Hulak, 1987 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 N fork
Zukertort vs W Paulsen, 1881 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1

November 8: The Milman Always Rings Twice
L Milman vs A Simutowe, 2005 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Boden's Mate w/help from a R
F Olafsson vs Quinteros, 1974 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Rook roller
Tal vs V Getman, 1963 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1
J Rowson vs Milov, 2000
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) · 0-1
D Mason vs J Rowson, 2011
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0 Decoy then skewer
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 Brilliant
L Christiansen vs L Gilden, 1976 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 This is a gem!
P Dely vs J H Donner, 1961 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Remove the Defender
O Zambrana vs Kotronias, 2002 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. N Var (B43) 0-1 Captures-Recaptures, Discover +
J H Donner vs Keres, 1959 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 long range strikes
S Chumfwa vs Bacrot, 2014 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs Z Vranesic, 1964 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Famous, w/interesting sacs
Stein vs Furman, 1969 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 44 moves, 1-0

This game was very heavily analyzed in NIC 2004 #7.
Sutovsky vs A Kunte, 2004 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack Fianchetto Var (B43) 0-1
H Lopez Silva vs J Hellsten, 2005 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Anand sacs 'em to hell
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Modern Line (B44) 0-1 23...?
A Farahat vs A Surjadnji, 2001 
(B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1

"Senior's Knight" (game of the day Nov-10-2010)
D van Foreest vs J Mieses, 1949 
(B44) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. American Attk (B45) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
Zukertort vs E Schallopp, 1881 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 16 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Janowski vs Blackburne, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Fredthebear shared
Bagirov vs O Pavlenko, 1969
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 22 moves, 1-0

SSicilian Paulsen. Normal (B45) 1-0 Pins, Superior Q mobility
Lutikov vs Y Sakharov, 1969 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B40) 0-1 Unusual finish
A Reggio vs Tarrasch, 1902 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 15 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Schlechter vs Blackburne, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal Var (B45) 1-0 20.?
I Balinov vs M Cebalo, 1996 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 0-1 KEG annotates
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 51 moves, 0-1

Kasparov does not even need to move his queen to beat Topalov!
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Tseshkovsky vs Kasparov, 1981 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Var (B45) 1-0 Balestra Mate
Savon vs Bobotsov, 1973 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Var (B45) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs L Karpinski, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 KEG annotates!
W E Napier vs L Karpinski, 1901 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 46 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates
W E Napier vs Albin, 1902 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Blindfold Simul
Steinitz vs D Lindsay, 1867 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Game breaks Tal's 93-game unbeaten streak and he annotates it
Tal vs N Kirov, 1974 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 0-1 P fork gains a piece
I Radulov vs Taimanov, 1970 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Game 61 in Champions of New Millennium (Ftacnik/Kopec/Browne)
Svidler vs A Volokitin, 2006 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Rapture by Rook
Hort vs Reshevsky, 1970 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var (B46) 0-1 Fredthebear never met Tal
K Honfi vs Tal, 1972 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Taimanov Var (B46) 1-0 Lolli's Extended
G Timoscenko vs Vasiukov, 1975
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 22.? Fredthebear share
P Velicka vs Jansa, 1997 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var (B46) 0-1 N pinned to mating square
Van der Wiel vs Polugaevsky, 1984 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

28.d6 is an examble of the Novotny theme occurring
G Sigurjonsson vs L Ogaard, 1978 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 16 in 'Excelling at Chess' by Jacob Aagaard
E Najer vs D Bocharov, 2000 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 3 in 'Winning Chess Brilliancies' by Yasser Seirawan
Ljubojevic vs Andersson, 1976 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Myopia, or worse
A Galkin vs G Horvath, 2007 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Remove the Def
Shamkovich vs S Matera, 1977
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Fireworks
S Polgar vs Chernin, 1989 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0BF's 1st over Tal
Fischer vs Tal, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 47 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 11.?
A Karklins vs A Sandrin, 1990 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Game No. 4, page 24 Tactics in the Sicilian by Nesis
J Polgar vs K Hulak, 1989 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 907 of Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
Short vs J Ye, 2004 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Knight network
Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

MikhailGolubev: annotated anew in my 2017 book, Understanding t
M Golubev vs V Podinic, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0Blackburne's Mate next
H Stefansson vs L Bruzon Batista, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 22 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 Paulsen. Bastrikov (B48) 1-0 Tal's tactical show
Tal vs A Vooremaa, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 0-1 School days
J Tolan vs Keene, 1964 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov, English Attk (B48) 1-0 CG member
C Bean vs I Zenyuk, 2004 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Petrosian's powerful pinning piece poleaxed Parma's position
Parma vs Petrosian, 1971 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 0-1 b-pawn buster
G Stoltz vs V Ciocaltea, 1953 
(B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 blitz
Svidler vs Gelfand, 2014
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 0-1 Fredthebear share
A Kim vs Jobava, 2002 
(B50) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B50) 1-0 Sac attack on 7th!
Firouzja vs M Zarkovic, 2019 
(B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 48 in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B50) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B50) 0-1 3-piece N fork
Areshchenko vs Sutovsky, 2005 
(B50) Sicilian, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 < >
M Mukhitdinov vs Spassky, 1965 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Adams vs Tiviakov, 1994 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 N sac, Q sac, connected Ps
J Curdo vs R Byrne, 1994 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 P sac, P squeeze
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Just an edge in mobility
J Rowson vs A Jackson, 2001 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 exhibition
Kramnik vs NN, 2001 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B51) 1-0 Q supports R#
E Kalegin vs S Yuferov, 1990 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0The Last Laugh in Blitz
Tal vs Kasparov, 1992 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

G20 in"Best Attacking Games of 2012-2015' by Naiditsch & Balogh
E Alekseev vs I Krush, 2013 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 36.?
A Sokolsky vs Kotov, 1949 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 sharp finish!
D King vs Tukmakov, 1985 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Find a queen or a draw
A Williams vs M Ginsburg, 1983 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 King safety matters
Short vs J Graf, 1979 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Find the finish
Naiditsch vs T Sanikidze, 2010 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Black will lose Q or #
R Nicevski vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1 Weak back rank
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Canal Attack ML (B52) 1-0 Black did not move either N
Browne vs Quinteros, 1974 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Sac Nxf7 for Ng5+
R G Wade vs Speelman, 1973 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attk. ML (B52) 1-0 Q busts a move - robs the pin
Bacrot vs Giri, 2013 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 180 'The Guinness Book of Chess GMs' by William Hartston.
Smyslov vs N Ioseliani, 1994 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52)1-0 Q&N sac, Discover Dbl+, Nh6#
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 20.?
Tkachiev vs W N Watson, 1993 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1 BF escapes
R A Redolfi vs Fischer, 1959 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian (B53) 1-0 Rob the pin and let Fredthebear loose
A Sznapik vs E Bhend, 1973 
(B53) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Geller puts three pieces en prise with 18.Bh6!
Geller vs E Kogan, 1946 
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian (B53) 1-0 unique smothered mate!!
L Saunina vs T Chekhova-Kostina, 1980 
(B53) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
M Blau vs Fischer, 1962 
(B53) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Modern Var (B54) 1-0 Thematic Nd5 sac is declined
Browne vs J Kaplan, 1972 
(B54) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Prins Variation (B54) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Alekhine vs Manuel Cifuentes, 1941 
(B54) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

White did not see it until later. B55 1-0 27
D Andric vs L Santolini, 1981 
(B55) Sicilian, Prins Variation, Venice Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical (B56) 1-0 Discovered check is a B_ _ _ _
R Theissl Pokorna vs N Gaprindashvili, 2003 
(B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kupreichik Var (B56) 0-1 Both sides sac bishops
Velimirovic vs I Ivanisevic, 1999 
(B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 0-1 N+ fork awaits
J Rudd vs J Rowson, 2007 
(B56) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Venice Attack (B56) 1-0 En prise N & Zwischenzug
M Ashley vs A Zelner, 1993 
(B56) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical (B57) 1-0 Black Q gets trapped grabbing pawn
Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Classical (B56) 0-1 Resembles Bird, From Gambit
NN vs F Rhine, 2013 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

nowhere to hide (1-0) - Firehouse + Fritz 7, "Reach For the Sky
T Palmer vs K Czuhai, 2010 
(B56) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

These two players combined to win 9 South Dakota Champions
B Holmes vs MH Semrau, 1950 
(B56) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B56) 0-1 Game-clinching Interference
J Trapl vs L Alster, 1963 
(B56) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Tarjan vs Timman, 1974 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 11 in My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer
Fischer vs Benko, 1959 
(B57) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sic Classical. Anti-Fischer-Sozin (B57) 0-1 The Pearl of Sophia
Topalov vs G Minchev, 1988 
(B57) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1

Silman's HTRYC, chapter on Backward Pawns p.191-192
Unzicker vs Taimanov, 1952 
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Classical 0-0-0 vs. 0-0 (B58) 0-1 Pawn Mate
B Verlinsky vs N Riumin, 1933
(B58) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

"Slade the Dragon" (game of the day Aug-07-2006)
J E Slade vs NN, 1960 
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky. Louma Var (B58) 1-0 find the mate
J Penrose vs L Barden, 1958 
(B58) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical Var (B58) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Pillsbury vs C S Howell, 1901 
(B58) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical Var (B58) 1-0 Battery on open file
F Reinfeld vs N Grossman, 1929 
(B58) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
Smyslov vs Tal, 1959 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sic Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 Early Q loses time & game to Q sac
M Ruderfer vs Stein, 1972 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. General (B60) 1-0
Jobava vs D Bocharov, 2003 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Modern Var (B60) 0-1 KR faces his
K Richter vs Bogoljubov, 1937 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 136 in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev
Tal vs K Klaman, 1957 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Modern Var (B61) 0-1 Instructive
J Tarjan vs Larsen, 1968 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early deviat (B62)0-1 Cozio's#
K Zvorykina vs E Bykova, 1959 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early dev (B62) 0-1 En prise!!
Gufeld vs V Zurakhov, 1959 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early dev (B62) 1-0
M Illescas vs Korchnoi, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern, Early deviations(B62) 1-0Rh8+
Matulovic vs S Martinovic, 1985 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 1-0

"Where the Wilder Things Are" (game of the day Jun-08-2010)
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1

Siclian Richter-Rauzer. Traditional (B63) 1-0 Deflection N sac
Gligoric vs E Nievergelt, 1959 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 4: My Best Games of Chess by Viswanathan Anand & John Nunn
Anand vs Benjamin, 1989 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Traditional (B63) 0-1 Whoops?!?
L Riemersma vs J Piket, 1988 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B63) 0-1 Just one Q gets away
Suetin vs G Ilivitsky, 1952 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 19 moves, 0-1

Keres downs Szabo - in a quick and ultra-brilliant game!
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 0-1 Exch Sac, Rob the pin
Sax vs Van der Wiel, 1985 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 3 in 'My Best Games' by Viktor Korchnoi
Korchnoi vs Geller, 1954 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Greek Gift
Hort vs I Radulov, 1974 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B65) 1-0 Aggressive center
Stein vs V Osnos, 1959 
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0 Greco's # w/pin
Tal vs A Deze, 1974 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 The d5 square
Kasparov vs V Sokolov, 1975 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0
Fedorchuk vs Tukmakov, 2000
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 0-1
H Stefansson vs A V Filipenko, 2001
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0
R Swinkels vs L Pliester, 2006
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 149 in Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
H Kestler vs Spassky, 1973 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B68) 0-1
E Paoli vs L Schneider, 1977
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon (B70) 1-0 Standard h-pawn thrust
Z Karniewski vs W Kolacin, 1993 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. General (B70) 0-1 Promotion #
K Elflow vs A Matsuo, 2004
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon (B70) 0-1 1st World U20 and the Q drops in
Larsen vs B Nyren, 1951 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1-0 Oops
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Dragon. Levenfish Var (B71) 1-0Tal gave up the Dragon
J Klavins vs Tal, 1954 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Classical Var (B72) 0-1 28.?
G Thomas vs Colle, 1925 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Classical General (B72) 1-0 Stockfish; 21.?
A Beliavsky vs Kupreichik, 1973 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 1-0

Grandmaster misses Back Rank Mate!
Short vs Chiburdanidze, 1985 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Classical Var (B73) 0-1
Smyslov vs Geller, 1974 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Classical Battery Var (B73) 1-0 Trade sequence
Y Yu vs S Hanninger, 2007 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 88 Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
V Rauzer vs Botvinnik, 1933 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Maroczy Line (B74) 1-0 Brutal attk!
Ragozin vs Taimanov, 1945 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Classical, Normal Line (B74) 0-1Stockfish
Spielmann vs O Bernstein, 1909  
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 9 in 'The Game of Chess' by Harry Golombek.
Yanofsky vs J M Aitken, 1947 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack deviation (B75)1-0 Q deflection
Adorjan vs M Fuller, 1975 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 41 in The Complete Dragon by Eduard Gufeld & Oleg Stetsko
Fischer vs H Camara, 1970 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

the Dragon-Najdorf hybrid B75 0-1 27
S Satyapragyan vs Fedorov, 2006 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Early deviations (B75)1-0 Touchdown!
Tal vs NN, 1958 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

G14 Chess World Title Contenders...Styles by Kopec & Pritchett
Timman vs Miles, 1977 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Hodgson, 1996 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 N moves!
Boleslavsky vs Lisitsin, 1956 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 0-1 Jobava!
Lagno vs Jobava, 2004 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

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

Sicil Dragon. Yugoslav Attk ML (B77) 0-1Hellacious counterattk!
F Frilling vs J L Watson, 1969 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 0-1 Juniors
A Beliavsky vs Miles, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk 0-0-0 vs 0-0 & RxNh5 (B77) 1-0
Short vs R Mandl, 1987 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1-0 White Q romp!
M Giovannetti vs Adams, 1992 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk ML (B77) 0-1 Fredthebear aware
Y Korsunsky vs M Golubev, 1981 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (game of the day Oct-23-2012)
T Pfeifer vs J Polgar, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

"Checking Mecking" (game of the day Aug-29-2014)
L A Tan vs Mecking, 1976 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

"Falleynquinox" (game of the day Sep-23-2010)
H Ottevaere vs K Falleyn, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk ML (B77) 1-0 Heavy pieces entry
Tal vs R Boardman, 1964 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 2 My Sixty Memorable Games by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B77) 0-1 Q sac in the nick of
Ljubojevic vs Miles, 1980 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Cut & thrust - but Black's counter-attack is decisive B77 0-1
J Krejci vs L Cernousek, 2005 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 0-1 Dbl R sac!!
T Bakre vs B Zawadzka, 2004 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 1-0 Wildfire!
Miles vs J Veerman, 1986 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B78) 1-0 Hot water for both Ks
J Rowson vs D Tan, 2002 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 1-0 Open h-file battery
M Vukcevich vs M Vanhoorne, 1960
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Old Line (B78) 1-0
Giri vs D Draskovic, 2006
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. English Attk (B80) 1-0 Stockfish
Morozevich vs J Rowson, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

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

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; blitz
Fritz vs Kasparov, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Boleslavsky. General Var (B58) 0-1 38...?
J Xie vs J Demina, 1992 
(B58) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 the author in Reno, NV
R Kelson vs J Silman, 1993
(B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

"A Good Time Was Had by Oll" (game of the day Jun-16-2012)
Oll vs Azmaiparashvili, 1993 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 34...?
Z Almasi vs W N Watson, 1994 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 24.? Fredthebear share
G Vescovi vs S Gschwendtner, 1994 
(B53) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 0-1 Rook Decoy Sac
Yudasin vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var (B31) 0-1
Rozentalis vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

"Garry Kasparov's Chess Challenge" (Cadogan Chess, London, 1994
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Kside Pawn Roller
Morozevich vs Topalov, 1995 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 630 in Chess Informant Best Games 601-700
C Lutz vs Kramnik, 1995 
(B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 links
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1995 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

"Chuck Out" (game of the day Apr-04-2008)
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B68) 1-0
J Polgar vs N Stanec, 1996 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B67) 1-0 34.?
J Xie vs C Peptan, 1998 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 24.?
G Castaneda vs Jobava, 1998 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Novosibirsk Var (B33) 0-1 30...?
Topalov vs Lautier, 1998 
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 15 in 'Fire on Board, Part 2: 1997-2004' by Alexey Shirov
Shirov vs Korneev, 1998 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 25 in Richard Palliser's book "The Bb5 Sicilian" p.66-68
Morozevich vs Khalifman, 1998 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Queenmate
F Bellini vs Pelletier, 1999 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

OldSicilian Bg7: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B31) 1-0 Blitz ?s
Svidler vs Kramnik, 1999 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

a model game for "positional" play against the Sveshnikov
Kasparov vs Van Wely, 1999 
(B33) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Fedorov vs Ivanchuk, 2005 
(B56) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Canal Attk. Main Line (B52) 0-1Notes by Stockfish
Kamsky vs Gelfand, 2007 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 1-0 A most unique mate!
D Smerdon vs G Nakauchi, 2007 
(B40) Sicilian, 69 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kramnik Var (B40) 0-1 Find the finish
E Kovalevskaya vs A Bodnaruk, 2013 
(B40) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var. English Attk (B48) 1-0 videos
Caruana vs Svidler, 2014 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

LEARN CHESS TACTICS by John Nunn, Chapter 1, Fork.
F Vallejo Pons vs Avrukh, 2000 
(B58) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kupreichik Var (B56) 0-1 Stockfish notes
de Firmian vs E Tate, 2001 
(B56) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Secrets of Positional Chess by Drazen Marovic, p. 39
J Polgar vs Tiviakov, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

"He Who Has E Tate is Lost" (game of the day Sep-22-2016)
E Tate vs Shulman, 2001 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

B31 Nez-Ross Attack. Fianchetto, Lutikov Gambit 1-0 Fantastic
Morozevich vs McShane, 2001 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) 1-0 A Golden Game
Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002 
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B52) 1-0 Knights rule
E Sedina vs S Tqeshelashvili, 2003 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Turn the pin into a double attack
Karjakin vs Kosteniuk, 2003 
(B32) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

G26 'The Art of Planning in Chess: Move by Move' by GM McDonald
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2003 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 "Evil Kineva"
E Horn vs E Averchenko, 2003 
(B53) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 (B31) 0-1 Bind
Gelfand vs Radjabov, 2003 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Sosonko Var (B77) 1-0
Shirov vs Tiviakov, 2003 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nez-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Ps matter
Kasparov vs R Jukemura, 2004 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Atk (B30)White manages to cool off Black
Sutovsky vs Morozevich, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Volume 92, Chess Informant Golden Games
Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, 2004 
(B32) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

"Moroze to the Occasion" (game of the day Sep-15-2017)
Morozevich vs E Alekseev, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

"Impunity" (game of the day Sep-15-2004)
S Chanda vs Nisipeanu, 2004 
(B44) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 0-1 Tactics!
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian French. Westerinen Attk (B40) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 0-1 Stockfish
Adams vs Kasimdzhanov, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 60 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1-0 25.?
J MacDonald vs N Davies, 2004 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky. General (B58) 1-0 Max Lange's Mate!
N Pogonina vs I Krush, 2004 
(B58) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 0-1 Interesting N sac
S Sulskis vs Van Wely, 2004 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Modern Var (B61) 1-0
Svidler vs Dreev, 2004 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 37 moves, 1-0

Blindfold (B33) 1-0 30.? & 33.?
Anand vs Van Wely, 2004 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 GK missed the draw
Topalov vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 0-1 Q drops in #
K Niemi vs P Cramling, 2005 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1

Zenon Franco's 2009 book, "Grandmaster Secrets: Counterattack!"
Sutovsky vs Ivanchuk, 2005 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: French Var. Westerinen Attk (B40) 0-1 Central P
T Rendle vs J Rowson, 2005 
(B40) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Stacked up on the d-file
J Friedel vs G Markzon, 2005
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 ICC blitz
G M Todorovic vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 21.?
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Anti-Qxd4 Move Order (B50) 1/2-1/2 2 Hogs & 2 Bs
I Nataf vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B50) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov. Unstoppable Arabian Mate
Leko vs Radjabov, 2006 
(B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) · 0-1
Ivanchuk vs K Miton, 2006 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

"Theory of Lagravitation" (game of the day Jun-09-2010)
Sadvakasov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Classical (B56) 0-1 Q sac uses Bishop highway
N Yaremko vs D Recuero Guerra, 2006 
(B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B63) 0-1 upset
Shirov vs A Romero Holmes, 2006 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 45 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk (B77) 0-1 Harmony overcomes
J Hirneise vs M Hoensch, 2007 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Multiple GM analysis links
Grischuk vs Rublevsky, 2007 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 26.?
B Savchenko vs A Kostin, 2007 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Katalimov Variation (B27) 0-1 37...?
R Swinkels vs C Bauer, 2007 
(B27) Sicilian, 38 moves, 0-1

"Gataraid" (game of the day Jul-01-2012)
Kamsky vs Shirov, 2007 
(B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Promotion trick
D Svetushkin vs Smirin, 2007 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights. Exchange Var (B45) 1-0 31.?
Y Vovk vs S Lots, 2007 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish; 36.?
N Lopes vs U O'Boyle, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Chelyabinsk Var (B33) 0-1video
M Kobalia vs Krasenkow, 2008 
(B33) Sicilian, 46 moves, 0-1

Game 49 of 53 Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman
J Friedel vs M de Jong, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Zugzwang commentary
A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 exhibition
Kasparov vs G Gaehwiler, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Double Q sacs
Van Kampen vs Timman, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Battery
S Zhigalko vs A Iljushin, 2010 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1/2- perp+ Q vs 2 Rs
I Cheparinov vs A Timofeev, 2010 
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Knights up, methodical
Romanishin vs Rapport, 2010
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Blindfold
Vachier-Lagrave vs Dominguez Perez, 2011
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 blitz while Fredthebear naps
Dominguez Perez vs J Polgar, 2011 
(B32) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 29.? Fredthebear share
A Istratescu vs V Lazarev, 2011 
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 promotion++
Y Hou vs M Sebag, 2011 
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Main Line 13.f5 sac (B99) 0-1
Z Bargandzhiya vs G Oparin, 2011 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Kside attack heets up 7th
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Self-fork
J Naylor vs D J O'Donoghue, 2013 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Dragon Var (B60) 1-0 K meander
N Grandelius vs A Ipatov, 2013 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 30.?
Harikrishna vs Nakamura, 2014 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Find mate
H Tikkanen vs N J Fries-Nielsen, 2015 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Pile on pin
Carlsen vs V Akopian, 2015 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

"Prepare Yi the Wei" (game of the day Feb-13-2016)
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2015 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicil Def: Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B63) 0-1 Stockfish; blitz
Short vs Kasparov, 2015 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Promo, Gueridon Mate on the side!!
C Lelievre vs M Francois, 2015 
(B32) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1/2-
Svidler vs Gelfand, 2016 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 21.?
H Wang vs R Gerber, 2016 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var (B33) 1-0 Missed Mate-in-2
A Muzychuk vs S Alexieva, 2016 
(B33) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 outside passer
T Riccardi vs H Halldorsson, 2016
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Fredthebear avoided Q trap
S Viktorsson vs G Adocchio, 2016
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 This is how FTB plays!
Romanishin vs J Radovanovic, 2016
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 0-1 Q blockade
M F Anawa vs Masho Beyene Teklu, 2016 
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation. General (B70) 1-0 33.?
Firouzja vs E Cordova, 2017 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 Blitz
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2017
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 37...?
Areshchenko vs A Demchenko, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 76 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 32...?
R Vidruska vs O Badelka, 2017 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 0-1 30...?
D Abbas vs E Inarkiev, 2017 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 18.?
A Kochukova vs E Mokshanova, 2018 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var (B31) 1/2-1/2
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2018 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 blitz; Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2018 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) · 1-0
E Safarli vs V Ivic, 2018 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sic Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Breyer (B39) 1-0 Spearhead
D Gordievsky vs M Oganian, 2018 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Dramatic defense!
A Brkic vs N Djukic, 2018 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Juniors; find the #
S Drygalov vs G Amartuvshin, 2019 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attk (B51) 1/2-1/2 Three-fold Repetition
N Grandelius vs Duda, 2020
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 threat to Remove the Defender
K Alekseenko vs L de La Fuente, 2020
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer Var (B62) 1-0 weak back rank
S L Narayanan vs R Reimanis, 2020 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kupreichik Var (B56) 0-1 Re7+ was too late
K Paveto vs J Moussard, 2020 
(B56) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Internet
Firouzja vs Carlsen, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 43 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Stockfish
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B52) 0-1 Internet; Stockfish notes
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 75 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Stockfish notes; blitz
Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2020 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 1-0 blitz
Firouzja vs Giri, 2020 
(B50) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Exchange Queens or Die!
Nakamura vs Dubov, 2020 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Offramp explains
Adams vs R Edouard, 2020 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 Fio (B31) 1-0 Q+ &fork B
Adams vs N Studer, 2020 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack 3...Nd7 (B51) 0-1 blitz
Svidler vs Duda, 2020 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Var (B64) 0-1 26...?
G Kasparian vs Levenfish, 1937 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky Var (B59) 1-0 Undermine the Defender
S Bouaziz vs B Ziska, 1990 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 28 moves, 1-0

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