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Crazy Rooks When you're about to lose the game, sometimes a glimmer of hope appears in the form of a stalemate. Your last mobile piece--a rook--hurls itself at the enemy king screaming "take me!" 15 games, 1871-2013 Fischer's 10 Greatest Games The question has been posed at this site, "What are Fischer's top 10 games?" This is my humble attempt to answer that question. 10 games, 1956-1972 Players I Know Here are some friends of mine, and people that I have met/played from South Florida tournaments. 6 games, 1988-2004 Sneaky's Scrapbook Here are games which are important to me, for one reason or another. 43 games, 1839-2016 That Sneaky Slav & Semi-Slav As a 1.d4 player, I've always found the Slav defense to be particularly frustrating. That's why I finally learned to play it myself. Here are some key games which illustrate Black's fighting chances. 10 games, 1935-2002 The 10 Greatest Attacking Games of All Time More than once, I've come across somebody on Chessgames.com who sees a classic for the very first time. Often they remark, "Wow! Where can I see more games like this one?" Here is my humble attempt to provide a link to what I consider the greatest attacking games of all. 10 games, 1851-1999 The Sneaky Old Löwenthal Sicilian Johann Lowenthal devised one of the oldest ways of playing the Sicilian, the odd-looking ...e5 push. Black is willing to accept a backward d-pawn but has many ways to remedy the problem, often making use of his active knights. The opening is full of traps, and can confuses an opponent looking to play more modern lines. The 9...d5?! gambit is one that I've been experimenting with lately. See Firman vs Kliuka to see what great fun it can be. 8 games, 1962-2005 Underpromotions Sometimes, less is more! The problemist in me loves to see underpromotions in real games. 48 games, 1850-2014