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Everyone but RJF luvs
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"What is the object of playing a Gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit, one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss." ― Anatoly Karpov

"Dubious, therefore playable." ― Savielly Tartakower

"What is the object of playing a gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"I've played a number of interesting novelties lately. Mostly that's because I haven't got a clue what I am doing in the opening." ― Nigel Short

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

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

"Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers." ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy. If you're bored, you're free to leave."

"As one by one I mowed them down, my superiority soon became apparent." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

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

"Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most crystal-clear in the entire history of chess, astonishes one with its logic." ― Garry Kasparov

"Capablanca was a genius. He was an exception that did not obey any rule." ― Vladimir Kramnik

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

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

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

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

* Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin

* Basic Rules: https://thechessworld.com/basic-che...

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

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* Chess is cold-steel calculation, not emotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-T...

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

* Rajnish Das Tips: https://enthu.com/blog/chess/chess-...

* Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category... Zucci
* Everyday people should play tabletop games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUU...

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

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

* 10 Tips: https://www.uschess.org/index.php/L...

* 10 Crazy Gambits: https://www.chess.com/blog/yola6655...

* 20 Various Italian Games: Game Collection: Italian Game

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 21st Century Masterpieces - First decade (2000)

* 25 Opening Traps: https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessLor...

* QGD D06: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

* Unleash the Knight: https://cardclashgames.com/blog/che...

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

* Tips for Knights & More: http://www.chesssets.co.uk/blog/tip...

* GM Avetik Grigoryan: https://chessmood.com/blog/improve-...

* Javed's way: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* King's Gambit start-up: Game Collection: Batsford's MCO 14 King's Gambit

* King Bishop's Gambit: Game Collection: rajat21's kings gambit

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

* GM Gallagher is an author:
Game Collection: 0

* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...

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

* Oskar plays 1e4: Oskar Oglaza

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

* LG - White wins: Game Collection: Latvian Gambit-White wins

* Lasker-Pelikan: https://www.expert-chess-strategies... The Sveshnikov Sicilian is a popular chess variation of the Sicilian Defense and starts as follows: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 This variation was originally called the Lasker-Pelikan Variation but was researched and revitalized from Evgeny Sveshnikov and Gennadi Timoshchenko and is now named after Sveshnikov.

* Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* No Hope: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/v...

* Ponziani Games: Game Collection: PONZIANI OPENING

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

* Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* TIP: Click on the e8 square to see a computer engine analysis of the position.

* Hans On French: Game Collection: French Defense

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

* It takes me back where, when and who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2...

* D. Kelley intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVi...

* Giannis Explains: https://www.suffernchessclub.com/ki...

* Ben Explains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpV...

* Akiba shows us how: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Lots of gambits in this portion of the book: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (II)

* Less romantic, more recent times: Game Collection: modern king's gambit

* The whole shebang! http://www.chessmaniac.com/kings-ga...

* Start memorizing: https://zoboko.com/text/o1qn0yy8/ch...

* POTD KGA: Game Collection: POTD Kings Gambit Accepted - KGA

* POTD KGD: Game Collection: POTD kings Gambit Declined

* By date: Game Collection: King's Gambit attacking games

* POTD: Game Collection: POTD Kings Gambit Accepted - KGA

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

* Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...

* Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Sidewalk playin': https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

* Short Selection for White:
Game Collection: Repertoire for White

* Spruce Variety: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/che...

* Vienna 1903 KG games: Game Collection: Vienna 1903

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

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

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

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

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

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

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

Create protected outposts for your knights.

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

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

* Current list: https://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml

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

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

Chess is but a Game

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Old Man And His Sons

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

Al certainly offers no proof whatsoever that ratings inflation has NOT occurred. He's just arguing for the sake of bitching, his mission in life, a common angry lib who accomplishes nothing of value to others.

FTB asks again, other than Anand, what regular opponents of Carlsen will go down in history as dominant legends of classical chess? GMs Nepomniachtchi, Andreikin, Fedoseev, Giri, Baburin, etc. are hardly in the class of Petrosian, Polugaevsky, Averbakh, Spassky, Bronstein, Korchnoi, Karpov, etc. https://chesspert.com/46-best-chess...

The next generation of stars that Carlsen ducked at the 86th edition of Tata Steel 2024 just might reach legendary status someday: https://www.chess.com/news/view/11-...

The "Wimbledon of Chess" will be without Magnus Carlsen again in 2025: https://kingdomofchess.com/tata-ste... Maintaining sobriety for 13 rounds might be too much to ask these nights. Of course, that didn't stop some of the Russian greats, did it? https://news-pravda.com/usa/2024/12...

It seems clear enough that Fischer and Kasparov faced many legends. Ratings aside, their competition at the top of the leaderboards was stiffer.

Lambda makes good points:

RE: Kasparov Magnus Carlsen (kibitz #87753)

RE: Karpov Magnus Carlsen (kibitz #87755)

The City Rat and the Country Rat

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5?!

"The opening was originally known as the Greco Countergambit, and some modern writers still refer to it as such. That name recognized the Italian player Gioachino Greco (1600–1634), who contributed to the early theory of the opening. The name Latvian Gambit is a tribute to several Latvian players who analyzed it, Kārlis Bētiņš being the most prominent among them. The Austrian International Master (IM) Albert Becker once published an article that Bētiņš judged to be dismissive about the Latvian Gambit. In response, Bētiņš published and analyzed one of his own games in order to defend the gambit: Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs K Bētiņ, 1921." - Wikipedia

Main Line 3.Ne5 Qf6 5.Nf3

Leonhardt Variation 3.Ne5 Qf6 4.Nc4

Bronstein Attack 3.Ne5 Qf6 5.Nc4 6.Be2

Nimzowitsch Attack 3.Ne5 Qf6 6.Ne3

Fraser defence 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nxe5 Nc6

-o-

Mayet Attack 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4

Mayet Attack, Strautins Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bc4 b5

Mason Countergambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.d4

The Use Of Knowledge

Between two citizens
A controversy grew.
The one was poor, but much he knew:
The other, rich, with little sense,
Claimed that, in point of excellence,
The merely wise should bow the knee
To all such moneyed men as he.
The merely fools, he should have said;
For why should wealth hold up its head,
When merit from its side has fled?
"My friend," said Bloated-purse,
To his reverse,
"You think yourself considerable.
Pray, tell me, do you keep a table?
What comes of this incessant reading,
In point of lodging, clothing, feeding?
It gives one, true, the highest chamber,
One coat for June and for December,
His shadow for his sole attendant,
And hunger always in the ascendant.
What profits he his country, too,
Who scarcely ever spends a sou –
Will, haply, be a public charge?
Who profits more the state at large,
Than he whose luxuries dispense
Among the people wealth immense?
We set the streams of life a-flowing;
We set all sorts of trades a-going.
The spinner, weaver, sewer, vender,
And many a wearer, fair and tender,
All live and flourish on the spender –
As do, indeed, the reverend rooks
Who waste their time in making books."
These words, so full of impudence,
Received their proper recompense.
The man of letters held his peace,
Though much he might have said with ease.
A war avenged him soon and well;
In it their common city fell.
Both fled abroad; the ignorant,
By fortune thus brought down to want,
Was treated everywhere with scorn,
And roamed about, a wretch forlorn;
Whereas the scholar, everywhere,
Was nourished by the public care.

Let fools the studious despise;
There's nothing lost by being wise.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen.

Don't expect the knights to sit back and wait, defend. Before moving, ask yourself "How can her knight(s) advance upon my camp? Will the knight(s) come forward to go backward? Will the knight(s) pile on the bishop's angle, outnumber the defender 2-to-1 or 3-to-2?" The Fried Liver Attack is how little girls try to defeat boys and old men, so watch out for the knight's next two moves leaping forward. There might not be enough time to fianchetto your own bishop and get castled before the opposing knight lands in your lap.

"Thirty Days Hath September" Lyrics

Thirty days hath September,
April, June and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone.
Which only has but twenty-eight days clear
And twenty-nine in each leap year.

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

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

"With most men life is like backgammon, half skill, and half luck, but with him it was like chess. He never pushed a pawn without reckoning the cost, and when his mind was least busy it was sure to be half a dozen moves ahead of the game as it was standing." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Guardian Angel (1867)

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

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

Maximo wrote:

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

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

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

"The First Book of Chess" by Joseph Leeming from the local public library ignited Jude's chess journey as a boy. The joy of reading this clear, easy book changed his entire life forever!

Clear explanations of the rules of chess are complemented by numerous diagrams and by practice games illustrating standard chess openings

Format: 78 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1953 by Franklin Watts, Inc. Language: English

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Translation:

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

Knights are stronger in the middle of the board.

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Dear Son, I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh. Love, Dad

Identify knight forks sooner rather than later.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Where can the opponent's knight land in two moves? Would that be a problem?

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

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

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

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

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

* Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t...

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

The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.

"One of the supreme paradoxes of baseball, and all sports, is that the harder you try to throw a pitch or hit a ball or accomplish something, the smaller your chances are for success. You get the best results not when you apply superhuman effort but when you let the game flow organically and allow yourself to be fully present. You'll often hear scouts say of a great prospect, "The game comes slow to him." It means the prospect is skilled and poised enough to let the game unfold in its own time, paying no attention to the angst or urgency or doubt, funneling all awareness to the athletic task at hand." — R.A. Dickey

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"A God you understood would be less than yourself." ― Flannery O'Connor

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

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

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

FACTRETRIEVER: Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk.

'A stitch in time saves nine'

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

"You never know when it's going to happen. You never want to get caught with your pants down. You better keep your (insurance) premiums up. We're just gonna have to hold tight, work hard, and overcome it. We're going to make it." ― Edward Andrews, owner of the Special Touch II Auto Sales in Fort Worth, Texas that was devastated by high winds, rainwater and hail damage.

The Horse and the Wolf

A wolf, what time the thawing breeze
Renews the life of plants and trees,
And beasts go forth from winter lair
To seek abroad their various fare, –
A wolf, I say, about those days,
In sharp look-out for means and ways,
Espied a horse turned out to graze.
His joy the reader may opine.
"Once got," said he, "this game were fine;
But if a sheep, it were sooner mine.
I can't proceed my usual way;
Some trick must now be put in play."
This said,
He came with measured tread,
As if a healer of disease, –
Some pupil of Hippocrates, –
And told the horse, with learned verbs,
He knew the power of roots and herbs, –
Whatever grew about those borders, –
And not at all to flatter
Himself in such a matter,
Could cure of all disorders.
If he, Sir Horse, would not conceal
The symptoms of his case,
He, Doctor Wolf, would gratis heal;
For that to feed in such a place,
And run about untied,
Was proof itself of some disease,
As all the books decide.
"I have, good doctor, if you please,"
Replied the horse, "as I presume,
Beneath my foot, an aposthume."
"My son," replied the learned leech,
"That part, as all our authors teach,
Is strikingly susceptible
Of ills which make acceptable
What you may also have from me –
The aid of skillful surgery;
Which noble art, the fact is,
For horses of the blood I practise."
The fellow, with this talk sublime,
Watched for a snap the fitting time.
Meanwhile, suspicious of some trick,
The wary patient nearer draws,
And gives his doctor such a kick,
As makes a chowder of his jaws.
Exclaimed the wolf, in sorry plight,
"I own those heels have served me right.
I erred to quit my trade,
As I will not in future;
Me nature surely made
For nothing but a butcher."

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

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

"My concern about my reputation is with the people who I respect and my family and my Lord. And I'm perfectly comfortable with my reputation with them, sir." —John Durham

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

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

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

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

‘The Way through the Woods' by Rudyard Kipling

They shut the road through the woods
Seventy years ago.
Weather and rain have undone it again,
And now you would never know
There was once a road through the woods
Before they planted the trees.
It is underneath the coppice and heath,
And the thin anemones.
Only the keeper sees
That, where the ring-dove broods,
And the badgers roll at ease,
There was once a road through the woods.

Yet, if you enter the woods
Of a summer evening late,
When the night-air cools on the trout-ringed pools Where the otter whistles his mate,
(They fear not men in the woods,
Because they see so few.)
You will hear the beat of a horse's feet,
And the swish of a skirt in the dew,
Steadily cantering through
The misty solitudes,
As though they perfectly knew
The old lost road through the woods.
But there is no road through the woods.

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'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

'A place for everything and everything in its place'

<Amanda Kay wrote:

Checkmate
You were my knight
Shining armor
Chess board was our home
Queen's fondness you garnered
A kiss sweeter than honeycomb>

'A poor workman always blames his tools'

'A problem shared is a problem halved'

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

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

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

'April showers bring forth May flowers

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

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

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

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

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

Ecclesiastes 9:9: "Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that he has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun."

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
One for the master
And one for the dame.
And one for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.

Q: What do you call a bacon-wrapped comet?
A: A meat-eor.

Q: What do stars say when they apologize to one another? A: I'm starry.

Q: Why did the star decide to take a vacation?
A: It needed some space.

Q: What's Donkey's favorite film?
A: Star Shrek.

Q: What was the tree's favorite thing about Star Trek? A: The Captain's log.

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Bxf7+ Unpin, QxQ decoy, N+ fork
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0 Opera Mate
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 1-0 Stockfish; drama-less Opera House #
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KG Panteldakis CG. Greco Var (C30) 0-1 Unusual start and finish
NN vs Greco, 1625
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Accepted (C31) 1-0 Support # on open e-file
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 From corner to corner
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA B's Gambit Greco 3...Qh4+ (C33) 1-0 11.Bxf7+ traps Q
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0
KGA B's Gambit 3...Be7 (C33) 1-0 The B from e7 is trapped
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Know this Unpin trap
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Arabian Mate w/B help
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
one of real favourites among the Greco canon
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Kick royalty around
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Famous N sacrifice
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Rob the pin that no longer D
Morant vs A de Feuquieres, 1680
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA: Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var. 4.h4?! h5 (C34) 1-0 Royal fork
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA: Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var. 4.h4?! h5 (C34)1-0 14...Qf6 instead
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var. 4.h4?! h5 (C34) 1-0 R sac leads to K
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit Santa Maria Def (C37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA Salvio Gambit Nh6 (C37) 1-0 Black Q invades, gets trapped
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio Gambit Accepted From Def (C37) 1-0 Premature resign
G Cascio vs NN, 1634
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit (C37) 0-1 Grilling on the g-file
NN vs Greco, 1620
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
A quick queen trap w/aid of a pin. Gambiteers must know this!
NN vs Greco, 1620
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit Accepted. Lolli Gambit (C37) 1-0 K walk the plank
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 Bxf7+ then discovery on the Q
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA Greco Gambit Calabrese Gambit (C38) 1-0 Look B4 U Leap!
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
Philidor's book , 1750, pp 62-63.
Philidor vs NN, 1750
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0Lolli's #
Philidor vs NN, 1749
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA, King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 Resembles Damiano's Defense
Allgaier vs NN, 1807
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio, Wild Muzio G. (C37) 0-1 There's a rat in the kitchen
NN vs J Sarratt, 1810
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
Chess variants /KGA (000) 1-0 JC gives Q odds, mates in 14!
Cochrane vs NN, 1832
(000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA MacDonnell Gambit (C37)1-0 Sac Minors, Discovered+, QxQ etc
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 0-1 Bxf7+ eventually beat by f2
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (000) 1-0 K walk
La Bourdonnais vs Jouantho, 1837
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 TWO Ns on the 3rd rank!!
G Spreckley vs A Mongredien, 1846
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 0-1
MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!! It resembles Morphy's Mate w/Bishop.
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA. B's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Discovered ++ dooms Black
Harrwitz vs Anderssen, 1848
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Unpin, quick Gueridon/Swallow's Tail #
J Chamouillet vs NN, 1849
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Defense 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0
H Buckle vs NN, 1845
(000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0
Wow. Steinitz has a CRAZY King.
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
KGA (000) 1-0 Morphy is short-handed 2 pieces but wins in 17!
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0
variants / KGA at R odds (000) 1-0 work the diagonals
Morphy vs A Perrin, 1857
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (000) 1-0 Sac attack on open f-file!
Morphy vs M Conway, 1859
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 1-0
Game 271 Tarrasch's Dreihundert Schachpartien
Tarrasch vs H Hirschler, 1893
(000) Chess variants, 31 moves, 1-0
KGD. Mafia Def ...c5 & ...e5 (C30) 1-0 Unpin, hit f7 again
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
The City of London Chess Magazine, vol.1, 1875, p.280
Morphy vs S Boden, 1858
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
19...Ra3 or 20...Ba5 would have sealed white's defeat.
Morphy vs Lowenthal, 1858
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical Variation (C30) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle mate in 3
G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Stockfish
Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1870
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Blackburne vs Anderssen, 1873
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical (C30) 0-1 Q trap
E Dekker vs J L Switzar, 1874
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
KGD. Petrov's Def (C30) 0-1 The champ drops a casual game.
Steinitz vs L D Barbour, 1882
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
Blackburne's Trap is a Legall's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical (C30) 0-1 K walk
Chigorin vs C Burille, 1889
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
KGD Classical (C30) 0-1 Blindfold; Pin the Q
Blackburne vs J P Lea, 1890
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
Game 4: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
Blackburne vs C T Blanshard, 1891
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
likely played at the Boylston Chess Club, on 48 Boylston street
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1892
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Stockfish notes to The Boston Massacre
Steinitz vs Barry / Pillsbury / Snow, 1892
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical Rotlewi Countergambit (C30) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Charousek vs G Makovetz, 1893
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
Birth of a Counter-Gambit... a King's lineage about to fall
W Budzinski vs S Dubois, 1855
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1
Falkbeer CG Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 1-0 Center surge
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
variants / Falkbeer Cntrgmbt (000) 1-0 Eliminate the K's shield
Morphy vs J Meunier, 1860
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0
Game 1 in Richard Reti's "Masters of the Chessboard"
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1862
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Anderssen Attk (C31) 0-1 Boden's #
F Langley vs B Burt, 1870
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Promo #!
H Heyermans vs Blackburne, 1880
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1
Game 6 in Three Hundred Chess Games by Siegbert Tarrasch
von Scheve vs Tarrasch, 1880
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0
B Lasker vs E Varain, 1881
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne A (C31) 0-1 30...?
L Haller vs A Robbins, 1884
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Exhibition
A Zander vs Lasker, 1892
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Note by JHB; Fab finish
Allies vs Blackburne, 1893
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
KGA Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Cross hairs
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Chigorin a la Greco
Chigorin vs C Walbrodt, 1896
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
Laszlo Polgar's CHESS brick as Game #4512 on page 822.
A Ettlinger vs Janowski, 1898
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attk (C31) 0-1 Penetration Q+ & N+
L Hesse vs Pillsbury, 1899
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accptd (C32) 1-0WalkthePlank
J B vs W Craig, 1857
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0 Pin her
Steinitz vs E Cordner, 1865
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 0-1 Swarm Ns
J Congdon vs A Cohnfeld, 1880
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accptd (C32) 1-0Marauding Qs
K Behting vs E Brasche, 1899
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 0-1 R sac for P#!
J Schulten vs E Rousseau, 1841
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
"How to Beat Your Dad at Chess" (game of the day Jun-15-2014)
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Bryan CG (C33)0-1 K walk; Reinfeld # puzzle
J Schulten vs Kieseritzky, 1850
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
What can be said about this game that hasn't already been said?
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Kieseritzsky Gambit (C33) 1-0 Stockfish
Anderssen vs Lowenthal, 1851
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
played by correspondence when Sam was only 12 in 1853
S Loyd vs C C Moore, 1853
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA: Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Pawn Mate
Anderssen vs K Lepge, 1855
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1 DEFLECTION for f2
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Promotion battle
Wilson vs Blecher, 1858
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
Game 6 in A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
W Budzinski vs Morphy, 1858
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1
KGA. B's Gambit Gianutio Gambit (C33) 0-1 Pawn roller
A Gohle vs G Neumann, 1866
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Q sac for a Dbl Knight Mate!!
C Mayet vs Zukertort, 1868
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bledow Countergambit (C33) 1-0 Arabian #
Chigorin vs A Khardin, 1877
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
"As Good As It Goetz"
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Pile on the Pins
Schmidt vs Chigorin, 1882
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Blindfold Simul
R Loman vs E B Dally, 1891
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Game 81 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine
Charousek vs Chigorin, 1896
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Accepted. B's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Greco Mate threat
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1898
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Gianutio Gambit (C33) 0-1 zugzwang
Pillsbury vs A J Conen, 1899
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
It is precisely games like this that attracted me to Chess.
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1899
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. King's Knight Gambit (C39) 1-0 Blindfold simul; pin!
Blackburne vs J Baddeley, 1874
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
"Much to his Chigorin" (game of the day Jun-06-2011)
Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 11 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Brothers & Sisters
Morphy vs Bird, 1859
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 46 moves, 1-0
"Guns Blazing" (game of the day Feb-07-2020)
Gunsberg vs NN, 1879
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Reinfeld # puzzle
F Riemann vs Tarrasch, 1883
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 29 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 What's the finish?
Walter Bennett vs D F Sheldon, 1894
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA Modern Defense (C36) 1-0 Discovered Double Check is Mate!
A Meek vs NN, 1855
(000) Chess variants, 7 moves, 1-0
Game 39 in'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
KGA. Modern Def (C36) 0-1 Discovered+ coming next
Blackburne vs E Pindar, 1861
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
KGA. Modern Defense (C36) 1-0 Black Q is trapped
Charousek vs G Makovetz, 1897
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 Brilliant
J Cazenove vs NN, 1817
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit Cochrane Gambit (C37) 0-1 Springer
Jouy vs La Bourdonnais, 1838
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
KGA. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 weak back rank
von der Lasa vs C Mayet, 1839
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 K walk
Staunton vs NN, 1840
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. King's Knight Gambit (C37) 1-0 Blindfold Simul
Morphy vs A Jones, 1859
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
Steintiz and the Muzio make an entertaining couple.
Steinitz vs Lang, 1860
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Muzio Gambit Accepted From Def (C37) 0-1 Stockfish
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1862
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
KGA Muzio Gambit Accepted From Def (C37) 1-0 Story by JHB
Blackburne vs Anderssen, 1862
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit (C37) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1868
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Game102 The Golden Treasury of Chess by Editors of Chess Review
Steinitz vs Zukertort, 1872
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
KGA. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Defense (C37) 1-0 Correspondence
Chigorin vs City of Kharkiv, 1878
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 0-1 Steinitz notes
Showalter vs Taubenhaus, 1889
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
KGA. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Defense (C37) 1-0 Brilliant
A Dadian vs Count Kreutz, 1891
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Lolli Gambit (C37) 1-0 K walk into castle mate!!
G Spencer vs NN, 1893
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Q sac for a mating attack!
J Cazenove vs O Tomalin, 1819
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Mayet Gambit (C38) · 1-0
von der Lasa vs W Hanstein, 1840
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
"Don't Surround Yourself with Yourself" (game of the day Apr-15
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1849
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA, Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 PM sacs both kNights
Morphy vs A Meek, 1855
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Henry Bird's "Chess Masterpieces" from 1875, page 117.
Staunton / Barnes vs Owen / Lowenthal, 1857
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
KGA. Hanstein Gambit (C38) 1-0 Paris (1858) notes by Stockfish
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Q robs the pin for Greco's Mate
Blackburne vs W Hamilton, 1862
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 0-1 Magnificent game!
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 0-1 Notes by Blackburne, tpstar
G Neumann vs Blackburne, 1867
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
KGA. Hanstein Gambit (C38) 0-1 From a distance...!
S Sedgefield vs C Watson Sr, 1869
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
KGA. Philidor Gambit Schultz Var (C38) 0-1 Hook Mate w/Q
Mephisto vs G McLennan, 1878
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Simul exhbition
Lasker vs T C Gibbons, 1891
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
"The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas" by Scheerer pp.39-45
Kieseritzky vs I Calvi, 1842
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Pins & P roller
von der Lasa vs L von Perenyi, 1846
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
"Reap What You Rousseau" (game of the day Dec-26-2015)
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer's second gift to the chess history for posterity...!
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
Bird gets shot down.
Morphy vs Bird, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 Notes J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs G Lyttelton, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Full piece coord
Morphy vs G Medley, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 0-1Royal fork, K walk
Mackenzie vs Paulsen, 1861
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Cotter Gambit 6.Nxf7 KxN (C39) 1-0
Anderssen vs NN, 1861
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Boden's Mate!
Steinitz vs W Wilson, 1862
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Anderssen vs V Green, 1862
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 Q+ & forks
M Lange vs W Paulsen, 1863
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Adolf Anderssen is to King's Gambit what Fischer is to Najdorf.
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Qs rumble
Steinitz vs F Deacon, 1863
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 Deflect Q, P mate
Maurian vs NN, 1866
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Q sac
Kolisch vs Schwarizschild, 1868
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Wow, can you Belaiev this game?
Steinitz vs A Belaieff, 1873
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Graham Burgess' "The Quickest Chess Victories of All Time"
Bird vs Gossip, 1873
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 JHB notes
Blackburne vs J Philp, 1875
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tarrasch vs A Mannheimer, 1880
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 JHB notes
Blackburne vs Chapman / Boulaye, 1880
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Stick to your GUNS!-berg
Gunsberg vs W R Ballard, 1881
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
even Marcozy can attack with the best of them.
Maroczy vs G Exner, 1894
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
Problem-like mate.
Fitzgerald vs S Loyd, 1877
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
KGD/Vienna Gambit (C25) 1-0 Crusher up the middle
Keres vs A Peet, 1932
(C25) Vienna, 19 moves, 1-0
Vienna G. Hamppe Allgaier G. (C25) 1-0 Remove & Clear
Shulman vs D Marciano, 1997
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Simul Exhibition
Lasker vs J Keeble, 1900
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Infiltration
S Wood vs Griffith, 1901
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1
KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Devastating Discovered+
Lasker vs J Hanham, 1901
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Cornered King
H Suechting vs H Wolf, 1902
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
Lasker sacs Q & N for a K walk. 16...Be2 is winning for Black.
Lasker vs NN, 1903
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical, General (C30) 0-1 runaround
G Marco vs Vidmar, 1904
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 A bit on the hairy side
H Wolf vs Schlechter, 1904
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1/2- Q sac for Stalemate
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Legall's Mate goes extra innings!
Gunsberg vs NN, 1907
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 A knight's delight to serve his Q!
Marshall vs E Cohn, 1907
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
Ladislav Prokes (1884-1966)
L Prokes vs K Krofta, 1909
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0Anderssen's Mate by R in corner
Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Lasker - Janowski World Championship Match (1910), Berlin GER,
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's miniature
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Game 100 in How to Reassess Your Chess by Jeremy Silman
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1911
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
"I let Burn sacrifice my men."
Tartakower vs Burn, 1911
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: General (C30) 1-0 Acceptance, Deflection, Hook#!
Jong vs Jacobson, 1918
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Tripled pawns usually lose
W Schelfhout vs Maroczy, 1920
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
Euwe always has an Ace in the hole.
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
KG Declined. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Boden's Mate
G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Spearhead
Spielmann vs Hromadka, 1922
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein wins on the Queenside!
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
the "San Francisco Chronicle", Sunday, August 12, 1923, p.6F
G Branch vs E Gruer, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0More than exchange sac - fantastic!
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Variation (C30) 0-1 Q sac Opera Mate by Black!!
P vs E Rubinstein, 1924
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 0-1
KGD. Queen's Knight Defense (C30) 1-0 clubbin'
A Melnbardis vs B von Dehn, 1926
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
Game 87: Chess Highlights of the 20th Century by Graham Burgess
G Stoltz vs Spielmann, 1932
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Discovered Dbl Check #
Bartuschat vs K A Hirsch, 1935
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 0-1
How not to play the Kings Gambit. Scholar's Mate variation
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
KGD Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1-0 Underpromotion PxR=N#
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: General (C30) 0-1 Frank Marshall is a stunt man!
P Reid vs Marshall, 1937
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Nxf7, Bxh6, etc.
Koltanowski vs R Durkin, 1940
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Discovered Check w/Capture Bites
Stollar vs A Serebrisky, 1945
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 Qside sacs draw out the K
Bronstein vs Panov, 1947
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Pawn+ deflects K from protecting Q
Trattner vs P C Gibbs, 1955
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 The Nf3 moved
H Snyder vs R Potter, 1957
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 0-1
KG Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit (C30) 1-0 Boden's # in 9
Fischer vs J Jones, 1964
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
KGD Panteldakis Countergambit (C30)1-0 BF draws K out into cntr
Fischer vs Michalopoulos, 1964
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
KGD. Mafia Def (C30) 1-0 Spearhead for a back ranker
B Ekenberg vs O Alfredsson, 1966
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
KGD. Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Effortless
Fischer vs R G Wade, 1968
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0Slashing diagonal attack on Kside
Bronstein vs J Kostro, 1969
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Petrov's Defense (C30) 0-1 blitz
Bronstein vs Matulovic, 1970
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
"Mail Order Mate" (game of the day Aug-19-2008)
Burgess vs R Miller, 1974
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer Countergambit 3.fxe5?? (C31) 0-1
O W Rigaud vs J Cooper, 1974
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 5 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical, General (C30) 0-1 Remove the Defender (Q vs Q)
E Prandstetter vs J Augustin, 1974
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Take that! Royal fork!
M Freese vs R Hayes, 1984
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit (C30) 0-1 Turning the tables on Legall's Mate
I Maclellan vs D Thompson, 1984
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
KGD Classical (C30) 0-1 Mutual pairs of isolated pawns
A Bangiev vs V Malaniuk, 1986
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 64 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Declined. Keene Def (C30) 1-0 Mate in 2
K Krantz vs K Dehmelt, 1986
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0 early QxQd1 leads to endgame
J Polgar vs M Sharif, 1987
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Lawrence can attack with the best of 'em!
L Day vs J Stopa, 1988
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
KGD 2...d6 (C30) 1-0 U12 Impressive retention of the initiative
J Polgar vs Luis Antonio Garcia, 1988
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Resembles Damiano's Defense w/a Q mate
B Wall vs D Ferguson, 1989
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: General (C30) 1-0 Love Paris
J Bogliari vs P Ciarlet, 1989
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
Costa plays very well v. the KG.
J Gallagher vs J Costa, 1990
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Lawrence again.
L Day vs J Costa, 1992
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1! No combo, K walk!
NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer CG Charousek G (C31) Castle & rip open the center
C Walbrodt vs Loew, 1900
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 1-0 N picks poc
Chigorin vs I Zybin, 1900
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton (C31) 0-1 Furious action
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1900
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Discover++
Salomon vs Gregor, 1902
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Accepted (C31) 1-0 Blindfold simul
V Ostrogsky vs J I Rymsa, 1904
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Staunton (C31) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
G Schaaff vs C Hartlaub, 1907
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1 Simul
Blackburne vs Yates, 1907
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
This crusade did not quite go as Saladin hoped
P Leonhardt vs Marshall, 1911
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer CG. Nimzowitsch-Marshall Countergambit (C31) 0-1
Alekhine vs P Johner, 1911
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1
J Balogh vs G Nagy, 1914
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch's counter gambit goes down!!!
Reti vs Tarrasch, 1920
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0
Trap 140 in Chernev's "Winning Chess Traps" (C31) 1-0 10 moves
H Reinle vs Kostner, 1925
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit (C31) 0-1 Unusual final pos
W M Byland vs H L Marks, 1947
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 0-1 Corresp
S Gibson vs F Hart, 1948
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1
G Chepukaitis vs Spassky, 1952
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1Discovered+
S Khavsky vs Y Knyshenko, 1956
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countrgambit. Blackburne Attk (C31) 1-0 0-0-0?
V Artsukevich vs K Klaman, 1956
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Anderssen Attk (C31) 0-1 Boden's #
Cardiff vs Bristol, 1969
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Falkbeer CG. Anderssen Attack (C31) 0-1 BF falls fast / Photo
Fischer vs C Garcia Palermo, 1970
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1 +, +
Sachs vs D Gedult, 1971
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1 K walk
Levy vs D Gedult, 1975
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1
Angelov vs V Misanovic, 1985
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Falkbeer Countergambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1Danger
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1987
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1
Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall Cntrgambit (C31) 0-1
Spassky vs P Motwani, 1987
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 22 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 1-0Passr
Spassky vs S Polgar, 1988
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer Countergambit. Hinrichsen Gambit (C31) 0-1 tpstar
M de Agustin vs A Yusupov, 1997
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 1-0 KEG notes
E Delmar vs W Napier, 1901
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
published in the Times Literary Supplement, 09/19/1902
von Bardeleben / Cohn / Kempner / vs Cohn / Fredrick / Lesser /, 1902
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 45 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accptd (C32) 1-0 Raking Bs #
Alapin vs Marshall, 1905
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
Hypermodern founders play the king of gambits!! C32 1-0 19
Reti vs Breyer, 1918
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer loses again, this time Rubinstein on black.
Reti vs Rubinstein, 1919
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit ML (C32) 0-1 8...0-0!! B sac
Spielmann vs Tarrasch, 1923
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein really doesn't know the Falkbeer!
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1924
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer Cntrgambit. Charousek Gambit ML(C32) 0-1 Not quite
G Wheatcroft vs Keres, 1939
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
Keres saves the best for last.
Keres vs Petrov, 1940
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Keres (C32) 0-1 12.Kf3 Bg4+
Krasinski vs Y Estrin, 1947
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Old Line(C32) 1-0Pin # square
Santasiere vs N Bakos, 1949
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0
KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 0-1
G Tringov vs R Filchev, 1962
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
page 238 of Tal, Mikhail 'The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal'
Tal vs P Trifunovic, 1963
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Remarkable! Bronstein discusses in his book "200 Open Games"
Bronstein vs Tal, 1968
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Old Line (C32) 0-1 Q trap
Fischer vs N Kostic, 1970
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Ouch! Judit Polgar brutally punishes an error.
J Polgar vs A Wagner-Michel, 1990
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0 U16
Dirk Pulles vs X Gerritse, 1995
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Anderssen Def (C33) 1-0 Another fatal f6
M Braune vs NN, 1900
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 0-1 Scholar's Mate
B R vs A Wagner, 1902
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 telegraph match
S Crakanthorp vs G B Hall, 1902
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Gianutio Gambit (C33) 0-1 tpstar notes
Pillsbury vs Marshall, 1903
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Not an Opera Mate, but
K Lepge vs A Saalbach, 1856
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Maurian Def (C33) 0-1Black infiltrates, + lurks
Flamberg vs Duras, 1912
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
KGA. Tumbleweed 3.Kf2!? Qh4+ (C33) 1-0 B+ fork/clearance sac
J Fort vs W Campbell, 1913
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Gunsberg vs Capablanca, 1914
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
KGA. Breyer Gambit 3.Qf3 g5, both 0-0-0 (C33) 1-0 Q sac!
Capablanca vs E S Maddock, 1922
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Game 133: The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time by John Emms
Capablanca vs A Chase, 1922
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
Game 229 of '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & du Mont
Spielmann vs Bogoljubov, 1923
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1
Capa never lost a King's Gambit
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1
KGA. B's Gambit Lopez (C33) 0-1 Q sac slashes unknown Nietsche
Nietsche vs S Factor, 1928
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA Bishop's Gambit Maurian Def (C33) 1-0 The perfect center
Keres vs Molder, 1931
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33)1-0 Q sac for Greco's#
J Silverman vs Eliskases, 1937
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Tumbleweed (C33) 1-0 Correspondence
H Howe vs W Beers, 1940
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
USA Champions - the first game Fischer ever won against Evans!
Fischer vs Evans, 1963
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's G Bledow CG (C33) 1-0 Discovery Fails
Fischer vs W A Nyman, 1964
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0
"Contempt of Court" (game of the day May-04-2014)
Z Frankel vs R Court, 1964
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0
KGA. 3.Be2 Tartakower Gambit (C33) 1-0 Kside sac attack
N Littlewood vs Lengyel, 1964
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
Sac, Sac, Mate!
Fischer vs D Minic, 1968
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Breyer Gambit (C33) 0-1 Squeezed into Pseudo Boden's Mate
D Drimer vs Unzicker, 1970
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Attack on f7 into back ranker
B Baranov vs Osmolovski, 1973
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Bobby could drop the bomb!
Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Tumbleweed (C33) 0-1 Royal skewer+
Nash vs J Jordan, 1979
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Tumbleweed (C33) 1-0 Don't lose tempos
J Chiarelli vs D Jennings, 1979
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 See estrick's continuation note
Bronstein vs A Beliavsky, 1982
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Attack the Isolani; B+ skewer
J Polgar vs J Costa, 1987
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
There was so much to play on for!
S Polgar vs D H Campora, 1989
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 000 vs 00
M Melgosa vs J Zuluaga, 1991
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 K walk
Westerinen vs J Pakkanen, 1992
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
He didn't pick the opening! He had to play it! Kaspy goes down.
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
Moro-Anand. MODERN DAY CLASSIC!
Morozevich vs Anand, 1995
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Ouch! Emms pulls a fast one!
Chandler vs J Emms, 1997
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 1-0 Rook Deflection Sac
Westerinen vs B Thorfinnsson, 1997
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1-0 Dbl R Sac
T Wall vs D Ippolito, 1998
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1Exchange Sac for Boden's Check...
U Kavcic vs D Pavasovic, 1998
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
KGA Schallop Def (C34) 1-0 Pseudo-Arab # next p. 67 Vuckovic
Gunsberg vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 50 moves, 1-0
KGA Schallop Def (C34) 0-1 Black's K walks over to safety
Chigorin vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 0-1
KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 1-0 Castle by hand; gain time on Q
Schlechter vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 0-1 Discovered+ aids promotion
G Marco vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1
KGA Schallop Def (C34) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Pillsbury vs J Mieses, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
KGA Gianutio Countergambit (C34) 1-0 Schlechter punishes 3...f5
Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1903
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
KGA Gianutio Countergambit (C34) 1-0 Dovetail Mate by promotion
F Young vs H Stone, 1907
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1-0 Eight-year-old gives exhibition!!
Reshevsky vs G W Beaumont, 1920
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
...a brilliant brevity...won by Howard E Ohman, Nebraska Champ
H Ohman vs G Buck, 1931
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 0-1 Royal fork or #
Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1
when Kan can't.
Bronstein vs I Kan, 1945
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Reinfeld's "The Complete Chess Course" pp 428-30
Aguileva vs Carlsson, 1949
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi should stick with the Queen's Pawn:(
Korchnoi vs G Borisenko, 1950
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1
Averbakh meets the end.
Spassky vs Averbakh, 1955
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. Schallop Def Tashkent Attack (C34) 1-0 pins prep fork
F Cheremisin vs Artiushikin, 1959
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Bronstein crushes a computer!
Bronstein vs M20, 1963
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Schallop Def (C34) 1/2- a theatrical game---w/live pieces
Bronstein vs Petrosian, 1963
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
Spassky a la Lasker
Spassky vs Portisch, 1967
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0
Black declines White's attempt for Legall's Mate
L Levy vs Bill Wheeler, 1967
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA. Schallop Def (C34) 0-1 Dbl N sac opens lines for Greco's #
P McEvan vs G Kito, 1967
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Spassky scrapes by with a draw.
Spassky vs A Ornstein, 1974
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0 Black witch rides her broom
L Day vs J Berry, 1975
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 222 in Chess Informant Best Games 201-300
A Planinc vs Gligoric, 1977
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1
KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1-0 Brilliant-Obstruct the flight square
L Day vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1978
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 0-1 Bouncing Knight bakes the cake
L Josteinsson vs D Van Riper, 1978
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
Spassky wipes out Karpov...in an endgame!!!!
Spassky vs Karpov, 1982
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1-0
KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Masterpiece! See Nunn's book
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1985
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 1-0
When you don't play like Fischer, the bust gets busted.
A Sokolov vs A Kekov, 1989
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
Gallagher wins a miniature!
J Gallagher vs M P Bodelier, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 0-1 "full of smashing"
E Friedman vs T Palmer, 1991
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Kasparov is not impressed:(
Morozevich vs Kasparov, 1995
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1-0 VA bites the dust!
Short vs V Akopian, 1997
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 1-0
Svindler gets a draw w/Federov.
Fedorov vs Svidler, 1997
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA, Cunningham (C35) 1-0 Up the middle & long diagonal
Lasker vs G Frean, 1908
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Flying Qs
Reshevsky vs L von Dory, 1920
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def. McCormick Def (C35) 0-1 Q sac attack
H Kramer vs Euwe, 1941
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 25 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Q&N backrankr
Frank F Moore vs C F Wright, 1943
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 12 moves, 0-1
KGA Cunningham, McCormick Def(C35) 1-0Bxf7+ starts sharp K walk
Lutikov vs Korchnoi, 1951
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def. McCormick Def (C35) 0-1Damiano's Mate lurks
Kutsenok vs Akimov, 1954
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 15 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Pin and N+ fork
Iverhov vs Ilianako, 1957
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 8 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 Correspondence
M Gould vs D Muir, 1958
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 18 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Royal Family Fork+
Milner-Barry vs E G Exell, 1961
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Greek Gift declined
A Filipowicz vs A Tarnowski, 1962
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 25 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 A correspondence drubbing!
Edwards vs NN, 1963
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 16 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 0-1 more links
Y Kolobov vs V Zhuravliov, 1965
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 36 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 a friendly game in Paris
Bronstein vs C Chaude de Silans, 1969
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Simul exhibit
Tal vs C Jones, 1974
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 14 moves, 0-1
KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 K walk from afar
Alison vs Fink, 1979
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 Correspondence
J Wells vs A Corkett, 1989
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 30 moves, 0-1
Gallagher has a case of chess blindness.
J Gallagher vs Chiburdanidze, 1990
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 31 moves, 0-1
KGA. Cunningham Def Euwe/McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 K comes out?!
S Idels vs D Dillinger, 1992
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1/2-1/2 GK called this def "rubbish"
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Cunningham Defense McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 N+ fork
J Gallagher vs M Reinhard, 1995
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Trading blunders, Underpromotion #
W Strum vs J McManus, 1997
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 40 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 He knew
Fedorov vs P H Nielsen, 1997
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 13 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 25.?
Fedorov vs N Neelakantan, 1999
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 27 moves, 1-0
KGA. Modern Def (C36) 0-1 Raking bishops, kings in peril
A K Makarov vs S Tolstoy, 1900
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
KGA. Modern Def both 0-0-0 (C36) 0-1 Well-examined
Gunsberg vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Gambit tourny? sounds like fun!
Saemisch vs Pachman, 1943
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
"Petrosian??? That can't be right..."
Petrosian vs Dzaparidze, 1945
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik eats the King's Gambit for BREAKFAST!
Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1947
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
Bxf7 always wins in the King's Gambit. ALWAYS!
B Larsen vs L Laursen, 1950
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
not even Bronstein can beat Botvinnik.
Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1952
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
Boris Spassky-The Greatest King's Gambit Player?
Spassky vs Bronstein, 1960
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 B corrals N half the game
Fischer vs J Witeczek, 1964
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 62 moves, 1-0
Spassky could probably win this game blindfolded.
W Hartston vs Spassky, 1965
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
KGA. Modern Def 4.c6 (C36) 0-1 Kside crusher
K Muchnik vs N Bakulin, 1967
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Which passer makes it?
Tukmanski vs Rajzman, 1976
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 16.0-0-0 0-0-0
Bronstein vs S Wood, 1976
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy is coming!
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1979
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 Correspondence
Manteca vs Perez Millan, 1985
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Dr. Nunn barely survives.
Nunn vs Anand, 1995
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
The KG flagbearer Federov dominates Yusupov
Fedorov vs A Yusupov, 1999
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
I.A. Horowitz was chess editor for the NY Times for 10 years
F Wellmuth vs S P Johnston, 1902
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
"Maroczy Music" (game of the day Feb-08-2005)
Maroczy vs Chigorin, 1903
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Entertaining
Marshall vs Moreau, 1903
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Reti-"Control the center with....the f4 pawn!"
Reti vs S von Freymann, 1912
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Game 71 in 'The Guinness Book of Chess GMs' by William Hartston
Reti vs Flamberg, 1912
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
Marshall plays the DOUBLE Muzio...in a simul!
W W Young vs Marshall, 1913
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA Salvio Gambit (C37) 0-1 # w/a passed pawn
Itze vs H Reinle, 1925
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit: Accepted. Rosentreter Gambit (C37) 1-0 Rob the pin
Alekhine vs R Mikulka, 1925
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit Paulsen Def (C37) 1-0
A Leise vs S B Wilson, 1925
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted (C37) 1-0 Legall's Mate in 10
H Reinle vs Seyfried, 1959
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit Paulsen Def (C37) 1-0 Correspondence
Karpov vs Dimnov, 1960
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Activate ALL your pieces!
B Renaut vs NN, 1974
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA. Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 0-1 Rob the pin
D Gedult vs Gill, 1974
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0
KG Accepted. MacDonnell Gambit (C37) 1-0Scholar's Mate plus one
B Wall vs P Lewis, 1976
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
KGA. Salvio Gambit Cochrane Gambit (C37) 0-1 Cornered
A van Amstel vs G Welling, 1979
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1
KGA. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Correspondence
L Edwards vs E Jones, 1983
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
KGA Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Minor sacs, Discovery!
Pettersson vs Nielsen, 1985
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
"The Final Lap" (game of the day Mar-17-2010)
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Lolli Gambit (C37) 0-1 Q+ & fork has determined many a game
N Lelen vs K Marzec, 1991
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1
Cut and thrust all the way. Even the kibitzing is good :->
Marshall vs Pillsbury, 1903
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Variation (C38) 1-0 N & Dbl B sac
F Lazard vs NN, 1903
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 1-0Not so Presidential but Kingside-ish
T Bush vs A Carter, 1976
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Variation (C38) 1-0 Discovered Double Attack
G Kadas vs E Szurovszky, 1977
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
KGA. Traditional Variation (C38) 1-0 Pile on the pin w/a pawn
C Groeneveld vs T Korhonen, 1988
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 0-1 Stunning finish!
J Yoos vs Hjartarson, 1996
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
"Hideous Complications" -Benzol C39 1-0 30
Lasker / Rice vs Hoffer / Maroczy, 1900
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 Simul save
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Daring Q sac
Lasker vs H K Walker, 1902
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
100 Chess Gems by P. Wenman (Cadogan Books)
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 0-1 Counterattack!
Pillsbury vs Chigorin, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
and now stick it to Gunsberg. C39 1-0 31
Schlechter vs Gunsberg, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def 6.Nxf7 KxN (C39) 0-1 Steady
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 1-0 Royal Brutality
P Pervago vs W Pierce, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Urusov Attack (C39) 1-0 land, sea & air!!
Spielmann vs M Elyashiv, 1903
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA: Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 Sideways Gueridon #
V Ostrogsky vs J I Rymsa, 1904
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA: Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 Moscow
V Ostrogsky vs V Boyarkov, 1904
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA: Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 0-1 Beans & Rice
W MacBean vs E Fawcett, 1904
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 Impressive!
W T Dickinson vs J Mortimer, 1904
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 Battle on a boat
Lasker / Chigorin / Marshall / Tei vs Janowski / Marco / Schlechter / La, 1904
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0
Game 32: My Best Games of Chess 1908-1937 by Alexander Alekhine
Alekhine vs V Zhukovsky, 1906
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 0-1 Simul
Capablanca vs H E Chambers, 1912
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 0-1 Stockfish
Capablanca vs Chajes / Grommer / Marder, 1913
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1
The INFAMOUS game which prompted Fischer to 'refute' the KG.
Spassky vs Fischer, 1960
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA: Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Nxf7
Tal vs W H Pratten, 1964
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 Clobbering Corres
Kendernai vs J Spodny, 1966
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1
"With my next move I refute my own analysis!" -- Korchnoi
A Planinc vs Korchnoi, 1975
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritzky Gambit, Rosenthal Def 5...Qe7 6.d4 (C39) 1-0
E Szewczak vs G Donato, 1980
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 0-1 It's WHO you know
M Hebden vs M Stean, 1982
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
'Odd Lie' defeats Larsen. C39 0-1 32
B Larsen vs O K Lie, 1985
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 Batsford link
Nunn vs Timman, 1995
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 27.?
J Aagaard vs P A Rasmussen, 1996
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
"Sold Short" (game of the day Apr-04-2006)
Short vs Shirov, 1997
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rubinstein Var (C39) 1-0 Raking Bs
T Johansson vs J Furhoff, 1998
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Muzio Gambit (C25) 1-0 Open kside
Vachier-Lagrave vs Nakamura, 2016
(C25) Vienna, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Max Lange derivative
P Zelbel vs M Costachi, 2017
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 N piles on the pin
J Johnson vs J Bick, 2008
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
Andrew Greet "GibTelecom Chess Festival", "CHESS", April 2008
M Ly vs Mikhalevski, 2008
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Gambit: Declined. Miles Defense (C30) · 0-1
D McKee vs A Bisguier, 2001
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical, Rotlewi Countergambit (C30) 0-1 K walk
E Berg vs J Hector, 2001
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1
KGD: Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit ML (C32) 1-0 g4 next
P Zelbel vs R Pruijssers, 2016
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
KGD. Falkbeer Countergambit. Modern Transfer (C32) 1-0 Q&N#
T Bustelo vs J Fein, 2018
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 Hard fought game
Ivanchuk vs P Nikolic, 2004
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Short tests Karpov with the Bishop Gambit!
Short vs Karpov, 2000
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Polerio Gambit (C33) 1-0
K Shirazi vs P van Hoolandt, 2001
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Def (C33) 1-0 29.?
J D Turner vs I Ponter, 2004
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 Kside spearhead
A Galliano vs D Mackle, 2009
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var(C34) 0-1This game does not disappoint
Robson vs Bacrot, 2011
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1
Sokolov bites the dust... C34 1-0 38
Morozevich vs I Sokolov, 2000
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0
KGA. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0 0-0-0!
Shulman vs E Formanek, 2007
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 1-0 Q sac for raking bishops #!
Fedorov vs Z Gyimesi, 2001
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2020
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0
KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Komodo vs Stockfish, 2014
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 50 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Defense McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 It takes 3
P D Helbig vs F Hand, 2015
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 19 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Def (C36) 1-0 author?
T Johansson vs A Haugsdal, 2001
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 1-0 The R does not always belong behind
R S Jones vs A Al-Rakib, 2004
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Defense (C36) 1-0 Busy Rooks!
Nakamura vs Kosteniuk, 2011
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
KGA. Muzio G. Wild Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Discovered+ awaits
G Tskitishvili vs Revaz Kordzaia, 2014
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 One-sided action; R traps N
F Zeller vs P van Hoolandt, 2007
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
KGA. Rosentreter Gambit (C37) 1-0 wow!
R Eames vs G Kjartansson, 2010
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. Greco Gambit (C38) 1-0 Irina wins
I Vasilevich vs I Gileva, 2011
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
Game 6 of The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by C. Scheerer
Fedorov vs Ivanchuk, 2001
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 0-1 Rook entrance!
Fedorov vs Shirov, 2000
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def Deferred (C39) 1-0 7th rank
E Berg vs D de Vreugt, 2002
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Neumann Def (C33) 1-0Tries B give away!
Grischuk vs V Yandemirov, 2000
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Urusov Attk (C39) 0-1 That wasn't the plan
Mephisto vs NN, 1879
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0
Anderssen vs J Kipping, 1857
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 0-1 Q sac for K chase
Lipschutz vs I Orchard, 1898
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 0-1 2 pieces can't stop
K Pitschel vs Anderssen, 1851
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Up a piece
Morphy vs NN, 1849
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs J Piket, 1997
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
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