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"Si vis pacem, para bellum" ― Cicero https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/r...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Though much is taken, much abides; and though We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. — Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances." ― Thomas Jefferson

"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"Faulty execution of a winning combination has lost many a game on the very brink of victory. In such cases, a player sees the winning idea, plays the winning sacrifice, and then inverts the order of their follow-up moves or misses the really clinching point of their combination." ― Fred Reinfeld

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"It's never too late to lose." ― GM Benjamin Finegold

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." — William Shakespeare, Macbeth

"There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine." — Tal

"Whatever you do, don't fall asleep."
— Nancy Thomas, "Nightmare on Elm Street"

"Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are." — Will Ferrell

"It's easy for me to get along with chess players. Even though we are all very different, we have chess in common." — Magnus Carlsen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ne kadar bilirsen bil, o kadar azdır.

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

"To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches." ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alas, heed Lasker's observation: "More chess games are lost by not applying what you already know, than by what you don't know." (FTB is paraphrasing the original quote.)

"Heroism doesn't always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history. Sometimes a chicken can save a man's life." ― Mary Roach, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

"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

"Customers don't expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong." — Donald Porter

"It is so much easier to be nice, to be respectful, to put yourself in your customer's' shoes and try to understand how you might help them before they ask for help, than it is to try to mend a broken customer relationship." — Mark Cuban

"Only once customer service has become habitual will a company realize its true potential." — Than Merrill

"Customers don't care about your policies. Find and engage the need. Tell the customer what you can do." — Alice Sesay Pope

"Always keep in mind the old retail adage: Customers remember the service a lot longer than they remember the price." — Lauren Freedman

"Here is a powerful yet simple rule. Always give people more than they expect to get." — Nelson Boswell

"Teach us to give and not to count the cost." — Saint Ignatius

The Italian chess player Carlo Cozio (1715-1780) was a writer and theorist with an opening named after him. The Cozio Defense to the Ruy Lopez (or Spanish Game) is 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bb5 Nge7.

Max Lange (1832-1899) was a very successful German chess player and composer of chess problems. The opening 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 d4 exd4 5 O–O Bc5 6 e5 is called the Max Lange Attack.

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov https://www.kasparov.com/books/

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitsch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcW...

"If you see a good move -- WAIT -- look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker https://en.chessok.net/books/1698-l...

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe https://www.thefamouspeople.com/pro...

"What is the object of playing a Gambit opening? To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game." — Siegbert Tarrasch https://www.nola.com/gambit/

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

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar https://www.chesssameer.com/susan-p...

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar https://www.facebook.com/susanpolga...

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach preparez for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar https://en.chessbase.com/post/susan...

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

* 20 Debatable Chess Myths: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...

* 64 GMs of Indian Chess: https://chessbase.in/news/Grandmast...

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

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

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

* Brevity Attacking Chess collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

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

Gummy bears were originally called "dancing bears." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddq...

* Checkmate Art: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Checkmate patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Chess Secrets: Great Attackers by Colin Crouch Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

White-faced capuchin monkeyz greet each other by sticking their fingers up each others' nosez. Soundz much like web troll behavior. https://factfile.org/10-facts-about...

* Do you suppose these gals play 1.d4? https://www.bing.com/images/search?...

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

* Epic: Game Collection: Battles Royal of the Chessboard by R.N. Coles

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

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

* Fighting Chess - I've seen better: https://www.polygon.com/22373729/ch...

* Fried Fox and more: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...

* GOTD Submission Page: Pun Submission Page

* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98

* Lipnitsky Modern Chess Theory: Game Collection: Lipnitsky Modern Chess Theory

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

* Method B: Game Collection: Method B's favorite games

* M60MG: Game Collection: My Sixty Memorable Games (Fischer)

* BF's Cold War battle: https://www.britannica.com/biograph...

* Mislabeled Closed Sicilians: Game Collection: Sicilian, Closed

* Malaguena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxD...

* Monkey's Bum: https://www.chessjournal.com/monkey...

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

* Red Fox, Skilled and Cunning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXR...

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* RU broke like Joe? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

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

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

* Six Ways: https://takelessons.com/blog/6-tips...

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

* Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4!

* Strategy: Game Collection: The Center A Modern Strategy Guide Mikhalchishin

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

* Can you whip Taimanov's Sicilian? http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

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

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

* The Best of the West: https://truewestmagazine.com/articl...

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

* Women of the Old West: https://www.oldwest.org/wild-west-w...

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

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* 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!

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

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

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

"I like to grasp the initiative and not give my opponent peace of mind." — Mikhail Tal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPS...

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ― Winston S. Churchill https://www.history.com/news/the-da...

"Bondage is the life of personality, and for bondage the personal self will fight with tireless resourcefulness and the most stubborn cunning." ― Aldous Huxley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXS...

Shoes that were specific to left and right were not made until the Civil War. https://flickr.com/photos/amoena/76...

Lightning kills about 10,000 people a year worldwide, more people than tornadoes or flooding. https://www.treehugger.com/types-of...

Delaware: Lewes https://www.bing.com/search?q=Delaw... Established in: 1631

As the first town in the first state, Lewes enjoys a special sort of charming history. The quaint town is full of historical touches and is a great place to visit. Located where the Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean meet, there is also plenty of nature to be found.

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

* Chess Aps: https://www.wired.com/story/best-ch...

American flags left on the moon will eventually get bleached white by the sun. https://www.bing.com/images/search?...

Fredthebear created this collection.

While they are hibernating, bears do not urinate. Their bodies convert waste into protein. https://www.bing.com/images/search?...

"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

Chess
Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Exactly four different men have tried
to teach me how to play. I could never
tell the difference between a rook
or bishop, but I knew the horse meant

knight. And that made sense to me,
because a horse is night: soot-hoof
and nostril, dark as a sabled evening
with no stars, bats, or moon blooms.

It's a night in Ohio where a man sleeps
alone one week and the next, the woman
he will eventually marry leans her body
into his for the first time, leans a kind

of faith, too—filled with white crickets
and bouquets of wild carrot. And
the months and the honeyed years
after that will make all the light

and dark squares feel like tiles
for a kitchen they can one day build
together. Every turn, every sacrificial
move—all the decoys, the castling,

the deflections—these will be both
riotous and unruly, the exact opposite
of what she thought she ever wanted
in the endgame of her days.

blogger cinephilia once said: >"The flawless game is impossible. Feed off your opponent's mistakes like a leech.">

"There's always a hidden owl in knowledge." – E.I. Jane

"If you open it, close it. If you turn it on, turn it off. If you take it out, put it back. If you empty it, fill it. If you fill it, empty it." — Kathryn Malter, St. Paul, MN

"Human decency is not derived from religion. It precedes it." — Christopher Hitchens

"What are you willing to give up, in order to become who you really need to be?" — Elizabeth Gilbert

A Word To Husbands by Ogden Nash
To keep your marriage brimming
With love in the loving cup,
Whenever you're wrong, admit it;
Whenever you're right, shut up.

<Steinitz's Theory

1. At the beginning of the game, Black and White are equal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning; if you were not only uncertain about your adversary's men, but a little uncertain also about your own; if your knight could shuffle himself on to a new square by the sly; if your bishop, at your castling, could wheedle your pawns out of their places; and if your pawns, hating you because they are pawns, could make away from their appointed posts that you might get checkmate on a sudden. You might be the longest-headed of deductive reasoners, and yet you might be beaten by your own pawns. You would be especially likely to be beaten, if you depended arrogantly on your mathematical imagination, and regarded your passionate pieces with contempt. Yet this imaginary chess is easy compared with the game a man has to play against his fellow-men with other fellow-men for his instruments." ― George Eliot, Felix Holt: The Radical

"When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications." — Frank J. Marshall

* Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq...

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living.

Compiled by Fredthebear

"When in doubt, don't." ― Benjamin Franklin

Dreamers
by Siegried Sassoon

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land,
Drawing no dividend from time's to-morrows.
In the great hour of destiny they stand,
Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows. Soldiers are sworn to action; they must win
Some flaming, fatal climax with their lives.
Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin
They think of firelit homes, clean beds and wives.

I see them in foul dug-outs, gnawed by rats,
And in the ruined trenches, lashed with rain, Dreaming of things they did with balls and bats, And mocked by hopeless longing to regain
Bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats,
And going to the office in the train.

<Five Preliminary Endgame Rules according to CJS Purdy

1. Before even beginning to think of making a passed pawn, put all your pieces into as good positions as possible.

2. Avoid pawn-moves while you are getting your pieces well positioned because pawn-moves create lasting weaknesses and thus make your task harder.

3. Try to free your position from weaknesses; and if possible, make it hard for the opponent to do likewise.

4. When trying to win, keep pawns on both wings. When trying to draw, play to eliminate all the pawns on one wing. With pawns on one wing only, a pawn plus is usually insufficient for a win.

5. If you are a pawn up or more, exchange pieces (not pawns) wherever you can do so without losing in position.

Exception: do not rush an exchange that will leave you with a single bishop running on the opposite color to the enemy's single bishop. Also, refrain from exchanging if it will give your opponent two bishops against bishop and knight. Posted by Chessbuzz>

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

"I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

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

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

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

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

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

Dreamers
by Siegried Sassoon

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land,
Drawing no dividend from time's to-morrows.
In the great hour of destiny they stand,
Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows. Soldiers are sworn to action; they must win
Some flaming, fatal climax with their lives.
Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin
They think of firelit homes, clean beds and wives.

I see them in foul dug-outs, gnawed by rats,
And in the ruined trenches, lashed with rain, Dreaming of things they did with balls and bats, And mocked by hopeless longing to regain
Bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats,
And going to the office in the train.

<Five Preliminary Endgame Rules according to CJS Purdy

1. Before even beginning to think of making a passed pawn, put all your pieces into as good positions as possible.

2. Avoid pawn-moves while you are getting your pieces well positioned because pawn-moves create lasting weaknesses and thus make your task harder.

3. Try to free your position from weaknesses; and if possible, make it hard for the opponent to do likewise.

4. When trying to win, keep pawns on both wings. When trying to draw, play to eliminate all the pawns on one wing. With pawns on one wing only, a pawn plus is usually insufficient for a win.

5. If you are a pawn up or more, exchange pieces (not pawns) wherever you can do so without losing in position.

Exception: do not rush an exchange that will leave you with a single bishop running on the opposite color to the enemy's single bishop. Also, refrain from exchanging if it will give your opponent two bishops against bishop and knight. Posted by Chessbuzz>

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"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.

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

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

"De Ludo Scachorum" was first translated into French in 1347. In 1474, 2 years before it was printed in French, William Caxton translated the text from the French (of Jean de Vignay) into English and printed it under the title, "The Game of Chess." "The Game of Chess" was the second book ever printed in the English language. The first book, also printed by Claxton was "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye," also translated from French (of Raoul le Fèvre) and also in 1474. Caxton printed almost 100 books, and of these 20 were translations from French or Dutch into English. — batgirl, chess.com

Centenarian Adrine Lee's key to longevity lies in four simple steps:

01. "Keep going and never give up."
02. "Make yourself walk."
03. "I drink the faucet water."
04. "Don't just die all because you want to."

Question: What does the word karaoke literally mean? Answer: Empty orchestra

Question: Which fruit floats because 25% of its volume is air? Answer: Apple – they float because of their high volume of air. If an item is denser than water, it will sink – otherwise, will float.

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ― Nora Ephr

"The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson

Engineer Ralph Baer is often held to be the "father of video games." His "Brown Box" video game system, designed in 1967, paved the way for all future consoles.

"mãos frias, coração quente". In English, it means "a cold hand, a warm heart"

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

"mais vale um passarinho na mão do que dois a voar"

Contrary to popular belief, the first video game was not Pong. It was preceded by Tennis for Two in 1958 and Spacewar! in 1962.

'April showers bring forth May flowers

'An army marches on its stomach

'As thick as thieves

'As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it

'As you sow so shall you reap

'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

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

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

'Attack is the best form of defence

People believe what they want to believe, truth or not.

"Search for the grain of truth in other opinions." ― Richard Carlson

The Bear
~ Author Unknown ~

Here is a cave, (make a fist)
Inside is a bear. (put a thumb inside fist)
Now he comes out
To get some fresh air. (pop out thumb)
He stays out all summer
In sunshine and heat.
He hunts in the forest
For berries to eat. (move thumb in circle)
When snow starts to fall,
He hurries inside
His warm little cave,
And there he will hide. (put thumb back inside fist) Snow covers the cave
Like a fluffy white rug.
Inside the bear sleeps
All cozy and snug. (cover fist with other hand)

Old Russian Proverb:
Чему́ быть, того́ не минова́ть Pronunciation: ChiMU BYT', taVOH ni mihnoVAT' Translation: You can't avoid that which is meant to happen Meaning: Whatever shall be, will be.

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal https://www.thefamouspeople.com/pro...

"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.

James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him."

Maximo wrote:
My Forking Knight's Mare https://foreignpolicyi.org/7-famous...

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

* Learn these and burn them! https://herculeschess.com/chess-tac...

* Tactics by a different Gary: https://chessdelights.com/chess-tac...

Caissa, The Chess Lord.

Lord, I play three hundred hours of chess,
indeed, Lord, in thirty days more or less.
I have done my best under grueling stress,
Yet I'm not happy with my snailing progress.
Yes, Lord. Caissa, to you I sadly do confess:
my constant losing has put me in distress.
I beg of you, Lord, Caissa, help me to re-assess so I can beat those who keep me in this mess.
Lord, with your blessing and your skills I guess I would always win and so powerfully aggress,
that all my opponents would humbly express:
hark here cometh the unbeatable king of chess.

<King Tutankhamun https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/histor... had lots of cool toys, but one of his most intriguing may have been a dagger, discovered in his tomb in 1925, made of meteoric metal. It wasn't until recently that scientists were able to confirm the material, using a technique called portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. They determined that the dagger's composition of iron, nickel, and cobalt "strongly suggests an extraterrestrial origin."

* Riddle-zeez-piddle: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

Immortal jellyfish
There is a species of jellyfish that never dies. Known as Turritopsis dohrnii—or colloquially, the immortal jellyfish—this sea creature is able to revert back into its adolescent state after going through adulthood, a "process that looks remarkably like immortality.">
https://www.bing.com/images/search?...

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

The figurehead on the dime, the United States' 10-cent coin, is Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president. FDR's portrait is on the dime because of his association with the March of Dimes charity. What began in 1938 with President Roosevelt's personal struggle with polio led to the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, better known as March of Dimes. The MOD pioneered the vaccine research leading to the eradication of polio in the U.S., and later expanded their mission to address issues of birth defects. In most recent decades, their mission shifted focus to healthy pregnancy and ending the preterm birth crisis, with innovations like folic acid, newborn screening and surfactant therapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F4...

The Turks call the turkey an "American bird." https://www.bing.com/images/search?...

H.T. Bland. On page 207 of the December 1929 American Chess Bulletin he exalted the challenger in that year's world championship match: Wikipedia article: World Chess Championship 1929

Bravo ‘Bogol', you've shown pluck.
One and all we wish you luck.
Gee, some thought you'd barged between
Other players who'd have been
Less likely straightaway to lose
Just as friend Alekhine might choose;
Undaunted, ‘Bogol', you went in
Believing you'd a chance to win.
Or failing that, to make a fight,
Which you are doing as we write.

"The first instance of this opening Grünfeld Defence is in an 1855 game by Moheschunder Bannerjee, an Indian player who had transitioned from Indian chess rules, playing Black against John Cochrane in Calcutta, in May 1855:

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.e3 Bg7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Be2 Nxc3 8.bxc3 c5 9.0-0 cxd4 10.cxd4 Nc6 11.Bb2 Bg4 12.Rc1 Rc8 13.Ba3 Qa5 14.Qb3 Rfe8 15.Rc5 Qb6 16.Rb5 Qd8 17.Ng5 Bxe2 18.Nxf7 Na5 and White mates in three (19.Nh6+ double check Kh8 20.Qg8+ Rxg8 21.Nf7#). Cochrane published a book reporting his games with Moheshchunder and other Indians in 1864." -- Wikipedia * Wikipedia article: Moheschunder Bannerjee

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members
who strongly believe in Freedom of Movement.

Chess Charter of Rights

Hear ye hear ye all in this great realm of our bewildered king, Free, Who has stomped, peeled and bedrivelled this here very strange decree. Which will soon if not later be delivered not so fresh from the press. And hence will be known as the Charter of Rights in the game of chess. You have the right to believe every tale no matter how small or how tall. But you don't have the right to peddle your beliefs not at all not at all. You have the right to the essentials of life if you know what I mean But you don't have the right to screwing around with my loving queen. You have the right to be here or there but you must always be somewhere. But you don't have the right jumping around at will from square to square. You have the right to move about only yes only on your master's indication. And that in accordance to My Rules and your predestined move limitation.

God is great and God is good,

Let us thank Him for our food;

By His blessings, we are fed,

Give us Lord, our daily bread.

Amen.

"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

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

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

Romans 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Lamentations 3:22-23
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

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

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?
A: To get to the udder side.

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Double threat of a discovered check
Chernin vs J Polgar, 1990 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 29 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pseudo-Queen's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) 1-0
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Maddigan Gambit (A45) 1-0 A knight on the rim is d
A Roesch vs R Ruessel, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Seirawan Attack (E00) 1-0 ugly massacre
Flohr vs Z Vecsey, 1929 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni. Russian Variation (A44) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
F Gygli vs Alekhine, 1934 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Gedult Attack (A45) 1-0 Mutual promotions
G Welling vs P Kok, 1975 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 backwards moves & future wives
A Ovezov vs Benjamin, 2002 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 the ol' f6 invite
V Akobian vs Caruana, 2017 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Kotov vs N Povah, 1976 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: London System (A46) 0-1 Slip past
D Mehmeti vs Indjic, 2021 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower / Cukierman vs Alekhine / Turover, 1931 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Najdorf, 1935 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

Barry Attk vs Indian Game: Kside Fianchetto (A48) 1-0 ooo vs oo
Blatny vs M Fette, 1991 
(A48) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Kingside Fio Bg7/ Pirc Def (A48) 0-1 Enter Black N
D Reca vs Reti, 1924
(A48) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1

King's Indian. Bg7 Fianchetto (A49) 0-1 Raking Bishops
M Solmundarson vs Tal, 1964 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 23 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: KID. (A49) 1-0 B's variation of the Dovetail Mate
Kholmov vs Y Shaposhnikov, 1958 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 45 moves, 1-0

"The $10,000 Game" in Paris (game of the day Feb-07-2012)
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1938  
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 1-0 Gueridon Mate w/pawn!
Lilienthal vs M Romi, 1930 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs L Schmid, 1965 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern Var (A57) 1-0 23.? Stockfish
A Graf vs R Felgaer, 2004 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

how the Benko Gambit should not be played
H Ree vs L Popov, 1975 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 57 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0 Stockfish
L Grigorescu vs G T Song, 2010 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 65 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59) · 1-0
Korchnoi vs B Alterman, 1998 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Modern Var (A60) 0-1 Stunning!!
Lupulescu vs G Papp, 2016 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Fianchetto. Hastings Def M.L. (A64) 0-1 29...?
A Zatonskih vs G Kacheishvili, 2011 
(A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 34 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: King Pawn lines (A65) 1-0 Pin won't suffice
Keene vs A C Chow, 1985 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 19 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Classical. General (A70) 1-0 New York. NY combo
Fine vs A Kevitz, 1932 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation (D70) · 1-0
A Zaitsev vs Adorjan, 1971 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 53 moves, 1-0

"Ding Down, Merry Li on High" (game of the day Dec-24-2021)
Ding Liren vs C Li, 2011 
(D90) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights. Hungarian Var (D93) 0-1
Rosenberg vs Tal, 1955 
(D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 24 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) · 1-0
W Heidenfeld vs O Barda, 1951 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04)1-0 GM Daniel King video link
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1/2-1/2 Keep it symmetrical
Radjabov vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) · 0-1
A Berthold vs V Zakhartsov, 2011
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Australia
E W Brose vs A L Miller, 1946 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Connected passed pawns
V Dobrov vs Carlsen, 2017 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 blitz
B Socko vs Carlsen, 2021 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs V Korolkov, 1945 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 rapid
Carlsen vs Le Quang Liem, 2022 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Unusual Greek Gift
A Bisguier vs A Karklins, 1969 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1Impressive Black charge
Petrov vs Pirc, 1938
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld CG: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 in the books
Gruenfeld vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Armageddon
Giri vs Topalov, 2022 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1/2-1/2 SF 11 notes
Giri vs Topalov, 2022
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, R sac, Spearhead
Marshall vs Petrov, 1930 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 Like a baseball bat
Kashdan vs E Steiner, 1937 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 BLASTING the 6th!!
A Goganov vs G Palchun, 2021 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange (E11) 1-0 Whiteshark finds the plum!
Saemisch vs Bogoljubov, 1925 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0

one of the most stunning and unique major piece combinations
V Bergraser vs M Weiner, 1973 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 40 moves, 1-0

Yes, the brilliant tactical point of Nimzowitsch's 12 ... a4!!
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 35 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann. Karlsbad Var (E23) 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky vs Pirc, 1950 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (E24) 1-0 video link f-pawn switcheroo
J van Foreest vs Giri, 2022 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 64 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
Anand vs H Wang, 2011 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0

NID: Leningrad Var. Benoni Def (E31) 1-0 Well put, Runemaster
Spassky vs Short, 2001 
(E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 62 moves, 1-0

"Drawma Queen" (game of the day Dec-11-2011)
V Akobian vs The World, 2011 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 28...?
A C Chow vs V Akobian, 2005 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation. Keres Def (E32) 0-1
G Flear vs J Aagaard, 2007 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 60 moves, 0-1

NID: Classical Variation (E32) 1-0 19.? Notes by Stockfish
A Greenfeld vs P Kacirek, 1995 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 30 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Var (E32) 1-0 Epic encounter
Rapport vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 56 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 Stockfish
Kasparov vs P Nikolic, 1989 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 Stockfish
Capablanca vs Colle, 1930 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 39 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 1-0 CC is Criss-Crossed
Indjic vs C Cruz, 2016 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 33 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Var (E41) 1-0 24.?
H Camara vs L Maia Filho, 1963 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Fischer Var (E44) 0-1 link to watch
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001 
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 52 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Var (E46) 1-0 Q+ and fork of EAD R
A Zatonskih vs T Abrahamyan, 2022 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Var (E46) 0-1 Lively!
Rapport vs B Deac, 2022 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 52 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 Scorchin' Sammy
Reshevsky vs C van den Berg, 1950 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 1-0
So vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 52 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Ridiculous looking 17...c4!
Keymer vs J B Bjerre, 2021 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 34 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 0-1 28...?
W Kobese vs Brunello, 2014 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 0-1

NID. Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 1-0 Stockfish
Portisch vs Karpov, 1972 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Bronstein vs Euwe, 1953 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Mongredien's Knight #
A Vajda vs E Steiner, 1924 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1-0Control open file, penetra
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1998 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 0-1Nxf7, can't follow up fast
D E Cori Tello vs I Sokolov, 2010 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

KID. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) · 0-1
E Cabello Aguilar vs M Cornette, 2015 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

KID Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1-0 Pawn power, Pin power
Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2013 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0
F Scafarelli vs P Panagopoulos, 1954 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 GM King video link
Shankland vs Svidler, 2021 
(E61) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 1-0 rapid; Paris, FR
Rapport vs Svidler, 2021 
(E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) · 1-0
Mamedyarov vs Carlsen, 2022 
(E61) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) · 0-1
B Roselli Mailhe vs J J Pineda, 2016 
(E61) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

Modern Chess Miniatures by Leonard Barden & Wolfgang Heidenfeld
Smyslov vs K Plater, 1947 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 23 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto Var. Classical Main Line (E69) 1-0 Stockfish
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 50 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) 1-0 Olympiad
N Noritsyn vs A Jankovic, 2010 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 33 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 Q sacrifice
R K N Lanning vs P S Spiller, 1976 
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Makagonov Var (E71) 1-0
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 46 moves, 1-0

Game ends with Royal Fork, but not the best move!
A Both vs Spate, 1987 
(E73) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

A remarkable game - should have been an immortal draw.
Bronstein vs Larsen, 1964 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 30 moves, 0-1

"The Miracle of Damascus" (game of the day Jun-21-2012)
Seirawan vs Ivanchuk, 1997 
(E77) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 0-1
Grigoriev vs Furman, 1950 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 0-1 Stockfish
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1997 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

KID. Saemisch. Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Var (E81) 1-0 B sac
L Evans vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 38 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Orthodox Var (E85) 1-0 Arabian Mate variation
Z Mohammed vs W Espirito Santo, 2016 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Closed Variation 7…c6 (E88) 1-0
Y Stepak vs G Szilagyi, 1966 
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 37 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 Combo!
Shulman vs M Ginsburg, 2001 
(E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 0-1 Raking Bs
Y Kruppa vs M Al-Modiahki, 1998 
(E92) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1/2-1/2 34.?
S Kiselev vs J Pribyl, 1995 
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

The ending is vintage Petrosian
Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1959 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 45 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Donner Defense (E94) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Gligoric vs Geller, 1953 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 70 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox. Glek Def (E94) 1-0 Mate w/two knights!!
Niemann vs V Panchanatham, 2015 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 104 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Punny discussion
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1974 
(E97) King's Indian, 17 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 1-0 Stockfish
Shirov vs Nunn, 1991 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 30 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A32)
D Bondoc vs J Szmetan, 1980 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) · 1/2-1/2
M Romi vs Colle, 1930 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (A45) · 0-1
T Taalaibekov vs Firouzja, 2016 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) · 1-0
Short vs M-Chess, 1995 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

It won the Brilliancy Prize. (BCM July 1960, page 201)
A W Gyles vs Rev A Miller, 1929 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Promotion is coming!
Rapport vs Sutovsky, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Stummer Gambit (A45)
E Spaete vs H Strater, 2000 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attack vs Indian Game (A45/D01) 1-0 The dark-squared B
I Miladinovic vs Vocaturo, 2005 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1/2-1/2 perpetual+
Firouzja vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sarratt Attk vs Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Q trap
D Charochkina vs J Ovezdurdyyeva, 2016
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1 tactical finish
N Ismael vs Ftacnik, 2016 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Knights Var. General (A46) 0-1 Geza Maroczy notes
C Watson vs Rubinstein, 1922  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 0-1 blitz
Aronian vs Radjabov, 2021
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

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: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) · 1-0
Razuvaev vs Short, 1997
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) 0-1
A Slujssar vs Karpov, 1970 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Pin to win
Colle vs Tartakower, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 0-1 Pile on pin
N Sorokin vs N Riumin, 1931 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1

Game 38 Play Anti-Indian Systems (Varnusz)
Petrosian vs Mecking, 1971 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1-0

London System vs Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0
M Romi vs G Ferrantes, 1952
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 66 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 1/2-1/2 They've played hundreds
So vs Carlsen, 2017
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Remove the Defender
H Taubmann vs R Krogius, 1930 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 16 in 'My System' by Aron Nimzowitsch
Rubinstein vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Kingside Fianchetto (A48) · 1/2-1/2
M Hebden vs M Andersen, 2010 
(A48) King's Indian, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Przepiorka Variation (A49) · 1/2-1/2
Spassky vs Kasparov, 1988 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Smashing chess!!
Van Wely vs S Zierk, 2009 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 13...?
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

"My Benoni Has a First Name" (game of the day Aug-02-2013)
A Slujssar vs Panno, 1970 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 67 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56) · 1-0
C Garcia Palermo vs D Verduga, 1985 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56) 0-1 video links
Keymer vs Carlsen, 2019 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 81 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: General (A57) 1-0 Triple on the 7th rank!!?
F Aguilar vs R Miller, 2014 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Taimanov Var (A67) 0-1
J Hardinge vs R W Sage, 1966 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical Variation. General (A70) · 0-1
W S Olsen vs S Ni, 2015
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 31 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Pawn related
Geller vs Benko, 1968 
(B06) Robatsch, 73 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) · 1-0
Smejkal vs F Bistric, 1983 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 60 moves, 1-0

A simply -stupendous- King's Indian game by Larsen.
Petrosian vs Larsen, 1966 
(A16) English, 61 moves, 0-1

English vs AID. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Korchnoi vs Andersson, 1972 
(A17) English, 40 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Var (A31) 0-1 Bb4 pin looms
E Landuyt vs F Manca, 1989
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 11 moves, 0-1

game #731 in Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
H Sjoholm vs Spielmann, 1941 
(A43) Old Benoni, 21 moves, 0-1

Old Benoni. Pawn Thrust (A44) · 1-0
Stahlberg vs J A Seitz, 1938
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni. Russian Variation (A44) · 1-0
Aronian vs K Chernyshov, 1996 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 66 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Queen's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) 0-1
F Lustig vs Hromadka, 1928 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

London vs Black Dbl Fio 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A47) 0-1 Exch Sac
M Romi vs G Ferrantes, 1938 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Black was mostly better.
G Ferrantes vs A Magrin, 1954 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0

Slav Indian (A50) 0-1 Bring out your queen early vs the champ!
Carlsen vs K Shevchenko, 2022 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0
Gulko vs Suetin, 1982 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

Benoni Knight's Tour (A61) 0-1 This show didn't last long
J H Donner vs A Planinc, 1973 
(A61) Benoni, 22 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical. Czerniak Def (A76) 1-0
R C Cruz vs Stein, 1965 
(A76) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 36 moves, 1-0

NID. Spielmann Var. Romanovsky Gambit (E23) 1-0 tripled Ps
Botvinnik vs L Savitsky, 1932 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 19 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Closed Variation (E87) · 1-0
V Makogonov vs Keres, 1940 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 34 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

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

KID. Semi-Averbakh System (E73) 0-1Two central Ns on 3rd rank!!
R Praggnanandhaa vs Giri, 2022 
(E73) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

The Benoni was very rarely played at the time of this game.
Euwe vs Kotov, 1953 
(A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 39 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Gelfand vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E97) King's Indian, 75 moves, 0-1

London System (A46) 1-0 Deflect from, Decoy to, etc.
F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) 1-0 Double Attack
Eliskases vs F J Perez, 1958 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 36 moves, 1-0

KID. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Reshevsky vs Najdorf, 1952 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

KID. Averbakh. Benoni Defense Advance Var (E75) 0-1 Q trap
Damljanovic vs P Popovic, 1997 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 39 moves, 0-1

NID: Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0 Qside majority
Gligoric vs R Broadbent, 1951 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 28 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian (A46) · 0-1
J Hamblin vs R Wendling, 1973 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

NID. Normal. Bernstein Defense (E59) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
M Cuellar Gacharna vs J Vesterinen, 1954 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 43 moves, 1-0

Stine vs Flatte, 1946 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Open center
Colle vs Duchamp, 1930 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

V Kovacevic vs Lobron, 1983 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Sinquefield Cup (2022), Saint Louis, MO USA, rd 3 controversy
Carlsen vs Niemann, 2022 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

Portisch vs Tal, 1967 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

McShane vs Carlsen, 2010 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0

Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1

M Cuellar Gacharna vs Tal, 1973 
(E91) King's Indian, 79 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 1991 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 18 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2019
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs P A Hansen, 2009 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

G Uusi vs Tal, 1972 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 49 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Nomal Var (A50) 1-0 2.c4! is cheating?!
Niemann vs Carlsen, 2022 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 2 moves, 1-0

Voted the 3rd best game in Informant 90.
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2004 
(E97) King's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 62 moves, 1-0

Giri vs Niemann, 2022 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 25 moves, 1-0

A Esipenko vs Ding Liren, 2022
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1 Stockfish notes
H Murphy vs K Babazada, 2022
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Exch Sac, Raking Bs, P#
Mamedyarov vs Rapport, 2022 
(E61) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

K Kachiani-Gersinska vs M Sergeyeva, 2004 
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 19 moves, 1-0

Jobava London System (A45) 0-1 Serious White cramp
C Yoo vs Niemann, 2022 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1

Barry 150 Attk vs Indian Game: 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A45) 1-0 Stockfish
K Priyadharshan vs Niemann, 2015 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 1-0 Blitz Q vs R ending
Carlsen vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019 
(E61) King's Indian, 90 moves, 1-0

Niemann vs D Gurevich, 2018
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

A Chandra vs Niemann, 2016 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

D Gukesh vs Keymer, 2022
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 Notes
Kamsky vs Tal, 1990 
(E92) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical Var (E32) 0-1These two have played around before
A L'Ami vs L'Ami, 2012 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) 1/2-1/2 Pin to Draw!
T Romsdal vs R Tozer, 2000 
(A43) Old Benoni, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID: 4Ps Attack. Normal Attk (E77) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ flurry!
G Albarran vs L Perdomo, 1999 
(E77) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Elongated London System vs Indian Game: General (A45) 1/2-1/2
M Basman vs W Hartston, 1980 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benoni Def: Hromadka System (A57) 1-0 N sac dominoe effect
Nakamura vs G Henriksen, 2003 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

US Championship, New York 1957 ( Youngest US Champ)
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1958 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 53 moves, 0-1

NID: Classical. Keres Defense (E32) 1-0 Mato's video link
Nakamura vs Browne, 2002 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. Sosonko Var (A57) 1-0 30.?
M Villanueva vs N Sanduay, 2005 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def: Fianchetto Var (A62) 1-0 Blind Swine on the 7th
D Marovic vs A Planinc, 1972 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Sally shows us...
T Nabaty vs B Murtazin, 2016 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Var (E32) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate
M Kamyshov vs A Sokolsky, 1938 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

KIA: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1-0 QxR? = B pin
R Praggnanandhaa vs H Yeritsyan, 2017 
(A05) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

24 Rxc6! Black b7-pawn keeps White g2-bishop from forking on c6
Karpov vs Andersson, 1991 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

four queens...sacrificial partie!
Lutikov vs B Gurgenidze, 1957 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Variation (A58) · 0-1
X Zhao vs N Pogonina, 2015 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 46 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 blitz
A R Saleh Salem vs M Lagarde, 2022
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1

NID. St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0 B pair power
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1973 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 Brilliant 20.?
Knaak vs J C Fernandez Gonzalez, 1978 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 28 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 0-1 Wch U20 girls
V Papadopoulou vs N Kosintseva, 2001
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

KID: Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 0-1
Panno vs J Penrose, 1969 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 52 moves, 0-1

Richter-Veresov 5.f4 g6 Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0
N Davies vs I White, 2004 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Var (D96) 0-1 Benko's Brilliancy!
A Bisguier vs Benko, 1963 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Jobava-London System vs Indian Def (A45) 0-1 Hans rebuffed
Niemann vs S Vokhidov, 2022 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 Free isn't always free
M Hockx vs P Baltus, 1993 
(D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 0-1

KID. Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 1-0 Open g-file mate next!
O Neikirch vs A Matanovic, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

NID. Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1 Royal fork knight mate!!
V Popov vs N Riumin, 1929 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

"I regard this game as a big creative achievement." - GK
Kasparov vs Grischuk, 2003 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Y Zimmerman vs Z Erdelyi, 2001 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

B&N "W" method, video link to (3 triangles) Deletang Method
Ivanchuk vs Morozevich, 2011 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 72 moves, 1-0

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Striking final position
L'Ami vs R Kevlishvili, 2022 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Kmoch Var (E20) 0-1 Voted game, video of year
Nakamura vs Carlsen, 2014 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: London System, Poisoned P declined, 0-0-0(A46) 1-0
E Rosen vs S Agdestein, 2017 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 0-1
Prieditis vs Tal, 1954 
(E97) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1

Indian Game tranposes to QP (A45) 1-0 Q trap or 2 minor pieces
Gilg vs I Censer, 1927 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch Variation. Panno (E84) 0-1 My Maria!
V Kutsankov vs M Lean, 2007 
(E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 52 moves, 0-1

KID: Normal Var (E70) 1-0 37.? Centralized knight
Nyback vs T Reich, 2008 
(E70) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Long Var (E68) 0-1 blitz fun
Ivkov vs Fischer, 1970 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 36 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Damiano's B Mate is coming next.
M Izaura Nielsen vs D B Jensen, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense (E15) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Giri vs Carlsen, 2023 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 0-1
V Peresipkin vs L Zaid, 1977
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1 the first A47?
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1898 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 84 moves, 0-1

NID: General (E20) 1-0 A fine Rook and Pawn ending
Rubinstein vs A Selezniev, 1920 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 70 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Lesser Simagin (Spassky) (E62) 1/2-1/2 blitz
D Voit vs T Injac, 2022 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID. Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 0-1 Climb in!
Koneru vs J Zhu, 2023 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 36 moves, 0-1

"Horse and Zuggy" (game of the day Sep-05-2008)
Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926 
(A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Gligoric System (E53) 1-0 25.?
Tal vs Tolush, 1958 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 0-1missed draw
C van den Berg vs Keres, 1964 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 49 moves, 0-1

Round Two, Game Ten - Blunder of the Century?
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1

Jobava-Rapport London System as Black
D Yuffa vs Niemann, 2022 
(A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Colle c3 vs Indian Game: Kside Fianchetto (A48) 0-1 P fork
N Seifert vs Mamedyarov, 2006 
(A48) King's Indian, 13 moves, 0-1

Game 2 in Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match for the World CC by Tal
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1960 
(A61) Benoni, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: West Indian Defense (E61) 1-0 video link
Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2023 
(E61) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Normal Defense (E81) 1-0 21.?
A Graf vs A F Anosheh, 2017 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Remove the Defender
Kramnik vs G Oparin, 2023 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

# 88 in GM A. Soltis' book, "The 100 Best."
Gligoric vs Petrosian, 1954 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Bobotsov-Korchnoi-Petrosian Var (E81) 0-1 Pin to
B van de Plassche vs S Maroroa, 2019 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Czech Benoni Def (A56) 1-0 Make way for the heavies
M Fedorovsky vs D Muse, 2014 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1 Albertan all over it.
Topalov vs J Polgar, 2006 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 56 moves, 0-1

"Ulf's Bane" (game of the day Nov-16-2017)
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

"The Torreador" (game of the day Oct-04-2023)
Kasparov vs E Torre, 1980 
(A43) Old Benoni, 57 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch (E86) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
E Buerger vs Fischer, 1957 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 28 moves, 0-1

Tal plays the dreaded "Flick-Knife" variation
Tal vs Velimirovic, 1982 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky announced mate and lost
Reshevsky vs Savon, 1973 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 40 moves, 0-1

Game 25 The King Hunt in Chess by Cozens, Nunn.
V Chekhover vs G Kasparian, 1936 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1

Positionally correct? It doesn't get more correct than this
V Nowak vs Karpov, 1966 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

Unpin, Discovery
N Dzagnidze vs M Lomineishvili, 2006 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Count accurately
Furman vs Kholmov, 1963 
(E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs Janowski, 1918 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs O Chajes, 1918 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs Kupchik, 1921 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Marshall vs O Chajes, 1923
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Marshall vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs S Gotthilf, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs Tartakower, 1928
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

Marshall vs Euwe, 1929 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Transposes to a French Defense, Advanced Variation
Marshall vs Saemisch, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

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