11.? Blackburne's Mate
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Reversed Alekhine's Defense; Beautiful Miniature w/a Q Sac
D D van Geet vs W Versnel, 1950  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 SF notes
E D'Andre vs De Vere, 1867  (A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Greed is not one of the 7 deadly sins for nothing
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
KIA (A07) 1-0 Capture, KxQ Re-capture, N+ fork
R Garcia vs R Sanguineti, 1965 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A09) 1-0 Pawn fork trick
Zaitsik vs Zichulidze, 1976  (A15) English, 5 moves, 1-0
standard Englund Gambit miniature (A40) 0-1 back rank mate
H Silbermann vs Honich, 1930  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense, with White applying a variant of the Staunton Ga
H Kennedy vs E Lowe, 1849  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 16 moves, 0-1
Black's N & B wins the white Q
Venert vs V Mechkarov, 1970  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 K walk
G Raletich vs Mosher, 1958  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01) 1-0 Mate on f7
Balode vs Sondore, 1965  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 4.b4 Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1-0 Anastasia's #
Lasker vs A Fortuyn Harreman, 1908  (B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0
Scand-Alekh jugó 2 veces misma partida en 5 años
Alekhine vs M Schroeder, 1924  (B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 1-0
Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's Mate for Black
NN vs G Geshev, 1935  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
queen fork from the balcony -attacking c8 and h6
Vasiukov vs Razuvaev, 1972  (B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann: Forgacs Variation (B15) 0-1 Q+, Q+ & fork LPDO B
A Sira vs N Zahonova-Konopkova, 1993  (B15) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 0-1
"Bjorn Under a Bad Sign" (game of the day Sep-13-2005)
Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
Oldie but Goodie becomes lethal KG attack on the f-file
G Schnitzler vs Eberle, 1861  (B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit. Marshall (B20) 0-1 Q+ & fork Ra1
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Bowlder Attack Bishop trapped in 7
A Simons vs E Lowe, 1849  (B20) Sicilian, 7 moves, 0-1
Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Separate the K from the Q
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0
"The Gold Coin Game" (game of the day Jul-25-2012)
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 common unpin
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862  (B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 Smothered Mate
R Giblon vs L Hendon, 2011  (B33) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0
"A Game of Shadows" (game of the day Feb-09-2012)
Larsen vs Petrosian, 1966  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
The Magnus Smith Trap
Fischer vs NN, 1964  (B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 1-0 N+ fork, discovery
Frank Brady vs S H Langer, 1960  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
14 Qh6+!! drags the Black g7-king into a double check and mate
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Broken Castle + Queen Decoy Sac
Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1878  (C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 1-0 Scholar's Mate; 4...Nf6 is best
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0
After 5.Ne2, 5.Nc3, 5.c3 or 5.d3 white is okay.
Adow vs Borissow, 1889  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
2...f6? gets punished with 17.f3#
Alekhine vs NN, 1936  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit Declined 2...f6? (C30) 1-0 Destroyed ala Damiano
W Knoop vs L Malandain, 1995  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0
Vienna / B's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C23) 1-0 5...d5 prevents #
Kutjanin vs Jakobjuk, 1940  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Sitting Q sacrifice for Legall's Mate
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Extended version of Legall's Mate
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 3.Nf3 prevents checkmate
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
"Throw the Rook at Him" Morphy's quickest defeat!
Morphy vs Maurian, 1855  (000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: 2...Qh4+ (C30) 1-0 side-to-side queen is caught
B Wall vs T Flores, 1988  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 f2+ removes Ke1 as defender of Qd1
Trattner vs P C Gibbs, 1955  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
7. Bxf7+! snares the Queen by discovered attack or knight fork
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Defense (C36) 1-0 ++
A Meek vs Adbor, 1855  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
K Pawn: Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 The Krejcik queen trap
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
K Pawn: La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 2...Nf6 is superior
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
"Juan bad move after another"
J S Morgado vs J C Torres, 1967  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
"Chess, the History of a Game" by Richard Eales
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
The original Queen sacrifice for Boden's Mate by Boden!
R Schulder vs S Boden, 1853  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
double attack on disconnected rooks 23..Qa4
Polgar vs Macieja, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Scotch Goring Gambit - Sea Cadet Mate
Falkbeer vs NN, 1847  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Legall's mate. linda combinacion!
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890  (C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Q fork
B Wall vs L Shameson, 1986  (C51) Evans Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0
Evan's Gambit minus 1kNight and he pulls off Boden's Mate!
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859  (000) Chess variants, 26 moves, 1-0
Tras Te8 Greco daría el mate de Greco
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
Max Lange Mating Pattern
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 0-1 Opera Mate w/a different N
D Hater vs R Crowl, 1981  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 8 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Defense. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Greco #
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl+
A Ambanelli vs R Frith, 1981  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 1-0
Spanish Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' w/a Spearhead
M Brohl vs W Glaeser, 1988  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 13 moves, 0-1
Blackburne's Mate
NN vs Tarrasch, 1932  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 0-1
Estupendo sacrificio de dama
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
An attempt to hold on to the pawn loses a knight here.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0
another QGA where Black is dynamited by a well-timed d5
M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav g4 bayonet attack for Mongredien's Knight Mate
Krasenkow vs Sveshnikov, 1992  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 Capture, Re-capture, P Fork
R Garcia vs B P Reilly, 1966 (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 14 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
A famous Greco game w/a Q sacrifice Fool's mate in the opening!
Greco vs NN, 1623  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
bishop sac to set up rook sac... Damiano's Mate follows.
Tal vs R Mascarinas, 1981  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
...Qa5 gets trapped
Wiesel vs Weigel, 1923  (B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var 4.c4 Nb6 (B01) 1-0 Sudden Q trap
A Istratescu vs I Frosinos, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0
25 Q sac threatens double check
G Kuzmin vs E Torre, 1981  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange (B13) 1-0 SF notes
Tarrasch vs Von Scheve, 1879  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Forgacs Variation (B15) 1-0 SF notes
Tartakower vs H Fahrni, 1909  (B15) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1 Royal pin, pxRa1=Q next
G Nagy vs J Balogh, 1932  (B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1
Sic Alapin, Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Standard trap
W Godoy Neto vs K Banas, 1993  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0
Pinned defender gains loose knight
K Rahn vs Rellstab, 1941  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Levenfish catches Dragon
D Muller-Using vs F Hoffmann, 1995  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Early dev (B75) 1-0
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
White faces a double check -and IGNORES it
A Soltis vs D Gurevich, 1981  (B89) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Q sac decoy to N fork
N Firman vs Areshchenko, 2008  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 18 moves, 1-0
a blindfold simul world record attempt at Hotel Almanac in NY
Alekhine vs A Frieman, 1924  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy
F Young vs L Dore, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Black felt demoralized after losing his queen
Morphy vs Maurian, 1854  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Boden's #
G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
French Def. Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1 Discovered+
C Hatherill vs B Wall, 1980  (C02) French, Advance, 8 moves, 0-1
Queen sac -- "Gosta Wind!"
Spielmann vs G Stoltz, 1930  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1
Another great triumph of Alekhine-Chatard Attack
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940  (C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0
From a simultaneous exhibition in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
a different kind of double rook mate
R Persitz vs D V Hooper, 1954  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Bam! Bam! Bam! A 15 move mating net!
Charousek vs Englander, 1894  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Blam! Pow!! The KG for me!! Great attacking game.
Morozevich vs Anand, 1995  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0
kga 0-1 damoffer, snygg matt!
F Riemann vs Anderssen, 1876  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
Schallop Defense (C34) 1-0 Dbl B sacs on the 7th
Young vs R Puckett, 1962  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Modern Def (C36) 0-1Q+ & fork LPDO R&N
R Shirley Jr vs B Wall, 1982  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
A horrid game. Black sacs a queen and knight for nothing - and
B Garfinkel vs F M Wren, 1933  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attk (C39) 1-0 Superb Mating Combo
Maroczy vs G Exner, 1894  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0
"Crash and Burn" (game of the day Oct-22-2006)
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
"A Night at the Opera" (game of the day Dec-02-2007)
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Wow...FIVE white pieces mate the black king on e4.
J H Blake vs G A Hooke, 1891  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Blindfold simul
Blackburne vs M Rudge, 1875  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
a smothered mate morphying into an Anastasia's mate!
C Golmayo vs Loyd, 1867  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 0-1
queen sac for knight scissors mate
Loyd vs S Rosenthal, 1867  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
Blackburne wins with two CAVALIERS
NN vs Blackburne, 1871  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Both a pretty combination begins 15.Nd6+ and a nice pawn mate
F Erkel vs Szen, 1845  (C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841-1924)
Blackburne vs Leverson, 1885  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 SF notes
Morphy vs P Capdevielle, 1864  (C51) Evans Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 0-1 Q sac, Greco's Mate
Anderssen vs J Finch, 1851  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0
Chigorin vs Yakubovich, 1879 (C51) Evans Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
15. Qe8+! sets up a double discovered check for mate-in-three
M R Kaldegg vs G Zeissl, 1903  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
two knights chase king to his doom after queen sac
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian, Classical. Greco G Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 G
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0
A beautiful Clean Mate from Blackburne
A Steinkuehler vs Blackburne, 1863  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Mason Gambit (C54) 1-0!!
Alekhine vs NN, 1911  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Both queens are defending mates and attacking each other!
Tal vs J Miller, 1988  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1 Wide open
NN vs Schiffers, 1877  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
two knights mate-aided by a rook pin.
E Reichmann vs H Ullrich, 1961  (C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
"The Traxler Variation" (game of the day Mar-01-2017)
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60) 1-0 Q sac, Boden's #
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Pin to simplify
Firouzja vs Caruana, 2022  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 26 moves, 0-1
Barry announced a mate in 13 after Pillsbury played 31...h6.
J F Barry vs Pillsbury, 1899  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
One of the most beautiful chess games ever.
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Duras Variation (C77) 1-0 Skewer!
Duras vs E Cohn, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 48 moves, 1-0
The sacrifice 18...♕e1 must have been a shocker.
M Weiss vs W Pollock, 1889  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1
Planinc's most stunning queen sacrifice
D Minic vs A Planinc, 1975  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
"Ay Carranza!" (game of the day Sep-16-2015)
L Carranza vs Alekhine, 1926  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1
"Take the Helms" (game of the day Jan-27-2009)
Fine vs H Helms, 1945  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 1-0
A queen down, Tal hangs all three minor pieces with 21. Bf5!!
Tal vs H Hecht, 1962  (E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1-0
21.Ne8! interception/interference by desperado after 18.Rxf6!
A Haik vs S Skembris, 1981  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 1-0 SF notes
Alatortsev vs Averbakh, 1948  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
"Andre the Giant" (game of the day Oct-12-2007)
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad (E30) 0-1 Support the Q+
R Kalkstein vs D Isaacson, 1964  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 34 moves, 0-1
"Kashdan's Immortal" (game of the day Sep-24-2009)
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
34.Qxd4! was a beautiful conception.
Botvinnik vs C H Alexander, 1946  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 38 moves, 1-0
The classic Sämisch Queen sacrifice
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1
"In the Tal Grass" (game of the day Jun-01-2008)
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
"Take This Rook and Kramnik" (game of the day Aug-07-2016)
Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 B+ Discovered attack nabs Q LPDO
T Mantia vs R Shirley Jr, 1981  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
QGA. Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0Bxf7+, Ne5+ Unpin, etc
von der Lasa vs P Bilguer, 1837  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Normal Var (D21) 0-1 Common trap Q+ & fork LPDO N
I Farago vs V Bliumberg, 1994  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 5 moves, 0-1
QGD: Capablanca Variation (D30) 1-0
C Purdy vs J Kinman, 1928  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
"Rubinstein's Immortal" (game of the day Jan-06-2009)
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
Crikey! Well done Benzol, this is magic.
G Bauermann vs R Butze, 1979  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 0-1
"Chucking the Queen" (game of the day Sep-08-2018)
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0
Nice queen sacrifice by Kramnik
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
Morphy's Mate after Windmill
Reshevsky vs Shainswit, 1951  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern (D50) 1-0 blindfold; 29.?
Alekhine vs Vainshtein, 1916  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Classical (D86) 1-0 Pin and Pawn Mate!
Karjakin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 51 moves, 1-0
"The Game of the Century" (game of the day Mar-09-2013)
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
A bit of greed to win the QR leads to devastation. Well done.
M Stock vs V Demian, 1976  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 18 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Long Bomb!
H Danielsen vs P H Nielsen, 2003  (A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Short sticks Littlewood
J E Littlewood vs Short, 1978  (A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation (A03) 1-0 queen sacrifice
Bird vs Gossip, 1891  (A03) Bird's Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Two Queens Battery mate
B Lim vs A Song, 2003  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 95 moves, 1-0
An exquisite Queen sac & mate by Dearing.
J Rudd vs E Dearing, 2004  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
18...? (Wednesday, October 3)
K V Shantharam vs K Murugan, 1994  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 0-1
Sham Q sacrifice gains vital pawn
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970  (A14) English, 36 moves, 0-1
Bronstein leaves the queen for his opponent to take!
Barcza vs Bronstein, 1949  (A20) English, 36 moves, 0-1
"Swede Child O' Mine" (game of the day Oct-19-2017)
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952  (A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0
Pawn promotion mate!
S De Gondo vs S Bhawoodien, 2003 (A25) English, 43 moves, 0-1
A Petrosian Queen sac - can't blame Filip for not expecting it!
Filip vs Petrosian, 1965  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (A40) 0-1 Greco Mate
R Koemetter vs G Welling, 1995  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Inverted Dovetail Mate
A Diaz vs A J Goldsby, 2003  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 0-1 Q sacrifice for Bb2 Greco #
Santasiere vs Ed. Lasker, 1931  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 1-0 24.?
Torre vs B Verlinsky, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov shines
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 33 moves, 0-1
brilliant Queen sacrifice
Krogius vs A Kuznetsov, 1962  (A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Skewer+
M van 't Kruijs vs Anderssen, 1861  (A84) Dutch, 16 moves, 0-1
C-K Panov Attack. Modern Def Czerniak Line (B13) 1-0Q sac, Dbl+
Tseitlin vs E Dizdarevic, 1999  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
20.? Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0
Kotronias vs Grigoriants, 2009  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 28 moves, 1-0
Von Bardeleben vs Alekhine, 1908  (C41) Philidor Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1990  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962  (B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Euwe vs Lasker, 1934  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 0-1
Ilyin-Zhenevsky vs Lasker, 1925  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1
Najdorf vs Ragozin, 1948  (D98) Grunfeld, Russian, 43 moves, 0-1
M Rodholm vs T Herrstrom, 1996  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Flohr vs Botvinnik, 1933  (A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 30 moves, 0-1
Michelet vs Kieseritzky, 1845  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
Shabalov vs V Akobian, 2003  (C02) French, Advance, 61 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs L Litov, 1915  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Larsen, 1971  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
A Ozsvath vs K Honfi, 1953  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 56 moves, 0-1
H Baucher vs Morphy, 1858  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1
"Busted!" (game of the day Dec-20-2010)
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1985  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
R Cifuentes Parada vs Zvjaginsev, 1995  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1
Keres vs Stahlberg, 1935  (C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
E Maahs vs W Pajeken, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Swiderski vs Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer vs Anderssen, 1851  (C27) Vienna Game, 30 moves, 1-0
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
Bird vs J Mason, 1876  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
Double Rook sac & Queen sac for Boden's Mate!!
E Canal vs NN, 1934  (B01) Scandinavian, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Hanging Queen wins??
J Basas Gamazo vs A Rodriguez Cespedes, 1997  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 0-1
"Fie, fie upon a conquered king!"--Henry II
J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0
3...Qc6?? is the worst move that's been played
K D Reichwald vs G Scheuerlein, 2011  (B01) Scandinavian, 4 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) 1-0 Smothered Mate
F Vogt vs H Lehmann, 1947  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Q trap
A Karklins vs Dlugy, 1986  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 blitz Q trap
F Rhine vs NN, 2020  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein vs V N Kulomzin, 1903  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1
Blackburne vs J G Witton, 1885  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0
J Seoane vs I Prieto, 1986  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed. Pilnik Variation (C90) 1-0 Anderssen's #
P Thoren vs P Lacko, 1987  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
28.Ne7+! prepares to sac the Queen for mate
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0
Jobava London System (A45) 1-0 Brilliant Kingside Sac Attack
Mamedyarov vs Giri, 2022  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Lasker Variation (B01) 1-0 SF notes
M Nielsen vs A Sonderby, 2006  (B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 1-0
24...? White's Q needed to be diverted away from covering a8.
D Prelevic vs P Orlov, 2001  (C22) Center Game, 24 moves, 0-1
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