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T N O P Playerss
Compiled by Littlejohn
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Let's begin with Super Nez!!

To make more room in here, American champion Hikaru Nakamura's games have been removed to his own collection.

The games of Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian, the 9th World Champion, have been removed to his own collection. A few of Petrosian's games remain in here because he played other N O P players, such as Pachman, Portisch, and Polugaevsky.

The Polger sisters are being shifted to the Polgar Power collection.

"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 prepares for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

Thank you simondt, S A G A R.
Site under construction by Fredthebear.

* Philidor's games: Philidor

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

HACKED!

<Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

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!

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.>

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White)

* Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French

* Gambits against the French Defense:
Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Fabulous chess brilliancies:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

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

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

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

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

Petrosian's mastery of a closed position:
<In what appears to be perfectly equal positions, Petrosian consistently finds seemingly innocuous moves that gradually overwhelm his opponent. He accomplishes his objective simply by exchanging pieces and manoeuvring for victory without taking unnecessary risks. This essentially defensive technique has the virtue, when it doesn't utterly succeed, of producing a draw.> ― Larry Evans, introduction to game 3 from My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer.

* QGD: Game Collection: QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

* Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Crouch's book: Game Collection: Chess Secrets - Attackers (Crouch)

* Dr. Edmund Adam Miniatures: Edmund Adam

* Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French

* Alekhine's French Def: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* A few KIAs: Game Collection: Opening Ideas

* Advance French: Game Collection: Attacking with the French

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

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

In a park people come across a man playing chess against a dog. They are astonished and say:

"What a clever dog!"

But the man protests:

"No, no, he isn't that clever. I'm leading three games to one!"

The Fox and the Goat

A fox once journeyed, and for company
A certain bearded, horned goat had he;
Which goat no further than his nose could see.
The fox was deeply versed in trickery.
These travellers did thirst compel
To seek the bottom of a well.
There, having drunk enough for two,
Says fox, "My friend, what shall we do?
It's time that we were thinking
Of something else than drinking.
Raise you your feet on the wall,
And stick your horns up straight and tall;
Then up your back I'll climb with ease,
And draw you after, if you please."
"Yes, by my beard," the other said,
"It's just the thing. I like a head
Well stocked with sense, like thine.
Had it been left to mine,
I do confess,
I never should have thought of this."
So Renard clambered out,
And, leaving there the goat,
Discharged his obligations
By preaching thus on patience:
"Had Heaven put sense your head within,
To match the beard on your chin,
You would have thought a bit,
Before descending such a pit.
I'm out of it; good bye:
With prudent effort try
Yourself to extricate.
For me, affairs of state
Permit me not to wait."

Whatever way you wend,
Consider well the end.

"The game might be divided into three parts: the opening, the middle-game and the endgame. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

Reuben Fine can show you the not-so-easy way. Sign up for free and you can read books for free: https://archive.org/details/chessea...

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa." ― M. Scott Peck

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.

* Organized Steinitz collection:
Game Collection: Steinitz Gambits

* Classic games by great players: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston)

* 100+ Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* 610_Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics

* Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches

* Chess Prehistory Compiled by Joe Stanley: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

* Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time

* 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0

* bengalcat47's favorite games of famous masters: Game Collection: bengalcat47's favorite games

* Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931

* Fire Baptisms Compiled by Nasruddin Hodja: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

* maxruen's favorite games III: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III

* some famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

* Brilliant games Compiled by madhatter5: Game Collection: Brilliant games

* The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)

* '500 Master Games of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower and Julius Du Mont: Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess

* Great Combinations Compiled by wwall: Game Collection: Combinations

* Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky

* Exchange sacs – 1 Compiled by obrit: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

* Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Ne5 Holler of a Tree in Fredthebear Country: Game Collection: 5 Ne5 Holler of a Tree in Fredthebear Country

* 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Best of the British Compiled by Timothy Glenn Forney: Game Collection: Best of the British

* The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2)

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* sapientdust's favorite games: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games

* shakman's favorite games – 2: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2

* Reti Opening Compiled by KingG: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek

* ray keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

* (Variety Pack) Compiled by Nova: Game Collection: KID games

* JonathanJ's favorite games 4: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4

* jorundte's favorite games: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games

* elmubarak: my fav games: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

* assorted Good games Compiled by rbaglini: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0

* LAST COLLECTION Compiled by Jaredfchess: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION

"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective." – Alexander Alekhine

"Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble." -- Stanley Kubrick

"Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment." – Garry Kasparov

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game." – Savielly Tartakower

"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

The Use Of Knowledge

Between two citizens
A controversy grew.
The one was poor, but much he knew:
The other, rich, with little sense,
Claimed that, in point of excellence,
The merely wise should bow the knee
To all such moneyed men as he.
The merely fools, he should have said;
For why should wealth hold up its head,
When merit from its side has fled?
"My friend," said Bloated-purse,
To his reverse,
"You think yourself considerable.
Pray, tell me, do you keep a table?
What comes of this incessant reading,
In point of lodging, clothing, feeding?
It gives one, true, the highest chamber,
One coat for June and for December,
His shadow for his sole attendant,
And hunger always in the ascendant.
What profits he his country, too,
Who scarcely ever spends a sou –
Will, haply, be a public charge?
Who profits more the state at large,
Than he whose luxuries dispense
Among the people wealth immense?
We set the streams of life a-flowing;
We set all sorts of trades a-going.
The spinner, weaver, sewer, vender,
And many a wearer, fair and tender,
All live and flourish on the spender –
As do, indeed, the reverend rooks
Who waste their time in making books."
These words, so full of impudence,
Received their proper recompense.
The man of letters held his peace,
Though much he might have said with ease.
A war avenged him soon and well;
In it their common city fell.
Both fled abroad; the ignorant,
By fortune thus brought down to want,
Was treated everywhere with scorn,
And roamed about, a wretch forlorn;
Whereas the scholar, everywhere,
Was nourished by the public care.

Let fools the studious despise;
There's nothing lost by being wise.

Question: What is the most frequently sold item at Walmart? Answer: Bananas – although Walmart never disclosed how many bananas they sell each year, the number has to be immense considering that over 200 million people shop in its stores worldwide every single week.

Question: What language has the most words?
Answer: English

"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

"A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

* 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

"Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers." ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel

'Don't let the cat out of the bag'

'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted'

'Don't throw good money after bad'

'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'

The Eagle and the Beetle

John Rabbit, by Dame Eagle chased,
Was making for his hole in haste,
When, on his way, he met a beetle's burrow.
I leave you all to think
If such a little chink
Could to a rabbit give protection thorough.
But, since no better could be got,
John Rabbit there was fain to squat.
Of course, in an asylum so absurd,
John felt before long the talons of the bird.
But first, the beetle, interceding, cried,
"Great queen of birds, it cannot be denied,
That, maugre my protection, you can bear
My trembling guest, John Rabbit, through the air. But do not give me such affront, I pray;
And since he craves your grace,
In pity of his case,
Grant him his life, or take us both away;
For he's my gossip, friend, and neighbour."
In vain the beetle's friendly labour;
The eagle clutched her prey without reply,
And as she flapped her vasty wings to fly,
Struck down our orator and stilled him;
The wonder is she hadn't killed him.
The beetle soon, of sweet revenge in quest,
Flew to the old, gnarled mountain oak,
Which proudly bore that haughty eagle's nest.
And while the bird was gone,
Her eggs, her cherished eggs, he broke,
Not sparing one.
Returning from her flight, the eagle's cry,
Of rage and bitter anguish, filled the sky.
But, by excess of passion blind,
Her enemy she failed to find.
Her wrath in vain, that year it was her fate
To live a mourning mother, desolate.
The next, she built a loftier nest; It was vain; The beetle found and dashed her eggs again.
John Rabbit's death was thus revenged anew.
The second mourning for her murdered brood
Was such, that through the giant mountain wood,
For six long months, the sleepless echo flew.
The bird, once Ganymede, now made
Her prayer to Jupiter for aid;
And, laying them within his godship's lap,
She thought her eggs now safe from all mishap;
The god his own could not but make them –
No wretch, would venture there to break them.
And no one did. Their enemy, this time,
Upsoaring to a place sublime,
Let fall on his royal robes some dirt,
Which Jove just shaking, with a sudden flirt,
Threw out the eggs, no one knows whither.
When Jupiter informed her how the event
Occurred by purest accident,
The eagle raved; there was no reasoning with her; She gave out threats of leaving court,
To make the desert her resort,
And other bravaries of this sort.
Poor Jupiter in silence heard
The uproar of his favourite bird.
Before his throne the beetle now appeared,
And by a clear complaint the mystery cleared.
The god pronounced the eagle in the wrong.
But still, their hatred was so old and strong,
These enemies could not be reconciled;
And, that the general peace might not be spoiled, – The best that he could do, – the god arranged, That thence the eagle's pairing should be changed, To come when beetle folks are only found
Concealed and dormant under ground.

Zollner Gambit (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.0-0 0-0 9.f4 Qb6 10.e5)

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"I've played a number of interesting novelties lately. Mostly that's because I haven't got a clue what I am doing in the opening." ― Nigel Short

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

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

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members
who understand that chess is but a game.

Chess is but a Game

As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east
loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game.

"You cannot play at chess if you are kind-hearted." ― French Proverb

"The first principle of attack–Don't let the opponent develop!" ― Reuben Fine

"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player." ― English Proverb

"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion." ― Bobby Fischer

"I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands." ― Alexander Alekhine

"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature." ― Rudolf Spielmann

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess." ― Mikhail Tal

"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy."

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa." ― M. Scott Peck

"The punishment of every disordered mind is its own disorder." ― St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." — Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010), 7th World Chess Champion

"There are two kinds of idiots - those who don't take action because they have received a threat, and those who think they are taking action because they have issued a threat." ― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym

"It is impossible to keep one's excellence in a glass case, like a jewel, and take it out whenever it is required." ― Adolf Anderssen, 1858

"I've played a number of interesting novelties lately. Mostly that's because I haven't got a clue what I am doing in the opening." ― Nigel Short

"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.

"It's a short trip from the penthouse to the outhouse." ― Paul Dietzel

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

* Robert Fischer's Best Games by KingG (127 games, a ton of quotes): Game Collection: Robert Fischer's Best Games

* Bobby Fischer Rediscovered/Andrew Soltis (97 games): Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Andy Soltis)

* 1992: Game Collection: Spassky-Fischer Match 1992

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* Nakhmanson Gambit: https://chesstier.com/nakhmanson-ga...

* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game

* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures

* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* B20s: Game Collection: Grand Prix (Ginger's Models)

* GPA: https://chesstier.com/grand-prix-at...

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

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

* Glossary: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

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

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

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

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

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

I have a fear of speed bumps. But I am slowly getting over it.

* Riddle-e-dee: https://chessimprover.com/chess-rid...

I was wondering why the frisbee was getting bigger, then it hit me.

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

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

"God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world." — Billy Graham

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness." — Billy Graham

"If you want it, work for it."

"Tough times don't last, tough people do, remember?" — Gregory Peck

Old Russian Proverb: "If you are given something, take it; if you are being beaten, run. (Дают — бери, а бьют — беги.)"

"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston

<I am taken from a mine, and shut up in a wooden case, from which I am never released, and yet I am used by almost everybody. What am I?

Pencil lead

* Riddle-puffy-dried: https://www.briddles.com/riddles/ch...

A <man> stands on one side of a river, his dog on the other. The <man> calls his dog, who immediately crosses the river without getting wet and without using a bridge or a boat. How did the dog do it?

The river was frozen>

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it." ― Yogi Berra, 10-time World Series champion

'Don't keep a dog and bark yourself'

'Don't cast your pearls before swine'

'Don't count your chickens before they are hatched'

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 best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"It's not how you start that matters, it's how you finish."

"Old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read." — Francis Bacon

The cat's play is the mouse's death. ~ German Proverb

"Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground." ― Theodore Roosevelt

Ah, St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

2pry Zeitnot Zshaa-Tichondrius - 601 Disc Priest 226 Ilvl - 27750 RBG zek247 dint undrstnd Ziyatdinov's planto ignore the LSB on deck of the carrier.

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.

During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

Silence is the best reply to a fool. ― Joker

Always Remember, the beginning is the hardest part. ― Joker

Did you hear about the mathematician who's afraid of negative numbers? He'll stop at nothing to avoid them.

.oo.

A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it in the box:

1. Everything you do you will always leave a mark.

2. You can always correct the mistakes you make.

3. What is important is what is inside of you.

4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpening which will only make you better.

5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

Lead Pb 82 207.2 1.8

R.G. Nezhmetdinov- Selected Games, Russian Edition, 1978 p. 7
V Karasev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1973 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 25 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian Var (A54) 0-1 Q Sac, King walk
Polugaevsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1958 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. Ukrainian Var (A54) 0-1 Impressive R work
G Garcia vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1964 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 35 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. 2 Knights Var (A54) 0-1White misses lite bishop
Lilienthal vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1951 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation. Mikenas Gambit (B02) 1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Hunt Variation. Lasker Simul Gambit (B02)1-0
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Two Knights Attk (B10)1-0 Nxf7 prevents castling
R Nezhmetdinov vs M Kamyshov, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 g-file
R Nezhmetdinov vs G Anoshin, 1964 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

The ONLY Misha's victory, but to became CCCP's champion
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1959 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 45 moves, 0-1

USSR Republics Team Championship 1959
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1959 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 133: Chess Highlights of the 20th Century (Burgess)
R Nezhmetdinov vs Suetin, 1947 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. 7...a6 Richter-Rauzer (B66) 1-0 Keep piling on
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Dubinin, 1950 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Scheveningen (B84) 1-0 Ns, Pins, Q gets in!!
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt(B88) 1-0Sac, rob the pin
R Nezhmetdinov vs Romanov, 1950 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance (C02) 1-0 Q trap, but still playable
R Nezhmetdinov vs A I Konstantinov, 1936 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 1-0

French vs Alekhine-Chatard Attack (C13) 1-0Neato N sac & N trap
R Nezhmetdinov vs S Pimenov, 1936 
(C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16)1-0 N sac breakthru for R, Q
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Zagorovsky, 1967 
(C16) French, Winawer, 55 moves, 1-0

Rashid Gibiatovich Nezhmetdinov beat Mikhail Tal 3 to 1
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1957 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 SuperNezh shows his stuff
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Three Knights, Philidor Def. (C46) 1-0 Better pawn structure
Petrosian vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1949 
(C46) Three Knights, 43 moves, 1-0

Brazen: A classic Q sac, then a N sac followed by a pawn mate
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936 
(C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Nezhmetdinov, . . . if he had the attack, could kill anybody...
R Nezhmetdinov vs Y Kotkov, 1957 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0

An attacking genius - right up there with Keres, Tal & Alekhine
R Nezhmetdinov vs Y Estrin, 1951 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

How Nezhmetdinov was never awarded the GM title is puzzling
R Nezhmetdinov vs Lengyel, 1963 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack (D03) 0-1 Thunderous Qside N sacrifice
E Korchmar vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1931 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 22 moves, 0-1

KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Splendid Super Nezh!
V Timofeev vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1970 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1/2-1/2 Q giveways
A Zamikhovsky vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1956 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

First Brilliancy Prize of the tournament...and deservedly so!
R Nezhmetdinov vs E Paoli, 1954 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 27 moves, 1-0

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs Polugaevsky, 1961 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 0-1

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs B Gurgenidze, 1959 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 53 moves, 0-1

Mitrofanov's Deflections
R Nezhmetdinov vs Polugaevsky, 1959 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

Old Sicilian (B35) 1-0 Sacs galore; royal family fork
R Nezhmetdinov vs O Chernikov, 1962 
(B32) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Nezh's Silent Killer
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

Rashid Nezhmetdinov's Best Games/Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack
R Nezhmetdinov vs Shamkovich, 1954 
(B30) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Dragon. Levenfish Variation (B71) 1-0 Oops
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Game 1: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
M Drummond vs S Polgar, 1986
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 2: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
Hort vs S Polgar, 1986
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 3: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
C D'Amore vs S Polgar, 1989 
(A04) Reti Opening, 61 moves, 0-1

Game 4: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
M Sion Castro vs S Polgar, 1989
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 5: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
J Polgar vs S Polgar, 1989 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 7: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
Yudasin vs S Polgar, 1992
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 8: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
R Oltra Caurin vs S Polgar, 1993
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

Game 9: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
Nijboer vs S Polgar, 1993
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 10: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
R Panken vs S Polgar, 2005
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 11: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
C Lujan vs S Polgar, 2006
(B32) Sicilian, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 12: The Dragon Lady by Fluffy
E Paehtz vs S Polgar, 2006 
(B32) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Splendid series of deflection sacrifices
S Polgar vs P Hardicsay, 1985 
(A60) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional (B92) 0-1Outside passer
Zaw Win Lay vs J Polgar, 2000
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 76 moves, 0-1

This is how a 4th grader (10 yrs old) can play, when motivated.
B Leverett vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attk (B90) 1/2-Sacrificial prize
J Polgar vs Kasparov, 2001 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank (B87) 1-0 R vs N&B ending
J Polgar vs H Olafsson, 1988 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 56 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 0-1 Bishops rule
Granda Zuniga vs J Polgar, 1992 
(E97) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var (A57) 0-1 W gasping for air
Adianto vs J Polgar, 1996
(A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

KID Petrosian Variation. Stein Defense (E92) 0-1
Zvjaginsev vs J Polgar, 1999 
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: Classical Two Knights System (B08) 1-0 Dismantled
J Polgar vs Chernin, 2007 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 33 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Def. Classical (E17) 0-1 Hogs on 2nd/7th
Van Wely vs J Polgar, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 1-0QDeflection!
J Polgar vs Kaidanov, 2010 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Def (B22) 0-1Rapid: 16...Nxe4! is better
R Mamedov vs J Polgar, 2014 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 52 moves, 0-1

The first ever recorded King's gambit accepted!
Polerio vs Busnardo, 1590 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0

Two Knights. Order up a Fried Liver attack if Black dares Nxd5
Polerio vs Domenico, 1610 
(C57) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

François-André Danican Philidor (1726-1795)1-0Connected passers
Philidor vs NN, 1749 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def Lopez Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The Big Clamp 4Blk
NN vs Philidor, 1749  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Albin Gambit (C53) 0-1Oldie but GOODIE
NN vs D Ponziani, 1769 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24)1-0 Q deflection, P mate
D Ponziani vs NN, 1769 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Odds-giver (Philidor) loses
Bernard / Carlier vs Philidor, 1780 
(000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 1-0

from Modern Chess Strategy I by Ludek Pachman
J Bruehl vs Philidor, 1783 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Blindfold Simul; Variant / French-like (000) K&P ending
F Maseres vs Philidor, 1783 
(000) Chess variants, 58 moves, 0-1

Variants / Cntr Cntr Dec. (000) 1-0 The better player receives
Philidor vs J Bruehl, 1789 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def(C24) 0-1Sac, pin, discover+, #
A Smith vs Philidor, 1790 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 0-1 Rare NN win!?
Philidor vs NN, 1749 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 44 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0 Minors trap Q
Philidor vs NN, 1990 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Philidor CG (C41) 0-1 Instructional Fabrication
NN vs Philidor, 1749 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 Good shooting Emperor!
Napoleon Bonaparte vs Madame De Remusat, 1804 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

turk napolyona karþý
Napoleon Bonaparte vs The Turk, 1809 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Scotch, Napoleon G (C44) 1-0 Film name: "The Last Victory"
Napoleon Bonaparte vs General Bertrand, 1820 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Similar to a stonewall
A Petrov vs Allies, 1837 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Unpin, Legall's Mate found in Reinfeld's Checkmate book
H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

The Golden Treasury of Chess says it all!
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Black K uncastled
A Petrov vs Szymanski, 1853 
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0

Three Knights, Spanish (C46) 1-0 Defend, then pile on pin
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857 
(C46) Three Knights, 34 moves, 1-0

KGA Blachly Gambit (C37) 1-0 Paulsen pushes opposing K around
Paulsen vs Blachly, 1858 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves,

Italian Game Variation (C50) 0-1 Battery on g-file despite pin
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 0-1

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 0-1 K target practice
NN vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit MacDonnell Attack (C33) 1-0 Backpedaling
Paulsen vs Kolisch, 1861 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: Small Center (C00) 1-0 Pin the tail on the rat!
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1861  
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Bishop pair
J Hannah vs Paulsen, 1862 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

MLA 8.fxg7 Rg8 9.Bg5
Paulsen vs Mackenzie, 1861 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Defense (C39) 1/2-1/2 Debated
A Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 Q sac removes defender
E von Schmidt vs Paulsen, 1864 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Splendid. It doesn't even do black any good to not capture
G Neumann vs J Schulten, 1865 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Exchange sac attack
J Owen vs A Boden, 1867 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Pseudo-Legall's # w/discovery Nh8++
W N Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Potter gave Queen odds and announced a forced mate at move 7!!!
W N Potter vs NN, 1870 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Owen / French Not Normal Var (C00) 0-1 Furious finish
Burn vs J Owen, 1876 
(C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Schwarz beats the King's Indian
A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879
(E77) King's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

King's Indian - One of several from 1879 in Leipzig; R vs N EG
A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879 
(A16) English, 78 moves, 0-1

Another King's Indian from 1879
A Schwarz vs Paulsen, 1879 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Paulsen Attack Var (C22) 0-1 Pinned to pieces
W Paulsen vs Gunsberg, 1883 
(C22) Center Game, 51 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 Control open files, dbl 7th
W Pollock vs Mason, 1885
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1-0 Morphy's Mate
J Owen vs Burn, 1887 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Paulsen Attack (C42) 1/2-1/2 Bs of opposite color
Paulsen vs Alapin, 1887
(C42) Petrov Defense, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
W Pollock vs C F Burille, 1889  
(C27) Vienna Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1 White knows better
Mason vs W Pollock, 1889 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
W Pollock vs J W Baird, 1889  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Variation (C26) 0-1 A smashing finish!
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889 
(C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1

Three Knights 3...Bb4 (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/2 Ns & 2 Bs
W Pollock vs J Hall, 1889 
(C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0

Bishop's/Vienna Blanel Gambit (C27) 0-1 P fork trick, uncastled
W Haller vs W Pollock, 1890 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30)0-1 Q sac to royal fork
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1892 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Sparkling Sac Finish
W Pollock vs S Langleben / F Colson, 1893 
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

P4 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Robbing the pin to get in and win
Pillsbury vs Taubenhaus, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

P3 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Rank & File Spearheads
Pillsbury vs J M Hanham, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Fianchetto Def (C60) 0-1 Pawn promotion
Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1893 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 0-1

P2 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Center attack vs Wing attack
Pillsbury vs D G Baird, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

P1 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Pawn Lever, Spearhead
Pillsbury vs E Delmar, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Connected Passers
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1894 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 47 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 Notes by Dr. Tarrasch
W Pollock vs Lasker, 1895  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Italian Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 0-1Fishing pole into Legal's #
Fucini vs Olivari, 1895 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin. Pillsbury Var (C67) 1-0 P islands, N vs B EG
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1895 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1-0

Russian, Classical. Chigorin Var (C42) 0-1 HP's 1st win over EL
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 The power of a N pair in the middle
B Vergani vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 0-1

The odd "Stone-Ware" defense wins w/a pin
Schiffers vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 0-1

It Looked Like The Gods Were Playing; intro of Pillsbury Attack
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0

Vienna, Stanley Var. Reversed Spanish (C26) 0-1 N & Q penetrate
J Mieses vs Pillsbury, 1895  
(C26) Vienna, 22 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense (D10) 1-0This game has been republished many times
Pillsbury vs Gunsberg, 1895 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish, 4 Knights Symmetrical (C49) 0-1 Keep file closed!
Chigorin vs Pillsbury, 1895 
(C49) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Breyer Var (C29) 1-0 Notes by C. von Bardeleben
W Pollock vs Bird, 1895  
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Stone-Ware Def (C51) 0-1 Black has passers
Bird vs Pillsbury, 1895  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 39 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open Classical Def. ML (C83) 0-1 Q sac, pin pawn to Q
J W Baird vs W Pollock, 1889  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1

The centralized knight is a bully
Schiffers vs Pillsbury, 1896 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

French, Steinitz (C11) 1-0Positional sacs allow Q penetration
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0Remove the defender
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1896 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD Pseudo-Tarrasch. PP Var (D50) 0-1 R sac, pile on pin, Q in
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1

KGA Muzio Gambit Sarratt Def (C37) 1-0 Pulitzer Prize Winner!
A Pulitzer vs G Marco, 1896 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 h6 weakens 0-0 position
Pillsbury vs Winawer, 1896 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

'LES PIONS SONT L' ÂME DES ÉCHECS'
G Marco vs Pillsbury, 1896 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 50 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain Variation (B01) 1-0 Giveaway to mate
A Nimzowitsch vs NN, 1896 
(B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 213: The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 1
Pillsbury vs M Judd, 1898 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

HNP: "A Genuis Ahead of His Time"
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1898 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 50 moves, 1-0

QGD: Pillsbury Attack (D55) 1-0 Time enough for connected Ps?
Pillsbury vs Schiffers, 1898 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

Caro Kann't the first time out
Pillsbury vs H Caro, 1898 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Nyholm Attack(C65) 0-1Stunning Nxg2!
Showalter vs Pillsbury, 1898 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Pins win
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1898
(C14) French, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Jacques Pope's book, "Harry Nelson Pillsbury - American Chess C
D T Phillips vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 45 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 0-1 Penetratio Q+ & N+
L Hesse vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0Greek gift miniature
Pillsbury vs NN, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C25) 0-1 Reinfeld checkmate puzzle
J McConnell vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C25) Vienna, 23 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 0-1 Qs, Bs & Ps battle
Tinsley vs Pillsbury, 1899 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 0-1

Muzio Gambit by Nimzovich's father features 2 N sacs, Q sac
S Niemzowitsch vs NN, 1899 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury defends 4 Knights Spanish, Janowski Var (C49) 0-1
Janowski vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C49) Four Knights, 45 moves, 0-1

QGD. Modern Var (D53) 1-0 Blindfold simultaneous
Pillsbury vs C J Newman, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C25) 1-0 Legall's Mate
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Bardeleben Var (C29) 0-1 Bully the Queen!
Pillsbury vs E Pape, 1900 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Brooklyn Var (B02) 1-0 c2 attack backfires
Pillsbury vs E Chatard, 1900 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Vienna G. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 1-0 Reinfeld #
Pillsbury vs C S Howell, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0

Checkers/Whist/BLIND CHESS SIMUL - INCREDIBLE (1900) Boden's #
Pillsbury vs NN, 1900 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer Countergambit. Staunton (C31) 0-1 Furious action
Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1

P. 174 of "Secrets of the Sicilian Dragon" by Gufeld & Schiller
M Brody vs Pillsbury, 1900 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 18 moves, 0-1

French Def. Tarrasch. P Center Var (C05)1-0 Q sac to Lawnmower#
Pillsbury vs Maroczy, 1900 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def Modern Steinitz Def (C71) 1-0 Magnet Attack
Pillsbury vs A Lissek Jr, 1902 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0

Duras Gambit (B00) 1-0 An awful bad way to start for Black!
Pillsbury vs Magagna, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

French Classical Variation. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift
Pillsbury vs C Chaseray, 1902 
(C13) French, 13 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Alapin 7.Nb5 (C14) 1-0Outposts and Rook lifts
Pillsbury vs E Nebermann, 1902
(C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15) 1-0 Spearheads
Pillsbury vs W E Napier, 1902 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury The Extraordinary by Andrew Soltis & Ken Smith
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1902 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Pins for both colors
B Blumenfeld vs A Nimzowitsch, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 1-0

KGA Schallop Def (C34) 1-0 The castled K wins again
Pillsbury vs J Mieses, 1903 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

Hypermodern chess: Aron Nimzovich by Reinfeld
A Nimzowitsch vs W Hilse, 1904 
(C27) Vienna Game, 65 moves, 1-0

KG: Double N Sacrifice & Q Sac -- as good as it gets!
W E Napier vs NN, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 1-0 2 mating squares
W E Napier vs W T Dickinson, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern. Knight Def (D52) 1-0 Q sac for Blind Swine
Swiderski vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

The Crazy Rook Draw: Immunity or Stalemate capture
E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 First cut-off the king
A Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 19 moves, 1-0

4 Knights Scotch. Krause Gambit Leonhardt Def (C47)1-0 AN notes
A Nimzowitsch vs P Leonhardt, 1907  
(C47) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Annotated by Nimzowitsch in his book entitled, "Blockade."
L van Vliet vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. Normal (A55) 0-1 White suddenly lets Black in
H W Shoosmith vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1Notes by Nimzowitsch
F J Lee vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 0-1 Notes by Nimzowitsch
E Cohn vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907  
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Spanish Morphy Defense. Tarrasch Var (C77) 0-1 Over protection
Schlechter vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907  
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C47) 1-0 B corrals N
A Nimzowitsch vs Janowski, 1907 
(C45) Scotch Game, 72 moves, 1-0

Colle Zukertort b3 Symetrical (D02) 0-1 Up the exchange
W John vs A Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 82 moves, 0-1

Double check is mate!
A Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack/Chess Variant (000) Two mating squares
A Nimzowitsch vs Leelaus, 1910 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Cross pins are a bitchew
A Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911 
(C49) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Notes by Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  
(C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0

French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 Notes by R. Keene
A Nimzowitsch vs Levenfish, 1911  
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 e-pawn restriction, but a loses
Teichmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1911 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern (Lasker) Variation (D55) 0-1Philidor's Legacy set-up
M Lowcki vs D Przepiorka, 1911 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

French Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Notes by A.N.
A Nimzowitsch vs S von Freymann, 1912 
(C02) French, Advance, 50 moves, 1-0

French Adv Milner-Barry Gambit 8Be2 (C02) 1-0 Open kingsides
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912  
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0

Illustrative Games #12 (Part III) of Nimzowitsch's "My System"
P Leonhardt vs A Nimzowitsch, 1912 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann, Advance Var (B12) 1-0 N on 6th, Arabian #
A Nimzowitsch vs A Gize, 1913 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

First game in GM Neil McDonald's "Benko Gambit Revealed",
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1914 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. Bronstein-Larsen Var(B16) 1/2-Notes by Ray Keene
Lasker vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914  
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Notes by Raymond Keene.
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 17 in 'Nimzowitsch: Move by Move' by Stephen Giddins.
A Nimzowitsch vs Taubenhaus, 1914  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

FR Classical, Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Notes by AN, others
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  
(C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0

French Steinitz Gledhill Attack (C11) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1914 
(C11) French, 29 moves, 0-1

French Def: Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Pin, Discover
A Nimzowitsch vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(C02) French, Advance, 22 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Advance 3.e5 (B00) 0-1 AN notes
Spielmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1920  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

11. Nxe5! is a decoy that sets up a discovered attack win
A Nimzowitsch vs G Marco, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch - Scandinavian Advance Var (B00) 0-1 Pins simplify
Paulsson / Mandel / Brodd vs A Nimzowitsch, 1921  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

French Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Famous suffocation
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense (E20) 0-1 Play & notes by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Brinckmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 30 moves, 0-1

"The Immortal Zugzwang Game"
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923  
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1

Positional Chess Handbook by Israel Gelfer
E Jacobsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1

Game 10 by Reinfeld: Chess Masters on Winning Chess
A Nimzowitsch vs J Bernstein, 1923 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0

Game 3: Move by Move - Nimzowitsch (Giddins)
A Nimzowitsch vs H Wolf, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Modern (D11) 1/2-1/2 Black sacs to escape defeat!!
M Walter vs G Nagy, 1924 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's English. Nimzowitsch-Flohr Var (A20) 0-1 Annotated by AZ
Reti vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925  
(A20) English, 51 moves, 0-1

Game 19 in the book "My System" by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Becker vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925  
(C10) French, 61 moves, 0-1

Ch. 12 Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack by Raymond Keene
A Nimzowitsch vs Gruenfeld, 1925 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 45 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Quiet system (A04) 1/2-1/2 Weaknesses
A Nimzowitsch vs Torre, 1925 
(A04) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Notations in 'MY SYSTEM'
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense d6 vs Colle (A80) 0-1 BLOCKADE; notes by A.N.
H Hage vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926  
(A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1

Game 9 in Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch
Yates vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(C01) French, Exchange, 46 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Scandi (B02) 1-0 Exciting double-edged struggle
A Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1926 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Conceive an idea
A Nimzowitsch vs Rubinstein, 1926  
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 46 moves, 1-0

Notes translated from Deutsche Schachzeitung
A Pokorny vs Hromadka, 1926  
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: K Pawn Fianchetto WOW, Brothers and Sisters!
D Przepiorka vs G Patay, 1926 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

AN INGENIOUS EXAMPLE OF MY SYSTEM by Aaron Nimzowitsch
A Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

FrenchNc6 Exchange C01 Game 93 in Chess Praxis by Nimzowitsch
D Enoch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

Most brilliant moves of all time, Nimzowitsch's 50th here
Kmoch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 0-1

English Anglo-Indian, Flohr-Mikenas-Carls (A19) 0-1 AZ notes
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 30 moves, 0-1

"The Other Immortal Zugzwang"
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch-Dutch (E11) 0-1 Notes by A.A.
Vidmar vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

French Advance Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Black exposed his K
A Nimzowitsch vs J Szekely, 1927 
(C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0

C-K Defense, Two Knights Attack (B11) 1-0 The passer is coming
Noteboom vs S van Mindeno, 1927 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 21 moves, 1-0

Two great players, two great writers, great match
Reti vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 57 moves, 0-1

A solid and practical opening system for White
D Przepiorka vs L Prokes, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Miniature: = PM's Opera House Game
Najdorf vs Gliksberg, 1929 
(C10) French, 21 moves, 1-0

"The Polish Immortal"
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1930 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Nizmowitsch plays 1. b3 to excellent effect.
A Nimzowitsch vs Saemisch, 1929 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

"Jack be nimble , jack be quick, jack flash sat on a candlestic
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929  
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3(A00) 1-0Euwe stunned by Nimzo swindle
A Nimzowitsch vs Euwe, 1929 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca QID (A47) 0-1 Brilliant combo
D Daniuszewski vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov (B17) 1-0 Morphy's Mate coming
A Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 1-0 Control the diagonals to K
A Nimzowitsch vs C Ahues, 1930 
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 17 in Dynamic Chess by R.N. Coles, Dover publications 1966
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0Pin, Alekhine's GUN, Zw
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, Dbld Rs win
R Grau vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1

(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 35 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 35 moves, 0-1

Black cannot mirror White in the Russian Game
O Bernstein vs NN, 1931 
(000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0

Alekhine’s superiority drove the proud Nimzovich to despair.
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0

QID Capablanca Variation (E16) 0-1 Handy Bishops and Pins
Noteboom vs S Landau, 1931 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Def. M.L. (D64) 1-0Outside Passer
Pirc vs T Tylor, 1932 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 0-1Instructive N vs N EG
Lasker vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 65 moves, 0-1

Enevoldsen's Immortal (Tartakower)
J Enevoldsen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1933 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

KGA Becker Defense 5...Bg7 (C34) 0-1 Early resignation
E Schweinburg vs A Nimzowitsch, 1934
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 0-1

Game 4 inChess Secrets: The Giants Of Strategy by Neil McDonald
A Nimzowitsch vs Stahlberg, 1934 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

KGA Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 0-1 If QxR, then N + forks royalty
F Crowl vs C Purdy, 1936 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: 1.f4 f5 2.e4 Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit (A02) 1/2-
J Pelikan vs Alekhine, 1936 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

Latvian Gambit: Accepted (C40) · 1/2-1/2
K Richter vs Petrov, 1936 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Advance (C02)0-1 It's 3 vs 2 or Qc3+ & fork Ra1
Y Estrin vs Y Neishtadt, 1938 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Variation (B24) 0-1 Q pinned to K
L Palau vs Najdorf, 1939 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1

Sic Najdorf07 6...e6 (B95) 0-1 Concise blogger analysis
C Poulsen vs Najdorf, 1939 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 73 moves, 0-1

Two rook sac and 16. Qg5+ giving up even more ballast
Pachman vs Eckert, 1940 
(C13) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Nadorf's Knife was SHARP!!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Famous combo removes the defender!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Russian Game, Cozio (Lasker) Attack (C42) 1-0 miniature
Petrosian vs Nersesov, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Short brawl of the queens
F L Vaughan vs C Purdy, 1945 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

English, Anglo-Indian Def K's Knight (A15) 0-1 Fine combination
H Appel vs Najdorf, 1945 
(A15) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Petrosian's flying wedge
Petrosian vs Petrovsky, 1946 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 0-1 the last wordy
A L Miller vs C Purdy, 1946 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

Cecil John Seddon Purdy: first corr. worldchampion: 3 years
C Purdy vs L Baijot, 1947 
(C58) Two Knights, 32 moves, 1-0

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 SCB, mutual promotions
Pachman vs Gligoric, 1947 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 127 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical C48) 1-0 Pawn superiority
Najdorf vs Pilnik, 1948 
(C48) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1-0

100 Master Games of Modern Chess, By Tartakover and Dumont
A Rico Gonzalez vs Najdorf, 1948 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo c3-d3 (C53) 1-0 Black goes quietly.
Najdorf vs P Trifunovic, 1949 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0

Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs Bondarevsky, 1950  
(A92) Dutch, 41 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Sac & Q Trap
W Veitch vs J Penrose, 1950 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Najdorf's flashbolt ...Bd4!! sparks a come-from-behind win
L Rellstab vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 25 moves, 0-1

A greater threat is clever way to win and keep extra piece.
Najdorf vs J H Donner, 1950 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Urusov Gambit. Keidansky Gambit (C24) 1-0 Ne6 pow!
Y Neishtadt vs NN, 1950 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

Max Pavey (American great) falls into a stalemate trap
I A Horowitz vs M Pavey, 1951 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Symmetrical English 2 . . . d5 / Austrian Def (D06) 1-0
Najdorf vs Piazzi, 1951
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) Obstruction & clearance
J Penrose vs C van den Berg, 1952 
(C18) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. Vitolins Var (B80) 0-1 Discovered+
R G Wade vs Pachman, 1952
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 0-1

QGD Exchange or Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) · 1-0
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1952 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical (E32) 0-1 Destructive Sac Exchange!
J Jezek vs Pachman, 1953 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Single most influential game in history?!?
Taimanov vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1

New opening idea with an associated new strategy
Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 48 moves, 0-1

KGD Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Old Line (C32)1-0 Qs close in
Larsen vs J Penrose, 1953 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

The sacrifices and positional play is truly amazing.
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical (A04)1-0 2 Hogs crossfire w/Q
Panno vs Spassky, 1955 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def Closed (B23) 0-1 Whipped from the opening bell
Pachman vs Najdorf, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 0-1 VP 1 of a kind
Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

Dutch Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation Modern Main Line (A99) · 0-1
Larsen vs F Olafsson, 1956 
(A99) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky Variation with b3, 24 moves, 0-1

Valery Beim annotates in "How To Calculate Chess Tactics"
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1956 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 35 moves, 0-1

Najdorf plays the Najdorf
F Rubio Aguado vs Najdorf, 1956 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 33 moves, 0-1

KIA vs e6, d5, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Kside vs Qside pawn expansion
Panno vs Eliskases, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 1-0 Pin whichever way
J Penrose vs M Blau, 1957 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

K's Indian Def Zinnowitz Var (E90) 0-1 Panno's passer prevails
Najdorf vs Panno, 1957 
(E90) King's Indian, 64 moves, 0-1

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B Sac
Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

A Masterpiece; (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
Pachman vs Petrosian, 1958 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 36 moves, 0-1

Delayed Alapin (B40) 0-1 Queenside candidate rolls
K Honfi vs Portisch, 1959 
(B40) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran (D47) 1-0 Sharp tactics
Petrosian vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1959 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

"How To Beat Bobby Fischer" by Edmar Mednis
Pachman vs Fischer, 1959 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. K's Indian System (A56) 1-0 Q decoy sac, Dbl check
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1960 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) · 1-0
Petrosian vs A Nielsen, 1960  
(A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0

Polugaevsky - of the most influential theoreticians of his day
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1960 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 24 moves, 1-0

David downs Goliath in a model Benoni
J Penrose vs Tal, 1960 
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 39 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Pachman System d5, e5, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Qside penetration
Korchnoi vs Pachman, 1960 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Pachman's Def e5, d5-d6, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Uncommon defense
Botvinnik vs Pachman, 1960 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

Good work by the dark squared bishop
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Quietly impressive game which repays close study
Szabo vs Pirc, 1962 
(B07) Pirc, 56 moves, 0-1

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var. (B14) 1-0 Black w/2 en pr
Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf09 6...e6 (B95) 0-1 OCB 4 pawns vs 4 pawns
H Rossetto vs Najdorf, 1962 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 42 moves, 0-1

Saragossa Opening (A00) 0-1 5 pawns on 3rd w/fianchetto loses
R Ortega vs Ivkov, 1962 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Beaten whilst using his own system
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

QGA. Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 1-0 B sac for a P breakthrough
Petrosian vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0

NID Huebner Var (E41) 1/2-1/2 Classic Q Stalemate of Cornered K
Portisch vs Lengyel, 1964 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGd Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 Trojan Horse on h7
Portisch vs B Berger, 1964 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

French Defense 4...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Prompt dxe4
G Tringov vs Portisch, 1964
(C00) French Defense, 62 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening / Semi-Tarrasch (A04) 0-1 "The happiest" LP
Reshevsky vs Portisch, 1964 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Variation (D41) 1/2-1/2
Pachman vs Unzicker, 1964
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 3e5 Alapin S-M Declined (B22) 0-1 IQP loses
R Garcia vs Najdorf, 1964
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 42 moves, 0-1

KID Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Sacrificial exposure
K Grigorian vs A Planinc, 1965 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 26 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1 A Plan Inc.
R Bogdanovic vs A Planinc, 1965 
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox (E91) 1-0 in 12 moves
Najdorf vs J Rubinetti, 1965 
(E91) King's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def. Raphael Var (A80) 1-0 Like jumping in front of a bus
Polugaevsky vs E Franco Raymundo, 1966 
(A80) Dutch, 15 moves, 1-0

Stalemate looms if RxNf8
Petrosian vs Najdorf, 1966 
(A05) Reti Opening, 86 moves, 1-0

Useful rook lift and rook sacrifice w/diagonal assistance
Portisch vs S Johannessen, 1966 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

One fork after another
NN vs B Pandolfini, 1967 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0Neat Dbl pin
Pachman vs G Gunnarsson, 1967 
(A16) English, 27 moves, 1-0

KID Fianchetto. Simagin Var (E62) 0-1 Cramped into Zugzwang
Quinteros vs Panno, 1968 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Var (A01) 0-1 Semi-Smothered Mate
Larsen vs Najdorf, 1968 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, rob the pin
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969 
(B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

KID Normal. K's N Var (E60) 0-1Attack foiled by brilliant R sac
Z Doda vs Portisch, 1969 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) · 1-0
Portisch vs I Radulov, 1969 
(A10) English, 35 moves, 1-0

Accelerated Dragon. Maroczy Bind Gurgenidze Var (B36) 1-0 SCB
Polugaevsky vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange (D41) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

FR Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2- Seize open lines, outn
Parma vs Petrosian, 1969 
(C10) French, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Pile on pin
Portisch vs Bronstein, 1969 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Q pin, counterattack!
Polugaevsky vs I Bilek, 1969 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0

Definately NOT your typicaly Ruy Lopez!?!
Westerinen vs A Planinc, 1970 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

Open d-file; Bxf7+ removes the K as defender allowing QxQ
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Declined. Sorensen Def 3...d5 (C21) 0-1 Isolani
Miles vs Nunn, 1970 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense (A14) · 0
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970 
(A14) English, 36 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open. Riga Variation (C80) 1-0 Boden's # miniature
B Pandolfini vs NN, 1970 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 15 moves, 1-0

Nice use of interference as a defensive measure
Portisch vs A Deze, 1971 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Slav (A11) 1-0 IQP; SCB, Dovetail Mate in 1
Polugaevsky vs Mecking, 1971 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 59 moves, 1-0

Horwitz Defense (A40) 1-0 Fischer was impressed!
Portisch vs Larsen, 1972 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Reti, Advance (A09) 1-0 Vamos Panno carajo!!!! VAMOS ARGENTINA!
Panno vs Polugaevsky, 1973 
(A09) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening/Nimzo-Larsen (A04) VERY efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974 
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

EG: A pawn sacrifice for piece activity in R+N v. R+N.
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Henneberger Var (D63) 1-0 Kside breakthru
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

FR Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2- Early White threats
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1974
(C10) French, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Double Fianchetto; Centralized Knight vs Isolated pawn
Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

The White queen loses time while the Black queen is ruthless
J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974 
(C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1

(B06) Robatsch, 18 moves, 1-0 Qxf7+ removes the guard for Nxe6+
Nunn vs S Swanson, 1974 
(B06) Robatsch, 18 moves, 1-0

English, Anti-Benoni, Spielmann Def (A32) 0-1 Stunning finish!
Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 192: Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
Portisch vs Gligoric, 1975 
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 34 moves, 1-0

Ch. 1, p. 14 in Understanding Pawn Play by GM Marovic
Portisch vs Karpov, 1975 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Game 61 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
Petrosian vs J Peters, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open (C80) 1/2-1/2 She had the last word!
J Pribyl vs A Ornstein, 1977 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: Przepiorka Var (A49) 1/2-1/2 Q sacs
Pachman vs Timman, 1977 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pirc, 2 Knights System (B08) 0-1 Knights are a pain in the @$$
N Povah vs Nunn, 1977 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 19 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. 5...Ba5 Tartakower Attack (C52) 0-1Notes by Black
Y Estrin vs V Palciauskas, 1978  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def.: Classical. Carlsbad Var (D34) 1/2-1/2EG B vs 4Ps
Ftacnik vs S Palatnik, 1978 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 0-1 Black manhandles Isolani
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1978 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 45 moves, 0-1

White just explodes w/minor piece sacrifices
N Gaprindashvili vs J Nikolac, 1979 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Where did he go wrong?!
Nunn vs M Basman, 1980 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Early R lift
Psakhis vs A Yusupov, 1980 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 64 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (D58) 1/2-1/2
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1980
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (D58)1-0 Q face-off
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1980 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted 5...Nc6 (C21) 1-0 pin on open e-file
J Penrose vs W Pryer, 1952 
(C21) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 A first-rate "rook slap" miniature
S Palatnik vs Geller, 1980 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Variation (A51) 0-1Decoy & Deflect
Soderstrom vs A Olsson, 1981 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1

Sacrifices so bold they're borderline disrespectful!
Nunn vs G Anthony, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox, Positional Def (E94) 0-1 Q trap on h-file
Korchnoi vs Nunn, 1981 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 33 moves, 0-1

In Modern Chess Analysis by Robin Smith (2004) Gambit Publicati
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Put the ? before 0-0
R G Pain vs R Peters, 1982 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Another Masterpiece; Anglo-Indian Defense. Hedgehog System (A17
Petrosian vs Psakhis, 1982 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0

King's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 0-1 Black Q irritates White
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1982 
(A25) English, 55 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 0-1 Failed fortress
Timman vs Nunn, 1982 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1-0 in 21
Nunn vs Sosonko, 1982 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

French Exchange 12...Nb4! (C01) 0-1 Railroad Mate possibility
V Malaniuk vs Psakhis, 1983 
(C01) French, Exchange, 56 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening vs Modern (A04) 0-1 Exchange sac, get it back
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 ML 1/2-1/2 16...Nxe4! novelty
Nunn vs Browne, 1983 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

5-move howler; Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 0-1
K Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black promptly castles long
Kholmov vs Psakhis, 1984 
(C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1

Sure fire perpetual in hand
Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1984 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11)1-0 Q sac, Anastasia's #
Nunn vs J A Sutton, 1984 
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0

A great advertisement for the underused Semi-Tarrasch
Portisch vs J Pinter, 1984 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1

Nunn's KID dismantles White
A Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Taimanov Var (A67) 0-1 Wild sacs into rapid K chase
P Littlewood vs D Norwood, 1985 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 43 moves, 0-1

KGA Double Muzio Gambit (C37) 1-0 Minor sacs, Discovery!
Pettersson vs Nielsen, 1985 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

GM N. McDonald's book, "Chess: The art of logical thinking"
Nunn vs A Sokolov, 1986 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

King's English (A20) 1-0 Entertaining final sequence
Plaskett vs Miles, 1986 
(A20) English, 32 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Double Fianchetto vs Colle set up (B06) 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi vs Nunn, 1986 
(B06) Robatsch, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Czech Defense (B06) 1-0 Surprise, yet so obvious!
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. Kasparov Attk (E12) 1/2-If U Please
J Piket vs L Riemersma, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

QID Kasparov-Petrosian. Classical (E12) 1-0 Spearhead
J Piket vs Reshevsky, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 22 from Nigel Davies' THE VERESOV; W is hogtied
R Reynolds vs Nunn, 1987 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack 2...Ne4 (A45) 1-0 She took on b2
Plaskett vs M Hebden, 1987
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Cramped white rallies
Portisch vs Benjamin, 1987 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 55 moves, 1-0

Benoni Classical Czerniak Def Tal Line (A77) 1-0 W kNight next
Portisch vs L Winants, 1988
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 32 moves, 1-0

Engl/Reti; Agincourt Def. Catalan Def. Accepted 1-0 Rook clinic
Polugaevsky vs H Olafsson, 1988
(A13) English, 44 moves, 1-0

Pattern 1: Qxh2 (or h7) then mate with rook and bishop.
Nunn vs Portisch, 1988 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1-0 Which way to capture?
Nunn vs J Mestel, 1988
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

8...fxe6?? (better was 8...Ngf6 9. Nxf8 Nxf8 =)
Nunn vs K Georgiev, 1988 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kside Fianchetto (A04) 0-1 R capture 1st
A Ostl vs Nunn, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Bad knights get beat by good knights
P Petrovic vs S Lamoureux, 1989 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter (C42) 1-0 Q sac
Psakhis vs E Martinovsky, 1989 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Winning on the h-file vs Grünfeld Exchange
Polugaevsky vs Kudrin, 1989 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

QID Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Pinter's Brilliancy
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

Chess Informant Best Games 3
Portisch vs de Firmian, 1990 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

French, Classical Svenonius Variation (C10) 0-1 Same N&B hit c2
M Pytel vs E Prie, 1990 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 0-1

Pirc Classical. Quiet System Czech Def (B08) 1-0 Dbl N sac
Psakhis vs A Kochyev, 1990 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf Variation (B86) 1-0 aim at g7
Plachetka vs G Plank, 1991 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack. Fianchetto Var(B31) 1-0
Psakhis vs F Roeder, 1991 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

KID. Saemisch (E86) 0-1 Knights roam the countryside
Seirawan vs J Piket, 1992 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 67 moves, 0-1

Pirc Austrian Attack. Dragon (B09) 0-1 No time for en prise N
Bologan vs Nunn, 1992 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

'Thrilla in Manila' fought in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philip
L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French/QGD Tartakower Defense structure
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Engl/Reti; Agincourt Def. Catalan Def. Accepted 1-0 Wayward Kts
Polugaevsky vs A Galliamova, 1992 
(A13) English, 40 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07)0-1Backward P
Tiviakov vs Psakhis, 1993 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 62 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Retreating discovery
Nunn vs I Stohl, 1993 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Standard (B06) 1-0 Pawn roller
Nunn vs C Crouch, 1993 
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian, Main Lines. Mieses Var 1-0 kingside pawn roller
Nunn vs P Madsen, 1994 
(B01) Scandinavian, 42 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1/2-1/2 Rook EG
Nunn vs S Sulskis, 1994 
(C47) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange (B40) 0-1 En passant pitfall
S Bjornsson vs Nunn, 1994 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 46 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: QP Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Deadly Dbl Discover+ looms
S Loeffler vs D Norwood, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening e5 ML (A00) 0-1 W gives up the center, back rank
V Akobian vs Ponomariov, 1995 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Prins Var (D97) 1-0 Black Q never moves
J Piket vs Kasparov, 1995 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin (B22) 1-0 Closed center w/open flanks
Ponomariov vs A Rabinovich, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 57 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Decoy Q sac arranges P fork
Navara vs P Polak, 1996 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1Principle of two weaknesses
O Jovanic vs Ponomariov, 1996 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 62 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 Lost horse regardless
U Voigt vs J Pribyl, 1996 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 A fine game!
T Oral vs M Rachela, 1997 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish (C48) 1-0 Decoy Q sac allows NxB+ fork
Navara vs Z Ruzicka, 1997 
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

(B06) Pseudo-Austrian Attack 0-1 Wild, complex game
I Sokolov vs T Hillarp Persson, 1997 
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Black pays for leaving pawns on board
T Hillarp Persson vs T Thomsen, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf ML (B99) 1-0 Remarkable mating net noose
Navara vs J Helbich, 1998 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Slav Var (A11) 1-0 Brimming w/tension
K Bischoff vs J Nogueiras, 1998 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2c3 Nf6 3e5 Alapin (B22) 1-0Black's B pair no match Ps
Ponomariov vs Taimanov, 1998 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 53 moves, 1-0

KID, Bayonet Attack (E97) 0-1 Wild game, resembles Bughouse
P H Nielsen vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998 
(E97) King's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Beefeater (A40) 0-1 Black N sac for pawn roller
G Buckley vs D Norwood, 1999 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1

Dutch Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation General (A97) · 1-0
P H Nielsen vs M Boe, 2001
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 30 moves, 1-0

eng 0-1 Snygg Matt. damoffer, sen tornschack m.mSPELA!
S Lorenz vs A Orlov, 2001 
(A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E06); pair of pretty sacs
P H Nielsen vs Goldin, 2001 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 48 moves, 1-0

Well played by White - Resist playing d3-d4?
Ponomariov vs Vaganian, 2001
(C18) French, Winawer, 57 moves, 1-0

White Q aims at mating square; Black must give material away
G Pashos vs F Papastathi, 2001 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0Excruciating P thrust, counter attk fails
N P Nielsen vs I L Hansen, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense (A50) 0-1 Black kNights Tango by Orlov himself!
J Ferguson vs G Orlov, 2001 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 En prise!!
V Palciauskas vs V Andriulaitis, 2001 
(B89) Sicilian, 52 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Defense(E61) 0-1 Top 10 Q&R sacrifice
A Riazantsev vs V Nevostrujev, 2002 
(E61) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

French Classical. Burn ML (C11)1-0 Ns fixin' 2bust up the joint
Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2002 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Defense QID Formation (A15) Too Mobile
E Agrest vs Ponomariov, 2003 
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan (B33) 0-1 Pins win
de Firmian vs F Vallejo Pons, 2003 
(B33) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1

Nice play in the endgame by Ponomariov in R+4P v. R+3P.
F Vallejo Pons vs Ponomariov, 2003 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game (C47) 0-1 Reckless brawl from yesteryear
Sengupta vs T L Petrosian, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 29 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check Variation Intermezzo Line (E15) 0-1
Ponomariov vs Hydra, 2004 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Indian Game / London System vs Baltic Def (A45) 1-0 Use b-file
Ponomariov vs Fritz, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

K's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Black has center pawn duo & light B
Ponomariov vs Junior, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Dragon (B70) 0-1 P fork, B skewer
L Kalinina vs N Pogonina, 2005
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1/2-1/2 R EG
Ponomariov vs Anand, 2005 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening: Closed(E00) 1-0Bizzare exchanges or brilliant?
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Closed (C88) 1-0 K-B-N vs lone K ending
I Cheparinov vs Navara, 2006 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 75 moves, 1-0

KIA / Double Fianchetto (A07) 1-0 P grabbin' penalized
T Hillarp Persson vs Khenkin, 2006
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 975 pages of kibitzing
The World vs A Nickel, 2006 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen Delayed Keres Attk(B90) 1-0 Centralized K
Ponomariov vs Morozevich, 2006 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense, Standard(B06) 0-1A kick in the pants from the N
O Hirn vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 0-1

The dark squared bishop captures Nf6 twice without recapture!
Ponomariov vs I Sokolov, 2007 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

36.Rc6!! is a devastating Nowotny interference
Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Modern Var (B61) 1-0 SPOILer ALert!
Ponomariov vs E El Gindy, 2007 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 60 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Nxf7 lets in heavies
Nisipeanu vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 38 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def. Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Stupendous Zwischenzug!
Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 N bests B
Predojevic vs M T Popovic, 2008
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 54 moves, 1-0

Lubomir Kavalek chess column in The Washington Post
Kaidanov vs Onischuk, 2008 
(C58) Two Knights, 42 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Wham! Bam!
Ponomariov vs Gelfand, 2008 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1/2-1/2 unbroken
A Nickel vs The World, 2008 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 0-1 R bites
G Swathi vs N Pogonina, 2008 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Closed (B25) 1-0 Astonishing central battle!
Navara vs Sasikiran, 2009 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. Main Line (B52) 0-1Pawn wasn't worth it
M Socko vs N Pogonina, 2009 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

A model IQP game by Nepomniachtchi
Nepomniachtchi vs Kharitonov, 2009 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Keres Attk (B81) 1-0Skewer removes guard
Nakamura vs Ponomariov, 2009 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Weak back rank
Nyback vs Jobava, 2009 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

kNight Invasions by Both Colors!
Nisipeanu vs Pelletier, 2010 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

French Exchange Bg4 pin, Nc6 (C01) 0-1 Both castle long
G Pogosian vs O Nikolenko, 2010 
(C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1

Great Catalan against Mr. Catalan
Ponomariov vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

This line was tried in the three CC World Championship finals
The World vs N Pogonina, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian/French (A08)1-0 P wedge on 6th
Ponomariov vs D Sadzikowski, 2010 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

K's Indian Attack: Yugoslav (A07) 1-0 Dbl Fio vs Reversed Torre
Ponomariov vs G Gajewski, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

Reti Opening: Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Remove the Guard
T Hillarp Persson vs A S Rasmussen, 2010
(A09) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Dismantle pawn shield
Nepomniachtchi vs D Frolyanov, 2011 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Def (C96) 1-0 N semi-barrier vs B
Nakamura vs Nisipeanu, 2011 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 78 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def. Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 1/2- Twin bros
R Pert vs N Pert, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Black sacs Q for B&R
F Vallejo Pons vs Topalov, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 54 moves, 1-0

Spanish Closed. Martinez Var (C78) 1-0 Impressive N anchor
Navara vs Caruana, 2013 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern(B67) 1-0Interesting spoiler
E Najer vs Smirin, 2014  
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 52 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) · 0-1
Z Almasi vs F Vallejo Pons, 2014 
(A10) English, 60 moves, 0-1

FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 White's N is immune
Negi vs A Hobber, 2014 
(C18) French, Winawer, 17 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 1-0 Knights have say
Nepomniachtchi vs P Potapov, 2015 
(B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 21.g3!
Nepomniachtchi vs B Savchenko, 2015 
(B27) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A04) 1-0 Discoverd Attack
Polugaevsky vs A Planinc, 1971
(A04) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Torre Attk vs Modern/Dutch Leningrad (A04) 1-0 Rob the pin
M Petrovic vs A Pihajlic, 1989 
(A04) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

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