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My Tree
By Lenore Hetrick

Now I will plant this little tree!

Forever and ever it belongs to me.

When it's grown up I will lift my eyes

To see my tree against the skies.

A great, tall, living thing I shall see.

And how glad I'll feel that it's my tree.

Cogito, ergo sum

"The first step to becoming is to will it." ― Mother Teresa

"The commander must be at constant pains to keep his troops abreast of all the latest tactical experience and developments, and must insist on their practical application. He must see to it that his subordinates are trained in accordance with the latest requirements. The best form of welfare for the troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." ― Erwin Rommel, German field marshall (born November 15, 1891, Heidenheim, Germany —died October 14, 1944, Herrlingen, near Ulm), one of the most respected and feared military leaders of WWII

"The first casualty of war is truth" is often credited to the classical Greek playwright Aeschylus (525 BC-456 BC). In the constant battle of good vs evil, certain unethical editors who manipulate the CG system on behalf of their crooked cronies confirm this daily.

"A tyrant institutionalises stupidity, but he is the first servant of his own system and the first to be installed within it." ― Gilles Deleuze

"It appears to me that strong sense and acute sensibility together constitute genius." ― George Pope Morris

"The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings." ― Albert Schweitzer

"In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility." ― Joseph Conrad

"A little simplification would be the first step toward rational living, I think." ― Eleanor Roosevelt

"Seek simplicity but distrust it." ― Alfred North Whitehead

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

"Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." ― Bette Davis

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

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

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"Get there firstest with the mostest." ― Nathan Bedford Forrest

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." ― Winston Churchill

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

Ne kadar bilirsen bil, o kadar azdır.

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones." ― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Whether this advantage is theoretically sufficient to win or not does not worry Capablanca. He simply wins the ending. That is why he is Capablanca!" ― Max Euwe

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof is potentially easier (we need just one counterexample); and nitpicking arouses our creative juices. Even if the given assertion is true, our search for a counterexample often leads to a proof, as soon as we see why a counterexample is impossible. Besides, it's healthy to be skeptical." ― Ronald Graham

"Even though chess isn't the toughest thing that computers will tackle for centuries, it stood as a handy symbol for human intelligence. No matter what human-like feat computers perform in the future, the Deep Blue match demands an indelible dot on all timelines of AI progress." ― Steven Levy

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad movez, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitzch

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512.

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach preparez for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction"

"The difference between death and taxes is death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets." ― Will Rogers

Full of grapes

* Diagrammed checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

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

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* French tutorial: https://chessklub.com/french-defense/

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

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

* Submit a PGN: https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/u...

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

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

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

The fourth Thursday in November marks Thanksgiving Day for most Americans. But to some, it's the "National Day of Mourning," an annual protest event observed by Indigenous Americans of the Northeast. Held on Thanksgiving, its aim is to raise awareness about the true origins of the Thanksgiving holiday and the European settlers' impact on the Native American tribes and their way of life.

Q: What did one hat say to the other?
A: You wait here. I'll go on a head.

Tryfon Gavriel, famously known to fellow members as "Kingscrusher" is a FIDE Candidate Master and British Regional Chess Master, and enthusiastic instructor.

* 4 Miniz: zPonziani, zKieseritzky, zPhilidor, zFrankenstein-Dracula: z https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* 29 traps: https://www.chessonly.com/chess-ope...

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* B23-B25: Game Collection: Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack

* Bedford: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Brilliancies: Game Collection: Brilliancy Prizes (Reinfeld)

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

* 50 Games to Know: https://en.chessbase.com/post/50-ga...

* 100: Game Collection: 100 Soviet Chess Miniatures

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

* Chess Links: http://www.chessdryad.com/links/ind...

* Danish treats: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (I)

* 1.d4: Game Collection: Winning with 1 d4!

Death Trap Highway

State Route 138 in California a.k.a. Death Trap Highway has a reputation for being incredibly dangerous. Poorly lit areas and foggy weather add to the risk, especially at night. But, despite the nickname, many drivers use this route to avoid traffic on other highways. This increase in traffic likely makes it even more prone to accidents. Be careful and take extra caution on this highway, and avoid it entirely when visibility is poor or if you're not experienced with mountain driving.

* Epic: Game Collection: Epic Battles of the CB by R.N. Coles - keypusher

* Every breath: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMO...

* Express Ratings: https://www.cxrchess.com/PlayerProf...

* Extinguish the Dragon: Game Collection: 1.e4 explorations

* Franco Sicilian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-...

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Gulfport: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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

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

https://archive.org/details/the-gol...

* Granville: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Greatest Hits: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Hot Springers: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/ret...

Interstate 95 (I-95)

I-95 is one of the busiest highways in the country. While it may seem convenient when doing a long-distance drive, it's famous for really heavy traffic. Unfortunately, accident rates are high, and the driving conditions make this road a risky choice. It connects several major cities, which means there are lots of people. If you can, avoid travelling during rush hour on this highway, or in the evening when visibility is lower.

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

* "Messi of Chess": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0w...

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

* North Myrtle Beach: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/ne...

* North Carolina: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* Notes by tpstar:
Game Collection: Instructive Games

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Sacs on f7/f2: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on f7 (f2)

* Sicilian Alapin Mini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLk...

* Bg2 vs Sicilian: Game Collection: Grand Prix Attack without early Bc4

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

* Submit a PGN: https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/u...

* Shady Lady: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

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

* TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/

Fredthebear loves coconuts.

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* Townsend: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

U.S. Route 1

Running parallel to the eastern coastline, U.S. Route 1 has scenic views but also has a lot of dangers. The road is quite old, with lots of parts that don't have wide lanes or updated signage. Busy areas near major cities like Boston, New York, and Miami mean there is a much higher chance of accidents than on other roads. Really sharp curves and badly designed intersections also add to the risks.

* Verse nobody's ever heard: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hhwR...

* Waco: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

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

* WCC 2024: https://worldchampionship.fide.com/

* Wytheville: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tr...

* 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

"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

Clinton visited Little St James, also known as 'paedophile island'

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

Кто не рискует, тот не пьет шампанского Pronunciation: KTOH ni risKUyet, tot ni pyot shamPANSkava) Translation: He who doesn't take risks doesn't drink champagne Meaning: Fortune favours the brave

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

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal

Nevada: Genoa
Established in: 1851

Geoa was founded back in 1851 as a trading post and provisioning station meant to serve passing wagon trains. It was originally known as Mormon Station because the first settlers were Mormon, and was part of Utah. It was renamed Genoa in 1855 by Mormon leader Orson Hyde, who named it in honor of Christopher Columbus's birthplace of Genoa, Italy.

Genoa is a tiny town — according to its website, just 250 people live there.

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

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

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

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

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

* Chess History: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show...

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

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

Gratitude and Love to God
By William Cowper

All are indebted much to thee,
But I far more than all,
From many a deadly snare set free,
And raised from many a fall.
Overwhelm me, from above,
Daily, with thy boundless love.

What bonds of gratitude I feel
No language can declare;
Beneath the oppressive weight I reel,
'Tis more than I can bear:
When shall I that blessing prove,
To return thee love for love?

Spirit of charity, dispense
Thy grace to every heart;
Expel all other spirits thence,
Drive self from every part;
Charity divine, draw nigh,
Break the chains in which we lie!

All selfish souls, whate'er they feign,
Have still a slavish lot;
They boast of liberty in vain,
Of love, and feel it not.
He whose bosom glows with thee,
He, and he alone, is free.

Oh blessedness, all bliss above,
When thy pure fires prevail!
Love only teaches what is love:
All other lessons fail:
We learn its name, but not its powers,
Experience only makes it ours.

"No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life." — Anonymous

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ― Mahatma Gandhi

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Cub's Playtime The playful nature of bear cubs is captured in this cheerful poem.

Little cubs at play, in joy's array,

Tumbling, rolling, in the day.

Laughter in the woods, a sight so gay,

In their playtime, bears in ballet.

Mischief in their paws, in sunlight's glaze,

In their antics, they amaze.

Cubs at play, in freedom's way,

In their world, they sway.

Chasing butterflies, in fields they roam,

In the forest, their playful home.

Cub's playtime, in innocence lay,

In their joy, life's display.

<<Charlotte Chess Center> Address:
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Unit E
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Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

"Nothing ventured, nothing gained." ~ Portuguese Proverb

Chessgames.com will be unavailable September 10, 2024 from 2:30PM through 3:00PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

Select a good chess move:

1. Is my king and queen safe? Am I absolutely sure?

2. Why did my opponent make that move?

3. What just changed?

4. What is now en prise / un/under-defended?

5. Any immediate risks / opportunities? (If no, go to default) - Opening: Develop
- Middle game: Improve, build attack, pawn breaks. - End game: Assure the best outcome

6. What are ALL the candidate moves?

7. For each, what is likely to happen? New risks/opportunities?

8. Which is best?

9. Does it improve my position?

10. Sanity check, sure it's not a mistake?

The human body is made up of 206 bones.
Surprisingly, babies are born with 300! Babies' bones only fuse together and harden as they get older.

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

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Be slow in choosing a friend but slower in changing him. ~ Scottish Proverb

<<<When You Are Old> by William Butler Yeats (13 June 1865 – 28 January 1939)>

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars. >

"Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Many people perceive the merit of a manuscript which is read to them, but will not declare themselves in its favor until they see what success it has in the world when printed, or what intelligent men will say about it. They do not like to risk their opinion, and they want to be carried away by the crowd and dragged along by the multitude. Then they say that they were amongst the first who approved of that work, and the general public shares their opinion. Such men lose the best opportunities of convincing us that they are intelligent, clever, and first-rate critics, and can really discover what is good and what is better. A fine work falls into their hands; it is an author's first book before he has got any great name; there is nothing to prepossess anyone in his favor, and by applauding his writings one does not court or flatter the great. Zelotes, you are not required to cry out: "This is a masterpiece; human intelligence never went farther; the human speech cannot soar higher; henceforward we will judge of no one's taste but by what he thinks of this book." Such exaggerated and offensive expressions are only employed by postulants for pensions or benefices and are even injurious to what is really commendable and what one wishes to praise. Why not merely say—"That's a good book?" It is true you say it when the whole of France has approved of it, and foreigners as well as your own countrymen, when it is printed all over Europe and has been translated into several languages, but then it is too late." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"There is no road too long to the man who advances deliberately and without undue haste; there are no honors too distant to the man who prepares himself for them with patience." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like." ― Will Rogers

"There are three kinds of men. The ones that learn by readin'. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." ― Will Rogers

"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else." ― Will Rogers

Here's a poem a dad wrote:

<ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.>

Question: In the Bible, who, alone, killed a quarter of the world's population? Answer: Cain – according to the Bible, Cain killed Abel when the only humans in existence were Adam, Eve and their 2 sons.

Question: What day is two days before the day immediately following the day three days before the day two days after the day immediately before Friday? Answer: Tuesday – the day before Friday is Thursday. Two days after that is Saturday. Three days before that is Wednesday. The day immediately following that is Thursday, Two days before that is Tuesday, so the final and correct answer is Tuesday.

<<<Chess poem by W.S.B.>

And well 'twould be if chess alone
Disputes 'twixt nations settle could,
Instead of pawns of flesh and bone,
The men of ivory or wood.>

Source: the Chess Amateur, October 1914, page 19. The poet was ‘W.S.B.', i.e. William Shelley Branch.>

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat

A certain hollow tree
Was tenanted by three.
An eagle held a lofty bough,
The hollow root a wild wood sow,
A female cat between the two.
All busy with maternal labours,
They lived awhile obliging neighbours.
At last the cat's deceitful tongue
Broke up the peace of old and young.
Up climbing to the eagle's nest,
She said, with whiskered lips compressed,
"Our death, or, what as much we mothers fear,
That of our helpless offspring dear,
Is surely drawing near.
Beneath our feet, see you not how
Destruction's plotted by the sow?
Her constant digging, soon or late,
Our proud old castle will uproot.
And then – O, sad and shocking fate! –
She'll eat our young ones, as the fruit!
Were there but hope of saving one,
"Twould soothe somewhat my bitter moan."
Thus leaving apprehensions hideous,
Down went the puss perfidious
To where the sow, no longer digging,
Was in the very act of pigging.
"Good friend and neighbour," whispered she,
"I warn you on your guard to be.
Your pigs should you but leave a minute,
This eagle here will seize them in it.
Speak not of this, I beg, at all,
Lest on my head her wrath should fall."
Another breast with fear inspired,
With fiendish joy the cat retired.
The eagle ventured no egress
To feed her young, the sow still less.
Fools they, to think that any curse
Than ghastly famine could be worse!
Both staid at home, resolved and obstinate,
To save their young ones from impending fate, – The royal bird for fear of mine,
For fear of royal claws the swine.
All died, at length, with hunger,
The older and the younger;
There staid, of eagle race or boar,
Not one this side of death's dread door; –
A sad misfortune, which
The wicked cats made rich.
O, what is there of hellish plot
The treacherous tongue dares not!
Of all the ills Pandora's box outpoured,
Deceit, I think, is most to be abhorred.

<<Alireza Firouzja> (Persian: علی‌رضا فیروزجا, Persian pronunciation: æliːɾeˈzɑː fiːɾuːzˈdʒɑː; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest ever 2800-rated player, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.

A chess prodigy, Firouzja won the Iranian Chess Championship at age 12 and earned the Grandmaster title at 14. At 16, Firouzja became the second youngest 2700-rated player and won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rapid Chess Championship. In November 2021, at 18, he won the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament and an individual gold medal at the European Team Chess Championship. He won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Blitz Chess Championship. In 2022, Firouzja won the Grand Chess Tour.

Firouzja left the Iranian Chess Federation in 2019 because of the country's longstanding policy against competing with Israeli players.4 He played under the FIDE flag until mid-2021, when he became a French citizen and began representing France, where he had already been living.> — Wikipedia

Dick Cavitt: "And you like that moment of just crushing the guy?"

RJ Fischer: "Right *nodding and smiling*, yeah."

Ravenna
by Oscar Wilde

To my friend George Fleming author of 'The Nile Novel' and 'Mirage')

I.

A year ago I breathed the Italian air, -
And yet, methinks this northern Spring is fair,- These fields made golden with the flower of March, The throstle singing on the feathered larch,
The cawing rooks, the wood-doves fluttering by,
The little clouds that race across the sky;
And fair the violet's gentle drooping head,
The primrose, pale for love uncomforted,
The rose that burgeons on the climbing briar,
The crocus-bed, (that seems a moon of fire
Round-girdled with a purple marriage-ring);
And all the flowers of our English Spring,
Fond snowdrops, and the bright-starred daffodil.

Up starts the lark beside the murmuring mill,
And breaks the gossamer-threads of early dew;
And down the river, like a flame of blue,
Keen as an arrow flies the water-king,
While the brown linnets in the greenwood sing.

A year ago! - it seems a little time
Since last I saw that lordly southern clime,
Where flower and fruit to purple radiance blow,
And like bright lamps the fabled apples glow.

Full Spring it was - and by rich flowering vines, Dark olive-groves and noble forest-pines,
I rode at will; the moist glad air was sweet,
The white road rang beneath my horse's feet,
And musing on Ravenna's ancient name,
I watched the day till, marked with wounds of flame, The turquoise sky to burnished gold was turned.

O how my heart with boyish passion burned,
When far away across the sedge and mere
I saw that Holy City rising clear,
Crowned with her crown of towers! - On and on
I galloped, racing with the setting sun,
And ere the crimson after-glow was passed,
I stood within Ravenna's walls at last!

II.

How strangely still! no sound of life or joy
Startles the air; no laughing shepherd-boy
Pipes on his reed, nor ever through the day
Comes the glad sound of children at their play:
O sad, and sweet, and silent! surely here
A man might dwell apart from troublous fear,
Watching the tide of seasons as they flow
From amorous Spring to Winter's rain and snow,
And have no thought of sorrow; - here, indeed,
Are Lethe's waters, and that fatal weed
Which makes a man forget his fatherland.

Ay! amid lotus-meadows dost thou stand,
Like Proserpine, with poppy-laden head,
Guarding the holy ashes of the dead.

For though thy brood of warrior sons hath ceased, Thy noble dead are with thee! - they at least
Are faithful to thine honour:- guard them well,
O childless city! for a mighty spell,
To wake men's hearts to dreams of things sublime, Are the lone tombs where rest the Great of Time.

III.

Yon lonely pillar, rising on the plain,
Marks where the bravest knight of France was slain, - The Prince of chivalry, the Lord of war,
Gaston de Foix: for some untimely star
Led him against thy city, and he fell,
As falls some forest-lion fighting well.

Taken from life while life and love were new,
He lies beneath God's seamless veil of blue;
Tall lance-like reeds wave sadly o'er his head,
And oleanders bloom to deeper red,
Where his bright youth flowed crimson on the ground.

Look farther north unto that broken mound, -
There, prisoned now within a lordly tomb
Raised by a daughter's hand, in lonely gloom,
Huge-limbed Theodoric, the Gothic king,
Sleeps after all his weary conquering.

Time hath not spared his ruin, - wind and rain
Have broken down his stronghold; and again
We see that Death is mighty lord of all,
And king and clown to ashen dust must fall

Mighty indeed THEIR glory! yet to me
Barbaric king, or knight of chivalry,
Or the great queen herself, were poor and vain,
Beside the grave where Dante rests from pain.

His gilded shrine lies open to the air;
And cunning sculptor's hands have carven there
The calm white brow, as calm as earliest morn,
The eyes that flashed with passionate love and scorn, The lips that sang of Heaven and of Hell,
The almond-face which Giotto drew so well,
The weary face of Dante; - to this day,
Here in his place of resting, far away
From Arno's yellow waters, rushing down
Through the wide bridges of that fairy town,
Where the tall tower of Giotto seems to rise
A marble lily under sapphire skies!

Alas! my Dante! thou hast known the pain
Of meaner lives, - the exile's galling chain,
How steep the stairs within kings' houses are,
And all the petty miseries which mar
Man's nobler nature with the sense of wrong.

Yet this dull world is grateful for thy song;
Our nations do thee homage, - even she,
That cruel queen of vine-clad Tuscany,
Who bound with crown of thorns thy living brow,
Hath decked thine empty tomb with laurels now,
And begs in vain the ashes of her son.

O mightiest exile! all thy grief is done:
Thy soul walks now beside thy Beatrice;
Ravenna guards thine ashes: sleep in peace.

IV.

How lone this palace is; how grey the walls!
No minstrel now wakes echoes in these halls.

The broken chain lies rusting on the door,
And noisome weeds have split the marble floor:
Here lurks the snake, and here the lizards run
By the stone lions blinking in the sun.

Byron dwelt here in love and revelry
For two long years - a second Anthony,
Who of the world another Actium made!
Yet suffered not his royal soul to fade,
Or lyre to break, or lance to grow less keen,
'Neath any wiles of an Egyptian queen.

For from the East there came a mighty cry,
And Greece stood up to fight for Liberty,
And called him from Ravenna: never knight
Rode forth more nobly to wild scenes of fight!
None fell more bravely on ensanguined field,
Borne like a Spartan back upon his shield!
O Hellas! Hellas! in thine hour of pride,
Thy day of might, remember him who died
To wrest from off thy limbs the trammelling chain: O Salamis! O lone Plataean plain!
O tossing waves of wild Euboean sea!
O wind-swept heights of lone Thermopylae!
He loved you well - ay, not alone in word,
Who freely gave to thee his lyre and sword,
Like AEschylos at well-fought Marathon:

And England, too, shall glory in her son,
Her warrior-poet, first in song and fight.

No longer now shall Slander's venomed spite
Crawl like a snake across his perfect name,
Or mar the lordly scutcheon of his fame.

For as the olive-garland of the race,
Which lights with joy each eager runner's face,
As the red cross which saveth men in war,
As a flame-bearded beacon seen from far
By mariners upon a storm-tossed sea, -
Such was his love for Greece and Liberty!

Byron, thy crowns are ever fresh and green:
Red leaves of rose from Sapphic Mitylene
Shall bind thy brows; the myrtle blooms for thee, In hidden glades by lonely Castaly;
The laurels wait thy coming: all are thine,
And round thy head one perfect wreath will twine.

V.

The pine-tops rocked before the evening breeze
With the hoarse murmur of the wintry seas,
And the tall stems were streaked with amber bright; - I wandered through the wood in wild delight,
Some startled bird, with fluttering wings and fleet, Made snow of all the blossoms; at my feet,
Like silver crowns, the pale narcissi lay,
And small birds sang on every twining spray.

O waving trees, O forest liberty!
Within your haunts at least a man is free,
And half forgets the weary world of strife:
The blood flows hotter, and a sense of life
Wakes i' the quickening veins, while once again
The woods are filled with gods we fancied slain.

Long time I watched, and surely hoped to see
Some goat-foot Pan make merry minstrelsy
Amid the reeds! some startled Dryad-maid
In girlish flight! or lurking in the glade,
The soft brown limbs, the wanton treacherous face Of woodland god! Queen Dian in the chase,
White-limbed and terrible, with look of pride,
And leash of boar-hounds leaping at her side!
Or Hylas mirrored in the perfect stream.

O idle heart! O fond Hellenic dream!
Ere long, with melancholy rise and swell,
The evening chimes, the convent's vesper bell,
Struck on mine ears amid the amorous flowers.

Alas! alas! these sweet and honied hours
Had whelmed my heart like some encroaching sea,
And drowned all thoughts of black Gethsemane.

VI.

O lone Ravenna! many a tale is told
Of thy great glories in the days of old:
Two thousand years have passed since thou didst see Caesar ride forth to royal victory.

Mighty thy name when Rome's lean eagles flew
From Britain's isles to far Euphrates blue;
And of the peoples thou wast noble queen,
Till in thy streets the Goth and Hun were seen.

Discrowned by man, deserted by the sea,
Thou sleepest, rocked in lonely misery!
No longer now upon thy swelling tide,
Pine-forest-like, thy myriad galleys ride!
For where the brass-beaked ships were wont to float, The weary shepherd pipes his mournful note;
And the white sheep are free to come and go
Where Adria's purple waters used to flow.

O fair! O sad! O Queen uncomforted!
In ruined loveliness thou liest dead,
Alone of all thy sisters; for at last
Italia's royal warrior hath passed
Rome's lordliest entrance, and hath worn his crown In the high temples of the Eternal Town!
The Palatine hath welcomed back her king,
And with his name the seven mountains ring!

And Naples hath outlived her dream of pain,
And mocks her tyrant! Venice lives again,
New risen from the waters! and the cry
Of Light and Truth, of Love and Liberty,
Is heard in lordly Genoa, and where
The marble spires of Milan wound the air,
Rings from the Alps to the Sicilian shore,
And Dante's dream is now a dream no more.

But thou, Ravenna, better loved than all,
Thy ruined palaces are but a pall
That hides thy fallen greatness! and thy name
Burns like a grey and flickering candle-flame
Beneath the noonday splendour of the sun
Of new Italia! for the night is done,
The night of dark oppression, and the day
Hath dawned in passionate splendour: far away
The Austrian hounds are hunted from the land,
Beyond those ice-crowned citadels which stand
Girdling the plain of royal Lombardy,
From the far West unto the Eastern sea.

I know, indeed, that sons of thine have died
In Lissa's waters, by the mountain-side
Of Aspromonte, on Novara's plain, -
Nor have thy children died for thee in vain:
And yet, methinks, thou hast not drunk this wine From grapes new-crushed of Liberty divine,
Thou hast not followed that immortal Star
Which leads the people forth to deeds of war.

Weary of life, thou liest in silent sleep,
As one who marks the lengthening shadows creep,
Careless of all the hurrying hours that run,
Mourning some day of glory, for the sun
Of Freedom hath not shewn to thee his face,
And thou hast caught no flambeau in the race.

Yet wake not from thy slumbers, - rest thee well, Amidst thy fields of amber asphodel,
Thy lily-sprinkled meadows, - rest thee there,
To mock all human greatness: who would dare
To vent the paltry sorrows of his life
Before thy ruins, or to praise the strife
Of kings' ambition, and the barren pride
Of warring nations! wert not thou the Bride
Of the wild Lord of Adria's stormy sea!
The Queen of double Empires! and to thee
Were not the nations given as thy prey!
And now - thy gates lie open night and day,
The grass grows green on every tower and hall,
The ghastly fig hath cleft thy bastioned wall;
And where thy mailed warriors stood at rest
The midnight owl hath made her secret nest.

O fallen! fallen! from thy high estate,
O city trammelled in the toils of Fate,
Doth nought remain of all thy glorious days,
But a dull shield, a crown of withered bays!

Yet who beneath this night of wars and fears,
From tranquil tower can watch the coming years;
Who can foretell what joys the day shall bring,
Or why before the dawn the linnets sing?
Thou, even thou, mayst wake, as wakes the rose
To crimson splendour from its grave of snows;
As the rich corn-fields rise to red and gold
From these brown lands, now stiff with Winter's cold; As from the storm-rack comes a perfect star!

O much-loved city! I have wandered far
From the wave-circled islands of my home;
Have seen the gloomy mystery of the Dome
Rise slowly from the drear Campagna's way,
Clothed in the royal purple of the day:
I from the city of the violet crown
Have watched the sun by Corinth's hill go down,
And marked the 'myriad laughter' of the sea
From starlit hills of flower-starred Arcady;
Yet back to thee returns my perfect love,
As to its forest-nest the evening dove.

O poet's city! one who scarce has seen
Some twenty summers cast their doublets green
For Autumn's livery, would seek in vain
To wake his lyre to sing a louder strain,
Or tell thy days of glory; - poor indeed
Is the low murmur of the shepherd's reed,
Where the loud clarion's blast should shake the sky, And flame across the heavens! and to try
Such lofty themes were folly: yet I know
That never felt my heart a nobler glow
Than when I woke the silence of thy street
With clamorous trampling of my horse's feet,
And saw the city which now I try to sing,
After long days of weary travelling.

VII.

Adieu, Ravenna! but a year ago,
I stood and watched the crimson sunset glow
From the lone chapel on thy marshy plain:
The sky was as a shield that caught the stain
Of blood and battle from the dying sun,
And in the west the circling clouds had spun
A royal robe, which some great God might wear,
While into ocean-seas of purple air
Sank the gold galley of the Lord of Light.

Yet here the gentle stillness of the night
Brings back the swelling tide of memory,
And wakes again my passionate love for thee:
Now is the Spring of Love, yet soon will come
On meadow and tree the Summer's lordly bloom;
And soon the grass with brighter flowers will blow, And send up lilies for some boy to mow.

Then before long the Summer's conqueror,
Rich Autumn-time, the season's usurer,
Will lend his hoarded gold to all the trees,
And see it scattered by the spendthrift breeze;
And after that the Winter cold and drear.

So runs the perfect cycle of the year.

And so from youth to manhood do we go,
And fall to weary days and locks of snow.

Love only knows no winter; never dies:
Nor cares for frowning storms or leaden skies
And mine for thee shall never pass away,
Though my weak lips may falter in my lay.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silent evening star,
The night's ambassador, doth gleam afar,
And bid the shepherd bring his flocks to fold.

Perchance before our inland seas of gold
Are garnered by the reapers into sheaves,
Perchance before I see the Autumn leaves,
I may behold thy city; and lay down
Low at thy feet the poet's laurel crown.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silver lamp, the moon,
Which turns our midnight into perfect noon,
Doth surely light thy towers, guarding well
Where Dante sleeps, where Byron loved to dwell.

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"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 trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar." – Unknown

In 2016, a Michigan-based priest named Gerald Johnson suffered a heart attack. He says he had a near-death experience that sent him somewhere he never thought he'd visit: Hell.

Johnson says that immediately after his heart attack in February 2016, his spirit left his physical body and went down to hell, entering through "the very center of the Earth." Though he says "the things I saw there are indescribable," he did his best.

Johnson claims he saw a man walking on all fours like a dog and getting burned from head to toe:

"His eyes were bulging and worse than that: He was wearing chains on his neck. He was like a hellhound. There was a demon holding the chains."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"My home is in Heaven. I'm just traveling through this world." — Billy Graham

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

Psalm 31:24
Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!

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

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

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

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.

* 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.

God our Father, Lord, and Savior

Thank you for your love and favor

Bless this food and drink we pray

And all who share with us today.
Amen.

This poem is dedicated to PhillA, who sparked off the seed for this poem.

The Stark Naked King

When the challenge arrived from the ax wielding Philla "I must hurry and offer a bribe to his queen, thought nova, to avoid a merciless onslaught ending in bloody gore". Alas, the challenge had been secretly sent the day before. There he stood with ax and all at the castle's gate, While teasingly sending in a not-so-holy bishop as bait. High on the castle's wall nova bellowed: dump the boiling oil, To force the ax-man with his troops to screamingly recoil. To no avail, Philla hurled his castle straight upon the king, Who standing stark naked, tried to hide his private thing. So nova quickly conceded out of shameful desperation and Philla gently lowering the ax accepted nova's resignation.

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

"Sometimes the most ordinary things could be made extraordinary, simply by doing them with the right people." ― Elizabeth Green

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies." ― Andy (Tim Robbins), "The Shawshank Redemption"

Psalms 31:24 - Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

The Lord's Prayer (Traditional)
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from the evil one.
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

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

This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator.

Chess The Final Metaphor

It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick

That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick.

On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess:

"Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"?

As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king:

Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"?

Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress

While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess."

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G5Ad...
Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman performed "Fast Car" together at the 2024 Grammy Awards. This marked a significant moment as it was Chapman's first live television performance in nine years, and Combs' cover of the song had gained popularity, introducing it to a new audience. The performance was well-received and highlighted the enduring appeal of the classic song. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLf... - https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/khEn...

KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (000) 1-0 K walk
La Bourdonnais vs Jouantho, 1837 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

The Maroczy Bind: Maroczy Dragon w/a gain of time for N trap
Botvinnik vs Golombek, 1956 
(A15) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Beefeater 206/(A40) 0-1 Pin; Get the Q in close
G Taylor vs I Ivanov, 1985 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: De Bruycker Def (A40) 0-1 Lose the exchange
NN vs M Braun, 1980 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy Variation. M.L. (B00) 0-1 Giveaways
J M Boey vs Keres, 1962
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection (B00) 1-0 Q trap
J Curdo vs S Rabinowitz, 1996 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def.: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 1 N# 1 N def
R Runau vs Schmidt, 1972 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 22.?
Psakhis vs I Efimov, 1991 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Common Qside trap
M Pavlov vs D Dragos, 1987 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Four Pawns Attack. ML (B03)0-1 Qside penetration
A Andreev vs I Khmelnitsky, 1988 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack (B03) 0-1 Stunning combo!
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 127 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev and Reinfeld
H Rossetto vs Aguilar, 1935 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Modern Var (B04) 1-0 Surprising, but way outrated
O Uran Bermudez vs A Scholl, 2013
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 25 moves, 1-0

Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern. Pterodactyl (B06) 0-1 Brilliancy!
E Preissmann vs L Day, 1978 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1

Modern Def. Gurgenidze Def (B06) 1-0 Black's Qside falls apart
T Gelashvili vs L Gergaia, 2003 
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0

Andy Martin christened the strange beast a'turbo-charged hippo'
V Csiszar vs V Ianov, 2005 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 0-1

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

Pirc Defense: Nc3 and Ne2 (B07) 0-1 Remove the Guard
M Radulescu vs Pirc, 1946 
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 0-1

Czech Defense: General (B07) 0-1 Rob the pin, twice!
A Laughland vs W F Forster, 2015 
(B07) Pirc, 12 moves, 0-1

Danish Gambit: Philidor/Maroczy Def early Qs exchange (B07) 1-0
Lasker vs E W Engberg, 1911 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

C-K Def. Accelerated Panov Attk. Open Var (B10) 1-0 Qc2 attks 2
Tal vs G Garcia Gonzalez, 1986 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Phil-Philidor's Legacy
Delarochette vs J Negro, 1983 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 0-1

C-K Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (C12) 1-0 Can U proove W wins?
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Exchange sac for a pin
Short vs V Malisauskas, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

5-move howler; Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 0-1
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit Declined (B20) 1-0 Center cut
M R Hazlewood vs Fleming, 1980 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1 The Qs come out fast
C Campelli vs B Wall, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Morphy Gambit. Andreaschek Gambit (B21) 1-0Reinfeld #
I A Horowitz vs C W Hrissikopoulos, 1941 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 A bit of Chicago in Reno
D Moody vs Nakamura, 1999 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin (B22) 0-1 White try for brilliancy backfires
M Kagan vs H Lyman, 1937 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed Nc3, Bg2, f4, Nf3, 0-0 (B25) 1-0Q trap on Qside
K Neumeier vs J Wallner, 1999
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 1-0 Discovered Attk
A Shiplay vs E Shipley, 1977 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 0-1 Noah's Ark
Bleischmidt vs Lytschuk, 1976 
(B30) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian / Alapin (B22) 0-1 Easy for Black and Fredthebear
J G Nicholson vs S Ledger, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 0-1

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

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

Old Sicilian. Open 3...d5? (B32) 1-0 Minors charge, majors pin
Boleslavsky vs B Gurgenidze, 1960 
(B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian-French. Westerinen Attack 5.Bb2 (B40) 0-1 Magazine tip
Westerinen vs Tal, 1973 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 0-1 Qside charge
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B46) 1-0 N sac brings in 2nd N
P Petrovic vs S Lamoureux, 1989 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Devastating ++
O Kanmazalp vs A Karason, 2017
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation. (B56) 0-1 Rook sac
J H Lohr vs Euwe, 1923
(B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation(B56) 1-0Windmill+ nabs R
B Wall vs Morales, 1974 
(B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B61) 1-0 No en passant
A Planinc vs Z Mestrovic, 1974 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 15 moves, 1-0

Game 46: My Best Games of Chess by Vishy Anand
Ivanchuk vs Anand, 1998 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1Opposite wings battle
D Durham vs Kudrin, 1989
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen English Attack (B90) 0-1 Cross pin@knight
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicil Scheveningen. Modern General (B83) 0-1 Black owns c-file
S Boros vs E Gereben, 1935
(B83) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var - Pin (B87) 0-1 Off-hand
Fine vs Fischer, 1963 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 She must prevent Nc7#
E Walther vs Zellner, 1973 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Four minors trap the Q
W Sandner vs H Wimmer, 1996
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 0-1 Remarkably calm defense like FTB
M Morris vs P Moulin, 1991 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B95) 0-1 b-file blast
M Mrdja vs Mecking, 2006 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf by Najdorf (B96) 0-1 Boden's Mate
L Steiner vs Najdorf, 1937 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Qside Sac Attack!
E Berg vs M Atabayev, 2011 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 0-1 Blast the Qside
D Minic vs Fischer, 1970 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Thematic Bxb5 sacrifice
Velimirovic vs R Al-Qazzaz, 1974 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

Franco-Nimzowitsch 4...b6 (B00) 1-0Black K 0-0-0 stripped of Ps
T Abrahamyan vs W Duckworth, 2012 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

French Def. vs Chigorin 2.Qe2 Big Clamp (C00) 1-0 Both Ks run
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1905 
(C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

B06 Pseudo-Austrian Attack; Owen/French Chigorin Qe2 (C00) 0-1
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898 
(C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

W sacs it to Owen's Defense for not getting fully developed
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

French Def. Exchange (C01) 0-1 She snatched b-pawn, uncastled K
F Berend vs S Coffey, 1982 
(C01) French, Exchange, 18 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 The next blow...
V Lorand vs B Snyder, 1981 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 1-0 Bs behind Qs
M Bely vs Portisch, 1957 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 No Nc6 & both 0-0-0
G Hertneck vs R Damaso, 1992
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 0-1 Which Q is trapped?
Nunn vs T T Hoang, 1992 
(C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 00 vs 000 fire!
S Abu Sufian vs B Lalic, 2008 
(C11) French, 19 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Possible Opera House combo
Suetin vs J H Donner, 1968 
(C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 1-0

Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841-1924) Blindfold Brilliancy
Blackburne vs NN, 1863  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Q+ and fork LPDO B
Alekhine vs NN, 1932 
(C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0 Stunning K hunt
Blackburne vs H Stelling, 1886 
(C25) Vienna, 17 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Paulsen Def (C25) 1-0 Have my Q
G Fridrich vs R Braune, 1871 
(C25) Vienna, 23 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C27) 1-0 00 vs 000
A Dadian vs Kolisch, 1867 
(C27) Vienna Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C27) 0-1 Black N ruins White
W Haller vs W Pollock, 1890 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

16 move mate: King goes for a walk in the Frankenstein-Dracula
E Book vs A Hiidenheimo, 1924 
(C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
Chigorin vs D Martinez, 1889  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Pile on the pin
M Hebden vs G Lane, 1987
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Gorgeous Q sac builds the coffin
Keene vs A Joselyne, 1962  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 0-1 P fork, pin,
Blackburne vs J Keates, 1871 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Charousek Gambit Keres Var (C32)1-0
P Firmenich vs Keune, 1942 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rubinstein Var (C39) 0-1 6.d4 Massacre
D A Holmes vs M Hebden, 1989 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Qh5+ (C40) 1-0 K chase, P #
L Holmberg vs O Hongset, 1962 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange streak of captures (C41) 1-0 B traps N
J Soo Hoo vs B Bekhtur, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0Bb5 pins Qc6-> Nxc7+ Royal fork
de Firmian vs J K Pedersen, 2007 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Chigorin Var (C42) 0-1 23...?
J Polgar vs Macieja, 2002 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

-Ponziani Opening- 1-0, 7 moves; pin the Q
Sturell vs NN, 1956 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Steinitz (C44) 1-0 Castle opposite, battery
Alapin vs M Harmonist, 1887 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

K's Knight Opening (C44) 0-1 Instructive 3.Bd3? catastrophe
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 0-0-0 gets the Rb2
Dunbar vs Chawkin, 1925 
(C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Spearhead on the a-file
E Schallopp vs F Riemann, 1880 
(C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Scotch 4...Qh4 Modern Def (C45) 1-0 N sac cracks the shield
I Sinka vs O Zenker, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Qside #. RV analysis
Martin vs Pompei, 1955 
(C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1 K walk past FTB
Gunsberg vs M Harmonist, 1887 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 49: A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Pierce Defense (C52) 1-0Heavy blows
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1856 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Tartakower Attack (C52) 1-0 K walk survives
Morphy vs A D Ayers, 1855 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Def. ML (C52) 1-0Neat Sacs, Discovery
Blackburne vs NN, 1875 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 28 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs G Nyholm, 1914 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 c2 & c7
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 A short K trot
A Temirova vs E Tweddell, 1994 
(C57) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 K walk
von der Lasa vs C Mayet, 1839 
(C57) Two Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Defense (C60) 0-1 Makes no sense
J C Fernandez vs P Venables, 1995 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical 4...Nd4 (C64) 1-0 Qside mating attack
Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Spanish Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Qside Greek Gift
D Waterman vs R Samo, 1974 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Back ranker
Winawer vs C Schmid, 1881 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. K's Bishop Var (C68) 1-0 Arabian # w/Q
M Santo-Roman vs G Fayolle, 2001
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Var (C69) 1-0 The Korchnoi Q
R Fontaine vs K Jedryczka, 2001 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

The Most Famous "Noah's Ark Trap" has never caught Fredthebear
E Steiner vs Capablanca, 1929 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 0-1 Bishop is trapped
Bartosz Miszkielo vs G Thorhallsson, 2015
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open Main Line (C80) 1-0 Pin it and pile on to win it
Alekhine vs J Ganzo Mediavilla, 1944 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 1-0

Spanish Open. Bernstein Var (C80) 1-0 Castle opposite, P storm
G Kuzmin vs A Beliavsky, 1977
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 24 moves, 1-0

Nice double bishop sacrifice to mate on open d-file
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

Anand sacs piece for passed pawns supported by bishop pair
Anand vs Topalov, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 Queenside play, sideways K walk
Larsen vs Geller, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening / Baltic Def (A00) 1-0 Two en prise
D Lima vs E Palacios, 2009
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

Hippopotamus - straight forward development (A00) 0-1 Alert EG!
V Neverov vs K Georgiev, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 67 moves, 0-1

"deserves to be counted among the finest examples of the art of
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 68 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Petrosian plays simple chess to win KIA at Stockholm Interzonal
Petrosian vs R Teschner, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA vs NY System d5, Bf5 (A07) 1-0 Steady Qside rise in temp
Vaganian vs A Beliavsky, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Czech Benoni (A07) 1-0 Open lines, Overworked Ds, Pins
M Paragua vs Aronian, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening (A08) 1-0 b-file assault both ways
Fine vs A Rothman, 1944 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0

French Defense: K's Indian Attack (A08) 0-1 Qside assault
T Spanton vs W B Wright, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Picturesque final position, with an underpromotion leading to #
P Ware vs J S Ryan, 1880 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 81 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Beefeater Var (A40) 0-1 X-ray Defense
J Kulbacki vs B Wall, 2004 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Averbakh System. Kotov Var (A42) 1-0 K walk
Timman vs Suttles, 1974 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 49 moves, 1-0

Benoni / Franco-Sicilian Defense (A43) 1-0 3 simultaneous pins
Morphy vs A Meek, 1857 
(A43) Old Benoni, 12 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Neat Queen trap threatens mate
Bamber vs R Chranowski, 1986 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Owen Def: Shamkovich/Hippo (B00) 0-1 N+ busts overworked R
A Stangl vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: Classical Variation / vs Colle Set-up (A40) 1-0
B McCamon vs B Carlier, 1993 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

Double King Pawn Big Clamp 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0 P grabs
J Dueball vs R Cassidy, 1974 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def. Declined (B00) 1-0 Pawn grabbing in blitz WC
A Muzychuk vs X Zhao, 2016 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def Icelandic-Palme Gambit (B01) 0-1 Q sac, ++
S P Finn vs R Heasman, 1993 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian 3...Bb5+ Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Q+ and fork LPDO R
Fischer vs V Bergraser, 1967 
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def. 3.Bb5+ Modern (B01) 1-0 Search & Seisure
J Martin vs M Lammers, 2016 
(B01) Scandinavian, 23 moves, 1-0

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 ML. Mieses 6.d5 Nb4 (B01) 1-0 He's no fool
Fischer vs H Seidman, 1959 
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 0-1 One pawn move too many
J Berger vs Mason, 1889 
(B01) Scandinavian, 69 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 1-0Connected passers
N Starr vs J Trottier, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 38 moves, 1-0

3...Qd6 Bronstein both 0-0 (B01) 1/2-1/2 Qside tangle
Rozentalis vs Bronstein, 1996
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Defense: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Sequence change-up
G Thomas vs Alekhine, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

Modern Def. vs 150 Attack (B06) 1-0 Qside yields 2 passers
V Ciocaltea vs N Gaprindashvili, 1969
(B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 1-0

"...in a strange kind of strategic zugzwang." - Raymond Keene
E Jimenez Zerquera vs Keene, 1974  
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 0-1

Modern Def. 2Knts. Suttles (B06)1/2-Arabian Stalemate w/Crazy R
Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970 
(B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Modern Defense: Standard (B06) 0-1 N sac opens line to K
Evans vs Suttles, 1972 
(B06) Robatsch, 44 moves, 0-1

B06 Pseudo-Austrian Attack 0-1 W just lets B take his pieces?
B Byklum vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006 
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense vs Ne2, f3 (B06) 1-0All of White's pieces attack
B Zuckerman vs Suttles, 1965 
(B06) Robatsch, 36 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. Pseudo-Austrian Attk (B06) 1-0 She took the b2-pawn
P Dimitrov vs F Tahirov, 2008
(B06) Robatsch, 29 moves, 1-0

Modern Def.Pseudo-Austrian Attk (B06) 1-0 Arthur goes BIG
A Bisguier vs Suttles, 1963 
(B06) Robatsch, 28 moves, 1-0

150A vs Modern Def (B06) 1-0 N exposes overworked pawn
Sveshnikov vs Gulko, 1975 
(B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0

150A 7.Nh3 Modern Elongated Dbl Fio (B06) 1-0 c6-pawn wedge
D Gormally vs J Cobb, 2006 
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0

Pirc vs 150A no BxBg7. Sveshnikov-Jansa (B07) 1-0 Big space
Svidler vs Ivanchuk, 2006 
(B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Ending: B&N beat R
Suetin vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Classical. Quiet System Parma Def (B08) 1-0 Outside P
Karpov vs Nunn, 1982 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Classical. Quiet System Czech (B08) 0-1 Allows promo
A Korelov vs Kotov, 1962 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann/French (B10) If QxR, it's mate on the move
Kasparov vs D Kayumov, 1976 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Variation vs Dbl Fio (B10) 1-0 Passer
V Fedoseev vs Eljanov, 2015 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 1-0

C-K Two Knights Attack (B10)1-0Fischer Dominates B vs N Endings
Fischer vs W Addison, 1957 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 36 moves, 1-0

C-K 2 Ns Attk. Mindeno Exchange (B11) 0-1 Brave K escorts pawns
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 68 moves, 0-1

C-K Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Var Exchange Line (B11) 1-0
Fischer vs S Kagan, 1968 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 34 moves, 1-0

C-K Two Knights Attack. Mindeno, Exchange (B11) 1-0 0-0-0?
Levenfish vs P Dubinin, 1940 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 40 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance. Tal Var (B12) 0-1 Karpov plays 12...Kf7
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 1993 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

Watson's Mastering the Chess Openings I, Ch. 3, p. 54 P Chains
Short vs Seirawan, 1990
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 60 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0Q sac, Corridor Mate
K Papas vs E Krasenkowa, 2001 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance (B12) 1-0 Back rank pin will promote
T Kosintseva vs E Danielian, 2007 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Maroczy 3.f3 (B12) 1-0 7.Bxf7+ Unpin toys w/Black
B Savchenko vs F Aghasiyeva, 2010 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 She ate forbidden fruit
L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Panov Attack. Modern Def Carlsbad Line (B13) 1-0
Alekhine vs V Rodriguez, 1939 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 Qs in action!
Tarrasch vs von Scheve, 1879 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Exchange. Rubinstein Var (B13) 1-0 QP move order
Vidmar vs J Kvicala, 1908 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Exchange (B13) 0-1 Backward P is a good target
J Wanjiru Wambugu vs R Pasku, 2004
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1

C-K Def. Panov Attack. Modern Def (B13) 1-0 Youngster executes!
P Acs vs A Khruschiov, 1997 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Var (B15) 0-1 Notes by R. Keene
J J Carleton vs Keene, 1978  
(B15) Caro-Kann, 29 moves, 0-1

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

Dunst/C-K Def.: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0 K walk!!
Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16)1-0 Discovered+ awaits
J Vesely vs K Opocensky, 1962 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Modern ML (B17) 1-0 Fabulous K walk!!
A Kveinys vs Speelman, 2002 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 50 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B18) 1-0Prudent promotion tactics
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 45 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Classical. ML (B18) 1-0 Back rank pin a pain
Kosteniuk vs Y Xu, 2001 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Classical. Main lines (B18) 1-0 Bill Wall notes
G Gomez / Fritz vs Branko / Schiller / Wall, 2007  
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B18) 0-1 Amazing final position!
I Cabrijan vs V Piro, 2010 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 49 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Classical. ML (B19) 0-1 Heavy pieces strike
M Tissir vs H Hamdouchi, 2001
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 39 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B19) 1-0 En prise B for passer
Anand vs Ponomariov, 2006 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 56 moves, 1-0

SWG (B20) 1-0 Alekhine offers Rook sac to eliminate defender
Alekhine vs C Portela, 1926 
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Exchange Sac, Boden's Attack
Balashov vs D Saulin, 1994 
(B20) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian 2.b3. Q Fianchettos (B20) 1-0 R cannot stop 3 passers
T Gelashvili vs Marjanovic, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 66 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Bowlder Attk (B20) 0-1 What occurs after an exchange?
H Bailey vs Keene, 1962 
(B20) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Sozin 12Nxb5 (B21) 0-1 Qside race
A K Faisal vs M Ali, 2001
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 33 moves, 0-1

Unusual Minor Piece Mate from Krush smiling at Fredthebear
E Kuzmenko vs I Krush, 2008 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1Uncastled vs 0-0
L Morin vs K Spraggett, 1983 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 3e5 Alapin (B22) 1-0Black's B pair no match Ps
Ponomariov vs Taimanov, 1998 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 53 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 29.?
S Yudin vs O Loskutov, 2004 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0

Alapin/Smith-Morra Declined/French Adv (B22) 1-0Free will offer
Matulovic vs V Kozomara, 1957 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2c3 Alapin. Barmen Def Endgame Var (B22) 1-0 EZ street
M Tscharotschkin vs R Millward, 2007 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Def vs 5.Be3 (B22)0-1 0-0-0 swiss cheese
Sengupta vs S P Sethuraman, 2013 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed Var (B23) 0-1 As the board opens, Keres thrives
G Kasparian vs Keres, 1947 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 25 in Think Like a Grandmaster by GM Kotov
A Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925  
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Grand Prix Attk d3, delayed B (B23) 1-0 Pin, Q shuffle
P Cleghorn vs T Hay, 1972
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Excellent Knight Sac
I De Los Santos vs S Polgar, 1990 
(B27) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 0-0-0 vs 0-0-0; Qside slugfest
Movsesian vs R Cvek, 1994
(B30) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30)1-0 N sac creates pin
Sadvakasov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1999 
(B30) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Castle oppos, hit 6th
Baklan vs V Spasov, 2008 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Unique road side attraction
Fedorov vs V Spasov, 2003 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

"It was probably one of my best games ever" - Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2013 
(B30) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1-0

This game has that Paul Morphy feel to it.
Fischer vs Spassky, 1992 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B31) 0-1 Exchange sac passer
W Duckworth vs Granda Zuniga, 1987 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 38 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var(B31) 1-0
Psakhis vs F Roeder, 1991 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 843 in Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
Shirov vs Leko, 2002 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk Fio (B31)1-0 N sac
B C Yildiz Kadioglu vs I Krush, 2008 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Sacrifices so bold they're borderline disrespectful!
Nunn vs G Anthony, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

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

Old Sicilian; Sac, shift gears, plant a rook on the 2nd
S Narayanan vs V Ikonnikov, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1

A truly stirring game by ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik.
M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991 
(B33) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov(B33) 1-0Get the Q in close
Nakamura vs Shirov, 2010 
(B33) Sicilian, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Un-Closed. Traditional (B34) 1-0 Eventual passer
Lasker vs Bird, 1890 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 6.BxNc6 NxBc6 (B40) 1-0 Pressure by R on 7th & passer
M Arribas vs M Delgado Crespo, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Marshall Cntrattack 3...d5 (B40) 1-0 Excellent EG tech
Unzicker vs E Lundin, 1954 
(B40) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Charging Ns
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

Kan Wing Attack (B43) Black's pinned pawns are riddled
I Ivanov vs Karpov, 1979 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Smashing conclusion
Tiviakov vs M Bosboom, 1999 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 44 moves, 0-1

Anand destroys the Hedgehog like you have never seen before
Anand vs M Illescas, 1992 
(B44) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Paulsen. Modern Line (B44) 1-0 Making a b-line
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1984 
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Modern Line (B44) 0-1 Qside advance thwarted
M Jadoul vs Karpov, 1986 
(B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen (B45) 0-1 P wedge, aim rooks thru @royalty
Bologan vs Bacrot, 2001 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Taimanov (B46) 1-0 Promotion vs Mating Attack
A Beliavsky vs Taimanov, 1979 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov (B47) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Stalemate
I Gaponenko vs B de Jong-Muhren, 2007 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Canal Attack. Moscow Gambit (B51) 1-0 Portside leak
P Ricardi vs M Delgado Crespo, 1999
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

White sacs Queen to turn 7th rank into bowling alley for Rook
Rublevsky vs Harikrishna, 2006 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Canal Attack. Haag Gambit (B52) 1-0 Q supports R#
E Kalegin vs S Yuferov, 1990 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 White runs w/scissors
L Shamaev vs A Ufimtsev, 1949 
(B53) Sicilian, 34 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def Chekhover (B53) 1-0 Exchange Qs, Outnumber a-file
J Curdo vs D Kopec, 1969 
(B53) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical (B56) 0-1 Stampedes on the wings
Aevski vs Tal, 1952 
(B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense 6.Be2 Modern Var (B56) 1-0 Relentless pressure
Kotronias vs Sasikiran, 2004 
(B56) Sicilian, 55 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 En passant passer distracts
Marjanovic vs P Popovic, 1980 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 1-0

Game 12 in The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal
Tal vs K Klaman, 1957 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 1-0

Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Variation Early deviations (B62)0-1
Ivanchuk vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern(B62) 0-1Violence both sides
Kudrin vs M Wilder, 1987 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 34 moves, 0-1

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

Tal does what he pleases! Here - take this, or not.
Tal vs E Nievergelt, 1959 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. 7...a6 Richter-Rauzer (B66) 1-0 Keep piling on
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Dubinin, 1950 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 1-0

Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 0-1 Q sac lets 2 hogs on 2nd
Benjamin vs Z Kozul, 1997 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 38 moves, 0-1

Sic Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 Both 0-0-0, Decoy, Pin
So vs Sasikiran, 2011 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Classical (B72) 0-1 Sacs, Spearhead
E Garcia vs M Preuss, 2005 
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Classical (B73) 1-0 See blogspot link
V Vepkhvishvili vs J Wiedersich, 1993 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B76) 0-1 Exchange sacrifice
Panov vs Simagin, 1943 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Rook Raid
Anand vs Kasparov, 1995 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 No Shield
D J Ledger vs G Jones, 2012 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 34 moves, 0-1

Sic Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Soltis Var (B79) 0-1 Like Clockwork
A Sterck vs A Zubarev, 2012 
(B79) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 12.h4, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. Vitolins Var (B80) 0-1 Discovered+
R G Wade vs Pachman, 1952
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 0-1

Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz, Page 93, Move 6
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 0-1 Neat P finish
T Hillarp Persson vs H Grooten, 2007 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. Matanovic Attack (B82) 0-1 b-file sacs
K Hulak vs Adorjan, 1983 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen Classical 6.Be2 7.Be3 (B83) 0-1Castle op
Efimenko vs A Galkin, 2004 
(B83) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 1-0 Discovery
Karpov vs Huebner, 1980 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, rob the pin
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 
(B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. English Attk (B90) 1-0 In fine form
Browne vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2004 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf English Attack (B90) 0-1 Flawless
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Black puts 6 pieces Qside
H Zieher vs H Huenerkopf, 1982 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 0-1Tremendous compensation
Leko vs Morozevich, 2008 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf. English Attk Anti-English (B90) 1-0Underpromo Win!
V Akopian vs Karjakin, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 71 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Bxb5 sac for 3Ps
Wei Yi vs Shirov, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B94) 0-1 Bxb2+ Decoy didn't fool Fredthebear
G Mittermayr vs C Kleijn, 2009 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B95) 1-0Bxb5 sac for unstoppable connections!
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97) 0-1 "The Tight Rope Game"
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf (B98) 0-1 Who arrives first? The Q sac does!
Jansa vs Smejkal, 1969 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Najdorf. Traditional Line (B98) 1-0 Body-Head!
B Savchenko vs V Nedilko, 2010 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 26 in I Play Against Pieces by Svetozar Gligoric
Hort vs Gligoric, 1971 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Lasker vs E N Olly, 1893 
(B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def. Marshall Var (B01) 0-1 Castled K wins again
R Cohen vs B Cafferty, 2006
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 ML. Leonhardt Gambit 4.b4 (B01) 1-0 Boden's #
E M Green vs M P Dreyer, 2003 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: Norwegian Def. Norwegian Gambit (B06) 0-1 Blitz
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2019 
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. Advance. Tal Var (B12)1-0 Bxa6 overworked b-pawn
R Mainka vs Psakhis, 1994 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Smyslov Var M.L. (B17) 1-0 Both 0-0-0
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1992 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: UnClosed (B23) 0-1 Qside soiree
Short vs Nepomniachtchi, 2010 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1

Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 The farther you get from home...
E Kostopoulos vs E Kerimov, 2001 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical. Bg2 vs Bg7 (B58) 1-0 Corridor # w/R&Q
H van Steenis vs S Szilagyi, 1949
(B58) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Juniors
K Priyadharshan vs Robson, 2011 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1 Qside attack
N Djukic vs A Kargin, 2010
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 41 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Def: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Threat of mate gains time on P
M Ashley vs P Moulin, 1992
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 35.?
Dominguez Perez vs Morozevich, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance (B12) 0-1 Dismantled the Qside
W Janes vs Santasiere, 1948 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Closed Sicilian vs Dragon (B25) 0-1 Sacs generate passer
Ljubojevic vs Anand, 1994 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Anderssen's Mate occurs 34.NxQb2 axb2+ 35.Kb1 Ra1#
H Ottevaere vs K Falleyn, 1973 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0? Mayet's Mate awaits
T Maenhout vs J Ashwin, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 0-1 Sacrificial Qside assault
A Khandelwal vs J Mueller, 2009 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 54 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky. General (B58) 1-0 Connected passers
Ivanchuk vs N Delgado Ramirez, 2005 
(B58) Sicilian, 72 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Def: Najdorf (B90) 1/2-1/2 Check all checks B4U move
Svidler vs Kasimdzhanov, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Modern Def Bg7, Bb7, 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B06) 0-1 Pins finish
K Petrova vs M Socko, 2014
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack. Modern Def (B13) 1-0 Early passer
Gipslis vs H Schulze, 1995
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 0-1 Exposure
Adams vs Gelfand, 1988 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 0-1 21...?
D Mason vs C Ward, 2007 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance Var (B12) 0-1 P snatcher gets caught
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qe5+ (B01) 1-0 Q sac yields two mating squares
Vachier-Lagrave vs S Shakibi, 2003 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B54) 0-1 Cornered
J Berry vs E Berisha, 2011
(B54) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 Slashing Bs
Tal vs J Klavins, 1959 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Battery
J Pinto Paiva vs E Asfora, 1966
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0

When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Modern Variations (B54) 0-1 Cornered
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Q trap or smothered N+
M Huerga Leache vs P Husted, 2010 
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Steiner Var (B02) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 14...?
F Frenkel vs C Lakdawala, 1987 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Sicil Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) 0-1Trades ease prsr
P List vs E Krumins, 1936
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 28 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: 3...Qd6 Bronstein Var (B01) 1-0 Nxe6 mauling
Ponomariov vs Fressinet, 1999 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense (B06) 0-1 Retreat and set/pile on the pin
Yagupov vs Kasimdzhanov, 1998 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 0-1

150 Attk vs Delayed Pirc Def, both 0-0-0 (B06) 1-0 Long rangers
Adams vs P Wolff, 1990 
(B06) Robatsch, 24 moves, 1-0

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

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5: Gambit 7.b4?! (B01) 1-0 ziggy Ns, R roller
Short vs I Rogers, 1992 
(B01) Scandinavian, 45 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def: Forgacs both 0-0-0 (B15) 0-1 Impressive P roller
J Hector vs Hodgson, 1987 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 Q trap!
Velimirovic vs S Garcia Martinez, 1975 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandi. Bogoljubow Var Nimzo G. (B00) 0-1Qtrap
Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 88 in The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time by J. Emms
F Braga vs Timman, 1982 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Rob the pin
G Kadas vs E Paoli, 1976 
(B20) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Blitz
Nunn vs C Laplaza Ara, 1992
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Lion Def: Anti-Philidor. Lion's Cave (B07) 0-1 Not a good sleep
Y Erturan vs Jobava, 2002
(B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 0-1

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

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

Sic Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) or 2.c3 Alapin 1-0 Q trap
Fressinet vs M Al-Modiahki, 2014 
(B27) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance (B12) 1-0 Qside majority produces passer
Nisipeanu vs R Dableo, 2004
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed /Grand Prix 5.Bb5+ Nd7 (B23) 1-0 Qa5+ forks Bb5
C Ratsimikatry vs N Faulks, 2008 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Short Var (B12) 0-1 Massive P roller
V Durarbayli vs A Suleymanli, 2020 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

A classic "co-linear" move
Y Hou vs S Andriasyan, 2005 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Alburt Var (B04) 1-0 One or both + forks?
V Gunina vs Short, 2018 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 28 moves, 1-0

Game 40 in "The Golden Dozen" by Irving Chernev.
Smyslov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian O'Kelly. Normal System Kan Line (B28) 1-0 N invades
L Pressman vs A King, 2014 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Igor Does It
I A Zaitsev vs Khenkin, 1988
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Dbl Exch Sacs!
Levenfish vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1947 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 23 moves, 0-1

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

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

Scandinavian Def: Icelandic-Palme Gambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B01) 1-0
Sveshnikov vs M Ligaard, 1998 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 0-1 Dbl N sacs!!
C Dorrington vs S Williams, 2004 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

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

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

Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Passer allows capture
M Dean vs M Burrows, 2014
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

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

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

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Simul Exhibition
Lasker vs A Gadsby, 1908 
(B20) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 0-1 Find the mate
E Mednis vs A Saidy, 1963 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 33 moves, 0-1

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

C-K Def: Advance. Short Var 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B12) 1-0 Damiano's #
Shirov vs D Solak, 2011 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

Smith-Morra Gambit. Declined Scandinavian (B21) 1-0 Qs sortie
O Frackowiak vs C Hess, 2000 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 ML. Mieses 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.NxNf6+ QxN (B01) 1-0
J Kraai vs S Owen, 2004
(B01) Scandinavian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Closed. Traditional (B25) 1-0 The Eig came first
K Pedersen vs G F Kane, 1972 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Kurajica Var (B09) 0-1 Fascinating!
R Kelson vs M Leski, 1991 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 1-0 Qside rumble, tumble
D van Foreest vs NN, 1883 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicil Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Bg7 (B31) 1-0 CLOSED, AA Gun
H Hecht vs Matulovic, 1972 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 74 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Q sortie!
Anand vs Timman, 1992 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Var (B33) 1-0
R Soltanici vs M Barasiant, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Classical Var (B01) 0-1
E Goudriaan vs L Milov, 2011
(B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (B12) 1-0 passer
Kryvoruchko vs N Umudova, 2019 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 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

Game 339 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Ljubojevic vs Portisch, 1982 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 47 Yasser Seirawan: B12, Chess Informant 1993
Nunn vs Dlugy, 1986 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Q sac for mate
S Langleben vs W Pollock, 1893 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: d6, Bg7 Defense (B06) 0-1 Crossfire w/N sac!
O Renet vs M Todorcevic, 1989 
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Modern Line (B22) 1-0Remove the Def
C Scheerer vs F Bindrich, 2004 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 17 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 0-1 Castling helps win
Nepomniachtchi vs Xiong, 2020 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 21 moves, 0-1

"That is really awesome. Wow." says the champ.
L P Supi vs Carlsen, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Q hemmed in
J Mieses vs H G Schenk, 1944 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7, Bb7 (B06) 0-1 0-0-0 vs 0-0
G Veltkamp vs Hjartarson, 2020
(B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 0-1

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

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

Scandinavian Def: Bronstein Qd6 (B01) 0-1 2 Attackers, 1 Guard
P Wolff vs S Getz, 2020 
(B01) Scandinavian, 12 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 N sac, Discovered+
Bronstein vs A Kinzel, 1967
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 17 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: Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0 X-ray, Gueridon#
P Peschlow vs A Donchenko, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 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

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Girls U12
Lagno vs E Skilkova, 2000
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 0-1 World U16
F Shafruddin vs Lagno, 2002 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Def: Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 0-1 Q+ & fork R
C Boor vs W J Aramil, 2006 
(B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 change the point of attack
B Wall vs Mitchell, 1980 
(B32) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Pawn fork trick enhanced
Bardi vs Gacsalyi, 1980 
(B32) Sicilian, 8 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 1-0 P grabbing is punished
Carta vs Scarpata, 1980 
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Black moves his queen four times and gets smothered
D Smith vs E Heiny, 1974 
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

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

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Scheveningen (B21) 1-0
M Muzychuk vs N Gaprindashvili, 2012 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Pins lurk
S Weeramantry vs J Troyan, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Capture, Capture again!
J Kleinert vs Tukmakov, 2000 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Q trap
A Karklins vs Dlugy, 1986 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Lolli's Mate on it's way
Gulko vs E Vovsha, 2008 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Euwe vs L Prins, 1936 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def. Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 0-1 Where r u going now?
Suetin vs Korchnoi, 1960 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Classical. Main lines (B18) 1-0 Stockfish notes
A Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1984 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0

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

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

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Var (B18) 0-1 Knighfed
S Rozental vs V Makogonov, 1936 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 19 moves, 0-1

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

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: McDonnell Attack. Tal Gambit (B21) 0-1 kibitzer
B Kvisvik vs Carlsen, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 34 moves, 0-1

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

Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation (B02) 0-1 Creative
Malle vs Dankert, 1921
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

One of Teichmann's famous games: Q sac destroys last defender
Teichmann vs NN, 1914 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: General (B15) 1-0 Knights love to eat pawns
A Karpatchev vs R Oney, 2006 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Closed (B23) 0-1 White needs his kingside N
A Arribas Lopez vs M Leon Hoyos, 2016 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 14 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Def: Anderssen Counterattack (B01) 1-0 Stockfish
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attk. Haag Gambit (B51) 1-0 Vukovic# awaits
E Schiller vs T Redman, 1975 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense 8...0-0-0? (B00) 1-0 Long is wrong
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1967 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Boden's # lurked
P Romanovsky vs N Zubarev, 1930 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 0-1 Infiltrate weak sqrs
N Grandelius vs Rapport, 2022 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Vukovic #
S Golubov vs V Efremov, 2020 
(B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 0-1catch the a-train
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2022 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

150 Attk vs Modern Def (B06) 0-1 The uncastled king wins?!
K Georgiev vs L Hazai, 1979 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Variation (B24) 0-1 Q pinned to K
L Palau vs Najdorf, 1939 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Awkward
J A Fuller vs L Derby, 1949 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. English Attack (B80) 1-0 clever
Nakamura vs N Grandelius, 2018 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game, Paulsen-Mieses Var (C26) 1-0 Rare Knights EG# in 3
R Mamedov vs M Panchanathan, 2009 
(C26) Vienna, 85 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Chekhover Var (B53) 0-1 Mongredien's Mate awaits
Z Jovanovic vs M Warmerdam, 2022
(B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Classical Var (B18) 0-1Q trap using Boden's mate
A Matoussi vs C Jorgensen, 2010 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 12 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 0-1 Correspondence
Karavaev vs M Golubev, 1980 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def: Austrian Attk. Kurajica Var (B09) 0-1 BF's clearance
R Ho vs B Finegold, 2004 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Q sac offer
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2023 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 28 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Standard Defense (B06) 0-1 internet blitz
Pichot vs H ten Hertog, 2022 
(B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 26...?
J Durao vs J Diez del Corral, 1966 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1

Rivals
Fischer vs Larsen, 1966 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 19 moves, 1-0

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