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Lee Poking Ps Pushed Forward on Fredthebear
Compiled by fredthebear
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<The ascension of the improbable new chess world champion Ding Liren (April, 2023) altered that category. Ding Liren, age 30 is the highest rated Chinese player ever and the first to play in the candidates matches. That is a story in itself.

Ding Liren was the highest rated blitz player in the world at 2875 in 2016. GM Ding's skill at speed chess served him well with a mere minute remaining in the dramatic fourth and final rapid tiebreaker when he eschewed a certain perpetual check draw to play for the win and did indeed win in dramatic fashion over Russia's Ian Nepomniachtchi. GM Ding had found himself in time trouble throughout the match.

Magnus Carlsen of Norway ruled classical chess for 10 years from 2013-2023. He is a five-time world champion. Carlsen, just days before his 23rd birthday, defeated Viswanathan Anand. He defeated Anand in a rematch in 2014. Carlsen defended his title against Sergey Karjakin in 2016, Fabiano Caruana in 2018, and Ian Nepomniachtchi in 2021. Carlsen declined to defend his title against Nepomniachtchi in 2023.

Gee, was there an actual checkmate between Ding and Nepo?>

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

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

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

'An army marches on its stomach

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it

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

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

'As you sow so shall you reap

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend." — Melody Beattie

"Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue." ― Richard Reti

"Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique." ― Mikhail Tal

"Alekhine was the rock-thrower, Capablanca the man who made it all seem easy" ― Hans Ree

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"The chess heroes nowadays should not forget that it was owing to Fischer that they are living today in four- and five-star hotels, getting appearance fees, etc." ― Lev Khariton

"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

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

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."

"Reflect upon your present blessings -- of which every man has many -- not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings

'April showers bring forth May flowers

"Once in a lobby of the Hall of Columns of the Trade Union Center in Moscow a group of masters were analyzing an ending. They could not find the right way to go about things and there was a lot of arguing about it. Suddenly Capablanca came into the room. He was always find of walking about when it was his opponent's turn to move. Learning the reason for the dispute the Cuban bent down to the position, said 'Si, si,' and suddenly redistributed the pieces all over the board to show what the correct formation was for the side trying to win. I haven't exaggerated. Don Jose literally pushed the pieces around the board without making moves. He just put them in fresh positions where he thought they were needed. Suddenly everything became clear. The correct scheme of things had been set up and now the win was easy. We were delighted by Capablanca's mastery." ― Alexander Kotov

"Capablanca had that art which hides art to an overwhelming degree." ― Harry Golombek

"I have known many chess players, but only one chess genius, Capablanca." ― Emanuel Lasker

"I think Capablanca had the greatest natural talent." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

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

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* Center Fork Trick: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Common gambits video: https://saintlouischessclub.org/blo...

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

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

* Evolution Newsletter: Game Collection: # Chess Evolution Volumes. 151-200

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Flip the Finish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWH...

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

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

* 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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

* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

* How to Play Chess! http://www.serverchess.com/play.htm...

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

* First one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyo...

* I'm only one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E1nl...

* I'm the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRS...

* One minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3N...

* Round 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i2...

* 2...f5?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a...

* Animal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8u...

* The Brown Bomber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPe...

* Looked harmless: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H-C2...

* Golden: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/avSA...

* Bird swoop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2leD...

* Ponziani Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9gKN...

* Vienna Sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jD53...

* Advantage of the 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dG...

* BC Dumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2I...

* So she did this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGq...

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

* 3 Kiddie Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jP...

* KID killer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Xaf...

* 3 Wise men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws0...

* What about trams? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SzMQ...

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

* Come Jesus Come:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IcMT...

* Crazy Rook trick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kLM3...

* Double Rook Lift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNQ...

* Jaw Dropper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0o...

* C-K in 3 EZ steps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtP...

* Never say 3 things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3i...

* 3 months to live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPm...

* 3 Viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7n...

* 3 for Black vs 1.e4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM...

* 4 mantras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4w...

* Knightly MG: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XRP3...

* 4 seasons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kt...

* 5 Owls of NA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdE...

* Five in '25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp1...

* Let 'em have it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wi...

* Furious Attack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpd...

* Dominate the LS in 5 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iro...

* Do the Hustle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3k...

* 5 Rare gambits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_r...

* 5 middlegame minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLA...

* 5 embarrassments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdM...

* Endgame tactics in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA9...

* 5 occurrences AD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ...

* Yes, they do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mi...

* Get better in 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mc...

* Tigran's Top 5 Exch Sacs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc-...

* 6 Essential Structures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zu...

* Freedom is not Free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89P...

* Deflection on f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S1em...

* Punish Common Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsD...

* H2P the Delay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9a...

* Pink Elephants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVK...

* Scary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6...

* 7 Deadliest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scz...

* 7 realities: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/20AY...

* 7 truths: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4LfX...

* 7 Endings to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrL...

* 8 Q tactics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amz...

* 8 min time lapse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2...

* 9 ways to defeat: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aaHZ...

* A10 Warthog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMI...

* Top 10 Dog Coms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlV...

* 10 Recent discoveries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePj...

* 10 min of Ukranian Hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-l_...

* 10 Common Traps in the Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu...

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

* Fraction equation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMK...

* RP knows 'em well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZw...

* GPA short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q_...

* FM GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Y...

* Model GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Glm...

* Win w/the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ae...

* Anti-GPA trap #645: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyN...

* Annoying line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_L...

* GPA refuted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqr...

* Extinguish the GPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6P...

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

* Quick either way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z0...

* Special Pete: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCi...

* Fuzzy Wuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scU...

* The Government forbid Church attendance during COVID-19, so we did this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krU...

* Of course, JT set our example back in the day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmH...

* BGs sort of ran together: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JCQO...

* Before that... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgv...

* C-K stabs f7: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MFoo...

* How to be brave: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cQI3...

* Get Discipline: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l3EI...

* Going out in style: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMf...

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

* The Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA...

* lIke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5W...

* Joel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4L...

* Now the day bleeds... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4wVC...

* Own key squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x-...

* Promise: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u-sY...

* Prophylaxis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qj...

* 12 smells Verminters hate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eh...

* Don't poke your eye out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkD...

* Week 13 of '67: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJ...

* RR on King Tut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59...

* RPO invention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9FOb...

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

* F14: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d...

* 15 Home Depot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlB...

* A lot of shoveling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoO...

* Senator asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKO...

* September: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UFmU...

* 20 Fox facts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu3...

* French b3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxV...

* C00 French Defense: Horwitz Attack, Papa-Ticulat Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTS...

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

* Wooden stick: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUQD...

* Won't ever forget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L5...

* Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation (B12) Beauty | Reykjavik Open 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtU...

* 50-year-old tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_0...

* Owls attack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-...

* Connected pawns on the 7th (12 games):
Game Collection: Pretty Maids All in a Row: 3 Connected Ps on 7th

* Queening Combinations: Game Collection: Queening Combinations

* Sacrifices to generate passers (182 games): Game Collection: Passed Pawns

* Promotion Tactics: Game Collection: Promotion Tactics

* Three promotions: Game Collection: Promotion: Three

* FTB thought it was impossible - see Sally's Mar-05-19 and Mar-06-19 posts: Geoff Chandler

* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

* Hans/St. Louis 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vol...

* Hellfire: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQx7...

* Hold the line: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQW0...

* Horse with No Name: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yb0k...

* Houska Castle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MqXE...

* Hurricane: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yi5t...

* Imagination: Game Collection: Imagination in Chess

* Immortal Games: Game Collection: Immortal games

* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...

* KG Video: Game Collection: Foxy Openings - King's Gambit

* King's Pawn Theory and Practice: Game Collection: Chess Openings: Theory and Practice, Section 1

* Surprise Knockouts: Game Collection: quick knockouts of greats

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

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* Miniature Mates: Game Collection: Checkmate miniatures

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

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

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

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga...

* Nuremberg 1896: Nuremberg (1896)

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

* Only in blitz (and not in public!): Opening Explorer

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

* KO After KO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwP...

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

* Pawn sacrifices: Game Collection: The Gambiteer

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

* Fred Reinfeld could've written this if only they had cell phones back when: https://socialself.com/blog/how-to-...

* 2023 in Review: https://www.chess.com/news/view/202...

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Spassky could bring the heat: Game Collection: 0

* Short history: Game Collection: A history of chess

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners

* Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models)

* Sicilian Wing Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMe...

* Tartakower Defense: https://www.chess.com/blog/MatBobul...

* Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* Three pair

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

* Wall's APCT Miniatures:
http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/c...

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

* Wild: Game Collection: Wild Games!

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

* Six Ways: https://takelessons.com/blog/6-tips...

* Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

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

* Z Vol 105: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 105

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

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

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

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

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

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York: Albany
Established in: 1624

Henry Hudson (the Hudson River is named after him) arrived in Albany in 1609, but it was already home to a Dutch trading post and the Haudenosaunee tribe, Iroquois Native Americans.

The capital of New York is also its oldest city. Originally founded as Fort Orange by the Dutch settlers in 1624, the city was officially chartered by the British government as Albany in 1686. It didn't become the capital of the state until 1797. Albany was the point of origin for the first long distance airplane flight and the first passenger railroad.

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

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

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

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

PRF

Lord Dunsany wrote what is perhaps the finest chess poem ever written. It marked the death of R.H.S. Stevenson and was published on page 74 of the April 1943 BCM:

One art they say is of no use;
The mellow evenings spent at chess,
The thrill, the triumph, and the truce
To every care, are valueless.

And yet, if all whose hopes were set
On harming man played chess instead,
We should have cities standing yet
Which now are dust upon the dead.

'Attack is the best form of defence

morfishine: "I like the Schliemann Defense, along with the Falkbeer counter-gambit and other chancy openings. Enterprising chess is the most fun, even if one meets with disaster from time-to-time. I'd rather go down swinging."

Why do banks have branches if money doesn't grow on trees?

Maximo wrote:

My Forking Knight's Mare
Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative,
she likes to fork.
She does it across the board,
taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two.
Sometimes she feels like making
quiet moves,
at other times, she adopts romantic moods,
and makes great sacrifices.
But, being hers a zero-sum game,
she often forks just out of spite.
An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats,
skewering men to make some gains.
Playing with her risks a conundrum,
and also catching Kotov's syndrome.
Nonetheless, despite having been trampled
by her strutting ways
my trust in her remains,
unwavering,
until the endgame.

Blindfold chess record holder Georges Koltanowski was a warm, friendly man with anecdotes and a folksy maxim. "Pawns are like buttons," he liked to say. "Lose too many and your pants fall down."

Georges Koltanowski, chess player, Belgium champion, blindfold world record holder, U.S. Open tournament director, USCF president, author, prolific newspaper columnist, coach, guest lecturer and showman, born September 17, 1903 in Antwerp, Belgium; died February 5, 2000 in San Francisco, California, USA. Koltanowski, the "Dean of American chess" died at age 96 due to heart failure. "Kolti" as he was often called, was one of three founder members inducted into the US Chess Hall of Fame, with Paul Morphy, the first great US champion, and the preeminent Bobby Fischer.

<The Fooles Mate

Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe.
White Kings pawne one houſe.
Black kings knights pawne two houſes
White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe>
— Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play

Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4#

There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.

'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

"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

<"Sestrilla, hafelina
Jue amourasestrilla
Awou jue selaviena
En patre jue

Translation:

Beloved one, little cat
I love you for all time
In this time
And all others">

― Christine Feehan

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

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

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

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

QUESTION: "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?"

Sophocles: The Sphinx's riddle
Written in the fifth century B.C., Oedipus the King is one of the most famous pieces of literature of all time, so it makes sense that it gave us one of the most famous riddles of all time. In this tragic story of Oedipus, who fulfills his destiny even as he's trying to avoid it, one of the happier moments comes when the title character solves the Sphinx's riddle. With the head of a woman and the body of a lion, the monstrous Sphinx stood guard at the gates of the city of Thebes. She would tell every traveler a riddle, and would let them pass if they got it right, but would make a meal of them if they got it wrong. Despite these high stakes, Oedipus got the riddle right: can you? "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at noon, and on three legs in the evening?"

Answer:
A human. Humans crawl on hands and knees ("four legs") as a baby, walk on two legs in mid-life (representing "noon,") and use a walking stick or cane ("three legs") in old age. Here are some more brain teasers that will leave you scratching your head.

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

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

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

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

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

The Two Bulls and the Frog

Two bulls engaged in shocking battle,
Both for a certain heifer's sake,
And lordship over certain cattle,
A frog began to groan and quake.
"But what is this to you?"
Inquired another of the croaking crew.
"Why, sister, don't you see,
The end of this will be,
That one of these big brutes will yield,
And then be exiled from the field?
No more permitted on the grass to feed,
He'll forage through our marsh, on rush and reed; And while he eats or chews the cud,
Will trample on us in the mud.
Alas! to think how frogs must suffer
By means of this proud lady heifer!"
This fear was not without good sense.
One bull was beat, and much to their expense;
For, quick retreating to their reedy bower,
He trod on twenty of them in an hour.

Of little folks it often has been the fate
To suffer for the follies of the great.

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Q: What kind of ship has two mates but no captain?

A: A relationship.

My Wage
by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.

"Bears are not companions of men, but children of God." — Charles Muir

"Clever bears think of everything." — Randal Case

"Bears project a mighty physical presence and a capacity for action. They are smart—something that often becomes apparent the moment you come face-to-face with one." — Charles Fergus

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who strive to checkmate their opponents.

The Aroused Bishop

Whispered the pawn to the curious knight
You jump one square up and two to the right
On the diagonal where our queen lays in wait.
I will move up from b-seven to b- eight.
On the opposite side, no, no screamed the queen
Realizing she should have been heard not seen.
Because there, only hidden partially by the walls She saw him standing juggling his little balls.
The bishop so aroused by all of this inter-play
Could not, no he could not help but howlingly say: Oh, oh sweet queen you are mine for the take
While your checkmated king will burn at the stake.

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

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

The Pawn Who Had to Go

The little pawn screamed: "I cannot hold it anymore, get me a pot or I will do exactly what I did before." Everybody laughed with the exception of the opposing king who guessed what was on the mind of this filthy thing. But nobody had time to fetch a pot or even a plastic bag They were too busy to ensure that the game became a drag. The guys in white kept running back and forth but no change. The guys in black stayed also within the very same range. Suddenly the unhappy pawn who had screamed for a pot, did a weird little dance while moving up one slot. Now standing near the king he simply pulled his pants down and peed straight up against the king's beautiful crown.

"May your jib never luff"

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

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

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

* Know the five fundamental rules of firearm safety:

- Treat every gun as if it is loaded.

- Never point a weapon at anything you don't intend to destroy.

- Never put your finger on a gun's trigger until you make a conscious decision to shoot.

- Always be sure of your target, what's beyond it, and what's between you and your target.

- When not in use, a firearm needs to be locked in some kind of secure container—a gun vault is best. If it cannot be secured in a locked location, then a trigger lock should be applied. A loaded firearm should never be unattended.

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

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

Sarah wrote:

checkmate
It's like we're playing chess.
Moving strategically, testing boundaries,
all while watching each other's expression.

We all know how this games ends…
The queen destroys you and steals your heart.

- The longest a chess game could possibly be is 5,949 moves.

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

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

"Zeitnot" is German for "time pressure."

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

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

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

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

<There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.">

"Rooks need each other in the middlegame. This is why one should keep their rooks connected until the opposing queen is off the board. She'll snare 'em (usually from a centralized square on an open diagonal or perhaps a poisoned pawn approach of the unprotected b2/b7 and g2/g7 square next to the occupied corner) if the two rooks aren't protecting each other." ― Fredthebear

"In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end." ― Tom Seaver

This is ten percent luck, twenty percent skill
Fifteen percent concentrated power of will
Five percent pleasure, fifty percent pain
And a hundred percent reason to remember the name! ― Fort Minor

Annabel Lee
by Edgar Allan Poe

It was many and many a year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with a love that was more than love— I and my Annabel Lee—
With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven
Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
Went envying her and me—
Yes!—that was the reason (as all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we—
Of many far wiser than we—
And neither the angels in Heaven above
Nor the demons down under the sea
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise, but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling—my darling—my life and my bride, In her sepulchre there by the sea—
In her tomb by the sounding sea.

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

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness." — Billy Graham

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

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

<Q: Why was six afraid of seven? A: Because seven ate nine.

* Riddle-zxp-die: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

Q: What did the fish say when he hit the wall?
A: "Dam.">

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

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

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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.

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.

Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

RING AROUND THE ROSIE
Ring around the rosie
A pocket full of posies
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down.

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

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

variants - remove Ra1 / Reversed Falkbeer CG (000) 1-0 K walk
Mason vs Dr. S, 1882 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Feb 1882 issue of Brentano's Chess Monthly on p. 523 of vol 1.
Morphy vs NN, 1855 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

variants White N removed / Scotch Gambit (000) 1-0 Lolli's Mate
Morphy vs A Reif, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0

variants / no Qside R or N (000) 1-0 Pawn surge
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Outflank Var 2...Qb6 (A00) 1-0 Uncastled K
H E Myers vs B Devin, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening 3.f4 d6 Gambit Declined (A00) 0-1 correspondence
W Vandervoort vs C Cameron, 1922 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: Reversed Alekhine (A00) 1-0 target g7
P Dely vs D Andric, 1968 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Even the greatest can take their eye off the ball.
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2018 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 16 moves, 1-0

Pawns can move in 5 different ways.
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1Dbl Discovered++
Linder vs E Diemer, 1950 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit (A02) 0-1 Karpova notes
E Hold vs G Heim, 1912 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

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

Bird Opening: Mujannah Opening (A03) 0-1 Too many P moves
Quabeck vs P Heuaecker, 1936 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1-0 19.b4!
Van Wely vs J van Mil, 1993 
(A04) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening/Gambit info (A06) 1-0 0-0 vs 0-0-0
N Khomeriki vs P Gasimov, 2015 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Disc+ next
J Boteanu vs L Vajda, 2001 
(A06) Reti Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 The long diagonal
A Nimzowitsch vs W Michel, 1926 
(A06) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1
E Guseva vs N Gaprindashvili, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1

The Big Clamp (B23?) 1-0 White climbs the vine
Ivanchuk vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bogoljubov vs P Johner, 1926 
(A09) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1 Pin to win
A Peredo vs Taimanov, 1960
(A10) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Pawn advances into Single-Double attacks
Euwe vs J Graafland, 1925 
(A15) English, 12 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 0-1
Z Peng vs Lagno, 2008 
(A16) English, 24 moves, 0-1

Game 21 The Magic Of Mikhail Tal by Joe Gallagher
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982 
(A17) English, 22 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0Pawn fork
J Rebane vs O Sarapu, 1940 
(A22) English, 9 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Crazy!
J L Watson vs K Shirazi, 1979 
(A28) English, 22 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal (A34) 1-0 Smothered Mate
De Fraenkell vs NN, 1934 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 5 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit Complex: General (A40) 0-1 Deflection 5...Bxf2+
NN vs F Rhine, 2020 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

Englund Gambit (A40) 1-0 Theory gets iffy; Discovered+ wins
Korchnoi vs E Koning, 1978 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7 (A40) 0-1 0-0-0+ won't get the job done
I Shvyrjov vs A Kalinichev, 2005 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Bb2 vs Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Sac & pin on h-file
H Sigurvaldason vs M Murray, 2016 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Three Pawns Attack vs Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 Greek Gift!
Janowski vs G F Massa, 1898 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (A43) 1-0 Qside invasion
Bagirov vs F Crowl, 1960 
(A43) Old Benoni, 24 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attk 2...Ne4 (A45) 1-0 central struggle, P thrusts
Adams vs Smirin, 1994 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Rook X-ray invites Queen
T Gareyev vs Shabalov, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Blindfold simul
M Dunn vs T Gareyev, 2016 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Correspondence
B Knorr vs J Roscher, 1989 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto Var (A49) 1-0 Black's capture choice, none win
K Sorri vs J Mertanen, 2000 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 14 moves, 1-0

G72 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1928 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Czech Benoni Defense (A56) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
M O Khan vs S J Solomon, 1984
(A56) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Zaitsev. Nescafe Frappe Attk (A57) 1-0 Boden's
Barsov vs J Petronic, 1991 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Mutkin Countergambit (A57) 1-0 N trap
K J Wicker vs R Kneebone, 1975 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Zaitsev. Nescafe Frappe Attk (A57) 1-0 Smothered#
P Hultin vs T Fromm, 1992 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0 Q sac offer declined
A Moiseenko vs S Lu, 2014 
(A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Discovery + traps Black Q
H Robles vs M Gagnon, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense 4.h4 and 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0 Miniature nabs cornered R
G Wallwork vs P A Thornton, 1989 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense: General (B00) 0-1a piece for a pawn is not enough
B Goide vs J Simmelink, 1991 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Macho Grob Spike/Borg Defense (B00) White has issues
L Horta vs M Dos Santos, 1984 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Correspondence
B Bascetta vs H Rocca, 2001 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Who knew?
Schwartze vs C Hartlaub, 1905 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 duplicate of Greco
Ajeeb vs R Baez, 1887 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

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

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

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

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Bogo Var Nimzo Gambit (B00) 0-1
V Wendel vs A Nimzowitsch, 1921 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Anderssen Counterattack (B01) 0-1 Pin, Q trap
L Zsiltzova-Lisenko vs T Voronova, 1978 
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Lasker Var both 0-0-0 (B01) 1/2-1/2
Chandler vs I Rogers, 1983 
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scandinavian Defense: Portuguese Variation (B01) 0-1 Stunning!
F Halwick vs R Pe Ang, 1997 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 1-0 P storm, R sac
E Berg vs L Bergez, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5: Anderssen Counterattack 4.d4 e5 (B01) 1-0
Blackburne vs A Jover, 1891 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1-0 Discovered+
L Christiansen vs K Commons, 1978 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 1-0 Backfire
Z von Balla vs K Sterk, 1921 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen-Haakert (B04) 1-0Pin game clincher
B Al-Hajiri vs M Hamal, 2014 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 15 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen, Miles Line (B04) 1-0 N+ robs pin
O Johannesson vs H Haga, 2012 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 13 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 The N's turn next
K Blagojevic vs J Tuomainen, 1974 
(B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 1-0

Modern Def Bg7, c6, d5 (B06) 1-0 Kside pawn storm
I Pejic vs V Vdovenkov, 2010 
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense Bg7, 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B06) 0-1 Creative play!
N Nestorovic vs M Popchev, 2008 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Standard Line (B06) 0-1 Flank trap
K Hallier vs F Fegebank, 1990 
(B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Hit from all sides
I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Czech Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Lateral pin to the mate square
Lagno vs A Jakubiec, 2005 
(B07) Pirc, 22 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 14...Kf6 15.Nd5#
Burn vs J Owen, 1874 
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System (B08) 0-1 N fork
S Garcia Martinez vs Suttles, 1974 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1

Stages I through III of necrotic degradation
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1904 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Adv. Van der Wiel Attk B Hunt (B12) 1-0 Wet Willy
Van der Wiel vs W Iclicki, 1985 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Van der Wiel Attk (B12) 1-0 video link
A R Saleh Salem vs Smeets, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Var (B12) 0-1 17...?
Turov vs A Gaifullin, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 pin to win
Tal vs Oll, 1986 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Bowdler Attack (B20) 1-0 Correspondence
Anna Lund vs D Tepper, 1953 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: 2.b3 Variation Dbl Fio (B20) 1-0 hungry pawn
Blatny vs B Annakov, 1994 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 38 in Paul Keres: The Road to the Top" by Paul Keres
Keres vs J Foltys, 1943 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit (B21) 1-0 Stockfish
Capablanca vs E Delmonte, 1901 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: McDonnell Attk. Tal Gambit (B21) 1-0 Pawns laugh
A R Andersen vs E Djurhuus, 2014 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Dissolve the center
J Barle vs Browne, 1979
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Beautiful configuration!
L Esselink vs M Trout, 1973 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Correspondence
D A Nisbet vs R Galvin, 1996 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: McDonnell Attack 5.BxNc6 (B21) 0-1central passers
Philippe vs Shabalov, 1994
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) · 1-0
Z Sturua vs K Krivolapov, 2001 
(B27) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Pins
S Djuric vs T Sorensen, 2006 
(B27) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Advance (B29) 1-0 Instructive Raking Bs
V Sozin vs V S Nekrasov, 1931 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Creative mini w/multiple threats
Y Dobkin vs S Weil, 1940 
(B32) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

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

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

Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 0-1 Brutal crossfire attack
V Green vs Steinitz, 1862 
(B40) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0Remove Def., Pile on pin
T Heinemann vs G Walter, 1997 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0Stockfish notes; magnificent
Svidler vs A Volokitin, 2006 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Raking Bishops
Romanishin vs Hort, 1971 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Stockfish
D Edelman vs P Wolff, 1988 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicil Wing Gambit. Deferred (B50) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail #
Tartakower vs J T Andor, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

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

A tripled passed pawn emerges on the board.
Timman vs Smeets, 2006 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

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: Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 1-0 Bishop pair traps Q
F Bohatirchuk vs A Darznieks, 1946 
(C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def: 2.Qe2 Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Kside pawn roller
F Bohatirchuk vs E Sadovsky, 1946
(C00) French Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

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

French Def: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 25...?
K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 20.?
B Koch vs H Nowarra, 1938 
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

G29 of 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 by Alexander Alekhine
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 1-0 Pawn storm!
E C Price vs E Gibb, 1920 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game 1.e4 e5 2.h3 (C20) 1-0 Kside attack, pinned f7
Morphy vs NN, 1848 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game 2.h3 (C20) 1/2-1/2 P fork tactics; Stockfish notes
V Green vs R Brien, 1856
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

The good Doctor sacs nearly every piece in a Danish Gambit
C Hartlaub vs Testa, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted. Schlechter Def (C21) 0-1 Dbl Decker Ns
L Cohn vs F Teed, 1885 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 Q trap after Bxf7+
Falkbeer vs Zytogorski, 1855
(C21) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Normal (C22) 0-1 fishin' pole into Greco's #
NN vs M Monge, 2005 
(C22) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit (C23) 0-1Another 0-0 victory
A Mongredien vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 0-1 Correspondence
P Bilguer vs Angerstein, 1835 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

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

Vienna Game: General (C27) 1-0 Sacs for a King walk
Wayne vs K Hayward, 1990 
(C27) Vienna Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Gareyev Blindfold Simul 2016 World Record, Las Vegas USA, rd 1
Tyler Scott vs T Gareyev, 2016 
(C27) Vienna Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Q sac for a unique mate!
Margulies vs Lwow, 1949 
(C28) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Modern Var (C29) 1-0 Q sac
R Persitz vs D V Hooper, 1954 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: General (C30) 0-1 Frank Marshall is a stunt man!
P Reid vs Marshall, 1937 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1

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

KGD. Classical General (C30) 0-1 Center Pawn Fork Trick
J Polgar vs M Sharif, 1989 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Puzzling end -- overlooked zwischenzug
G Welling vs R Douven, 1982 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: General (C30) 1-0 Bill lays a trap & the N bites
B Wall vs R Jones, 1983
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1
Angelov vs V Misanovic, 1985
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Old Line (C32) 1-0
R Babaev vs Moskoviev, 1988 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Charousek Gambit ML (C32) 1-0Open mid
P Burke vs G Clayton, 1981 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

KGA. Tumbleweed (C33) 0-1 Royal skewer+
Nash vs J Jordan, 1979 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1

KGA. B's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 0-1 Nietsche # for eternity
Nietsche vs S Factor, 1928 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 12.?
Westerinen vs J Pakkanen, 1992 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!!
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 See estrick's continuation note
Bronstein vs A Beliavsky, 1982 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 Q & Dbl Kt. Sac
F Burden vs NN, 1860 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 0-1 Bouncing Knight bakes the cake
L Josteinsson vs D Van Riper, 1978 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

KGA Schallop Def (C34) 1-0 Blistering Bxf7+ sac & double check!
B Wall vs L Martinez, 1972 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. MacDonnell Gambit (C37) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1903 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Defense (C39) 1-0 Boden's #
Steinitz vs A Belaieff, 1873 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

pg47 Impact of Genius: 500 years of GM Chess by Fauber
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Pins & P roller
von der Lasa vs L von Perenyi, 1846 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

KGA. Allgaier Gambit (C39) 1-0 Promotion looms!
Lasker vs Blijdenstein / Van Mens, 1908 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 0-1 Correspondence
P Topholm vs R Pape, 1988 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 1-0 sting in the tail
Duras vs A Neumann, 1903 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 1-0 Correspondence
R H Steinmeyer vs W F Baker Jr, 1959
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 Dbl B Sacrifice
C Mayet vs W Hanstein, 1837 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def 3.c3 f5 Countergambit (C41) 0-1Lead in development
V Lepeshkin vs E Terpugov, 1959 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Pins
C Carlson vs B Wall, 1975 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1 N nails the Rs
J Waitzkin vs C Hertan, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall Var (C42) 0-1 Qxb7?!
J Witton vs R Hodgson, 1891 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Damiano Var. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 0-1Mysterious R
A Adve vs D Arond, 2014 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 0-1 B trap
Y Vilner vs N Pavlov-Pianov, 1927 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 0-1failed intermezzo
B Sadiku vs C Arduman, 2004
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 1-0 19...f6?
Staunton vs NN, 1842 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Stockfish
Tarrasch vs W Cohn, 1882 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 4 Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman
Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

2 kNights Def./ Scotch Gambit. Kside (C45) 1-0 2 mating squares
J Vasser vs T Brookshear, 1981 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0Excruciating P thrust, counter attk fails
N P Nielsen vs I L Hansen, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Potter 4...Bc5 5.Nb3 (C45) 0-1 fishin' pole attack
Rublevsky vs Anand, 2004 
(C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Three Knights Opening: Winawer Def (C46) 1-0 Pin & Pawn #
A Ryder vs G Walcott, 1913 
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian. Noa Gambit (C47) 0-1 Black charge!
Allies vs Em. Lasker / L Lasek, 1891 
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Two ugly knights become fallen heroes contributing to victory
P H Coldwell vs Marshall, 1907 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Punish Wayward Knight
Hope vs Pickering, 1974 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Correspond
G Fluss vs A Nimzowitsch, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 0-1 Cornered
E Anthony vs Steinitz, 1880 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Mieses Def (C52) 1-0 Simul Smash
Lasker vs Polson, 1908 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo c3, d3, Bg5 (C53) 1-0 Outnumber the defender
Kasparov vs G P Gomez, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 K walk, P#
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack (C57) 0-1
V Vorobiev vs Litvinov, 1948 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic, pages 77-78
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Alekhine vs L Palau, 1935 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish Game: Classical. Cordel Gambit (C64) 1-0 Defend ALL
R Lau vs A Bastian, 1983 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Lasker vs F Loewenthal, 1898 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Winner of the brilliancy prize in London 1886
Gunsberg vs E Schallopp, 1886 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
C De Vere vs Winawer, 1870 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 139 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Halprin vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 Q sac for P#!
Alekhine vs J Forrester, 1923 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 0-1 World Record
T Brownscombe vs T Gareyev, 2016 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 0-1

Blitz blunderbuss w/a wonderous video link of fails
D Janaszak vs T Dzhuguryan, 2017 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

B-D Gambit: Teichmann Var (D00) 1-0 13.? A fearless attack
P Leisebein vs B Fels, 2004 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Declined. O'Kelly Def (D00) 0-1N+ &fork
W Wood vs E Schiller, 1994 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Veresov Atack. Classical Def (D01) 1-0 Spearhead
Rossolimo vs V Castaldi, 1947 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 16 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 h-pawn lever, battery
J Retera vs A Haast, 2006 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

QGD: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Blindfold simul thriller w/video
Pillsbury vs V Eichorn, 1900 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Simul
W Kluxen vs Lasker, 1904 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

QGD: Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Outnumbered 2-1, Skewer
NN vs P Lewin, 1864 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

QGD. Albin Countergambit (D08) 1-0 N forks, P fork
R O'Donnell vs W B Riley, 1971 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Smyslov Variation (D16) 1-0 overworked pawn
Stein vs R Sanguineti, 1966 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alapin Var (D16) 1-0 Double Bishop Sacrifice
IsiChess vs FIBChess, 2004 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D18) 1-0
Lputian vs M Gurevich, 1986
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 21 moves, 1-0

QGA: Central Variation. McDonnell Def (D20) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Owen vs Burn, 1875 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1

QGA. Bogoljubow Defense (D24) 0-1 Battery assault
P C Dozsa vs Portisch, 1962 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1

QGA. Classical Def. Alekhine System (D28) 1-0 Brilliancy Prize
Alekhine vs H Steiner, 1929 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 0-1 Central Pawn thrust
I Emhemed vs K B Ortiz, 2010
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1

QGD: Three Knights. General 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (D37)1-0 g-pawn thrust
So vs Nakamura, 2020 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1 Pawn fork, overworked Rook
P Vandevoort vs Sosonko, 1993 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

QGD: Ragozin Def. Vienna Var (D39) 0-1 Pawns trap Bishop
M Mitkov vs V Kosyrev, 2002
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 23 moves, 0-1

QGD. Ragozin Def. Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Return fire on Bishop
W Wiese vs F Sanmartin, 1967 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 1-0 bloody pins
Kashdan vs Denker, 1934 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

QGD. Anti-Tartakower Var (D55) 0-1Pawn will Remove the Defender
G Mahia vs R Assumpcao, 2012 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD. Anti-Tartakower Var (D55) 1-0 Bxf7+ brings the K forth
Vaganian vs O Dementiev, 1970 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Anand vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(D85) Grunfeld, 17 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Smyslov Defense (D94) 1-0 N trap
Van Wely vs Timman, 2003 
(D94) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Accepted (E10) 0-1 Sactastic!
M Tataev vs M Balitinov, 1962 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 Correspondence
Charles T McGinley vs D O'Rourke, 1953 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 0-1 Overwhelming crossfire through center
Gheorghiu vs Stein, 1965 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

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

NID. Classical. Zurich Var (E33) 0-1 Sound Q sac
M Gerusel vs Lombardy, 1957 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1Counterattack
S Gichurkin vs K Petrosian, 2006
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 11 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00) 0-1Black controls e4 battle
B Neves vs J Sande Edreira, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening/Colle-Zuke vs KID (A00) 1-0 0-0-0 vs 0-0
G Welling vs T Gishi, 1996 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: 1...Nf6?! (A00) 1-0 Space advantage, absolute pin
C Bloodgood vs K Amirjahed, 1959 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: 1.g4 Nf6 2.g5 (A00) 1/2-1/2 wrong capture
C Bloodgood vs A Hall, 1959 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Saragossa Opening 1.c3 (A00) 0-1 poorly developed Qside roller
A J Alfaro Nunez vs I Khamrakulov, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

Uncommon Opening 1.f3 h5 B-D Gambit (A00) 1-0 Hit f7
T Menyhart vs Z Nemes, 1999 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Fischer was 4 wins and one draw with the 1.b3 opening.
Fischer vs Tukmakov, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Bobby Fischer's White hedgehog
Fischer vs Andersson, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

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

Bird Opening: Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit (A02) 1-0 Correspond
A Wagner vs A Hauke, 1913 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack (A02) 1-0 Pawn avalanche
H E Myers vs Young, 1964 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 P charges
Pirc vs J M Aitken, 1954 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Bg4-Ne5 (A03) 1-0 Hungry Pawn
L Nicholls vs R Perry, 2016
(A03) Bird's Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

Bird-Larsen Attack Be2, Bb2 (A02) 1-0 White has extra N
Rene Zimmermann vs Kimia Moradi, 2015
(A03) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 1-0 Arabian # w/Pawn assist
E Delmar vs A W Fox, 1904 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

KIA: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1/2-1/2 Ring Around the Rosie
Reti vs Yates, 1926 
(A05) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 5 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1928 
(A06) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening vs ...d5, Bf5(A06) 1-0 Battery pins N to mate
A Gravett vs K Sajjadi, 2015
(A06) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs French-Double Fio (A07) 1-0 holes on 6th
A Ismagambetov vs R Yanchenko, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Dbl KP Bg4, Be7 (A07) 0-1 Q sac for a double check
A Caoili vs C Rodriguez Monteiro, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

KIA: Yugoslav Bg4 (A07) 1-0 34.Rxa4 just take it!
Sasikiran vs Anand, 2002 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point 5.Qe2 vs Franco-Sicil(A07) 1-0 0-0 vs 0-0-0
Psakhis vs Hjartarson, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, CLosed (B26) 1-0 P thrust Discovered Attk nets piece
Blackburne vs C De Vere, 1870 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Hall of Famer IM Lawrence Day would call it a BIG CLAMP
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs pseudo French Nge7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Bxh6
Ivkov vs Smejkal, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Petrov's Defense d3, Bg2 (C43) 0-1 Greco-like Kside attack!
C Peptan vs J Jackova, 2004 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Double Fianchetto (A07) 0-1 28...?
A Bisguier vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

English Def (A10) 0-1 resembles Matovinsky Gambit, Owen Defense
R Burnett vs J Kraai, 2004 
(A10) English, 46 moves, 0-1

Eng Anglo-Indian Def. Zviagintsev-Krasenkov Attk 4.g4 (A18) 1-0
Zvjaginsev vs A Riazantsev, 2003 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 29 moves, 1-0

English vs AID. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls, Nei Gambit (A19) 1-0 Stock
Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 79 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0Safe cracker
A de Groot vs N Cortlever, 1942 
(A22) English, 35 moves, 1-0

K's English. Closed System Full Symmetry (A26) 0-1 43...?
Larsen vs Spassky, 1981 
(A26) English, 44 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Line (A37) 0-1 20...?
A Teloeken vs G Welling, 1996 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0 engulfed in tactics
A Adly vs A Kosten, 2003 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: General 4.Nf3 Bg4 (A41) 0-1 Unpin fury
G Chappuis vs Suttles, 1964 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 34 moves, 0-1

Rat Defense (A41) 0-1 Pawn forks both Knights
Gelfand vs T Gareyev, 2019 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 31 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Franco-Sicilian Def (A43) 0-1 KEG annotates!
L Didier vs Blackburne, 1901 
(A43) Old Benoni, 46 moves, 0-1

Indian/Veresov 3...c6 4.f3 Qb6 (A45) 0-1 Sting in the tail
G Philippe vs E Dizdarevic, 1985 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Paleface Attack (A45) 0-1 Awful
R Lomaquis vs L Liascovich, 2004 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Creative play!
A Fier vs Wojtaszek, 2013 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Jobava London System vs Indian Game (A45) 0-1 N invasions
Jobava vs Nepomniachtchi, 2016 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk: Classical Def. Petrosian Gambit (A46) 1-0 Ps trap B
A Yusupov vs J O Fries-Nielsen, 1979 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Queen's Pawn Game 7.0-0 g4 (A46) 1-0 Six consecutive +s won't
P Zarrouati vs Hartwick Brauckmann, 1990 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Exch Sac on the back rank
H Karner vs Karpov, 1972 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Colle System vs KID/ Dbl KP (A48) 0-1
G Newmann vs Keene, 1962 
(A48) King's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Mexican Defense: Bxh3 & Bxh6 (A50) 1-0 Destructive pins
G K Fielding vs R Durkin, 1957
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 K walk
V Mikenas vs A Dolukhanov, 1934 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def: Alekhine Var (A52) 1-0 Central passer, battery
Fine vs G Page, 1933 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Budapest Gambit (A52) 1-0 elevated Arabian Mate!
Kostic vs E A Coleman, 1924 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def: Czech Variation w/Nc3 (A53) 1-0Pesky Ns, passer
Krasenkow vs E Solozhenkin, 1986 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

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

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

Dutch Defense: General (A80) 0-1 Pins
J Malta vs Bird, 1880 
(A80) Dutch, 28 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 0-1
B Gregory vs W John, 1921 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Classical (A84) 1-0 She's Overloaded
O Girya vs J Eric, 2019 
(A84) Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1/2-1/2 MC 11 years old
S Halkias vs Carlsen, 2002 
(A84) Dutch, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dutch Defense: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1Was Piket possessed?
J Piket vs V Malaniuk, 1988 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 40 moves, 0-1

Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (A85) 0-1 7 Pawns on the 5th!?
John Bigelow vs R Wood, 1986 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 26 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 The B pair set a trap
S Collins vs S Williams, 2004 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Linksspringer Var (B00) 0-1
W Long vs R Durkin, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 55 moves, 0-1

Uncommon Bg4 Pirc Def (B00) 1-0 It aint over 'til it's over!
S Maroroa vs A Blackman, 2004 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Irving Chernev's book "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess"
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Game 52 of 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 by Alex. Alekhine
E Rojahn vs M Czerniak, 1939 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scandinavian Def: Marshall (B01) 1-0 Pin the attacker too late
E McCormick vs S Rubin, 1962 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

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

Scandinavian Def: Kloosterboer Gambit (B01) 0-1 Cockfighting!
H Bruckhaus vs G W Kloosterboer, 1925 
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Scandinavian 2.Nc3 (B02) 1-0 Q harassment
J M Hanham vs E Delmar, 1893 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
K Honfi vs Larsen, 1965 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 51 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Suttles vs Mecking, 1967 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 47 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Exch Sac for attack!
M Corden vs A H Williams, 1970 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Mokele Mbembe (B02) 1-0 Cornered K
S McCalla vs L D Barbour, 1887 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Alekhine's Defense, Krejcik Variation (B02): 0-1 Juniors
B De Jonghe vs D Barlov, 1976 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 74 moves, 0-1

p. 235 of *Chess Openings: Theory & Practice* by I.A. Horowitz
V I Lenin vs M Gorky, 1908 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen 6.c4 Miles Line (B04) 1-0 Passers
Short vs Miles, 2001 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 47 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Keres Var (B04) 0-1 U.S. Champions
L Christiansen vs Alburt, 1990 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 46 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Balestra Mate on 6th!
Chessmaster vs Sargon, 1986 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Find the finish
P M Jamieson vs A da Nobrega, 1972 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: 4.Bc4 b5 (B06) 0-1 Late castling record?
S Caglar vs S Gvetadze, 2017 
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1

This is the famous Pawn Diamond game
P Wolff vs M Ginsburg, 1983 
(B06) Robatsch, 40 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Two Knights. Suttles Var (B06) 1-0 30.?
J Xie vs Larsen, 1994 
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Spearhead 30.?
Suetin vs M Ujtelky, 1965 
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 29.? Notes by Stockfish
H H Cole vs A Tulip, 1946 
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General Bg2 vs Bg7 (B07) 1-0 Jan won
Timman vs J H Donner, 1973 
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0

P. Wenman's book "One Hundred Chess Gems" (1939)
Janowski vs Maroczy, 1900 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1

Game 202 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston.
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Classical. Quiet System Czech Def (B08) 1-0 Stockfish
Karpov vs C Hansen, 1992 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 43 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Dragon Formation (B09) 1-0 N+ fork
J Paavilainen vs Vladimirov, 1990 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Dragon Formation (B09) 1-0
V Karasev vs Gipslis, 1970 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: Accelerated Panov Attk (B10) 1-0 Unique P Mate in 3
R Mamedov vs S Bogdanovich, 2015 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 38 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: 3.Qe2 (B10) 1-0 Railroad Mate technique
Harikrishna vs K Berg, 2012 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Adv. Van der Wiel Attk B Hunt (B12) 0-1heart-pounding
Westerinen vs Adianto, 1988 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance (B12) 1-0 Moving Ps instead of castling
A P Smith vs K Keeling, 2002
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Bronstein Var (B12) 1-0 30.?
V Mikenas vs A Bannik, 1957 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 0-1 Mordimer video link
A Tari vs Firouzja, 2020 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack. Fianchetto Def (B14) 1-0video link
Carlsen vs Xiong, 2020 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 59 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: Karpov. Smyslov Var (B17) 1-0 threaten Blackburne's #
H Hecht vs Keene, 1966 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Var 9.Ne6! (B17) 1-0 squeezed
Tseshkovsky vs Khalifman, 1987 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) 0-1 Shifty side-to-side
T Gelashvili vs M Yilmaz, 2017 
(B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 0-1

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Fianchetto Def (B21) 0-1 B-Q
J Tompa vs Ribli, 1976 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Closed (B23) 0-1 28...? Fredthebear's aggravation
K Bryzgalin vs A Iljushin, 1998 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Deflection, K walk
Y Wan vs S Abu Sufian, 2009 
(B32) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 What bind?
Anand vs P Maghsoodloo, 2020 
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

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

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

Sicilian (B33) 1-0 Rook on the 7th w/support
A Belozerov vs O Rychkov, 2019 
(B33) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Scorching battle in center!!
E Tsotsonava vs Boris Grinev, 2018 
(B32) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicil Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Var (B36) 0-1
V Ciocaltea vs Parma, 1968 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 R roller
P Dely vs E Varnusz, 1961 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Delayed Alapin 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B50) 1-0 Horwitz Bs
Timman vs C Zhu, 2005 
(B50) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 34...?
Bachmann vs X Bu, 2006 
(B53) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Classical 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B58) 0-1 P thrusts
R L Bornholz vs E Schwartz, 1933 
(B58) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Keres Attk (B81) 1-0Lunch in London
J Hector vs N Davies, 1991 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

John Watson wrote of 27.Rf3 - "Incredible! This R is a monster!
Karpov vs Hort, 1971 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

A simple "rook-reloader" B82 0-1 26
S Ionov vs A Yashtylov, 2000 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs C Daly, 2003 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 44 in Learn from the Legends by Mihail Marin. 3rd edition.
Dunaev vs Petrosian, 1946 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attk (B86) 0-1 Pin the defender
G Lane vs P Garbett, 2017 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attack. General (B86) 1-0 Greco's #
Navara vs S Mahtesian, 1995 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Velimirovic Attk (B89) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tal vs Bolbochan, 1966 
(B89) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attack. Main Line (B89) 1-0 25.?
Fedorov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1996 
(B89) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 White Q double attack
Anand vs B Badea, 1990 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B90) 0-1 Stockfish
Karjakin vs X Bu, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Spectacular Attack!
V Gunina vs M Sebag, 2019 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Hidden treasure B99 1-0 39 Fredthebear's delight
Kholmov vs Savon, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 0-1 36...?
T Wedberg vs de Firmian, 1984 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Bc5 & Ba6 (C00) 1-0 White counterattack
T L Petrosian vs J Wintzer, 2008 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense: 2.a3 Wing Gambit (C00) 1-0 Kingside attack
E Marchand vs W Kendall, 1940
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

French Advance. Main Line 6.a3 c4 (C02) 1-0 closed, wing attack
Nakamura vs Pelletier, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance. 5.Bb5 Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
J S Mucklow vs E Williams, 1851 
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Dbl Knt Sacs
V Nenarokov vs V Goglidze, 1930 
(C02) French, Advance, 38 moves, 1-0

French Def: Rubinstein Var. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 San Franc
Tal vs I Rogers, 1991 
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 19/20 Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
Tarrasch vs J Noa, 1885 
(C11) French, 47 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Sack Attack!!
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941 
(C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Burn Var 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C11) 0-1 P mowing
Breyer vs Olland, 1913
(C11) French, 37 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Lasker vs C Rasis, 1939 
(C14) French, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 0-1 violations
E Joppen vs Petrosian, 1954 
(C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1

Vladimir Vukovic Mate (see diagram) after 37...Qh5 38.Re7#
V Nielsen vs F Englund, 1899 
(C21) Center Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack vs Kside Fio (C22) 0-1 6 Q threats
J Johannsdottir vs S Bjornsson, 2010
(C22) Center Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 cut & thrust action!
Kupchik vs N Whitaker, 1913 
(C22) Center Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) 1-0 Kside Pawn roller
F Pedro vs F Benko, 2003 
(C22) Center Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 Pawns eating pieces
J Leandro vs R Valverde Fuentes, 2001 
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attk, both 0-0-0 (C22) 0-1Q sac, raking Bs
Stebbings vs J Narraway, 1893 
(C22) Center Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23) 1/2-1/2 P fork
E Falkenhagen vs E Diemer, 1977 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 45 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit (C31) 0-1
Teichmann vs Marshall, 1905 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 1-0
E Pruner vs V Zemitis, 1960 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

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

KG Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 Reinfeld's puzzle
Blackburne vs H Price, 1906 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0

KGA: Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Pawn Mate
Anderssen vs K Lepge, 1855 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Gianutio Gambit (C33) 0-1 zugzwang
Pillsbury vs A J Conen, 1899 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Def (C33) 1-0 29.?
J D Turner vs I Ponter, 2004 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

G302 Svetozar Gligoric Collected Games, Edited by Colin Leach
A Planinc vs Gligoric, 1977 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1

KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1/2-1/2 Correspondence
A Bangiev vs Angelov, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2

KGA, Cunningham (C35) 1-0 Up the middle & long diagonal
Lasker vs G Frean, 1908 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 What's the finish?
Walter Bennett vs D F Sheldon, 1894 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0

KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 0-1 Stunning finish!
J Yoos vs Hjartarson, 1996 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1

KGA. Traditional Variation (C38) 1-0 Discovered Double Attack
G Kadas vs E Szurovszky, 1977 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

KGA: Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 0-1 Beans & Rice
W MacBean vs E Fawcett, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 0-1Reinfeld puzzle
Hermann vs Lasker, 1900 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 0-1 Discovered+ and more
Dominguez Perez vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Morphy Gambit (C41) 1-0 Blindfold P break lesson
Paulsen vs J Blunden, 1862 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0Threats on open e-file
Tal vs Antoshin, 1972 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Black's 18th...Was that a bird? A plane? Superman? It's MORPHY!
Bird vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 0-1 Correspondence
G Nickel vs R H Steinmeyer, 1963 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1-0 P jam on 6th
C Watson vs W H Rowe, 1898 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Attk (C43) 1-0 K walk combo
R Nezhmetdinov vs R Kakabadze, 1955 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit (C44) 0-1 jaywalking on board
von Popiel vs H Wolf, 1902 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Mayet's Mate
Kolisch vs K Hamppe, 1859 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit (C44) 0-1 "Catfight" in Tulsa
E Epstein vs T Batchimeg, 2008 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 0-1 Had chances
D Bryson vs J L Fernandez Garcia, 1984 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 0-1 Pawns pokin' at pieces
J Lai vs M Aigner, 2000
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish, Ezzy
Shirov vs Kramnik, 2011 
(C45) Scotch Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 0-1 New York
Denker vs D Polland, 1940 
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Glek (C46) 1-0 W just riddles Black's Qside
Naiditsch vs N Studer, 2020 
(C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0

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

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Capablanca vs H Liebenstein, 1913 
(C46) Three Knights, 26 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Ranken Variation (C48) 1-0 offramp explains!
Bird vs Mason, 1876 
(C48) Four Knights, 80 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Nimzowitsch (Paulsen) (C49) 0-1 promotion
G Kasparian vs Korchnoi, 1952 
(C49) Four Knights, 44 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal d3, c3 (C50) 0-1 Spearhead
E Paehtz vs S Grigoriants, 2017
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 0-1 Swing to Qside
N Novotelnov vs Taimanov, 1951 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) 1-0 Vukovic Mate link
A C Ludwig vs C Lyon, 1952 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 0-1 Pawn storm
O Roething vs W Moorman, 1909 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Sally says...
G Chandler vs R Ratcliff, 1983 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Absolute Pins
F Deacon vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 35 moves, 1-0

Game 28 in 'Ivanchuk: Move by Move' by Junior Tay
Ivanchuk vs Khalifman, 1992 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0

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

Italian, Two Knts Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 0-1 Spearhead#
S Dias vs Y Han, 2019 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 0-1 +, +, #
A Perfiliev vs Botvinnik, 1925 
(C56) Two Knights, 36 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Ulvestad Var (C57) 1-0 Wrong alley
Chandler vs P Littlewood, 1996 
(C57) Two Knights, 33 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Kts Def Polerio Def Bogoljubow Var (C58) 0-1Rabbit
J Wijker vs G van Buuren, 1989 
(C58) Two Knights, 37 moves, 0-1

Les prix de beauté aux échecs by Francois Le lionnais
H Rosenfeld vs Marshall, 1909 
(C59) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Brentano Gambit (C60) 1-0 Correspondence
C Curt vs P Stromme, 1902 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attk (C63) 0-1 Kamikaze
H von Schuetz vs F Riemann, 1881 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical. Zukertort Gambit (C64) 0-1entertaining
M Schlosser vs Anand, 1990 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Lowenthal vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0 25.?
Tarrasch vs M Harmonist, 1891 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 1/2- KEG annotates
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1902 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Three sets of doubled pawns by White!!!
R Bar vs E Carmel, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def Siesta Var (C74) 1-0
Morozevich vs K Sek, 2019 
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 1-0 28.?
K Shirazi vs O H Castro Rojas, 1991 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Anderssen Var (C77) 1-0 Sac attk!
M Judd vs F Bock, 1871 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2020 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0

#480 on p. 99 in 1001 Winning Chess Sacs & Combos by F.Reinfeld
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1902 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0 Turn around
Anand vs Kamsky, 1995 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0

ZWISCHENSCHACH (IN-BETWEEN CHECK)> After 30 ... ?b7x?
Alekhine vs Keres, 1935 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
Vachier-Lagrave vs Ding Liren, 2020 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Sac Attack!
Yates vs F Schubert, 1928 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84) 0-1 KEG annotates!
L Karpinski vs Pillsbury, 1901 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Hemmed in by his own men
B Muschik vs L Laustsen, 2014 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack dxc5, BxBd6 (D00) 1-0 Kside P roller, P#
I Miladinovic vs A Tang, 2017
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack Qf3 (D00) 1-0 Kingside P roller breaks through
Showalter vs Janowski, 1899 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attack f3 (D00) 1-0 Promotion for Fredthebear
C Logallo vs P Cafolla, 2015 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 1-0 Striking
B Finegold vs A Zatonskih, 2006 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1Black N is a pain in the backside
N Povah vs J Le Roux, 2018 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

London System c4/Harrwitz Attk vs Baltic Def(D02) 1-0Weaponized
Carlsen vs B Finegold, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 1-0 Tricky finish
G Welling vs R Bjerke, 2011
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Janowski vs Marshall, 1916 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: London System vs Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Rs ending
von Scheve vs Blackburne, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

London System vs KID (D02) 1/2-1/2 Double the e-pawns
D Roos vs M Hebden, 1993 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System vs Tchigorin's Def (D02) 0-1 Bxf2 arranges pins
D Oistrakh vs A Selezniev, 1931 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

USA Continental Jubilee corr (1938) gem!
M Bain vs Z L Hoover, 1938 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Wow. Need more coffee and much more study of this game.
Alapin vs Burn, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 205 Find the Right Plan With Anatoly Karpov
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1921 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 Black got caught uncastled
J Jacobsen vs G H Foster, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (D03) 1-0 Qside can opener
V Artemiev vs V S Gujrathi, 2020 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 26 moves, 1-0

Colle System 5.b4 gets passed (D04) 1-0 masterful attack
Firouzja vs So, 2020 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Colle-Koltanowski 5.c3 System (D05) 1/2-1/2 links
Colle vs Euwe, 1928 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 open d-file
I Salgado Lopez vs I Starostits, 2012 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Normal Line (D08) 1-0 blitz
Jobava vs Morozevich, 2016 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Normal Line (D08) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1902 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System (D18) · 1-0
D Dvirnyy vs Shirov, 2020 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Var. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 video link
A Donchenko vs Caruana, 2021 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

The largest known number of en passant captures in one game is
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2011 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 1-0 Blind Swine w/B
Keene vs M Basman, 1963 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Schlechter Var (D15) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops in NZ
Q Johnson vs C Benson, 1997 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech Var. Classical System (D18) 1-0Bully the tied D
Lilienthal vs Aronin, 1948 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0

QGA: Central Variation. McDonnell Def (D20) 0-1 Internet
V S Gujrathi vs H Wang, 2020
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

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

QGA. Gunsberg Def. Prianishenmo Gambit (D24) 0-1?Remove the Def
B Annakov vs A Loginov, 1996 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Noteboom Var (D31) 0-1 Qside Pawn Storm
S Saeed vs L Pliester, 1982 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

FM Robert Hamilton's article in "Chess Canada" (February, 2006)
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 31.?
Dubov vs R Svane, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD, Ragozin Var (D38) 0-1 Internet connects Fredthebear
Carlsen vs Giri, 2020 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 0-1 You won't get bored here.
M Khusenkhojaev vs J van Foreest, 2018 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

21.Qg7!?! 101 Greatest Moves Ever Played by Tim Krabbe
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Amazing game!
A Hollis vs F Baumbach, 1973 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 hangers hang
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2007 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 17 in 'Anand: Move by Move' by Zenon Franco Ocampos
Aronian vs Anand, 2007  
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Minority attack
Karpov vs Lautier, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 0-1 a blizzard of pawns
Anand vs Aronian, 2009 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 53 moves, 0-1

QGD. Modern. Knight Def 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (D51) 0-1 Mutual P storms
K Havasi vs M Luckis, 1931 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1

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

QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Minority Attack
Bogoljubov vs Rubinstein, 1930 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 77 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0 Clever
A Dake vs E Tholfsen, 1934 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

"Epic of Gilg" (game of the day Aug-28-2020)
Eliskases vs Gilg, 1934 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Holy Phony Benoni!! It's en passant w/check by each Pawn+
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 64 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 pawn storm
J C Sadorra vs D K Dunn, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 28 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 1-0 Pawn storm
P Petran vs J Pinter, 1972 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

Three pawn sacs in the first ten moves of the Catalan?!
Giri vs N Grandelius, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Accepted (E10) 1-0
I Zenyuk vs E Epstein, 2008
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov Var (E12) 0-1 Awesome N sac for a P roller
G Uusi vs Simagin, 1954 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Seattle Daily Times, 18 March 1926, p. ?
A G Johnson vs Lasker, 1926 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

QID. Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 Which finish do u prefer?
Leonov vs Tal, 1950 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

3 Stack Wins as Compiled by Drudge, Move 13
Nakamura vs A Volokitin, 2006 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 72 moves, 1-0

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

Game 28 of 50 Essential Chess Lessons by Steve Giddins
Gligoric vs Szabo, 1952 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 39 moves, 0-1

KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 passed f-pawn march
Euwe vs K Skold, 1950 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 32 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal Var (E70) 1-0 P storm generates K walk
Morozevich vs Jobava, 2012 
(E70) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack. Dynamic Attack (E76) 1-0 DYNAMIC!
Szabo vs H Ree, 1975 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack (E77) 0-1
Eljanov vs Radjabov, 2008 
(E77) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Game 7 in Pawn Sacrifice! by Timothy Taylor
Tal vs Tolush, 1957 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Panno (E84) 1-0 K walk
A Kuligowski vs J Przewoznik, 1976 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 35 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Def Closed Line (E95) 1-0 Pins, fork!
Tal vs J Bielczyk, 1981 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 37 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 1/2-1/2 Photo
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1960 
(E97) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2

Mongredien's Knight Mate! Resembles Morphy's Mate w/a Bishop.
S Zubatch vs S Feldman, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. 6.Nc3 Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1-0
T Chan vs D Schneider, 2008 
(C56) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

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