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SU'MAE!

"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." ― Thomas Paine

"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Chess taught me patience." ― Yuzvendra Chahal

"Pawns are the soul of the game." ― François-André Danican Philidor

"The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy." ― Helmuth von Moltke

"When you see a good move, look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker

"The goal (to gain a superior force of material) is to trade a piece of lesser value for a piece of greater value or capture an undefended piece." ― Hugh Patterson

Epic Battle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOC...

"If you wage war, do it energetically and with severity. This is the only way to make it shorter and consequently less inhuman." ― Napoléon Bonaparte

"Never draw your dirk when a blow will do it." ― Scottish Proverb z

"There is no such thing as an absolutely freeing move. A freeing move in a position in which development has not been carried far always proves illusory, and vice versa, a move which does not come at all in the category of freeing moves can, given a surplus of tempi to our credit, lead to a very free game." ― Aron Nim zowitsch

"No guts, no glory." ― Major Gen. Frederick C. Blesse

‘A pin occurs when a man screens a unit of higher value.' ― Reuben Fine, Chess The ez Easy Way

"Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions." ― Hikaru Nakamura

‘The pin is mightier than the sword' ― Fred Reinfeld's dictum, on page 293 of The Treasury of Chess Lore (New York, 1951)

Really, sayz agadmator: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things." ― Ronald Reagan

"People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess." ― Nicolas Chamfort

"The future reshapes the memory of the past in the way it recalibrates significance: some episodes are advanced, others lose purchase." ― Gregory Maguire, A Lion Among Men

Moral Storiez: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTk...

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." ― General Douglas MacArthur

From page 133 of Aron Nimzowitsch's original text, Mein System (Berlin, 1925): ‘Ein gefesselter Stein deckt nur imaginär. Er tut nur so, als ob er decken würde; in Wirklichkeit ist er ja gelähmt und unbeweglich. Daher darf man seine eigenen Offiziere getrost en prise stellen; der gefesselte Stein darf doch nicht zugreifen.'

‘A pinned piece's defensive power is only imaginary. He only makes a gesture as if he would defend; in reality he is crippled and immobile. Hence, we may confidently place our piece en prise to a pinned piece, for he dare not lay hands on it.' ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber." ― Yuliya Snigir

"Modern war is the most highly developed of all sciences. We have perfected our weapons but failed to perfect the men who use them." ― Billy Graham

Mato explains a masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zb...

"This will remain the land of the free so long as it is the home of the brave." ― Elmer Davis

The Purdy rule: "Always unpin" ― C.J.S. Purdy

"If a man hasn't discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Someone once said that failure is easier to live with than regret, and it pierced my heart like an arrow." ― Robert Dugoni, The World Played Chess

"Chess is my life, but my life is not chess." ― Anatoly Karpov

"I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess." ― Bobby Fischer

"Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head." ― Magnus Carlsen

"Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game at my home, and I do play a little online." ― Charles Krauthammer

"To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness" - Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 87)

It's the simpler things in life we should appreciate.

"Only the long-distance pieces - the Queen, Rooks, and Bishops - can execute a skewer (through two opposing units on the same line)." ― Hugh Patterson

Thank you zorts, GiantPickle, ughaibu, akatombo, Whiteshark, PinkLeDoor!

This is a Fredthebear collection split. English games ECO 10-39 are kept here.

Every year in June, a bizarre festival takes place in the village of Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos in Spain, during which men dress up as the devil and then jump over babies born in the previous twelve months of the year! Known as El Colacho, this strange custom is part of the country-wide Corpus Christi celebrations yet only happens in this small village.

* Artful: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

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

* Krabbe's Blunders Page: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2...

* 14 E's: Game Collection: The empire of the English

* gmann's English: Game Collection: English

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

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

* 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...

Englund Gambit
see Charlick Englund Gambit

* Tal's English: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* IM Rosen video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMK...

* English survey: Game Collection: The empire of the English

* English Bremen Systematics: Opening Explorer

* English Mikenas-Carls: Opening Explorer

* English w/g3: Game Collection: English 1. c4.. any, g3

* Catalan-ish: Opening Explorer

* A11s: Game Collection: A11 (White Wins): English Opening

* Opening Names: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* Brazil Nuts: Game Collection: 2...De7 !

* KIA vs French Defense: Game Collection: KIA vs French Defense

* Gambits vs French Defense:
Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

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

* IECC: https://www.chess-iecc.com/

* Miniatures of the Champs: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions

* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)

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

* Pie in the sky: https://www.old-mill.com/oldmill-re...

"If you can take it (tough it out), you can make it. You can do this. You just gotta believe." Be determined, stubborn as all get out!

"First I play for equality (as Black), then I start to play for a win." ― Artur Yusupov

"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

"Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results." ― Alexander Kotov

"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying." ― Andy (Tim Robbins), "The Shawshank Redemption"

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

* Rules: https://www.gamecolony.com/chessrul...

* Juniors might ask: https://www.chessforjuniors.com/

* Bruno's Problem: https://chessproblem.my-free-games....

* FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

* HOF: https://worldchesshof.org/

* Not just any casual game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvb...

* USCF: https://new.uschess.org/

* Recommendations: https://chess-site.com/

* TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/

* Top 100: https://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml

* Useful: https://usefulchess.com/

* Top Festivals: https://chess-site.com/articles/che...

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

* Opening Explorer: Opening Explorer

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

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

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

* Pawn Instruction: http://www.logicalchess.com/learn/l...

* Petrosian's Best: Game Collection: P.H.Clarke: Petrosian's Best games

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

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

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

* Solitaire: Game Collection: Solitaire Chess by I. A. Horowitz

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners

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

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

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

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

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

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

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

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

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

* 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

"The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens." ― Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President

Connecticut: Windsor
Established in: 1633

Settlers from Plymouth Colony built the first trading house in Windsor in 1633 on an expanse of land they bought from Native Americans who were living there. Windsor was Connecticut's first English settlement, with a perfect location on the water. Today, the city uses its "first town" status to create a historical atmosphere ideal for tourism.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Night Sky's Serenade

In the night sky, the stars serenade,

Their light piercing the darkness, a blade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

Silent and serene, the night's parade,

A celestial spectacle, never to fade.

In the night sky, the stars serenade.

The universe's secrets, in the open laid,

Under the starlight, fears evade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

Night's symphony, a tranquil serenade,

In its rhythm, our dreams are made.

In the night sky, the stars serenade.

From dusk till dawn, in darkness wade,

Under the night sky, hopes cascade.

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

So, let us cherish the night's shade,

And in its beauty, let us wade.

In the night sky, the stars serenade,

The moon shines, in silver brocade.

Justin Bieber once held up a sign from his hotel room window saying, "Go to McDonald's and get me a Big Mac." He got his Big Mac.

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

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

The sandwich wasn't a marketing creation but one of convenience. The Earl of Sandwich put together the first of its kind as he needed something quick and easy to eat while gambling!

<Fundamental Chess Principles according to CJS Purdy

On Combinations

One simultaneous double threat is better than a great many successive single threats. That is the main lesson of chess. A double threat is a combination of two threats. (pg. 31)

A combination (threat plus restraint or threat plus obstruction) may be called a "net". It is the most important kind of combination because every mate, without exception, is a "net". (pg. 32)

Watch out for pieces of limited mobility, especially pieces without retreat. Remember that one retreat may not be enough.(pg. 32 / 33)

On Tied Pieces

An important rule for avoiding a trap is this:
Where feasible, avoid using a piece to defend something that is attacked. Either protect the attaced unit with a pawn or move it away. (pg. 34)

A knight is the worst defender because he cannot possibly maintain the defense if forced to move. (pg. 34)

The best protector is a pawn - for three reasons:

There is no possibility of it being attacked by a unit of lesser value; It is a complete defense against any piece bigger than the one attacked; above all, a menial task is suited to it, whereas a piece used for defending one particular thing is wasting its talents. (pg. 35)

If you must use pieces to protect something, perhaps because it cannot move away, try to use one more than necessary! You are then free to moe any one of the protectors; not a single one is absolutely tied to its defensive task. (pg. 35)

On Position Play

Position play is the art of improving your position in small ways when no sound combination is possible. (pg. 40)

One can say that an endgame has arrived when neither side has more pieces than the equivalent of Queen plus pawn (with of course, the Kings, who are always with us). (pg. 41)

Combinations are of primary importance, position play of secondary importance. (pg. 41)

Pages refer to where content can be found on Guide to Good Chess. Posted by Chessbuzz>

* Time Controls: https://gamesmadesimple.com/chess-t...

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An old-timer is one who remembers when it cost more to run a car than to park it. — Unknown

An old-timer is someone who can remember when a naughty child was taken to the woodshed instead of to a psychiatrist. — David Greenberg

Most young dealers of the Silicon Chip Era regard a reference library as merely a waste of space. Old Timers on the West Coast seem to retain a fondness for reference books that goes beyond the practical. Everything there is to know about a given volume may be only a click away, but there are still a few of us who'd rather have the book than the click. A bookman's love of books is a love of books, not merely of the information in them. — Larry Mcmurtry

The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore. — Billie Joe Armstrong

Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either: "I wish I had" or "I'm glad I did". — Zig Ziglar

You must do the things you think you cannot do. — Eleanor Roosevelt

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success. — Norman Vincent Peale

<"The Paradoxical Commandments

People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.

If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.

If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.

The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.

Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.

The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.

People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.

What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.

People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.

Give the world the best you have and you'll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway."> ― Kent M. Keith, The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership in the Student Council

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

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

Deuteronomy 6:6-9: "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates."

Isaiah 66:24
24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

Road apples

The chemical used for artificial banana flavoring, isoamyl acetate, was first used as a pear flavoring in Britain long before it was ever associated with bananas.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You can do this several times a day.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15, 1559 and ruled until her death in 1603.

In 1554, Elizabeth was tried and imprisoned on suspicion of abetting Wyatt's Rebellion, an uprising against Queen Mary I that many believed to be motivated by the quest for Protestant liberation.

Chessgames.com will be unavailable August 27, 2024 from 2:45PM through 3:00PM(UTC/GMT) for maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience.

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

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

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

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

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

Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a new beach every day for over 27 years!

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Lion Beaten By The Man

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

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

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

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

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

Riddle Answer: A gift.

The mayor of the Alaskan town, Talkeetna, is called Stubbs and has been mayor of the town since July 1997. Stubbs is a cat.

The Blossom
by William Blake

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

The Nazis were the first ever people in modern history to start an anti-smoking and tobacco movement.

"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

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

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

* Riddle-stone-peel: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Always go to other people's funerals, otherwise they won't come to yours." ― Yogi Berra, one of the greatest Yankees of all time

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

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

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

hzev240y Zulzaga luvs to ride wavey chips in the dip surf. 7x Grzegorz knew Zuidema tried Maroczy Al's pin varied with Stoltz Attack

<The Aurora's Dance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

"It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish."

"Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." — Francis Bacon

The cat's play is the mouse's death. ~ German Proverb

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt

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

2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier.

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.

During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker

Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker

Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers? He'll stop at nothing to avoid them.

Praseodymium Pr 59 140.908 1.1

.oo.

Q: What goes through cities and fields, but never moves? A: A road

Copperhead Road

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

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

English Opening: Anglo-Scandinavian Def (A10) 0-1 Simul tour
Lasker vs NN, 1908 
(A10) English, 14 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Scandinavian Def. cxd5 Qxd5 (A10) 0-1 Q gets in
NN vs Carlsen, 2019 
(A10) English, 13 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 0-1 Keep the pieces coming
I Zilber vs Suetin, 1957 
(A10) English, 17 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Plenty of Kside tactics
L Tavares da Silva vs O Gadia, 1964 
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Bled
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1961 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 Q trap
Smyslov vs S Schweber, 1966 
(A10) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 18.?
A Lagunow vs B Schneider, 1994 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1 Fredthebear share
Sliwa vs J Bednarski, 1963 
(A10) English, 22 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Halibut Gambit (A10) 1-0 Correspondence
D Carless vs R Rehfeld, 1990 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Halibut Gambit 1.c4 b5 2.cxb5 g5 weird(A10)0-1
F Cathely vs M Hadzikaric, 1995 
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Halibut Gambit (A10) 0-1 Caught uncastled
P Walter vs D Winkler, 1998
(A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Halibut Gambit (A10) 0-1 Hanging Queen
E Pedersen vs I Burchard, 1995 
(A10) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Def (A10) It's déjà vu all over again
J Gustafsson vs Buhmann, 2003 
(A10) English, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Def. General (A10) 1-0 f3 discovery
V Akobian vs J Kraai, 2005
(A10) English, 20 moves, 1-0

English Defense. General (A10) 0-1 18...? Fredthebear saw it.
R Hubert vs G Welling, 1997 
(A10) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: General (A10) 0-1 A real whuppin'
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982 
(A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Slav General (A11) 1-0 Sting in the tail
E Folk Weaver vs R Zahrobsky, 1962
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 1-0 Shades of Reti
Szabo vs J Felmeri, 1963 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 21 moves, 1-0

101 Winning Chess Strategies by Angus Dunnington
Ivanchuk vs Chiburdanidze, 1997 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0 Sittin' on the 6th
Chernin vs A Kveinys, 1983 
(A21) English, 11 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto Reti (A12) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy in 1 w/a pin
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. New York System (A12) 1-0Overworked Q
Bogoljubov vs A Staehelin, 1932 
(A12) English with b3, 25 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Var (A12) 0-1How2Pronounce
A Nimzowitsch vs Pirc, 1931 
(A12) English with b3, 28 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Variation II (A12) 1-0
P Schmidt vs J Turn, 1936 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Dble check & mate next
Deepan Chakkravarthy J vs Sengupta, 2018 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio/English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Dbl N sacs
Portisch vs E Haag, 1959 
(A13) English, 19 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 1-0 23.?
Petrosian vs Hort, 1972 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 Brilliant
L Spassov vs P Popov, 1977 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A24) 0-1 S-D
C Mangione vs B Grachev, 2015 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Wimpy System (A13) 1-0 blitz
So vs Nakamura, 2017
(A13) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 0-1 14...?
Wilke vs A H Privonitz, 1933 
(A13) English, 16 moves, 0-1

Beliavsky plays give-away in brilliant fashion
A Afifi vs A Beliavsky, 1985 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English vs. Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 USSR Champship
Korchnoi vs I Lipnitsky, 1952 
(A13) English, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 324 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Tal vs Van der Wiel, 1982 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0

English vs Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 0-1 overworked pawn
L Christiansen vs J N Jacobs, 1974 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 CG member in his youth
G McCarthy vs C O'Hare, 1976 
(A13) English, 18 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 Gutsy
Petrosian vs A Khasin, 1957
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 33 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1 25...?
M Ujtelky vs Parma, 1966 
(A14) English, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1-0
A Konstantinopolsky vs V Byvshev, 1952 
(A14) English, 20 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Old Indian (A15) 0-1Remove the Guard
K G Nielsen vs T S Thybo, 2014 
(A15) English, 6 moves, 0-1

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0KEG notes
Keres vs Smyslov, 1948 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English, AID. K's Knight Var (A15) 0-1 Devos' Immortal Game
O'Kelly vs P Devos, 1937 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 N on 6th
Larsen vs I Radulov, 1973 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 Masterful
Keres vs Szabo, 1955 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation(A15) 1-0 Bxf7+
Andersson vs B Kouatly, 1980 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Reversed roles. Tal's only win with Black vs Petrosian.
Petrosian vs Tal, 1976 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 11.?
I Berezovsky vs V Rusel, 1984 
(A15) English, 12 moves, 1-0

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1 25...?
B Wexler vs O Bazan, 1960 
(A15) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Damiano's Bishop Mate announced in 7 moves.
I A Horowitz vs A Kevitz, 1931 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 45 in Richard Réti's Best Games by Harry Golombek
Reti vs R Grau, 1924 
(A15) English, 17 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 gift
E Limayo vs G Hund, 1997 
(A15) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 40: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs T Gruber, 1923 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

"Hammer Time" (game of the day Sep-08-2009)
L D'Costa vs J L Hammer, 2009 
(A15) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15)1-0 Kside assault
Tal vs D Donchev, 1986 
(A15) English, 19 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 1-0
Y Sakharov vs S Lewicki, 1960 
(A16) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Golombek Def (A16) 1-0 B sac forces checkmate
Santasiere vs H M Woods, 1936 
(A16) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0 Rooked
E Rosen vs J Bellin, 2017 
(A16) English, 9 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Boden's Mate; supported Rook variation on open b-file.
Benjamin vs N Gamboa, 1995 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 15 moves, 1-0

English vs AID. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0 23.?
Bobotsov vs J Kozma, 1966 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 24 moves, 1-0

Eng. Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Nei G.(A18) 1-0Smoke
L Christiansen vs C Brasket, 1978 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 1-0 easy 26.?
Csom vs G Gaertner, 1994 
(A20) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Drill Variation (A20) 0-1 turkey not at workey
I Manolov vs O Rause, 1988 
(A20) English, 12 moves, 0-1

K's English. Nimzowitsch Var (A20) 1-0 7 moves by the Black Q
Fine vs A R Thomas, 1938 
(A20) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in Power Chess by Paul Keres. Edited by Burt Hochberg.
Petrosian vs Y Estrin, 1968 
(A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicil (A21) 0-1 Q sac avoids perpetual
R Toran vs Tal, 1961 
(A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0 Before Fredthebear
D MacMurray vs W Adams, 1938 
(A21) English, 24 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0 intermezzo
Colle vs Olland, 1923 
(A22) English, 24 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0 Brilliant!
Kavalek vs W Pietzsch, 1967 
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knts 3...e4 4.Ng5 (A22) 1-0 Q+ & fork
J Bermejo Collado vs E Martinez, 1991 
(A22) English, 12 moves, 1-0

Game 12: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0 N fork
C Gauche vs M K Okamura, 2018
(A22) English, 20 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0 Deflection
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

K's English. Two Knights' Var Keres Var (A23) 1-0 4 Queen Fluke
G McCarthy vs M Kennefick, 1977 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0 Unsound B sac
Timman vs C A Evans, 1970 
(A25) English, 13 moves, 1-0

English Opening: K's English Closed System (A25) 1-0 So sudden
V Beim vs E Schmittdiel, 2002 
(A25) English, 14 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0Gone shopping
L Oepen vs S Maus, 1988 
(A25) English, 16 moves, 1-0

K's English Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0 From a distance
V Gavrilov vs G Dupont, 2003 
(A25) English, 19 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Closed Sicil (A25) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Blackburne vs Marshall, 1901 
(A25) English, 23 moves, 1-0

King's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 0-1 17...? Fredthebear sees
S Lorenz vs A Orlov, 2001 
(A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Golombek Def (A16) 1-0 20.?
A Kramer vs O Ruester, 1926 
(A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0

King's English. Botvinnik System (A26) 1-0
Smejkal vs V Osnos, 1970
(A26) English, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English. 3 Knights System (A27) 0-1 Q sac unpin, promote
V Doroshkievich vs Tukmakov, 1970 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 0-1

English 3 Knights - Reverse Grand Prix 0-1 Q sac for promotion
Razuvaev vs Kupreichik, 1970 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 15 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights General (A28) 1-0 blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs A Anderson, 1938 
(A28) English, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 K walk
Timman vs Karpov, 1979 
(A28) English, 31 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 1-0 Q trap
E Valderrama Quiceno vs D Derakhshani, 2017
(A28) English, 11 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knts Flexible Line (A28) 0-1 Notes Triangle #
R Delaune vs K Spraggett, 1983 
(A28) English, 25 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knights 4.d4 (A28) 0-1 Remove the Guard+
S Landau vs Reti, 1927 
(A28) English, 18 moves, 0-1

Game 31 in 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs Saemisch, 1926  
(A28) English, 31 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Stockfish
Nakamura vs So, 2020 
(A28) English, 23 moves, 0-1

Game 24 in 'Botvinnik: Move by Move' by Cyrus Lakdawala
Botvinnik vs Levenfish, 1940 
(A28) English, 27 moves, 1-0

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

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Q fork
Petrosian vs H Ree, 1971 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 1-0

Game 47 in Garry Kasparov on My Great Predecessors, Part 2
Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1Smothered#
G Iskov vs M Bartrina, 1974 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 8 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Adorjan notes
Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982  
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1 25...?
Adorjan vs Miles, 1985 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Line (A28) 1-0Stockfish
Petrosian vs Vaganian, 1975 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 0-1 B outpost
Smyslov vs Kasparov, 1981 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical Hedgehog Defense (A30) 1-0 Rs in play
M Illescas vs Adams, 1992 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 0-1 Terrifying
V Saigin vs Tal, 1954 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 1-0 Stockfish
Reti vs R Grau, 1927 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 17 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 1-0 Pin & climb in
Capablanca vs J Torres Caravaca, 1929 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 18 moves, 1-0

English Sym Anti-Benoni Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1 Brillancy Prize
V Karasev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1973 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 56 in 'My Best Games' by Anatoly Karpov
Karpov vs Miles, 1977 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Spielmann D (A33) 0-1 20...?
Suba vs Portisch, 1984 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 1-0
M L Hanauer vs D Polland, 1936 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Sneaky says
Botvinnik vs G Kasparian, 1938 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 0-1 R saves B
M Ruderfer vs Polugaevsky, 1975
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knts (A34) 0-1 Fascinating!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1979 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein (A34) 0-1 N&B stunner
Uhlmann vs H Liebert, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns walk the Ks
J Pinter vs S Arkhipov, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 WYG18
A Caoili vs K Areshchenko, 2001
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 180 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Larsen vs Suba, 1982 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Decoy & Deflection
K Lerner vs F Sideifzade, 1979 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 0-1 Crossfire
Smejkal vs E Bukic, 1979
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 1-0 K walk
Geller vs S Hansen, 1978 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 1-0 Stockfish
Reti vs M Walter, 1925 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 1-0 Heated!
Tal vs J H Donner, 1973 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 R enters 2nd rank
Keene vs E Bukhman, 1966 
(A36) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Old Benoni. Schmid Var (A43) 1-0 Two Ns on 6th!
Smyslov vs L Schmid, 1952 
(A43) Old Benoni, 23 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 28.? Fredthebear knows
N Davies vs R J Dive, 1994 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Stunning finish!!
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Szabo vs Sax, 1973
(A10) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Def. General (A10) 0-1 GM Keene notes
O Rodriguez Vargas vs Keene, 1977  
(A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 0-1 B sac! Long combination
E Nikolic vs Fischer, 1968 
(A10) English, 31 moves, 0-1

3 Pawns vs Borg Def. 0-1 Castle by hand; pile on pin
J Tisdall vs M Basman, 1981 
(A10) English, 33 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Szabo, 1956 
(A10) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Benko vs Botvinnik, 1968 
(A10) English, 34 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0 Blitz
Tal vs Vaganian, 1988 
(A13) English, 36 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 P jam on 6th
Alekhine vs B H Villegas, 1926 
(A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. King's Knight (A13) 0-1
P Romanovsky vs Bogoljubov, 1924 
(A13) English, 44 moves, 0-1

Garry Kasparov, excerpt from "How Life Imitates Chess", 2007
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987  
(A13) English, 64 moves, 1-0

English vs Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0 Stock
M Gurevich vs Sveshnikov, 1985 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0

"Casino Royale" (game of the day Oct-21-2007)
Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1-0
Korchnoi vs J Roos, 1981
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English vs. Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 STACK
Romanishin vs R Levit, 1975 
(A14) English, 27 moves, 1-0

The Lost Olympiad Stockholm 1937 by W. H. Cozens; BCM
Keres vs C H Alexander, 1937 
(A14) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 0-1
Andersson vs Uhlmann, 1972 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1

"When Garry Met Salov" (game of the day Aug-09-2004)
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989 
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0

19. Nf6+! is a clearance sacrifice to prepare a double attack
Szabo vs N Padevsky, 1972 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 7th
Tal vs P Popovic, 1984
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. King's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Stockf
Mamedyarov vs N Georgiadis, 2018 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0
Korchnoi vs V Byvshev, 1954 
(A15) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. OID Formation (A15) 1-0
Reti vs Hromadka, 1923 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Tal sac's rooks on move 18 & 32 to get a mating net on move 37.
Tal vs Z Szymczak, 1974 
(A15) English, 38 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. QID (A15) 1-0
Pachman vs Smyslov, 1967 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 1-0
Polugaevsky vs Sax, 1973
(A16) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld (A16) 1-0 Stockfish
Korchnoi vs D Byrne, 1968 
(A16) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Everett: The Botvinnik System strikes again.
Kholmov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1954 
(A16) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1 Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1957 
(A16) English, 41 moves, 0-1

#150 in Chess Informant's 1980 Encyclopedia of Middle Games
Lombardy vs Polugaevsky, 1978 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 Discovery
Balashov vs Romanishin, 1976 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0Rook & Knight on 7th
A Nimzowitsch vs M Romi, 1930 
(A21) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. Troger Def (A21) 1-0 Stockfish
Kasparov vs Constellation, 1985
(A21) English, 36 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0 25.?
Taimanov vs Vaganian, 1977 
(A21) English, 31 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' Var Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1 Authors
F Reinfeld vs M L Hanauer, 1937 
(A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1

Game 31 in 'Soviet Chess Strategy' by Alexey Suetin.
Korchnoi vs S Szabo, 1954 
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

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

K's English. Two Knts' Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1 Change course
Tirman vs Jollner, 1940
(A22) English, 27 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto (A22) 0-1 strip the Ps
Alekhine vs S Levitsky, 1912 
(A22) English, 41 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' General (A22) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Schlechter vs Chigorin, 1901 
(A22) English, 55 moves, 1-0

Ernest Hemingway — ‘How did I go bankrupt? Two ways.
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1936 
(A22) English, 59 moves, 1-0

Notes by Nimzowitsch and Stockfish; A Slow Motion Rout
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1911  
(A22) English, 52 moves, 1-0

K's English. 2 Knts' Keres Var (A23) 0-1 En Prise N supports Q+
Stahlberg vs Keres, 1967 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

K's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 1-0 Exchanges prep N invasion
N Davies vs C Duncan, 1999 
(A25) English, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Lasker vs C H Alexander, 1936  
(A25) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Closed Sicilian with colors reversed
Spassky vs A Medina Garcia, 1968 
(A26) English, 40 moves, 1-0

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

this is one wild @$$ chess game
M Rohde vs S Polgar, 1992 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1
S Siebrecht vs T Banusz, 2014
(A28) English, 25 moves, 0-1

K's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A28)1-0 h-file pop
Azmaiparashvili vs Chernin, 1980 
(A28) English, 29 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 28...?
C Bielicki vs Smyslov, 1964 
(A28) English, 30 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 1-0 video link
Duda vs Carlsen, 2020 
(A28) English, 43 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Q trap
Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2020 
(A28) English, 19 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 blitz; mate in 2
D Howell vs B Savchenko, 2017 
(A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1
S Agdestein vs Carlsen, 2006 
(A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 28.?
Tal vs K Grigorian, 1982 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4Knts Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 Two mating squares
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1987 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Corresp
A Shaw vs A de Groot, 1998 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4 Knts Fianchetto (A29) 0-1 Stockfish; armageddon
Ding Liren vs Nakamura, 2020 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knts Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 27.?
H Morton vs W Adams, 1937 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 32 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0
L Schmid vs H Rossetto, 1975
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1 28...?
So vs Carlsen, 2016 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 0-1

King's English. 4 Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Stellar attack
Anand vs Caruana, 2017 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Correspond
A Dronov vs N Joao, 2011
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Hedgehog Defense (A30) 0-1A glorious game
Polugaevsky vs Ftacnik, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 327 in Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Larsen vs Andersson, 1982 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 38 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical Dbl Fio (A30) 1-0 Tal sacs like Tal for a K
Tal vs Velimirovic, 1979 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 Overlooked
G Bastrikov vs Kholmov, 1947 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 0-1

Game 41 in Steve Giddins' 50 Essential Chess Lessons
Uhlmann vs U Boensch, 1976 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Stockfish
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto (A34) 0-1 Too creative
Larsen vs Andersson, 1982 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 1-0Exchange sequence
Korchnoi vs G Ilivitsky, 1955 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 1-0 25.?
Szabo vs N Spiridonov, 1974 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 0-1
Ribli vs Tal, 1988 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Var (A35) 1-0
Tartakower vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1925
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1 28...?
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical - Not for long(A36) 1-0Pile on pin
C Garcia Palermo vs M Andres Mendez, 2001 
(A36) English, 16 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 El Paso, TX
D Byrne vs G F Kane, 1973 
(A36) English, 39 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1 the sound of silence
D Norwood vs Gelfand, 1987 
(A36) English, 41 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Line (A37) 1-0
Radjabov vs Ivanchuk, 2011 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0

G256: The Golden Treasury of Chess by F. Wellmuth & IA Horowitz
P Blechschmidt vs Flohr, 1930 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 0-1

(31) Battles Royal of the Chessboard by R.N. Coles
Reti vs A Becker, 1923 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1Promotion, Q drops in #
Gulko vs S Agdestein, 1990 
(A13) English, 30 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1 35...?
Azmaiparashvili vs Shirov, 1990 
(A16) English, 37 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Feel the rage!
Suba vs G Milos, 1992 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 0-1

King's English. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1-0 Stockfish
Salov vs Kramnik, 1993 
(A21) English, 40 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Fredthebear enjoys Morozevich
Morozevich vs V Onoprienko, 1993 
(A20) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Def (A10) 1-0 1 min analysis
Psakhis vs E Ragozin, 1994 
(A10) English, 38 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 0-1 Hastings
Yermolinsky vs Speelman, 1995 
(A10) English, 39 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Agincourt Var (A13) 1-0 8.?
B Fiedler vs R Brice, 1995 
(A13) English, 26 moves, 1-0

"Unavoidable Mate?" (game of the day Dec-03-2012)
L Mate vs I Makai, 1997 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 18.?
J Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0 Dbl Rs Power!
N Miezis vs P Varley, 1998 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening (A10) 0-1 Super Fun, but sobriety is best
D Zagorskis vs Sadler, 1998 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1

A27 0-1 32 Man Triumphs!!
Fritz vs Kramnik, 2000 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 32 moves, 0-1

K's English. 4Knts Botvinnik Line (A28) 0-1 center P fork trick
S Williams vs J Rowson, 2001 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0
Jobava vs B Lindberg, 2001
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0
Jobava vs V Dydyshko, 2001
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Line (A37) 1-0
Jobava vs A Kovacevic, 2001
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: General (A10) · 1-0
Jobava vs M Lupu, 2001
(A10) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Mecking Var (A39) 1-0
Jobava vs S Cao, 2001
(A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 36 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls (A15)1-0 Bs EG
I Thompson vs J Rosenberg, 2001
(A15) English, 43 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1
S Iskusnyh vs I Kurnosov, 2002 
(A16) English, 18 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 1-0 Seattle
Kaidanov vs J Kraai, 2002
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0
Jobava vs A Hasanov, 2002
(A21) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Defense. General (A10) 0-1 The disconnected rook falls
P Toloza Soto vs Speelman, 2002
(A10) English, 38 moves, 0-1

King's English. Botvinnik System (A26) 1-0
A Istratescu vs A Fernandes, 2002
(A26) English, 46 moves, 1-0

"Kraai Me a River" (game of the day Oct-17-2004)
J Kraai vs C Harmon, 2003 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 0-1 Greco's #
M Labollita vs E Schiller, 2003
(A13) English, 33 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Def. General (A10) 1-0 Philly
Onischuk vs J Kraai, 2004
(A10) English, 28 moves, 1-0

"Boor Me To Tears" (game of the day Nov-09-2018)
C Boor vs J Kraai, 2004 
(A10) English, 26 moves, 1-0

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

King's English. Botvinnik System (A26) 1-0
M Wahls vs S Siebrecht, 2004 
(A26) English, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. King's Knight Var (A15) 0-1
J Kraai vs Kamsky, 2005 
(A15) English, 35 moves, 0-1

Phony Benoni: How to beat Alex Yermolinsky! ?
J Kraai vs Yermolinsky, 2005 
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Q forks both Rs
M Sher vs S Gauri, 2006 
(A20) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0 Stockfish
Kramnik vs Shirov, 2007 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 1-0
D Jere vs P Corbin, 2008 
(A20) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0
Gelfand vs Shirov, 2008 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening: K's English. General (A21) 0-1 Short impresses
Z Izoria vs Short, 2008 
(A21) English, 40 moves, 0-1

English Opening: General (A10) 0-1 Solve
E Cekro vs Nisipeanu, 2009 
(A10) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 Select Chucky
Ivanchuk vs E Alekseev, 2009 
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 0-1 upset
D Andreikin vs T Laurusas, 2009 
(A16) English, 38 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Slav (A11) 1-0 Rough going, Q sac
Vitiugov vs M Rodshtein, 2010 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 0-1 Kside assault!
N Dzagnidze vs S Chanda, 2010
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 24 moves, 0-1

An Englishman wins in London with the English, Two Knights var
McShane vs Carlsen, 2010 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 P wedge w/a N in the house!
M Niemi vs M Richter, 2010
(A20) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2011 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 45 moves, 1-0

K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 0-1 She didn't run
V Zavoronkov vs V Bukhteeva, 2012 
(A25) English, 23 moves, 0-1

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld (A16) 1-0 Bouncin'
B Thorfinnsson vs D Moskovic, 2012 
(A16) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Anti-Anti-Grünfeld (A17) 0-1
Fridman vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(A17) English, 34 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Dovetail Bishop Mate!
M Leon Hoyos vs I Salgado Lopez, 2012 
(A20) English, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 1-0
V Erdos vs S Kuipers, 2012 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 27 moves, 1-0

King's English. Troger Defense (A21) 1-0 offramp explains
E Raeva vs E Mladenov, 2012 
(A21) English, 18 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Botvinnik System Rvrsd (A37) 1-0 N Misfire
Shankland vs D Haessel, 2014 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 11 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1Notes by Stockfish; blitz
Short vs Kasparov, 2015 
(A36) English, 36 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 Beat 'em to the
J Rapport vs A Muzychuk, 2016 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0
H S Gretarsson vs Samuel Baer, 2016
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 22 moves, 1-0

King's English. Closed System Full Symmetry (A26) 1-0
J Zachariassen vs Clifton P Ford, 2016
(A26) English, 28 moves, 1-0

K's English. Two Knights' General (A22) 0-1 blitz hand-to-hand
Aronian vs Anand, 2016 
(A22) English, 35 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Stockfish
Carlsen vs Giri, 2019 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical (A33) 1-0 Can u finish what u start?
Ganguly vs Wei Yi, 2019 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Smyslov System (A22) 1-0Video link
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2020 
(A22) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 0-1 blitz
Z Tan vs T Lei, 2020 
(A20) English, 14 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Smyslov System (A22) 1-0Video link
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2020 
(A22) English, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 Internet
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020 
(A20) English, 29 moves, 0-1

Aug-24-20 MordimerChess: That was quite sharp game
Duda vs So, 2020 
(A13) English, 47 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Keres Def (A14) 1-0
Suba vs M Cebalo, 1984 
(A14) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Botvinnik System (A36) 1-0 2 Q's lose!
A Reshko vs V Faibisovich, 1969 
(A36) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1 Stockfish
Topalov vs Caruana, 2014 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 0-1

"Keene Eye for Tactics" (game of the day Apr-04-2010)
S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Keres Var (A23) 1-0Stockfish notes
Tarrasch vs A Reggio, 1903 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1-0 15.?
Krasenkow vs Rozentalis, 1997 
(A13) English, 18 moves, 1-0

"Capi-Tal Punishment" (game of the day Mar-07-2019)
Tal vs Myagmarsuren, 1974 
(A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 0-1 K in flight
C Seel vs Ganguly, 2004 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 23 moves, 0-1

"Gata Pull This Off" (game of the day Sep-29-2010)
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994 
(A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. King's Knight (A13) · 1-0
A Wojtkiewicz vs M Mrochen, 1997
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 Back rank
Carlsen vs P Manne, 2002 
(A14) English, 24 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation (A23) 1-0 Next White N move traps Q
J Hanken vs J Yehl, 2004 
(A20) English, 17 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights Var (A35) 1-0
Krasenkow vs Tukmakov, 1990 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Defense. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0
Andersson vs C J Liew, 1982
(A15) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Defense. QID Formation (A15) 1-0
Andersson vs B Kurajica, 1985
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Defense. KID Formation (A15) 1-0
Andersson vs Nunn, 1981 
(A15) English, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English (A20) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl Discovered +, Reti's Mate
Ftacnik vs F Vallejo Pons, 2007 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. General (A20) · 1-0
Santasiere vs D Polland, 1936
(A20) English, 27 moves, 1-0

"Fischer Gambit" Keene's "Complete Book of Gambits", Batsford
A Saidy vs Fischer, 1968  
(A25) English, 35 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Mecking Var (A39) 0-1
Lengyel vs Geller, 1965
(A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Var (A34) 1-0
Geller vs Z Mikadze, 1968 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Geller Var (A33) 0-1
A Beliavsky vs Geller, 1975 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 1-0
Barcza vs O'Kelly, 1967
(A36) English, 16 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) · 0-1
M Ujtelky vs Kotov, 1967
(A10) English, 24 moves, 0-1

English Opening: King's English. General (A20) 1-0
Jobava vs H Banikas, 2003
(A20) English, 42 moves, 1-0

K's English. Three Knights System General (A27) 1-0 Late 0-0-0
Korchnoi vs Aronin, 1959 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 0-1 Notes by RK
A Whiteley vs Keene, 1976  
(A10) English, 40 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knts, Quiet Line (A28) 1-0 Notes by Keene
Keene vs B Jansson, 1976  
(A28) English, 40 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0
K Shirazi vs R Torregrossa, 1992 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English Opening vs Bb7 (A10) 1-0 Which battery is better?
K Spraggett vs Spassky, 1985 
(A10) English, 40 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 0-1
V Chekhov vs G Zaichik, 1982
(A15) English, 38 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical Var (A36) 0-1
L Bruzon Batista vs I Cheparinov, 2006 
(A36) English, 29 moves, 0-1

K's English Variation. Bellon Gambit (A22) 1-0 Keene notes
Keene vs K Wockenfuss, 1977  
(A22) English, 20 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' General (A22) 0-1
K Ozols vs Petrov, 1939
(A22) English, 28 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 1-0 18.?
Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' General (A22) 1-0
K Ozols vs M Defosse, 1937
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0
Pachman vs E Paoli, 1954
(A22) English, 31 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 0-1 Simul?
Botvinnik vs A Fradkin, 1965 
(A22) English, 35 moves, 0-1

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 0-1 25...?
Uhlmann vs Kholmov, 1960 
(A21) English, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: General (A10) 1-0 Arranged Greco's # by N+
N Noritsyn vs J Bick, 2007
(A10) English, 18 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 15.?
A Istratescu vs Ftacnik, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

World Blitz Championship (2007) (blitz), Moscow RUS, rd 11, Nov
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0

K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 0-1like Nimzowitsch
M Kobalia vs Le Quang Liem, 2011 
(A25) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical Var (A36) 0-1 Q+ and fork
Simagin vs Stein, 1966 
(A36) English, 41 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0Combination
Stein vs Keres, 1971 
(A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0

How to Play Dynamic Chess by Valeri Beim
Stein vs Smyslov, 1972 
(A17) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
Stein vs Tal, 1971 
(A14) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0Qside pop
Stein vs Dzindzichashvili, 1971 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 25.?
Pachman vs J H Donner, 1955 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Anglo-Grünfeld Var (A16) 0-1
R Toran vs Pachman, 1960
(A16) English, 27 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1
Gulko vs Kramnik, 1995 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1
D Cummings vs Speelman, 1979
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

King's English Variation. Kramnik-Shirov Counter (A21) 1-0
K Georgiev vs Bologan, 1993
(A21) English, 40 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0
Korchnoi vs Suetin, 1953 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 42 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 blitz
Svidler vs Anand, 2013 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 0-1
H Petschar vs Kuzubov, 2003
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 33 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1
A Mista vs E Romanov, 2013 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 0-1
W Kuppe vs Unzicker, 1949 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 29 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 0-1
T Florian vs Benko, 1945 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 39 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Var II (A12) 0-1Deflection
B Franciskovic vs R Svaljek, 2001 
(A12) English with b3, 32 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1 R+
N Miezis vs M Sagafos, 2006 
(A16) English, 24 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Variation General (A22) 0-1
L L Davis vs Motylev, 2005 
(A22) English, 21 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 Q+ & fork
D Gordievsky vs A Tahbaz, 2019 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. 2 Knts (A37) 1-0Check-less K hunt
Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Var (A34) 0-1 Stockfish
Szabo vs Botvinnik, 1966 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Qside P droppings
Korchnoi vs J Marsalek, 1961 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 0-1 13...?
P Nikolic vs A Yusupov, 1989 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 22 moves, 0-1

English Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 28...?
Larsen vs Tal, 1984 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 0-1 25...?
Quinteros vs L Christiansen, 1981 
(A15) English, 46 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights (A35) 0-1 Slick R Sac
R Bertholee vs J Polgar, 1990 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 1-0 Brilliancy
M Christoffel vs J Mieses, 1946 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1
W John vs J Mieses, 1933 
(A22) English, 32 moves, 0-1

English vs Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 0-1 Find the finish
E Sos Andreu vs N Khurtsidze, 2012 
(A13) English, 33 moves, 0-1

King's English. Three Knights System (A27) 1-0 minors pop c7
Onischuk vs A Kovacevic, 1991 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 12 moves, 1-0

analysis of the educational and behavioral aspects of chess
Muller vs NN, 1928 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Mecking Var (A39) 1-0 Seniors
B Fradkin vs D Vrhovnik, 2011
(A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 29 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. King's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 17.?
M A Tabatabaei vs J S Thybo, 2018 
(A15) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Geller Var (A33) 0-1
I Morovic Fernandez vs Korchnoi, 1988
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0
A Turner vs E McCormick, 1954 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 1-0 Boa constrictor
Karpov vs Ribli, 1980 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 35 moves, 1-0

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

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Lines (A24) 1-0
Polugaevsky vs N Sorokin, 1953 
(A24) English, Bremen System with ...g6, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 74 Zurich Intrntl Chess Tournament 1953 by David Bronstein
Kotov vs Taimanov, 1953 
(A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Fianchetto Var (A34) 0-1 Find the Finish
M C Palmer vs Bill Wheeler, 1969 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 0-1

No, FTB has never kissed a guy w/a mustache, not even Santa Cl.
Harikrishna vs A Stripunsky, 2005 
(A21) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 1-0 33.?
J H Donner vs H Ree, 1971 
(A36) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1938 
(A25) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs B Goldenov, 1952 
(A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 1-0 Find the finish
Krasenkow vs S Brynell, 1996 
(A36) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Taimanov vs Tal, 1961 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 40 moves, 0-1

Smyslov vs Kholmov, 1961
(A13) English, 43 moves, 1-0

Huebner vs Tukmakov, 1984 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 36 moves, 1-0

Game7 'My Best Games of Chess: 1908-1937' by Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1911 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. General (A20) · 0-1
I Stohl vs R Biolek, 1992
(A20) English, 39 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 0-1VideoLink
Aronian vs Nepomniachtchi, 2020 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 0-1

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

English, Symmetric. Botvinnik System Reversed (A37) 1-0Exch Sac
Andersson vs Seirawan, 1983 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0

O Bjarnason vs de Firmian, 2000 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

Game from page 93 in The Dynamic English by Tony Kosten
Miles vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 1996 
(A36) English, 36 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 0-1 Stockfish
A Mikhalchishin vs Kasparov, 1981 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 38 moves, 0-1

G259 in Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General (A30) · 0-1
M Marin vs Z Almasi, 2002
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0!
Karpov vs Csom, 1977 
(A16) English, 50 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 0-1 32...?
J Garcia Padron vs Suba, 1979 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Stockfish
Karpov vs Gheorghiu, 1977 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 307 from # Chess Informant Best Games 301-400
Karpov vs Timman, 1981 
(A15) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0
Anand vs Adams, 1999 
(A17) English, 45 moves, 1-0

English vs AID. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var Nei Gambit (A19) 1-0
Hodgson vs Barsov, 2000
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4 Knights Quiet Line (A28) 1-0
C McNab vs Chandler, 1987
(A28) English, 43 moves, 1-0

K's English. 4 Knights Quiet Line (A28) 0-1
C McNab vs Adams, 1987 
(A28) English, 29 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 Hog on 7th
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. KID 1-0 Black loses d-pawn & file
Reti vs Capablanca, 1924 
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. QID (A13) 1-0 Q+ & fork
Euwe vs A van Foreest, 1926
(A13) English, 29 moves, 1-0

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

English Opening: Symmetrical. Botvinnik System (A36) 1-0
M Ujtelky vs Forintos, 1961
(A36) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (A11) · 1-0
Forintos vs C Clemens, 1961
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 29 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knts Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1 Stockfish
The King vs Rybka, 2006 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 31 moves, 0-1

"When Push Comes to Shkov" (game of the day Sep-10-2014)
Smyslov vs N Pushkov, 1993 
(A13) English, 35 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General Maroczy Bind (A30) 0-1
Larsen vs Fischer, 1971 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1
W J Miles vs J Jacobsen, 1901 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 0-1

King's English. Four Knights Korchnoi Line (A28) 0-1
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 2009 
(A28) English, 26 moves, 0-1

King's English Variation. General (A20) · 0-1
P Maghsoodloo vs Carlsen, 2020
(A20) English, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Full Symmetry Line (A38) 1-0 Shazam!
S Rishovd vs J Ekberg, 2015 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 21 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. Three Knights System General (A27) ·
Miles vs J A Chaves, 1977 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 25 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto (A29) 1-0 f-file battery
Stein vs V Lepeshkin, 1965 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls (A15) 0-1video link
Ding Liren vs Dubov, 2020 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Botvinnik System (A36) 1-0Speed promotion
G Minchev vs K Kolev, 1991 
(A36) English, 37 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. Bellon Gambit (A22) · 1-0
J Roscher vs R Flugrat, 1988 
(A22) English, 12 moves, 1-0

K Spraggett vs P Llaneza-Vega, 2007 
(A05) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) · 0-1
Suba vs Tal, 1974 
(A10) English, 33 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0

Reti vs E Straat, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

A wonderful trap saves the day for Schüssler!
I Bilek vs H Schussler, 1978 
(A10) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Pergericht vs J Boudre, 1988 
(A10) English, 12 moves, 0-1

J van der Veen vs A Mol, 1986 
(A10) English, 13 moves, 0-1

L Sanguinetti vs N Cucchi, 2009
(A10) English, 37 moves, 1-0

Keene vs P Morriss, 1964  
(A12) English with b3, 25 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Yates, 1924 
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Ed Lasker, 1924 
(A13) English, 56 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Bogoljubov, 1924  
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 25 'Reti: Move by Move' by Thomas Engqvist
Reti vs F Fischer, 1923 
(A13) English, 39 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0
Reti vs Spielmann, 1923 
(A13) English, 58 moves, 1-0

Game 45 from Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)
A Nimzowitsch vs H Duhm, 1926  
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 1-0 Notes by Ray Keene
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  
(A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Tarrasch Def (A14) 1-0
A Sokolov vs Z Li, 1985 
(A14) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Dclnd (A14) 1-0 Kside BASH!
Quinteros vs R Henley, 1976 
(A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 36 in Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs A Pokorny, 1923 
(A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening vs Old Indian (A15) 1-0 Notes by AA
Botvinnik vs Tartakower, 1936  
(A15) English, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID Formation (A15) 1-0
Keene vs G K Sandiford, 1962 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 1 from Junior Chess Games by Ray Bott & Stanley Morrison
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Southern Counties Junior Championship (1963), Bognor Regis ENG,
Keene vs Bryant, 1963  
(A16) English, 32 moves, 1-0

"No Goode Game Goes Unpunished" (game of the day Dec-27-2020)
H Akvist vs R Goode, 1966 
(A16) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog System (A17) 1-0 unusual
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(A17) English, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Notes by Geza Maroczy
Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922  
(A20) English, 27 moves, 1-0

King's English Variation. Keres Defense (A21) · 1-0
A Rotstein vs J Kloster, 1999
(A21) English, 22 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0
E Cekro vs J Balje, 2003
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 0-1
V Panov vs L Popov, 1967
(A36) English, 40 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical (A36) 1-0 Stockfish notes
M Vokac vs H van der Veen, 1989 
(A36) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 1-0 Q drops in!
Kupchik vs J Partos, 1940 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1
Iturrizaga Bonelli vs B Socko, 2015 
(A17) English, 24 moves, 0-1

"Swede Child O' Mine" (game of the day Oct-19-2017)
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Jan-04-21 loud: video analysis by GM Danny King
Carlsen vs Dubov, 2020 
(A15) English, 38 moves, 0-1

Apr-27-15 kingscrusher: I have video annotated this game
Anand vs Adams, 2015 
(A20) English, 51 moves, 1-0

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

Game 85 'Half a Century of Chess' by Mikhail Botvinnik
Botvinnik vs J H Donner, 1963 
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English vs Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Accepted (A13) 1-0 Q&N
Lombardy vs D Shapiro, 1987
(A13) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def BxNa3 (A13) 1-0 well-played
M Wadsworth vs G Flear, 2021 
(A13) English, 44 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Different sort B-Q Spearhead
Y Meshkov vs W Espirito Santo, 2014 
(A20) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Airthings Masters (2020/21) (blitz), chess24.com INT, rd 1, Dec
So vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2020
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0

English vs Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1 Holes
Giri vs So, 2020 
(A14) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs R Zitzmann, 1938
(A15) English, 23 moves, 0-1

Lisitsin vs G Goldberg, 1932
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0

G Goldberg vs Bronstein, 1947 
(A13) English, 30 moves, 0-1

Maroczy vs Yates, 1923
(A16) English, 42 moves, 0-1

C Carls vs E Post, 1914 
(A38) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0

C Carls vs Alekhine, 1914 
(A13) English, 31 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Stockfish
Reti vs Gruenfeld, 1926 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 47 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 1-0
Rubinstein vs Tarrasch, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 37 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1/2-
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1928 
(A16) English, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto (A29) 0-1Statue of Liberty
Serper vs Korchnoi, 1996 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) 1-0 MC Hammered!
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2000 
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Fredthebear shall return.
Ivanchuk vs M Illescas, 2005 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 1-0

Nakamura vs N Castaneda, 2004 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0

M Antipov vs E Inarkiev, 2019 
(A20) English, 43 moves, 1-0

Robatsch vs Jansa, 1974 
(A10) English, 14 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Van der Wiel, 1980
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0

Timman vs Portisch, 1979 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 41 moves, 1-0

K Spraggett vs M Campbell, 1974 
(A16) English, 32 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Dual sac attacks!
A A Webster vs Lautier, 1988 
(A20) English, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Attraction
S Savitskiy vs A Tskhadadze, 2019 
(A13) English, 38 moves, 1-0

ICC bullet blitz 1 0 u (2008)
Harikrishna vs NN, 2008 
(A21) English, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
H Tikkanen vs D Sharavdorj, 2012 
(A14) English, 31 moves, 1-0

King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0 Pin to win
M Zlotnikov vs E Groberman, 2002
(A25) English, 26 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs K Georgiev, 1988 
(A10) English, 41 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Slav. General (A11) 1-0 internet
Carlsen vs Shankland, 2021 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Keres Def (A14) 1-0 43.?
Gulko vs Alburt, 1975 
(A14) English, 43 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights, Bradley Beach Var (A28) 0-1BrillianT
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 0-1
C Sumiacher vs Polugaevsky, 1971 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 0-1

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

Engl Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A33) 1-0Stockfish
Kasparov vs E Arlandi, 1988 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

T Gareyev vs K Priyadharshan, 2016
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0

T Gareyev vs Christopher Clay, 2016
(A20) English, 20 moves, 1-0

Stephen T Van Voorhis vs T Gareyev, 2016
(A20) English, 19 moves, 0-1

T Gareyev vs Ben Steel, 2016
(A15) English, 13 moves, 1-0

I Thompson vs T Gareyev, 2012
(A36) English, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 51: Move by Move - Kramnik (Lakdawala)
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2001 
(A17) English, 47 moves, 0-1

English Anglo-Indian Defense. QID (A15) 1-0 Qside mop up
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2006 
(A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0

English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1-0 Deflect sac promo
Kramnik vs Karpov, 1997 
(A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0

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

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0 blitz
Kasparov vs Carlsen, 2004 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 21 moves, 1-0

Octopus on the attack!!
M Dandridge vs B Kreiman, 1993 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

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