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yKnights Add Spice I Gives Fredthebear Heartburn
Compiled by fredthebear
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The uniqueness of the bucking knight adds much flavor to chess, like a grenade blows out a fox hole. This is a collection of games where the knight plays a certain important role in the outcome at some point in the game. Of course, many many many games would qualify under this criteria. It has been the easiest collection to assemble.

In the opening, the knight often strikes somewhere along the bishop's diagonal. The queen and knight are especially effective together, one covering for the other. A typical alignment might be Bc4, Nf3-Ng5 & Qh5 hitting upon both f7 and h7.

A knight on the rim is dim; it's chances are slim. (But if you need the knight to do a specific job there, then put it there!)

Here's a tip for mating attacks from "The Knights of the Square Table": If you can eventually, securely place one of your units on the opponent's c3/c6 or f3/f6 squares (the ideal squares that are generally best suited for opposing knights in the opening), your opponent will often find himself restricted in a world of hurt as you coordinate additional pieces within the opposing camp. This entrenched placement on the long diagonal often involves the concept of blocking a backward bishop's pawn on it's original square as part of a fianchetto.

Finally, when promoting a pawn, don't automatically convert the pawn into a new queen. Always consider underpromotion to a knight first, especially if the knight can give a devastating check. For examples, see Reinle vs Lange, 1936 and Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880.

Sorry, there were just too many Budapest games to keep in this collection. That's a brutal collection in itself.

Note to self: There was no special arrangement of the 7.7's, but there is to the 8's. ECO code A has been removed.

"Sometimes the bad things in life open our eyes to the good things we weren't paying attention to before." ― Diana Elmessiri

"Every day is a good day. There is something to learn, care and celebrate." ― Amit Ray

"Impossible is for the unwilling." ― John Keats

"No pressure, no diamonds." ― Thomas Carlyle

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." ― Walt Disney

"Stay foolish to stay sane." ― Maxime Lagacé

"When nothing goes right, go left." ― Unknown

"Try Again. Fail again, Fail better."

"Don't tell people about your plans. Show them your results." ― Unknown

famous one line movie quotes
"Take the risk or lose the chance." ― Unknown

"Good things happen to those who hustle." ― Anaïs Nin

"He who is brave is free." ― Seneca

"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong." ― Winston Churchill

"Every noble work is at first impossible." ― Thomas Carlyle

"If you're going through hell, keep going." ― Winston Churchill

"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." ― Plato

"Let him that would move the world first move himself." ― Socrates

"The secret to life is to love who you are – warts and all." ― David DeNotaris

"The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye." ― Jimi Hendrix

"I am not the King. Jesus Christ is the King. I'm just an entertainer." ― Elvis Presley

"When it comes to health, diet is the Queen, but exercise is the King." ― Jack LaLanne

"Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research." ― Carl Gustav Jung

"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." ― Mother Teresa

"For both professionals and amateurs, chess is a game that sharpens the mind, tests human faculties and encourages healthy competition. It has captivated the attention of players and spectators world-wide and will continue to do so as long as competition and excellence challenge mankind." — President Gerald R. Ford

"Examine moves that smite! A good eye for smites is far more important than a knowledge of strategical principles." — C.J.S. Purdy

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." — Vasily Smyslov

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." — Richard Reti

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." ― Albert Einstein

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." ― John Lennon

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." ― Henry David Thoreau

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ― Nelson Mandela

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." ― Confucius

"May you live all the days of your life." ― Jonathan Swift

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale." ― Hans Christian Andersen

"Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life." ― John Wooden

"Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." ― Marilyn Monroe

"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." ― D. H. Lawrence

We all want to be successful in life. In fact, success in life is the most desired goal in everyone's life. But remember, success is not accidental. If you want to succeed, you have to be consistent. Consistency is everything. Explore another ― The Best 29 Going The Extra Mile Quotes For Studious Person

These simple but aesthetic one line quotes are cute and inspiring. Hope you'll enjoy it.

"No guts, no story." ― Chris Brady

"My life is my message." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Screw it, let's do it." ― Richard Branson

"Boldness be my friend." ― William Shakespeare

"Keep going. Be all in." ― Bryan Hutchinson

"My life is my argument." ― Albert Schweitzer

"Leave no stone unturned." ― Euripides

"Fight till the last gasp." ― William Shakespeare

"If you want it, work for it."

"You can if you think you can." ― George Reeves

"Accept life as it is. Then work to make it the way you want it to be." ― Cindy Francis

"Parenting is a lifetime assignment." ― Ken Robinson

"Life is accepting what is and working from that." ― Gloria Naylor

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― J.M. Barrie

"Persist while others are quitting." ― William Arthur Ward

"Where there is love there is life." ― Gandhi

"Mornings contain the secret to an extraordinarily successful life." ― Hal Elrod

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― James M. Barrie

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy." ― Dalai Lama

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." ― Robert Frost

"Love the life you live. Live the life you love." ― Bob Marley

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." ― Helen Keller

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." ― Dr. Seuss

"Life is a question and how we live it is our answer." ― Gary Keller

"Life is made of ever so many partings welded together." ― Charles Dickens

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ― Mae West

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is a question and how we live it is our answer." ― Gary Keller

"Accept life as it is. Then work to make it the way you want it to be." ― Cindy Francis

"Parenting is a lifetime assignment." ― Ken Robinson

"Life is accepting what is and working from that." ― Gloria Naylor

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― J.M. Barrie

"Chess is a game that benefits people of all ages, especially kids, in any area of life, business, problem solving, and social skills. Chess has the unique ability to combine focus, concentration, imagination, coordination, teamwork, and leadership all at the same time." ― Dustin Diamond, Actor

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

"You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them." — Sheldon B. Kopp

"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar

"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar

Confessed faults are half mended. ~ Scottish Proverb

* Connected pawns on the 7th (12 games):
Game Collection: Pretty Maids All in a Row: 3 Connected Ps on 7th

* Queening Combinations: Game Collection: Queening Combinations

* Sacrifices to generate passers (182 games): Game Collection: Passed Pawns

* Promotion Tactics: Game Collection: Promotion Tactics

* Three promotions: Game Collection: Promotion: Three

* FTB thought it was impossible - see Sally's Mar-05-19 and Mar-06-19 posts: Geoff Chandler

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

* A Brief History of Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeB...

* A Brief History of the Game of Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2a...

* Hans/St. Louis 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vol...

* Hellfire: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQx7...

* Hold the line: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQW0...

* Horse with No Name: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yb0k...

* Houska Castle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MqXE...

* Hurricane: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yi5t...

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Short and Quick by Jungol (101 games of various lengths): Game Collection: SHORT AND QUICK

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

This collection as been deliberately mangled by the underhanded CGs operator who continually vandalizes FTB's account. What will he do to yours?

Caïssa originated in a 658-line poem called Scacchia Ludus published in 1527 by Hieronymus Vida (Marco Girolamo Vida):

Tum geminae velut extremis in cornibus arces
hinc atque hinc altis stant propugnacula muris,
quae dorso immanes gestant in bella Elephanti.

"Then twin, as if at the ends, citadels in the corners, here and here stand ramparts with high walls,
which are carried into war on the back by immense elephants."

The Woodman and Mercury
To M. The Chevalier De Bouillon.

Your taste has served my work to guide;
To gain its suffrage I have tried.
You'd have me shun a care too nice,
Or beauty at too dear a price,
Or too much effort, as a vice.
My taste with yours agrees:
Such effort cannot please;
And too much pains about the polish
Is apt the substance to abolish;
Not that it would be right or wise
The graces all to ostracize.
You love them much when delicate;
Nor is it left for me to hate.
As to the scope of Aesop's plan,
I fail as little as I can.
If this my rhymed and measured speech
Avails not to please or teach,
I own it not a fault of mine;
Some unknown reason I assign.
With little strength endued
For battles rough and rude,
Or with Herculean arm to smite,
I show to vice its foolish plight.
In this my talent wholly lies;
Not that it does at all suffice.
My fable sometimes brings to view
The face of vanity purblind
With that of restless envy joined;
And life now turns on these pivots two.
Such is the silly little frog
That aped the ox on her bog.
A double image sometimes shows
How vice and folly do oppose
The ways of virtue and good sense;
As lambs with wolves so grim and gaunt,
The silly fly and frugal ant.
Thus swells my work – a comedy immense –
Its acts unnumbered and diverse,
Its scene the boundless universe.
Gods, men, and brutes, all play their part
In fields of nature or of art,
And Jupiter among the rest.
Here comes the god who's wont to bear
Jove's frequent errands to the fair,
With winged heels and haste;
But other work's in hand today.

A man that laboured in the wood
Had lost his honest livelihood;
That is to say,
His axe was gone astray.
He had no tools to spare;
This wholly earned his fare.
Without a hope beside,
He sat him down and cried,
"Alas, my axe! where can it be?
O Jove! but send it back to me,
And it shall strike good blows for you."
His prayer in high Olympus heard,
Swift Mercury started at the word.
"Your axe must not be lost," said he:
"Now, will you know it when you see?
An axe I found on the road."
With that an axe of gold he showed.
"Is it this?" The woodman answered, "Nay."
An axe of silver, bright and gay,
Refused the honest woodman too.
At last the finder brought to view
An axe of iron, steel, and wood.
"That's mine," he said, in joyful mood;
"With that I'll quite contented be."
The god replied, "I give the three,
As due reward of honesty."
This luck when neighbouring choppers knew,
They lost their axes, not a few,
And sent their prayers to Jupiter
So fast, he knew not which to hear.
His winged son, however, sent
With gold and silver axes, went.
Each would have thought himself a fool
Not to have owned the richest tool.
But Mercury promptly gave, instead
Of it, a blow on the head.
With simple truth to be contented,
Is surest not to be repented;
But still there are who would
With evil trap the good, –
Whose cunning is but stupid,
For Jove is never duped.

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Dionisyus1: I had basil on the pub's potage du jour yesterday. Soup herb!

Hacked!

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident led to a full United States intervention in Vietnam.

On August 2, 1964, the US spy ship USS Maddox sailed in the Gulf of Tonkin only to find itself attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. They fired back, damaging all three ships and forcing the attackers to retreat. On August 4, the USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy detected more torpedo boats and opened fire. In hindsight, however, the second attack proved nothing more than panic, and that the USN may have detected and fired on simply flying fish. At the time, though, it led the US Congress to call on US President Lyndon B. Johnson to take the necessary measures to stop communist aggression. President Johnson responded by beginning a three-year bombing campaign over Vietnam, and later, across Indochina.

Identify knight forks.

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!

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‘The Unchecked Pawn': A Chess Poem by Julian Woodruff

The Unchecked Pawn
Quickly Black castled king-side and planned his attack. White then countered with confidence, primed for a sack, with the sneakiest strategy he could contrive:
nonchalantly he pushed his f-pawn to rank 5.
I'll just nab it, thought Black, but wait … what's going on? Devil take it, I'm sure that's a poisonous pawn!

Black surveyed the board carefully. Ah, yes! I see, that white bishop is poised to attack from c3.
Black was pleased with himself: he was using his head in advancing his own pawn to g5 instead.
In response White paused briefly to stifle a yawn, then dispatched the black bishop with his cheeky pawn.

Now White's move left that pawn hanging, out on e6, over-ripe for the picking; but oh, what a fix
Black was in, with a troublingly weakened back rank, and good reason, besides, to beware his left flank. Delay now, and the chance to fight back will be gone. Black played rook to a5, disregarding White's pawn.

Well, there's pawn to b4 … White considered a while. An attack on Black's rook would be showing some style. No, it's better I simply play pawn to e7:
Remember Alekhine in 1911!
What a nuisance! thought Black, frowning. Oh, how I long To be rid of that confounded d7 pawn!

But there's also White's queen, lurking there … what a fright! I'll block her with the bishop while threatening his knight. With a faint smile, White then replied, sealing Black's fate: pawn takes knight and promotes to queen—instant checkmate! Black stared down at the board, his face pallid and drawn; he'd been crushed through ignoring White's bantam-weight pawn.

Alekhine: Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) was a Russian and French chess champion.

"He who takes the Queen's Knight's pawn will sleep in the streets!" - anonymous

Proverbs 26 Berean Standard Bible

1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,

honor does not befit a fool.

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,

an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

and a rod for the backs of fools!

4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

or you yourself will be like him.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly,

lest he become wise in his own eyes.

6 Like cutting off one's own feet or drinking violence

is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

7 Like lame legs hanging limp

is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

8 Like binding a stone into a sling

is the giving of honor to a fool.

9 Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard

is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

10 Like an archer who wounds at random

is he who hires a fool or passerby.

11 As a dog returns to its vomit,a

so a fool repeats his folly.

12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

13 The slacker says, "A lion is in the road!

A fierce lion roams the public square!"

14 As a door turns on its hinges,

so the slacker turns on his bed.

15 The slacker buries his hand in the dish;

it wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.

16 The slacker is wiser in his own eyes

than seven men who answer discreetly.

17 Like one who grabs a dog by the ears

is a passerby who meddles in a quarrel not his own.

18 Like a madman shooting firebrands

and deadly arrows,

19 so is the man who deceives his neighbor

and says, "I was only joking!"

20 Without wood, a fire goes out;

without gossip, a conflict ceases.

21 Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire,

so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

22 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels

that go down into the inmost being.

23 Like glaze covering an earthen vessel

are burningb lips and a wicked heart.

24 A hateful man disguises himself with his speech,

but he lays up deceit in his heart.

25 When he speaks graciously, do not believe him,

for seven abominations fill his heart.

26 Though his hatred is concealed by deception,

his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

27 He who digs a pit will fall into it,

and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes,

and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

<The following acrostic by W. Harris is to be found in another book published in 1882, A Complete Guide to the Game of Chess by H.F.L. Meyer, page ix:

Chess is such a noble game,
How it does the soul inflame!
Ever brilliant, ever new,
Surely chess has not its due;
Sad to say, 'tis known to few!>

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Email server: yahoo.com
Just add the @ between the two

Feb-02-21 fisayo123: As can be seen, the chessgames.com database is not the end all and be all database for "vs" matchups. In fact, its known for not really being as complete as some other game databases, especially for modern era games. https://2700chess.com/

On the river

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...

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

Jonathan Moya wrote:
The King's Rumination

Befuddled with thought
the king sought the oracle.

"Count the sands,
calculate the seas,"
she said.

Of the king's future,
she spoke nothing.

Henceforth he
contented only
in his nightmares.

Straight flush

Can you still daydream at night?
We know you have some great ideas for your nighttime dreaming. But if you're awake and trying to give your brain some suggestions for dream time, is it daydreaming or just backseat driving?

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

Better be ill spoken of by one before all than by all before one. ~ Scottish Proverb

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

<limerick, entitled ‘The Solver's Plight' was by ‘A.J.F.' A.J. Fink and was published on page 22 of Chess Potpourri by Alfred C. Klahre (Middletown, 1931):

There was a man from Vancouver
Who tried to solve a two-mover;
But the boob, he said, ‘"Gee",
I can't find the "Kee",
No matter HOW I manouvre.'>

Chess Squares Riddle
Riddle Question: How many squares are in a chessboard?

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

"It ain't over 'til it's over, no matter how over it looks." ― Yogi Berra

Riddle Answer: 204 squares: 64 one-by-one squares, 49 two-by-two, 36 three-by-three, 25 four-by-four, 16 five-by-five, 9 six-by-six, 4 seven-by-seven, and 1 eight-by-eight

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St. Denis

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

"Chacun voit midi à sa porte." ― (Everyone sees noon at his own door, or Everyone sees things their own way.)

'A stitch in time saves nine'

* 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: "The elbow is close but you cannot bite it. (Близок локоток, да не укусишь.)" Close is no cigar.

Ya might be ah redneck if'n ya thunk "lol" means low on liquor.

"If you ain't the lead dog, the view never changes."

"Here's a two-step formula for handling stress... Step number one: Don't sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it's all small stuff." ― Tony Robbins

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

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K Pawn: Parham Attack (C20) 1-0 Scholar's Mate; 4...Nf6 is best
J Amillano vs A Loeffler, 1972 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 5 moves, 1-0

KP Game: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Decoy into Royal fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

King Pawn: Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 She's sucked into play
H Seyboth vs Luetze, 1902 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

K Pawn: Alapin Opening (C20) 0-1 Pretty deep for opening trap
L Mouillaux vs J Matisson, 1986 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 0-1 Q sac, Dbl B attack
Stevenson vs A Marriott, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Lasker gets scorched when he brings out his queen
Bird vs Lasker, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Pseudo-Legal's Mate, instead Nh8#
W N Potter vs Matthews, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit 5.Nxc3 (C21) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/a pinned knight
A G Essery vs F H Warren, 1912 
(C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0 Knights Smite
Blackburne vs Cotton, 1880 
(C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) 0-1 Choose which fork
NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950 
(C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 0-1 Notes by JHB; Q batteries
J Colborne vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boi Var (C23) 0-1 Decoy sac, Royal fork
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening, Pseudo Evans G (44) 1-0 I didn't see that #
Denker vs A R Shayne, 1945  
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0, Bxf7+, Ng5+ Q trap
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24) 1-0 Keep threatening #
Marshall vs B Forsberg, 1924 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C25) 0-1 Q sac, pseudo-Legal's mate
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934 
(C25) Vienna, 11 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Knight Var (C25) 1-0 Can opener
Steinitz vs NN, 1860 
(C25) Vienna, 12 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

Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Reversed Spanish (C26) 1-0Kick it in!
H Hallmann vs W Schneider, 1931 
(C26) Vienna, 13 moves, 1-0

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

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 Give a pawn for attack on uncastled K
L Lopez vs A Shepperson, 1968 
(C28) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Bishop's O., Blanel G. (C27) 1-0 Can't defend 2 mating squares
Kutjanin vs Jakobjuk, 1940 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley Variation. Monster Declined (C27) 1-0 Nx_+
J Mieses vs NN, 1900 
(C27) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C27) 1-0Nice miniature to know
R Bass vs R Armstrong, 1952 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Dazzling; Schlechter plays visciously! kNights kick bishop pair
Schlechter vs Steinitz, 1898 
(C28) Vienna Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 0-1 Q Decoy
Spielmann vs Reti, 1928 
(C28) Vienna Game, 14 moves, 0-1

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

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attack (C29) 0-1 En prise N
S Boros vs Lilienthal, 1932 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

KG Odds game #27, A First Book of Morphy by Frisco Del Rosario
Morphy vs Worrall, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0

Blackburne's Trap is an Unpin (sitting Q sac) Legall's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Uncommon++, Knight to the rescue!
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

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

KG Declined. Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Boden's Mate
G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

Morphy gets kayoed early. A knight nailed him.
Morphy vs Maurian, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit Copycat (C30) 1-0 Underpromotion PxR=N#
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit (C30) 0-1 Turn the tables on Legall's Mate
I Maclellan vs D Thompson, 1984 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1

KGD Philidor's Defense; A kNight on the 6th
Jong vs Jacobson, 1918 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Worse than a discovery...Unpin
H Van Oostrum vs Bokern, 1967 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical (C30) 1-0 Absolute crusher!
Burgess vs R Miller, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 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

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

KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Know this Unpin trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

KGA Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1; NN played like NN!
NN vs Staunton, 1841 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1

K's Gambit: Accepted. Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 0-1N, Q in close
Keres vs G Menke, 1933 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

A mate on move 7 by an underpromotion to a knight
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

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

KGA Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Sac Nxg5 like clockwork
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit Accepted. Schallop Def (C34)0-1Royal fork or#
Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1

Notes by Blackburne. Fischer's Defense to the KGA
Blackburne vs A Pigott, 1862  
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Rob the pin that no longer D
Morant vs A de Feuquieres, 1680 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Fischer Def (C34) 1-0 Brilliant-Obstruct the flight square
L Day vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1978 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Sac Bxf7+ K walk
R Teschner vs NN, 1951 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 1-0

He wrote "Easy Guide to Chess"
B H Wood vs G Stokes, 1964 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 12 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 0-1 Pin and N+ fork
Iverhov vs Ilianako, 1957 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 8 moves, 0-1

If ye capture she, then thy royal family fork awaits
B Wall vs M Wick, 1971 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

Royal couple splits apart
P Larsson vs Englund, 1942 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 12 moves, 0-1

KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Nh3+ leads to Philidor's Legacy
M Hebden vs Nunn, 1979 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

KGA. Abbazia Def (C36) 0-1 Brilliant sacrifices!
J Kinlay vs Nunn, 1977 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

KGA Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Stunning Smothered Mate
Bird vs NN, 1888 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

fc KGA Rosentreter Gambit Bird Gambit (C37) 1-0 Sac Rh1 Nxc7+
Schoeler vs Zirlacher, 1966 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

fc KGA Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Sac Rh1 & Qe7
J Taylor vs NN, 1874 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

fc KGA Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Sac Rh1 Interesting book line
G Jonczak vs E Suarez, 1979 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA Rosentreter Gambit Bird G (C37) 1-0 Sac Rh1 Smothered #
Bird vs NN, 1869 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

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

Chess variants / KGA Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0No knights; Pins win
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

KGA MacDonnell Gambit (C37)1-0 Sac Minors, Discovered+, QxQ etc
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

KGA. King's Knight Gambit f6? (C37) 1-0 Almost Scholar's Mate
B Wall vs V Greenwalt, 1983 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 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, Philidor Gambit (C38) 1-0 PM sacs both kNights
Morphy vs A Meek, 1855 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

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

KGA Allgaier Gambit (C39) 1-0Bird's last game was sensational!
Bird vs C Sfander, 1881 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 1-0Decoy sets up fork
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 0-1 Q&N work well
NN vs S Dubois, 1859 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Brentano Def (C39) 1-0 Nxf7! Bxc7!
J F Heemskerk vs A van Rhijn, 1896 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 1-0 Which N wins?
Blackburne vs Wilson, 1880  
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

Game 34 in Why Lasker Matters by Andrew Soltis
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

KGA Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 1-0 White Ns kick it
B Wall vs R Illorde, 1988 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 0-1Royal fork, K walk
Mackenzie vs Paulsen, 1861 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

Damiano Def. Chigorin Gambit (C40) If 3...Qe7 MUST RETREAT Nf3
J Westman vs E Havansi, 1964 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 1-0 Turn about is fair play
Ludwig vs E Diemer, 1974 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

Elephant G (C40) 1-0 Discovered double check on the open e-file
A Toth vs C Guerra Costa, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: General (C40) 1-0 Smothered Mate Mini
Kranzle vs Krause, 1939 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 1-0 If KxN then NxP#
M Lange vs R Schurig, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Damiano 8. h4 h5 9. Bxb7 Bxb7 10. Qf5+ Kh6 11. d4+ g5 12. Qf7
P Korhonen vs C C Lim, 2000 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 0-1 Loses time/match w/the Q
Greco vs NN, 1625 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

La Bourdonnais Gambit 2...Qf6 (C40) 1-0 P grab turns into Dbl #
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 Black's 1st move was the only good m
J Mieses vs NN, 1933 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 5 moves, 1-0

Philidor CG Zukertort Variation (C41) 1-0 Miniature mate on f7
S Simov vs A Aleksandrov, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Dbl discovered check is often decisive
Kupfer vs Silski, 1881 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Gain time, Remove the Guard
V Castaldi vs Tartakower, 1937 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0 hole on f6
B Wall vs Kubasek, 1974 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor: Lopez Countergambit (C41) · 1-0 miniature
J Blake vs G Hooke, 1891 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Exchange Variation (C41) 1-0Prevents escape on f7
Alekhine vs Hoelscher, 1933 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Brave kNight, in the line of duty
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0Bb5 pins Qc6-> Nxc7+ Royal fork
de Firmian vs J K Pedersen, 2007 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: Lion. Sozin Var (C41)1-0 Q sac->royal family fork
B Savchenko vs S Yudin, 2010 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def 5.Bc4 Be7 (C41) 0-1 P thrust removes the defender
M Al Sayed vs Jobava, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 11 moves, 0-1

It's hard to believe that a 2300+ player would fall for this
NN vs E Fossan, 1991 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

Turn the tables; hunter becomes the hunted
NN vs Zukertort, 1862 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Russian, Cochrane Gambit. Bishop check line (C42) 1-0 Namesaked
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1855
(C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Well-known Petrov trap w/discovered check
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Pin it to win it
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 + & fork
H Van Oostrum vs Rohner, 1981 
(C27) Vienna Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0 Black Q is overworked
Koltanowski vs R McKeag, 1936 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

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

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 Discovered Attack
Fischer vs R Chalker, 1964 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 11 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening, Jaenisch Cntrattack (C44)1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
P Kahn vs M Masschaele, 1988 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation (C44) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle
Chigorin vs Gossip, 1889 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Legall's Mate in 10 moves!
Falkbeer vs NN, 1847 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Relfsson Gambit (C44) 1-0 U don't C this Everyday
Birchbeer vs NN, 1995 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Variation (C44) 0-1 Arabian #
Reiner vs Steinitz, 1860 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Urusov G /Scotch G. Advance Var (C44) 1-0 Pin allows royal fork
D Joncic vs L Juen, 2005
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 Dresden Opening (C44) 0-1 Reinfeld smothered # puzzle
C H Capon vs J Taylor, 1873 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 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

Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0 Black unlocks his own back door
D Mueller vs Werra, 1941 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0Black lets White Q in front door
T Qiu vs Wang Yiwei, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack Miniature (C45) 0-1 Pins galore!
NN vs Bird, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

2 kNights Def./ Scotch Gambit. Kside (C45) 1-0 2 mating squares
J Vasser vs T Brookshear, 1981 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch (C45) 1-0 Common mini when fianchetto B bites the dust
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0 Count the number of mistakes.
A Burns vs R Smith, 1872 
(C45) Scotch Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 0-1 Self-interference w/the line of defense
Cunat vs Casanova, 1933 
(C45) Scotch Game, 5 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Steinitz 4...Qh5 (C45) 0-1Don't go chasin' knights
J A Nunez Vallina vs C Ferron Garcia, 1994 
(C45) Scotch Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Scotch 4... Qh4: Steinitz Variation (C45) 1-0 Queen Trap
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game 4...Ne5 Copycat (C45) 1-0 Black forgot the Bourbon
K Busch vs H Emser, 1987 
(C45) Scotch Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Dbl attack
Reti vs Dunkelblum, 1914 
(C46) Three Knights, 8 moves, 1-0

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

4Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 Knight windmill
L Passmoor vs L Warstad, 1999 
(C46) Three Knights, 16 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 Discovery
A Oppenheim vs NN, 1921 
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Scotch Accepted (C47) 1-0 A knight on the rim is d
A Muzychuk vs A Mezioud, 2012 
(C47) Four Knights, 42 moves, 1-0

4 Knights, Spanish Rub. (C48) 1-0 Can't defend 2 mating squares
Jowett vs McDonald, 1885 
(C48) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Three Knights/Scotch (C46) 1-0 Opening king walker
Euwe vs H van Hartingsvelt, 1920 
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0

4N Spanish; Loss by Capa to a strong but then unknown female pl
Capablanca vs M Bain, 1933 
(C48) Four Knights, 11 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 0-1 Reverberation
H Spangenberg vs Tkachiev, 1997 
(C48) Four Knights, 12 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Spanish. Rubinstein (C48) 1-0 Missing theory
Short vs L'Ami, 2009 
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo 4d3 d6 5Ng5 Qf6 (C50) 0-1 f3 is futile
NN vs P Stamma, 1737  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Hedgehog (C66) 0-1 N fork
J Mieses vs Lasker, 1904 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Back ranker
Winawer vs C Schmid, 1881 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Norwegian Var (C70) 1-0 N Discovered+
B Wall vs D Hayes, 1980 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 1-0

How to Win Chess Games Quickly by Fred Reinfeld (Nxd4 loses)
C Kottnauer vs K Whyld, 1953 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 3 targets
F Snijders vs NN, 1988
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Staunton-Cochrane Var (B20) 0-1 c & e pawns are moved
Molinari vs Bordais, 1979 
(B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0 Mini 0-0-0#! A castle mate!
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 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 Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 Pin followed by N fork
N Gusev vs D Wiebe, 2011 
(B20) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0

Sicilian vs. 2.Na3 (B20) 1-0 Paper Tiger is a wood pusher
E Nemeth vs Chess Tiger, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Game 74: The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
G Nagy vs J Balogh, 1932 
(B20) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense 3.Qxd4 Nf6 (B20) 0-1 Discovery threatens K & Q
R Gantt vs B Wall, 1978 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

S-M Gambit Accepted Kan Formation (B21) 1-0 16 move crush of IM
M Esserman vs J Sarkar, 2008 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 16 moves, 1-0

Rip open the d-file to get to the monarch
Fischer vs Auner, 1960 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 QxQd8 KxQ, Nxf7+ forks R
B Stokes vs Bett, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1A pinned N does not defend
Moller vs Krasborg, 1987 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 The Siberian Trap
G Rohit vs K Szabo, 2001 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

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

Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ removes K as defender of Q
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Siberian Trap
W Byrne vs R Rozycki, 1992 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Sweet c7 royal attack
P De Bortoli vs B Smaraglay, 1993 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Morphy G. Andreaschek G (B21) 1-0 6 P's met by Bxf7+
G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Sic Alapin (B22) Nxf7 w/Q/B battery to hit e6
D Brandenburg vs J Broekmeulen, 2006 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 (B22) 1-0 10 move smothered mate using pin
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Delayed Sicilian Alapin 3.c3 Unpin miniature in 8 moves, 1-0
B Thelen vs NN, 1930 
(B30) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 0-1 B & N+ attack c2, Ke1
Zakar vs Szabo, 1933 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) Common trap
S Noorda vs J Sibe, 1965 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 14 moves, 1-0

Sic Closed Chameleon Var (B23) 0-1 Miniature: Smothered Mate
Marjanovic vs I Zhivanov, 1946 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 6 moves, 0-1

Miniature found in "The Massive Book of Chess" shows 9...Bh3!
P A Rasmussen vs E Brondum, 1995 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed. Chameleon Var (B23) 1-0 Smothered Mate
Anand vs NN, 1993 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 7 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

Sicilian Closed. 3.Bb5 Traditional (B25) 0-1Remove the Defender
L Ptacnikova vs H Steingrimsson, 2015 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1

Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) White N is immune from capture
V Sejkora vs G Ringoir, 2007 
(B27) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Excellent Knight Sac
I De Los Santos vs S Polgar, 1990 
(B27) Sicilian, 11 moves, 0-1

Sic Nimzowitsch (B29) Nice miniature attack from each side
G Thomas vs E Sapira, 1932 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Nimzowitsch Var Main Line (B29) 1-0 Be careful what U take
Unzicker vs O Sarapu, 1970 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Advance Var (B29) 1-0 Pawn snatching
Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 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

Old Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Free pawn decoy invites royal fork
Kretschmer vs E Keller-Herrmann, 1950 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian (B30) Here's another common unpin you should know
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862 
(B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)Discovery becomes royal fork
Y Dembo vs V Pejnovic, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

A different way to remove the king as defender of the queen
Smirin vs Y Afek, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 0-1Pawn grab, Q fork in the shooting gallery
B Quanrud vs J Readey, 1984
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Game 55 in Fighting Chess with Magnus Carlsen
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2009 
(B30) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Nc7
G Schebler vs M Becker, 2001 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Bxf7+ followed by Ne6 winning the Q or mating the K
L Mischke vs Miarczynski, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Set up for a big hurt double discovered check
Hardesty vs Lee Koppe, 1982 
(B32) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Embarrassing smothered mate
J McGrouther vs R McCann, 1893 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Smothered Mate in 6 moves
Granter vs Haily, 1984 
(B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Unique Q trap
J Hart vs J Silman, 1991 
(B32) Sicilian, 15 moves, 0-1

G C Reichhelm & W P Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, 1898, p.107
D G Baird vs H G Voigt, 1896 
(B32) Sicilian, 25 moves, 0-1

Sic Lasker-Pelikan (B33) Developing B w/a single threat=blunder
Jakowlew vs Chalmanski, 1984 
(B33) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smothered Mate in Eight Moves
Margave vs NN, 1976 
(B40) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Smothered Mate, good as it gets
H Pollmaecher vs A Saalbach, 1861 
(B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Sic Paulsen-Basman Def (B40) 1-0 P blockade restricts, supports
J Segovia vs H Martin, 1986 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B40) 1-0 She can't take the Ra1
L Smith vs Y Nagel, 1985 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian O'Kelly, Normal, Kan Line (B41) 1-0 Nxe6 opens door
G Marco vs Maroczy, 1905 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Kan. Modern(B42) 0-1 If you take, then I take
J K Singh vs M Christian, 1986 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 0-1

Dim kNight and Bishop trap Black's Queen on d8!?
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 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

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights (B45) 1-0 Nd5 is coming
Spielmann vs B Stupan, 1934 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Four Knights (B45) 0-1 The Black kNight kicks hard
B Richter vs Tarrasch, 1883 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen American Attack (B45) 0-1 Up a piece
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1881 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 32 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, 4Knights Var (B45) 0-1 Don't QUIT! BS became a WC
Spassky vs Rodgaisky, 1948 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 N&B trap royalty at home
M Tseitlin vs I Taimanov, 1981 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B46) 1-0 N sac brings in 2nd N
P Petrovic vs S Lamoureux, 1989 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

White's Nc6 has caused problems for Black
A Karklins vs A Sandrin, 1990 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B48) 1-0 Odd trap
P Dely vs L Szollosi Sr, 1963 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Modern Var (B50) 1-0 Not sure what Black was thinking
Apra vs Furini, 1980 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

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

Sicilian Classical (B56) 1-0 Smothered N+ on 6th nets Black Q
E Szalanczy vs A Wallner, 1982 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical (B56) 0-1 Stampedes on the wings
Aevski vs Tal, 1952 
(B56) Sicilian, 20 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Modern ML (B57) LC usually gives the tactics lesson
E Lubarsky vs L Christiansen, 1982 
(B57) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon (B70) 1-0 Famous Wayward kNight Trap
V Borsony vs A Laustsen, 1956 
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 7 moves, 1-0

Sic Najdorf. Polugayevsky Var (B96) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs, # on d-file
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

BDG Lemberger CG. Simple Variation (D00) 1-0 Discovered # in 8!
E Diemer vs NN, 1979 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

BDG Ritter Defense (D00) 1-0 Don't assume, always check for +s!
R Rehfeld vs U Makelburg, 1987 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

BDG Lamb Def (D00) 1-0 Ode to "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow
E Diemer vs F Lamb, 1947 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

QP Barry Attack (D00) 1-0 Interpose w/thy hanger!
M G Isakov vs NN, 2013 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Uncommon (unsound) Q pawn opening; Double checkmate miniature
Lietsch vs Van Minden, 1957 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Ryder Gambit 5.Qxf3 1-0 Halosar Trap
E Diemer vs H Halosar, 1934 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0 Reinfeld #
Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer, Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Slowly set Q trap
E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Deflection: Diemer had this mating pattern down pat
E Diemer vs Toth, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Game 78: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Bartsch vs Jennen, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

QGD Chigorin Variation (D02) 0-1 Another offside knight
D Brown vs J Dykes, 1980 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

QP Game Zukertort Variation (D02) 1-0 nKight fork
H Caro vs Lasker, 1890 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

QP Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Threats on both sides
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 0-1 Deflect the defender and mate
M Hancas vs E Reicher, 1987 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD Baltic Defense (D02) 0-1 Pesky knight
E Steigum vs J Acers, 2011 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1

QG Declined: Baltic Def. Q Attack Deferred (D02) 0-1, 10 moves
J van der Linden vs L Svensson, 1993 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

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

Game 91 in 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs G Irion, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Common unpin wins in 11
D Genz vs D Boehmer, 1985 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Discovered attack nabs Q LPDO
T Mantia vs R Shirley Jr, 1981 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Discovery traps Black queen
S Steller vs Reig, 1982 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 7 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Black wastes tempos
M Haslinger vs T Schulz, 1996 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

Game 114: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Denker vs Chiera, 1936 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Na4 traps Q
Brahn vs Rugamer, 1987 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Chigorin Defense. Main Line (D07) 0-1 Nc2+ bombs White
Atharva Bhajne vs J Ayush, 2008 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

Spurious!? Interesting Q trap w/Black castled, White isn't.
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Offside knight vacates qside
A N Other vs F Wenman, 1938 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Lasker Trap (D08) 0-1 Underpromotion
Korody vs Bologh, 1933 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Smothered Mate
D Miller vs Peterson, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Giveaway
H Dietz vs G Kadas, 1987 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Royal fork makes use of pawn pin that can no longer defend
K Finn vs W Palmer, 1903 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense (D10) 0-1 N & B work together early on
D Cairns vs K Mackley, 1977 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Chameleon Var. Advance System (D15) 0-1, 14 moves
Z Sturua vs S Atalik, 2002 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Three Knights Var (D15) 1-0 W discovered+ next
C Desmarais vs A Bacsi, 2001 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 1-0

Counter attack knocks Przepiorka out of 1st place
D Przepiorka vs A Cheron, 1928 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1

This is game #4638 in Laszlo Polgar's Chess brick
S Nadel vs Margulies, 1932 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 1-0

QGA Central Var 3.e4 e5 McDonnell Def (D20) 0-1 3En prise wins
J Owen vs Burn, 1875 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1

Queen sacrifice is a distraction for Legall's Mate
T K Twigg vs E Gray, 1947 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Var (D23)1-0 12 move stunner
J Sajtar vs Sliwa, 1947 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

QGA Smyslov Var (D25) 1-0 Common trap Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+
B Wall vs R Gantt, 1978 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0

QGD Tarrasch Def. Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 1-0 Always check for +s
Wiersma vs Euwe, 1920 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872-1906)
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

Tarrasch Def, Schara G (D32) 1-0 4 consecutive pawn captures!
D Fidlow vs A Maier, 1959 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def. Prague Var (D33) 0-1 That loose horse will kick
P Wallis vs R G Wade, 1959 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1

Petrosian falls for a petty trap in the QGD
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1949 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

QGD. Harrwitz Attack (D37) 1-0Philidor's Legacy Nf7# is coming!
Ribli vs Chandler, 1982 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Decoy, Remove Guard
A Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 A favorite opening trap
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Cambridge Springs (D52) 0-1 Exchange leaves LPDO Ng5
Bathelt vs Leutz, 1957 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Orthodox Main Line (D63) 0-1 Not thinking of his next move
A Sacconi vs G Ferrantes, 1933
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Classical (B57) 1-0 Hit f7 or it's defender!
C Zuidema vs H Ree, 1967 
(B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical (B56)Logical development suddenly turns sour
Beissel vs Winborn, 1985 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation(B56) 1-0Windmill+ nabs R
B Wall vs Morales, 1974 
(B56) Sicilian, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer Var (B60) 2 Knights paratroop invasion
A Foldeak vs F Nagy, 1942 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 13 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Scheveningen Var. English Attack (B80) 0-1 16...Nc3!
S Sarno vs E Arlandi, 1999 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 18 moves, 0-1

17. Nd5!! offers the Knight to attack the weakend castled King
A Sznapik vs O Foisor, 1982 
(B83) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical (B83) 1-0Looked easy for youth
J Polgar vs H Ree, 1989 
(B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam (B93) 1-0 K walk, Q run
G Ligterink vs R Henley, 1978
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Immune Ne6 helps trap the Q!
Waserski vs Godes, 1975 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B94) The Black Q pays for snatching b-pawn
Nakamura vs Van Wely, 2010 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 17 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) The Black queen has nowhere to hide
C van den Berg vs J H Donner, 1965 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 13 moves, 1-0

Art of attack by intruding knights and opening lines!
M Sibarevic vs E Bukic, 1976 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

Hungarian, Symmetrical/Reversed Closed Sic (A00)1-0 FlashyFinal
B Wall vs R Anderson, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 N sac for a pawn fork fails
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1853
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 14 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 Ns walk the Ks
J Pinter vs S Arkhipov, 1983 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 24 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1English giants fall on fork
Adams vs Short, 1991 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 Neat Queen trap threatens mate
Bamber vs R Chranowski, 1986 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Two consecutive humdinger N sacrifices
E Bhend vs E Schneiders, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

From Fred Reinfeld's "Great Short Games of the Chess Masters"
Kiss vs Barcza, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 14 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def., Advance Var (B00) 0-1 Knt invasion miniature
D Sherborne vs D Wake, 1957 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (B00) 0-1 Deflect the Defender
H Guennewig vs H Alber, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 11 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined (B00) 1-0 Q trap in a crowd
Amberger vs Sprecher, 1924 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Nice, see notes
Timman vs M Ahmed Bakali, 1974 
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 1-0

Scandi, Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Black gives Legal's Mate
NN vs P Krueger, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def: Panov Transfer (B01) 1-0 Brilliant f7 attack
S Zagrebelny vs A Ponyi, 1992 
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian: Kiel Variation (B01) 0-1 Queen Trap
J U Trippe vs B Skonieczna, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian, Marshall Variation (B01) 0-1 W has 2 LPDOs
C G Hilton vs A Hollis, 1963 
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Gambit (B01) 0-1 4 Black pieces hone in
Siggens vs G H Phillips, 1992 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Def. Marshall Variation (B01) 1-0 Smothered Q
G Malbran vs D Lanza, 2004 
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian, Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Too many W pawn moves
R Sieberg vs B Stanescu, 1987 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0 Unpin -> f7#, Just Take It
I Berzina vs V Sondore, 1965 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def. Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 0-1 Where r u going now?
Suetin vs Korchnoi, 1960 
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Common Qside trap
M Pavlov vs D Dragos, 1987 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 Giveaway
G Pankov vs S Galakhov, 1986 
(B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses (B01) 1-0 Two en prise
Garbap vs I Berezovsky, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 12 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Mieses 6.Nge2 Nbd7 (B01) 0-1 N double attack
W A Bills vs E McCormick, 1955 
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 0-1

Cnt Cntr 4.Be2 6.Bf3 (B01) 0-1 Nxc2+, gets worse
F Krticka vs J Dobias, 1913 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1

Center Counter 3...Qa5 Trap fighting for c7
Wiesel vs Weigel, 1923 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 (B01) 1-0 Pin Nc6 & Discovery traps Q w/Nxc7+
G Abrahams vs W R Thomas, 1923 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 4.b4 Leonhardt Gambit (B01) 1-0 Sac attack!
J Raoux vs J Du Mont, 1913 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

3...Qd6 Gubinsky-Melts Def (B01) 0-1 Nxf2 Dbl Discovery Combo
W J Taylor vs N McDonald, 2015 
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7#
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895 
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack (B02) 1-0 "book" trap
H Borochow vs Fine, 1932 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 1-0

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

Alekhine Defense: (Not) Normal Var (B02) 0-1 Reinfeld # puzzle
I Rabinovich vs Levenfish, 1927 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 11 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def., Scandi Var. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def: Maroczy Var (B02) 0-1 Beware same side B&N
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 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

Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian (B02) 1-0 Bxf7+ Unpin Ng5+
S Ritvin vs E Z Rabin, 2006 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B02) 1-0 Misplaced K; pile on the pin
E Steiner vs Colle, 1926 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

#5 in Lombardy's "Modern Chess Opening Traps"
G Gibbs vs L Schmid, 1968 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. 2 P Attk. Lasker Var (B02) 0-1 Becomes 2 N Attk
Z Radojevic vs Bagirov, 1973 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

Tal blows the center to bits
Tal vs NN, 1973 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1Failed pin gives away 2 pawns
T Pirttimaki vs V Chekhov, 1983 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation (B03) 1-0 Q threats
F M Wren vs R F H Sprow, 1944 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def. Modern Larsen 5..Nd7 6.Nxf7 (B04) 1/2- 8.c4 risky
I Nataf vs A Hauchard, 2001 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen, Miles Line (B04) 1-0 N+ robs pin
O Johannesson vs H Haga, 2012 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 13 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen-Haakert (B04) 1-0Pin game clincher
B Al-Hajiri vs M Hamal, 2014 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 15 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern Main Line (B05) 1-0 Decoy K, then Nxf7+
R Luer vs K Rattmann, 1922 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 11 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

Pirc Defense (B06) 1-0 White N baits Black Q into snare
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939 
(B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Standard (B06) 1-0 Bxf7+ vs both Ns developed
J Sylvan vs A Flaata, 1994 
(B06) Robatsch, 10 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit (B07) 1-0 Discovery + coming
J Roscher vs S Plath, 1989 
(B07) Pirc, 10 moves, 1-0

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

Pirc Defense: Classical. 2Knights (B08) 0-1 Ruin the K's shield
Schiffler vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 16 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7 KxNf7 Qxe6+
Alekhine vs R Bruce, 1938 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 W wins the knight
Tartakower vs M Ellinger, 1944 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 13 moves, 1-0

C-K Accelerated Panov Attack (B10) 0-1, 12 moves, Dbl R Pins!!
A Espeli vs Andersen, 1952 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 0-1

The author of the book "White to Play and Win"
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

The "other Fischer" gets crushed!
A Gerschenkron vs Fischer, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Var (B13) 1-0 Unpin wins material
Ziganovic vs G Laketic, 1980 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 7 moves, 1-0

(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0 Q caught grabbing Ps
Botvinnik vs Spielmann, 1935 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Checks trap Black Q
W Schmidt vs C Maalouf, 1961 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann: Main Line (B15) 0-1 Watch out for Q+ if c-pawn moved
NN vs Torre, 1928 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense (B15) 1-0 kNights love to eat pawns
A Karpatchev vs R Oney, 2006 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 10 moves, 1-0

Q+ another Q+ & fork LPDO B in the shooting gallery
A Sira vs N Konopkova, 1993 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def. Forgacs NxNf6 (B15) 1-0 Know this mate pattern
A Fuderer vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 Smothered mate
A Dzurny vs S Saul, 1989 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 7 moves, 1-0

Quick smothered mate making use of the pin
C Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation (B17) 1-0 Royal family fork
A Vooremaa vs H Luik, 1962 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Karpov Var (B17) 1-0 h6 Nxf7 leads to second N fork
V Kolesnikov vs P Piatnitsky, 1994 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 11 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Classical(B18) 1-0 Nxf7 sacrifice, B&Q Spearhead
I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Chameleon vs Botvinnik Def (B20) 1-0 Remove K as Guard
Capablanca vs G Wheatcroft, 1939 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

S-M G Declined (B21) A nice selection of forks w/Bxf2+
Petterson vs E Larsson, 1963 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Fianchetto Def (B21) 1-0 Stunner!
L Dubeck vs R Weinstein, 1958 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. McDonnell Attack (B21) 1-0 3 piece sacs & R lift
C Hartlaub vs Fleischer, 1913 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 K walk
R Brieger vs G Kane, 1962 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Grand Prix Attack (B23) Black's Q is trapped
Favela vs D Ohlhausen, 1974 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Rook sac busts pawns
G Jones vs C Boikanyo, 2011 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Closed. Traditional (B23) 0-1 Routine castling
Steinitz vs H G Voigt, 1885 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian (B30) 0-1 Unaware
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850 
(B30) Sicilian, 16 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 N penetration
Anand vs G Fernandez, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 56: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Charging Ns
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 Nxe6, K walk, P mate
K McDonald vs V Yanovsky, 2011 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 Nxe6 sac
Rublevsky vs E Vorobiov, 2003 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Venice Attack (B56) 1-0 Pawn #
P Martinez Rodriguez vs M Luque Ibanes, 2001 
(B56) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer Var (B60) 1-0 Penetrating Ns
Chester vs Salvador, 1977 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 11 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 1-0 N fork
K Sorri vs T Sammalvuo, 1996
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 19 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf Main Line (B99) 1-0 En prise Ns for dinner
J R Gascon del Nogal vs Sidi Mohamed Tajedine, 2016 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 19 moves, 1-0

French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 She shouldn't have been there
K Chernyshov vs Andrejew, 1982 
(C00) French Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 Simultaneous pin & fork
Chigorin vs A B Skipworth, 1883 
(C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1-0 Qxh7+ Spearhead
Z Zhao vs B Thomas, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

French Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Surprising Nxg2 wins
J Novkovic vs N Zhukova, 2013 
(C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1

Albin CG / French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 0-1 K walk
D Black vs S Rukovci, 2001 
(C01) French, Exchange, 16 moves, 0-1

French Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 B Sac, N Outpost
B Wall vs H Murtaugh, 1971 
(C02) French, Advance, 11 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) · 0-1 Q trap
J McConnell vs Morphy, 1850 
(C02) French, Advance, 14 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 0-1 Rabid Rook
G Matteucci vs V Castaldi, 1938 
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1

French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Make a bigger threat
H Nishimura vs M Wiedenkeller, 1982 
(C02) French, Advance, 12 moves, 0-1

French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def. ML (C04) 0-1Royal Discovery+
NN vs Ross, 1974 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres (C07) 0-1 Q pin & fork
Kmoch vs T Ellison, 1948 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 8 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 0-1 N sac!
M Vavulin vs Morozevich, 2014 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1Bxf2+ Decoy N+ Unpin
Westerhuis vs Vinagre, 1989 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

FR Trsch (C08)1-0A great burger is not necessarily a "Big Mac"
Carlsen vs P Nikolic, 2005 
(C08) French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed, 22 moves, 1-0

French, Normal Variation (C10) 1-0 Fianchetto creates weakness
A Kinoshita vs D Jegaden, 2008 
(C10) French, 7 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Blackburne Def(C10) 1-0R decoy sac wins a P
Anand vs N Sulava, 2004 
(C10) French, 17 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 Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Black's Q Trapped!
F Perrin vs NN, 1883 
(C11) French, 11 moves, 1-0

French, Alekhine-Chatard (C13) 1-One pawn grabber beats another
L Rellstab vs Huber, 1925 
(C13) French, 13 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

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

FR, Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0Chomping Minors, then Majors
A Kaspersky vs I Mazel, 1925 
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0

How to Win Chess Games Quickly by Fred Reinfeld
N Speijer vs Couvee, 1955 
(C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Greedy Q trap
J Szily vs Wloch, 1943 
(C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 Freebie or Forking N+
B Wall vs F Aparasi, 1973 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Pawn lever, pile on the pin
Smyslov vs Tolush, 1939 
(C16) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Advance Variation (C19) 0-1 BF's Q is trapped!
Fischer vs J Dedinsky, 1964 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 17 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Breyer Var (C29) 1-0 Boden's Mate threat
M Marmorosh vs Polani, 1928 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

KGA. Allgaier Gambit Thorold Attack (C39) 0-1 Underpromotion
Teichmann vs G Marco, 1903 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 White whips Black
L G L Copp vs R Kerr, 1944 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Four Knts Game: Italian. Noa Gambit Nxe4 (C46) 0-1 Ns w/issues
Lenzerk vs Lasker, 1913 
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Good to know miniature w/Legall's Mate
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 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 (C50) 1-0 Miniature: Move pieces, not pawns!
C Hartlaub vs Rosenbaum, 1892 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 6 moves, 1-0

Trap Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 in 7 moves
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1

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

Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 Running won't help
Kozelek vs Holzmann, 1929 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 0-1

Italian (C50) 0-1 Typical attack, first smothered mate
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

It's good to copy Capablanca, right?
Capablanca vs NN, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Italian (C50) 1-0 The old center pawn fork trick pays off big!
R Kohoutova vs K Stodolova, 1995 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0

Italian Game, Delayed Fried Liver Attack (C50) 1-0 Dovetail #
P Vasic vs D Ristovski, 2003 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0

Italian Game vs Pseudo Philidor's Def (C50) 1-0 Legall's Mate
F Knauer vs H Boehm, 1995 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 Gain time&space
F Palmiotto vs R Hirsch, 1988 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau G / Latvian G (C50) 1-0Unique semi-smoth
H G Gunderam vs A Grava, 1970 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Piano, Black Fishin' Pole(C50) 13 moves, 0-1 Q decoy sac
Schwartz vs C Hartlaub, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo d3, Bg5 (C50) 0-1 Black rolls Kside
E Grabill vs D Mugridge, 1922 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Game 4.0-0 (C50) 1-0 Q sacrifice for unique P mate
O Bernstein vs NN, 1932 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0

Italian Game 3...h6?!, 5...Bd6?! (C50) 1-0 Amateur waxing
A Setiabudi vs R Clarkson, 2012
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Q sac, Double Check-mate!
H Helms vs O Tenner, 1942 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 1-0 Extremely odd mating position
L Horvath vs L Mayer, 1917 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Var (C52) 1-0 Q grabs P, gets trapped
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian, Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 The ol' N bite
B Lilly vs P Pritt, 1984 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 18 moves, 1-0

Italian, Evans Gambit. Pierce Def (C52) 1-0 N on 6th, Pin
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1851 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian: Classical Greco Gambit Mason Gambit (C53) miniature
Alekhine vs NN, 1911 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Center Holding Var (C53) 1-0 Bc4, Ng5, Qh5
Brychta vs Botur, 1951 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

My first "book" win--Heisman
D Heisman vs D Fennick, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Piano for Black - Force a draw in the Moeller Attack
Short vs Karpov, 1989 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

Two Knights Def. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 1-0 Slaughter
P Ricardi vs J Faustino, 2001 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Spearhead into smothered mate
B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Q sac, Knights smack!
Lewis vs E L Dayton, 1942 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 0-1

Scotch G. Max Lange Attack Long Var (C55) 1-0 12.fxg7 is book
H B Goodman vs O Bain, 1949 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 7 of last 8 are check
C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1904 
(C56) Two Knights, 21 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 K walk
A Kapengut vs Antoshin, 1965 
(C56) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

Unsound knight sacrifice, giving excellent practical chances
V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

2 Knights, Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57) 0-1
Kerner vs A Brinckmann, 1955 
(C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1

-Two Knights Def Ponziani-Steinitz G- 0-1 13 moves Interference
Van den Behaerdt vs D Gedult, 1971 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 0-1

White gives all his pieces a job to do
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

2Knights Def. Traxler Cntrattack N sac line (C57) 0-1 Wrangled
Y Estrin vs J Nun, 1965 
(C57) Two Knights, 16 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. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57
E Spicakova vs R Walter, 1978 
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Two Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack K March line (C57) 0-1
C M Grider vs F Pratt, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1

1964 Fischer simul exhibition tour; 2 Knights Def. Lolli Attack
Fischer vs T Rouse, 1964 
(C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

2 kNights Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac (C57) 0-1Discovered+
H Leo vs K Dyke, 1974 
(C57) Two Knights, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. 2 Knights Attack (C57) 1-0
L B Taboada vs F Fuentes Dominguez, 2001 
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 17.Qf7#
A Davis vs C F Tears, 1944 
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 Spearhead
E Schiller vs Busch, 1970 
(C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 Black K moves 5X
D Weir vs J Messenger, 1951 
(C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Polerio Def Bishop Check line (C58) 0-1 Pins
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C58) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Cozio Def Nge7 (C60) 1-0 Nxe5 sac, Spearhead
Benko vs Sawyer, 1964 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def (C60) 1-0 Legal's Mate variant
D Benjafield vs C J Wippell, 1938 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 0-1 A Tour de Force!!
V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

Spanish Steinitz Defense (C62) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
L Schmid vs Welz, 1945 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 No seatbelts in 1894
Lasker vs H Helms, 1894 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

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

Spanish, Schliemann Def (C63) 0-1 Unsound works again!
Z von Balla vs Reti, 1918 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Schliemann Def. Schönemann Attack (C63) 0-1 Cornered
A Bollengier vs F Babar, 1993 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Dyckhoff Var (C63) 1-0 Open lines
V Liberzon vs A Geller, 1960 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

Spanish Cordel Gambit (C64) 1-0 Robbing the pin smothers the Q
Vasiukov vs S Giterman, 1960 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 8 moves, 1-0

Spanish Classical. Cordel Gambit (C64) 0-1 2SpeculativeBlk Sacs
N Padevsky vs H Messing, 1973 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

Spanish Berlin Defense. Beverwijk Var (C65) 0-1 Sac to expose
E Hofmann vs H Lambert, 1947 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 16 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 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 Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Q sac, Dbl+
A Ambanelli vs R Frith, 1981 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 1-0

Great Moves Never Made: 19.Ne4-d6!!
Short vs Timman, 2008 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 0-1

The horses save White's bacon
Bogoljubov vs H Mueller, 1934 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C71) 0-1 Odd pawns
N Karaklajic vs G Pfeiffer, 1957 
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 16 moves, 0-1

Spanish Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def Siesta Var (C74) 0-1Gem
Reti vs Capablanca, 1928 
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Scene in Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Roesch vs W Schlage, 1910 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 15 moves, 0-1

Capablanca miniature: Q sacrifice (if accepted) allows Bxf7#.
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO
J Vetemaa vs O Niemi, 1996 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 0-1 Engaging!
C Mansfield vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1928 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1 Crushing move
B Leussen vs C Trimborn, 1903 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open Variation (C80) 0-1 Q forks LPDO & Mating square
V Kirillov vs Taimanov, 1947 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 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

Spanish, Open (C80) 1-0 in 9 moves. Bd5 forks pair of LPDO Ns
D Andrae vs T Winckelmann, 1989 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Bxh2+ discovery nabs LPDO Q
S Osborne vs J M Garcia, 2005 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 0-1

Spanish Open Variation(C80) 0-1 Qg4 is a bad spot in open games
J Congdon vs H Hosmer, 1874 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 14 moves, 0-1

A knight on the rim is dim, it's chances are slim!
Fischer vs J Terrone, 1964 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 17 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Marshall Attack (C89) 0-1 Heap on the fortress
Lasker vs H R Bigelow, 1926 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1

*Torre Attack 3...Ne4 Gossip Var(D03) 1-0 8.NxN frozen pawn pin
B Modr vs J Cesal, 1995 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 7 moves, 1-0

Queen trap in Torre Attack by Timman
Timman vs H Bouwmeester, 1967 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 9 moves, 1-0

Zukertort/Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 Stunning interference
M Shereshevsky vs Kupreichik, 1976 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20) 1-0 Bf3 skewer coming
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1926 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

QGA. Old Variation (D20) 1-0 RxNf6 Removes the Guard
C Ahues vs W Von Holzhausen, 1926 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

QGA Showalter Var (D29) 1-0 18.Nxf7 causes capitulation
M Ujtelky vs E Rohan, 1954 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Bxf2+, Ng4+, Common Q Trap
W Veitch vs J Penrose, 1950 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Don't rook yourself
V David vs G Kacheishvili, 2001 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 0-1

two horses to market-to mate.
Gelfand vs M Illescas, 1996 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Game 102, Black is OK! by Andras Adorjan
P Petran vs Adorjan, 1985 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 0-1

QID Capablanca Var (E16) 1-0 W is up the exchange plus a pawn
Euwe vs Colle, 1929 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 13 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20) 0-1 Thunderbolt!
R Saeidi vs A Roghani, 2001
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 11 moves, 0-1

Fox hunt-watch the chase of the king
T C Fox vs Timman, 1970 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 His dream game!?
NN vs Bronstein, 1961 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 19 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Noa Var (E34) 0-1 Unusual mate
Vandette vs B Wall, 1976 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 12 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1Counterattack
S Gichurkin vs K Petrosian, 2006
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 11 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Smothered #
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg (E43) 0-1Minors in the mid
V Mikenas vs Spassky, 1962 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46) 1-0 Protected unpin wins a pawn
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

'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 Orthodox Positional Defense Closed Line (E94) 0-1 B skewer
Vladimirov vs V Chekhov, 1975 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 11 moves, 0-1

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

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Syracrophy notes
Bjesman vs Minosjan, 1982 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

KG Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Devastating Discovered+
Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1901 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1

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