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20 Movers Take FTB 20 Moves ECO A, D, E Phil SP
Compiled by fredthebear
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Just 20.

"Winning needs no explanation, losing has no alibi." ― Greg Baum

"A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop." ― Robert Hughes

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Win with grace, lose with dignity!" ― Susan Polgar

"What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, personal and professional discipline, focus, concentration, strong nerves, the will to win, and yes, talent!" ― Susan Polgar

"No matter how successful you are (or will be), never ever forget the people who helped you along the way, and pay it forward! Don't become arrogant and conceited just because you gained a few rating points or made a few bucks. Stay humble and be nice, especially to your fans!" ― Susan Polgar

"Unadaptability is often a virtue." ― Flannery O'Connor

"Giving doesn't always involve money." ― Charmaine J. Forde

<<Care And Happiness> You came as a ray of light,
Made my life cheerful and bright,
Showering your affection over me
So that my face was full of glee.
Taking away my complete loneliness
And giving me back all the happiness
With a Midas touch of your care
To keep me away from despair.
I'll never leave you midway,
And tales of our bond people will say.>
— Shishir

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb

* About the chess pieces: https://chessforjuniors.com/pieces-... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydn...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pVwp...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wG6D...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUCW...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k9Io...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3I9B...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9jdD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1wYs...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-pcw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/blE1...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wlpN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/27HL...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEi...

* 57 chess piece facts: https://thechessworld.com/articles/... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l8na...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LvLZ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CadB...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-S... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XV0E...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4x...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wlot...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0weg...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enu... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R19...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOk...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8n...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_Q6a...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m8F3...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9H...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCB...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLy...

* B pins Q: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ro0Q...

* B-Q battery: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nfxm...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QePz...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aoU6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3uxV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u_gX...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/97KO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-q7...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1YbM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yMis...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XgUk...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FJL3...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c3T4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ni09...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xu4m...

* Bxf7+ Deflects K from protecting his Q: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/97LZ...

* Bxf7+ Decoys K into Discovery w/+ Double Attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J0sW...

* Bxf7+, KxBf7, Ng5+: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/87tN...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0rMF...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uHl0...

* Bf7+ protected by the Ng5: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eHyj...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y26K...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nk5J...

* Bxf7+ protected by the Ne5, Legall's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9Spk...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Aki...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S_nd...

* N Unpin, Bxf7#, Legall's Mate:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9w1c...

* N Unpin, Bxf7+, Legall's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6NDT...

* Bxf7+, Extended Legall's Mate: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4dR3...

* Basic Bxf7+ traps royalty: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ueH0... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M_a2...

* Bxh7+ Greek gift: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E_zO...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j_cB...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dUub...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SZ6D...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xz3K...

* Bxh6 sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n-qg...

* Bh6#: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5y_u...

* Bh6 supports Q#: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CZkI...

* B supports R, Opera#:

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IMwm...

* B supports Nc2+ fork: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zfUR...

* N supports Bf2+: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E2Xj... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IAEi...

* 2-in-1 trap: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M8Gc...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jHoA...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/10HB...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M3fw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kCC6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2FvY...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r07Y...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jB5S...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2qXi...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_jKU...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z6TA...

* B pins f2-pawn from capturing Q+: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_lck...

* Kingside B attack on the dark squares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl3...

"Big Red" on the track...
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* Raking Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Is5h...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WCLc...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hd6P...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k-5a...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7tKT...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N14_...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TOCM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XNyO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xp5u...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rkhu...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X-pi...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2zJN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QtQN...

* Discovered Double++: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zK0R...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oUhJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fKNu...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HDAw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zsI6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5mgE...

* Discovered Attack involving B:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qjFk...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/no88...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-wk4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2aAr...

* Bxf7+ followed by ++: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/l7bz...

* Bxf7+ followed by Q+: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tC1U...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8UKe...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/renf...

* Bobby's Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VnCs... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SadW...

* Hanging Bishop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8XG-... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ario...

* B blockade prevents K escape: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7AdS...

* B on the queenside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e7YC... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Sjb4...

* Boden's Mate:
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HV4z...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/89iS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q3b8...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8wtE...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uEsK...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3OH6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1tqe...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p2bc...

* B fork and X-ray: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QZlc...

* B underpromotion to avoid stalemate! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3ZbE...

* B sacrifice avoids stalemate, generates b-pawn: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Inf8...

* B strikes from behind: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0_ez...

* Don't allow a B sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jecw... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yb4M...

* Dark-squared Bishops, overworked K cannot defend both: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HGN7...

* Franco-Polish Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/12Ja...

* Q vs 2 Bishops: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HL0y...

* Bishop treaties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb3...

* Burly: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Rl_F...

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DnZg...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W38...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCB...

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WRDc...

* Dutch Double Check: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uIKh...

* If White knows the way: https://www.chessable.com/blog/mati... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ltkR...

* 2.c3 Alapin Attack: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A83u...

* 14-year-old: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykY... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ugyb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PRv1...

* En Passant Mate: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WgLM...

* Exercises: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9-HT... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6Ikx...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GSGx...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NNLq...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TjHu...

* G-pawn gets too much attention: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-uBp... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_EFw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EZCS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tTSW...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fpIw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5STq...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5tDm...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eLB4...

* Hold on: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tm3k... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D4Qp...

* Hustle doesn't ride the pine: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nqZU... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t6VK...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/comm...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9vnu...

* ICA Youth Resources: https://www.il-chess.org/index.php?...

* katar's hack attack: Game Collection: An Opium Repertoire for White - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J8pM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p2Gn...

* Kingpin magazine: https://www.kingpinchess.net/ - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k7ZC...

* LG - White wins: Game Collection: Latvian Gambit-White wins - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-tcJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dTDV...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMn... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pl...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3a... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLS...

* Maczuski vs Kolisch (1863)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9...
- https://chessskill.blogspot.com/202... - https://www.chess.com/article/view/... - https://www.chess.com/article/view/... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p8Bp...

* Malagueña: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UHgi...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGG...

* Modern Masterpieces: Game Collection: Instructive Modern Chess Masterpieces ~ Stohl - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oS-2...

* Matovinsky Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jjhq...

* MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OVsy...

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AYGt...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/slnA...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yG5A...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PF7l...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Tqzz...

* Lasker's Manual: Game Collection: Manual of Chess (Lasker) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gL0z...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ml-3...

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MbrL...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kSOf...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZP...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M_a2...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mj63...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4AXe...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZa...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X8Ot...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/irpC...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4Rs5...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_h0R...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x17e...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UCuV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-q7...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBs...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/38nZ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DGgu...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJa...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QePz...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkn...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/okm6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bchb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IUPA...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/60yM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C3_6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aafY...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sMyx...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mted...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/doZ1...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ANFQ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C39M...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S74z...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DB7w...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3qgz...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LY0c...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Zi-...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yrHk...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WGTC...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tS1L...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SZ6D...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cKrM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F5jn...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHzS...

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

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s2I1...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xl8e...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oNxo...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5dq6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5dq6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MRVr...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/og52...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnF...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX5...

* Natives: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nzWR... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BbP2...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yY6u...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MSDu...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cyEN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eyJp...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QpPd...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FM2D...
- https://littlebighorn.info/Booklets... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v7Sf...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-lsK...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qQuf...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n04n...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MxjB...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_IWY...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yWIJ...

* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yKqn...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-mj-...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WKQq...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CngZ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cntg...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7dmR...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B8Yo...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mmBB...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2glS...

* Not so simple: Game Collection: Simple Chess by Michael Stean - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ikW2...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nIiY...

* Not Unseen: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wMSL... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GyHj...

* N vs RPs: Game Collection: KNIGHTS *HATE* ROOK PAWNS! - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1Djn...

* Offhand game: Mason vs Dr. S, 1882 - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ga6v...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r-rJ...

* One brave, trained man w/a: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cCbm... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tqH_...

* One beara job FTB sure doesn't want: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_GiF...

* Onderful 1965s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VF...

* Out! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I3B3... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vtwp...

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED! - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hWzF...

* Plenty to see: http://www.schackportalen.nu/Englis... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eCYj...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aafY...

* Pinch of... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0gDI...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eYTG...

* POTD Scotch: Game Collection: POTD Scotch Game Scotch Gambit - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pZe5...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y5_Z...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1YbM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/padI...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cyZC...

* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023 - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bofe...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EpIN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/smb9...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vgVP...

* QGD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b6... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/loyt...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l39...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GxmN...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OryD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AX-B...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zp98...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MToV...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JEt3...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETG...

* RBI Record: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uzi9... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tqO6...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hoir...

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e57v...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dVZM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7JSM...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7_ba...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QVnO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rkhu...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XNyO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q2vi...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QDPN...

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Scratch where ititches: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9Fb_... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fMOn...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Cs4C...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qN5U...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lTz8...

* Scholared: 1.e4 e5 2.Qh5? Nc6 3.Bc4 g6 4.Qf3 Bg7?? 5.Qxf7# 1-0. - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-pTK...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pv3...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GHJg...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-Bmm...

* Short Selection for White:
Game Collection: Repertoire for White - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6LRh...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88b...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VjzU...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jVTy...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rt...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0s...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cf20...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JC...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xptl...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqu...

* Sometimes you get schooled by the truth: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_3iE... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eeRJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5vsx...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5ng_...

* Sneaky: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IJLj... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XSZW...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IqSz...

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wt2Q...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQo...

* So sad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g7qt... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tx-L...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BNVM...

* Defensive sacrifice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sA0M...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yjT3...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfE...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J1fS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2i4Y...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tIAY...

* Stuff happens: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bIpz...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LbgV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UY9S...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EY5E...

* Scotch tape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1do...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RGr9...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4xJM...

* Stoned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39K... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbI... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EoGN...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwE...

* Suzuki: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/50qf...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IMwm...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8UKe...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XI1y...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4ip7...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Wjl1...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VVHD...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDK...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xyLH...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BFEE...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-C...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzm...

* Spassky could bring the heat: Game Collection: 0 - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q_ZM...

* Stafford Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BDzz...

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FQng...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YGtR...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yZNn...

* Ten books for aspiring masters: http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2023... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fn-l...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aA2a...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G5nC...

* Bobby Fischer playing White against the Sicilian: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EdCK...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzu...

* Robert Fischer's Best Games by KingG (127 games, a ton of quotes): Game Collection: Robert Fischer's Best Games - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VGev...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOr...

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

* 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992

* Use all your pieces to expose the king: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ng04... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W1-F...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/icPR...

* Viennas: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QZ_D...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7sIY...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fVFf...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1tqe...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDu...

* Weird: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OWJD...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YzDA...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3iKQ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TWDD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2aQ3...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nfd4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yDO8...

* Where there's a will, there's a way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZwSK...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k3xi...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hl_F...

* Wild: Game Collection: Wild Games!

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zkIo...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ba3x...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_4OY...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/58_v...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ARbi...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/O-Re...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lWQb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WWDS...

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

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQU8...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vrxJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WDgw...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JtuA...

* A great decade of chess: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1950-1959

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ebyS...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t9qi...

* Great Attacks: Game Collection: great attack games

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yDya...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7CWm...

* Champion miniatures: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions

* Bill Wall should have been on beer commercials crushing empty beer cans with his bare hands: Bill Wall

* Gambits by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...

* GoY's 40 Favs: Game Collection: GoY's favorite games

* Chess Step-by-Step: https://www.chess.com/learn-how-to-...

* Plenty to see: http://www.schackportalen.nu/Englis...

* Spassky could bring the heat: Game Collection: 0

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

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

* Wild: Game Collection: Wild Games!

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

* Stunners: Game Collection: Stunners

* A great decade of chess: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1950-1959

* Great Attacks: Game Collection: great attack games

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

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

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

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

Hacked!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Alaska: Kodiak
Established in: 1792

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

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

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

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

Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

This classic photo-history offers up hundreds of photos of all the great players along with many outstanding adversaries who helped fashion the immortals. Excellent captions throughout. Hours of fascinating reading and a book I return to again and again. Many of these photos are quite old and hard to find, but collected here under one cover, in an oversized (10x12") format, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

Publisher‏: ‎ Dover Pubns; First Edition (January 1, 1981) Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0486238563
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0486238562
Item Weight: ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

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

The Chess Poem by Ayaan Chettiar

8 by 8 makes 64
In the game of chess, the king shall rule
Kings and queens, and rooks and knights
Bishops and Pawns, and the use of mind

The Game goes on, the players think
Plans come together, form a link
Attacks, checks and capture
Until, of course, we reach a mate

The Pawns march forward, then the knights
Power the bishops, forward with might
Rooks come together in a line
The Game of Chess is really divine

The Rooks move straight, then take a turn
The Knights on fire, make no return
Criss-Cross, Criss-Cross, go the bishops
The Queen's the leader of the group

The King resides in the castle
While all the pawns fight with power
Heavy blows for every side
Until the crown, it is destroyed

The Brain's the head, The Brain's the King,
The Greatest one will always win,
For in the game of chess, the king shall rule,
8 by 8 makes 64!

"The open file, being cleared of pawns, offers no permanent targets. The advantage of controlling an open file consists mainly in the chance of penetrating the enemy position and switching to horizontal activity." ― Hans Kmoch

<<<Seven Most Important Middlegame Principles> Yury Markushin>

1. Centralize your pieces

2. Trade your flank pawns for the central pawns

3. Avoid pawn weaknesses

4. Avoid creating weak squares in your position

5. Always blockade your opponent's isolated pawn with a knight

6. Occupy open files with your rooks

7. Keep the bishop pair>

Herein lay the rub. The Americans, like all Western armies, defined "winning" as killing the enemy and securing control over the battlefield. Their opponents in previous conflicts had generally accepted the same definition. Not so the Moros. What was important to them was the struggle and how one conducted oneself, personally and as a people, not necessarily a measurable outcome. They knew from the beginning they were no match for American firepower. It was a one-sided contest, what today is termed "asymmetric warfare," but so what? Their measure was how well one did against the odds, the more overwhelmingly they were against one, the greater the glory. And being that life is transitory anyway, what mattered most was how much courage was shown and how well did one die. The Americans and the Moros were using different score cards for the same game. To the Moros, it was they who had "won." — Robert A. Fulton

The Funeral of the Lioness

The lion's consort died:
Crowds, gathered at his side,
Must needs console the prince,
And thus their loyalty evince
By compliments of course;
Which make affliction worse.
Officially he cites
His realm to funeral rites,
At such a time and place;
His marshals of the mace
Would order the affair.
Judge you if all came there.
Meantime, the prince gave way
To sorrow night and day.
With cries of wild lament
His cave he well-nigh rent.
And from his courtiers far and near,
Sounds imitative you might hear.

The court a country seems to me,
Whose people are, no matter what, –
Sad, gay, indifferent, or not, –
As suits the will of majesty;
Or, if unable so to be,
Their task it is to seem it all –
Chameleons, monkeys, great and small.
"Twould seem one spirit serves a thousand bodies – A paradise, indeed, for soulless noddies.

But to our tale again:
The stag graced not the funeral train;
Of tears his cheeks bore not a stain;
For how could such a thing have been,
When death avenged him on the queen,
Who, not content with taking one,
Had choked to death his wife and son?
The tears, in truth, refused to run.
A flatterer, who watched the while,
Affirmed that he had seen him smile.
If, as the wise man somewhere says,
A king's is like a lion's wrath,
What should King Lion's be but death?
The stag, however, could not read;
Hence paid this proverb little heed,
And walked, intrepid, to'ards the throne;
When thus the king, in fearful tone:
"You caitiff of the wood!
Presum'st to laugh at such a time?
Joins not your voice the mournful chime?
We suffer not the blood
Of such a wretch profane
Our sacred claws to stain.
Wolves, let a sacrifice be made,
Avenge your mistress' awful shade."
"Sire," did the stag reply,
The time for tears is quite gone by;
For in the flowers, not far from here,
Your worthy consort did appear;
Her form, in spite of my surprise,
I could not fail to recognise.
"My friend," said she, "beware
Lest funeral pomp about my bier,
When I shall go with gods to share,
Compel thine eye to drop a tear.
With kindred saints I rove
In the Elysian grove,
And taste a sort of bliss
Unknown in worlds like this.
Still, let the royal sorrow flow
Its proper season here below;
It's not unpleasing, I confess.""
The king and court scarce hear him out.
Up goes the loud and welcome shout –
"A miracle! an apotheosis!"
And such at once the fashion is,
So far from dying in a ditch,
The stag retires with presents rich.

Amuse the ear of royalty
With pleasant dreams, and flattery, –
No matter what you may have done,
Nor yet how high its wrath may run, –
The bait is swallowed – object won.

"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

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

The Rat Retired From The World

The sage Levantines have a tale
About a zrat that weary grew
Of all the cares which life assail,
And to a Holland cheese withdrew.
His solitude was there profound,
Extending through his world so round.
Our hermit lived on that within;
And soon his industry had been
With clawz and teeth so good,
That in his novel hermitage,
He had in store, for wants of age,
Both house and livelihood.
What more could any zrat desire?
He grew fair, fat, and round.
"God's blessings thus redound
To those who in His vows retire.'
One day this personage devout,
Whose kindness none might doubt,
Was asked, by certain delegates
That came from Rat-United-States,
For some small aid, for they
To foreign parts were on their way,
For succour in the great cat-war.
Ratopolis beleaguered sore,
Their whole republic drained and poor,
No morsel in their scrips they bore.
Slight boon they craved, of succour sure
In days at utmost three or four.
"My friends," the hermit said,
"To worldly things I'm dead.
How can a poor recluse
To such a mission be of use?
What can he do but pray
That God will aid it on its way?
And so, my friends, it is my prayer
That God will have you in his care."
His well-fed saintship said no more,
But in their faces shut the door.
What think you, reader, is the service
For which I use this ni'ard rat?
To paint a monk? No, but a dervise.
A monk, I think, however fat,
Must be more bountiful than that.

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

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

"Your Feet" by Pablo Neruda

When I cannot look at your face
I look at your feet.
Your feet of arched bone,
your hard little feet.
I know that they support you,
and that your sweet weight
rises upon them.
Your waist and your breasts,
the doubled purple
of your nipples,
the sockets of your eyes
that have just flown away,
your wide fruit mouth,
your red tresses,
my little tower.
But I love your feet
only because they walked
upon the earth and upon
the wind and upon the waters,
until they found me.

Strike while the iron is hot

Actions speak louder than words

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow". — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." — Lao Tzu

"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere." — Albert Einstein

"You have enemies? Good; that means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." — Winston Churchill

"Happiness is like a butterfly. The more you chase it, the more it eludes you. But if you turn your attention to other things, it comes and sits softly on your shoulder." — Henry David Thoreau

"We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." — Aristotle

"Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for – in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." — Ellen Goodman

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

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

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

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Never be bullied into silence, never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, define yourself." — Robert Frost

"Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail." — Confucius

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new." — Albert Einstein

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." — JK Rowling

"Not all those who wander are lost." — J. R. R. Tolkien

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do." — Mark Twain

"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words but to live by them." — John F. Kennedy

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly." — Albert Einstein

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new." — Socrates

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." — Abraham Lincoln

"Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it." — Charles Swindoll

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." — Dalai Lama

"Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." — John Wooden

"Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood, and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be misunderstood." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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

The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882

The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

"There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be." ― Anonymous

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

"I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake." ― Emanuel Lasker

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

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

"Whatever happens to you belongs to you. Make it yours. Feed it to yourself even if it feels impossible to swallow. Let it nurture you, because it will." ― Cheryl Strayed

<What is an almond? Guess again. An almond is technically a peach – or, at least, it's in the same species or family.

Q: What do you call milk that gets anything it wants? A: Spoiled milk.

Doctors once prescribed ketchup!
Tomato ketchup was actually once used as a medicine. While it's not prescribed for any kind of ailment these days, it was relied on in the 19th Century for all kinds of bodily issues.>

The Old Woman And Her Two Servants

A beldam kept two spinning maids,
Who plied so handily their trades,
Those spinning sisters down below
Were bunglers when compared with these.
No care did this old woman know
But giving tasks as she might please.
No sooner did the god of day
His glorious locks enkindle,
Than both the wheels began to play,
And from each whirling spindle
Forth danced the thread right merrily,
And back was coiled unceasingly.
Soon as the dawn, I say, its tresses showed,
A graceless cock most punctual crowed.
The beldam roused, more graceless yet,
In greasy petticoat bedight,
Struck up her farthing light,
And then forthwith the bed beset,
Where deeply, blessedly did snore
Those two maid-servants tired and poor.
One oped an eye, an arm one stretched,
And both their breath most sadly fetched,
This threat concealing in the sigh –
"That cursed cock shall surely die!"
And so he did: they cut his throat,
And put to sleep his rousing note.
And yet this murder mended not
The cruel hardship of their lot;
For now the twain were scarce in bed
Before they heard the summons dread.
The beldam, full of apprehension
Lest oversleep should cause detention,
Ran like a goblin through her mansion.
Thus often, when one thinks
To clear himself from ill,
His effort only sinks
Him in the deeper still.
The beldam, acting for the cock,
Was Scylla for Charybdis" rock.

Isaiah 41:10
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

John 15:13
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.

Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxieties on Him, because he cares for you.

In Melitopol, terrible terror has been reigning for over a year. It's quiet, you can't see it on the streets - reported CNN. Anyone who has rejected a Russian passport may become a victim of repression. They can't access the hospital, can't function normally. The "incredible" occupant also takes away the land. Arrests and torture, unfortunately, are common practices.

Partisans are engaged in attacking Russian logistics and eliminating collaborators and Russian officers. They actively cooperate with Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) and are ready for sabotage activities in case the front arrives.

Before the war, Melitopol had a population of 154,000. The city, located in the southeastern part of Ukraine in the Zaporizhzhia region, was occupied by the Russians on March 1, 2022 Eastern Time. Since then, it has been waiting for liberation, but that does not mean that the inhabitants are idle. From the beginning of the war, there has been a partisan movement in and around the city.

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

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

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

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

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

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

Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella.

Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist.

Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A: A dinosnore.

Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee.

Q: What does a triangle call a circle?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese?
A: Blue cheese.

Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake?
A: A milkshake.

Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty.

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

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

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

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

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

4$zzzeeee

Modern Defense: Bg7 (A40) 1-0 Castling leaves Black better
A Sznapik vs M van Gils, 1986 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: Keene Def. Main Line (A00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
M Basman vs Keene, 1981  
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Bird-Larsen Attack vs Lasker's NY System (A01) 0-1
Jobava vs L Lenic, 2019 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs Worrall, 1859  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Geller Gambit (D15) 0-1 Four queens
E Schoehuijs vs A Pijpers, 2012 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Accepted: General (D20) 1-0 youth
Carlsen vs J Thorsen, 2000 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA: Linares Variation (D20) 1-0 Figure the finishes
P H Nielsen vs Karjakin, 2002 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Notes for the Pittsburgh Trap and Pillsbury's Mate pattern.
Pillsbury vs C J Newman, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening e5 ML (A00) 0-1 W gives up the center, back rank
V Akobian vs Ponomariov, 1995 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening Dbl KP e4 e5 (A00) 1-0 Black loses time w/Ns
A Becker vs J Bachmann, 2003
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Exchange, Delayed Bird (A00) 0-1 Correspondence
A Stoer vs A Seidl, 1897
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

3.f4!? is called the Kucharkowski-Meybohm Gambit.
H Bennett vs J Sarfati, 1995 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: Exchange (A00) 0-1 pinned pawn does not defend
R E James vs G Krimer, 1972 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Hippopotamus (A00) 0-1 Gain time on the White Queen
C Domingos vs J Ferreira, 2014
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening / French Def, Exchange (A00) 1-0 Raking Bs
A Raetsky vs G Salem, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation 6...QxQd1 7.KxQd1 (A00) 0-1
M Ardaman vs V Frias Pablaza, 1986 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening: KIA Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 Queen Trap
K Zangerle vs J B Payne, 1962 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening e4, Bg2 (A00) 0-1 A real spanking from pins
B Jacobsen vs Ljubojevic, 1970 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Gorovets vs Fedorov, 2005 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack/Chess Variant (000) Two mating squares
A Nimzowitsch vs Leelaus, 1910 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attk: Modern Var (A01) 1-0 Risky play by the champ
Carlsen vs S Grover, 2017 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 notes by Stockfish
E Moser vs R Frijde, 2014 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

variants / Queenless Bird-Larsen Attack (000) 1-0 Mayet's Mate
Blackburne vs Harley, 1862 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Declined d3(A02) 0-1N robs pin; fork
G Szilagyi vs G Kluger, 1967
(A02) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: General (A02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Pillsbury vs F K Young, 1890 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Bg2 vs Bg7 & Bb7 (A03) 1-0 Extra piece
Nakamura vs L E Johannessen, 2010
(A03) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Bb5 vs Bg4 (A03) 1-0 P lever vs 0-0-0
S Williams vs D J Ledger, 2014 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 0-1 Correspondence
Stella vs Staunton, 1855 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
A Matnadze Bujiashvili vs R Levitan, 2021 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort/Torre vs Dutch Be7 Dbl Fio (A04) 1-0 Bh7#
Karpov vs Topalov, 1998 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Raking Bs
Korchnoi vs Dzindzichashvili, 1985 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen / Dbl Dbl Fios (A04) 1-0 Open center battle
L Christiansen vs D Krystall, 1972 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Discovered+
D Sheppard vs M Giovanetti, 1995
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) 1-0 back rank weakness
Gligoric vs Kostic, 1951 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti Opening (A05) 1-0 Q sac for a K walk
K Spraggett vs P Llaneza-Vega, 2007 
(A05) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 R rocks the 7th!
J Nogueiras vs J Hobaica, 2003 
(A06) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack / Hungarian (A07) 1-0Pin wins; Bb6 is mate
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Closed Sicilian (B25) 1-0 Deflection, h-file attack
Capablanca vs J C Rather, 1936 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Polish Def (A07) 1-0 Watch DB tear open the center
Bronstein vs Alburt, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack exd5 (A07) 1-0 Exchange Sac sequence
N Weinstein vs Westerinen, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

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

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

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 20...?
A Niedermayer vs P Haba, 1996 
(A13) English, 20 moves, 0-1

Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knt Var (A16) 1-0 Penetrate h-file, 7th
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(A16) English, 20 moves, 1-0

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

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

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 blunder 0-0 vs 0-0-0
F van der Elburg vs M Ragger, 2022 
(A20) English, 20 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 10.Nxe5 was playable
G Requera vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1991
(A20) English, 20 moves, 0-1

Game 182 of 200 Modern Brilliancies (1984) by Kevin Wicker
Keene vs K Wockenfuss, 1977  
(A22) English, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical w/Bind (A30) 1-0 Interference def
Portisch vs A Deze, 1971 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 7 of The Art of Planning in Chess by Neil McDonald
A Istratescu vs Ftacnik, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

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

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Geller Var (A33) 1-0
H Ree vs C van den Berg, 1971 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Var (A34) 1-0 GameKnot.com
J Wagenaar vs P A Fontaine, 2009 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1
M Yilmaz vs Nepomniachtchi, 2013 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1

English Opening: English Defense (A40) 0-1 R sac for initiative
R A Allicock vs D King, 2005 
(A10) English, 20 moves, 0-1

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 0-1 Block backward pawns
N Torlopov vs R Hovhannisyan, 2012 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 20 moves, 0-1

A Tony Award A41 0-1 20
I Sokolov vs Miles, 1989 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 20 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 White queen enters from flank
Kasparov vs P Sansourekidou, 1996 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen G. Maltese Falcon(A45) 1-0Corr
C Bloodgood vs Jackson, 1976 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: Classical Def. Big Center Var (A45) 1-0 18.?
Mamedyarov vs A Anastasian, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Windmill; see blog notes
Torre vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Unconnected Rooks
L Petovic vs A Chudinovskikh, 2009 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Curry/Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0Three mating squares
Janowski vs Saemisch, 1925 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 N dance ends 0-0-0!
Marshall vs Burn, 1907 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Smothered #
T Abergel vs R Vedder, 2007 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: London System (A46) 0-1 Rook rips the 3rd rank
N E Holmgren vs U Bajarani, 2022 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: London System (A48) 0-1 Correspondence
M R Martini vs K Neven, 1996 
(A48) King's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

5.Qd2 is the Tarzan or Vorotnikov-Kogan-Hebden Attack
M M Pereyra Puebla vs O Sande, 1983 
(A48) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Grünfeld Reversed Dbl Fio (A49) 1-0Trade off
Barcza vs J Balogh, 1941 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 20 moves, 1-0

Barczay Indian (A50) 0-1 Consecutive Black Exchange Sacs!!
M Kadiltzoglou vs B Byklum, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 Skewer, Discovery
Kasparov vs D Steinwender, 1985 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Budapest Def (A51) 0-1 Recapture unfeasible
M Bensdorp-De Labaca vs P Dubbeld, 2001 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: General (A52) 0-1 Plenty of horsin' around
I Ivanisevic vs A Tovizi, 2003 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Game 22 in Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess by Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky vs Denker, 1934 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Alekhine. Abonyi Var (A52) 1-0 Zwischenzug+
Alekhine vs J A Seitz, 1925 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1 Devestating N+ next
G E Hartleb vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

"Sow the Vulture Wind, Reap the Whirlwind" (game of the day May
S Hosea vs S Thomson, 2009 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit (A57) 0-1 Stunning Q sac is a decoy for a N+ fork.
E Thorvaldsson vs P Vaitonis, 1936 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Var (A58) 0-1Uncastled K
R Taborsky vs Plachetka, 2004
(A58) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Variation (A58) · 1-0
A Kalaiyalahan vs D Jameson, 2017 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (A65) 0-1 Q pin to the mate square
W Estrada Degrandi vs Gligoric, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

A sacrifice not only of material, but of king safety!
Shamkovich vs V Zheliandinov, 1959  
(A66) Benoni, 20 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Four Pawns Attack. M.L. (A69) 0-1Shrewd R sacrifice
J Sondermann vs H Kummerow, 2008 
(A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 20 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical. General (A70) 1-0 N drops in
M Leutwyler vs P E Franzen, 2012
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 20 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Classical. Czerniak Def (A79) 0-1 Remove the Guard
M Bertok vs Tal, 1961 
(A79) Benoni, Classical, 11.f3, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Hopton Attack (A80) 1-0 Central crush awaits
Kasparov vs M Wrobel, 1993 
(A80) Dutch, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def. Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80) 1-0 Q sac for K walk
F Goldschmied vs O Preinhaelter, 1916 
(A80) Dutch, 20 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fianchetto vs Dutch Defense: General (A80) 0-1 N on the rim
N Petriashvili vs M A Tabatabaei, 2020 
(A80) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1

Modern Stonewall Dutch Defense: Blackburne Var (A81) 1-0
D Przepiorka vs J Gottesdiener, 1924
(A81) Dutch, 20 moves, 1-0

D. Staunton G. Accepted (A82) 1-0 2 half- & open files in 20
J Dobias vs R Tereba, 1930 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Balogh Def (A82) 0-1 loose pieces
I Krush vs T Hoang, 2008 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Another Dbl Rook Sac victory
C Goering vs J Minckwitz, 1871 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 0-1 Qside heat
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1887 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. General (A83) 0-1 Double Attack
Evander Correa Fragoso vs S Cunha Pereira, 2014
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Classical (A84) 1-0 Maintain and pile on the pin
Dreev vs Gleizerov, 1992 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate!
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 0-1 Black escapes
A Baert vs E Sanchez Jerez, 2015 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 20 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Classical. Stonewall 9.BxBe7 QxBe7 (A94) 0-1 QsxRs?
B Starck vs G Moehring, 1968 
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 20 moves, 0-1

Game 72 in The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies by Sam Collins
Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

Carr Defense (B00) 0-1 R robs the back rank defender
S Bibby vs M Basman, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Scandi Icelandic-Palme Gambit 3.c4 e6 (B01) 0-1 Fear the beard
J Rudd vs M Simons, 2000 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian, Modern Variation (B01) 0-1 Hanging piece
Alapin vs Blackburne, 1889 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02)0-1 Q entrapment
D de Vreugt vs P Egeli, 2001 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Spielmann Gambit (B02) 0-1 Superior development
A Kuindzhy vs Alburt, 1974 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Dbl R sac
Kramstov vs Waxburg, 1938 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Normal? (B02) 1-0 Which Q wins? Dbl R sac
Shirov vs B Dagenais, 2012 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attk (B02) 1-0 Discovered+ is next!
T Hart vs Timman, 1968 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense (B06) 1-0 Develop, connect thy rooks!
Kupreichik vs S Pedersen, 1974 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. K Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Missed trap, still won
M Roberts vs Kasparov, 2012 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0Dbl Knt Sacs aid Bs
M Yeo vs A T Erdal-Smith, 1979 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense (B07) 1-0 N, then Q sac! Fabulous game!
N Fercec vs B Medak, 2000 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07) 0-1 Weak back rank
G Cechi vs B Medak, 1999
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 Torch f7
C Diebert vs J Readey, 1985 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 0-1 Costly P grab
S Haubrich vs D Gurevich, 1990
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss(B09) 1-0Sac & seize open lines
H L Tan vs Pirc, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc, Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Shrewd mating net
So vs M Mahjoob, 2007 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern (B10) 1-0
A Srebrnic vs A Cast, 2006
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann, Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Spielmann vs M Walter, 1928 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

C-K Exhange (B13) 0-1 Sacs for Pillsbury's Mate Variation
L McLaren vs M Chandler / C Laird, 1978 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1

C-K Panov Attack. Modern Def Mieses Line (B14) 1-0 Pin # square
V Mikenas vs Flohr, 1933 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Smyslov (B17) 0-1A lot to admire in this
A Ivanov vs Karpov, 1992 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Miniature: Open the d-file
Keres vs Kotov, 1947 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0 Dbl Rook Sacrifices
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Skewer wins N for pawn(s)
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicil Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Moving Pawns, undevelop
C Bush vs D Gorman, 1987 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine's gem; Old Sicilian(B30) 1-0 Sitting Q sac, passer, Ns
Alekhine vs Saemisch, 1923 
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Asfixiated
A Volokitin vs Z Kozul, 2001 
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Novosibirsk (B33) 0-1 d-pawn bomb
H Papaioannou vs V Spasov, 2001 
(B33) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Boden's Mate w/help from a R
F Olafsson vs Quinteros, 1974 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 White surges forward
V Akopian vs Lautier, 2009 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 Philidor's Legacy
S Duron Godoy vs V Garcia Castro, 2004 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 1-0 Q&N sac, Dbl+ coming
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Classical (B72) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual; notes by AA
Alekhine vs Botvinnik, 1936  
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 304 of 500 Master Games - Book 2 (Tartakower/du Mont)
Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. English Attk (B90) 1-0 Pile on pin
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2005 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0
J Rowson vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

The Old Ne6!! reloaded. "An Estonian win"
Keres vs J Sajtar, 1954 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf (B98) 0-1 Fischer's Q could pawn grab, live to tell
M Matov vs Fischer, 1968 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Attack on h2
B Raphael vs N Marache, 1857 
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1

"Get a Knight on 5 and your game's alive."
Mackenzie vs P Ware, 1871 
(C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
R Dos Ramos vs F Antonini, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch Variation (C03) 1-0 USSR blitz tournament
Tal vs Petrosian, 1975 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

French Def: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double Sacs on e6!!
M Tissir vs M Jimenez Algora, 2004 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07) 1/2-1/2
M Hoekstra vs C Riordan, 2001 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Def: Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Surely 20...Nxf3+
J Bloomer vs J Kraai, 2005 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0White offers Dbl B s
Janowski vs Gunsberg, 1902 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 14: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
Tarrasch vs J Mieses, 1916 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 14.?
Anand vs Robatsch, 1992 
(C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1Na4 has 3 guards
Kovalenko vs W Zhou, 2009 
(C11) French, 20 moves, 0-1

French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1-0
S Milliet vs C Forestier, 2012 
(C11) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 Castled into trouble
M Fox vs A Regen, 1936
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 20 moves, 1-0

FR, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0Chomping Minors, then Majors
A Kaspersky vs I Mazel, 1925 
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Bogoljubow (C17) 1-0 1Rook was enough
Saemisch vs NN, 1934 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Be2?! (C20) 0-1 It was not the fault of the opening.
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1895 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Dbl R sacrifice, Q sacrifice
C Watson vs NN, 1916 
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 R sac on overworked P
Lasker vs G Oskam, 1908 
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit 4.Nxc3 (C21) 1-0 Leaping knights abound
T Schuster vs G Hodakowsky, 1959
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted. Chigorin Defense (C21) 1-0 A.A. was 11
P Vinogradov vs A Alekhine, 1903 
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 R sac w/check coming next
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1-0
N Tereshchenko vs Rotlewi, 1909 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

A copy of the famous "Immortal Draw," Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872
A Nilsson vs J Eriksson, 1991 
(C25) Vienna, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Sac attack for a K walk into Dovetail #
Blackburne vs J Leith, 1899 
(C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Nadorf's Knife was SHARP!!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 W threatens mate 6 consecutive ways!!
Burille / Young vs Snow / Ware, 1888 
(C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 0-1?Pin trumps
Charousek vs G Makovetz, 1897 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 0-1

B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid / KGD (C28) 1-0 Greco's Mate next
E Egorov vs K Rjabzev, 2001 
(C28) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attack (C29) 1-0 blindfold simul
Pillsbury vs I Friedberger, 1903 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Breyer Var (C29) 0-1 Discovered+!
Reti vs M Kadisch, 1928 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

K's Gambit: Declined. Norwalde 2...Qf6 (C30) 1-0 Sense of humor
J Sanchez Almeyra vs B Lugo, 1992 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

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

KGA. Classical General (C30) 0-1 Too many pawn moves
S Lyman vs J Curdo, 1961 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 0-1

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

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

Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Exposed King
Lasker vs J E D Moysey, 1908 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

KG Falkbeer CG. Charousek G Accepted (C32) 0-1 Notes by JHB
E Schallopp vs Blackburne, 1896  
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CntrG. Charousek Gambit Keres Var (C32) 1-0 Bxf7+
W Bialas vs Schwarz, 1953 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 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. B's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Double R sacrifice
Z Vidor vs Szen, 1856 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

KGA. B's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 1-0 Black pays for moving Q 5x
G Perigal vs NN, 1843 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Black played a wonderful game in the style of Greco.--Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

KGA. Polerio Gambit (C33) 1-0 Pawns everywhere, no real defense
F Dubois vs T Corcoran, 1994 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA. B's Gambit Bogoljubow Var (C33) 0-1Fantastic file opening
S Rosenthal vs Bird, 1873 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

KGA Fischer Def. (C34) 0-1Spearhead; Black's Q reaches 1st rank
P Goldberg vs W Loeffler, 1966 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

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

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

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

KGA Cunningham Defense 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0
von der Lasa vs C Jaenisch, 1842 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Defense 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Q sac!
Gunsberg vs NN, 1879 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0

2) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0...Deflections
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

1) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0... 16.Rxf7!
G MacDonnell vs Bird, 1872 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 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. Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Correspondence
R Vance vs NN, 1990 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 0-1 Royal fork #!!!
NN vs Zukertort, 1872 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

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

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Lafon le Jeune vs Roussereau, 1680 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 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

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bronstein Attack (C40) 1-0Outnumbered
G Lane vs M Wojnar, 2006 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit. Chiodini Gambit (C40) 0-1
C Schulz vs U Gass, 1972 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Def (C40) 0-1 Four on the 3rd to Mate
NN vs Keres, 1940 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Leonhardt Var (C40) 1-0 Q&N Invasion
P Lapiken vs A Kraus, 1961
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Nimzowitsch. Rellstab Var(C41) 1-0 2-sided danger
F Manca vs F Braga, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Brilliant combination
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1971 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Bustin' open files to the Ks!
S Kristjansson vs J Le Roux, 2006 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Pile on the pin to win
M Kobalia vs B Thing, 2019 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

G158 in 500 Master Games of Chess by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Kashdan vs Koltanowski, 1932 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
W Pollock vs C F Burille, 1889  
(C27) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0 R fork
Anand vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 White whips Black
L G L Copp vs R Kerr, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

The game was of course agreed drawn in advance.
Miles vs L Christiansen, 1987 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42) 1-0
Dolmatov vs H Karner, 1985
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 Pins Lesson
G Chandler vs NN, 1985 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center 5...Be6 6.Bd3(C42) 1-0Pin
K Shirazi vs Lane, 1983 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Q sac
Alekhine vs A Cruz, 1941 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Euwe vs Wiersma, 1920 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1 Romantic race
J S Miller vs N Mitkov, 2011 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (C44) 0-1Tappin' g2 again
B Suhle vs Anderssen, 1859 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 1-0 Pin whichever way
J Penrose vs M Blau, 1957 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch, Göring Gambit. Double P Sac (C44) 1-0 Pummeled by Pins
Anderssen vs F Riemann, 1877 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch, Göring Gambit. Declined 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (C44)1-0 RxNc6 sac
A F Arjona vs Gonzalez, 1988
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 84: Chess Highlights of the 20th Century (Burgess)
S Slonim vs N Riumin, 1931 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch, Classical, Blackburne Attack (C45) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Gunsberg, 1885  
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0 Blissful pawn grabbing bites back
F Hamperl vs Wongi Baek, 2006 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Lolli's Mate extened by Q sac!
W Pollock vs J Mortimer, 1887 
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch (C47) 1-0 Pin & royal fork
Tal vs A Darznieks, 1952 
(C47) Four Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knts Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 0-1Immediate Kside fire
Rudensky vs Gribin, 1957 
(C47) Four Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Spanish. Classical (C48) 1-0 Pawn thrust to 6th
Maroczy vs von Bardeleben, 1905 
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1-0 Free N stay
Anand vs Ljubojevic, 1996 
(C48) Four Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

4Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1-0 Nxg7 kicks in the door
Maroczy vs Swiderski, 1908 
(C49) Four Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Variation (C50) 1-0 Roaming Queens
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var/B's Opening d3 c3 (C50) 1-0 P fork
V Spasov vs G Schroll, 2008 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 Bishop pair on open board
Steinitz vs S Dubois, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 0-1 Remove the Defender!!
J A Vesz vs Recsi, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Nf3 block
Allies vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

"CHESS SPARKS, short and bright games of chess" by J.H. Ellis
S Globus vs R Gross, 1884 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knights, Italian fork trick (C55) 0-1 0-0-0 and Bxa2 snare
L Forgacs vs H Caro, 1904 
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Spielmann Def (C55) 1-0 Evans G
Euwe vs K Bergsma, 1925 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Fire on the g-file!
Boucek vs Duras, 1902 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Blindfold simul, NBQ#
Morphy vs P Dominguez, 1864 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Blackburne defends the Scotch Gambit, opens g-file, wins in 20!
Harper vs Blackburne, 1868  
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Correspondence
R Carson vs Fogarty, 1948 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Canal Var (C56) 1-0 Royal Fork #!
I Gudju vs Bogdanovsky, 1926 
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

17...Bh3! is number 345 in Reinfelds 1001 combo book
Euwe vs Reti, 1920 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Sacs on the 6th!!
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1885 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56)Nice finish!
A Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 Change-up
K Williams vs D Vecanski, 2000
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

a P capture for promotion w/double check is not the best move!!
A W Gentil vs T M Ault, 1876 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

2Knts Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit 4.Ng5 Nxe4 (C57) 1-0 K walk
Minifie vs Berry, 1946 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Two Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattack N sac line (C57) 0-1Run around
M Krc vs G Engelhardt, 1965 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian, Two Knts Def. Polerio Def Bogoljubow Var (C58) 0-1Corr
Young vs L Barden, 1945 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Steinitz Defense (C62) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
L Schmid vs Welz, 1945 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 Central forces
Aronin vs Jurkov, 1965
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Schliemann, Dyckhoff (C63) 1-0 Wait for the axe to fall
Timman vs H Bohm, 1980 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

G24 in 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & Du Mont
O'Kelly vs Denker, 1948 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Classical. Cordel G. (C64) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
S Mariotti vs Nunn, 1970 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) 0-1 Minor piece sacs
Schlechter vs H Faehndrich, 1904 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open Var. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 Central fury
Alekhine vs A Kubbel, 1920 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Pawns matter
E Adam vs C Purdy, 1950 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 20 moves, 0-1

Blackmar-Diemer G. Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Remove the Guard
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

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

BDG Bogoljubow. Nimzowitsch Attack (D00) 1-0 skewer R+
E Diemer vs M Kloss, 1950 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Teichmann Var (D00) 1-0 Q trap
H Schumacher vs C Muenstermann, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

London System vs Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 1-0 Anastasia's #
J Nogueiras vs G M Todorovic, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Sarratt/Barry 5.Nb5 Attack on c7 vs Tarrasch Def (D00) 1-0 LPDO
A Stefanova vs A Galliamova, 2007 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Odd Ne2, f3-f4 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Semi-Smothered Mate
Capablanca vs M Coll, 1920 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
R Grau vs M Castillo, 1928
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game vs Reversed Barry (D00) 0-1 Simul Exhibition
Breyer vs F Jindra, 1921 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Pinned to the mating square
Halprin vs Maroczy, 1898 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Chess Review, Feb. 1935, p. 44 has 19.Kf1 Nxh2+ 20.Ke2 Bg4+ 0-1
B Stupan vs Pirc, 1934 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

London System vs Classical Bb7 (D02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Z Kozul vs G Crawley, 1984
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

London System 6.BxBd6 QxBd6 7.dxc5 Qxc5 (D02) 1-0 Knights OUT!
S Knight vs B Lopez, 1995 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Greek gift beauty by opening namesake!
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy strikes again!
Koltanowski vs J Salazar, 1939 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System / Stonewall Attk (D05) 1-0 blindfold
Koltanowski vs W Wills, 1937 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Pile on pin
Portisch vs Bronstein, 1969 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 N+ royal fork robs the pin
C Chipanga vs J Ponomarenko, 2018 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Chigorin Def (D07) 0-1 Discovered Dbl Attack on K & Q
Huebner vs R Rabiega, 2004
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Exchange 0-0-0 vs. 0-0 (D07) 1-0 crossfire
Unzicker vs L Barden, 1951 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Albin Countergambit. Normal -- Not (D08) 0-1 BRAVE!!
H I Woolverton vs D B Pritchard, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

QGD. Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 1-0 Qside
C Land vs H West, 1990 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 0-1 Battery
Z Timar vs B Thuroczy, 1990 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 20 moves, 0-1

QGD. Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto (D09) 0-1 Find the finish
J Fritsvold vs H Jones, 1971 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine turns a Slav into a Reversed London System!
Kmoch vs Alekhine, 1922 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Chameleon Var (D15) 1-0 She's not Anastasia
Shulman vs I Botvinnik, 1994 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech. Bled Attack (D17) 1-0 Gruesome pin
Bacrot vs Bareev, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA. Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Spearhead on the long diagonal
Marshall vs L Eisenberg, 1904 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

QG Accepted: Saduleto Var (D20) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, K walk
W Schwartz vs Kieseritzky, 1842 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Exchange sac attack
J Owen vs A Boden, 1867 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26) 1-0 Kingside assault
Koblents vs L Dreibergs, 1941
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 IQP, Blackburne's Mate
M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 Q is a poor defender
A Korobov vs A S Rasmussen, 2008 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD / Dbl Fio (D30) 1-0 Rc7! shocker helps clear the diagonal
S Kuemin vs R Staechelin, 2005 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Q sac+R sac+minor piece sac = a fantastic game
C Hartlaub vs W Benary, 1911 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30) · 1-0
Menchik vs W Winter, 1930 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1-0 Roaming Qs
E Schmidek vs Ribli, 2022 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line 9...f6? (D31) 1-0
E Canal vs J Lokvenc, 1948 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 1-0 Discovery coming
Reti vs Tarrasch, 1922 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 1-0 She grabbed the a-pawn
Rubinstein vs V Kulomzin, 1903 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Standard 3 piece Kside attack
C Magerkurth vs A Subochek, 1950 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

Alexander Alekhine vs Dr. Max Euwe 26 - 20 (plus 38 draws)
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1921 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 1-0 Central fire
Schlechter vs L Prokes, 1907
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 Gain time on the Q
J Rejfir vs Menchik, 1934 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 Q sac mating attack!!
A Tsagarakis vs I Rogers, 1978 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Var (D32) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tal vs Timman, 1988 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Bishop trap
Rubinstein vs S von Freymann, 1909 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Classical (D34) 1-0 Minors hitting on Black Q
Rubinstein vs J Selman, 1932
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Classical (D34) 1-0 Black attack is rebuked
S Polgar vs E T Ng, 1988
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def. Prague Var. Main Line (D34) 1-0 Locked & Loaded
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1911 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Fischer's 14th birthday vs. 55 year-old former champion
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D35) 1-0 B&N mate
E Delmar vs NN, 1898 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Malakhatko links
V Malakhatko vs S Midoux, 2004 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def (D40) 1-0 Notes by Alekhine
Alekhine vs L Kussman, 1924  
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange/Semi-Slav Def. General (D43) 1-0 N# threat
A Yusupov vs J Nogueiras, 1985 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 A favorite opening trap
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Threaten mate, fork LPDO
J Rejfir vs E Lundin, 1930 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Paris 1932 "Tennis, Anyone?" (GOTD) - Queen Sacrifice
Alekhine vs Russian Tennis Club, 1932 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 19...?
H Dronavalli vs S Cua, 2008 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Double attack plus
Bronstein vs B Berger, 1964 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0
N Grigoriev vs M Makogonov, 1929 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. ML (D66) 1-0 Tying up the enemy pieces
S Landau vs T ten Kate, 1929 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 0-1 Raiding Qs
Z Vranesic vs A Foguelman, 1964 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 20 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 White Q is trapped
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1

Remove the Defender, two-for-one in the final position shown.
W Hanewinkel vs T Oral, 1999 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Var. Szabo (Boleslavsky) (D97) 0-1
J Platt vs Szabo, 1949 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 20 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Bxh6 followed by R lift
K Opocensky vs Pachman, 1945 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0Penetrate the crossfire square
M Kraemer vs J Campos Moreno, 2010 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 20 moves, 1-0

FSR link: Trump’s female doppelganger is a Spanish potato farmr
Karpov vs A Beliavsky, 1994 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 20 moves, 1-0

Anti-Nimzo-Indian / Tarrasch (E10) 1-0 Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Don't rook yourself
V David vs G Kacheishvili, 2001 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0tripled Ps smoke screen
T Weinberger vs J Kaplan, 1968 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0
P Korobkov vs Y Erturan, 2007 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 blunder allows Rc2
Gelfand vs Niemann, 2022 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 0-1 Dbl Attack
Portisch vs Karpov, 1996 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian (E12) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Ribli vs A Haik, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

QID: Kasparov-Petrosian. Classical Var (E12) 1-0
Psakhis vs Rozentalis, 1985
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) · 1-0
J L Hammer vs R Elseth, 2017
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 0-1
A Ramirez Alvarez vs T Gareyev, 2012
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 0-1 14.0-0-0 and the heat was on!
S Rachar vs J Bick, 2007
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

NID: Saemisch. Keres Var (E25) 0-1
G Kuzmin vs Keres, 1965 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 20 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E27) 1-0 Q says take me!
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961 
(E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Carlsen loses w/white in 20 moves (blindfolded)
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

Game 24: Logical Chess: Move By Move by Irving Chernev
Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

The ol' double en prise, double check whammy!!
B Calton vs N Nippell, 1987 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 Narrow escape
Kasparov vs J Srinivasan, 1995 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 20 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 1-0 Correspondence
P Singleton vs T I Casswell, 1954 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 h-pawn lever
K Alekseenko vs M Ragger, 2021 
(E61) King's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

KID: Makagonov Var (E71) 1-0 Invading Ns, different results
T B Nielsen vs A Easwaralingam, 2017
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Makagonov Var (E71) 0-1 Dubai
M Geldiyeva vs S Nitin, 2017
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 20 moves, 0-1

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 0-1 Open lines to thy king?
K Troff vs Naroditsky, 2011 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

KID. Four Pawns Attack (E76) 0-1
B Itkis vs M Podgaets, 1974 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch (E80)1-0 Fab 150A Pin, P thrust & his book details
Browne vs E Winslow, 1977 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def. Saemisch (E86) 0-1 Tal offers 5 sacrifices!!
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Def. Saemisch Var (E86) 1-0 Smothered Mate in 1
J Murey vs E Mortensen, 1982 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 1-0

The committee for chess development, section E90, highly recomm
V Kukov vs V Spasov, 2008 
(E90) King's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox Var (E94) 1-0 g-file blast
Gleizerov vs M Arwanitakis, 1999 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 20 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 0-1N fork lurks
P Cramling vs J Reyes, 1987 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 20 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 f6, g6, and h6 get hit
F S Anderson vs E Michelsen, 1945 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def. Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 1-0 Pin, R+ sac!
Spassky vs L Weiss, 1966 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr Ilundain 3...Qd8 (B01) 1-0 Open g-file battery
Fischer vs Robatsch, 1962 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Icelandic-Palme Gambit (B01) 0-1 Pins
L McLaren vs P Wang, 2004
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Opera Mate is next
L McLaren vs A Ismail, 2017 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 e6-pawn thrusts
Chelidze vs N Terashvili, 1976
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Modern Def vs 5.3 (B06) 1-0 Long range pieces pour in
P K Wells vs Speelman, 2006 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

p.56 / First Rule Concerning Bishops (trade off the Bad Bishop)
D Cramling vs J Yrjola, 1984 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 Knights about Pawns
T Stolberg-Rohr vs P Jacobsen, 2012
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Austrian Attk. Unzicker Attk (B09) 1-0 3 piece Kside
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1971 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: General (B10) 1-0 Qside action w/a Q sac!
M Sebag vs Y Xu, 2004
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern (B10) 1-0
Nunn vs Petrosian, 1982 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

C-K Def: 2 Knts Attk. Mindeno Exch (B11) 1-0 Dbl R sac gone bad
A Planinc vs M Podgaets, 1970 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 20 moves, 1-0

C-K Defense: Advance. Van der Wiel Attack Bishop Hunt (B12) 1-0
Naiditsch vs A Galkin, 2006 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Caro-Kann Exchange/Cntr Cntr Bg4 (B13) 1-0 Black K uncastled
E Trice vs Deep Thought, 1989 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B14) · 1-0
A Shariyazdanov vs V Petukhov, 2004 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Gurgenidze System (B15) 1-0 18.?
K Rogoff vs S Spencer, 1969 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

64 of 200 Modern Brilliancies (1984) by Kevin Wicker
Spassky vs H Pfleger, 1979 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 2 inWorld Cup Chess: The GMs Grand Prix by Lubomir Kavalek
Nunn vs Tal, 1988 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov. Modern Var (B17) 0-1Pin the attacker
Chola Musonda vs J Mizzi, 2020 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

"Sword of Damocles" (game of the day Sep-19-2020)
E Karklins vs J Damocles, 2010 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann, Classical 5.Bd3?! (B18) 1-0 Gambit per Tarrasch
O Sarapu vs H Matthai, 1948 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Raking Bs, invading N
Capablanca vs G Wheatcroft, 1939 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Defense: Morphy Gambit (B21) 0-1 Raking Bishops
von der Lasa vs Anderssen, 1846 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Defense (B22) 1-0 Double N sacs to K
D Howell vs T Ringoir, 2008
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Game 101 in 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs Gilg, 1927  
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 48 in The Hypermodern Game of Chess by Savielly Tartakower
Alekhine vs Saemisch, 1922 
(B32) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1-0 Classic Greek Gift
Tal vs NN, 1975 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Wing Attk Fianchetto (B43) 1-0 Thematic Nd5 sac
E Hagara vs M Manik, 2000 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Exchange sac
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Var (B46) 0-1 P fork gains a piece
I Radulov vs Taimanov, 1970 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Boden's # w/R assist
J Bourne vs Low Ying Min, 2003 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 If 19...Be4, then 20.f3 trap
Karpov vs V Kveinys, 1988 
(B50) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 58 in 'Stein: Move by Move' by Thomas Engqvist
D Minic vs Stein, 1972 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

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

Sic Richter-Rauzer (B60) 1-0 Early Q loses time & game to Q sac
M Ruderfer vs Stein, 1972 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Var (B68) 0-1 Q trap
J Kaplan vs Lombardy, 1974 
(B68) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 9...Be7, 20 moves, 0-1

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

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

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 1-0 13.?
Y Troinov vs L Popov, 1962 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 95 in 'The Soviet Championships' by Taimanov and Cafferty
I A Zaitsev vs O Dementiev, 1970 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Ns pluckin' Ps & more
N Akylbekov vs J Zhou, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Bloody game & interesting historical link
S Mariotti vs G Eppinger, 1969 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attk (B90) 1-0Capture-Recapture-B+ fork
Fischer vs K Sillars / L Manter, 1964 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0
L Vajai vs P Kalmar, 1956 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf 10.Bxb5 sac (B96) 1-0 Loose pieces, # threat
M Sibarevic vs E Bukic, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Polugayevsky Var Simagin Line (B96) 1-0 Reti#
D Griffith vs K Hopps, 1982 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Give to get
Tal vs G Tringov, 1958 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1-0 The Grand Old Man taps
A Planinc vs Najdorf, 1973 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 20 moves, 1-0

White manages to lose his pieces as quickly as possible.
J Schulten vs Saint-Amant, 1842 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 14.?
Movsesian vs V Babula Sr, 1996 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
S Polgar vs Sosonko, 1991
(B32) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

18...Bb5!= holds for Black
Van der Wiel vs Quinteros, 1985 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
D Pavasovic vs T Kos, 2000
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
D Pavasovic vs T Kos, 2000
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

g4! in a closed game for king's side attack
Botvinnik vs Alatortsev, 1934 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Greco's # is stopped, but there's damage
Colle vs G M Norman, 1926 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

$Homage to Colle: The classic B sacrifice
Colle vs J O'Hanlon, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System Ne5, Ng5 (D05) 1-0 Greek Gift, h-file battery
Colle vs V Soultanbeieff, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System vs Be7, Nbd7 (D05) 1-0 Nxh6, Bxh6
S H van Groningen vs P A Koetsheid, 1932
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System cxd4 cxd4 = IQP (D05) 1-0 Kside assault
A Preinfalk vs B Milic, 1946
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System c3 (D05) 1-0 f-pawn push helps battery hit h7
S Rootare vs O Rubtsova, 1959 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

"The Chinese Immortal" (game of the day Jan-10-2009)
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 0-1 20...?
D Riley vs F Parr, 1949 
(E61) King's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def: Classical. Two Knights System (B08) 0-1 Q drops in #
E Borigas vs A Sousa, 2004 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 20 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Bg7, Nf6 (B06) 1-0 R sac, N+ fork
E Fatalibekova vs A Shestoperova, 2005 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

Game 91 My Fifty Years of Chess (Marshall)
O Chajes vs Marshall, 1918 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1

Not "insane*," just a little unbalanced
A Raykhman vs T Heinemann, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Keres Var (E53) 1-0 Greek gift
Geller vs A Buslaev, 1959 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 20 moves, 1-0

Charousek's 'Mitrofanov's Deflection'
Tal vs Koblents, 1960 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 69 in 'Masters of the Chessboard' by Richard Reti
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(B40) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Crossfire
S Polgar vs J Boudy Bueno, 1996
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicil Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Paulsen Formation (B21) 1-0
S Rubin vs P Prochaska, 1975 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.b3 (B20) 0-1 "a sort of double-barrelled blunder"
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Sham Q sac gets piece back
Romanishin vs J Radovanovic, 2016
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Czech Defense: General 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B07) 0-1 back rank issue
S Polgar vs Adams, 1990 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 Sacs for promotion!
M Levin vs A Makarov, 1957
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 1-0 IQP
Geller vs Suetin, 1981 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

annotated in Chess Informant; in Chess Today (issue 733)
M Golubev vs Lupulescu, 2002 
(B57) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, November 20th 1892, p.2
Lasker vs J D Elwell, 1892 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

4475 in Laszlo Polgar's "5334 Problems, Combinations and Games"
K Galia vs Gruenfeld, 1946 
(B33) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Fischer-Sozin Attk. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Trapped R
Rublevsky vs E Zude, 2011 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 1-0 passle of +s coming
T Beerdsen vs A Pijpers, 2017 
(B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: General (B20) 0-1 naive nine-year-old
F Gelders vs J Pallesen, 2017 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Classical Var (B65) 1-0 blindfold
Shirov vs Anand, 1998 
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 20 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Black's position turns to jelly
J Degraeve vs M Richter, 2008
(B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit 3.Nxe5 Qe7 (C40) 1-0 Dbl N sac ends w/pin on N
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Goring Gambit (C44) 0-1 Finish shear beauty
J Whitehead vs P Biyiasas, 1977 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double Pawn Sac (C44) 1-0 Ns on 6th
M Houlding vs A Stevenson, 1906 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game, Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 1-0 JHB & Messiah notes
Blackburne vs H Gifford, 1874  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Central pressure
A B Skipworth vs C Ranken, 1871
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knts Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 1-0 Raid the 6th!!
K Rosenkrantz vs S Levitsky, 1906 
(C48) Four Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo Copycat (C50) 0-1 Pawn fork
Lowenthal vs Staunton, 1851 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Hein Countergambit (C51) 1-0 Interfere w/f7 cover
Anderssen vs R Hein, 1869 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
de Riviere vs P Journoud, 1859
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Bird's Attack (C53) 1-0 Famous Reinfeld # puzzle
Bird vs Burn, 1886 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var C53) 1-0 f6?, g5? disaster
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. General (C53) 0-1Simul Q sac for Arab#
Lasker vs A Lynn, 1902 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

2Ns, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 1-0 Pillsbury notes
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1895  
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

GREAT Combination (Arabian # in 2) staring down jaws of defeat!
V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attk (C56) 0-1 Promotion
C H Alexander vs Euwe, 1949 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Two Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattack K March (C57) 0-1 WWall notes
Wirtz vs G Fahnenschmidt, 1955 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57
E Spicakova vs R Walter, 1978 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 0-1 Stockfish
L Kalvach vs M Drtina, 1986 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 10...NxRa1
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Kieseritsky (C58) 0-1 Get in close
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C58) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Exchange (C63) 1-0 first outting
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical Var (C64) 1-0 trapped bishop
C Poulsen vs J Nielsen, 1947 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Q penetration
C Walton vs A van Beek, 2007
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. Winawer Attk (C67) 0-1 Unpin stuns, fails
C Locock vs Gunsberg, 1888 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 0-1

Willful waste makes woeful want. ~ Scottish Proverb
H Wolf vs Haas, 1911 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Bronstein Var (C69) 1-0 Damiano's style
M Wahls vs S Bjarnason, 1985 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Norwegian Var (C70)1-0 P piles on pin
Fischer vs R W Walker, 1957 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 1-0

variants/ Petrov's Def (000) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Morphy vs NN, 1857 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

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