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M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0
White's two best opening moves smash Black's two worst moves!
H Klip vs T Bottema, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0
Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3 (A00) 1-0 Develop instead of ...h6??
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Uncommon Opening/Pirc Defense (A00) 1-0, 5 moves
Lusgin vs M Joffe, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Uncommon Opening/Modern (A00) 1-0 Smothered Queen
J Cukierman vs NN, 1934  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Uncommon Opening/Modern Def (A00) 1-0 Unpin and penetrate holes
M Miannay vs F Bruneau, 1991  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst), Hector Gambit (A00) 0-1 Support mate coming
A Aasum vs L Frenzel, 1989  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1
Reversed Alekhine's Defense; Beautiful Miniature w/a Q Sac
D D van Geet vs W Versnel, 1950  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening (A00) 0-1 6.Rb1 Qe4 picks up a rook
I Nemet vs M Knezevic, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1
Grob Opening (A00) 1-0 The Black queen falls in 7 moves
C Bloodgood vs H Mizesko, 1975  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0 Q trap. What just happened?
C Bloodgood vs Davis, 1973  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) · 1-0, 10 moves
C Bloodgood vs J Boothe, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening: Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) · 1-0, 13 moves
C Bloodgood vs R W Christy, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening: Spike Hurst Attack (A00) 1-0, 23 moves; discovery
Grob vs Hasler, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 0-1 Torchered 4not 0-0
S Srdjanov vs Kotronias, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Smothered Mate, good as it gets
H Pollmaecher vs A Saalbach, 1861  (B40) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 1-0 ON ALL FOURS!!!!
Blackburne vs Jebson, 1861  (B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 1-0, 3 move blunder
E Schiller vs H Pack, 1969  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 1-0
P-K4 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
P-K4 Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Decoy into Royal fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 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
K Pawn Game resembles Damiano's Def (C20) 1-0 Q sac, P#
Alekhine vs NN, 1936  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
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
Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Meitner-Mieses Gambit (C25) 1-0 N+s
P Leisebein vs H Tuchtenhagen, 1989  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Stanley Var (C26) 0-1 Pawn moves pay off!
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Stanley Var(C26) 1-0 3 possible checkmate patterns
Fischer vs M McDermott, 1964  (C26) Vienna, 17 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attack (C29) 0-1 The best response to +
NN vs B Winkelman, 1945  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 14 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, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit (C30) 1-0 Boden's # in 9
Fischer vs J Jones, 1964  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Mafia Defense (C30) 1-0 Uncommon #
B Raphael vs H P Montgomery, 1856  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD. 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
KGD. Classical Var (C30) 0-1 Blindfolded; Pin the Q
Blackburne vs J P Lea, 1890  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Discovery pin #
J Mason vs NN, 1900  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Puzzling end -- overlooked zwischenzug
G Welling vs R Douven, 1982  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
How not to play the Kings Gambit. Scholar's Mate variation
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit (C30) 0-1 White must develop, not accept
M Torre vs B Wall, 1971  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Resembles Damiano's Defense w/a Qmate
B Wall vs D Ferguson, 1989  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical (C30) 1/2- Q sac for Stalemate
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGD. Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Pin allows N+ fork coming next!
S Polgar vs C Selles, 1991  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0
KG Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Note by JHB; Fab finish
Allies vs Blackburne, 1893  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
KG Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 Reinfeld's puzzle
Blackburne vs H E Price, 1906  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
Game 25: The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
NN vs Beis, 1940  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
Steiner Gambit (C31) 1-0 Mated while having 2 queens aboard
Sanders vs NN, 1910  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 1-0 Q sac to promo
Bronstein vs N Moyse, 1990 (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CoG. Charousek G Accepted(C32) 1-0Trade off up a piece
W Schoenau vs W Voss, 1990  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 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 Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Bxf7+ traps Q
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0
KGA B's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Anderssen was deadly from distance!!
F Riemann vs Anderssen, 1876  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
She's Walled In C34 1-0 14
B Wall vs H S Hsieh, 1988  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Schallop Def (C34)0-1Royal fork or#
Efimov vs Bronstein, 1941  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 0-1
Master Bronstein al rescate del humano
Bronstein vs M20, 1963  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
KGA Cunningham Def Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 GT2K Q Trap
D Baretic vs Uremovic, 1957  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 18 moves, 1-0
KGA. Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1, 7 moves!
J Aulin-Jansson vs E Lie, 2006  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 7 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
KGA Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Minors chase K, trap Q
P Larsson vs Englund, 1942  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
A quick queen trap w/aid of a pin. Gambiteers must know this!
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
fc KGA Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Sac Rh1 & Qe7
J O H Taylor vs NN, 1874  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
KGA. Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Q trap & mate in 1
B Wall vs L Chapman, 1973  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 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
A brilliant attacking game by Shirov in the Muzio Gambit!
Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Greco Gambit Calabrese Gambit (C38) 1-0 King walk
Staunton vs NN, 1840  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
Double N Sacrifice & Q Sac -- as good as it gets!
W Napier vs NN, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 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 Counter Attack!
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Great queen sac and king hunt (and great pun, too)
J Matschego vs Falkbeer, 1853  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
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 (C45) 1-0 Common mini when fianchetto B bites the dust
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903  (C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Scotch 4...Qh4 Black's queen is trapped in 8 moves
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888  (C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical (C45) 1-0 Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
B C Yildiz Kadioglu vs L Batory, 2010  (C45) Scotch Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian (C50) 0-1 Typical attack, first smothered mate
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1
Trap Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 in 7 moves
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1911  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
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 (C50) 1-0 Good to know miniature w/Legal's Mate
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian(C50) 0-1Go straight for the throat!
C Lolli vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1755  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Smashed to Smithereens
Blackburne vs A Smith, 1882  (C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical Var. Center Attack (C53) 1-0Q&B battery
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0
Italian, Greco Gambit (C54) 1-0 R sac, Q&B battery hits f7
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 Q dropper
W H Dodgen vs D Boyd, 1981  (C57) Two Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62) 0-1 Half-open g-file
NN vs Breithaupt, 1942  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 11 moves, 0-1
Robbing the pin smothers the Queen
Vasiukov vs S Giterman, 1960  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 8 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
QGD. Albin Countergambit. Normal -- Not (D08) 0-1 BRAVE!!
H I Woolverton vs D B Pritchard, 1959  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Odds game produces Legall's mate w/an extra step!
Smith vs NN, 1852  (000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0
Chess variants /King's Gambit (000) 1-0 Pin wins again
W G Ward vs H Browne, 1874  (000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Notes by Irving Chernev. White changes mating squares!
Steinitz vs Van der Meden, 1865  (000) Chess variants, 20 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
The Krejcik queen trap C40 1-0 7
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation (C40) 0-1, 10 moves discovery
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 Overworked
Alekhine vs P Braumann, 1940  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit Declined 3.d4 (C40) 1-0 Early Black Q trap
J L Koster vs B Hoareau, 2014  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
K Pawn McConnell Defense (C40) 1-0 Qf6 is a common trap square
Koltanowski vs W Nolan, 1960  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
The pawn was poisoned; Queen check and fork LPDO
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Philidor CG. Zukertort Var (C41) 0-1 Sacs open lines, enter Q
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The hangin' queen mate
Dupre vs Torre, 1927  (C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1
Qd7 is not the Opera House game C41 1-0 9
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. (C41) 1-0 Unpin, Q sac, Legall's Mate
C Hartlaub vs Worch, 1890  (C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 hole on f6
B Wall vs Kubasek, 1974  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
The Most Remarkable Pursuit Of The Back Rank Mate
E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack (C42) 1-0Logical, crushing drive
J Cervenka vs NN, 2002  (C42) Petrov Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Beautiful Skewer, Bxf2+ Decoy, NxN+ removes guard, Q falls!
H McMahon vs Marshall, 1897  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 0-1 Q pawn grab gets trapped
Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening (C44) 1-0 Discovered attack on Black queen
L Komarek vs A Korn, 1992  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
-Ponziani Opening- 1-0, 7 moves; pin the Q
Sturell vs NN, 1956  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattk (C44) 1-0 Legall's # run
L Bachmann vs J Kunstmann, 1899  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 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
Scotch Gambit. Cochrane-Anderssen Var (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
Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 En passant promotes, pins
Morphy vs Hart, 1854  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit (C44) 0-1, 11 moves blunder
P Rossi vs A Guerra, 2005  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Scotch-Goering Gambit (C44) 1-0 The 'Sea-Cadet' Mate/Legall's #
Falkbeer vs NN, 1847  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game 4...Qh4 Modern Def (C45) 1-0 Reti's Mate
L Maczuski vs Kolisch, 1863  (C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack (C45) 1-0 Scorching dual K walks
K Wight vs M Barron, 2009 (C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Three Knights 3...Bb4 (C46) 1-0 Legall's Mate w/2 Ns & 2 Bs
W Pollock vs E Hall, 1890  (C46) Three Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
4Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C46) 1-0 Black Q trapped
F Harms vs J L Moeckel, 1998  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
4Knights Game: Halloween Gambit (C47) 1-0 Back2Back Blunders
D Frank vs M Backes, 2004  (C46) Three Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
Stunning 17...QxBf3 later occupied by blocking bishop
Paulsen vs Morphy, 1857  (C48) Four Knights, 28 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 1-0 Boden's #
Ed. Lasker vs F Englund, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
St. George Def (B00) 0-1 Bizarre. Both sides sac Qs to promote.
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 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
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian Advance 3.e5 (B00) 1-0 Bold Q sac
Smagin vs D Sahovic, 1990  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
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
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
Carr Defense 1.e4 h6 2.b3 e6 (B00) 0-1; Q sac creates a passer
F Babar vs M Basman, 1993  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Resembles Opera #
Gligoric vs J Rosenstein, 1963  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7#
J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian, Kiel Var (B01) 1-0 2 many Black N moves, Q trapd
Tartakower vs Marshall, 1907  (B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian: Kiel Var (B01) 0-1 Queen Trap
J U Trippe vs B Skonieczna, 1988  (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
Cntr Cntr Anderssen Counterattack (B01) 0-1 Pin, Q trap
A Lisenko vs T Voronova, 1978  (B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 0-1
Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var (B01) 1-0 Sudden Q trap
A Istratescu vs I Frosinos, 2001  (B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0
One of Teichmann's famous games: Q sac destroys last defender
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Three Moves!!! Have a look at the kibitz to see what happened.
Lindemann vs Echtermeyer, 1893  (B01) Scandinavian, 3 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def., Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 White is BUTT UGLY
M Kislov vs Gipslis, 1970  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack (B02) 1-0 Mate in 1 Rebuked
B Verlinsky vs I Rabinovich, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 41: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
F M Wren vs W E Mayfield, 1941  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Slick promo
P Dubinin vs Aronin, 1947  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 50 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern Var (B04) 1-0 Q shocker; N fork awaits
Hort vs S Buecker, 1987  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 17 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: Modern Main Line (B05) 1-0 Decoy K, then Nxf7+
Luer vs Rattman, 1922  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 11 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Alekhine Gambit (B05) 1-0 R&Q sacs, back rank #
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 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/Hippo Defense (B06) 1-0 Battle shifts Kside to Qside
Piket vs K Bischoff, 2001 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
Black steals a draw from the jaws of defeat
A Romero Holmes vs B Kantsler, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Black loses his Queen early but manages to win a QvN endgame
J L Burden vs L Christiansen, 1992  (B06) Robatsch, 68 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Hit from all sides
I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0
Pirc, Kholmov System (B07) 1-0 Bold queen sacrifice on move 7!
Short vs R J Miles, 1976  (B07) Pirc, 25 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Chinese Var (B07) 1-0 The Chinese Immortal
W Liu vs J H Donner, 1978  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense (B07) 1-0 N, then Q sac opens the center
N Fercec vs B Medak, 2000  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0
C-K Def: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 Dual Queen Sacrifices
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
C-K Accelerated Panov Attack. Modern Var (B10) 1-0 Black Q trap
J Snowden vs S Chevannes, 2006  (B10) Caro-Kann, 19 moves, 1-0
It's a doozy, and legitimate this time?!
C van de Loo vs M Hesseling, 2008  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Var (B12) 1-0 Eccentric Chess
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Fool's Mate with Queen Sac variant
C Damant vs NN, 1932  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 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
The "other Fischer" gets crushed! B13 1-0 15
A Gerschenkron vs Fischer, 1935  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 15 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 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 Zahonova-Konopkova, 1993  (B15) Caro-Kann, 7 moves, 0-1
A perfect clone of another played fifteen years before
NN vs Torre, 1928  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1
Queen Sac + Double Check B15 1-0 11
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Classical Var (B18) 1-0 Kolty's Reti's Mate
Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1923  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 Qe4 has no escape square
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843  (B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0Rapid development; pin & skewr
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967  (B20) Sicilian, 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
Open Sicilian, 5.Bf4 pawn fork decoys the bishop into Q+ & fork
NN vs Pandolfini, 1967  (B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 6 moves, 0-1
Alekhine's gem; Old Sicilian(B30) 1-0 Sitting Q sac, passer, Ns
Alekhine vs Saemisch, 1923  (B30) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0
Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Famous Q trap, no resignation
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Four Knights. Exchange Var (B40) 0-1, 15 moves
Y Solodovnichenko vs V Malakhatko, 2001  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 15 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, French Variation (B40) 1-0 He gave her away
L Bruzon Batista vs Krasenkow, 2005  (B40) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Classic Greek Gift
Tal vs NN, 1975  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Back rank mate
A G R Moen vs Topalov, 2013  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1
Deutsche Schachzeitung 1876, p. 206 Crossfire, both Q's sac
C Richardson vs A W Ensor, 1876 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 29 moves, 0-1
Sic Modern Var (B50) Unique minor piece trap of Q grabbing pawn
Schult vs Dax, 1941  (B50) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Q decoy sac, N clearance sac, then double check!
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0
White has a winning pawn structure but Black seizes the file
S Zepeda vs P Zarnicki, 2001 (B56) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Dragon Levenfish (B71)Open d-file zap QxQd8 after Ne6+
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B75) 1-0 She's overworked
Bronstein vs W Winter, 1946  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
Pun writer deserves a date with Laetitia Casta
Velimirovic vs Csom, 1974  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0, 22 moves
Sadvakasov vs T Bartell, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0
Sic Najdorf. Opocensky Traditional Line (B92) 1-0 4 Queens
R Korsunsky vs Kasparov, 1976  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 76 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 (B98) 0-1 Who arrives first? The Q sac does!
Jansa vs Smejkal, 1969  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1
Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 Q trap using Bxf7+
Falkbeer vs Zytogorski, 1856  (C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted Schlechter Def (C21) 0-1 Pin power
NN vs L Svenonius, 1913  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Another Qc6 pinned by Bb5! C21 1-0 8
Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949  (C21) Center Game, 8 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
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
Double queen sac before move twenty. What else need be said?
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Frozen f-pawn is pinned so battery wins
F Bethge vs Legal, 1930  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Obscure, but Incredible, White Sacrifices All but a Knight.
F Young vs L Dore, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Classical (C21) 1-0 Nxh7+ deflection
M Bier vs S Ricardo-Rocamora, 1876  (C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Classical (C21) 1-0 Dovetail #
V Soldatenkov vs S Durnovo, 1898  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
DGA, Copenhagen Def. (C21) 1-0 Putting out fires with gasoline.
C Hartlaub vs M W Testa, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Danish G. Accepted. Copenhagen Def (C21) 1-0Pretty Discovered#
Denker vs Gonzalez, 1945  (C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950  (C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese CG (C23) 0-1 White Q attacks alone
Otto vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 1-0, Bxf7+, Ng5+ Q trap
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0 Stunning K hunt
Blackburne vs H Stelling, 1886  (C25) Vienna, 17 moves, 1-0
Vienna G. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 1-0 Reinfeld #
Pillsbury vs C S Howell, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C25) 0-1 Q sac, pseudo-Legall's mate
W A Oudheusden vs L de Vries, 1934  (C25) Vienna, 11 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 Gambit (C26) 1-0 Nadorf's Knife was SHARP!!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Zukertort sacs a queen, starts a chase, and mates on the 5th!
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Reversed Spanish (C26) 1-0Kick it in!
H Hallmann vs W Schneider, 1931  (C26) Vienna, 13 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit ML (C29) 1-0 Q raids; marvelous escape
J Krejcik vs Vidmar, 1906  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. ML (C29) 1-0 Chaotic battlefield w/Q threats
J Krejcik vs F Klar, 1907  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Var (C29) 0-1 Sneaky Q sac comin'
E Schallopp vs Blackburne, 1886  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 29 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 Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 SuperNezh shows his stuff
Samsonov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1929  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1
G58: The Modern Chess Instructor: Part I by Wilhelm Steinitz
L Goldsmith vs F K Esling, 1880  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Royal attack leads to royal fork
Morphy vs A Bousserolles, 1859  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 31 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 (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 (C50) 0-1 Demolition on kingside
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Old game; Qd5 fork is coming C51 1-0 12
G Neumann vs Mayet, 1865  (C51) Evans Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 0-1 Notes by Dr. Tarrasch
W Pollock vs Lasker, 1895  (C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Blackburne vs Leverson, 1885  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Lasker Def (C52) 0-1 Discovery on K&Q
Marshall vs S Shapiro, 1944  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit Pierce Def (C52) 0-1 How weird finishes come about
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857  (C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
p. 29; Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess
Staunton vs Cochrane, 1842  (C52) Evans Gambit, 19 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
"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
Italian: Classical Greco Gambit Mason Gambit (C53) miniature
Alekhine vs NN, 1911  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Black castles (to hell with the Queen) and wins!
F A Hoffmann vs A Petrov, 1844  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Ne6 traps Dd8
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 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
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 Q deflection sac offer
E Schallopp vs Charousek, 1898  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 Nf6 corners the White Q
Harper vs Blackburne, 1868  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0Brilliant smothered#
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
2Knts Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit 4.Ng5 Nxe4 (C57) 1-0 K walk
Minifie vs Berry, 1946  (C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Defense. Traxler Counterattack Knight sac line (C57
E Spicakova vs R Walter, 1978  (C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
White dares an early Q sacrifice against a Two Knights defense
Van der Wiel vs S Ernst, 2004  (C58) Two Knights, 23 moves, 1-0
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: Steinitz Def (C62) 1-0 U12 threatens Lolli's Mate
K Pan vs I Mjatezs, 2016  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Schliemann Def. Dyckhoff Var (C63) 1-0 Q sac
Kryvoruchko vs K Shirazi, 2007  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 61 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Classical. Central Var (C64) 0-1 Deflection
Mayet vs Anderssen, 1851  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 15 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Classical. Central Var (C64) 1-0 Pawn rampage, Q sac
G Neumann vs J Schulten, 1865  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Classical (C64) 1-0 Smothered Queenmate!
Z von Balla vs A Ritzen, 1914  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65) 1-0 Bully Q Deflection
Duras vs H Wolf, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
Spanish Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 CrazyLikeAFox
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Norwegian Var (C70) 0-1, 21 moves, Q+
A Matanovic vs J H Donner, 1965  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 21 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 Defense (C78) 1-0 Backrank Q sac similar to PM!
J Finnegan vs R P Allen, 1948  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open Variation (C80) 1-0, 12 moves interference w/+
Y Quesada Perez vs Y Salaun, 2008  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open. Riga Variation (C80) 1-0 Boden's # miniature
Pandolfini vs NN, 1970  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 15 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open Var (C80) 1-0 Q sacs, P mate miniature
D Duhm vs A Duhm, 1900  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Trap: Spanish, Open. Classical ML(C83) 1-0Rob the pin
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1890  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed Var (C84) 0-1 Pick on back rank defenders
M Radojcic vs P Trifunovic, 1947  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 17 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed Def. Alekhine Gambit (C90) 1-0 Q aims @4 units
Alekhine vs Fine, 1937  (C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 37 moves, 1-0
Spanish Closed. Chigorin Def (C98) 0-1Pills take time to absorb
Euwe vs Smyslov, 1948  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 42 moves, 0-1
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
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Vienna Var (D00) 1-0 Pin the defender
Subota vs Kusmischkin, 1982 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
QP Game: Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 0-1 Q trap
D Ponziani vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1770  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 One piece mate
Baitsch vs Pahlke, 1956  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Ryder Gambit 5.Qxf3 (D00) 1-0 Halosar Trap in 10
E Diemer vs H Halosar, 1934  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 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
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 R deflection sac
E Diemer vs NN, 1949  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Boden's Mate
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 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
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Gedult Gambit (D00) 1-0 Reinfeld #
Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Unpleasant surprise Qh6+!!, uncommon Q sacrifice
E Diemer vs K Locher, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 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
QP Veresov Attack. Richter Var (D01) 1-0 Contrasting Q play
E Gereben vs M Szigeti, 1935  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
QGD Baltic Def (D02) 0-1 Deflect the defender and mate
M Hancas vs E G Reicher, 1987  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
QGD Chigorin Var (D02) 0-1 Another offside knight
D Brown vs J Dykes, 1980  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Colle 6.e4 Copycat Def (D05) 1-0 Dusseldorf 1908 brilliancy
Alekhine vs Koehnlein, 1908  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 1-0 Q decoy sacrifice brings qk finish
Koltanowski vs H Walpole, 1937  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Not a real Colle / Delayed Polish (D05) 0-1 Lost sight of her
Alekhine vs Ecole Polytechnique Paris, 1925  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
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 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 Q trap
D Pendergast vs S Siegal, 1971  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0
QG Declined: Baltic Defense (D06) 0-1 Q sac into Boden's Mate
F A Stroud vs A M Fraser, 1961  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1
Chigorin Defense. Main Line Alekhine Var (D07) 1-0, 10 moves
W Schmidt vs B Grabarczyk, 1991  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
M Bass vs R Kennedy, 1983  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
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 Immune Q sends K running
R Berger vs J Krejcik, 1907  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
Albin CG: Raging battle of passers; X-Ray defense saves the day
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 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
Slav Defense (D10) 0-1Black Q bully moves 11 of 13, often check
H Melkumyan vs So, 2010  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense (D10) 1-0 W is the aggressor after dbl Q sacs
Reshevsky vs Smyslov, 1991  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0
Slav, Exchange. Symmetrical Line (D14) 0-1 Target Q on the edge
A Huzman vs Shirov, 2004  (D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
Remarkable Forced Stalemate Between Two Computers
Shredder vs Gull, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Slav Def: Czech. Carlsbad Var (D17) 0-1 Q sac leads to mate
G Milos vs P Carlsson, 2012  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 0-1
QGA. Saduleto Var (D20) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, K walk
W Schwartz vs Kieseritzky, 1842  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
QGA. Normal Var (D21) 0-1 Common trap Q+ & fork LPDO N
I Farago vs V Bliumberg, 1994  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 5 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
QGA Gunsberg Def (D21) 1-0 Battery pins the Black queen
H E Atkins vs Gunsberg, 1902  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
"Poor Marshall dead! Must be mate!" D21 1-0 13
Marshall vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1911  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
QGD/Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0
J Heikkinen vs B Brown, 1996  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
24. Nxb7!! sacrifices the Q for a decisive fork and pin
Taimanov vs Lisitsin, 1949  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0
A95/Semi-Slav, Accelerated (D31) 1-0 Stonewall Def. gone wrong!
G Pfeiffer vs S Batlouni, 1960  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def Accelerated/Dutch Bd6 Stonewall (D31) 1-0 Q sac!!
Sasikiran vs Krasenkow, 2004  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Semi-Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
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
Petrosian falls for a petty trap in the QGD
Kotov vs Petrosian, 1949  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
QGD Exchange. Reshevsky Variation (D36) 1-0 Child's Play!
Bacrot vs S Azarov, 1992  (D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 29 moves, 1-0
QGD Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Def (D37) 0-1 Q Trap
Kramnik vs E Ubilava, 1992  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1
QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Famous combo removes the defender!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
QGD Three Knights Var (D37) 1-0 Q sac leads to mate
A Kogan vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2002  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 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
QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D40) 1-0 Dbl Bagger
Fine vs W Winter, 1936  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0
QGD Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Pillsbury Var (D40) 0-1 QDbl Bagger
Fine vs M Yudovich Sr., 1937  (D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
QGD: Capablanca Var (D43) 1-0Beautiful, forcing
Torre vs M A Schapiro, 1924  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
EG: sacrifice material for
I Sokolov vs Caruana, 2010  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 66 moves, 1-0
QGD Vienna. Quiet Var (D44) 1-0 Queen mated
J Bernstein vs Kupchik, 1916  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 16 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Botvinnik System (D44) 1-0 Q sac and more
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz. Center Var (C45) 1-0 A+Promo combo!!
A Mikhalchishin vs D Pavasovic, 1999  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 Smothered Mate
K Bischoff vs K Mueller, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
If KxB then Dovetail mate Qh5#. If RxB then Gueridon mate Qe7#
Carlsen vs H A Gretarsson, 2003  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Double knight sacrifices start on f7, then the Q raises HELL
L Piazzini vs R Flores Alvarez, 1936  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 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
Surprises, surprises. Queen sac D46 1-0 32
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1986  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav, Meran Variation (D47) 0-1 Q Decoy Sacrifice
Tolush vs Simagin, 1952  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
Botvinnik considered the following to be his best game of the t
Botvinnik vs Euwe, 1948  (D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0
QGD "Poisoned Pawn" Harrwitz Trap Unpin D51 0-1 25
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1847  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
QGD: Modern. Knight Def (D51)1-0 Q robs pin
Taimanov vs Bondarevsky, 1951  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0
QGD Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Thank you Ulhumbrus!
F Alexander vs G A Thomas, 1919  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1
QGD: Lasker Defense (D53) 1-0 Marshall makes it look EZ
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 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 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
Better think twice before aligning queen with king
Andres vs F M Wren, 1933  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 17 moves, 0-1
The better posted Q wins the ending D80 1-0 42
Petrosian vs Filip, 1953  (D80) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Brinckman Attk (D82)1/2-1/2 Short brawl of the queens
F L Vaughan vs C Purdy, 1945  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gruenfeld Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 A surprize queen trap
N Michaelsen vs Bacrot, 2000  (D85) Grunfeld, 42 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 White Q is trapped
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997  (D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1
Attack with subtle queen sac offer(s) and win... D87 1-0 31
Geller vs Smyslov, 1965  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Mating combination p. 58
V Goglidze vs Botvinnik, 1935  (D90) Grunfeld, 29 moves, 0-1
Notes by Robert Wade. The Game of the Century!!
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1/2-1/2 Q Perpetual
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
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 miniature: Q trap
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Earthquake!!
Y Gusev vs Antoshin, 1952  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1
QID Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0, Q trap in 16 moves
E Dyckhoff vs A H Privonitz, 1929  (E12) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0
G30: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E27) 1-0 Q says take me!
Bronstein vs Geller, 1961  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 Who trapped who?
A Antunes vs M Suta, 1985  (E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 9 moves, 0-1
Enders allows White two Qs in middlegame and wins.
W Schmidt vs P Enders, 1981  (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1
"Kashdan's Immortal" magnificent double kNight finish!
B Siff vs Kashdan, 1948  (E36) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 559: Best game AND best novelty in Informant #71
S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
NID, Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var (E39) 0-1Q sac seizes file
Quinteros vs Ribli, 1974  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 24 moves, 0-1
NID Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var(E39) 0-1 Q sac counterattack
J Eriksson vs J Hellsten, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 0-1
NID Huebner Var (E41) 1/2-1/2 Classic Q Stalemate of Cornered K
Portisch vs Lengyel, 1964  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
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
Thematic Discovered Check on the open d-file
T Ghitescu vs Fischer, 1960  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 14 moves, 0-1
Swindled into a capture stalemate or immune perpetual check
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
NID. Normal Var. Bernstein Def (E59) 0-1Q sac for Arabian Mate!
O Rodriguez Vargas vs F Olafsson, 1978  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 26 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Defense (E61) 0-1 White's Q is trapped
Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
Game 29 in The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev
A Kots vs P Lebedev, 1937  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0
KID Yugoslav Exch (E66) 0-1 Petro returned to table, blundered
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1
KID. Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) 1-0 Q sac for passer
Hort vs P Biyiasas, 1976  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 21 in Fischer's
Letelier vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1
KID Pomar System (White fianchetto) (E72) 0-1 Knight windmill!
J Kourek vs P Chrz, 1994  (E72) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Def: 4 Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 First recorded KID
Cochrane vs Mohishunder, 1853  (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 39 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 Variation (E80) 1-0 N sac, Queen trap
Spassky vs H Pfleger, 1986  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch (E80) 1-0 The Dutch Evergreen
C de Ronde vs H Kamstra, 1938  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
KID. Orthodox (E91) 1-0 e6 splitter. Q sac for promotion.
N Birnboim vs Dzindzichashvili, 1977  (E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
KID Petrosian Var. Stein Def (E92) 0-1 Q sac & more
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
KID Orthodox, Positional Def (E94) 0-1 Q trap on h-file
Korchnoi vs Nunn, 1981  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 33 moves, 0-1
KID, Korchnoi Attack (E97) 0-1 Maintain pins, shut 4 in!!
B Harper vs R Zuk, 1971  (E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1
KID Orthodox Var. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Q Sac, connected P's
V Malakhov vs Zvjaginsev, 2004  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
French/Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 15 moves, smothered mate
H Namyslo vs R Lau, 1996  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
French Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Ignore the fork, hunt the king!
Keres vs Verbac, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
French / Delayed Owens vs f3 (C00) 1-0 Both Qs on a raid
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878  (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Rat Defense: Small Center (C00) 1-0 Pin the tail on the rat!
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1861  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
French vs KIA/Reversed Philidor (C00) 1-0 Heavy pieces action
Capablanca vs J Grommer, 1913  (C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Q+ removes defender
J Mieses vs Harmonist, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 Discovery on Q
B Wall vs A Brown, 1972  (C02) French, Advance, 9 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 Advance, Milner-Barry Gambit (C02)1-0 Stunning sacs
F A Foulds vs Lang, 1956  (C02) French, Advance, 20 moves, 1-0
French Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Famous suffocation
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance 6Be2. Paulsen Attk (C02) 0-1 Too much guard duty
J M Aitken vs Bondarevsky, 1946  (C02) French, Advance, 33 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
Schachmeisterpartien 1960 - 1965 edited by Rudolph Teschner
Portisch vs Tal, 1961  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 White K exposed
J Barton vs Breyer, 1911 (C10) French, 26 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Q deflection sac
Unzicker vs J H Donner, 1955  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
Walter Korn's 'The Brilliant Touch in Chess'. 24.
C Baranov vs Y Rokhlin, 1935  (C10) French, 40 moves, 1-0
Moves 14, 15 double knight sacs on f7 gets Black's best effort
Jansa vs P Troeger, 1961  (C10) French, 70 moves, 1-0
French Steinitz Var (C11) 1-0 Miniature: 4 minors trap Q in 11
F Perrin vs NN, 1883  (C11) French, 11 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 1-0 Diagonals Raid
B Wall vs Z Brown, 1990 (C11) French, 12 moves, 1-0
A3 Bold, Bold, Bold Clearance Sacrifices supported by rooks
Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Unthinkable combo
Alekhine vs Von Feldt, 1916  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
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 Variation (C11) 0-1 Dbl rook sac
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 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
Nuts in a Knot Survival at it's BEST! C11 1-0 31
Fischer vs Benko, 1962  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Q beats pair of Rs
Fischer vs I Bilek, 1965  (C11) French, 40 moves, 1-0
French, Steinitz (C11) 1-0Positional sacs allow Q penetration
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
FR Classical. Burn Var, Morozevich Line (C11) 1-0 P race, Q pin
Fischer vs W A Bills, 1964  (C11) French, 51 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) 0-1Raking Bishops
E Sobernheim vs S A Langleben, 1895  (C13) French, 25 moves, 0-1
FR, ClassicalRichter Attack (C13) 1-0 Dbl N sacs followed by +s
Anderssen vs K Pitschel, 1872  (C13) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French Defense Classical (C14) 0-1 Remove the Defender/Deflect
Von Gottschall vs Blackburne, 1885  (C14) French, Classical, 13 moves, 0-1
French, Classical. Alapin Var (C14) 1-0 Q sac sets up 2 N mate
N Speijer vs Couvee, 1955  (C14) French, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Alapin (C14) 0-1 Which Q inflicts the most?
Browne vs A Taha, 1972  (C14) French, Classical, 30 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Get the Q in close
G Szabo vs B Miljanic, 2001  (C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Greedy Q trap
J Szily vs Wloch, 1943  (C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 1-0
French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Qxe6+ sacrifice; Boden's mate
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 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
The Immortal Correspondence Game C16 1-0 29
A Sundin vs Erik Andersson, 1964  (C16) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Surprising sacrifices
Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Var (C16) 0-1 Sac to create a passer
Von Gottschall vs Tarrasch, 1888  (C16) French, Winawer, 100 moves, 0-1
Perhaps way "over-rated", but plenty of action for debate
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Winawer. Advance Var (C18) 1-0 More like a king jig
Shirov vs Plaskett, 1992  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) Dbl R Sac Draw
Balashov vs Bareev, 1987  (C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Winawer PP (C18) 0-1 Dbl R Sacs; 3 pieces beat 2 in a K hunt
C Canoba vs Eliskases, 1957  (C18) French, Winawer, 25 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
French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1-0 Pawn truly poisoned
Karpov vs Vaganian, 1972  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Adv (C19) 1-0 Occupy the 6th w/half-open files
J Dueball vs G Jacoby, 1976  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Dutch Def (A00) 1-0 Q sac sets up N fork
C D'Amore vs D Gurevich, 1990  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 1-0 Q takes w/check; h7#
M Jadoul vs G Plomp, 2003  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) 0-1 NxB, then Qa5+ & fork LPDO N
J Rubenstein vs I Golyak, 2005  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 9 moves, 0-1
Congres international des echecs, 1869; Q trapped in the center
H Czarnowski vs E D'Andre, 1867  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 16 moves, 0-1
The roaming queen is caught in the chicken house
Greco vs NN, 1620  (A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Q on the edge is trapped
E Kettner vs Cziszar, 1956  (A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) · 0-1 Q sac, mate in 6
Mogusar vs T L Trippe, 1984  (A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1
Bird, Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit(A02) 0-1Both sides w/connected Ps
Hromadka vs K Havasi, 1936  (A02) Bird's Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Declined (A02) 0-1 Awesome unpin
N Barsalou vs B Wall, 1980  (A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Q sac tags NN in six!
NN vs Du Mont, 1802  (A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1
Qxh2 sacrifice vs. Bad Bishop creates and promotes a pawn
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897  (A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Dutch Leningrad (A04) 0-1 Counter attack win
J Cooper vs Kotronias, 1988  (A04) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Dutch (A04) 0-1 e5 dilema, Kside attack
Albin vs Bird, 1895  (A04) Reti Opening, 52 moves, 0-1
Zukertort: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 Must know crusher
S Panzalovic vs O Danchevski, 1990  (A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Pinned to the mating square...just take the rook and play on!
David vs J Balogh, 1948  (A06) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Nxf7+ Removes King as defender
G Welling vs A Faber, 1978  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Q is going, Going, GONE!
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: QP Defense (A06) 0-1 Knights trap Queen
V Castaldi vs Reshevsky, 1950  (A06) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French (A07) 1-0 Famous Q Sac leads to mate
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Q trap in 8 moves
R Fleming vs Nichter, 1990  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 8 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var(A07) 1-0 Black Q trapped
Movsesian vs S Gramlich, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 16 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Best Monday puzzle EVER!
P Cervenka vs J Pesola, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Q sac for 9 pts & crossfire acti
Kasparov vs Fritz, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 54 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Sicilian - French Def (A08) 1-0 Q sac, B helps N dual
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Thematic Unpin Miniature
Deutsch vs Koni, 1925  (A09) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
English O (A10) 0-1 Adorjan walks into Spassky's trap
Adorjan vs Spassky, 1982  (A10) English, 23 moves, 0-1
English Defense (A10)1/2-1/2 Wonderful Q trap saves the day
I Bilek vs H Schussler, 1978  (A10) English, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
English Opening (A10) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate in 10 moves?!?!
J Upmark vs Robin Johansson, 1995  (A10) English, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2
English Anglo-Scandinavian Def. Schulz G (A10) 1-0 Q+ & fork Kt
H Lehmann vs Schulz, 1950  (A10) English, 4 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Halibut Gambit (A10) 0-1 Hanging Queen
Pedersen vs I Burchard, 1995  (A10) English, 24 moves, 0-1
English Defense (A10) 0-1, 12 moves, attack on f2, deflection
D Pergericht vs J Boudre, 1988  (A10) English, 12 moves, 0-1
English, AID. K's Knight Var (A15) 0-1 Devos' Immortal Game
O'Kelly vs P Devos, 1937  (A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1
Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18)1/2-1/2 12 moves
Keene vs D Anderton, 1977  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's English. Reversed Sicil (A21) 0-1 Q sac avoids perpetual
R Toran Albero vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1
100 best games of 20th century by Andrew Soltis
G Stoltz vs H Steiner, 1952  (A21) English, 34 moves, 1-0
King's English Var (A23) 1-0 Next White N move traps Q
J Hanken vs J Yehl, 2004  (A20) English, 17 moves, 1-0
K's English. Two Knights' Var Keres Var (A23) 1-0 4 Queen Fluke
G McCarthy vs M Kennefick, 1977  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 22 moves, 1-0
English Miniature; Q fork 2 LPDO minors in shooting gallery
Kaprinay vs H Hubner, 1926  (A25) English, 8 moves, 1-0
An old, lethal queen sac miniature vs. Kside fianchetto defense
Muller vs NN, 1928  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0
King's English. 3 Knights System (A27) 0-1 Q sac unpin, promote
V Doroshkievich vs Tukmakov, 1970  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 0-1
English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A32) 0-1 Bully Q is immune
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1970  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Pawn grabbing Q gets trapped
Nakamura vs J Hawkins, 2014  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?! A40 0-1 6 moves
M Scheeren vs G Welling, 1974  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?! A40 0-1 8 moves
H Silbermann vs Honich, 1930  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Accptd (A45) 0-1 Ugly
V Drueke vs F Baranowski, 1982  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense (A43) 0-1 Qa5+ forks LPDO Ne5 shooting gallery
R F Combe vs W Hasenfuss, 1933  (A43) Old Benoni, 4 moves, 0-1
Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit (A40) 0-1 Tiechmann did such w/White
Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense (A43) 1-0 Queen Deflection Sacrifice
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) · 1-0 Pin Qc6
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913  (A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 0-1 in 7 moves; watch those kNights!
M Wickert vs Adams, 1992  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 0-1
Benoni-Indian Def vs. Nc3 not c4 (A43) 1-0Bold sacs into skewer
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0
Wade-Tartakower Defense / Veresov (A46) 1-0 Q sac deflects Q
Torre vs N Banks, 1924  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Author Hanauer applies Legall's mate A51 0-1 5
F B Arnold vs M L Hanauer, 1936  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 Dbl B plus N Sacrifice
Biegler vs Peperle, 1952  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
Budapest G., Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1Deflect defender, Discover
M Warren vs J Selman, 1932  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 6 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 "Black & Becker" pin
P Lukacs vs W Becker, 1998  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 in 9 moves
U Zak vs J Mieses, 1944  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
Budapest G Accepted (A52) 0-1 Discovery Bg3+ is coming!
V Kovalenko vs Beimanov, 1990  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
Q Trap in the Old Indian (looks like a KID upon capture)
R Andersen vs J R Kristensen, 2001  (A53) Old Indian, 13 moves, 1-0
Old Indian/KID Miniature; Q Trap A53 1-0 8
H van der Heijden vs Salam, 1978  (A53) Old Indian, 8 moves, 1-0
OID Ukrainian Var (A54) 0-1 Q Sac, Daring Bishop, Ruthless Rook
Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1-0 N forks take Q
C Van Tilbury vs D K Johansen, 2002  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0
Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1/2-1/2 Qs EG perpetual
L Christiansen vs R Henley, 1978  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Benoni, Hromadka System (A56) 0-1 Pin it to win it FAILED!
L Spassov vs Adorjan, 1977  (A57) Benko Gambit, 11 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
Try to solve 40...? Black to play and win. It's not too hard.
Tal vs Spassky, 1954  (A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
Benoni, Knight's Tour (A61) 0-1 Black gives lesson in pawn play
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972  (A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Mikenas Var (A66) 1-0 W goes berzerk, B cooperates!
F Destrebecq vs G Drogou, 1982  (A66) Benoni, 25 moves, 1-0
Dutch Miniature; She snatches b2 and pays for it
A Vaisser vs A Mutzner, 1989  (A80) Dutch, 8 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense (A80) 0-1 Crossfire on B Highway
J F Smyth vs H Helms, 1915  (A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 0-1
Dutch Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 0-1 Dbl P sacs, Deflection
P Shaw vs J Fathallah, 2014  (A81) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1
Dutch Blackmar Gambit (A82) 0-1 4 Qs brawl w/dynamite finish
Ed. Lasker vs Alekhine, 1913  (A80) Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Another Dbl Rook Sac victory
C T Goering vs J Minckwitz, 1871  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Dutch Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Vicious MG tactics, Q&B battery
N Kulzinski vs V Tomovic, 1947 (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
JakO Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin (A83) 0-1 Counter Attack!
NN vs Steinitz, 1873  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening/Double Dutch (A02) 1-0 Promotion mate!
Bird vs K Pitschel, 1878  (A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
(A93) Dutch Stonewall, Botvinnik Var, 30 moves, 1-0 Smothered #
Timman vs Short, 1990  (A93) Dutch, Stonewall, Botvinnik Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Dutch Classical. Ilyin-Zhenevsky (A97) 0-1 Mean pawn discovery!
J M Ripley vs O Hardy, 1963  (A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 11 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense Ne2 General (B07) 1-0 Unusual but interesting
E Kovalevskaya vs S Masego, 2007 (B07) Pirc, 35 moves, 1-0
Game 7 in Modern Chess Brilliancies by Larry Melvyn Evans
J Trapl vs E Perez Gosalbes, 1961  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Sic Grand Prix Attk (B23)0-1 Qa5+ forks LPDO B shooting gallery
F Smrcka vs K E Engel, 1965  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 8 moves, 0-1
Frank James Marshall (1877-1944) The Gold Coin Game
S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1
Grand Prix Attk 5.Bc4 (B23) 1-0 Pin, Distract K as Defender
T Farley vs M Kawuma, 2004  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed / Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Pawn gifts
Nakamura vs W M Buehl, 2001  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Closed Var (B23) 0-1, 12 moves
Steinitz vs H Voigt, 1885  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed, Traditional (B23) 1-0 "Emil Fit For A King"
Sutovsky vs Smirin, 2002  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 24 moves, 1-0
2Knts Def. Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit (C57) 1-0 Screamin' Qs!
B Knorr vs L Simchen, 1990  (C57) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch Var (E25) 0-1 QxQa1, Nc2+ royal fork
H Enevoldsen vs Larsen, 1954  (E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 12 moves, 0-1
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