January 1: I'll Take Manhattan Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2024  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1 January 2: The Greek Geek Caruana vs N Theodorou, 2024  (A28) English, 49 moves, 0-1 January 3: Bravo! Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1 January 4: In Deep Doudou W Doudou vs Q Guo, 2012  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1 January 5: The Crying Game Ivanchuk vs Naroditsky, 2024  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 41 moves, 0-1 January 6: Deutschland Huebner Alex A Prameshuber vs Huebner, 1970  (A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1 January 7: Nervous Energy Tal vs Huebner, 1979  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 January 8: Spanish Knights G Schories vs H Pinkerton, 1911  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0 January 9: La Cosa Nostra M Erdogdu vs Morozevich, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1 January 10: Hard Target Ivkov vs R Hartoch, 1969  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 82 moves, 1-0 January 11: From Bhat to Worse V Bhat vs Kudrin, 2010  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 66 moves, 0-1 January 12: Kanndemonium I Nataf vs Karpov, 2002  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1 January 13: The Morra the Merrier J Torres Santiago vs T Kahn, 2016  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0 January 14: Venit VD Vicit V Dydyshko vs Kasparov, 1978  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0 January 15: Bacardi on ice Fischer vs J Fermoselle-Bacardi Sr, 1956  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0 January 16: The Jeaned Genie Carlsen vs A Tari, 2024  (A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0 January 17: Shakhespearean Sonnet Mamedyarov vs Giri, 2022  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 January 18: Fine Young Canibal J Canibal vs H Schorra, 1998  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0 January 19: Jobravo! Jobava vs Carlsen, 2010  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 64 moves, 1-0 January 20: Dubious, Therefore Best Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 January 21: Trompomania Running Wild, Sister! Hodgson vs S Polgar, 1989  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0 January 22: Colle it a Wrap Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 January 23: Bart of Darkness So vs B van der Zwet, 2015  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 28 moves, 1-0 January 24: Frizzel Fry C Bloodgood vs H Erwin, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 0-1 January 25: The Girl With the Dragon Snafu S Polgar vs Averbakh, 1993  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 48 moves, 0-1 January 26: The Unknown Immortal Panke vs Kranenberg, 1941  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0 January 27: A Study in Scarlett H W Scarlett vs B Hayden, 1951  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0 January 28: Constantinople Falling Rapport vs Mamedyarov, 2022  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1 January 29: Dance of the Knights Alekhine vs A Aviles, 1932  (B07) Pirc, 42 moves, 1-0 January 30: Hedgehog Roast D Howell vs Grischuk, 2019  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0 January 31: Hung Dury E Dury vs Jensen, 1975  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1 February 1: Buda Pests Forintos vs Portisch, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 81 moves, 0-1 February 2: Bye-bye, birdies! I Gudju vs K Behting, 1924  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1 February 3: All Around Good Guy Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982   (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0 February 4: KID Vicious F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1 February 5: Marco So Low Carlsen vs M Baldauf, 2022  (A48) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0 February 6: Hurts, Donchev? D Donchev vs S Nikolov, 1987  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 81 moves, 1-0 February 7: Yippee Ki Yay! C Yip vs G Tokhirjonova, 2024  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 1-0 February 8: A little bit of Morphy. Blackburne vs Younger, 1871  (000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0 February 9: Giuoco Giocondo K Mona vs L Schut, 2012  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 62 moves, 1-0 February 10: Navara's Immortal Navara vs S Rodrigue-Lemieux, 2024  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0 February 11: Bargan Hunter S Bargan vs K Rathnakaran, 2012  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1 February 12: Why must the good die, Young? D Rensch vs Z Young, 2007  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 16 moves, 1-0 February 13: My Pet Fish, Eric Lobron vs Dzindzichashvili, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1 February 14: Valentin's Day V Arbakov vs Kupreichik, 1996  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 40 moves, 1-0 February 15: I nail a dim Karpov Karpov vs V Akopian, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1 February 16: Headbanger J Polgar vs L Gutman, 1987  (B83) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0 February 17: Hash Brown Golombek vs Brown, 1949  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0 February 18: To the Viktor go the spoils V Laznicka vs Short, 2010  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0 February 19: Hanging by a pin Anand vs Kamsky, 1994  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 February 20: Hillbilly Elegy S Williams vs G Jones, 2011  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 0-1 February 21: Lawrence Fisch Burn Fischer vs L Noderer, 1964  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1 February 22: Redemption! G Lasya vs D S Shashaank, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1 February 23: Out for a Duk A Zatonskih vs P Dukaczewski, 2013  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 February 24: Shman Magic Spassky vs Shman, 1948  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0 February 25: You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat H Quint vs P Goossens, 1978  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0 February 26: My Queen, Dom, for a Horse G Kallai vs D Laurain, 1990  (E73) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 February 27: The Elephant in the Room Reshevsky vs E D Duncan, 1921  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1 February 28: She's a maniac, maniac... N Yakubboev vs R Vaishali, 2025  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1 March 1: Passed but not forgotten Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0 March 2: Disappearing Assets Aronian vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022  (A22) English, 44 moves, 0-1 March 3: The Ballad of Gay Tony S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves, 0-1 March 4: Under Duras Vitacek vs Duras, 1900  (C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 0-1 March 5: Ash Wednesday I Ash vs A Regen, 1938  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0 March 6: A Grand Prie Y Gruenfeld vs E Prie, 1990  (A10) English, 40 moves, 0-1 March 7: Axing the Ex Carlsen vs Karpov, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 March 8: Martz Mednis E Mednis vs W Martz, 1972  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 1-0 March 9: Catch 22 Aronin vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1947  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1 March 10: The Fink is a King! S Rubinstein vs A J Fink, 1916   (C59) Two Knights, 32 moves, 0-1 March 11: Naj: Not On, Jan! Najdorf vs Timman, 1980  (A15) English, 43 moves, 1-0 March 12: O Bloody Obadiah J Cazenove vs O Tomalin, 1819  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0 March 13: The Binding of Isaak Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966  (B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0 March 14: Vile Sac in Sackville K Ramaswamy vs R Love, 2001  (A48) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0 March 15: Aerodynamic Queen A Davtyan vs M A Tabatabaei, 2025  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 1-0 March 16: The Fast & The Fluryous D Flury vs V Kost, 1990  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0 March 17: Einstein's Bagel E Almeida vs C Martins, 1991  (A84) Dutch, 29 moves, 0-1 March 18: Friends with Benefits A L'Ami vs L'Ami, 2012  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1 March 19: No Breyer Knowledge A Medina Garcia vs Spassky, 1955  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 32 moves, 0-1 March 20: Golden Shauer Capablanca vs C Shauer, 1909  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 35 moves, 0-1 March 21: Chess School of Pollock W Pollock vs S Langleben / F Colson, 1893  (C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0 March 22: Taking Chances and Khavin Fun Boleslavsky vs A Khavin, 1944  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 26 moves, 1-0 March 23: One In a Million Van Wely vs J van Mil, 1994  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 March 24: If the Szu fits... N Szuveges vs M Ninchich, 1999  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 March 25: Hammond Egg Mackenzie vs G Hammond, 1864  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0 March 26: For, Thou Betraying Me, I Do Betray J Mieses vs Chigorin, 1906  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0 March 27: Teim To Go Rad! Motylev vs Radjabov, 2010  (C48) Four Knights, 42 moves, 0-1 March 28: Out of the Loop A Becker vs Spielmann, 1926  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1 March 29: BritBox Bronstein vs Keene, 1975  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0 March 30: People Under the Stairs J Piket vs R Douven, 1988  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1 March 31: Home Arrests Schlechter vs Janowski, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0 April 1: Fool's Paradise Niemann vs Kramnik, 2023  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 2 moves, 0-1 April 2: Paradise Lost B Wall vs J Milton, 1977  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 43 moves, 0-1 April 3: Loss of Sanitt, E E Sanitt vs P Lalic, 2025  (A20) English, 39 moves, 0-1 April 4: Anatoly of a Murder Karpov vs B Larsen, 1978  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 1-0 April 5: You don't Euwe me anything Euwe vs D Przepiorka, 1928  (A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1 April 6: The Noble Art of Self-Defense Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 April 7: Bullet Train to Nowhere Firouzja vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 April 8: Fridrik the Great Smejkal vs F Olafsson, 1978  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 43 moves, 0-1 April 9: Schliemann Says M Bednarska-Bzdega vs M Rachunek, 2001  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 April 10: The Archbishop of Can't Unbury V Buerger vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 0-1 April 11: Playing Like a Pirate Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0 April 12: Menchik Clubbed W Fairhurst vs Menchik, 1935  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0 April 13: Endgame Art E German vs A Bisguier, 1962  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 67 moves, 0-1 April 14: The Silicon Immortal AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2017  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0 April 15: The Klear Has Coasted E Koksal vs K Gountras, 2015  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 50 moves, 1-0 April 16: Hey Ju, Don't Make it Bad Z Tan vs W Ju, 2025  (C28) Vienna Game, 53 moves, 0-1 April 17: Sorry, We're Closed Bronstein vs Szabo, 1950  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 April 18: Fish or Fowl? W Pollock vs Bird, 1886  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 45 moves, 0-1 April 19: Easter Bonnet E Bonnet vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2000  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 58 moves, 1-0 April 20: Baby you can drive my car Short vs J Polgar, 1993  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 47 moves, 0-1 April 21: Don't Hook Back in Anger Dominguez Perez vs C Yoo, 2025  (000) Chess variants, 70 moves, 1-0 April 22: Loeked In a Cage Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002  (B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0 April 23: Gorin, Gorin, Gone Mason vs Chigorin, 1889  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0 April 24: Post Mortem M I Botvinnik vs T L Petrosian, 1998  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 41 moves, 0-1 April 25: Petrosian's Mortal Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1 April 26: Semetey Tologontegin: "Ge Got Me Too Intensely" G Harutjunyan vs S Tologontegin, 2019  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0 April 27: House of the Rising Sunye Balashov vs J Sunye Neto, 1979  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 0-1 117 games