1. Battery. Soft spot. Double Attack.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0
2. Decoy. Fork.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
3. Legal's Mate.
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
4. Loose. Fork.
A Simons vs E Lowe, 1849  (B20) Sicilian, 7 moves, 0-1
5. Underpromotion.
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1
6. Blackburne-Schilling Gambit. Smothered Mate.
McBride vs Hill, 1892  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
7. Soft Spot.
H McMahon vs Marshall, 1897  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1
8. Soft spot.
O Smith vs A Bej, 1898  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
9. Double threat of mate.
Imbusch vs Goering, 1899 (C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
10. Smothered Mate.
A Schroeder vs R T Black, 1912  (A06) Reti Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
11. Trapped. Discovered check.
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
12. Early Q sortie. Discovered Attack. Fork.
G Abrahams vs W R Thomas, 1923  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
13. Battery. Soft spot. Remove Guard.
Y Vilner vs S F Lebedev, 1923 (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
14. Underdeveloped. Soft spot.
Marshall vs Torre, 1925  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
15. Pawn Net.
Bronin vs Cotkin, 1929  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
16. Soft spot. Decoy. Trapped. Fork. Mate.
M Sadoveanu vs A Lernovici, 1929 (B06) Robatsch, 7 moves, 1-0
17. Fork.
H Heneage vs C G Butcher, 1935 (B20) Sicilian, 7 moves, 0-1
18. Early Q sortie. Open e-file. Opera or Pin.
D Saxton vs Darting, 1936  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 1-0
19. Smothered Mate.
Shair vs Rubash, 1936 (A06) Reti Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
20. Smothered Mate.
W Wallace vs J Finnegan, 1943  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
21. Pin.
Szabo vs B Sooky, 1946  (B56) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
22. Fork.
F H Stoppel vs K Forster, 1946  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 7 moves, 0-1
23. Double Attack.
H van Steenis vs T Wechsler, 1947  (C01) French, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0
24. Smothered Mate.
K Grossner vs E Budrich, 1949  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 7 moves, 0-1
25. Fork. Soft spot.
N Karaklajic vs A Fuderer, 1955  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
26. Pin.
Sturell vs NN, 1956  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
27. Pin.
V Borsony vs A Laustsen, 1956  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
28. Soft spot. Demolition.
Myers vs Savon, 1959  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
29. Deflection. Underpromotion.
N Shatkin vs Bill Bauer, 1960  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
30. Trapped queen.
Koltanowski vs W Nolan, 1960  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
31. Battery. Double Attack.
Koltanowski vs NN, 1960  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
32. Semi-smothered.
Simon J vs J Bar-Nir, 1963  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
33. Battery. Fools Pattern.
L De Veauce vs Keene, 1963  (A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1
34. Breaking Pin. Soft spot.
Balode vs Sondore, 1965  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
35. Mate.
Peter Dreyer vs G Stern, 1965  (D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1
36. Smothered Mate.
Dudkin vs N Sorokin, 1967  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
37. Legals.
Jones vs Gilson, 1968  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0
38. Breaking Pin.
D Gedult vs Melchior, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
39. Breaking Pin.
Rellstab vs Butzbach, 1968  (B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
40. Discovered check.
Frank vs E Schiller, 1970  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1
41. f pawn. Mate.
Deubner vs Greiner, 1972 (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
42. Discovered Attack. Overloaded.
E Molenda vs M Everett, 1973  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1
43. Smothered Mate.
E Duffy vs C Burg, 1973  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 7 moves, 1-0
44. Fork.
Timman vs R Cosulich, 1974  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 7 moves, 1-0
45. Fools Pattern.
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975  (A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1
46. Q sortie. Trapped.
C Bloodgood vs H Mizesko, 1975  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
47. Fork.
Crampton vs W Baker, 1977  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 7 moves, 0-1
48. Soft spot. Mate.
Jensen vs Muller, 1977  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
49. f pawn. Fork. Pin.
Ulfheden vs Holmquist, 1977  (C27) Vienna Game, 7 moves, 1-0
50. Breaking Pin.
Tjio vs R Verheij, 1978  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
51. Smothered Mate.
I Levitina vs Goltsova, 1978  (B30) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
52. Trapped.
R Bowlby vs W Coolidge, 1979  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
53. Deflection.
J Henningsen vs R Borik, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
54. Fork.
A C Chow vs E Karklins, 1979  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 7 moves, 0-1
55. Mate.
Carta vs Cassano, 1980  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 7 moves, 0-1
56. Pin.
H Plasman vs Hardy, 1980  (B10) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 0-1
57. Trapped.
NN vs R Blaine, 1980  (C00) French Defense, 7 moves, 0-1
58. Breaking Pin.
Ziganovic vs G Laketic, 1980  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0
59. Semi-Smothered Mate.
D Poldauf vs C Steudtmann, 1980  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 7 moves, 0-1
60. Deflection. Decoy. Fork.
R Ashley vs R Morton, 1980  (C00) French Defense, 7 moves, 0-1
61. Pin.
B Wall vs R J Lovegren, 1980  (C15) French, Winawer, 7 moves, 1-0
62. Discovered Attack.
NN vs M Braun, 1980  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
G Atwood vs Philidor, 1794  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 40 moves, 0-1
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