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99 yFTB's h-file Attacks, some Greek Gifts Eve
Compiled by fredthebear
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Fredthebear collected these games featuring kingside flank attacks using pawn levers, piece sacrifices, protruding long range batteries, and outposts invading upon the third/sixth rank. Attacks along the h-file are quite common, especially after castling kingside. The king's knight should be appreciated for the vital role it plays! Going through these games will improve your opening and middlegame attacking and checkmating skills, as the majority of games are under forty moves. Conversely, the defense of your own castled king will improve as you better recognize threats to your own kingdom.

The file is full but still needs more editing.

"My will is mine...I shall not make it soft for you." ― Aeschylus, Agamemnon

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." ― Garry Kasparov

"After we have paid our dutiful respects to such frigid virtues as calculation, foresight, self-control and the like, we always come back to the thought that speculative attack is the lifeblood of chess." — Fred Reinfeld

"Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess." ― Evan Esar

"There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England." ― Sir Edward Coke

"Without integrity and honor, having everything means nothing." ― Robin Sharma

"I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest." ― Andrew Carnegie

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us." ― Winston S. Churchill

* Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns This link has a good, concise collection of diagrammed checkmate patterns by name. The new reader may wish to consult it initially to the point of memorization.

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

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

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

The Eye of the Master

A stag took refuge from the chase
Among the oxen of a stable,
Who counseled him, as says the fable,
To seek at once some safer place.
"My brothers," said the fugitive,
"Betray me not, and, as I live,
The richest pasture I will show,
That ever was grazed on, high or low;
Your kindness you will not regret,
For well some day I'll pay the debt."
The oxen promised secrecy.
Down crouched the stag, and breathed more free.
At eventide they brought fresh hay,
As was their custom day by day;
And often came the servants near,
As did indeed the overseer,
But with so little thought or care,
That neither horns, nor hide, nor hair
Revealed to them the stag was there.
Already thanked the wild-wood stranger
The oxen for their treatment kind,
And there to wait made up his mind,
Till he might issue free from danger.
Replied an ox that chewed the cud,
"Your case looks fairly in the bud;
But then I fear the reason why
Is, that the man of sharpest eye
Has not yet come his look to take.
I dread his coming, for your sake;
Your boasting may be premature:
Till then, poor stag, you're not secure."
It was but a little while before
The careful master oped the door.
"How's this, my boys?" said he;
"These empty racks will never do.
Go, change this dirty litter too.
More care than this I want to see
Of oxen that belong to me.
Well, Jim, my boy, you're young and stout;
What would it cost to clear these cobwebs out?
And put these yokes, and hames, and traces,
All as they should be, in their places?"
Thus looking round, he came to see
One head he did not usually.
The stag is found; his foes
Deal heavily their blows.
Down sinks he in the strife;
No tears can save his life.
They slay, and dress, and salt the beast,
And cook his flesh in many a feast,
And many a neighbour gets a taste.
As Phaedrus says it, pithily,
The master's is the eye to see:
I add the lover's, as for me.

Proverbs of Solomon 7
Warnings about the Adulteress

1My son, keep my words

and treasure my commandments within you.

2Keep my commandments and live;

guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

3Tie them to your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.

4Say to wisdom, "You are my sister,"

and call understanding your kinsman,

5that they may keep you from the adulteress,

from the stranger with seductive words.

6For at the window of my house

I looked through the lattice.

7I saw among the simple,

I noticed among the youths,

a young man lacking judgment,

8crossing the street near her corner,

strolling down the road to her house,

9at twilight, as the day was fading

into the dark of the night.

10Then a woman came out to meet him,

with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.

11She is loud and defiant;

her feet do not remain at home.

12Now in the street, now in the squares,

she lurks at every corner.

13She seizes him and kisses him;

she brazenly says to him:

14"I have made my peace offerings;

today I have paid my vows.

15So I came out to meet you;

I sought you, and I have found you.

16I have decked my bed with coverings,

with colored linen from Egypt.

17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh,

with aloes, and with cinnamon.

18Come, let us take our fill of love till morning.

Let us delight in loving caresses!

19For my husband is not at home;

he has gone on a long journey.

20He took with him a bag of money

and will not return till the moon is full."

21With her great persuasion she entices him;

with her flattering lips she lures him.

22He follows her on impulse,

like an ox going to the slaughter,

like a deer bounding into a trap,

23until an arrow pierces his liver,

like a bird darting into a snare—

not knowing it will cost him his life.

24Now, my sons, listen to me,

and attend to the words of my mouth.

25Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways;

do not stray into her paths.

26For she has brought many down to death;

her slain are many in number.

27Her house is the road to Sheol,

descending to the chambers of death.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

The Chess Poem by Ayaan Chettiar

8 by 8 makes 64
In the game of chess, the king shall rule
Kings and queens, and rooks and knights
Bishops and Pawns, and the use of mind

The Game goes on, the players think
Plans come together, form a link
Attacks, checks and capture
Until, of course, we reach a mate

The Pawns march forward, then the knights
Power the bishops, forward with might
Rooks come together in a line
The Game of Chess is really divine

The Rooks move straight, then take a turn
The Knights on fire, make no return
Criss-Cross, Criss-Cross, go the bishops
The Queen's the leader of the group

The King resides in the castle
While all the pawns fight with power
Heavy blows for every side
Until the crown, it is destroyed

The Brain's the head, The Brain's the King,
The Greatest one will always win,
For in the game of chess, the king shall rule,
8 by 8 makes 64!

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern
M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0

Bird's Opening/Chess variants (000) 1-0 Really quite beautiful
Zukertort vs Count Epoureano, 1872 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

Qxh2 sacrifice vs. Bad Bishop creates and promotes a pawn
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

The 120th Bill Wall opponent to fall for Fool's Mate
Rusty Warren vs B Wall, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Boden's Mate w/a Q
Krauthauser vs H Herrmann, 1934 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From G. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Qxh2 sac to promote
Glicksteen vs E Lawrence, 1971 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker (A02) 0-1 h-file Q sac promo
G Natapov vs Radobarin, 1969 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: 1.f4 f5 2.e4 Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit (A02) 1-0
Bird vs O Gelbfuhs, 1873 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Batavo-Polish Attack (A02) 1-0 White kNight raid
Larsen vs M Raizman, 1958 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

The most famous double bishop sacrifice game
Lasker vs J Bauer, 1889 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Main Line (B15)1-0 R deflection sac allows Qxf7+
Hromadka vs M Kirschen, 1911 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 0-1 Siberian Trap variation
P Johner vs Tartakower, 1928 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 15 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Maroczy Line (B74) 1-0Triple h-file
Kupreichik vs Tukmakov, 1985 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

KP Game, Damiano Gambit (C20) 1-0 Black has compensation!?
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Double knight sacrifices let the heavy pieces in
G Nielsen / V Nielsen vs A van der Linde, 1874 
(C21) Center Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit, resembles Goring (C21) 1-0 crossfire, h-file
Blackburne vs C Puller, 1872 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Putting out fires with gasoline.
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Striking last move like Marshall's "Pieces of Gold" game
Alekhine vs Supico, 1941 
(C21) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 1-0Pin, Q sac opens h-file R#
R L'hermet vs Hagemann, 1888 
(C22) Center Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 R sac w/check coming next
Winawer vs Steinitz, 1896 
(C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit (C23) 0-1 Greco Mate
Reichert vs E Diemer, 1950 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

The best Steinitz's sacrifice! Every type of unit involved!
M Hewitt vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

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

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

Vienna Game (C25) 0-1 Clear the way! Greco Mate w/adjusted Knt.
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C27) Vienna Game, 31 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Anderssen Defense (C25) 0-1 Dual attacks f2, f7
F J Perez Perez vs Alekhine, 1941 
(C25) Vienna, 13 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game (C25) 1-0 Bh6 sac blows the doors off
Buchty vs Schandalik, 1937 
(C27) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 19...? A smashing finish!
Lasker vs S Polner, 1889 
(C26) Vienna, 21 moves, 0-1

Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attack (C26) 1-0 Queen En Prise
J Mieses vs Janowski, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Mieses Var (C26) 0-1 Good one, yes siree!
V Vorotnikov vs I Ivanov, 1977 
(C26) Vienna, 16 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 Shocking finish!!
P Delekta vs Geller, 1992 
(C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 0-1

I never knew just how strong Dr. Julius Perlis was...
J Perlis vs Salwe, 1906 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Var (C29) 1-0 Greek gift, Kside attack
Spielmann vs Constantin Haralds, 1919 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 26 moves, 1-0

KG Miniature: 9.Bxh7+ and 12.Rf6 Alekhine's Block
B Wall vs Bob Brooks, 1973 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Discovery pin #
J Mason vs NN, 1900 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

KG Panteldakis CG. Greco Var (C30) 0-1 Unusual start and finish
NN vs Greco, 1625 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1

K's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Heavy pieces hone in
F K Esling vs J Wisker, 1880 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 Sneaky tactics
Tarrasch vs K Eckart, 1892 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Tear open the diagonal
Blackburne vs NN, 1899 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0Beautiful manuevers
Chigorin vs J Kotrc, 1896 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 1-0 Anastasia's #
P Roth vs G Rajna, 1975 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Rob the pin for it can no longer defend
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

Fischer worked out of an ugly king's position
Fischer vs Evans, 1963 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

Short Short game. :-)
Short vs Kasparov, 1993 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA B's Gambit MacDonnell Attk (C33) 1-0 Analyze final position
M Lange vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Accepted. B's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Greco Mate threat
Janowski vs Steinitz, 1898 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 35 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

KG Accepted. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Double Rs Sac
Colomer vs Vivas, 1947 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1

K's Gambit: Accepted. Breyer Gambit (C33) 1-0 Overworked pawn
Euwe vs G Kroone, 1919 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 1-0 A special gift of God!!
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

kNight clearance sacrifice allows queen checks
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 h-file opens rapidly
Keres vs H Soonurm, 1942
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 Brothers & Sisters
Morphy vs Bird, 1859 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 46 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham, McCormick Def(C35) 1-0Bxf7+ starts sharp K walk
Lutikov vs Korchnoi, 1951 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 24 moves, 1-0

Sudden Philidor's Legacy
Bird / Dobell vs NN, 1886 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

10.Ne5!! This game is a BLAST!!
Staunton vs NN, 1840 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Accepted (C38) 1-0 Qh5, Qg6 rob the pin, Qh7#
Blackburne vs W Hamilton, 1862 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

KGA (C38) 0-1 Get the Q in close; Extensive notes by JHB
G Neumann vs Blackburne, 1867  
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 Notes J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs G W Lyttelton, 1858  
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

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

White nabs overworked pawn, Black offers Q sac to expose pin
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1

Damiano Defense Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1/2-1/2 Hairy game!
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Schleimann Def. Jaenisch G. Acptd (C40) 0-1 Full devel
P de Schloezer vs Chigorin, 1878 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack (C40) 0-1 Notes by Blackburne
Gamman vs Blackburne, 1869  
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 0-1 kNights bite
A F Ludvigsen vs S Sorensen, 1872 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

An early Philidor, pry open the h-file, back rank mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Another Knapping Ne6 causing problems
Morphy vs H Baucher, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Castling opposite, pawn storm, Black's queen romps!
K Havasi vs Breyer, 1917 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Larsen Var (C41) 1-0 POTD 6/6/6 Bxf7+ Deflection
M McCann vs B Wall, 1975 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Philidor / Scotch Declined (C41) 1-0 P thrust, R sac, spearhead
Kasparov vs R Abud, 2004 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Russian Game Classical Attack. Marshall Var(C42) 0-1Resting Qs
Janowski vs Marshall, 1912 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attack. Marshall (C42) 0-1 Jalapenos!
R Vollmar vs D Ackerman, 1949 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Bravo Chucky!
Ivanchuk vs Gelfand, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 En prise MADNESS
Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2010 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Declined (C44) 1-0 JHB # pattern
O Sarapu vs Z Frankel, 1962 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Euwe vs Wiersma, 1920 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Annotated by Steinitz: "Mr Gossip deserves the highest praise"
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Tremendous Black attack by Bird
NN vs Bird, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45)0-1 9.g3 allows unrelenting attack
Koblents vs Lilienthal, 1945 
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 0-1 fishin' pole attack
Rublevsky vs Anand, 2004 
(C45) Scotch Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Meitner Variation (C45) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate in 2
R Lemon vs M Plum, 1982 
(C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Three Knights, Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 Pin, Deflection
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

4 Knights Scotch. Krause Gambit Leonhardt Def (C47) 1-0Squeezed
Rublevsky vs Onischuk, 1994 
(C47) Four Knights, 23 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

Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 0-1 h-file attack
Z Belsitzman vs Rubinstein, 1917 
(C48) Four Knights, 18 moves, 0-1

Spanish Exchange; Black Fishin' Pole (C69) 1/2-Q sac perpetual
Adorjan vs Karpov, 1967 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Frenchman builds a house on sand
A Durao vs S Horta, 1954 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Double knight sacrifices crack the h-file for the Q/R battery
O Frink vs F J Le Count, 1923 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) 0-1 Uncommon start, h-file punch
H Suechting vs Blackburne, 1906 
(A43) Old Benoni, 40 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A46) 1-0 N dance ends 0-0-0!
Marshall vs Burn, 1907 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Knights Var (A46) 1-0 No Gueridon Mate for Black
M Konopka vs J Vlcek, 2001
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 Yusupov-Rubinstein (A46) 1-0 Delay Polish vs QID
Koltanowski vs B P Reilly, 1935 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Deflection on the h-file
S Halkias vs J Pribyl, 2000 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni (A43) 0-1 Q's back rank interpose won't save the day
Faruk Hoxha vs V Priehoda, 2010 
(A43) Old Benoni, 26 moves, 0-1

See-saw battle; no ordinary Greek Gift
Colle vs Ahues, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1 Three on the h-file
W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1

London System (A46) 1-0White attack is fast & vicious; turns EG
T S Nguyen vs M Kanep, 2010 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

London System vs Dbl Fio (A48) 0-1 VK maliciously robs the pin
M Ballmann vs Korchnoi, 1995 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Sacrifice and mate with three minors
Malinin vs A Andreev, 1989 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

you won't believe your eyes.
Malinin vs V Savinov, 1988 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Miniature
Faruq vs Navab, 1959 
(A53) Old Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

Tartakower's Indian (A54) 0-1 Impressive EG cleanup
Schlechter vs Tartakower, 1917 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 66 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Normal Var (A55) 0-1 Kotov's Brilliancy
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Who's better when the Q's come off?
O Bernstein vs Burn, 1909 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Benko G. Declined. Sosonko Var (A57) 0-1 Mutual Kside attacks
J R Markus vs S Polgar, 1995
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the ChessMasters
O Bernstein vs Najdorf, 1954 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 37 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Normal (A55) 1-0 Greek gift, K walk
J N Sugden vs Keene, 1961  
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 26 moves, 1-0

KID : Fianchetto Variation. Double Fianchetto Attack
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1

Fire on the Board by Alexey Shirov, Game 19
Shirov vs A Hauchard, 1990 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0

Benoni Def. Knight's Tour Var (A61) 1-0 Q sac saves active N
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979 
(A61) Benoni, 53 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: Uhlmann Variation (A61) 0-1 Climb the vine
K Grigorian vs Kasparov, 1980 
(A61) Benoni, 30 moves, 0-1

Bravo!!! Win w/THREE hangers!!! Toss those coins!!!
Larsen vs Ljubojevic, 1975 
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 27 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Classical. Main line (A73) 1-0 Passers dictate
J Kulbacki vs D Rubin, 1986 
(A73) Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O, 70 moves, 1-0

Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

Miguel Najdorf's Polish Immortal Game
Glucksberg vs Najdorf, 1929 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1

Dutch, Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 1-0 5 Piece Attack w/Pin
A E Blackmar vs A Labry, 1876 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0

Dutch (84) 0-1 Sacs both Rs, Opens h- & f-files, 3-piece mate.
Maroczy vs Tartakower, 1922 
(A84) Dutch, 35 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense (A85) 0-1 White knight can't take either one!
V Litvinov vs Veresov, 1958 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1

D. Staunton G. Accepted (A82) 1-0 2 half- & open files in 20
J Dobias vs R Tereba, 1930 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Dutch Miniature; h-file attack sets up Qg6#
J Bandres Carballo vs D Bustos Serrano, 2001 
(A80) Dutch, 6 moves, 1-0

Dutch Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 0-1 Dbl P sacs, Deflection
P Shaw vs J Fathallah, 2014 
(A81) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 38: "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess"
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1

Dutch: Q's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 h-file exchange sac for Q check
Radjabov vs M Bartel, 2004 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 25 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80) 1-0 Fine Greek Gift
Denker vs Robbins, 1934 
(A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton G. Tartakower Bayonet Attack(A82) 1-0Open h-file
K H Bondick vs K Jacob, 2005
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense (A80) 0-1 Bf3 outpost, Q sac opens h-file
G Abramovic vs Botvinnik, 1924 
(A80) Dutch, 17 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def Raphael Var (A80) 0-1 Castle opposite & let it fly!
A Gogolis vs M Dzhumaev, 2003 
(A80) Dutch, 39 moves, 0-1

What a mating combo. From discoveries to underpromtion...
R Fontaine vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2007 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 39 moves, 0-1

Dutch Stonewall. Modern Var (A90) 0-1Superb knight movement
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Pawn lever power, R lift
A Zemouli vs A Rizouk, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 0-1

A pawn storm and a mighty pin come through w/out the queen
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Rook Lift, Queen sacrifice and Arabian Mate all in one!
Koltanowski vs NN, 1945 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Miniature: Move pieces, not pawns!
C Hartlaub vs H Rosenbaum, 1892 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 6 moves, 1-0

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

Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0

Italian Game (C50) 0-1 3 minors mate king w/aid of Q & R sacs
NN vs W Curran, 1876 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Tremendous!
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 0-1 Notes by JHB
NN vs Blackburne, 1871  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1 Ravaging Rs
Dubois vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Scrunched!
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1895 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 48 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) 0-1 Q sac, Greco's Mate
Anderssen vs J Finch, 1851 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Morphy-like
Blackburne vs A Steinkuehler, 1864  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Using his king to fight!
Klovans vs Tal, 1951 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

The Bishop is superior to the Knight on an open board
Short vs Kasparov, 2011 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 59 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Waller Attack (C52) 0-1 Early Anastasia's Mate
K Bayer vs Falkbeer, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

"Don't Shoot the Piano Player"; The White Q is lost w/a check!
Tartakower vs Euwe, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 0-1

The English Immortal
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Anderssen Var (C53) 1-0
Euwe vs P F van Hoorn, 1926 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical Var (C53) 1-0 B-N-Q mating pattern vs. h6
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Nxh7 and Unusual Rook Manuevers
Euwe vs J J O'Hanlon, 1919 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0

(C54) Old main line Moeller Attack 13...0-0 1-0 Kside sac attk
Keres vs W E Kunerth, 1935 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Qxh6+!! and mate by bishop is unstoppable!
Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0

A different kind of mating pattern
B Wall vs O Rodriguez Vargas, 1979 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 2 Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Reinfeld puzzle
J Smith vs G H Derrickson, 1860 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

Italian, Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Kingdom to Kdom
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

Analysis: 2Knights Def. Fritz Var (C57) 0-1 See keypusher notes
Fischer vs R Burger, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1

White opens the h-file for Black's mating attack
K Dietrich vs J Hempel, 1966 
(C57) Two Knights, 23 moves, 0-1

Two Knts Def Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 0-1 Q sac, Greco #
Edelman vs I Mazel, 1928 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver (C57) 0-1 Black takes over
H Brehmer vs F Menz, 1999 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def. Kieseritsky Var (C58) 0-1 R Sac
F Deacon vs Kolisch, 1860 
(C58) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def. 6.Bb5+ Be7 (C58) 1-0 R Skewer
Morozevich vs I Sokolov, 1999 
(C58) Two Knights, 41 moves, 1-0

Double KP fianchetto h-pawn thrust and Rxh7 sac
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Two dandy sacrifices many would not consider
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0

Renaud & Kahn's The Art of the Checkmate, pp. 79-80
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Neat mate w/pawn forming bishop outpost
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

Notes by Emanuel Lasker
Lasker vs Vidmar, 1909  
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish Exchange, Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 h-file attack
T Garner vs L Rowland, 1979 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Cozio Defense (C60) 1-0 Notes by JHB; h-file attack
Blackburne vs NN, 1893  
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Classical. Central Var (C64) 0-1 Deflection
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1851 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Schliemann Def (C63) 0-1 Greek gift, 19 moves
C T Goering vs J Minckwitz, 1871 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Spanish Berlin Defense. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Ng4, Qh4, Ba6
A Hobbis vs A Cooper, 1952 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

Spanish Berlin Defense. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Ng4, Qh4, Ba6
NN vs G Sewell, 1951 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 11 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 0-1 Greek gift
G Neumann vs Anderssen, 1864 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 1-0 BxNf6 creates corridor mate
F Ekstrom vs G Carrisson, 1961 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Improved Steinitz (C66) 0-1 15 captures in 21 m
Capablanca vs D W Pomeroy, 1909 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1

Arabian Mate - on the side of the board, not the corner!
J Robey vs Anderssen, 1862 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

"One of the finest games of his whole career" -- Reinfeld
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal (C69) 0-1 Rook robs the pin
S Malesic vs Reshevsky, 1967
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 33 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. (C60) 0-1 Dbl R sacs, Greco's Mate
NN vs Burn, 1866 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Bird (C61) 1-0 Q sac into Greco Mate on h-file
S Pencil vs G Goltsoff, 1976 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
Privalov vs V Malaniuk, 1974 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
W John vs E Dyckhoff, 1904 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 0-1

A joke game with brilliant annotations from Nimzowitsch.
Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

A supported Boden's Mate
Keres vs Verbac, 1933 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

The Greek Gift is fatal for Black
F Cirabisi vs V Cugini, 1992 
(C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Greek gift declined, N sac accepted
Kosteniuk vs C P Gouw, 2000 
(C00) French Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

French Def: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929 
(C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

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

French 3.c3? (C00) 1-0 The horse ran off from his K
V Hergert vs G Handke, 1988 
(C00) French Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 1-0 Q sac opens h-file
Blackburne vs West, 1885 
(C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 1-0

An early French "Defense", Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5+
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Notes by JHB
Englisch vs Blackburne, 1883  
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1

French Exchange (C11) 1-0 W sacs Q & R to open h-file
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0

French Exchange (C01) 1-0N sac, RxR+ deflects Black Q, then Qh2
Howard Staunton / NN vs J Loewenthal / J Cunningham, 1856 
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0

Coolest # by en passant ! ! ! Dbl Check & NEITHER piece moves
G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928 
(C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance Variation. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 0-1
Keres vs Euwe, 1936 
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 It wasn't easy gettin' there
Wemmers vs Metger, 1877 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance (C02) 1-0 Black ate everything in sight
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C02) French, Advance, 18 moves, 1-0

Exchanges & battery double attack Qh7# or QxRa8
D Sermek vs M Varini, 1999 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 9 moves, 1-0

French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1-0 Bxh7+ Greek Gift win
Foltys vs Mohyla, 1940 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1/2-1/2 N+ perpetual
Gelfand vs Ivanchuk, 1985 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Def. Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1 Black's Greek Gift
W Bialas vs Uhlmann, 1951 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch Variation. Open System (C07) · 0-1
Bronstein vs Gulko, 1968 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch Chistyakov Def. Modern Line (C07) 0-1 Ferocious
A Lastin vs Bareev, 2004 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 0-1

French Rubinstein, Blackburne Def. (C10) 0-1 Check & Defend h7
P Charbonneau vs H A Hussein Al-Ali, 2008 
(C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1

Qk kill of French Rubinstein Var, Blackburne Def. C10 1-0
Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002 
(C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Useless vs. Useful Checks
B Wall vs W Wall, 1969 
(C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0

FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 W sacs 3 pieces on g7
P Dubinin vs D Petrov, 1936 
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Rxg7 smashes thru
K Richter vs G G Alexandrescu, 1936 
(C10) French, 27 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Another fatal Nge7 w/Greek Gift
K Blom vs Niels Jensen, 1934 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Spielmann vs R L'hermet, 1927 
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Nuts in a Knot Survival at it's BEST!
Fischer vs Benko, 1962 
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

Fantastic double sacrifice
E Berg vs Bareev, 2005 
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0

Chess Informant's Best Games of 2003
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 0-1 Dbl rook sac
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 h-file destruction
Dake vs A De Burca, 1935 
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Different kind greek gift
M Brody vs A Macht, 1935 
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Swiss Variation (C11) 1-0 Morphy-like K hunt
Blackburne vs Thomson, 1885  
(C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Full force Kside!
Mackenzie vs J Mason, 1878 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Burn (C11) 1-0 Greek gift seizes initiative
Yanofsky vs A Ismodes Dulanto, 1939 
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0

French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0 Q sac
Unzicker vs M Czerniak, 1954 
(C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0

Greek gift and queen sacrifice sets up Arabian mate
Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931 
(C13) French, 25 moves, 1-0

Efim Bogoljubov (1889-1952) gives the Greek gift
Bogoljubov vs NN, 1952 
(C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Richter Attack(C13) 1-0Greek gift, Deflection
A Fritz vs J Mason, 1883  
(C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0

French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift 2x same wk
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

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

FR Classical, Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift, rob the pin
Blackburne vs H Charlick, 1885 
(C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0

French Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift
M Pestalozzi vs D Duhm, 1900 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

18. Rxh7+! and mate-in-three
A Kaspersky vs I Mazel, 1925 
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Spielmann(C13) 1-0h-file attack
Euwe vs Maroczy, 1921 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

French Classical. Frankfurt Var (C13) 1-0The hunter becomes the
Velimirovic vs H Ree, 1994 
(C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0

French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Maroczy Var (C13) 1-0Sac attack
Nisipeanu vs A Florean, 1995 
(C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0

French A-C Attk, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 She offered
S Khader vs A El Arousy, 2010 
(C13) French, 19 moves, 1-0

Black had resources he didn't use in time
Naiditsch vs T T Hoang, 1998 
(C14) French, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

French Winawer Winckelmann-Riemer Gambit (C15) 0-1 h-file bomb
K O'Brien vs D Salter, 2008 
(C15) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Dark square problem
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935 
(C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C15)1-0 3 Pieces do the trick
Blackburne vs J D Grimwood, 1873 
(C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 kNights take off!
F J Perez Perez vs J Fernandez Pereda, 1947 
(C15) French, Winawer, 14 moves, 1-0

C16 1-0 29 The Immortal Swedish Correspondence Game
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964 
(C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0

"that which does not kill us makes us stronger"
E Mortensen vs L Karlsson, 1988 
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 0-1

h-pawn thrust helps pry open Black's fortress
Bologan vs Vaganian, 2006 
(C18) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0

FR Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) 1-0 Surprise B sac opens chain
Stein vs Petrosian, 1961 
(C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0

FR Winawer, PP Var (C18) 1-0 Perpetual "all or nothing" attack
Oll vs M Ulybin, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Classical Var (C19) 1-0 Q must sac, Rs roll!
W Paige vs E Formanek, 1993 
(C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0

Better park your bishop elsewhere!
D Pelan vs M Hand, 1981 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Pin. Koch Var (B40) 1-0 Dbl threat Qd8+ & QxBa5
Glek vs I Voss, 1991 
(B40) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

Analyzed by Bobby Fischer in his "My 60 Memorable Games"
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Variation (B42) 1-0 Classic Greek Gift
Tal vs NN, 1975 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 0-1 Look before you grab!
D Mardle vs N Gaprindashvili, 1965 
(B44) Sicilian, 14 moves, 0-1

Double bishop sacrifice, mate to follow on the h-file
G Kuzmin vs Sveshnikov, 1973 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Double rook sacrifice tears open the g-file
Golubev vs V Podinic, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Much more than Dbl Rook sacs!
G Szabo vs S Zawadzki, 2004 
(B53) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Lost tempos lose
Ivanchuk vs Kasparov, 1991 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Greek Gift
Hort vs I Radulov, 1974 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

Castling opposite, push pawns, Black misses a knight on f6!
E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Castle opposite, hammer the g-file, outnumber on h7
E Diemer vs Heinz, 1954 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0 Sacs, Qf6 block
Charousek vs G Exner, 1897 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

K caught in center, triple on file, exchanges, outside passer
O Lie vs K Saga, 1965 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 impressive h-file attack w/sacrifices
K B McAlpine vs G McCurdy, 1966
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

QP: Catalan/Veresov Attack (D00) 0-1 Who's got who?
Tinsley vs Lasker, 1899 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 h-file attack w/doubled rooks
V Polonski vs T Metsalu, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1 Double on the 2nd
S Drazic vs Anand, 2000
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

London 3.Bf4 Nh5!? (D02) 0-1Both sides try early Kside attacks
V Vepkhvishvili vs R Shcherbakov, 1991 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Anti-Colle with Bishop Sac line
J Sanjuan vs Lenderman, 2004 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Colle System (D04) 1-0White's Q wins the showdown
G Koshnitsky vs C Purdy, 1932 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

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

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Greek gift beauty by opening namesake!
Colle vs V Buerger, 1928 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

An early knarly Greek Gift 12.Bxh7+ sent correspondence style
E Prieto vs Daniels, 1988 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Transposes to Stonewall Attack closed structure & knight rule
E Schiller vs R Mapp, 1999  
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0 Double Bishop Sacrifice
L Filatov vs S F Mayer, 2000 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Game #67, My Best Games Of Chess 1924-1937 by A. Alekhine
Alekhine vs S Rosselli del Turco, 1934 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Game 16; Starting Out: The Colle by Richard Palliser
Colle vs J J O'Hanlon, 1930 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Jesus of Nazareth brought back to life a friend, Lazarus who...
L Bruzon Batista vs Anand, 2006 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening: Bogoljubow Defense 'The Z~Phoenix Attack
H Tikkanen vs E Berg, 2012 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 0-1

Chernev Chucks Wood
Chernev vs H H Hahlbohm, 1942 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Castled into Greek Gift
Koltanowski vs E Sanger, 1943 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD Albin CG. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 0-1 Q decoy sacrifice
E Formanek vs D Oshana, 1970 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 19 moves, 0-1

Albin Countergambit Fianchetto Bf5 Line(D09) 0-1 Q sac, h-file
H Dinser vs D Mione, 1996 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 24 moves, 0-1

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

The Art of Attack by Vladimir Vukovic
Euwe vs Flohr, 1939 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Chess Review, 1933: Jan.17 (Horowitz)
Euwe vs Flohr, 1932 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Accepted: Classical Def. ML (D27) 1-0 Dead accuracy
M Dziuba vs J Kleinert, 2013 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense (D34) Pawn storm committment to the very end.
I Ivanov vs V Zaltsman, 1983 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 44 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Zwischenzug +!
Blisz vs Hantel, 1988 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Saemisch Var (D35) 0-1 Weak squares in pawn chain
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1924 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1

QGD Janowski Var (D31) 1-0 Superior minor piece play
Lasker vs Janowski, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

Q sac+R sac+minor piece sac = a fantastic game
C Hartlaub vs V Benary, 1911 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

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

Q's Gambit Declined: Q's Knight Var(D31) 1-0 Great Greco's Mate
S P Johnston vs Marshall, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated (D31) 1-0 5 consecutive checks
A Ebralidze vs M Lubensky, 1949 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein's Immortal Game
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD Harrwitz Attack (D35) 1-0 Rob the pin, bust up the h-file
Steinitz vs Lasker, 1896 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

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

White grabs a pawn and Black turns the tables immediately
O Gavrilov vs S Solovjov, 2005 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 0-1

Black just riddles White's position and ends it with a fork
Denker vs Botvinnik, 1945 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

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

Semi-Slav: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh7+ w/twist; remove guard
Reshevsky vs W Grigorieff, 1934 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Deflection sets up JHB's #
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

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

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 2 Hogs on the 8th
Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

Bxh7+ Greek Gift leads to King Walk; 12...Kh6 is better!
C W Hrissikopoulos vs R S Underwood, 1938 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

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

'The Pipe Game'. Nice Kside attack by Marshall.
Marshall vs Burn, 1900  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D64) 1-0 Pretty combo ends it
Rubinstein vs M Hirschbein, 1927 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Attack Masterpiece
Rubinstein vs Teichmann, 1908 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

My Great Predecessors by Garry Kasparov
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Spassky fires off a kingside attack
Spassky vs Timman, 1977 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0

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

Gruenfeld Def Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pile on pin to win
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0

Castle-mate
Anand vs Svidler, 1999 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 31 moves, 1-0

Sodium Attack (A00) 1-0 Plays out like a Bird's Opening
R Durkin vs Spielman, 1957 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Grob Miniature
Grob vs NN, 1966 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Ware Opening: Meadow Hay Trap (A00) 1-0 Black got punked
A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst), Klüver Gambit (A00) 1-0 Hello?!
K de Smet vs T Plath, 1989 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0

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

Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3 (A00) 0-1 Crusher uses a pin, R sac
Moll vs Falkbeer, 1864 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening Miniature (A00) 1-0 Stunning Blackburne's Mate!
Konstantin Chernyshov (elder) vs A Lesiak, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

What a disaster-hit.
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Block f6, open h-file
H Klip vs C Janssen, 1982 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Nf6 & Q+R battery
E Moser vs V Exler, 2012 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Crossfire heats up h8
A Konstantinopolsky vs Frank, 1935 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

A model game in the Dutch
P J Sowray vs R Pert, 2005 
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) 1-0 King walk
M Geveke vs R Storm, 1983 
(A04) Reti Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A04) 1-0 Dbl Bishop Sac
Taimanov vs A Shashin, 1978 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A04) 0-1 Anastasia's mate
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen-Bird Attack (A04) 1-0 Qside vs Kside Attacks
W S Davis vs Fedorowicz, 1980 
(A04) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Def (A04) 0-1Remove the Guard
Koneru vs C Waters, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Here, have my Queen in your lap.
Andersson vs W Hartston, 1973 
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

KIA, Q's Gambit Invitation (A04) 0-1 Awesome Dbl R sacs
J Kleiman vs A Pixton, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

KIA w/e5 wedge (A07) White tears open fianchetto w/Q sac
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Traditional KIA (A07) 1-0 Q Sac leads to Arabian Mate
A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

GK played KIA as a junior; Pseudo-Tarrasch/Sicilian Defense
Kasparov vs B Kantsler, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French / Owen (A07) 0-1 Doubled Rooks on open h-file
Firouzja vs S Grover, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Advance Var (A09) 0-1 f6 works if light B removed
Korchnoi vs Seirawan, 1984 
(A09) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening: Advance (A09) 1-0 Pretty Q sac, diagonal X-ray #
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923 
(A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Wade Gambit (A10) 1-0 King walk
G Laco vs M Lanzani, 1992 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake Variation (A10) 1-0 Connected Rs
Ivkov vs D Minic, 1966 
(A10) English, 38 moves, 1-0

Double knight sacs assist h-file attack
Portisch vs E Haag, 1959 
(A13) English, 19 moves, 0-1

Q sacrifice, B check, and a rarity...K move to checkmate
D Cummings vs G Basanta, 1999 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 33 moves, 1-0

English Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2- KxQStalemate
Ribli vs Spassky, 1985 
(A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2

English Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog (A17) 1-0 Castled into it
Seirawan vs M Wiedenkeller, 1979 
(A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0

100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952 
(A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Petrosian sacs the exchange for a fatal discovery
Petrosian vs Estrin, 1968 
(A21) English, 26 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

King's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Block backward pawn
Smyslov vs Romanishin, 1979 
(A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1

This game won Best Game of the Tournament, a brilliancy prize.
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

K's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Bf6 block
Adorjan vs H Wirthensohn, 1983 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical (A30) 1-0 Q sac, h-file battery
Karpov vs Ribli, 1986 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 56 moves, 1-0

Eddie Lasker pulls the emperor all the way across!
Ed. Lasker vs G A Thomas, 1912 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Kangaroo Defense (A40) 1-0 Full of twists and turns
J Kozma vs Sliwa, 1967 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit Declined (A40) 0-1 Fishing Pole Attack on h-file
H Krebs vs E Diemer, 1974 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1

Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (A40) 0-1 Greco Mate
R Koemetter vs G Welling, 1995 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

5.c3 Colle Koltanowski variation w/kingside pawn storm in US CH
Denker vs A J Fink, 1946 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Magnificent mating attack!
A Bisguier vs Fischer, 1965 
(A48) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

"The Chess Struggle In Practice" by David Bronstein
Szabo vs Bronstein, 1953 
(A53) Old Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian(A54) 1/2-1/2 N sac, Q+ perpetual
O Chernikov vs Vasiukov, 2005 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2

Famous old miniature. A witty queen sac for a bishop mate.
Greco vs NN, 1623 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Q sacrifice on the h-file
W Pollock vs Gunsberg, 1889 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense; Black Double Fianchetto marches on kingside
C Morrison vs M Basman, 1981 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Carr Defense (B00) 0-1 Rook robs the back rank defender
S Bibby vs M Basman, 1990 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

2.e5?! White gets destroyed by sacrifices to expose the King
Segal vs A W Fox, 1900 
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 (B01) 0-1 White castles into mate!
R Gimmel vs M Stock, 1990 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 4.b4 Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1-0 Anastasia's #
Lasker vs A Fortuyn Harreman, 1908 
(B01) Scandinavian, 31 moves, 1-0

A rook on 7th is a real problem! So is a centralized knight!
Nepomniachtchi vs P Potapov, 2015 
(B01) Scandinavian, 56 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Deft White calculations
Keres vs A Sakovski, 1936 
(B01) Scandinavian, 32 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 29
Bronstein vs Shamkovich, 1961 
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0

Scandi, Gipslis Var (B01) 0-1 Killer B outpost blocks double ps
O Chajes vs Marshall, 1918 
(B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian, Kiel Var (B01) 1-0 Really busy Black Ns; Q trapd
Tartakower vs Marshall, 1907 
(B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 1-0

Scandi, Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0

3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0Greek gift, possible Anastasia's Mate
Kosteniuk vs R Edouard, 2013 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: The Squirrel (B02) 1-0 Had a few too many nuts
Hill vs C Janeway, 1946 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Steiner Var (B02) 1-0 What a hurricane attack!
R H Steinmeyer vs N Bernstein, 1944 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 31 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def., 4 Pawns Attack (B03) 1-0 Scorcery at it's best!
Bronstein vs Ljubojevic, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Fishin' Pole Counter Attack
A Ghaderi vs V Thorell, 2012
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Liverpool 1874 "Fiddling While Burn Roams" (GOTD)
Burn vs Owen, 1874 
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Norwegian Def/Gambit (B06) 1-0
Adams vs Carlsen, 2010 
(B06) Robatsch, 38 moves, 1-0

Classic (B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0 Remove the Defender!
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 1-0

Modern Def Bxf7+ (B06) 1-0 The power of check w/3 en prise!!
Rublevsky vs C D'Amore, 2000 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1-0

Modern/Robatsch Def (B06) 0-1 h-file battle, then skewer
M Etmans vs G Welling, 1997
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Three Pawns Attack (B06) 1-0 They get bigger
A Bisguier vs Larsen, 1965 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0

Modern /C-K (B06) 1-0 h-file assault creates a passer
E Alekseev vs S Novikov, 2007 
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Chinese Variation (B07) 1-0 The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978 
(B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0

Lion Def. Anti-Philidor. Lion's Cave (B07) 1-0 R sac, Arabian#
Z Andriasian vs B Burg, 2013 
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Kholmov System (B07) 0-1 White will lose a piece
Fedorowicz vs Chandler, 1979 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 0-1

All-out h-pawn thrust early on
L Perecz vs M Hever, 1974 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Pirc, Austrian, Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 h-pawn creates pin
Nakamura vs Smirin, 2005 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

The Sorcerer's Apprentice by David Bronstein, Game 24
Bronstein vs F Palmiotto, 1958 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Found in Chernev's "Combinations - The Heart of Chess"
Capablanca vs A Ribera Arnal, 1935 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern (B10) 1-0Shift the attack
Tal vs Karpov, 1987 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Exchange (B10) 0-1 Black creates a passer
Yates vs Euwe, 1930 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 40 moves, 0-1

C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Open Var (B10) 1-0 Bf6 wins
T Kantans vs S Prasannaa, 2014
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 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

C-K Advance. Short Variation (B12) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice, pins
Y Hou vs Navara, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Botvinnik-Carls Def (B06) 1-0 Dbl B sac
R Hovhannisyan vs K Kostin, 2013 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Modern Variation (B12) 1-0 Greek gift battle
I-Chen Chen vs R Khimulu, 2012
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

C-K Exchange. Rubinstein Var 7.Qb3 (B13) 0-1 Fine Black sacs
V Vepkhvishvili vs A Zdechlik, 1991
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

As seen in Beginner's Picture Guide by Horowitz
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

A perfect clone of another played fifteen years before
NN vs Torre, 1928 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

White played the opening against it's inventor
K Aseev vs Bronstein, 1982 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 14 moves, 0-1

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

Another Immortal Sacrifice Game. 6 sacs
L Milman vs J Fang, 2005 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Greek Gift delivers qk result!
Koltanowski vs NN, 1946 
(B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5, etc.
Marshall vs Stodie, 1920 
(B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

SWG, Black takes the two pawns but White knights rule.
A Gorbunova vs E Sapojnikov, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Bf6 better than 2P
R Kujoth vs J Fashingbauer, 1950 
(B20) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Dick Sorensen vs J M Nielsen, 2012 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

White has a discovered check Bxh7+ arranged for LPDO on d6
T Wozney vs B Costaras, 1974 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Stoltz Attack (B22) 1-0 Kside defense attacks
Tiviakov vs T Rahman, 2003 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Alapin (B22) 1-0 B sac MG, blunder finish
S Zhigalko vs V Jianu, 2013 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed, Traditional (B23) 1-0 "Emil Fit For A King"
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Exchange Var (B29) 1-0 Castled into it!
J Cepiel vs Knaudt, 1975 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 h-file attack
S Soylu vs A Idrizaj, 2004 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Sic Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Artful Q play
McShane vs A Ramaswamy, 2002
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Triple on h-file w/Q sac, skewers
Robson vs Khachiyan, 2011 
(B32) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Two queens under fire, why attack a rook? 27.h5!!
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 0-1 Rook Hard-at-Work
Smeets vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov Var Chelyabinsk; Anastasia#
J Gast vs E Bhend, 1987 
(B33) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1

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

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (B40) 1-0 Killer pawn
A Wagner-Michel vs A Fischer, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French Variation (B40) 1-0 Rxf7, Qh7+ K walk about
Wei Yi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0White's heavy pieces hit hard
K Mokry vs Gheorghiu, 1985 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 0-1 Reverse Q trap
R Sander vs Carlsen, 2003 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen (B46) 1-0 Artful finish avoids exchange of Qs
P Popovic vs D Rajkovic, 1980 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 35 moves, 1-0

Sacrificio de Dama // Damoffer och snygg matt!
Short vs J Ye, 2004 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

U annihilate my Queenside & I'll destroy your Kingside
A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
Karjakin vs T Metsalu, 2001 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Voracious Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1-0 R sac exposure
Anand vs Timman, 2004 
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 29 moves, 1-0

Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Early deviations (B75)1-0 Touchdown!
Tal vs Sviridov, 1969 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Support # next
A Suarez Real vs A Alonso Alvarez, 2014 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Slaying the dragon - lesson from Fischer
Fischer vs S Purevzhav, 1962 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Beating the Dragon 101
Fischer vs Larsen, 1958 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

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

Q-sac for double check, a la Fischer-Mygmasuren
I Madl vs D Summermatter, 1988 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 Wolf whistle!!
Tal vs Koblents, 1965 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 1-0

Nice unpin. The Bishop's motor was running!
Anand vs R Kempinski, 2010 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, promo #
W A Brown vs R Kneebone, 1985 
(B89) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf Anti-English Attack (B90) 1-0 Rule the open file!
V Akopian vs Kramnik, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0 Open h-file, long diagonal
So vs R Gao, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1-0 Greco Mate
J Emms vs A Blees, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Lawn Mower Mate!
Bologan vs E van Haastert, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 42 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Trading blunders, Underpromotion #
W Strum vs J McManus, 1997 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Ana Mate idea
S Collins vs T Spanton, 2009 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 13 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Passer
Kasparov vs Vasalomidze, 1976 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 34 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz(C72) 0-1Fishin' Pole
R Adams vs B Wall, 1976 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Closed. Kecskemet Var (C75) 1-0A bit like a Greek Gift
L Schmid vs K Gumprich, 1950 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 30 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy, Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 1-0 Common Qf6 trap
Fischer vs V Ciocaltea, 1962 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 0-1 h-file assault
D Vazquez Maccarini vs F Steil-Antoni, 2012 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Queen sacrifice to bring on N&R Hook mate
Janowski vs Schlechter, 1899 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open Variation (C80) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate
T Voronova vs Vo Hong Phuong, 2000 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 13 moves, 1-0

Spanish Open Main Lines (C80)1-0 P lever, h-file battery, Bf6
R T Black vs J Bernstein, 1913 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0

Tal scored four wins against Korchnoi out of 44 games.
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1987 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 57 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Greek gift declined, K walk
M Vallet vs J Lebon, 2001 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open. Riga Var (C80) 1-0 EG advantage
Capablanca vs Ed. Lasker, 1915 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 68 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Var (C82) 0-1 Valiant Knight
Geller vs G Garcia, 1978 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 22 moves, 0-1

An exchange sacrifice ends up trashing Alekhine's kingside
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open. Classical Def (C83) 1-0 R shot! Q to nab Q!
Bronstein vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 39 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed Center Attack Basque G. (C84) 1-0 Greek gift
Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 22 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed Variations (C84) 0-1 Greco Mate in 2
Nijboer vs Adams, 1998 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 0-1

Spanish Closed (C88) 1-0 Careful defense, connected passers
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1909 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0

Deep combo with g6 by Spassky
Spassky vs Geller, 1965 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 1-0

Greek gift and clearance sacrifice from each knight, then the B
Gligoric vs P Bidev, 1946 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Keres Defense (C96) 1-0 Neat finish
Stellwagen vs Spoelman, 2008 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 34 moves, 1-0

Smashing kingside mob
Spassky vs H Ree, 1967 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 46 moves, 1-0

If you just sit there, you get ran over!
Karpov vs Unzicker, 1974 
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 44 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, R sac, Spearhead
Marshall vs Petrov, 1930 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 White misses his king's knight
Spassky vs Tal, 1979 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

QID: Spassky System (E14) 1-0 IQP, Bxh7 & Rook lift
L Christiansen vs J Campos Moreno, 1980 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E Dizdarevic vs Miles, 1985 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Few mate AK
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0

QID (E15) 1-0 Spectacular sacrificial Kside smash
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

QID Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1-0 Trojan Horse
Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

NID Spielmann Var (E22) 1-0 Early Q exchanges to centralized Rs
Euwe vs H Kramer, 1950
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Black dangles his king as bait and gives up a whole rook!
Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

Ch. 7 A Battering Ram on the f-file opens the g-file
Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Saemisch Var (E29) 0-1Dbl N sacs, h-file attk
A Cherepkov vs Korchnoi, 1959 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

Larsen's improvement over Spassky; fine long range attack
Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Leningrad Var (E30) 1-0 Grand fishin' pole...
S Prokofiev vs M Ravel, 1924 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 25 moves, 1-0

E43 1-0 32 A "kitchen sink" game
Alekhine vs Mendelevic, 1930 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Sac and see if your opponent knows how to swim
Kasparov vs Deep Junior, 2003 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2

NID Normal. B Attack Classical Def (E48) 0-1 Nutso N sets it up
Van Wely vs P Acs, 2002 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 18 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Normal. Gligoric System (E53) 0-1R on its way
Letelier vs Smyslov, 1967 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 78 moves, 0-1

KID Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 A real cliff-hanger
Gligoric vs Stein, 1962 
(E70) King's Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

'When I Paint My Masterpiece' is a Bob Dylan song.
Y Zimmerman vs Z Erdelyi, 2001 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

KID Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0Some sacs are better than others
S Williams vs M Hebden, 2006 
(E77) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 1-0 Two on the mating square
Tolush vs V Ciocaltea, 1953 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Firepower on h-file
Hort vs R Byrne, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Double Check
Spassky vs Evans, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Black steals the initiative w/pawn levers, White gets passive
H Grooten vs Motylev, 2003 
(E92) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Two knight sacs, pawn wedge supports penetration, discovery
M Neibults vs Tal, 1954 
(E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

Black's speculative sacrifice does not work out
W Schmidt vs M Skrzypnik, 2001 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 41 moves, 1-0

A textbook KID hack-attack
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1

Colle 5.c3 (D05) 0-1 14.h3? gives the initiative to Black
N Riumin vs A Polyak, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Dbl P Sac (C44) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Marshall vs J Hopkins, 1916 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

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