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"My poetry is a game. My life is a game. But I am not a game." — Federico Garcia Lorca

"Life is the most amazing game. Play hard with a deep love so that you may enjoy it." — Debasish Mridha

"Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose." — Chi Chi Rodriguez

"Life is a game, play it ... Life is too precious, do not destroy it." — Mother Teresa

"Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses." — Joe Gibbs

"Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." — Joe Namath

"The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not." — David Foster Wallace

"For me, Chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime." — Eduard Gufeld

"If you wanted to be the best then you had to swallow your pride and become a student of the game first." — Jon Osborne

"Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too." — Peter Rogers

Sometime rhetoric was just
another way to lie and impress persons,
and he knew this — Haidji

* Deadly Battery: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* ECO A list: https://gamesches.blogspot.com/p/ec...

* Brief Opening Theory - No Advantage, No Disadvantage: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess...

* Brief KIA: Game Collection: King's Indian Attack

* More: https://www.ichess.net/blog/kings-i...

"So I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov – Problem was, we had a checkered tablecloth and it took him two hours to pass the salt!"

* Ataman's Miniatures: Game Collection: Instructive Chess Miniatures (Ataman)

* Charming Miniatures: Game Collection: 0

* C-K Examples: Game Collection: Caro Kann Lines

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

* The Donner Party of Misery: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Internet tracking: https://www.studysmarter.us/magazin...

* Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

Alaska: Kodiak
Established in: 1792

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

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

limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'

"Those who think that it's easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game, a player lives on his nerves, and at the same time he must be perfectly composed." ― Victor Kortchnoi

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." ― Sally Simpson

"It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it." ― Douglas MacArthur

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

The Eagle, the Wild Sow, and the Cat

A certain hollow tree
Was tenanted by three.
An eagle held a lofty bough,
The hollow root a wild wood sow,
A female cat between the two.
All busy with maternal labours,
They lived awhile obliging neighbours.
At last the cat's deceitful tongue
Broke up the peace of old and young.
Up climbing to the eagle's nest,
She said, with whiskered lips compressed,
"Our death, or, what as much we mothers fear,
That of our helpless offspring dear,
Is surely drawing near.
Beneath our feet, see you not how
Destruction's plotted by the sow?
Her constant digging, soon or late,
Our proud old castle will uproot.
And then – O, sad and shocking fate! –
She'll eat our young ones, as the fruit!
Were there but hope of saving one,
"Twould soothe somewhat my bitter moan."
Thus leaving apprehensions hideous,
Down went the puss perfidious
To where the sow, no longer digging,
Was in the very act of pigging.
"Good friend and neighbour," whispered she,
"I warn you on your guard to be.
Your pigs should you but leave a minute,
This eagle here will seize them in it.
Speak not of this, I beg, at all,
Lest on my head her wrath should fall."
Another breast with fear inspired,
With fiendish joy the cat retired.
The eagle ventured no egress
To feed her young, the sow still less.
Fools they, to think that any curse
Than ghastly famine could be worse!
Both staid at home, resolved and obstinate,
To save their young ones from impending fate, – The royal bird for fear of mine,
For fear of royal claws the swine.
All died, at length, with hunger,
The older and the younger;
There staid, of eagle race or boar,
Not one this side of death's dread door; –
A sad misfortune, which
The wicked cats made rich.
O, what is there of hellish plot
The treacherous tongue dares not!
Of all the ills Pandora's box outpoured,
Deceit, I think, is most to be abhorred.

* Nc6 per Andrew Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV1...

* Nc6 per Wesley So: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hB...

* Nc6 per Nick Risko: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nz...

* Nc6 per GM Eugene P: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su7...

* Nc6 per Joe Banawa Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJt...

* Nc6 per Hanging Pawns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqQ...

* Nc6 Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJ...

* Nc6 Colorado Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nt...

* Nc6 Massacre the CO G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxh...

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally" - Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

Filomena wrote:

A Tactical Appeal
On this one bit I will not yield:
When on a modern battlefield
Where not one thought can be concealed
As hidden things can be revealed

You Shouldn't Wield a Wooden Shield

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

The Charge of the Light Brigade
by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Half a league, half a league,
Half a league onward,
All in the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.
"Forward, the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!" he said:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

"Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay'd?
Not tho' the soldier knew
Some one had blunder'd:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon in front of them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.

Flash'd all their sabres bare,
Flash'd as they turn'd in air
Sabring the gunners there,
Charging an army, while
All the world wonder'd:
Plunged in the battery-smoke
Right thro' the line they broke;
Cossack and Russian
Reel'd from the sabre-stroke
Shatter'd and sunder'd.
Then they rode back, but not
Not the six hundred.

Cannon to right of them,
Cannon to left of them,
Cannon behind them
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
While horse and hero fell,
They that had fought so well
Came thro' the jaws of Death,
Back from the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade?
O the wild charge they made!
All the world wonder'd.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble six hundred!

Question: What U.S. state's constitution is the longest in the world? Answer: Alabama – 310,000 words.

Question: What country has the most vending machines per capita? Answer: Japan – one for every 23 people.

The Man and the Wooden God

A pagan kept a god of wood, –
A sort that never hears,
Though furnished well with ears, –
From which he hoped for wondrous good.
The idol cost the board of three;
So much enriched was he
With vows and offerings vain,
With bullocks garlanded and slain:
No idol ever had, as that,
A kitchen quite so full and fat.
But all this worship at his shrine
Brought not from this same block divine
Inheritance, or hidden mine,
Or luck at play, or any favour.
Nay, more, if any storm whatever
Brewed trouble here or there,
The man was sure to have his share,
And suffer in his purse,
Although the god fared none the worse.
At last, by sheer impatience bold,
The man a crowbar seizes,
His idol breaks in pieces,
And finds it richly stuffed with gold.
"How's this? Have I devoutly treated,"
Says he, "your godship, to be cheated?
Now leave my house, and go your way,
And search for altars where you may.
You're like those natures, dull and gross,
From, which comes nothing but by blows;
The more I gave, the less I got;
I'll now be rich, and you may rot."

Riddle: Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?

Answer: They were playing two different games, against other opponents.

My Wage
by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.

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

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

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

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

* Checkmate Puzzle Patternz: https://www.serverchess.com/mateinN...

* Chess Puzzles: https://chesspuzzle.net/

"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

roy zev2270 toy stor haz a song pertning t2 stnky fshy wshd ashore instead ova note ina corkd bottl.

The Lenape, Manhattan's original inhabitants, called the island Manahatta, which means "hilly island."

C'est tout

Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky, Modern ML (A99) 1-0 KO
V Glotov vs Antoshin, 1952 
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 40 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky, Modern ML (A99) 1-0 shot
Portisch vs Rossolimo, 1969 
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 32 moves, 1-0

The great Bobby Fischer once played 1.c4 against Oscar Panno.
Fischer vs Smyslov, 1970 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 64 moves, 1-0

King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0
W Martz vs B Kakimi, 1971
(A21) English, 42 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A13) 1-0
C Burgos Figueroa vs T Gumpo, 2018 
(A13) English, 59 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 1/2-1/2
M Stean vs Bronstein, 1976
(A13) English, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Opening: Symmetrical. Two Knights Line (A37) 0-1
D Flores vs Carlsen, 2010 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 43 moves, 0-1

Mutual Double Fianchettoes 6.c4 e6 (A04) 1/2-1/2
J Loxine vs M Lokander, 2019
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Larsen Dbl Fio 6.d4 e5 7.dxe5 Ng4 (A04) 0-1 blitz
Radjabov vs Caruana, 2021
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Dbl Fio Var 5.d4 0-0 (A04) 1-0 Rook on the 7th
Radjabov vs J Schmidt, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Var Dbl Fio 6.d4 Nbd7 (A04) 1-0 Stockfish
Eliskases vs Najdorf, 1948 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def 3.d4 Nb6 (A06) 1/2-1/2 SF notes
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2022
(A06) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA Dbl Fio e5 vs Sicilian Bg7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Black IQP
Browne vs Portisch, 1972
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Def.: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1Pin/Notes by Eric Schiller
R Vasquez Schroeder vs E Schiller, 2001  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pseudo-Queen's Indian. Marienbad System (A47) ·
J C Balparda vs Alekhine, 1938
(A47) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fianchetto Var (A58) 1-0 Youth
I Ben Artzi vs F Oberholzer, 2012 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 0-1 internet blitz; notes by SF
Le Quang Liem vs Carlsen, 2020 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) · 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs Ljubojevic, 1982
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Original Def (D78) 1/2-1/2internet
Firouzja vs Dubov, 2021
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polish Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Simul Exhibition; Stockfish
Fischer vs D Ina, 1964 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
J Eising vs L Schneider, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var 7.c4 Nc6 (A01) 1/2-1/2
C Li vs T Lei, 2014 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti Gambit Declined (A09) 1-0
D Kuljasevic vs D Yang, 2010
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Double Fianchetto (A04) 1/2-1/2 Notes by Stockfish
Najdorf vs J Bolbochan, 1942
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto / Catalan (A04) 1-0
Furman vs Gufeld, 1972
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1-0
E Szabados vs G Ferrantes, 1951
(A05) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1-0
Dzindzichashvili vs W Schmidt, 1978
(A05) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1/2-1/2
Gufeld vs Vladimirov, 1975
(A05) Reti Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1/2-1/2 blitz
Vaganian vs Tal, 1988 
(A05) Reti Opening, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti Dbl Fio vs KID 6...c5 (A05) 0-1
F Bistric vs Smirin, 2000 
(A05) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

KIA: Spassky Var / Polish-Indian Def 7.c4 bxc4 (A05) 0-1
V Novgorodskij vs Kholmov, 1998 
(A05) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

KIA: Smyslov Var 4.b4 d6 vs KID Yugoslav (A05) 0-1 blitz
Bacrot vs Mamedyarov, 2007
(A05) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Reti System Dbl Fianchetto 8.c4 vs Bg4 triangle (A00) 1/2-1/2
D Byrne vs Petrosian, 1972 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow, Stonewall Line (A12) 1-0
Timman vs V Korensky, 1973 
(A12) English with b3, 33 moves, 1-0

"Retreating to Advance" (game of the day Jan-29-2009)
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1851  
(A13) English, 46 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Tarrasch Def (A14) 1-0Stockfish
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1925 
(A14) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English vs Anglo-Indian Def. Mikenas-Carls (A15) 0-1video link
Ding Liren vs Dubov, 2020 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) · 0-1
Ding Liren vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 0-1

The above game won the first brilliancy prize in this event.
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

K's English. Kramnik-Shirov Cntr (A21) 1-0 Rob the Pinned Pawn
Giri vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022 
(A21) English, 32 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 0-1
Reshevsky vs G Gonzalez, 1983 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 66 moves, 0-1

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 1/2-1/2Check all possible checks
J Chabanon vs C Bauer, 2014 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dutch Def: Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0 Short-lived promo unpin
Mamedyarov vs D Reinderman, 2005 
(A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 0-1 Stockfish
Kramnik vs Caruana, 2015 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 73 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2016 
(B20) Sicilian, 50 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto 3...Rb8 (B24) 0-1 Stockfish
Rapport vs Carlsen, 2022 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) · 0-1
A Ahmad vs A Butnorius, 2016 
(B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Normal (B45) 1/2-1/2 25.?
M Czerniak vs K Langeweg, 1966 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 Promo to Q vs R
Ferret vs Crafty, 1997 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 140 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 0-1 27...?
B Al Qudaimi vs B Amin, 2014 
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: White Dbl Fianchetto (D02) 1-0 Dynamic Q sac, P sac promo
Miroshnichenko vs Korneev, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

Kangaroo, Keres Defense. Transpositional Var (E00) 1-0Stockfish
V Makogonov vs Keres, 1939 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def. Tarrasch Def (E04) 0-1Philidor's Leg
Hlophe Smilo vs W Kobese, 2016 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 26 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 armageddon; notes by SF
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2022 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 42 moves, 1-0

NID. Classical. Milner-Barry Var (E33) 0-1
J H Donner vs Reshevsky, 1950 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

KID. Fianchetto. Lesser Simagin (Spassky) (E62) 1-0 K flush
F Firman Syah vs R Djurhuus, 2014 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 1-0 a-pawn promotion
M Konopka vs T Oral, 1994 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 76 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto Attk vs KID (E64) 0-1 Passer down the middle
H Nowarra vs Eliskases, 1938 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 52 moves, 0-1

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

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E Ermenkov vs B Gaealafshwe, 2006
(A13) English, 19 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A04) 1/2-1/2 lost the thread
Keene vs G Bonner, 1971 
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dbl Fianchetto Reti Gambit: Advance 2...d4 3.b4 (A09) 1-0
Botvinnik vs Ragozin, 1933 
(A09) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation (A00) 1-0 Bishop BLAST!
E Moser vs V Piber, 2000 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Santasiere's Folly (A06) 0-1 Outside passer
L Mikhaletz vs Y Kruppa, 1998
(A06) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 Ask Kenny's kids
Rapport vs D Gukesh, 2022 
(A06) Reti Opening, 167 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack (B09) 1-0 It's knights out!
A Tari vs M Mchedlishvili, 2018 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KID. Kramer Var (E70) 1-0 The Knight Pair and Queen
A Pomar vs Uhlmann, 1958 
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

Delayed Stonewall Attk vs Dutch, Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0
V Artemiev vs M Kobalia, 2022 
(A81) Dutch, 65 moves, 1-0

Link to annotations by GM Naiditsch
Caruana vs Karjakin, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var Bb2 & Be2 (A03) 0-1 Dbl Fianchettoes
A Kobernat vs A Wojtkiewicz, 1989
(A03) Bird's Opening, 42 moves, 0-1

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

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 SF notes
Korchnoi vs Portisch, 1983 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1/2-
Aronian vs Wei Yi, 2022 
(A14) English, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 Combo forces resignation
F Rhine vs A Moolky, 2022 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) · 1/2-1/2
R Bellin vs Short, 1980
(A05) Reti Opening, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

White Dbl Fianchetto (A05) 1-0 The Commoner's Flush
F Jenni vs Y Atabayev, 2008 
(A05) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 1/2-1/2 early Q exchange
M Illescas vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1991
(A04) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID. Double Fianchetto Attack (E64) 1-0 48.?
J H Donner vs C van den Berg, 1959 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 52 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0
Filip vs H Schumacher, 1969 
(A20) English, 41 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Sevian sippin' whiskey
Sevian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022 
(A20) English, 31 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Anglo-Slav. Bogoljubow Variation III (A12) 0-1
F van der Elburg vs S Strating, 2001 
(A12) English with b3, 18 moves, 0-1

F Libiszewski vs J Schiestl, 2022
(A05) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Dbl Fio vs NY System (A00) 1-0
G Laco vs B Kchouk, 1958 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA Dbl Fianchetto vs Lasker's NY System (A06) 0-1 passers
Niemann vs J Stearman, 2019 
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

KIA: Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0 the care and feeding of pawns
A Young vs S Homa, 2016
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Niemann vs J Chen, 2019  
(A14) English, 50 moves, 1-0

Keymer vs D Anton Guijarro, 2022
(A06) Reti Opening, 48 moves, 0-1

Z Sarosy vs F Bohatirchuk, 1976 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E07) · 1-0
F Parr vs A W Bowen, 1962
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0

English/Reti
N Ziane vs J Bell, 1996 
(A05) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1/2-
Miles vs F Levin, 1995 
(A14) English, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Q fork EAD & LPDO
Chiburdanidze vs J Xie, 1992 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Stonewall, Botvinnik Var (A93) 1-0 Stockf
Kotov vs Lisitsin, 1948 
(A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

K Rogoff vs A Karklins, 1974
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

D Fritzinger vs A Karklins, 1972
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dutch Defense: Leningrad Var (A87) 0-1 Removal of the Guards
M Genkin vs M Kopylov, 2000 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening transpositions (A00) 1-0 36.?? ??
T Gareyev vs L Perdomo, 2004 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Saragossa Opening: General (A00) 1/2-1/2
M Radojevic vs S Popov, 1966
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kramnik vs A Demchenko, 2017 
(A05) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 1-0

B Finegold vs M Khachiyan, 2013 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

R Tia vs N K Nielsen, 2001
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 blitz
Vachier-Lagrave vs Ivanchuk, 2017
(B07) Pirc, 54 moves, 1-0

QID: Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation Quiet Line (E15) 1-0
J Tarjan vs Browne, 1984 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 0-1 White sits back
S Zickus vs M Arwanitakis, 2006 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Knights Variation. General (A46) 1-0 intermezzo
A Adly vs D Ariel, 2011
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: La Bourdonnais Var (C00) 1-0 Brilliant!
Zvjaginsev vs P Zhang, 2006 
(C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

French Def: 2.Qe2 Chigorin Var (C00) 1-0 Fredthebear wasn't the
N Yakubboev vs A Begmuratov, 2016
(C00) French Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: General (A00) 1-0 Black Q leads, K walks
M Arwanitakis vs T Kett, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation (A00) 1-0 Clearance Sac wins!
S Bogdanovich vs P Andyka, 2019 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Sodium Attack: General (A00) 1-0 Q&N# Fredthebear saw it
J van Foreest vs K Plichta, 2022 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 46 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) · 1/2-1/2
W Arencibia Rodriguez vs C Juarez Flores, 1987
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

ippopotamus (A00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish 11
M Guidi vs Z Jovanovic, 2010
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

White Hippopotamus (A00) 1/2-1/2 Fredthebear didn't see it
M D Edwards-Wright vs A G Ashton, 2023
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Anderssen Opening / English Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 Deadly crosspin
Carlsen vs Eljanov, 2010 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

suicidal euphemism
D E Alvarado vs J Carvajal Gorgona, 2001 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

KIA: Symmetrical Dbl Fios (A05) 0-1 Blitz
G Jones vs R Mamedov, 2022
(A05) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch mutual dbl fios (A04) 0-1disc dbl attk
Radjabov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2021 
(A04) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio KIA: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1-0 Take, Recapture, Fork
Dubov vs L Trent, 2017 
(A05) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 1-0 blitz
Carlsen vs Keymer, 2022 
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio KIA (A06) 0-1 Rooks for minors; no mate on h-file
Ribli vs Tal, 1985 
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 blitz Rook roller
G Jones vs E Rosen, 2022
(A06) Reti Opening, 81 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) · 1/2-1/2
Vachier-Lagrave vs Firouzja, 2021
(A06) Reti Opening, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zukertort Opening: P-Q4 Double Fianchetto (A06) 1-0
N Yakubboev vs Bluebaum, 2023 
(A06) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General BxNf3 (A06) 1-0 blitz
Nepomniachtchi vs Saric, 2023
(A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1 Remove the Guard
A Alvarez Pedraza vs E Miranda Mesa, 2019
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

B40 - yet another mislabeled King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0
J Pitcher vs D McCarthy, 2023
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (A07) 1-0
Morozevich vs Kasimdzhanov, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 self-pinned rook on e-file
Portisch vs Ivkov, 1969 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Bogoljubow Def (A13)1-0 NY 1924
Reti vs Yates, 1924 
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0

English vs Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1 Holes
Giri vs So, 2020 
(A14) English, 25 moves, 0-1

English vs Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 0-1 blitz
Giri vs So, 2017 
(A14) English, 49 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def Semi-Slav (A13) 0-1
Reti vs A Vajda, 1926 
(A13) English, 27 moves, 0-1

Crazy! - best game of 2022, so far
M Wadsworth vs H Grieve, 2022 
(A13) English, 75 moves, 0-1

English vs Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0 Q&N#
Grischuk vs E Rosen, 2022 
(A14) English, 46 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Agincourt Var (A13) B support
Nepomniachtchi vs Grischuk, 2021 
(A13) English, 47 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
Speelman vs O Stork, 2018 
(A14) English, 25 moves, 1-0

analyzed in Efim Geller's book "The Complete Queen's Indian"
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

English vs AID. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1
P H Clarke vs K Darga, 1960
(A17) English, 27 moves, 0-1

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

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0Stockfish
Tartakower vs Gruenfeld, 1925
(A22) English, 39 moves, 1-0

7.h4 King's English. Closed System (A25) 1-0
Capablanca vs C H Alexander, 1936 
(A25) English, 44 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0 blitz tactics!!
Carlsen vs P A Hansen, 2009 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: General (A80) 1-0 blitz attack the backward pawn
A Tang vs M Lagarde, 2022
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 0-1 Octopus!!
M de Verdier vs A Lauber, 2010 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 30 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 1-0
A Churavin vs B Graff, 2023
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 33 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 rapidly by Fredthebear
G Zhao vs L Ortiz Sanchez, 2023
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 36 moves, 1-0

Q deflection sacrifice for Smothered Mate!
Kholmov vs J Klavins, 1955 
(A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical. Blackburne Attack (A91) 1-0 light-squares
Barcza vs T Ichim, 1947 
(A91) Dutch Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Classical Var (A91) 0-1 GM Simon's video Dzagnidze
A Riazantsev vs Rapport, 2017 
(A91) Dutch Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

King's English Variation. General (A20) 1-0
Niemann vs N Kacharava, 2022
(A20) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 52 Garry Kasparov's On My Great Predecessors Vol 2
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 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

Z appliez the Colle Zukertort to zuke narcisstic cyberboss
A A Zaremba vs A Shaw, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio vs Horwitz Defense: General / Hippopotamus (A40) 1-0
A A Zaremba vs T Goris, 1998
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

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