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Compiled by fredthebear

There's a nice mix of old and new in here, all French ECOs included. Thank you geordieray for the Advance games! There are better collections of old classic games elsewhere. Fredthebear assembled this for a wide variety. Editing was caught up in the fall of 2020.

"In life, as in chess, one's own pawns block one's way. A man's very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him." — Charles Buxton

"Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine." — Rudolph Spielmann

"Pawns are such fascinating pieces, too...So small, almost insignificant, and yet--they can depose kings." ― Lavie Tidhar, The Bookman

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." — Albert Einstein

"To find something, anything, a great truth or a lost pair of glasses, you must first believe there will be some advantage in finding it." — Jack Burden, All The King's Men

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination." — Jimmy Dean

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"In chess, at least, the brave inherit the earth" — Edmar Mednis

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

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

"A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only difficult, but almost a matter of course." — Savielly Tartakower.

"Knowing which pieces you want to be exchanged is a great help in finding the right moves." — Graham Burgess

"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar

"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar

"I don't think you can really compare anyone to Fischer and I have high respect for him – he's one of the greatest chess players who ever lived!" — Wesley so

"Fischer…is abnormally sensitive to the slightest noise in the hall…Then there are other players, among them Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi, and myself. For us, it is simply boring to play in an empty hall. When we appear on the stage, we are artistes." — Mikhail Tal

"He went out of his way to provoke the opponent to attack, and, reeking of contempt and crusader's zeal, devoted himself to consolidating some of the most hideously unconsolidated positions ever seen on a chessboard." — Robert Byrne on Wilhelm Steinitz

"The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

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."

"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

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

"The peculiarity of his style is that only rarely does he make moves which no one else would make." — Max Euwe on Vassily Smyslov

"When his opponent forces him into wild play, his performance is stunning." — Robert Byrne on Tigran Petrosian

"You can never relax. I keep the same amount of energy and concentration during the tournament." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

"Most promises featuring the word 'always' are unkeepable." ― John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed

"You should never say never. Just like you should never say always; because, always and never are always never true." ― J. R. Krol

"<Never and Always>

Never take advantage of someone whom loves you
Never avoid someone whom needs you
Never betray anyone whom has trust in you

Never forget the people that always remember you

Never speak ill of a person who is not present

Never support something you know is wrong or unethical

Always speak to your parents on their birthday and anniversary

Always defend those who cannot defend themselves

Always forgive those you love whom have made mistakes

Always give something to those less fortunate than you

Always remember to look back at those who helped you succeed

Always call your parents and siblings on New Year's Eve." ― R.J. Intindola

* A French Start: Game Collection: French Defense

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Coo & Co1s: Game Collection: French Miscellaneous for Black

* gmann's French defense: Game Collection: French - Advance/Tarrasch/Exchange/etc

* POTD French 3: Game Collection: POTD French 3

* Aggression! Game Collection: Attacking with the French

* French Ideas for FTB: Game Collection: Ideas In The French Defense

* French Onion Dip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edx...

* FT 0-1: Game Collection: French Tarrasch

* Remember what Tarrasch said: Game Collection: FRENCH TARRASCH

* French Tarrasch for White: Game Collection: C05 French: Tarrasch (White)

* Winawer for Black: Game Collection: French Winawer

* Fredthebear found a nice hotel here: https://about-france.com/tourism/fr...

* Black attack!
Game Collection: Modern Defence Reversed

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

* Chicago, 2007: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEp...

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

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

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

* The Gaw-Paw? Game Collection: GA PA Wins Draws by Black

* Game with ...e6: Game Collection: Partidas modelo con temas variados

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

* Glossary NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/...

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

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

* Everlasting L4U: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jNMN... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObeV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZuGb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pruD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qQxO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T21_...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zako...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9nvJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dSom...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7U_C...

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes

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

* Pawns are the Soul of Chess: Game Collection: 0

* Yasser's Book: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

* Wikipedia on Computer Chess: Wikipedia article: Computer chess

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

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

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

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

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

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

"Examine what is said, not who is speaking." ~ African Proverb

Alaska: Kodiak
Established in: 1792

Kodiak is the main city in Kodiak Island and was founded in 1792 by Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranov. It was first called Pavlovsk Gavan, which is Russian for Paul's Harbor, and was the first capital of Russian Alaska. You can still find a large Russian Orthodox church there, as well as plenty of beautiful views.

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

* Chess Principles: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/comm...

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

Chess is but a Game

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

"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

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

The suffix "Elsass" is a pseudonym. In chess circles he was known as "Hans Gebhard".

Live one

Anne Boleyn Thought She Caught the Prize in King Henry the 8th by PinkFaerie5

Anne Boleyn, you set your sights high, you deviously bold sly fox Your interest was the end of Catherine's head and locks Mary was declared a bastard, Henry the Eighth's wife slain. You were singing prettily through this torment, a refrain.

Anne Boleyn, you enticed a dangerous king, indeed. Henry the Eighth, who smashed wives like a mustard seed. You thought you would give him sons but alas, it did not happen. So now here you are in the tower, being visited by a chaplain.

Anne Boleyn, your three years as a queen was not a record. Although Henry's next wife Jane will not last assured Sir Rutherford. All of Catherine's sons died in infancy, and you were beheaded too. Your French fashions and pretty singing voice could not save the likes of you.

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

The 20-40-40 rule in chess is a rule for players rated below 2000 that states 20% of your study should be dedicated to openings, 40% to the middlegame, and 40% to the endgame.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Childhood Games
Judy Ponceby, Ohio Feb 2011

Hopscotch

Girlfriends running, twirling, too.
Taking turns out in the sun.
Skip and hop across the board.
Leap over the marked one.

Twister.

Red right foot,
Bodies blend.
Green left hand
Twist and bend
Blue left foot,
Over extend.
Yellow right hand
In a body pile, again.

Chess

Pawns in play,
Knights abound.
King in check,
Queens around.
Pieces falling one by one
Check and Mate is the sound.

Tag

Tag! You're It.
Running wild.
Laughing, screaming,
Swift little child.

Jumprope

Rope atwirling overhead.
Jump when its under.
Singsong chanting
Sounds like thunder.

Checkers

Red men, Black men.
Jump on a diagonal.
King me, king me
Gonna jump a handful

Kick the Can

Running down the street.
Kicking that can.
Swarm of kiddies
Chasing past the man.

Hopscotch. Twister. Chess. Tag.
Checkers. Kick the Can. Jumprope.

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

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

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

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

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

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

<"Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.">
― Langston Hughes

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.

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

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"To a good listener, half a word is enough"
– Portuguese Proverb

The Old Man And His Sons

All power is feeble with dissension:
For this I quote the Phrygian slave.
If anything I add to his invention,
It is our manners to engrave,
And not from any envious wishes; –
I'm not so foolishly ambitious.
Phaedrus enriches often his story,
In quest – I doubt it not – of glory:
Such thoughts were idle in my breast.
An aged man, near going to his rest,
His gathered sons thus solemnly addressed:
"To break this bunch of arrows you may try;
And, first, the string that binds them I untie." The eldest, having tried with might and main,
Exclaimed, "This bundle I resign
To muscles sturdier than mine."
The second tried, and bowed himself in vain.
The youngest took them with the like success.
All were obliged their weakness to confess.
Unharmed the arrows passed from son to son;
Of all they did not break a single one.
"Weak fellows!" said their sire, "I now must show What in the case my feeble strength can do."
They laughed, and thought their father but in joke, Till, one by one, they saw the arrows broke.
"See, concord's power!" replied the sire; "as long As you in love agree, you will be strong.
I go, my sons, to join our fathers good;
Now promise me to live as brothers should,
And soothe by this your dying father's fears."
Each strictly promised with a flood of tears.
Their father took them by the hand, and died;
And soon the virtue of their vows was tried.
Their sire had left a large estate
Involved in lawsuits intricate;
Here seized a creditor, and there
A neighbour levied for a share.
At first the trio nobly bore
The brunt of all this legal war.
But short their friendship as It was rare.
Whom blood had joined – and small the wonder! – The force of interest drove asunder;
And, as is wont in such affairs,
Ambition, envy, were co-heirs.
In parcelling their sire's estate,
They quarrel, quibble, litigate,
Each aiming to supplant the other.
The judge, by turns, condemns each brother.
Their creditors make new assault,
Some pleading error, some default.
The sundered brothers disagree;
For counsel one, have counsels three.
All lose their wealth; and now their sorrows
Bring fresh to mind those broken arrows.

Hit and run

Old Russian Proverb:
Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT', taVOH ni mihnoVAT' Translation: You can't avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be.

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

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

People believe what they want to believe, truth or not.

"Search for the grain of truth in other opinions." ― Richard Carlson

James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him"

The Bear
~ Author Unknown ~

Here is a cave, (make a fist)
Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist)
Now he comes out
To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle)
When snow starts to fall,
He hurries inside
His warm little cave,
And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*At some time or other tournament player learns a few opening lines, some tactical ideas, the most basic mating patterns, and a few elementary endgames. As he gets better and more experienced, he significantly adds to this knowledge. However, the one thing that just everybody has problem is planning. From Z to class E (under 1200) D to Master, I get blank stares when asking what plan they had in mind in a particular position. Usually the choice of a plan (if they had any plan at all) is based on emotional rather than chess-specific considerations. By emotional, I mean that the typical player does what he feels like doing rather than the board "telling him what to do. This is somewhat cryptic sentence leads us to the following extremely important concept: if you want to be successful, you have to base your moves and plans on the specific imbalance-oriented criteria that exist in that given position, not your mood, taste and/or feared. Literally every non-master's games are filled with examples of "imbalance avoidance". Beginners, of course, simply don't know what imbalances are. Most experienced players have heard of the term and perhaps even tried to make use of them from time to time, however once the rush of battle takes over, isolated moves and raw aggression (or terror, if you find yourself defending) push any and all thoughts of imbalances out the door. In this case, chess becomes empty move-by-move, threat-by-threat (either making them or responding to them) affair. What is this mysterious allusion of the chessboard's desires (i.e., doing what the chess board wants you to do)? What is this "imbalance-oriented criteria? ― How To Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman

Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles.

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

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962.

The Bear and the Amateur Gardener

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

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

In 1090, a Chessboard with alternating light and dark squares was introduced in Europe.

* Riddle-free-lie: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid...

During World War II, several of the world's best chess players were code breakers.

In India, chess was initially known as the ‘Game of Kings.'

Gapper

<<Proverbs of Solomon 4 > A Father's Instruction>

1Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction;

pay attention and gain understanding.

2For I give you sound teaching;

do not abandon my directive.

3When I was a son to my father,

tender and the only child of my mother,

4he taught me and said,

"Let your heart lay hold of my words;

keep my commands and you will live.

5Get wisdom, get understanding;

do not forget my words or turn from them.

6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you;

love her, and she will guard you.

7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom.

And whatever you may acquire, a gain understanding.

8Prize her, and she will exalt you;

if you embrace her, she will honor you.

9She will set a garland of grace on your head;

she will present you with a crown of beauty."

10Listen, my son, and receive my words,

and the years of your life will be many.

11I will guide you in the way of wisdom;

I will lead you on straight paths.

12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;

when you run, you will not stumble.

13Hold on to instruction; do not let go.

Guard it, for it is your life.

14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked

or walk in the way of evildoers.

15Avoid it; do not travel on it.

Turn from it and pass on by.

16For they cannot sleep

unless they do evil;

they are deprived of slumber

until they make someone fall.

17For they eat the bread of wickedness

and drink the wine of violence.

18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,

shining brighter and brighter until midday.

19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;

they do not know what makes them stumble.

20My son, pay attention to my words;

incline your ear to my sayings.

21Do not lose sight of them;

keep them within your heart.

22For they are life to those who find them,

and health to the whole body.

23Guard your heart with all diligence,

for from it flow springs of life.

24Put away deception from your mouth;

keep your lips from perverse speech.

25Let your eyes look forward;

fix your gaze straight ahead.

26Make a level path for your feet,

and all your ways will be sure.

27Do not swerve to the right or to the left;

turn your feet away from evil.

"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

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

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

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

The Man And His Image
To M. The Duke De La Rochefoucauld.

A man, who had no rivals in the love
Which to himself he bore,
Esteemed his own dear beauty far above
What earth had seen before.
More than contented in his error,
He lived the foe of every mirror.
Officious fate, resolved our loverFrom such an illness should recover, Presented always to his eyes
The mute advisers which the ladies prize; –
Mirrors in parlours, inns, and shops, –
Mirrors the pocket furniture of fops, –
Mirrors on every lady's zone,13
From which his face reflected shone.
What could our dear Narcissus do?
From haunts of men he now withdrew,
On purpose that his precious shape
From every mirror might escape.
But in his forest glen alone,
Apart from human trace,
A watercourse,
Of purest source,
While with unconscious gaze
He pierced its waveless face,
Reflected back his own.
Incensed with mingled rage and fright,
He seeks to shun the odious sight;
But yet that mirror sheet, so clear and still,
He cannot leave, do what he will.

Before this, my story's drift you plainly see.
From such mistake there is no mortal free.
That obstinate self-lover
The human soul does cover;
The mirrors follies are of others,
In which, as all are genuine brothers,
Each soul may see to life depicted
Itself with just such faults afflicted;
And by that charming placid brook,
Needless to say, I mean your Maxim Book.

This is one of La Fontaine's most admired fables, and is one of the few for which he did not go for the groundwork to some older fabulist. The Duke de la Rochefoucauld, to whom it was dedicated, was the author of the famous "Reflexions et Maximes Morales," which La Fontaine praises in the last lines of his fable. La Rochefoucauld was La Fontaine's friend and patron. The "Maximes" had achieved a second edition just prior to La Fontaine's publication of this first series of his Fables, in 1668. "The Rabbits" (Book 10, Fable 15.), published in the second collection, in 1678-9, is also dedicated to the Duke, who died the following year, 1680.

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

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

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

"True power is expressed in quiet confidence; it was the sea's very calmness that epitomized its mighty force." ― Emile Habiby

"Remember that there are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body. That of the soul displays its radiance in intelligence, in chastity, in good conduct, in generosity, and in good breeding, and all these qualities may exist in an ugly man. And when we focus our attention upon that beauty, not upon the physical, love generally arises with great violence and intensity. I am well aware that I am not handsome, but I also know that I am not deformed, and it is enough for a man of worth not to be a monster for him to be dearly loved, provided he has those spiritual endowments I have spoken of." ― Miguel Cervantes

4$drivz u nokt mee crazy wheelr. 4$fare iz fair evn 4all hairy bearz no shirts no shoez still get servd biden court 2appear b4 congress 2testify on internet caught see lionz zandi drownd outta noiz. So sad.

Doomswitch

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." — Calvin Coolidge

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

A TISKET A TASKET
A tisket, a tasket
A green and yellow basket.
I wrote a letter to my love
And on the way I dropped it.
I dropped it, I dropped it
And on the way I dropped it.
A little boy he picked it up
And put it in his pocket.

16 yellow #2 pencilz

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Classical, Normal Line (B74) 0-1Stockfish
Spielmann vs O Bernstein, 1909
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
Game 245 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1892
(C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
French, Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Ignore the fork, hunt the king!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Correspondence
Keres vs E Verbak, 1932
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Bird Invitation 2.Bb5 Qg5 (C00) 1-0 tripled Ps
Bird vs M Fleissig, 1873
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def: Horwitz Attk. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 1-0San Remo
Spielmann vs R Grau, 1930
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Knight Variation (C00) 1-0 14.?
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: 2.Qe2 Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Nxe6 ruins Black
V Csiszar vs J Frank, 2005
(C00) French Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
French Def: Two Knights Var (C00) 0-1 Return the queen
A Dunne vs K Plesset, 1976
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
French Def: Normal/Delayed Owen Def (C00) 0-1impressive assault
M Skachkov vs M Shutalev, 2002
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Pile on back rank pin
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1883
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Simul Slam!
A Strande vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
French, Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 0-1 Dropping minor pieces
A Stubljar vs B Harej, 2002
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange 4.h3!? Copcyat (C01) 1-0 Bxh6 etc.
K McDonald vs S Chan, 2004
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0
Albin CG / French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 0-1 K walk
D Black vs S Rukovci, 2001
(C01) French, Exchange, 16 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Surprising Nxg2 wins
J Novkovic vs N Zhukova, 2013
(C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 25...?
K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
"Get a Knight on 5 and your game's alive."
Mackenzie vs P Ware, 1871
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0
French Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0Criss-cross mate
C Briscoe vs D Spence, 2004
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 sKorching counterattack on f2
L M Kovacs vs Korchnoi, 1969
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 armageddon
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo/Albin CG(C01) 0-1Greed is punished
NN vs Livingstone, 1941
(C01) French, Exchange, 10 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 White does not 0-0?
J Garcia vs Shirov, 2001
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Amen
A Miladi vs Patience Tsuses, 2016
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
Hou Yifan *demolishes* the Exchange Variation in just 24 moves!
S Milliet vs Y Hou, 2006
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 1-0 Critical pin vs Nf6
Spielmann vs R Wahle, 1926
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
French Nc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Overloaded Q allows BxNf3 gxBf3
S Arfin vs A Hambleton, 2009
(C01) French, Exchange, 15 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, pawn storm
C Hovind vs Alekhine, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Which battery?
Al Lipton vs Yanofsky, 1942
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 N fork
G van Doesburgh vs Stahlberg, 1936
(C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 Timely absolute pin
M Smith vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2008
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Alapin / French Advance (C02) 0-1 K walk
C Richey vs B Wall, 1991
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 (C02) 0-1 The B pair
R Molander vs Korchnoi, 2002
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Nimzowitsch Attack (C02) 0-1 Qside mess
I Nei vs Gleizerov, 1995
(C02) French, Advance, 16 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch Gambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C02) 1-0
S J Szpisjak vs D Cavitt, 1998
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit Qxe5 (C02) 0-1
T Gossell vs Shulman, 2002
(C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0Q sac, Opera#
B Wall vs J Robin, 1983
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Tactical play on queenside
R Schreiner vs G Hertneck, 1990
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 23.?
A Burtasova vs N Straub, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def: Advance (C02) 0-1 Damiano's Mate w/N support
Wemmers vs J Metger, 1877
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 B pins B to mating square
Saumchurn vs Cochrane, 1856
(C02) French, Advance, 13 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance (C02)0-1 It's 3 vs 2 or Qc3+ & fork Ra1
Y Estrin vs Y Neishtadt, 1938
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Sac open the g-file
M Larrea vs B Roselli Mailhe, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1
F Carame vs N Getz, 2010
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Paulsen Attk 8.Be2 Nge7 (C02) 1-0outnumber
Reti vs Spielmann, 1928
(C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 1-0
Great attacking game by Wei Yi, punishing lack of development
Wei Yi vs B Sadiku, 2016
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double Sacs on e6!!
M Tissir vs M Jimenez Algora, 2004
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 obstruction, combination
Jansa vs D Marovic, 1974
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 Smothered Mate
K Grossner vs E Budrich, 1949
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 7 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 Messed up Ns
E Walther vs L Schmid, 1961
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1-0 USSR blitz tournament
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch (C03) 0-1 Exchange sac opens g-file
G Kitts vs Gulko, 1986
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 Q Trap
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def. ML (C04) 0-1Royal Discovery+
NN vs Ross, 1974
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 0-1 Pin
G Kramer vs E Mednis, 1957
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0 Black hangs his queen
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 0-1 Remove the Guard
P B Petersen vs Timman, 2013
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 15 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Pawn Center (C05) 0-1 c5 & f6 breaks
Ljubojevic vs M Gurevich, 1991
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Delayed Bxh7+
T Bjornsson vs F Edel, 2016
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Hit both wings
T Battsetseg vs J Kraai, 2003
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07) 1-0 Fork
S Rachels vs A A McManus, 1987
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 N triple fork
Y Polyak vs Boleslavsky, 1938
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Loose Bb5
Hromadka vs Flohr, 1927
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Clever mating net
M Romi vs Keres, 1936
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07) 0-1 Stockfish
Zaw Win Lay vs Khalifman, 2000
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1
Fred Reinfeld's book "How to Play Winning Chess" (1962) p. 112
A Seppelt vs Leganki, 1950
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 6 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C09) 0-1 Promotion giveaway
A Ingerslev vs Bronstein, 1956
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Surely 20...Nxf3+
J Bloomer vs J Kraai, 2005
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Q+
Kmoch vs T Ellison, 1948
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1Bxf2+ Decoy N+ Unpin
Westerhuis vs Vinagre, 1989
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1/2-1/2 edge to W
P Popovic vs Y Piskov, 1989
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Tarrasch. Chistyakov Defense (C07) 1-0
Naiditsch vs R Edouard, 2020
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0Back rank
Smirin vs G Dizdar, 2005
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def (C07) 1-0 Namesake
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1890
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
"A Pleasing Combination" (game of the day Sep-12-2018)
E Bebchuk vs Bronstein, 1974
(C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 24 moves, 0-1
Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics, #112, p. 187 After 24 ...exf3
C Juarez Flores vs Lputian, 1990
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 0-1 Pins & Battery
Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1941
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 Undermine
E Paoli vs Bronstein, 1976
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 20 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein Kasparov Attack (C10) 1-0 Centralization
Adams vs V Akopian, 2004
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein Var (C10) 0-1 Mutual back rankers
S Levitsky vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1906
(C10) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Another fatal Nge7 w/Greek Gift
K Blom vs Niels Jensen, 1934
(C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein. Fort Knox Var (C10) 1-0 Incoming
Sutovsky vs L D'Costa, 2006
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 Overworked Q
R Mainka vs Chiburdanidze, 1995
(C10) French, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1
M Van den Abeele vs Bronstein, 1995
(C10) French, 20 moves, 0-1
Today's World History Lesson - September 1's of the past...
J Moles vs D Zara, 1968
(C10) French, 20 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 Battery
A Chistiakov vs P Dubinin, 1939
(C10) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Consider each
M Cukier vs F Yasaki, 1995
(C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 24 in 'Paul Keres: The Road to the Top" by Keres, Golombek
Spielmann vs Keres, 1938
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Feldt must have felt he was on the operation table!
Alekhine vs von Feldt, 1916
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Full force Kside!
Mackenzie vs Mason, 1878
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
What a brilliant win by Bareev! Looks like a Morphy game.
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Save the Day!
L Prokes vs Rubinstein, 1926
(C11) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def. Steinitz. Gledhill Attack (C11) 1-0 Q sac offer
J Houghteling vs L S Cornell, 1902
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0 17...?
Anand vs M Gurevich, 2004
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 P fork
Svidler vs Morozevich, 2007
(C11) French, 19 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 misfortunate 13
T Spanton vs S Williams, 1993
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 0-1 Which Q is trapped?
Nunn vs T T Hoang, 1992
(C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 Raking Bishops
K McDonald vs J Lusk, 2012
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1Get out of the way
G Menke vs Keres, 1935
(C11) French, 14 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 video link
Schiffers vs Rubinstein, 1903
(C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO N
F Jenni vs Korchnoi, 2001
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 0-1
This Q sacrifice finish is a fine example of an X-Ray attack
Chandler vs A Fernandes, 2001
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 28 moves, 1-0
G6 in 'My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954' by Savielly Tartakower
Tartakower vs Vidmar, 1907
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 0-1 Rolling Knights
D Coleman vs I Lopez Mulet, 2018
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon Var (C12) 0-1 Q drops in backranker
Marshall vs Alekhine, 1914
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 0-1Vukovic Mate threat
J Lundin vs D Ozen, 2016
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 27 moves, 0-1
The 5 queens game was analysis of this real game.
N Grigoriev vs Alekhine, 1915
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Exchange Var (C12) 0-1 Stockfish notes
N Grigoriev vs B Verlinsky, 1929
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 20 moves, 0-1
French Defense: McCutcheon. Chigorin (C12) 0-1 Ready...Aim...
D Dragicevic vs K Bischoff, 2009
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Chigorin Var (C12) 0-1 Skewer+
B Stam vs L Hinrichs, 2015
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 1-0 Discovery+ lurks
K Mokry vs E Chinchilla Miranda, 1986
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 19 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Castled into trouble
M Fox vs A Regen, 1936
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 20 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Wolf Gambit (C12) 1-0 F. Marshall notes
Marshall vs L Levy, 1941
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 24 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Schlecter's Gems
Schlechter vs S A Wolf, 1894
(C13) French, 16 moves, 1-0
French Classical Var Richter Attack (C13) 0-1 0-0-0 King walk
E M Sobernheim vs S Langleben, 1895
(C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
French, Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard G. (C13) 1-0 KOd
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 2001
(C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
"Panov Worms" (game of the day Mar-22-2017)
Panov vs M Yudovich Sr, 1937
(C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
#5015 on p.969 of CHESS: 5334 Problems, etc. by Laszlo Polgar
K Richter vs K Darga, 1950
(C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0
#5017 on p.970 of CHESS: 5334 Problems, etc. by Laszlo Polgar
Yates vs V Marin y Llovet, 1930
(C13) French, 11 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Richter Attk (C13) 0-1Down a pawn, no Qs
J Schulz Sr vs F Treybal, 1927
(C13) French, 19 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Looming Knights
K Richter vs A Vajda, 1931
(C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Richter Attk (C13) 0-1 Cntr Counterattk
Charousek vs Maroczy, 1897
(C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Tarrasch Var (C14) 1-0 Greek gift
Schlechter vs Stubenrauch, 1901
(C14) French, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Discovered+ awaits
E Steiner vs D Przepiorka, 1924
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 White misfires
Kupreichik vs Bareev, 1987
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1Damiano's Mate w/N
M Mrdja vs Gleizerov, 2011
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14) Â· 0-1
S Schabanel vs R Kuijf, 2002
(C14) French, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Simul exhibition
Fischer vs O I Truelsen, 1962
(C14) French, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C14) 0-1
L Dreibergs vs E Gize, 1938
(C14) French, Classical, 24 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 Black had resources
Naiditsch vs T T Hoang, 1998
(C14) French, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Tarrasch Var (C14) 0-1Capture, Re-capture, N+
J Dobias vs L Prokes, 1911
(C14) French, Classical, 22 moves, 0-1
"Andrew Martin Basics Of Winning Chess" DVD.
V Kunin vs Ochsengoit, 1958
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Thump! Thump!
I Hakki vs M Eassa Ahmed, 2000
(C15) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 1-0
"Excuse My French" (game of the day Dec-30-2015)
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
G60 in 'My Best Games of Chess 1905-1954' bySavielly Tartakower
Tartakower vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(C15) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 1-0 Q forks EAD h7 & LPDO B
L Christiansen vs C Madsen, 1975
(C15) French, Winawer, 17 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Fingerslip Variation Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 1-0
Serebriany vs Ivanov, 1959
(C15) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
Winawer. Kondratiyev Variation (C15); Pin her to win her
Geller vs Petrosian, 1953
(C15) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1
47th USSR Championship (1979), Minsk BLR, rd 14, Dec-??
Romanishin vs Vaganian, 1979
(C16) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Kside smash
Unzicker vs R Czaya, 1948
(C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Semi-Smothered #
T Gharamian vs S Ivanov, 2006
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var Moscow Var (C17) 0-1 6th Corresp WC
S Aarseth vs H Rittner, 1968
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 0-1 13.?
J Friedman vs Gulko, 1993
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 16 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var (C17) 0-1 See notes
S Sulskis vs M Bartel, 2007
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Adv Moscow Var (C17) 1-0 Raking Bs & hoppy Ns
S Chekhov vs M Opanasenko, 2013
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Maroczy-Wallis Var (C18) 1-0 exhibition
Karpov vs T Munck, 2004
(C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik - Smyslov World Championship Match (1954), Moscow URS
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1954
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Retreat Armenian Line (C18) 1-0 Exhibition
W Adams vs C Joachim, 1948
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 0-1 Blind Swine
I Andersen vs S Christensen, 2007
(C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C18) ï¿½ 0-1
G Finnlaugsson vs M Antonsen, 2007
(C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Classical 7.Qg4 f5 (C18) 0-1 Qc3+ & fork R
S M Rahman vs N Murshed, 2007
(C18) French, Winawer, 10 moves, 0-1
Game 23 in "My 60 Memorable Games" by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Tal, 1960
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn 7.Qg4 0-0 (C18) 1-0 Reduced Kside
Sax vs Dolmatov, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 22 moves, 1-0
"Who's the Man?" (game of the day Apr-03-2012)
Timman vs Khalifman, 2000
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 0-1
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1 21...?
E Cobo Arteaga vs Ivkov, 1963
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 1-0 Qs parade heats it up!
Geller vs A Sokolsky, 1950
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
A Short loss to a new line in an old Winawer variation
Short vs N Das, 1999
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1
the Swarm, short for Swiss-Armenian Variation, 5...Ba5
K Kulaots vs Vaganian, 2004
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
Petrosian producing an amazing queen sac!
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Dbl-Dbl Fio (A04) 0-1 The hunted becomes the hunter
I Jelen vs Larsen, 1977
(A04) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 477 in Chess Informant Best Games 401-500
P Velikov vs Dorfman, 1989
(A04) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Dbl Fio Reti Opening (A05) 1-0 Q sac for a K walk
K Spraggett vs P Llaneza-Vega, 2007
(A05) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Var (A05) 1-0 Exchange sac runs K
M Otteson vs Fischer, 1957
(A05) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0
GK played KIA as a junior; Pseudo-Tarrasch/Sicilian Defense
Kasparov vs B Kantsler, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Q sac for 9 pts & crossfire acti
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Dbl Fio (A07) 0-1 K walk into mouth of fire
G Arzumanian vs V Moskalenko, 1999
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 63 moves, 0-1
KIA Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs French Def 00 vs 000 (A07) 1-0 Q drops
Fedorov vs N Smetanov, 2012
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian / French (A08) 1-0 Minor sacs
R Shiomi vs M Abdul Adhim, 2004
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) 1-0 14.?
Movsesian vs N Miezis, 2008
(B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
French, King's Indian Attack (C00) 1/2-1/2 Castle by hand
Short vs Bareev, 1999
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Sac Smack
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Var (C00) 0-1 zugzwang
A Stripunsky vs Nakamura, 2010
(C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
French Def: La Bourdonnais Var (C00) 0-1 Reminds of Alekhine!
R Rakovic vs R Gralla, 2010
(C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French Def. dxe4 dxe4 (C00) 1-0 Basman's K takes a hike!
R L Paige vs M Basman, 1967
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Reti-Spielmann Attack (C00) ï¿½ 0-1
G Seul vs J Werle, 2020
(C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
G71'Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik
Panov vs Botvinnik, 1940
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Wing Gambit (C00) 1-0 Bxh7+, Ng5+ etc.
P Corbin vs B Gebregziabher, 2008
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Closed, Qside pawn roller
E Kovalevskaya vs V Gunina, 2008
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz Attack 2.e5 f6 (C00) 0-1 What an escape!
Steinitz vs Winawer, 1882
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs French Def dxe4 (C00) 0-1 video link
B Vujic vs S Polgar, 1981
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
French Def: 2.Bb5?! Bird Invitation (C00) 1-0 Sally explains
E Spencer vs Menchik, 1930
(C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
French Def: Horwitz Attk. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 1-0 I'll Be
V Karasev vs G Johnsen, 2006
(C00) French Defense, 53 moves, 1-0
French Def: 2.g3 Reti-Spielmann Attack (C00) 0-1 Mutal N sacs
N Riumin vs V Rauzer, 1929
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Game 6 in Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the CMs by Reinfeld
J Mieses vs Mason, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black promptly castles long
Kholmov vs Psakhis, 1984
(C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Fredthebear saw it.
A Kochyev vs Psakhis, 1987
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) · 0-1
M Rivas Pastor vs Dreev, 1991
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Sax vs Hort, 1976
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Moscow
Bareev vs Speelman, 1995
(C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 5 consecutive checks w/2 sacs finish
V Goldfarb vs Alekhine, 1909
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Pin, Q+ and fork LPDO R
D Andreikin vs Gleizerov, 2004
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
French Exchange 5...c5 (C01) 1-0 King walk
Kasparov vs Korchnoi, 1991
(C01) French, Exchange, 45 moves, 1-0
French Exchange 12...Nb4! (C01) 0-1 Railroad Mate possibility
V Malaniuk vs Psakhis, 1983
(C01) French, Exchange, 56 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 He walked into it
Nakamura vs S Williams, 2012
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
French Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Seize control of open files!
V Meijers vs D Kosic, 2006
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 hair restoration?
R Fesalbon vs L Rojas Keim, 2004
(C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
French, Exchange. Svenonius Var (C01) 0-1 Interesting threats
Rotlewi vs J Esser, 1912
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Simul exhibition
Kasparov vs N Sharansky, 1996
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 blitz past Fredthebear
Bacrot vs Caruana, 2017
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
M Khachiyan vs So, 2017
(C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
Lasker resigned in a winning position (if the score is correct)
Lasker vs E Hamilton, 1907
(C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1/2-1/2 Fredthebear agreed
H Stevic vs F Vallejo Pons, 2011
(C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Exchange 4...Qf6?! (C01) 1/2-1/2
B Finegold vs Tukmakov, 1991
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 1/2-1/2 KEG annotates!
J Mieses vs Gunsberg, 1901
(C01) French, Exchange, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Solitaire Chess column in Chess Review, April 1944
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 Kill Box Mate is coming!
Psakhis vs J Nogueiras, 1988
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange 5.Nc3 (C01) 1-0 Pronunciations
Alekhine vs N Rubtsov, 1908
(C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Promotions
P Carreras Mendiolea vs V Bashkite, 2006
(C01) French, Exchange, 63 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 0-1 W did not 0-0
R Kuijf vs Korchnoi, 1992
(C01) French, Exchange, 31 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 White K cornered last 25 moves
Tartakower vs Botvinnik, 1946
(C01) French, Exchange, 54 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Beautiful N sac!
E G Sergeant vs Capablanca, 1935
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1Don't make a move that causes your res
N Pavlov-Pianov vs Alekhine, 1920
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Exchange, both 0-0-0 (C01) 0-1 Alekhine's Gun
W Winter vs Alekhine, 1936
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Wch U20
Y Ramsingh vs Short, 1983
(C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
Game 79 in Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs
M Gurevich vs Short, 1990
(C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
O Bernstein vs Bronstein, 1954
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 The K is a poor defender
F Benko vs M Czerniak, 1949
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Stockfish
Sliwa vs Botvinnik, 1956
(C01) French, Exchange, 45 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
Z Mestrovic vs Portisch, 1971
(C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Moscow
Shabalov vs Vaganian, 1991
(C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
A Pomar vs Alekhine, 1945
(C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 He also traded w/Fredthebear
M Hermann vs Vaganian, 1992
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
F Braga vs Vaganian, 1992
(C01) French, Exchange, 50 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Smyslov vs Vaganian, 1993
(C01) French, Exchange, 47 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
Lagno vs Vaganian, 2008
(C01) French, Exchange, 66 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Paralysis
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) · 0-1
D Menikos vs M Wiedenkeller, 2013
(C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
This game is often attributed to Humphrey Bogart with the Black
P Limbos vs Klausner, 1929
(C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: Advance Var (C02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Capablanca vs L Paredes, 1901
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 0-1
M Traldi vs Brett Larsen, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance 6.a3 c4 ML (C02) 0-1 2-for-1 Rook, & N fork
D Provost vs K Spraggett, 1979
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Q grabs P, K walks
Keres vs L Laurine, 1935
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6.a3 a5 7.Bd3 Bd7 (C02) 0-1 Pesky Q shuffle
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1999
(C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 P sac, infiltrate
G Stoltz vs Bronstein, 1952
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1
"Corden Blue" (game of the day Mar-21-2016)
M Corden vs S Webb, 1978
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 0-1 Check yourself?!
A Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1920
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
G75'Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik
Bondarevsky vs Botvinnik, 1941
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. 5.Bb5 Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
J S Mucklow vs E Williams, 1851
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
"With a Little Help from My French" (game of the day Aug-24-201
P H Clarke vs Petrosian, 1958
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance 6.Be2 cxd4 (C02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Shirov vs Ivanchuk, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 15.?
Grischuk vs Bareev, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0
French Def: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C02) 1-0
M Weiss vs J Noa, 1885
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Closed g-file grave
G Ustinov vs Bronstein, 1970
(C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Main Line (C02) 1/2-1/2 missed the mate
Svidler vs Vitiugov, 2012
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Advance. ML 6.a3 f6 7.Be2 fxe5 (C02) 0-1
J Mehringer vs S Sigurjonsson, 2012
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Main Line (C02) 0-1 Brilliancy
E Formanek vs J Bradford, 1979
(C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 0-1
French Advance 6.a3 f6 ML (C02) 0-1Black owns both diagonals
S Kristjansson vs Caruana, 2011
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
J Sikora-Lerch vs P Cech, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance Var (C02) · 0-1
J G Nicholson vs S Fowler, 2006
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance Var (C02) · 0-1
T Sondergaard vs P H Nielsen, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 0-1
French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch Attk (C02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Canepa vs Alekhine, 1938
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. ML 6.a3 c4 (C02) 0-1
Shabalov vs G Milicevic, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. ML 6.a3 c4 (C02) 0-1
A Hadzimanolis vs Lputian, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance 5.a3 a5 6.Nf3 Qb6 (C02) 0-1
A Alekseeva vs L Kostiukova, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) · 0-1
A Giaccio vs A Rodriguez Vila, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 0-1
French Def. Advance. 6.a3 f6 Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0
Adams vs Epishin, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance 6.Be2 Euwe Var (C02) 1-0 Strip the Qside
Y Marrero Lopez vs M Delgado Crespo, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 perpetual+ draw?
Shirov vs S Lomasov, 2020
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Variation 7...b5!? (C02) 0-1
P Cafolla vs I Gelip, 2016
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1Open center, plenty of action
Carlsen vs C Hansen, 2004
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
Grischuk vs Short, 2000
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
S Guo-Yuthok vs R Ben Farahat, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
R Potze vs R D Miedema, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
D Kagramanov vs Shirov, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
C Pace vs Short, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
I Ivanov vs E Gausel, 1993
(C02) French, Advance, 12 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
A Giaccio vs A Rodriguez Vila, 2000
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1
J Rosito vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1996
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Snare the wayward White Q
M Labra Carreno vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1992
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 Kside whoopin'
S Collins vs J Redpath, 2000
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) · 0-1
W Hendriks vs Barsov, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) · 0-1
J Krivec vs N Aginian, 2005
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian-> French Def: Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 f-file hit
D King vs G Buckley, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe Var (C02) 0-1 White should prepare 0-0-0
G Hovens vs M Prusikin, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Euwe 6.Be2 f6 (C02) 0-1 N sac, Bxf2+
Y Afek vs S Williams, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) · 0-1
L Gretarsdottir vs M Kludacz, 2001
(C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) · 0-1
L Rojas Keim vs A Rodriguez Vila, 2004
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Wade Var (C02) 1-0 Wild women roam
Kupreichik vs G Timoscenko, 1968
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) 0-1
Shabalov vs V Akobian, 2003
(C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) · 0-1
P Husted vs M Maros, 2009
(C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) · 0-1
N Ivell vs Karpov, 1977
(C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance. Wade Var (C02) 0-1 N double attack
D Veit vs G R S Name, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 21 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian Var (C02) 0-1 Be careful says Fredebear
Grischuk vs Lputian, 2002
(C02) French, Advance, 45 moves, 0-1
French Advance Lputian Var (C02) 0-1 tense, spectacular fight!
Sveshnikov vs V Moskalenko, 1987
(C02) French, Advance, 46 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 (C02) 0-1 Viktor strikes w/pin
Fressinet vs Korchnoi, 1996
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian Var (C02) 0-1
J Bosch vs Lputian, 1999
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian Var (C02) 0-1
I Berzina vs Y Xu, 2008
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1
"Robert's Rules" (game of the day Dec-15-2016)
Fischer vs R Byrne, 1965
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 Zwischenzug alters path
G Feher vs E Bricard, 1995
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Power Chess!
S Kristjansson vs Caruana, 2008
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Haberditz Var (C03) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs J Enevoldsen, 1972
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0
Last move is Discovery and Double Attack with Back Rank threat
M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 Remove the Guard
E Prandstetter vs I Hausner, 2001
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 That's far enough!
A Sokolsky vs Korchnoi, 1954
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1
V Magnusdottir vs J Schadd, 2014
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 1-0 Find the finish
C Yeuillaz vs P Vezzosi, 1991
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 0-1 Small tactics
Svidler vs Aronian, 2006
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
43rd USSR Championship (1975), Yerevan ARM, rd 11, Dec-??
Geller vs Vaganian, 1975
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
H Plasman vs A Riazantsev, 2001
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
J Penrose vs Huebner, 1972
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense ML (C04) 1-0Stockfish
Bronstein vs Szabo, 1948
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 38 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Closed (C05)0-1 Heavy Kside attack shifts Qside
R Filguth vs Korchnoi, 1979
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Black's Greek Gift
W Bialas vs Uhlmann, 1951
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Qside attack uses open b-file
Hydra vs Ponomariov, 2005
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0
"Knightmare on Emm's Street" (game of the day Oct-14-2006)
J Emms vs S Williams, 2001
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate Swindle
Adams vs V Dimitrov, 1993
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Exchange Sac
D Rovner vs Tal, 1955
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Reinfeld & Chernev, "Fireside Book of Chess", p.333
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Ng5, Rf6 sacrifices
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1890
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1Fredthebear remembers
M Hebden vs Gleizerov, 2001
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Fredthebear wasn't t
D Kolka vs Y Wang, 2015
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Don't look at her.
T Abrahamyan vs H Dronavalli, 2015
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1938
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1
A Fuentes vs A Rodriguez Vila, 1993
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Caution
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07)1-0 18.?
Alekhine vs Sik, 1943
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 B pair edge
J C Sterk vs S Landau, 1939
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch . Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0
Y Zinchenko vs M Bronowicki, 2009
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch Var. Open System (C07) ï¿½ 0-1
Bronstein vs Gulko, 1968
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Central P roller
Adams vs Bareev, 1991
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 0-1
French, Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1
A Medina Garcia vs Eliskases, 1953
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
French, Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1/2-1/2
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1975
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1-0
Sax vs Vaganian, 1979
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
French, Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 Flurry!
V Kovalev vs R Edouard, 2013
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def (C07) 1-0
Adams vs Y Wan, 2013
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def (C07) 1/2-1/2
U Kersten vs Andersson, 2006
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 1-0 28.? Action Ches
Levenfish vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open ML (C09) 0-1 Three B sacs in this game
Panov vs Bondarevsky, 1937
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 177 in Boris Spassky's 400 Selected Games
Stein vs Spassky, 1967
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 37 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 1-0 Stockfish
Tal vs A Zaitsev, 1969
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09)1-0 K walk
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
French, Tarrasch. Open System ML (C09) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Geller vs Uhlmann, 1970
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
French Def 3.Nc3 Nc6 Advance (C10) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0 Sac attack!
A Reijnerwold vs T Krabbe, 1997
(C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Var (C10) 1-0 Pillsbury's Mate links
K Berg vs P Zarnicki, 2004
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Def: 3.Nc3 Nc6 Normal?? 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 0-1 unique
P De Haseth vs Huebner, 1965
(C10) French, 42 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Castle opposite; get there first
Mackenzie vs G Reichhelm, 1867
(C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Tactical counter attack artistry
Burn vs E Delmar, 1889
(C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 0-1 20...? Fredthebear knows
Boleslavsky vs A Ufimtsev, 1944
(C10) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 Sporting resignation
Kashdan vs H R Morris, 1936
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein (C10)0-1 N fork w/a discovered attk
J Klavins vs Tal, 1949
(C10) French, 18 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) Smothered Mate
B Koester vs R Gralla, 1971
(C10) French, 24 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Raid 7th rank
S J Solomon vs G West, 2009
(C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Notes
M Apicella vs A Belezky, 1998
(C10) French, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Black No Go
Saric vs P Cech, 2006
(C10) French, 38 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 6.Qe2 trap
Carlsen vs A Hobber, 2006
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Both Black N's pinned
Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949
(C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
Game 62 in Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
F S Blackall vs Christian, 1942
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0
"Let There be Light" (game of the day Feb-22-2020)
I Nikolayev vs E Luce, 2010
(C10) French, 36 moves, 0-1
"The Table Turns" (game of the day Jun-08-2005)
Fischer vs Benko, 1962
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Classical Burn (C11)1-0 Overworked P allows Q "windmill"
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2000
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Survive to thrive
Svidler vs A Riazantsev, 2008
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 PINS~
W Pietzsch vs W Golz, 1960
(C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 15 in 'Pachman's Decisive Games' by Ludek Pachman
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911
(C11) French, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def. Classical. Burn. Morozevich Line(C11) 0-1 JHB Notes
G Marco vs Burn, 1895
(C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Gligoric vs Portisch, 1964
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 Kside crusher!
K McDonald vs M McLeieer, 1996
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn, Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Disabling Pin
J Kaplan vs Bronstein, 1975
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Schlechter vs Rubinstein, 1912
(C11) French, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 0-1 Stockfish
V Rauzer vs B Verlinsky, 1929
(C11) French, 39 moves, 0-1
FR Classical. Burn Var, Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 P race, Q pin
Fischer vs W A Bills, 1964
(C11) French, 51 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0 Black gets burned
Topalov vs Bareev, 2002
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn (C11) 1-0 Greek gift seizes initiative
Yanofsky vs A Ismodes Dulanto, 1939
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exch (C11)0-1 W is cut-off; OCB+Rs EG
Chigorin vs E Delmar, 1889
(C11) French, 135 moves, 0-1
French McCutcheon. Wolf Gambit 5.Nge2 (C12) 1-0 Chicago Simul
Alekhine vs E P Thorbjohnson, 1929
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 33 moves, 1-0
G49: Nezhmetdinov's Best Games of Chess by Rashid Nezhmetdinov
R Nezhmetdinov vs A Chistiakov, 1956
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 M60MG
Fischer vs Rossolimo, 1965
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 0-1 N saves the day!
Spielmann vs Vidmar, 1907
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 34 moves, 0-1
French McCutcheon. Grigoriev Var (C12) Fictional 5 Queens Game
Alekhine vs NN, 1915
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Wolf Gambit 10...Kf8 (C12) 0-1
G Xie vs J Cori, 2010
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 31 moves, 0-1
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
Lasker vs Showalter, 1899
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1/2-1/2 KEG notes!
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: McCutcheon. Wolf Gambit (C12) 0-1Lasker notes
J W te Kolste vs Torre, 1925
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def. McCutcheon. Exchange (C12) 1/2-AA's tournament book
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1924
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Breyer Var (C13) 0-1
S Nedeljkovic vs Gligoric, 1949
(C13) French, 31 moves, 0-1
French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Pins
Tal vs V Veders, 1951
(C13) French, 34 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1964
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
...like a crazy bloodthirsty mofo on fire!
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Def Albin-Chatard Gambit 0-0-0s (C13) 0-1 Qside smash
Velimirovic vs D Antic, 1999
(C13) French, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Winawer vs von Scheve, 1901
(C13) French, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Classical. General (C14) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Gunsberg vs Burn, 1887
(C14) French, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Vukovic Mate
J Moller vs H Jonsson, 1901
(C14) French, Classical, 38 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Smashing Arabian #
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900
(C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Alapin (C14) 0-1 Which Q inflicts the most?
Browne vs A Taha, 1972
(C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Pollock Var (C14) 0-1 Fredthebear share
Walbrodt vs Albin, 1895
(C14) French, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Pollock Var (C14) 0-1 Stockfish
O Bernstein vs Lasker, 1934
(C14) French, Classical, 44 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Helsinki
A Tarnowski vs M Czerniak, 1952
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Greek gift & more
Van der Wiel vs Korchnoi, 1991
(C14) French, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 0-0-0 Spearhead
Shirov vs Morozevich, 2000
(C14) French, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C14) 0-1 Rook roller of sorts
E Inarkiev vs Morozevich, 2003
(C14) French, Classical, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Steinitz 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C14) 0-1 P drops
J Jackova vs M Socko, 2007
(C14) French, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Gibraltar
R Felgaer vs H Ni, 2008
(C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 1-0 Orlando
S Vibbert vs J Regam, 2011
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) · 1-0
Y Ding vs X Zhang, 2010
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Tarrasch Var (C14) 0-1 Historical notes
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1887
(C14) French, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Tarrasch Var (C14) 1-0 New York
W Adams vs Kashdan, 1940
(C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Rubinstein (C14) 0-1 Weak back rank
S J Szpisjak vs O Adu, 2000
(C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Rubinstein Var (C14) 0-1 Greek gift fails
L Asztalos vs Spielmann, 1931
(C14) French, Classical, 22 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 0-1 A lovely shot!
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979
(C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 Qside passer
A Dueckstein vs Uhlmann, 1956
(C15) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 0-1
Best game prize 1980 olympics. Amazing King Chase
J Mestel vs N Renman, 1980
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
Game 208 in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein
L E Cuevas vs Bronstein, 1993
(C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
FR Winawer. Fingerslip Var Kunin Double Gambit (C15) 0-1 Sly
Boleslavsky vs Bronstein, 1950
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 Deflect the Knight
Tal vs H Karner, 1971
(C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 1-0 Pin, Royal Fork Mate!
I Nataf vs B Ostenstad, 2004
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1A snack for Fredthebear
Gufeld vs Furman, 1967
(C15) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 1-0
Y Yu vs Vitiugov, 2012
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 1-0
Y Yu vs T Duong, 2013
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer G (C15) 1-0 Notes by BFischer
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970
(C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 1-0 Remove the guard
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970
(C15) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 1-0 34.?
B Savchenko vs A Pakhomov, 2017
(C15) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 0-1 Lost minor
Fischer vs V Kovacevic, 1970
(C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
"Not so Gooding" (game of the day Dec-29-2005)
Lasker vs A M Gooding, 1908
(C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 0-1 Exch Sac
Tseshkovsky vs Smyslov, 1976
(C16) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Advance (C16) 0-1 16 yr old drops pawns
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1959
(C16) French, Winawer, 52 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 0-1
M I Situru vs Vaganian, 1996
(C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995
(C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 0-1 King Hunt!
Ljubojevic vs Anand, 1992
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1 40...?
Velimirovic vs Szabo, 1976
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1 Notes by Ray Keene
F Olafsson vs Petrosian, 1961
(C16) French, Winawer, 32 moves, 0-1
C16 1-0 29 The Immortal Swedish Correspondence Game
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
Game 159 in The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
Fine vs Botvinnik, 1938
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Stockfish notes
L Steiner vs Kashdan, 1930
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 1-0
French, Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Q forks loose pieces
B Laurent vs J Flamant, 2011
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 22 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 0-1
J Ayza Ballester vs A Rodriguez Vila, 2006
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 1-0 More like a king jig
Shirov vs Plaskett, 1992
(C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
K Chase Featuring Q's Zig Zag Maneuver
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977
(C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Ten checks to zero.
Ivkov vs Portisch, 1961
(C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 164: The World's Great Chess Games by Reuben Fine
C H Alexander vs Botvinnik, 1946
(C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Where is the Black K going?
J Cuartas Medina vs M Arribas, 2012
(C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 0-1 Another K walk away
J Diez del Corral vs Petrosian, 1969
(C18) French, Winawer, 54 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 0-1 K charge!
P Dubinin vs Petrosian, 1950
(C18) French, Winawer, 46 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 0-1 B Interpose w/Check
Movsesian vs A Istratescu, 2012
(C18) French, Winawer, 53 moves, 0-1
"Oll's Well That Ends Well" (game of the day Dec-20-2008)
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical Var (C19) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
A van den Berg vs Keene, 1973
(C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1
"Blind Faith" (game of the day Mar-16-2018)
A Planinc vs D Baretic, 1968
(C18) French, Winawer, 45 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 1-0 Qside entry
Kavalek vs U Geller, 1971
(C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
"Hook, Line, and Stinker" (game of the day Jul-19-2017)
Fischer vs W Hook, 1970
(C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 1-0 Pin city
H Stefansson vs E Hedman, 2002
(C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Vocaturo vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 1-0 Gueridon #
Carlsen vs H Willumsen, 2004
(C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Classical (C18) 0-1Ultra centralization, Pawn roller
Hort vs Petrosian, 1970
(C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Heavy pieces swarm
Motylev vs Y Linik, 2016
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 1-0
Stein vs R Byrne, 1967
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 0-1 intermezzo
S Sulskis vs V Gasthofer, 2003
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 1-0 kNight robs the pin
Nijboer vs Timman, 2006
(C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn General (C18) 1-0 Stockfish
Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1994
(C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 27...?
Sax vs I Farago, 1973
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Winawer 7.Nf3 Positional (C19) 0-1 Black Q penetrates
C Briscoe vs S Williams, 2007
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 Fredthebear share
P Nikac vs M Apicella, 2007
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
Johan Hellsten's, "Mastering Chess Strategy".
Stein vs S Schweber, 1966
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 46 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 Minors rule
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1944
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1/2-1/2
Suetin vs Ivkov, 1963
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs N Padevsky, 1962
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1
F Jenni vs Caruana, 2006
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
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
Lubosh Kavalek calls it "an instant classic"
E Berg vs Bareev, 2005
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0Blind Swine can't do
Kamsky vs D Pruess, 2005
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0 14.?
A Muzychuk vs Z Tan, 2017
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 N Discovered+
E Blomqvist vs F Englert, 2014
(C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0
Game 24 in 'Fire on Board, Part 2: 1997-2004' by Alexey Shirov
Shirov vs Topalov, 2000
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 Black controls open diag
M Martinez vs L B Hansen, 2007
(C11) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C11) 1-0 26.?
Saric vs M Gurevich, 2007
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1
Granda Zuniga vs M Narciso Dublan, 2016
(C11) French, 30 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Castle opposite
K Yang vs V Akobian, 2015
(C11) French, 43 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn, Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Youth
F Matijevic vs Z Mammadov, 2012
(C11) French, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 32.?
K McDonald vs N Rosenthal, 2011
(C11) French, 33 moves, 1-0
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1
D Frolyanov vs A Riazantsev, 2003
(C11) French, 45 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Burn Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 Giveway
S Sivokho vs O Nikolenko, 2005
(C11) French, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 blitz
Karjakin vs D Andreikin, 2010
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 PINS! Notes by Stockfish.
Kamsky vs Ding Liren, 2011
(C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz (C11)1-0 Pile on the pin
J Gallagher vs Korchnoi, 2006
(C11) French, 14 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0 Bishop game changers
Tarrasch vs W Cohn, 1880
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 28.?
T Physick vs S Passmore, 1900
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0
FR Classical, Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Notes by AN, others
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz Gledhill Attack (C11) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914
(C11) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11) 1-0 30.?
G Benini vs A Reggio, 1911
(C11) French, 36 moves, 1-0
French Def: McCutcheon. Janowski Var (C12) 1-0 Bs criss-cross #
Ganguly vs Nakamura, 2006
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 23 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 0-1 King's prison!
N Shukh vs E Najer, 2010
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 65 moves, 0-1
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0!
K Spraggett vs R Bedard, 1972
(C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Breyer Var (C13) 1-0Back row
D Tweeddale vs F Hebert, 1947
(C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Tartakower Var (C13) 0-1Rs to the rescue
Spielmann vs J van den Bosch, 1935
(C13) French, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Spielmann Var (C13) 1-0Stock
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0
FR Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Albin-Chatard G. (C13) 1-0 Dbl R sacs
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def Classical. Richter Attk (C13) 0-1Sideways Gueridon #
Lasker vs J Sargent, 1891
(C13) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Richter Attack(C13) 1-0Greek gift, Deflection
A Fritz vs Mason, 1883
(C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Tartakower Var (C13) 0-1 27...?
H Steiner vs Tartakower, 1946
(C13) French, 27 moves, 0-1
KIA Qe2 vs French dxe4, Bb7 (C00) 1-0 Mate in Four
Y Zhou vs A Hill, 2016
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
New York, NY
G Hellman vs Yanofsky, 1939
(C14) French, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1
"Shining Ruby"
Rubinstein vs Levenfish, 1911
(C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Winawer Highlight
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1944
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
London Olympiad 1927
J Terho vs K Ruben, 1927
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1
Milner-Barry Gambit
G Mirijanian vs R Wetzell, 1993
(C02) French, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0
French Winawer by namesake (C15) 0-1 Well-timed checks
Winawer vs C De Vere, 1870
(C15) French, Winawer, 16 moves, 0-1
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