Prepare the Pin: A nice motif that comes up fairly often.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C28) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Unpin, Legall's Mate found in Reinfeld's Checkmate book
H Buckle vs NN, 1840  (B50) Sicilian, 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
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Ultra Famous Opera House Game
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Qd7 is not the famous Opera House game
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Damiano. Kholmov G. (C42) 1-0 Lethal Bishop Pair
A Steinkuehler vs Horwitz, 1861  (C42) Petrov Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Black cannot mirror White in the Russian Game
O Bernstein vs NN, 1931  (000) Chess variants, 14 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 Unpin immediately
Leko vs Smeets, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0
Tartakower and Dumont 500 Master Games of Chess
Bledow vs von der Lasa, 1839  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
CVB walked out... An All-Time Famous Masterpiece
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
36.Be5 removes all doubt by pinning promotion defender
Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 0-1 The Immortal Pin Game
B Gamback vs R Nevanlinna, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
-Ponziani Opening- 1-0, 7 moves; pin the Q
Sturell vs NN, 1956  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 7 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
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 Paulsen (B47) 0-1 Baiting the line of check w/a piece
E Moskalyuk vs M Brodsky, 1998  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 9 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?!
M Scheeren vs G Welling, 1974  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1
Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5?!
H Silbermann vs Honich, 1930  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) ยท 1-0 Pin Qc6
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913  (A43) Old Benoni, 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
Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 0-1 12 moves
A Mikhalchishin vs Romanishin, 1981  (D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Sac to open the center files
K Opocensky vs Alekhine, 1942  (A53) Old Indian, 25 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def (A52) 0-1 Peculiar knight is deadly!
J Laszlo vs L Alfoldy, 1933  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined Elephant Trap
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit (D08) 0-1 Q fork 2 LPDO
W Napier vs Marshall, 1898  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Another Qc6 pinned by Bb5! QxBb5, then Nxc7+ Royal family fork
Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949  (C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def: The Squirrel (B02) 1-0 Had a few too many nuts
Hill vs C Janeway, 1946  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
French Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Corridor Mate
Chigorin vs M Weiss, 1882  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Berlin Def. (C65) 1-0 Bird's Immortal Pin Cushion
Bird vs Steinitz, 1868  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0Rapid development; pin & skewr
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967  (B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Breyer Variation (C29) 0-1 Bb6 pin coming next
K Berg vs A Kosten, 1981  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1
Nunn's Chess Openings prefers 9. dxc5 โ6d7 10. e6 fxe6 11.
W Adams vs NN, 1950  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1Uncastled vs 0-0
L Morin vs K Spraggett, 1983  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein's Immortal Game
Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0Double Rook Sacrifice
Alekhine vs B Gregory, 1909  (C28) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C26) 0-1 W can't finish, drops rook
Alekhine vs D Kirk, 1924  (C28) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Lion/Philidor Defense (A00) 1-0 Bxf7+ sac then pins, forks Nd7
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense; 5 mover: Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+
Lusgin vs M Joffe, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Not Unpin - Know this pattern: Bxf7+ followed by Ng5+ miniature
L Monosson vs M Fauque, 1935  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Smyslov Variation (D25) 1-0 7.Bxf7+ Demolition
NN vs Shearer, 1978  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) Bxf7+ mating combo
Z Izoria vs T Luciani, 2005  (D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) Here's a common Unpin you should know
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862  (B30) Sicilian, 9 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
Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 7.Bxf7+ 8.Ng5+ Unpin
A Diaz Alonso vs M R Bernaldo De Quiros Lopez, 2001  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 18 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Bxf7+ Unpin, QxQ decoy, N+ fork
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
3..Qd8-Ilundain Variation. Capa's unpin opening trap in action
A Raetsky vs W Schmid, 2012  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 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
QGA: Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 1-0 Standard unpin pattern
Keene vs N J Kalton, 1963  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0
QGA Gunsberg Defense (D21) 1-0 Bxf7+, Unpin Ne5+
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
K's Gambit: Declined. Classical(C30) 0-1Multiple ways to mate
Pulvermacher vs Capablanca, 1907  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 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
Reti Gambit (A09) 1-0 Thematic Unpin Miniature
Deutsch vs Koni, 1925  (A09) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit (C25) 1-0 Legal's Mate (Unforced) B took the bait
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900  (C25) Vienna, 9 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
Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Pseudo-Legal's Mate, instead unpinNh8#
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0
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
A longer, more elegant Legal's Mate
Zukertort vs NN, 1877  (C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit Declined 3.d4 (C40) 0-1 P Jam, Black N rampages
F Washaba vs P Corbin, 2004  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Italian (C50) 0-1 Unsound attack on f7
E Geake vs Kolisch, 1860  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1
Modern/Pirc Defense (B06) 1-0 Unpin struggle, Pawn fork
Hort vs Keene, 1975  (B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0
Unusual Scotch, Potter Variation (C45) 0-1 Unpin, King walk
M Ahn vs T Ruck, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 0-1
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
Nice unpin. The Bishop's motor was running!
Anand vs R Kempinski, 2010  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0
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
Mikenas Defense 2.d5 3.e4 Q exchange; Unpin w/a Double Attack
Miles vs Z Mestrovic, 1978  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Discovery Q trap in 8 moves
R Fleming vs Nichter, 1990  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 8 moves, 0-1
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
OID, Ukrainian Var (A53) 0-1 Akin to Harrwitz Trap (unpin) QGD
A Koukolik vs R Sykora, 1994  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 8 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7# KNOW THIS
J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0
QGD "Poisoned Pawn" Harrwitz Trap Unpin
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1847  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Delayed Sicilian Alapin 3.c3 Unpin miniature in 8 moves, 1-0
B Thelen vs NN, 1930  (B30) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin Barmen Defense Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Unpin
E Naiditsch vs A Draeger, 2000  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 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
Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46) 1-0 Protected unpin wins a pawn
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 9 moves, 1-0
Benoni, Hromadka System (A56) 0-1 Pin it to win it FAILED!
L Spassov vs Adorjan, 1977  (A57) Benko Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 First cut-off the king
Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Minors biting majors
K Spraggett vs F South, 1976  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 The King Attacks!
I Cheparinov vs Sutovsky, 2013  (D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0
Quick smothered mate. I call this "robbing the pin."
C R Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 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
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
Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 Smothered #
B Farzamfar vs R Gralla, 2006  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1
Sic Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Paulsen (B21) 1-0 Rob the pin
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 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
Tarrasch Trap: Spanish, Open. Classical ML(C83) 1-0Rob the pin
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1890  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950  (C22) Center Game, 10 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
Chess variants (000) 1-0 White robs f7 pin, then the g7 pin!!
Tarrasch vs Sergel, 1891  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Morphy robs the pinned bishop
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, 4Knights Var (B45) 0-1 Don't QUIT! BS became a WC
Spassky vs Rodgaisky, 1948  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 8 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Henricksen vs Bjarne Pedersen, 1937  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
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
C-K Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Black has weak pawns
Adams vs A Summerscale, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 0-1 Castle by hand and clever play
Short vs Leko, 1999  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1
QGD Vienna Variation (D30) 1-0 Arabian mate threat
X Bu vs S Tologontegin, 2010  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Nge7, anywhere in this defense is suicide!
Gurejev vs Boiko, 1983  (B44) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def. C10 1-0 Rob the pin, add kNight
Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2002  (C10) French, 19 moves, 1-0
NID Normal. Bronstein (Byrne) Var (E45) 0-1 The horse is hers!
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1
(C18) French, Winawer Adv, 43 moves, 1-0 Pin Robber & Discover
Shabalov vs I Ibragimov, 2007  (C18) French, Winawer, 43 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 Overworked
Alekhine vs P Braumann, 1940  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Rob the Pin!! Lasker gets scorched when he brings out his queen
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Grob, Keene Def. Main Line (A00) 0-1, 33 moves; rob the pin
M Hamer vs R Montero Melendez, 2010  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Def. (A53) 0-1 Control the file, rob the pin
Marshall vs Chigorin, 1906  (A53) Old Indian, 30 moves, 0-1
Royal fork makes use of pawn pin that can no longer defend
K B Finn vs W C Palmer, 1903  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Tal works this pin like a finger puppet
Tal vs J Bellon Lopez, 1970  (B30) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0
Rob the pin for it can no longer defend
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Bird Variation (C61) 1-0 Rob the pin
Lasker vs NN, 1913  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Vienna G, Steinitz G Paulsen Def (C25)1-0Consolidate, then A
Steinitz vs Paulsen, 1870  (C25) Vienna, 36 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit 5.Nxc3 (C21) 1-0 Legal's Mate w/a pinned knight
A G Essery vs F H Warren, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Dazzling; Schlechter plays visciously! kNights kick bishop pair
Schlechter vs Steinitz, 1898  (C28) Vienna Game, 24 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
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
Nimzo-Indian Def: Huebner ML (E41) 0-1 Rob the pinned pawn
Najdorf vs Huebner, 1971  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 52 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit (C30) 1-0R decoy sac, Q robs pin and mates
Z Asefi vs Daryl Allen, 2004  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 35 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
K's Gambit: Accepted. Rosentreter Gambit (C37) 1-0 Rob the pin
Alekhine vs R Mikulka, 1925  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Leonhardt Var (C44) 0-1Pile on the pin twice
A J Fink vs Alekhine, 1932  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Veresov, Boyce Def 3...Ne4 (D01) 1-0 Robbing the pinned kNight
K Nielsen vs A Svensson, 2014  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 19 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Tarrasch owns the open files
Tarrasch vs Landau, 1880  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Classical (B57) 1-0 Discovered check is a B_ _ _ _
R Pokorna vs N Gaprindashvili, 2003  (B56) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56) 1-0 Devestating pins
Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977  (A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
The White knight is immune due to the pinned pawn
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Dbl R sacs, rob the pin
A Ostapenko vs Yartsev, 1969  (B89) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0
Italian: Classical Greco Gambit Mason Gambit (C53) miniature
Alekhine vs NN, 1911  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 0-1 Crossfire; Rob the pin
R Bertholee vs Ljubojevic, 1997  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening (A04) 0-1 Rob the pin for it cannot defend
Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
K's Gambit Declined. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sac, Discovery pin #
J Mason vs NN, 1900  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Rob the pin
E Pilapil vs G Haas, 1984 (B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Def. 3Knights, Petrosian System (D91) 0-1 Rob the pin
C G Poch vs A Planinc, 1971  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 27 moves, 0-1
The Art of Planning by Neil McDonald, p. 66
Adams vs Kasparov, 2005  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 0-1
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 Blockade Isolani
Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) 0-1 Rob the pin
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1
Game 1: 125 Selected Games by Vasily Smyslov
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
Elephant Gambit, mirrored d-e pawns (C40) 0-1 Rob the pin, Disc
K Sterk vs Breyer, 1913  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Elephant Gambit: Paulsen CG (C40) 0-1 Blistering Black attack
Gligoric vs Holze, 1970  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Paulsen Var (C25) 0-1 Surprising K walk
R Schmaltz vs R Har-Zvi, 2001  (C25) Vienna, 24 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Smothered #
Dudkin vs N Sorokin, 1967  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Knights Variation (A46) 0-1 Fab Finish!
Santasiere vs Ed. Lasker, 1931  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 0-1 Raking Bs, Greco #
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit. Normal Line(D08) 0-1 "Smothered Check"
J Roscher vs W Seemann, 1988  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit. Marshall Var(B20) 1-0Rob the pin
L Day vs R Livshits, 1994  (B20) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Overworked Pawn
Rozentalis vs B Barth Sahl, 1988  (B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0
NID Normal Bernstein Def Except Gligoric System (E53) 1-0 IQP
Browne vs Ljubojevic, 1978  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1-0
Great combo; use the pin and open up the kingside
Geller vs Portisch, 1967  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Def (C24) 0-1 Entertaining all around
E M Jackson vs Marshall, 1899  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Hybrid KIA vs Sicilian (A07) 1-0 Dbl Rs on open file
H Hamdouchi vs M Bezold, 1999  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate Swindle
Adams vs V Dimitrov, 1993  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2
White nabs overworked pawn, Black offers Q sac to expose pin
M Kloss vs E Diemer, 1959  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
How to play against Bayonet Attack
Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, 2009  (E97) King's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30) 1-0 Knights on the go
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Ng5 (C55) 1-0 Long K hunt
Kolisch vs R Steel, 1860  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit, Pierce Def 5... Ba5 (1-0, 22 Moves) Rook Sac
Kolisch vs Gastein, 1859  (C52) Evans Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0
C-K Advance. Short Variation (B12) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice, pins
Y Hou vs Navara, 2016  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin. Barmen Defense (B22) 1-0 Rob the pin
E Handoko vs C Chon, 2001 (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A82) 0-1 Busy Bishops
P S Leonhardt vs Chigorin, 1905  (A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 0-1
French Winawer (C15) 1-0 Rob the pin that can no longer defend
A Wojciechowski vs H Weiss, 1936  (C15) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Loose Black Q
Tarrasch vs Gruenfeld, 1922  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
FR Classical, Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift, rob the pin
Blackburne vs H Charlick, 1885  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
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
Dutch Defense: Q's Knight Variation (A85) 1-0 Sudden Switch
Staunton vs Horwitz, 1846  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 12 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
K's English. Four Knights, Fianchetto Lines(A29) 0-1Rob the pin
C Hansen vs Anand, 2003  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 19 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav, Meran (D47) 0-1Crossfire, rob the pin, interference
Aronian vs Anand, 2013  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Brazen: A classic Q sac, then a N sac followed by a pawn mate
N Kosolapov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1936  (C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Game 16 Crusher in Logical Chess by Chernev
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
KID, Double Fianchetto Attack (A54) 0-1 WWII battle
S Belavenets vs Bronstein, 1941  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 24 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Defense (D80) 1-0 Rob the pin backfires
Gligoric vs K Langeweg, 1971  (D80) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 1-0
Colle Zuk / Odd Stonewall Dutch (D02) 0-1 Hellacious Black EG!!
Denker vs G Abrahams, 1946  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1
DIVIDE MARKER: End of Piling on the Pin; Begin Crosspins
Fischer vs Panno, 1970  (A10) English, 1 moves, 1-0
Budapest Def: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 "Black & Becker" pin
P Lukacs vs W Becker, 1998  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen Var (B44) 1-0 The Q is crosspinned
Morphy vs F Perrin, 1857  (B44) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi the Terrible. Check out the double pin on move 23.
Korchnoi vs M Udovcic, 1967  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit Accepted Nimzowitsch Attack (C40) 1-0 More pins
I Koenig vs W Hasenfuss, 1936 (C40) King's Knight Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf Adams Attack (B90) 1-0Pins beat it's namesake
Fischer vs Najdorf, 1962  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0
Cross pins are a bitchew
Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1911  (C49) Four Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein Capablanca Line (C10) 1-0 Cross pin focal pt.
Capablanca vs R B Estera, 1913  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 1-0 Crushing pins like daggers
Jobava vs Nepomniachtchi, 2014  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 47 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0Instructive notes by Keene
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971  (E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0
Benoni/Veresov turned Sic Dragon Yugoslav Attack (B77)0-1CPin
A Abakuks vs Keene, 1966  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 0-1
From Teacher to Pupil - Former World Champion
R Nezhmetdinov vs Tal, 1961  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0
Notes by H. N. Pillsbury; Cross pin to win
Burn vs Lasker, 1895  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (A10) 1-0 Cross pin
Robatsch vs Jansa, 1974  (A10) English, 14 moves, 1-0
QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Crosspin
Saemisch vs K Richter, 1941  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Benoni Taimanov Var (A67) 1-0 Hangman's noose via cross pin
Kasparov vs F A Cuijpers, 1980  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Bishop Highway Crossfire
F Visier Segovia vs J Betancort Curbelo, 1968  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Defense. Caro Var (C70) 0-1 Crossfire!
Tal vs J G van Eybergen, 1959  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 0-1
Horwitz (Stonewall-ish) Defense (A40) 1-0Nice sac into crosspin
E Schiller vs V Ossipov, 2005  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Catalan Opening (E00) 0-1Pinned to mating square and piled upon
S Demmery vs B Sambuev, 2010 (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
13 Qe2xe4+! Black f6-knight is pinned against the f7-mating sq
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon Variation (B70) 1-0 Pyrotechnics w/Pins
Mike vs Viktor, 1980  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0The mating square
Tal vs Barcza, 1962  (C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pile on pin to win
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009  (D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical Var (A00) 0-1 Torchered 4not 0-0
S Srdjanov vs Kotronias, 1988  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
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
31 ... Rb8-b4+! 0-1 as White c3-pawn pinned to d3-mating square
D Antic vs D Milanovic, 1996  (A59) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Center Counter Defense (B01) 1-0Black R pinned to mating square
Robson vs P Garcia Cardenas, 2009  (B01) Scandinavian, 45 moves, 1-0
Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 0-1 Pins win
Bronstein vs S Conquest, 1996  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr, Bronstein Var (B01) 1-0 Two pins are too much
J Lenier vs R Hughes, 2014  (B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
QID Capablanca Variation (E16) 0-1 Handy Bishops and Pins
Noteboom vs S Landau, 1931  (E16) Queen's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Closed. Keres Def. (C96) 1-0Pinned to mating square e8
Fischer vs Keres, 1962  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 1-0
Colle's Chess Masterpieces by Fred Reinfeld
Colle vs Euwe, 1924  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 1-0
Pinned to the mating square...just take the rook and play on!
David vs J Balogh, 1948  (A06) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
"Kasparov's Immortal" - widely considered the best game ever
Kasparov vs Topalov, 1999  (B07) Pirc, 44 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Rice Gambit (C39) 0-1 Dbl attacks
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1903  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights (E21) 0-1 A hidden gem!
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 33 moves, 0-1
French, King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
Shirov vs Bareev, 1994  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Q deflects Q, B pins N = 2 less
Tal vs W R Chandler, 1974  (B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0
Now that's some kind o' sharp shootin'!
Oll vs T Shaked, 1997  (E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 35 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (A65) 0-1 Q pin to the mate square
W Estrada Degrandi vs Gligoric, 1962  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 0-1 Minors rule
Lilienthal vs Ragozin, 1944  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1
KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 1-0 Two on the mating square
Tolush vs V Ciocaltea, 1953  (E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Chameleon Var (D15) 0-1 Arabian Mate Awaits
Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1
Sic Fischer-Sozin Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Sutovsky's Immortal
D Gormally vs Sutovsky, 2005  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 0-1
QGA Janowski-Larsen Variation (D25) 0-1 The old boss goes 0-0-0
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1981  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 42 moves, 0-1
Bravo, Cheparinov ! Really nice!
Y Wang vs I Cheparinov, 2007  (E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 54 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Flank Var (B87) 0-1 Infiltration
H van Riemsdijk vs P Youngworth, 1978  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 34 moves, 0-1
Certainly this must rank among Keres' finest
Hort vs Keres, 1961  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 53 moves, 0-1
Q Pawn Game: Zukertort / Baltic Def (D02) 1-0Minor Piece Action
A Gogolis vs A Xidias, 2001 (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening (A02)1-0 Odd play, then tactics roll on open lines
F Bohatirchuk vs A Kalotay, 1964  (A02) Bird's Opening, 38 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
Game 49: Starting out: The Caro-Kann by Joe Gallagher - see end
V Rajlich vs A Groszpeter, 2001  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Both Black N's pinned
Tal vs M Strelkov, 1949  (C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0
Scandi, Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 London 1862 Brilliancy prize win
Steinitz vs A Mongredien, 1862  (B01) Scandinavian, 29 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack vs Ne4 (D03) 0-1 W fails to get developed
Kamsky vs I Novikov, 1987  (D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 29 moves, 0-1
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 Notes by Eric Schiller
D D van Geet vs Guyt, 1967  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 B can be hero
R N Bauer vs B Finegold, 2001  (B30) Sicilian, 24 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
Old Indian Def. Janowski M L (A53) 0-1 En prise Black minors
R J Gross vs L Christiansen, 1973  (A53) Old Indian, 12 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack / Hungarian (A07) 1-0Pin wins; Bb6 is mate
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 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
Budapest Def. Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 The power of the pin
K Hoeregott vs W Schlage, 1929  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Playin giveaway; pile on the pin
J Pelikan vs W J Muhring, 1936  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
Game # 89 in the Soltis book, "The 100 Best."
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1
3...Qd6 Bronstein Variation (B01) 1-0 Back rank pin into N fork
Robson vs S Ravichandran, 2010 (B01) Scandinavian, 46 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 0-1 A lovely shot!
J Barle vs I Jelen, 1979  (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Benoni Gambit Accepted (A43) 0-1 Uncommon start, h-file punch
H Suechting vs Blackburne, 1906  (A43) Old Benoni, 40 moves, 0-1
Danish Gambit: Accepted Schlechter Defense (C21) 0-1 Pin power
NN vs L Svenonius, 1913  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Fraser-Minckwitz Def (C25) 1-0!
Chigorin vs A Solovtsov, 1884  (C28) Vienna Game, 46 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Var (B02) 0-1 Pin at end
J Mieses vs Alekhine, 1925  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
Spanish Bernstein Var (C80) 1-0 Pawn advances & pins
Shirov vs G Flear, 2005  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 32 moves, 1-0
KIA Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0 Back rank pin costly
Keene vs W Hartston, 1968  (A05) Reti Opening, 54 moves, 1-0
Scotch G. Max Lange Attack Long (C55) 1-0 Pin, Bully Deflection
Koltanowski vs A Dunkelblum, 1924  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def: Huebner. Rubinstein(E42) 1-0Pin, 2Deflections
Hort vs G Ligterink, 1983  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 25 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Defense: Six Pawns Attack (E77) 0-1 Various pins
H Mueller vs H Johner, 1934  (E77) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1
QGA Classical Def. Steinitz Development (D26) 1-0 Discovery
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1931  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
#6-Candidates Match (game 10) Bled 1965 (54/303)
Tal vs Larsen, 1965  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0
King's English Var. Hungarian Attack (A25) 0-1 Back rank pin
M Banaszek vs Yusupov, 1992 (A25) English, 29 moves, 0-1
QG Declined: Capablanca (D43)0-1 W loses his center & back rank
R Cintron vs Alekhine, 1933  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1
A slower Scholar's Mate
Michael Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Game 19 in Fischer's
A Gudmundsson vs Fischer, 1960  (D95) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1
Gruenfeld Def. Exchange (D88) 1-0 Back rank pin removes guard
Geller vs A Kapengut, 1971  (D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld 3Knights Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 W tactics reign
B Nagy vs B Dueno, 1966 (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 40 moves, 1-0
Czech Defense: General (B06) 1-0 Surprise, yet so obvious!
J Arnason vs J Pribyl, 1987  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1-0 Exposed files
Svidler vs Bareev, 2004  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Velimirovic Attack (B89) 1-0 Doubled Rooks, P wedge
A Sacks vs M Micayabas, 1984  (B89) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80) 0-1 Bossy Black Queen
B Kouatly vs Tseshkovsky, 1988  (A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def: Manhattan Gambit. Anti-Stonewall (A80) 0-1 Pins
S Marder vs H Zygouris, 2011  (A80) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Var (C89) 1/2-1/2
Sevian vs Naroditsky, 2015  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
This isn't a Benko gambit, it's a KID gone wrong.
Navara vs Radjabov, 2007  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1872  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0
27. Rad1!! is the move White should have played
Duke Karl / Count Casabianca vs Kolisch, 1859  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 1-0 Dovetail # threat
B Lalic vs V Kovacevic, 1995  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Bogo's most famous and convincing win over Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 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
French vs King's Indian Attack (B40)1-0 Backward f-pawn problem
S Kindermann vs Short, 1987  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf (B94) 1-0 This game will drive you nuts
A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012  (B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Four Knights, Double Spanish (C49) 1-0 Stuck in absolute pin
Blackburne vs Von Scheve, 1907  (C49) Four Knights, 36 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Castle by hand
F Vallejo Pons vs Shirov, 2002  (B32) Sicilian, 47 moves, 0-1
QGD Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense Blockade (D37) 1-0 Pin
Grischuk vs Aronian, 2011  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Masterful Rook Use: Penetrate, Capture, Cut-off, Support
Schlechter vs J Mason, 1903  (C41) Philidor Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
23. Be5! is an unusal pin for a positional advantage
Rublevsky vs Dreev, 2005  (B30) Sicilian, 41 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
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
Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 0-1 Counterattack wins
Macieja vs Karpov, 2003  (C45) Scotch Game, 34 moves, 0-1
KG Accepted. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Counterpin boomerrangs
Capablanca vs A H Beckman, 1924  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 0-1 Caught in the center, pinned
J Mieses vs Tarrasch, 1916  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 A pair of pins win
Tal vs NN, 1973  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 20 moves, 1-0
KGA, Ghulam-Kassim Gambit (C37) 1-0 Two pins win
Morphy vs Maurian, 1869  (000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0
K's English. 4Knights (A28) 0-1 Often, the 1st R should capture
Meesen vs H Mueller, 1928  (A28) English, 13 moves, 0-1
double-pin -> again the Birchbeer cross
Sochor vs L van Damme, 1974  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Seminal Game, exchange KID dumbfoundingly profound
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1925  (A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 N gets pinned
Martin vs Pompei, 1955  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Reverse pin blocked-double pin to win!
Kupreichik vs Sveshnikov, 1986  (B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
El intemporal Genio del Maestro R.J. Fischer
Fischer vs Mac Hack VI, 1977  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Keres Var (C32) 1-0 Not all pins
Lutikov vs Hamerman, 1949  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
Piece sac for attack drifts into queen sac for esthetic mate!
T L Petrosian vs A Minasian, 2006  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
This game certainly deserved the brilliancy prize!
Rubinstein vs Bogoljubov, 1922  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
D. Staunton G. Accepted (A82) 1-0 2 half- & open files in 20
J Dobias vs R Tereba, 1930  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Notes by Blackburne. Fischer's Defense to the KGA
Blackburne vs A Pigott, 1862  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def. Maroczy Var (B12) 1-0 Eccentric Chess; lots pins
Ivanchuk vs Jobava, 2010  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Pin & Skewer
R G Wade vs R Sanguineti, 1958  (B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 1-0
Hungarian vs Horwitz Def (A40) 0-1 Crossfire!
Denker vs Bronstein, 1954  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto Var(B24) 1-0 Clearing off defenders
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
One of those Games Determined by a Single Profound Move
Chigorin vs K Walbrodt, 1896  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 13 moves, 1-0
Annotated by Steinitz: "Mr Gossip deserves the highest praise"
Showalter vs Gossip, 1889  (C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 0-1
LEARN CHESS TACTICS, Chapter 6: Trapped Piece, by John Nunn
Dreev vs H Saldano Dayer, 2002  (B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation (D16) 1-0 2 En prise
Miles vs E Preissmann, 1976  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 21 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese CG (C23) 1-0 So young, calm, coool!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Goering Attack (C51) 1-0Epaulette #
Showalter vs J L Logan, 1890  (C51) Evans Gambit, 30 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
Italian, Greco G. Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 Windmill
E Jacobson vs V Kornia, 1913  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: Byrne Var (B07) 1-0 Hit from all sides
I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0
Black captured the wrong pawn. White finishes w/royal pins!
Browne vs R Byrne, 1977  (A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Exchange Sac, Pins
Waitzkin vs A Friedman, 1993  (C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Mason CG (C40) 1-0 Self-pin; remove defender
[game 1029148 deleted] "Karpov's Immortal" Linares 1994 - English, Symmetrical (A32)
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994  (A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Flank Var (B87) 1-0 Remove the Defender
E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0
QID Classical Traditional ML (E19) 0-1 Great Exchange Sacs, Bs
Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical (B18) 1-0 A Masterpiece
Simagin vs Petrosian, 1956  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
French McCutcheon. Grigoriev Var (C12) Fictional 5 Queens Game
Alekhine vs NN, 1915  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (1929-1984)
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Occupy weak squares
A H Williams vs A Kosten, 1982  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 24 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1-0 White defies h6
S Hosea vs P A Fontaine, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80) 1-0 Fine Greek Gift
Denker vs Robbins, 1934  (A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance 8.b4 (C45) 0-1 K walk
Dufresne vs Anderssen, 1851  (C45) Scotch Game, 21 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
Sic Dragon (B72) A Well known trap. If Nc6 then Ng4 is playable
K Rahn vs L Rellstab, 1941  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Normal (B02) 1-0 Black Q forced into self-pin
Rublevsky vs Z Varga, 2001  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
QGD Pseudo-Tarrasch. PP Var (D50) 0-1 R sac, pile on pin, Q in
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Scandinavian (B01) 1-0 Miniature; pseudo Self-pin Nc6?
J Ourmet vs P Cierniak, 1989  (B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 1-0
KID Saemisch (E86) 0-1 Incredible, Incredible Mikhail Tal
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956  (E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
Ding catches Kamsky in a horrible sequence of pins
Kamsky vs Ding Liren, 2011  (C11) French, 40 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 1-0 Pins, Q Relocation
Lasker vs Bird, 1899  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Schmidt Var (C47) 0-1 Up the exchange, penetrate
Bird vs Lasker, 1899  (C45) Scotch Game, 58 moves, 0-1
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
One pin makes for a decoy sacrifice, the other sets royal fork
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined/Diemer-Duhm Gambit (D30) 1-0
J Heikkinen vs B Brown, 1996  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Early pin is costly
Alekhine vs R Duberger, 1923  (C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1
QP Game: London System (D02) 0-1 Pile on pin, windmilled...
R Bancod vs M K A Russell, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch - Scandinavian Advance Var (B00) 0-1 Pins simplify
Paulsson / Mandel / Brodd vs Nimzowitsch, 1921  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
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
Colle 6.0-0 dxc4 7.exd4 Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0
Denker vs Chernev, 1942  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Kasparov Attack(C10) 1-0Knighted (or Pinned)
G Vescovi vs Karpov, 2004  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55) 0-1 Pins
B Abramovic vs A Mikhalchishin, 1993  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Dutch Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) 1-0 Pins & Spearheads
R Coathup vs K Allen, 2001 (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0
Alekhine wins Grunfeld in first WC match with Euwe
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935  (D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 44 moves, 0-1
Triple sac ending in Boden's mate...
O Balk vs R J Barnes, 1926  (C58) Two Knights, 19 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Leonhardt Gambit 3...Qa5 4.b4 Qxb4 5.Rb1 (B01) 1-0
Lasker vs A Goldberg, 1905  (B01) Scandinavian, 15 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
Black moved too many pawns while White was developing pieces
H Schug vs Ditschuleit, 1985  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
QGA Classical Def. Alekhine Sys(D28) 1-0Pin; AK lost <10% games
Andersson vs Karpov, 1995  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 18 moves, 1-0
27...f6? does not ease the pin, it just loses the pawn.
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 En passant promotes, pins
Morphy vs Hart, 1854  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
K's English. Two Knights' Variation Keres Var (A23) 0-1 IQP
Laaman vs Keres, 1935  (A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 23 moves, 0-1
QG Declined: Charousek (Petrosian) (D31) 0-1Pinned pawn robbery
I Krush vs A Zatonskih, 2011  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
K's Indian Def Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 Heavies on the 6th
Yermolinsky vs P Hummel, 1999  (E77) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
QID Kasparov Variation (E12) 0-1 Coordinated Rooks
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986  (E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
French Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 Notes by Reti
Alekhine vs H Fahrni, 1914  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Exchange. Normal (C69) 0-1 Rook robs the pin
S Malesic vs Reshevsky, 1967 (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 1-0 Tremendous!
de Riviere vs Morphy, 1863  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 1-0
Chess for the Gifted and Busy by Lev Alburt
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Slav Def. Exchange Variation (D13) 0-1 Spearhead piles on pin
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1922  (D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 0-1
Now this is "in your face" PILING ON THE PIN!
Piket vs Kasparov, 1989  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 28 moves, 0-1
(C18) French, Winawer, 18 moves, 1-0 Pile on the pin to win!
A Rombaldoni vs F Bentivegna, 2012  (C18) French, Winawer, 18 moves, 1-0
KID (E90) Bold kNights and piling on the pin
Kavalek vs Kasparov, 1982  (E90) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Miniature; Pile on the Pin
H Sonntag vs M Auer, 1990  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 9 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Accepted, Gunsberg Def. 1-0 17 moves pile on pin
Janowski vs E Schallopp, 1896  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish Classical Modern Main Line (C64) 1-0 dxe5 piles on pin
W Dakin vs I Hund, 1981  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
Pile on Pin: Don't trust other's theory... you might lose in 6
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Dutch: Queen's Knight Variation (A85) 0-1 Pile on the pin
T Molchanova vs A Wagener, 2009  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 14 moves, 0-1
KGA Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Don't castle + get pinned = loss
V Nenarokov vs V Sozin, 1925  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 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
Scotch Gambit Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0Brilliant smothered#
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859  (C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
KG Accepted. Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0Pile on the pin
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1848  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Slav Gambit. Alekhine Attack (D10) 1-0 Pin Carefully
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1937  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Accepted. Abbazia Def (C36) 0-1 Raking Bishops
R J Fontinha vs W Nash, 1988  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 17 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Compromised Defense (C52) 1-0 Just take it!
F Riemann vs Koeltsch / Pfeiffer / Roesner, 1873  (C52) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open Var. M.L. (C80) 1-0 Pin it and pile on to win it
Alekhine vs J Ganzo Mediavilla, 1944  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 1-0
Nottingham 1936- Brilliancy Prize; No remedy for g5
Alekhine vs C H Alexander, 1936  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Meran QGD with FOUR Queens on Baord
L Pliester vs Dreev, 1989  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 White creeps forward
J Kotrc vs H Prochazka, 1910  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 30 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game (C45) 1-0 Spearhead double attack, pile on pin
F Dieperink vs P Klootwijk, 2000  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Def (D46) 0-1 Pile on the pin
Lautier vs Anand, 1995  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 19 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz (C11)1-0 Pile on the pin
J Gallagher vs Korchnoi, 2006  (C11) French, 14 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid (C28) 1-0 Arabian Mate
G West vs HIARCS, 1994 (C28) Vienna Game, 48 moves, 1-0
Creepy Crawly 5 pawns on the 6th; W had no advantage until pin
N Schouten vs P du Chattel, 1975  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 1-0
Game 150: "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess"
Capablanca vs A Kevitz, 1924  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 Notes by JHB
Bird vs Blackburne, 1886  (A02) Bird's Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Heavy HEAVY pieces in the center
Blackburne vs Owen, 1890  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 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
Danish G. Declined. Sorensen Def 3...d5 exd5 (C21) 0-1 Bs 4Free
G Nyholm vs Alekhine, 1912  (C21) Center Game, 25 moves, 0-1
KG Falkbeer CG. Charousek G Accepted (C32) 0-1 Notes by JHB
E Schallopp vs Blackburne, 1896  (C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Pile on the pin
D G Baird vs Blackburne, 1898  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 0-1 VP 1 of a kind
Fischer vs V Pupols, 1955  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Scotch (C47) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Tarrasch vs G Simonson, 1887  (C47) Four Knights, 10 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Breakthru to pin, win
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
A pawn storm and a mighty pin come through w/out the queen
V Knorre vs Chigorin, 1874  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
The odd "Stone-Ware" defense wins w/a pin
Schiffers vs Pillsbury, 1895  (C51) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 0-1
Italian Classical, Cntr Attack (C53) 1-0 Notes by J. Lowenthal
Morphy vs J G Cunningham, 1859  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Lasting pins are painful
Blackburne / Steel vs Zukertort / Hoffer, 1881  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
Blindfolded Paul Morphy defeats his Uncle in 20 moves
Morphy vs E Morphy, 1849  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Blackburne defends the Scotch Gambit, opens g-file, wins in 20!
Harper vs Blackburne, 1868  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Spanish Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 0-1 Engaging!
C Mansfield vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1928  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 23 moves, 0-1
Spanish,Marshall Attack. Steiner Var (C89) 0-1 Exposed royalty
C van den Berg vs Szabo, 1958  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 24 moves, 0-1
AA treats Lasker's pawns like they're peons, but it's just pins
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934  (D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 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
Grob Opening: Keene Def (A00) 1-0 27 moves; open file dominance
F Brown vs L Van Vliet, 1904 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Grob Opening Dbl Fianchetto (A00) 1-0, 38 moves; pin
M Basman vs Taylor, 1989 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Grob, pseudo Sicilian (A00) 1-0, 26 moves; pile on the pin
Y Lapshun vs F H Brock, 2001  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Van Geet (Dunst), Novosibirsk Var (A00) 0-1 5 passers oughta do
Morozevich vs Kasparov, 2000  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Kside attack, R EG
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2014  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 78 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening (A02) 1-0 Both 0-0-0, Dynamic Dbl Fio
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1883  (A02) Bird's Opening, 47 moves, 1-0
Bird, Hobbs Gambit (A02) 1/2-1/2 White survives IQP passer
S Buecker vs T Vogler, 1997  (A02) Bird's Opening, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Hole on 6th, Pin on 7th
Nakamura vs Kryvoruchko, 2014 (A02) Bird's Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Def (A04) 0-1 Anastasia's mate
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1
Vienna/King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1Bishop pair, pins dominate
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
The Black bishop and passer are pinned from behind, can't promo
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2010  (A10) English, 59 moves, 1-0
King's English. 4 Knts Quiet Line (A28) 0-1 Block backward pawn
Smyslov vs Romanishin, 1979  (A28) English, 33 moves, 0-1
Benoni, Snail Variation (A43) Bishops All About Miniature
Karosz vs C Jaffe, 1936  (A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 N sac, pile on pins, Bishops EG
V Georgiev vs R Goletiani, 2005  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 103 moves, 1-0
Benoni, 4 Pawns, Dynamic Attack (A56) 0-1 Pins, Pawn lever
K Opocensky vs Hromadka, 1942 (E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Benoni Classical Czerniak Def Tal Line (A77) 1-0 W kNight next
Portisch vs L Winants, 1988 (A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 32 moves, 1-0
Dutch Blackmar Gambit (A82) 0-1 4 Qs brawl w/dynamite finish
Ed. Lasker vs Alekhine, 1913  (A80) Dutch, 46 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Scheveningen. Modern Var (B83) 1-0 Reviewed in books
Smyslov vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (B83) Sicilian, 29 moves, 1-0
Dutch Leningrad: Queen's Knight Var (A85) 1-0 g-file demolition
Sakaev vs Kramnik, 1989  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 21 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 Marshall Variation (B01) 0-1 Piling on the pin
R Kause vs E McCormick, 1959 (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
Alekhine Def: Scandinavian Var (B02) 1-0 BLACK K MARCH!!
P Vucinic vs D Djurovic, 1986  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Modern Def: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0Dbl Knt Sacs aid Bs
M Yeo vs A T Erdal-Smith, 1979  (B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0
Pirc, Austrian, Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 h-pawn creates pin
Nakamura vs Smirin, 2005  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0
Game 101 My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs D Przepiorka, 1929  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Bxh7+, Ng5+, Qh5, etc.
Marshall vs Stodie, 1920  (B20) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Defender
T Farley vs M Kawuma, 2004  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Closed. Botvinnik Def. I Edge Var (B25) 1-0Pile on pin
I Bilek vs Gheorghiu, 1968  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Double Pin
Rossolimo vs C Kottnauer, 1948  (B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan (B33) 1-0 miniature, pile on the pin
B Wall vs D Isenhower, 1977  (B32) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian b3 French Var. Westerinen Attack (B40) 0-1 Pile on pin
V Malaniuk vs Kotronias, 1988  (B40) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Kan. Knight Var(B43) 1-0 Q sac, Arabian/Hook mate next
Fischer vs J L Garcia Bachiller, 1970  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0
SSicilian Paulsen (B48) 1-0 Pile on the pin; it's helpless
M Huba vs A Torotto, 2000 (B44) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
U annihilate my Queenside & I'll destroy your Kingside
A Blodstein vs Rublevsky, 1992  (B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 42 moves, 0-1
White has a winning pawn structure but Black seizes the file
S Zepeda vs P Zarnicki, 2001 (B56) Sicilian, 26 moves, 0-1
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: Not Normal (C00) 0-1 Good vs All
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Back rank pins
Chigorin vs Winawer, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
French Adv 6a3 a5 ML (C02) 1-0Open h-file, pins final position
P Haba vs L Efler, 1993 (C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Chistyakov Def Modern Line (C07) 0-1 Open files
Kotronias vs Kramnik, 1992  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Variation (C10) 1-0 Making use of pins
Fischer vs R Blaine, 1964  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Variation (C11) 0-1 Dbl rook sac
Topalov vs Bareev, 1994  (C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1
French McCutcheon. Lasker Var (C12) 1-0 A Knight on the 6th...
Lasker vs Showalter, 1899  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 38 moves, 1-0
Excellent use of space, batteries, pins, and double check
L Forgacs vs Tartakower, 1909  (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0!
K Spraggett vs R Bedard, 1972  (C13) French, 21 moves, 1-0
Winawer. Kondratiyev Variation (C15); Pin her to win her
Geller vs Petrosian, 1953  (C15) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Surprising sacrifices
Geller vs Karpov, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 42 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
FR Winawer. Advance (C16) 1-0 Central pawn storm, R pins Q
Fischer vs R Hoppe, 1964  (C16) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Bogoljubow Var (C17) 1-0 Alekhine's GUN
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Notes by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
(C18) French, Winawer Adv, 52 moves, 1-0 Double pin win
M Kobalia vs V Akopian, 2006  (C18) French, Winawer, 52 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
KG Declined. Classical Variation (C30) 0-1 Discovered Attack
Chigorin vs Burn, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Anderssen Def (C39) 0-1 Counter Attack!
J Rosanes vs Anderssen, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1 Black Q hung 3 different ways!?!
E MacDonald vs Burn, 1910  (C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Philidor CG. Zukertort Var (C41) 0-1 Sacs open lines, enter Q
Bird vs Morphy, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 1-0 c-file bone in throat
Blackburne vs G MacDonnell, 1876  (C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Canal Var (C50) 0-1 Simple pins win
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1900  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 49 moves, 0-1
Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo. Normal (C50) 0-1Pin & pawn roller
G Teitz vs B Wall, 1984  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 0-1
Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Queenside clamp
Gunsberg vs Steinitz, 1891  (C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Koltanowski vs NN, 1938  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Kingdom to Kdom
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Scotch, Haxo Gambit (C55) 1-0 A Masterly Escape - Blindfolded!!
Blackburne vs A G Howard, 1862  (C45) Scotch Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Deflection or Pin
Movsesian vs Adams, 2009  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 38 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, Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Fishin' Pole Flames
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2008  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 33 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Open Classical Def. ML (C83) 0-1 Q sac, pin pawn to Q
J W Baird vs W Pollock, 1889  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 36 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Marshall Attack (C89) 0-1 Heap on the fortress
Lasker vs H R Bigelow, 1926  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1
QP Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var (D00) 1-0 White Minority Attack
Kamsky vs S Erenburg, 2014  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
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: Krause Variation (D02) 1-0 Simple tactics
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 0-1 Lasker carefully escapes
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1899  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 0-1
D05 Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense ~ Tartakower
Blackburne vs J Minckwitz, 1881  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Pin it to win it
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
Hort plays great defense; pins the rook and wins the rook.
Polugaevsky vs Hort, 1976  (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 0-1
QGD (D30) 1-0 Famous R ending, highly annotated, photo
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
QG Declined Harrwitz Attack (D35) 1/2-1/2 3 Exchange Sacrifices
Janowski vs Lasker, 1899  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2
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
Connected passers in the center
Schlechter vs H Suechting, 1905  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Black recaptures Nxd5 instead of pawn retakes pawn
Duras vs Z Barasz, 1912  (D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Notes by Geza Maroczy; QGD Orthodox D64
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo Line (E15) 1-0 Few mate AK
S Polgar vs Karpov, 1992  (E15) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 41 moves, 0-1 Pin, Passer,
Jakovenko vs Carlsen, 2007  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense (E40) 1-0 Brilliant advance of passer
Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 41 moves, 1-0
G32: The Mammoth Book of The World's Greatest Chess Games, 2006
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
a pin, a sacrifice, or a hammer blow!
Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Budapest Defense (A51) 0-1 Unpin assaults f2
Very vs P Chanteux, 1933  (A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1
Philidor Def. (C41) 1-0 Unpin, Q sac, Legall's Mate
C Hartlaub vs Worch, 1890  (C41) Philidor Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Pin. Koch Var (B40) 1-0 Garry was 13 years old
Kasparov vs G West, 1977  (B40) Sicilian, 12 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs Gulko, 1968  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
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