January 1: The Mad Queen of Goteborg N Gaprindashvili vs M Czerniak, 1971  (C11) French, 71 moves, 1-0 January 2: Open Channel D I Rabinovich vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1932  (C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0 January 3: Nobody Keres about your Attack J Pokojowczyk vs G Timoscenko, 1979  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 0-1 January 4: Song of Solomon A Kulashko vs S J Solomon, 1997  (C42) Petrov Defense, 68 moves, 0-1 January 5: Grigory Chant G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0 January 6: Stop the Steel R Steel vs Mason, 1883  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 56 moves, 0-1 January 7: Helter Schlechter Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910   (C66) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0 January 8: Alpha-Seltzer AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018  (A17) English, 67 moves, 1-0 January 9: Tis Not Dull J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981  (B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0 January 10: Mansplaining Karpov vs J Polgar, 1994  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0 January 11: Hot Chile M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021  (A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1 January 12: Schult I alzo zacrifice my Queen? J Schulten vs Saint-Amant, 1842  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1 January 13: Souweine Hunt C Jaffe vs A Souweine, 1910  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0 January 14: The Client Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1 January 15: Mikenas Work Overtime Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1937  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 64 moves, 0-1 January 16: Mission Impospisil L Pospisil vs A Baran, 1977  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 37 moves, 1-0 Januaryy 17: Candidates' debate Aronian vs Gelfand, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0 January 18: Sani Side Down H Hayrapetyan vs T Sanikidze, 2005  (D85) Grunfeld, 61 moves, 1-0 January 19: A A Meeting Anand vs Adams, 2005  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0 January 20: Do as Zaitsev, not as Ado A Zaitsev vs Adorjan, 1971  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 53 moves, 1-0 January 21: Daniel, You're a Star Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 January 22: Does M Bosboom Look Big In This? M Bosboom vs E Teichmann, 1984  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0 January 23 Rooks are for Rookies L'Ami vs A Smirnov, 2020  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0 January 24: Vallejo of Tears F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2019  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 73 moves, 0-1 anuary 25: Bled Donner F Olafsson vs J H Donner, 1961  (A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0 January 26: Karolus Magnus et Leo Papa Carlsen vs S Papa, 2004  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 January 27: Jameson On The Rocks A Kalaiyalahan vs D Jameson, 2017  (A58) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0 January 28: Hurricane Cotrina Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1 January 29: Leningrad Cowboys Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968  (E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 1-0 anuary 30: Claude Burst C Shannon vs J E Warren, 1957  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 44 moves, 0-1 January 31 Carrying Coles to Nudecastle A Coles vs H Daly, 1951  (B32) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0 February 1: One-Cent Magenta P H Williams vs W D Wight, 1919  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 1-0 February 2: If Ljub-ing You Is White, I Don't Want to Be Wong Ljubojevic vs M K Wong, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0 February 3: Prehistoric Hedgehog R Michell vs Capablanca, 1919  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 54 moves, 0-1 February 4: A Wolfram in Sheep's Clothing Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984  (A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1 February 5: Pester Lloyd Bondarevsky vs K W Lloyd, 1960  (A48) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0 February 6: Philip Morris Rolled and Smoked P J Morris vs C Ward, 1983  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 0-1 February 7: All That's Zilber is not Gold Tal vs I Zilber, 1949  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0 February 8: Teenage Waste Lund Keene vs G C Lund, 1962  (D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 29 moves, 1-0 February 9: Machine-Gun O' Kelly O'Kelly vs Denker, 1948  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 February 10: Zugzwang! Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0 February 11 Polgaroid Picture J Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0 February 12: Hou's on First Koneru vs Y Hou, 2011  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 37 moves, 0-1 February 13: Gazza Razzamatazza Kasparov vs Anand, 1996  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0 February 14: Valentin's Daly Massacree V Dragnev vs C Daly, 2016  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0 February 15: Nak, Nak, Nak King on Levon's Door Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 1-0 February 16: This is Spaete! E Spaete vs H Strater, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 February 17: Smells Like Home Cooking Caruana vs G Meier, 2013  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0 February 18: The Goldin Rule Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 February 19: Errare Humanum Est P Lafuente vs Shredder, 2005  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0 February 20: A Long Way to Tip Harari S Dushyant vs Z Harari, 2018  (C48) Four Knights, 45 moves, 1-0 February 21: Marching through Gheorghiu Korchnoi vs Gheorghiu, 1986  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 23 moves, 1-0 February 22: The end of the innocence R Henley vs Miles, 1982  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 February 23: Forever in Blue-Jens J Kristiansen vs Deep Blue, 1993  (C28) Vienna Game, 40 moves, 1-0 February 24: Karper Die Him A Fox vs Karper, 1900  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0 February 25: Think Pink A Pinkus vs Santasiere, 1926  (B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0 February 26: A Lesson For Uncle Joe Fischer vs J Pascual, 1967  (B89) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0 February 27: Walking Through a Maze S Maze vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 0-1 February 28: An Eye for An Eye Karjakin vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 111 moves, 1-0 March 1: Justice for Ukraine Karjakin vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 47 moves, 0-1 March 2: "Magic" Johnson J Johnson vs J Cline, 1979  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0 March 3: The Immortal Hug-Z.Wang Game W Zili vs W Hug, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 March 4: Fell from the Cher Chernin vs J Polgar, 1990  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 29 moves, 0-1 March 5: Le Mort d'Arthur J Mortimer vs A Skipworth, 1883  (C13) French, 67 moves, 1-0 March 6: Kustar's Last Stand Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0 March 7: Nukhim the King Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1974  (E97) King's Indian, 17 moves, 0-1 March 8: Emanuel Lasker's Off Day H Buehler vs Lasker, 1916  (C59) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0 March 9: Fixed Bayonet P Hulshof vs L'Ami, 2003  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1 arch 10: Supermax: Where They Keep the Worst of Dewhirst Euwe vs Yates, 1921  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0 March 11: The theory of black holes O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0 March 12: Four Queens Defense K Babazada vs M Iskandarov, 2022  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1 March 13: Race Among the Ruans L Ruan vs X Zhang, 2010  (C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0 March 14: No Woman, No Cry Bacrot vs Ivanchuk, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1 March 15: Beware the Ideas of Martz W Martz vs Miles, 1976  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 34 moves, 1-0 March 16: Slip Him a Mickey Pin Adams vs D Bisby, 1995  (B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0 March 17: The Art of the Checkmate V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1 March 18: The Bolero Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0 March 19: The Balashov Ballet Balashov vs A Beliavsky, 1986  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0 arch 20: Soltis-troying Dzindzichashvili vs A Soltis, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0 March 21: Caught with his Pants down L Pantsulaia vs J Polgar, 2011  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1 March 22: The Swedish Inquisition Shirov vs Andersson, 1991  (A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1 March 23: The Tennessee Morphy A Hodges vs J Daniels, 1886  (C28) Vienna Game, 23 moves, 1-0 March 24 Sol R Eclipse A Sandrin vs S Rubinow, 1946  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 60 moves, 1-0 March 25: Advance your King! Do you Kopy? I Kopylov vs S Korolev, 1981  (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 36 moves, 1-0 March 26: The Confusion of Tongues C Vlagsma vs A Babel, 1952  (B58) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0 March 27: Stay in your cage, Tiger! A Chistiakov vs Petrosian, 1949  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 47 moves, 1-0 March 28: My Path to the Top Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1 March 29: Playing for the Throne Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006   (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0 March 30: The way the cookie Krumbles K Georgiev vs Miles, 1992  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0 March 31: Bobby vs J.R. Fischer vs J Rubens, 1964  (C15) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0 April 1: Lars Aktion Hero J Eising vs L Schneider, 1979  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1 April 2: The One That Got Away L Schneider vs Tal, 1982  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 36 moves, 0-1 April 3: Say no pun upon Yas Hort vs Seirawan, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 0-1 April 4: Game of the Minute D Byrne vs Fischer, 1957  (A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1 April 5: Mr. Greene did it in the simul with the Bishop Fine vs R Greene, 1946  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 36 moves, 0-1 April 6: Turning Water Into Win A Simutowe vs S Bergsson, 2008  (A17) English, 26 moves, 1-0 April 7: King Of The Hill Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi, 2017  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 25 moves, 1-0 April 8: Haifa Lootin' J Letzelter vs Nunn, 1976  (B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1 April 9: A Sich Mess Unto Death Steinitz vs A Sich, 1871  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 April 10: Hromadkable Hromadka vs Tarrasch, 1922  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0 April 11: A Pin, But Not a Saidy Pin Browne vs A Saidy, 1974  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 63 moves, 1-0 April 12: Wolk This Way A C Martin vs E Wolk, 1947  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1 April 13: Grishop Pair Grischuk vs Topalov, 2019  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0 April 14: Bhend it Like Edwin Tal vs E Bhend, 1959  (A43) Old Benoni, 45 moves, 0-1 April 15: Al Benoni's Adagio Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1955  (A56) Benoni Defense, 57 moves, 0-1 April 16: Gimme some MO Morozevich vs A Moiseenko, 2006  (C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 April 17: Three Days and Three Knights A Granovskiy vs U Grochocinska, 2013  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1-0 April 18: The Russians Have Fixed Werle Chess! Jakovenko vs J Werle, 2001  (C18) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0 April 19: David Cooper Failed D Cooper vs O Sarapu, 1970  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1 April 20: A Patzer's Revenge Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011  (A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 moves, 0-1 April 21: Kapow! P Sinton vs Ken Pow, 1989  (C18) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 0-1 April 22: Hairy Peanut Harikrishna vs Nisipeanu, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 April 23: White to Play and Grin L Barden vs W Adams, 1950  (C57) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0 April 24: The King's Gambit, deferred Taimanov vs Averbakh, 1953  (E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 34 moves, 1-0 April 25: Sweet Pichler A Pichler vs L Rellstab, 1936  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0 April 26: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1 April 27: Ma and Pa Skittles P Papp vs M Lomineishvili, 2010  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 18 moves, 1-0 April 28: Tactics 101 P H Nielsen vs Karjakin, 2005  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 101 moves, 1-0 April 29: Zick Moves Unzicker vs Tal, 1975  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0 April 30: King Artur's Gambit A Gabrielian vs M Krylov, 2009  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 66 moves, 1-0 ay 1: Veni Vidi Viti Bluebaum vs Vitiugov, 2018  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 0-1 May 2: Dudley Demented Tal vs B Dudley, 1964  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0 May 3: Cardinal Newman Steinitz vs C Newman, 1882  (C51) Evans Gambit, 54 moves, 0-1 May 4: A Touch Of Frost A Feneridis vs E Frost, 1968  (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 47 moves, 0-1 May 5: Too Kool for School G Kool vs J Polgar, 1987  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1 May 6: Crossing de Riviere Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 May 7: Beaten by the Scrivener R Scrivener vs N Whitaker, 1924  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 42 moves, 1-0 May 8: Sopiko on a Ropiko S Khukhashvili vs M Krupa, 2009  (B30) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1 May 9: We Don't Tal About Bruno Tal vs Parma, 1961  (B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0 May 10: Giuoco 'peanu Nisipeanu vs A Moreno Garcia, 2005  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0 May 11: Carry Gaspar Off P Gaspary vs J Berger, 1890  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1 May 12: Cool for Katz A Rothman vs G Katz, 1948  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 53 moves, 0-1 May 13 Don't Mention the War! G Pankov vs K Szabo, 2006  (E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0 May 14: Careful with That Sax, Eugene Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977  (B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0 May 15: Hera's Revenge I Swan vs I Hera, 2012  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 0-1 May 16 Opening Is Error. Resign! - I. Nepo M Yilmaz vs Nepomniachtchi, 2013  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1 May 17: What the Hecht happened? H Hecht vs Suttles, 1969  (B06) Robatsch, 104 moves, 0-1 May 18: Jumping for Jouy Jouy vs La Bourdonnais, 1838  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1 May 19: "I Am Like A Broken Vasyl Ivanchuk vs J Polgar, 2010  (B32) Sicilian, 115 moves, 0-1 May 20: Taking I Nei I Nei vs Tal, 1971  (A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 0-1 May 21: Deadlier Than the Male A Kushnir vs Evans, 1975  (A61) Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0 May 22: I shall Smeet thee Nunn vs Smeets, 2006  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 May 23: No Ordinary Joe D Rogozenco vs J Gallagher, 1999  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 47 moves, 0-1 May 24: Andrey the Giant A Esipenko vs Carlsen, 2021  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0 May 25: Hawaii 1-0 N Brunni vs R Torrance, 1987  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 1-0 May 26: Is it a Bird? E Hahn vs J Vitense, 1932  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0 May 22: Efim' Hell! Spassky vs Geller, 1959  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 1-0 May 28: Navar take a sacrifice Wei Yi vs Navara, 2016  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 May 29: To kower in fear! Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927  (B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0 May 30: The Ashot Heard Round the World A Nadanian vs Sakaev, 2001  (D85) Grunfeld, 17 moves, 1-0 May 31: ...Something to Braga 'bout.... F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0 June 1: "The Fast and Firouzjous" Firouzja vs Rapport, 2021  (B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 June 2: Withered Rose S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873  (C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1 June 3: Do the Funky Gibbons W Pollock vs T C Gibbons, 1888  (000) Chess variants, 31 moves, 0-1 June 4: Duhm And Diemer J Heikkinen vs G Angus, 1996  (C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0 June 5: The Mongolian NN N Namzhil vs Szabo, 1960  (E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 39 moves, 0-1 une 6: Lar's Lone Pine Pin Lays Law Low Evans vs L Day, 1975  (E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 51 moves, 1-0 June 7: Warren Peace Fischer vs J E Warren, 1964  (B89) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 une 8L Battle of the Exes S Lalic vs K Arkell, 2001  (C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1 June 9: So Close Yet So Far R Nezhmetdinov vs Antoshin, 1964  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1 June 10: Euwe Look Good On The Dunce Flohr Euwe vs Flohr, 1932  (C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0 161 games