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Pins Ins and Outs, All About Pins ECO D
Compiled by fredthebear
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Pins are immobilizing difference makers that inflict chess pain. Some of these are ordinary pins while others determine the outcome of the game.

Site under construction by Fredthebear. Thank you mmzkr.

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

* Secrets of Combination from naku1964: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Great Attacks: Game Collection: great attack games

* Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

A toast to friendship:

‘Here's to Tall Ships,
Here's to Small Ships,
Here's to all the Ships at Sea.
But the best Ships are Friendships,
Here's to You and Me!'

Ah, St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

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

Variants / French-like (000) 1-0 Sac, fork and pins
Cochrane vs The Turk, 1820 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0

Like a Philidor Def. Pin the pawn & roll upon it. En passant.
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs d5, Bg4 (A06) 0-1 Exch sac allows Q&N entry
G Steiner vs N Sommerbauer, 1994 
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Unpin, Elephant Trap
J A Fernandez vs R Garbarino, 2001 
(A13) English, 5 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian / KID (A15) 0-1 Here She is
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 0-1

Bishop-supports-Rook in the corner is Mayet's Mate
J Nogueiras vs G Lettieri, 2003 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 25 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Youth assaults Kside
Tran Tuan Minh vs K Drozdowski, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def: Two Knts Var (A54) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Guard
L Schmid vs Westerinen, 1968 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D02) 1-0 Basic lesson on pins by a Rook
Keres vs D Adamson, 1935 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

London System/Stonewall Attk (D02) 1-0 Greek gift declined
Blatny vs W Seifried, 1991 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 3 in Chess Secrets: Great Attackers by Colin Crouch
Kasparov vs E Kengis, 1977 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Judgment & Planning in Chess by Euwe p. 22-27; Know this game!
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 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

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Insert the Bishop pin!
C S Matamoros Franco vs G Madikwe, 1982 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20) 1-0 Pin the attacker!
G Kozlova vs E Guseva, 1967 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0Bxf7+, Ne5+ Unpin, etc
von der Lasa vs P Bilguer, 1837 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central. Greco Var (D20) 1-0 Back rank pin, support mate
von der Lasa vs Hensel, 1836 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Def (D26) 1-0 Ne5xf7, central assault
A Graf vs N Guliyev, 2005 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Centralized attack
Steinitz vs G Marco, 1896 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit. ML (D31) 1-0 Pins galore
A Maksimenko vs Krasenkow, 1995 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def. Swedish, Central Break (D33) 0-1 She robs the pin
S Khalilbeili vs Furman, 1956 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

QGd Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 Trojan Horse on h7
Portisch vs B Berger, 1964 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 Common unpin trap
J Fuller vs R W Buchanan, 1977 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Declined: Modern (D50) 1-0 Help ALL your pieces
B Blumin vs G Hellman, 1939 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 0-1 Pin
V F Kelly vs L Levy, 1972 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Def (D51)1-0 Q robs pin
Taimanov vs Bondarevsky, 1951 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1-0

QID. Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 0-1 Pin & Overworked b-pawn
H Enevoldsen vs R Ortega, 1952 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 IQP; Notes by AA
Botvinnik vs Vidmar, 1936  
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Dbl B sac, Q piles on pin
Shamkovich vs A Anguiano, 1978 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Qside thrust, pin
Anand vs D Kollars, 2016 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: New England Var (E11) 0-1 Thailand trick
J Petit vs B Wall, 1974 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Petrosian Attk (E12)1-0 Schiller NOTES
Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in Kasparov Teaches Chess; notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Romanishin Var (E20) 0-1 Discovery Dbl Attk
V Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Morphy-like shot!
D Stavast vs K Lee, 2013 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 18 moves, 0-1

Game 98 of Chess Informant Best Games 1-100
Tukmakov vs Korchnoi, 1970 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch (E80)1-0 Fab 150A Pin, P thrust & his book details
Browne vs E Winslow, 1977 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

KID. Saemisch. Orthodox (E85) 1-0 Brilliant Kside assault
Spassky vs J van Oosterom, 1955 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 0-1N fork lurks
P Cramling vs J Reyes, 1987 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 20 moves, 0-1

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

P-Q4: Symmetrical Bb2 vs Bb7 (D02) 1-0 Cross court volley
M Hovhanisian vs Korab Saraci, 2021 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 0-1 Discovered attack awaits
A Ahmadzada vs V Durarbayli, 2022 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

QGD: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 N+ royal fork robs the pin
C Chipanga vs J Ponomarenko, 2018 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Read the blue link
F Rhine vs NN, 2017 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern Variation. Normal Line (D55) 0-1 Typical Kside attk
Nitin Mahtani vs Carlos David Escorcia Obando, 2020 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD. Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1-0 Q to the 7th, pin
M Hebden vs F N Stephenson, 2001 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 17 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60)1-0 Nxf7 sac arranges pin
Botvinnik vs A Batuev, 1931 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. General (D60) 0-1 Mayet's # next!
E Gereben vs Komarov, 1949 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

Game 77 from Schach-Olympia München 1936 (Richter)
A Asgeirsson vs I Raud, 1936 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Reti vs L Asztalos, 1918 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Eliskases vs Gilg, 1934 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var (D70) 1-0 Fab Finish!
I Krush vs J Shahade, 2003 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Classical. Modern Def (D78) 0-1 tactical fall
M Voyska vs Chiburdanidze, 1986 
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 22 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs P Frydman, 1935 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pin
Yusupov vs Sax, 1980 
(D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange (D85) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Mikhalchishin vs Romanishin, 1981 
(D85) Grunfeld, 12 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Nadanian Attack (D85) 0-1 rob the pin
A Nikitin vs M Novik, 2008 
(D85) Grunfeld, 22 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Opocensky Var (D94) 0-1 Pin to win
A Gibaud vs C Carls, 1936 
(D94) Grunfeld, 21 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D99) 0-1 battery, pin, int
Shamkovich vs Simagin, 1951 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Uncastled K loses again
H Daly vs H Hickman, 1949
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00) 0-1Promotion won't save the K
Adianto vs Fritz, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Castling unpins the e-pawn
Kamsky vs A Goganov, 2016 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn 2.Bf4 Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 0-1Trespasser rebuke
K Regan vs R P Michell, 1905 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

QP Levitsky Attk 2.Bg5 Euwe Var (D00) 1-0 White Minority Attack
Kamsky vs S Erenburg, 2014 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var. Modern Line (D00) 0-1 Masterful Def
Hodgson vs M Godena, 2000 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Smothered Mate
E Diemer vs NN, 1950 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

$Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00) 1-0 See tpstar notes
K Wheeler vs LeBlanc, 1869 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Def (D00) 1-0 Robs the pin twice
R Soikkeli vs N Benson, 2008
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Vienna (D00) 1-0 2 sacs to invade
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1963 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

P4 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Robbing the pin to get in and win
Pillsbury vs Taubenhaus, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Black Spearhead penetrates c2, pins Bb2, passes the b-pawn.
L Van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

Unusual fianchetto Stonewall Attk(D00) 0-1 Pins for both sides
W Potter vs Zukertort, 1875 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack Qf3 vs Classical (D00) 1-0 Q robs the pinned P
Alekhine vs P Evtifeev, 1909 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack 6.Qf3 (D00) 0-1 Pin the Q to her K
S A Mudrev vs S von Freymann, 1929
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Interesting N manuevers
R Court vs A Feneridis, 1960 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 N Outnumbers N
G Grimsson vs H Stefansson, 2003 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: Stonewall Attack f3 vs Bg4 (D00) 1-0 half-open c-file
R Grau vs C J Corte, 1929
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack 10.g4!? Qx3 minors (D00) 1-0 31.?
A Feuerstein vs E Marchand, 1954 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack made of paper mache (D00) 0-1
Von Scheve vs Blackburne, 1887 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 KEG annotates!
W Napier vs C S Howell, 1901 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Colle c3 vs Tartakower Def. (D00) 1-0 Fine Qside P roller
Lasker vs A Rumboll, 1892 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Hübsch Gambit (D00) 1-0 Notes? by Heisman
D Heisman vs D Latzel, 1967  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack 2...f6 (D00) 1-0 Basic threats
E Cordova vs A Kovalyov, 2005 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

It's a Colle 5.c3, not a Stonewall Attk (D05) 1-0 LASKER combo!
Lasker vs D G Baird, 1892 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attack. Richter Variation (D01) 1-0 0-0-0 vs 0-0...pin
Bisguier vs J Sherwin, 1954 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attk. 2Kts System Gruenfeld Def (D01) 1-0 Like Reti's B
Miles vs O Popovych, 1982 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Veresov Attack. Two Knights System (D01) 0-1 R sac destroys def
T Fodor Jr vs Carlsen, 2002 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Torre vs Tarrasch Def (D02) 1-0 Exchange Bs, play on d-file
V Vepkhvishvili vs S Feller, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD Copycat (D02) 1-0 Quad Pawns in 18, Hogs on 8th
E E Colman vs H Jacobs, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1/2-By the skin of his teeth
Alatortsev vs Kholmov, 1948 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System Ne5 vs Qc7, Bd6 (D02) 1-0 Plenty of pin action
S E Christensen vs M Karttunen, 2007 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Zukertort Bg5 vs Bg4 (D02) 1-0 Back rank pins, R battery W
A Gogolis vs A B Gikas, 2005
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Rooks of both colors penetrate
Bronstein vs Polugaevsky, 1958 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Chigorin Defense Dbl Pins (D02) 1-0 White passer
L Pantsulaia vs S Kristjansson, 2007 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Chigorin Var (D02) 1-0 Black walks into disaster
D Kumaran vs Miles, 1993 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Irma Bombeck...The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank
G Grasser vs L Winokur, 2014 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 36 moves, 1-0

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

Colle System vs Reveresed Torre w/e5 (D04) 1-0 Gueridon Mate
S Knight vs V Georgiev, 2008 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Colle c4, b3/QGD (D04) 1-0 Deflection Q sac unblocks passer
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening /Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Scattered; Pin it
A Stefanova vs Zhonghan Ma, 2015
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Zuke-Rubinstein c4, Nc3 (D05) 1-0 Cross pin on c-file
Yusupov vs J M Sprenger, 2005
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Notes by Geza Maroczy
Alekhine vs D Marotti, 1922  
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Pile on pin
Portisch vs Bronstein, 1969 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Legall's Mate on Qside
H Berliner vs A Rott, 1956 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Rob the pin
Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense 4...Bc5 (D10) 1-0 Unusual moves
Koltanowski vs R Lean, 1927 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 18 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense/QGA (D10) 0-1 Pins, passer
Maurice Peek vs S Guliev, 2001
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

QG Accepted (D20) 1-0 Pins and threats gain time
Rubinstein vs Tartakower, 1907 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern (D11) 1-0 Nxf7 decoy arranges B pin!
Bacrot vs T Dao, 2001 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line / Dutch Stonewall (D11) 0-1 Timely N
Kasparov vs M Kreizberg, 1996 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

Nice open file battery; the pin on the 8th "supports" the 7th
K Frey Beckman vs T Sammalvuo, 2001 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Variation (D15) 0-1 Qside bashing
K Havasi vs Euwe, 1924 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 35: Move by Move - Carlsen (Cyrus Lakdawala)
Carlsen vs Kamsky, 2013 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Chameleon Var (D15) 1/2- 1/2 Rooks gone wild...
Gelfand vs Bacrot, 2002 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

Slav Def: Czech Variation. Bled Attack (D17) 1-0 Rob the pin
Carlsen vs Z Andriasian, 2003 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech. Bled Attack (D17) 1-0 Gruesome pin
Bacrot vs Bareev, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech. Wiesbaden Var (D17) 1-0 Heavy Punches
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1996 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Czech. Wiesbaden Var. Sharp line (D17) 1-0 EG debate
Bacrot vs Anand, 2010 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1-0

Slav Czech. Classical Main Line (D19) 1-0 Blitz; Rob the pin
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 86 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Classical System (D19) 0-1 Shrewd interference
Grob vs Euwe, 1947 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 30 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Czech. Classical System ML (D19) 0-1 Passer
W Winter vs Euwe, 1937 
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 40 moves, 0-1

QGA. Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Heavy pieces penetrate the ranks
Marshall vs Janowski, 1907 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Central. Greco Variation (D20) 0-1Wild
L Javakhishvili vs R Edouard, 2015 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1

Vishy Anand sacrifices away to glory !?!
Gelfand vs Anand, 1993 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 0-1

QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 A Backdoor Arabian #
L Schandorff vs R E Andersen, 2012 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

QGA Central Variation. McDonnell Def (D20) 1/2-1/2 Crazy Rook
Miles vs S Rachels, 1989 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGA Central Var. Modern Def (D20) 1-0 White Rs roll the ranks
Kamsky vs Salov, 1995
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1-0

QGA Showalter Variation (D24) 1-0 Sacrifices for the Passer
Mamedyarov vs S Ernst, 2005 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0

QGA Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 1-0 Pin & fork decides battle
Browne vs Miles, 1980 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 47 moves, 1-0

QGA. Normal (D25) 1-0 Bxh6 Kside assault; K chase across
Taimanov vs V Mikenas, 1965 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0

The Perfectly Polite Pun Policeman from Peckham.
M Matlakov vs R Hasangatin, 2013 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

Incredible game- full of murky complexities
Alekhine vs E E Book, 1938 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Def (D26) 1-0 Nxf7 & pin
M Hebden vs J Howell, 1992 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

QGA Classical Def. Rubinstein (D27) 1-0 Hot h-file, Q sac
Aronian vs Morozevich, 2006 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

QGA-IQP tactics-Ktxf7 demolition-11.Rc1
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 22 in Instructive Chess Miniatures by Alper Efe Ataman
Spassky vs S Avtonomov, 1949 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined (D30) 1-0 Tremendous K hunt
Graf-Stevenson vs Semmler, 1932 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

QGD (D30) 1-0 Famous R ending, highly annotated, photo
Rubinstein vs Lasker, 1909  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 Backed into Zugzwang
D Kosic vs T Christensen, 2005 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 Rob the pin
Miles vs G Kuzmin, 1979
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def Quiet Var (D30) 1-0Rob the pin & overworked pawn
Capablanca vs R H Scott, 1919 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 75 in The Immortal Games of Capablanca by Fred Reinfeld
Capablanca vs K Havasi, 1928 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Hastings Var (D30) 1-0 Mateo says
Carlsen vs Onischuk, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD Janowski resembles Albin CG (D31) 0-1Arabian # on 3rd rank
Z Vecsey vs K Treybal, 1931
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 K walk face-to-face
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1888 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Serious pins
A Lein vs Korchnoi, 1964 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Rob the pin
Tal vs Sveshnikov, 1988 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

14.Bxf6! uses "pin break" & "double attack" to win a pawn
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0

39...Rxd4! is Reinfeld's 1001 combination book problem #101
T van Scheltinga vs Stahlberg, 1950 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def. Rubinstein System (D33) 0-1 Incomplete score/Pin
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1909
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

World Jr Ch 1980=Tarrasch Def Classical. Adv (D34) 1-0 Crosspin
Kasparov vs G Hjorth, 1980 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD. Exchange Var (D35) 1-0 Bowling pin action
M Al Sayed vs M Maia, 2012 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Harrwitz Attack. ML (D37) 1-0 Discovered attack fades
S Polgar vs Geller, 1993 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD. Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 Rob the lateral pin!
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2014 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 N unpin threatens +
Kasimdzhanov vs Gelfand, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Decoy sac for pin
B Adhiban vs Dreev, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 885 in Chess Informant Best Games 801-900
Gelfand vs Shabalov, 2004 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def. Stoltz. Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0 Pile on the pin!
Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Published by the ACB in the January 1924 issue, p.5
Alekhine vs H Newt, 1923 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D46) 1-0 Bxh6 triggers Kside attack
Smagin vs N Monin, 1986 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) 1-0 Like clockwork
R Li vs T Aye Win, 2008
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Pins win
Alekhine vs J Vilardebo Picurena, 1935 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 234 in Kramnik - My Life and Games
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2006 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD. Lasker Defense (D56) 1-0 Pin problem grows
Topalov vs M Panelo, 2005
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense (D58)1-0 Q face-off
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1980 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 42 moves, 1-0

Game 212: 'The Golden Treasury of Chess' by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Reti vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Game 43 in The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev
Ragozin vs Kotov, 1945 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D66) 1-0 A Strategic Trap
B Thelen vs F Treybal, 1927 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Var (D70) 1-0 K walk on hot coals
B Kantsler vs A Greenfeld, 2005 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 63 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def. Goglidze Attk (D70) 1/2- Q pin sac stalemate!
C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

Averbakh's "Tactics for Advanced Players" gives 29. ...Qxd7 30.
F Parr vs G Wheatcroft, 1938 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 977 in Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
Morozevich vs Shirov, 2006 
(D85) Grunfeld, 33 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange (D85) 1-0 Adding attacker removes a def
Geller vs A Kapengut, 1971 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 1-0

G22: Fighting Chess w/Magnus Carlsen by Mikhalchishin & Stetsko
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 35 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Three Knights. Petrosian System (D91) 1-0 Pins
E Dearing vs J Aagaard, 1998 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 11 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Russian. Prins Var (D97)1-0 IQP allowed activity
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 6 in The Art of Planning in Chess by Neil McDonald
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 0-1 h-file destruction w/pin
G Abrahams vs G A Thomas, 1946
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0 Pin the capturing piece
T Regedzinski vs M Brody, 1928 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 105 in 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-1945 by Alex Alekhine
Barcza vs Bogoljubov, 1942  
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

Anti-Nimzo-Indian / Tarrasch (E10) 1-0 Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Q decoy sac for a pin
B Morchiashvili vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2015 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Bronstein annotates in Latvian chss magazine Sahs, issue 1970/7
Y Gusev vs Antoshin, 1952 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

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

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ saves Rs
Dzindzichashvili vs Larsen, 1980 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Petrosian Attack (E12) 1-0 Gorgeous
Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. G.K. Attack (E12) 0-1Profound combo
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

G35: The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian. Classical (E12) 1-0 Spearhead
Piket vs Reshevsky, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Romanishin Attack (E12) 0-1 Pin
Jobava vs Kramnik, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

The Chess Mind - Gerald Abrahams
Tarrasch vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Cross pin
Kotov vs Kholmov, 1971 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Pin the Def
S Polgar vs Khalifman, 1991 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke vs QID Spassky System (E14) Pins in the center
Petrosian vs Sliwa, 1952 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Pinter's Brilliancy
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

NID... Romanovsky Gambit (E23) 0-1 Late arrival blitzkrieg
I Rabinovich vs P Romanovsky, 1925 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 21 moves, 0-1

NID Saemisch Accel (E24) 0-1Fox hunt->watch the chase of the K
T C Fox vs Timman, 1970 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1

Lilienthal's Hundred Best Games by George Negyesi
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

NID Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Sham Q sac, rob the pin
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1

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

Nimzo-Indian Def. Leningrad Var(E30) 1-0Bold B, penetrating N
Bologan vs A Fier, 2011 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Keres Def(E32) 0-1 f3 is weak
S Hjorth vs L Liljedahl, 1971 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1Pins, Deflect+
G Gaasland vs Carlsen, 2001 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Classical. Noa Var (E35) 0-1 Leave troubles behind
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

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

Nimzo-Indian Def. Ragozin Def (E48) 1-0 White haggles on 6th
A Vaisser vs M Knezevic, 1983 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Black took the pawn w/the wrong piece and White pinned it
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1986 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 130 in Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
I Kan vs Boleslavsky, 1952 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 0-1 Double Pin
Bareev vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1

KID Fianchetto. Lesser Simagin (Spassky) (E62) 1-0 Pile on pin
M Podgaets vs M Klinova, 2005 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1-0

KID Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 Turn a threat into a pin
S Johannessen vs Tal, 1964 
(E70) King's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

KID. Makagonov (E71) 0-1White shuffles developed pieces, no O-O
Chernin vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 22 moves, 0-1

KID 5...c5 Four Ps Attk. Normal (E77) 0-1 Clear middle, Pin
L Liptay vs Geller, 1966 
(E77) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Def. Saemisch Var (E86) 1-0 Smothered Mate in 1
J Murey vs E Mortensen, 1982 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox (E91) 1-0 Pin bites
Fedorowicz vs J L Watson, 1979
(E91) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox, Maroczy Bind (E91) 0-1 Kside squeeze
L E Johannessen vs K Lie, 2004
(E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

Tal sacs two Ns, pawn wedge supports penetration, discovered+
M Neibults vs Tal, 1954 
(E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 0-1 Pin & Passer
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012 
(E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

KID Petrosian Var. Stein Def (E92) 0-1 N sac fails, then pin
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1995 
(E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox Var (E94) 1-0 Exchange sac fails in center
Tal vs Spassky, 1979 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 32 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def. Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1-0Model game
Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2012 
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Chigorin Defense Var (D06) 1-0White N destroys 4 P islands
M Michna vs E Ambrosi, 2008 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Veresov Attack (D00) 0-1 Discoveries
G Dodds vs F Kelling, 1914
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Veresov Atack. Richter Var (D01) 1-0 Surprise central breakthru
K Richter vs Baratz, 1931 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 1-0 Pins and passers
M Sharbaf vs E Momeni, 2008
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 63 moves, 1-0

QGD Baltic Def. Q Attk 3.Qb3 e5 4.Qxb7 (D06) 0-1 B pin party
A Tikovsky vs K Opocensky, 1954 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 Pins contain threats; 2 hogs on 7th
B Skutta vs D Nomin-Erdene, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 1-0 Rob the pin
T Bergs vs J Fride, 1940 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Var (D02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Hort vs Kasparov, 1988 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

QGD: Baltic Defense (D02) 1-0 Pin, Spearheads
V Zaltsman vs W Shipman, 1983 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

London System vs Qb6 (D02) 1-0 Promotion mate looms
A Brinckmann vs Sprecher, 1920 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

London System: Poisoned Pawn Var (D02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Vidmar vs Reti, 1918 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1

London System 5.c4 vs Dutch Stonewall (D02) 1/2-1/2 K walk
Z Vecsey vs J Hasek, 1930
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2

P-Q4 Krause Var (D02) 0-1 Which pin is poison?
Swiderski vs Spielmann, 1908 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Pinned to the mating square
Halprin vs Maroczy, 1898 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Colle System 7.c4 vs Anti-Colle 3.Bf5 (D04) 0-1 Simul pin
Barakh Al vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Colle System c4 vs delayed Dbl Fio (D04) 0-1 Blitz; Rob the pin
G Thornton vs E Inarkiev, 2015
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Colle System (D04) 0-1 R sac overcomes pinned N
Halprin vs Burn, 1898 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein Opening: Classical Defense (D05) 1-0 Par excellence!
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Colle's 9.b4! is the key-move of "new" Phoenix A
Colle vs Euwe, 1924 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 half-open g-file
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Colle System (D05) 1-0 Create a pin to win in the ending!
Colle vs Duchamp, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 System ML (D05) 1-0 Kside attack; Q drops in #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1941
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening w/SW Attk: Bogoljubow Def (D05) 1-0 2ndPrize
Janowski vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0

Colle System 5.c3 c4 (D05) 1-0 Clear the Qside for a passer
Koltanowski vs NN, 1936 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Austrian Defense (D06) 1-0 Black K caught in the open
Najdorf vs Piazzi, 1951
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 Buffaloed w/pins
C S Howell vs Marshall, 1901 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def (D07) 1-0 Pin the Defender
J Rosenthal vs A Schroeder, 1916 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Fredthebear makes the case for "Hook Mate" on the edge.
G Trikaliotis vs I Miladinovic, 1996 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. ML (D07) 0-1 White castles by hand
N Saleh vs R Othman, 2000
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Albin Countergambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D08) 1-0 Simul Smash
Tal vs Springall, 1964 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Known as "pinteresting" due to the number of pins used
Radjabov vs Bu Xiangzhi, 2008 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D10) 0-1 Pin the Q to the K
NN vs T Wildschuetz, 1936 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 11 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Winawer Countergambit (D10) 1-0 K, B, N vs K links
T Shaked vs Morozevich, 1997 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 95 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 Another masterful swindle
Marshall vs K Treybal, 1930 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0

G5: Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015 by Naiditsch & Balogh
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 1-0 P sac opens the diagonal
Marshall vs I Rabinovich, 1925 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 1-0 Center struggle produces passer
J P Wallace vs D Gormally, 2006
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

D11 0-1 30. Quite the Survival Artiste, our Mr Freeman.
Kenneth Harrison vs D Freeman, 1993 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 Steady pressure increase
Capablanca vs M Romi, 1938 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 1-0 Pins & forks shindig
Portisch vs Forintos, 1958 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 0-1 26...?
Capablanca vs Spielmann, 1928 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Soultanbeieff Var (D16) 1-0 Back rank mating combo!
Kotov vs Alatortsev, 1942 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Carlsbad Var (D17) 0-1Dark-squared B delivers!
A Zatonskih vs J Yu, 2019 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Czech. Lasker Var (D18) 1-0 Expensive Black passers
Menchik vs Euwe, 1931 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 56 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech Classical System (D18) 1-0Another 0-0 victory
O Girya vs G Tokhirjonova, 2017
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 33 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central. Greco Var Bg2 vs Bb7 (D20) 0-1 Only 1 pin wins
Somacarana vs Cochrane, 1856
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Accepted: General (D20) 1-0Big grin on your face
H Bernstein vs Bisguier, 1946 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 Fantastic flush of the uncastled K
H D Evans vs Fine, 1943 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Def (D26) 1-0 27.?
Krasenkow vs Adianto, 1998 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 1/2-1/2 Tied to pin
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2017 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD. Hastings Variation (D30) 1-0 Knights open the way!
N Minev vs O Neikirch, 1954
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semmering Variation (D30) 1-0 Pins, 2 hogs on 7th
Euwe vs A Speijer, 1924 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Hastings Var (D30) 1-0 Pin, 0-0-0, N sac vs. uncastled K
B Gruber vs M Radojcic, 1947 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 16 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Quiet Variation (D30) 0-1 27...?
F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD. Janowski Variation (D31) 1-0 Big prick from a pin!
E Straat vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1923 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

"Rooking a Gift Horse in the Mouth"
Onischuk vs Shulman, 2005 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0

QGD: Queen's Knight Var (D31) 0-1 Pin, Q+ & fork LPDO B
Beliavsky vs Y Yu, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 0-1

QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 NxBc8 RxN creates pins
Alekhine vs V L Wahltuch, 1925 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Noteboom Var (D31) 1-0 Threaten mate & promotion
V Kahn vs C Y C Dawbarn, 1925
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. M.L. (D31) 1-0 Pin to win
Mamedyarov vs P Tregubov, 2006 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 0-1 Bishops on the back rank
I Larsen vs Graf-Stevenson, 1939 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def. General (D32) 0-1 Notes by Lasker
V Nenarokov vs J Mieses, 1909  
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 0-1 Correspondence tactics
J W Hurlston vs A Lenz, 1912 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def: Two Knights (D32) 0-1 Castled K forced to leave
D G Ellison vs B H Wood, 1959 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def: Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Ambitious Rooks!
O Chajes vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0

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

QGD: Harrwitz Attack (D35) 1-0 2R's 4A Q w/pin coming next
Harrwitz vs Loewenthal, 1853 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional (D35) 0-1 Dbl N sac for Kside attack!
A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

Q's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4 & BxBa6 (D37) 1-0 Bishop-less MG
Ding Liren vs Caruana, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 ticklish zwischenzug
Kramnik vs Yusupov, 1995 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. New Main Line (D37) 0-1 Stockfish; 25...?
Gelfand vs Beliavsky, 1991 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Old Main Line (D37) 0-1 Pile on the pin
Miles vs Beliavsky, 1984 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

QGD. Ragozin Def. Alekhine Var (D38) 1-0 Kside Shootout!
Radjabov vs V S Gujrathi, 2019 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD Vienna Variation (D37) 1-0 Snuffed out?!
Kramnik vs Kaidanov, 1993 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

QGD Vienna (D24) 1-0 Q sac works w/help of tumbling knights
Avrukh vs N Guliyev, 2006 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 14.?
Ding Liren vs S Lu, 2012 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Main Line (D42) 0-1 Flames on Qside
Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Botvinnik System. Lilienthal Var (D44) 0-1 Flank
J Wendt vs R Vasquez Schroeder, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Pins & Promotion
Bacrot vs Aronian, 2009 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Raking Bs, Pin, Spearhead
L Unuk vs M Sebag, 2018 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Counter threat
Koltanowski vs NN, 1935 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Wade Var (D47) 1-0 Suspense, Discovered +
D Aniag vs M Voloaca, 2007 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran (D48) 1-0 Weak back rank
Ed. Lasker vs Tartakower, 1924 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin to win
Tolush vs Veresov, 1944
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 34 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Meran. Blumenfeld (D49)0-1 40+ pages kibitz
Kramnik vs Anand, 2008 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 35 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Meran. Blumenfeld Var (D49) 1-0 Aggressive play!
Colle vs J W te Kolste, 1925 
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 47 moves, 1-0

QGD Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 0-1 Pins & Connected Passers
A Spiller vs J Acers, 1968 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD Modern Var (D53) 1-0 Underpromotion w/a pin
Marshall vs J Mason, 1902 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern Var (D50) 1-0 Impressive demolition of center, 7th
Najdorf vs E G Sergeant, 1939 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD. Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Without warning
Korchnoi vs Bronstein, 1959 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD: Manhattan Var (D51) 1-0 Fork 'em, Pin 'em
Chiburdanidze vs T Vasilevich, 1998 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD. Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Youth Queenmate
T Marxen vs Fedorchuk, 1992 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Unique pin on a-file
Levenfish vs Kostic, 1911 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD TMB (D58) 0-1 Caught in the center, tied up in knots.
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1

QGD: Tartakower Def. General (D58) 1-0 White cuts a mean rug!
P H Nielsen vs V Georgiev, 2008 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0

QGD Tartakower Def. Exchange (D59) 1-0 Hanging pawns
Fischer vs Spassky, 1972 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 3rd Beauty Prize!
Petrov vs I Strazdins, 1926 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0 Skilled build-up
S Slipak vs F Braga, 1998 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. M.L. (D63) 1-0 Q&R Railroad # w/obstruction
I Kan vs Botvinnik, 1930 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 40 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. Classical (D68) 1-0 26.?
B Abramovic vs V Zheliandinov, 2000 
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 34 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D76) 0-1 Back rank pin
R Leitao vs Caruana, 2010 
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 24 moves, 0-1

The King in Jeopardy by Alburt & Palatnik
Tolush vs Botvinnik, 1939 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def. Modern Exchange (D85) 1-0 Mutual back rank pins
Khalifman vs Ftacnik, 1994 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 18.?
Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Stockfish; 23.?
Gelfand vs Shirov, 1998 
(D85) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Extra piece
C Groeneveld vs J H Donner, 1947 
(D85) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def. Exchange. Classical (D86) 1-0 Polugaevsky's TN
Polugaevsky vs Kudrin, 1989 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Classical (D86) 1-0 Pin and Pawn Mate!
Karjakin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 51 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Spassky Var (D87) 1-0 Dynamic exch sac
Topalov vs Shirov, 2008 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Variation (D90) 0-1Kickin' kNights!
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1986 
(D90) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Smyslov Var (D99) 1-0 g-file will open
Szabo vs Kotov, 1949 
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 31 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 0-1 Add an attacker
P Suranyi vs T Tian, 2001
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 I Super-F#
Krasenkow vs Chernin, 1991 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Kangaroo Defense: General (E00) 0-1 Crushing the Castle!
L Laurine vs Keres, 1936 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Rooks will clean up
J Kostelny vs M Vojtko, 2001 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1 Rob the Pin
K Junge vs Keres, 1942 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 32 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Gelfand vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 0-1 Smashing!
N Novotelnov vs Averbakh, 1951 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Pins!
B Moritz vs Gilg, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Accepted (E10) 0-1 Sactastic!
M Tataev vs M Balitinov, 1962 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Notable
Grischuk vs A Filippov, 2014 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 B sac for R on 7th
Tomashevsky vs S Lomasov, 2020 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
O Rodriguez Vargas vs T Tsagan, 1964 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Andersson Var (E12)1-0 g-file battery
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian (E12) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Ribli vs A Haik, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

QID: Petrosian. Farago Def (E12) 0-1 2 of same color in line w/
M Arnold vs T Gareyev, 2013 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch, Quiet Line (E15) 0-1Reinforce Pin
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Check Var (E15) 0-1 ICCF Correspondence
V Palciauskas vs M Umansky, 1989 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

QID. Classical. Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1-0 Oh Daddy!
Chandler vs R Hess, 1981 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

QID: Classical. Traditional Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 2Ns & pin #
J McCormick vs S Rubin, 1971
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

The Game of the Year (New In Chess Magazine 2017/8)
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

NID: Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1 Crossfire!
Y Porat vs Y Safvat, 1958 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

NID: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Black gets 3 pieces for Q
E Krzyzowski vs L Joyner, 1972 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1

NID: Classical Variation (E32) 0-1 Suffocation Mate
E Mulder vs F Parr, 1939 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 blindfold
Koltanowski vs La Mer, 1939 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Var (E41) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Gligoric vs Keres, 1958 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal Variation (E46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
V S Gujrathi vs Shankland, 2020 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 Pin on f7
P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 24.?
P Acs vs R Szuhanek, 1999 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 1-0 17.?
Gligoric vs C Pritchett, 1967 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 Pin
J W Collins vs W Cunningham, 1960 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0 26.?
Smyslov vs M Fuller, 1969 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 45 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
G Norman vs Vidmar, 1925 
(E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
W Pietzsch vs Fischer, 1965 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 0-1

KID Fianchettos / Hungarian (A53) 1-0 Tactical finish
V Chekhover vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1949 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 48 moves, 1-0

KID: Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 1-0 Pin to win!
A W Bowen vs J H Beaty, 1962 
(E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Kramer Var (E70) 1-0 K walk
D Raats vs K Zhou, 2010 
(E70) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Normal Var (E70) 1-0 Pile on pin
V Makogonov vs Taimanov, 1944 
(E70) King's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

28. Ne6!! (the pin of the Knight on e4 facilitates this combo)
Bareev vs Kupreichik, 1990 
(E73) King's Indian, 30 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

KID: Petrosian Variation. Stein Def (E92) 1-0 Pins
R Kempinski vs W Schmidt, 1995 
(E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Defense (E94) 1-0 Brilliancy prize
Korchnoi vs Svidler, 1997 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 31 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Rob the pin
A Simutowe vs Smirin, 2001 
(E97) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Neo-Classsical (E99) 0-1 Dbl R lift to h-file!!
A Summerscale vs G Jones, 2009 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 32 moves, 0-1

P-Q4 Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1Black N is a pain in the backside
N Povah vs J P Le Roux, 2018 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1 Pin and Unpin+ to Win
T Braunlich vs D Ariel, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Indian Game / London System vs Baltic Def (A45) 1-0 Use b-file
Ponomariov vs Fritz, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attk vs QID (A45) 1-0 W cashes in on pin just in time
Kamsky vs Onischuk, 2012 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 blitz attack!
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Dbl Fianchetto vs NY System (D02) 1-0 Wild game!
Adianto vs G Pieterse, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Symmetrical. Pseudo-Catalan (D02) 1-0 Barda's Knight Blast
O Barda vs E E Book, 1947 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

London System Ne5 (D02) 1-0 Blazing Kside attack!
Carlsen vs Mamedyarov, 2020 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D02) 1/2-1/2 Greek gift, N+ perpetual
M Novik vs V Yemelin, 2017 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

London System vs Tchigorin's Def (D02) 0-1 Bxf2 arranges pins
D Oistrakh vs A Selezniev, 1931 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

4...BxBd3 Anti-Colle (D02) 0-1 IQP, better endgame
N Rashkovsky vs A Riazantsev, 2003
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Not Symmetrical (D02) 1-0Sac the minor pieces!
Romanishin vs Ribli, 1993 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0
M Elyashiv vs O Wegemund, 1904
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Overloaded Black queen
Saemisch vs A Schropp, 1920
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Game: Chandler Gambit (D02) 1-0 Not my favorite gambit
Csom vs Chandler, 1983 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Var (D02) 0-1 King Hunt~
Tarrasch vs Yates, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Var (D02) 1-0 hole on f6
Ed. Lasker vs H Holbrook, 1916 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Chigorin Var (D02) 0-1 Unpins, Wild Unpins!
Bisguier vs N Davies, 1981 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Jobava London System (D02) 0-1 Attks on Ks are thwarted
M Masungwini vs J K Thorgeirsson, 2015 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 54 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Self-inflicted pin
J K Robinson vs R C Conway, 1967 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Mutual London Systems (D02) 0-1 Endgame Mutual Exch Sacs
F Vallejo Pons vs Li Shilong, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: Chigorin Var (D02) 1-0 Penetrating Rooks
C Archit vs Amritanshu H Nayak, 2008
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Capture sequence includes absolute pin
L Filatov vs D K Dunn, 2000 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Colle System 7.a3 Qxc5 (D04) 1/2-1/2 Missed W by Remove the Def
E Lundin vs Smyslov, 1946 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

Colle-Koltanowski 5.c3 System (D05) 1/2-1/2 links
Colle vs Euwe, 1928 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2

Mutual Stonewalls (D00) 1-0 Q-R battery robs the pin for mate!
Znosko-Borovsky vs M Lewitt, 1906 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Austrian Def (D06) 1-0 N Discovery!
Denker vs Chiera, 1936 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 0-1 Pinterrupted
W Meiden vs J Demos, 1962 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 0-1

QGD: Marshall Defense 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D06) 1-0
Browne vs N Zelkind, 1987 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def. ML (D07) 0-1 Stockfish; 24...? & 74...?
A Reggio vs Chigorin, 1901 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 76 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 0-1 Invasion
Bisguier vs J E Littlewood, 1962 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Def. Main Line (D07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Chigorin Def. Main Line Alekhine Var (D07) 1-0, 10 moves Q trap
W Schmidt vs B Grabarczyk, 1991 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Defense. Exchange Var (D07) 0-1 KEG annotates!
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 58 moves, 0-1

P. Wenman's book "One Hundred Chess Gems" (1939)
Janowski vs Maroczy, 1900 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Bishop corners Rook
Carlsen vs Mishra, 2022 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 0-1 back rank pin & interference
C Guimard vs Najdorf, 1944 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 P rollers
Giri vs T Hillarp Persson, 2009 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Czech. Carlsbad Var (D17) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2005 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

33.? in John Emms' Ultimate Chess Puzzle Book Set 2
Lilienthal vs Aronin, 1948 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 He missed his shot!
H Gifford vs B W Blijdenstein, 1873 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0

"A Pin, But Not a Safety Pin"
Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Showalter Var (D24) 1-0 pin to win
Fine vs F Reinfeld, 1934 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

A very rare instance where only an under promotion to a
Hjartarson vs M Andersen, 2022 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 Qs & Rs square off
Duda vs Mamedyarov, 2022 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Def. Alekhine System ML (D29) 1-0 Brilliancy!!
K Georgiev vs Dlugy, 1983 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 40 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Def. Alekhine System Smyslov Var (D29) 1-0
Chaos vs Nuchess, 1980 
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Just throw the engines away and enjoy the wild game.
Y Wang vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Var (D31) 1-0 Pin that defends
Korchnoi vs E Preissmann, 1991 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD. Charousek (Petrosian) Var (D31) 1-0 Exploit dark squares
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1988 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit (D31) 1-0 Raking Bishops
N Garcia Vicente vs Serap Keskin, 2001
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Marshall Gambit. Main Line (D31) 1/2-1/2 Raucous
Nakamura vs Tomashevsky, 2013 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
Petrosian vs Suetin, 1960 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

Game33 "Attack with Mikhail Tal," by Mikhail Tal & Iakov Damsky
Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1966 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 half-open g-file
L Engels vs E Badestein, 1937 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 pins
Rubinstein vs E Heilmann, 1905 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 0-1 Rob the pin
G Zittersteyn vs Euwe, 1918 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 28 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Var (D32) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Tal vs Timman, 1988 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 The castled K wins again
Zi Han Goh vs R Pert, 2019 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 17 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 A Thunderbolt!
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack (D35) 0-1 Battery sets pins
D Gonzales vs N A Adricula, 2016 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

White missed pin tactic with 39.Qc8+ Kh7 40.Qa6 Rxe5 41Qxf1
Mamedyarov vs Kuzubov, 2017 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 55 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Def (D38) 0-1 17...?
Maroczy vs O Tenner, 1926 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

QGD. Ragozin Defense (D38) 1-0 Discovered Attack
N Sarin vs B Adler, 2016 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD: Vienna Var (D39) 0-1 You won't get bored here.
M Khusenkhojaev vs J van Foreest, 2018 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def. Exchange Var (D41) 1-0 Czech Traffic
J Pribyl vs Smejkal, 1972 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 32 moves, 1-0

21.? Amaurosis Scacchistica
Szabo vs Reshevsky, 1953 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Notes by Frank J. Marshall
Marshall vs P Gotay, 1936  
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) 1-0 Rob the pinned g-pawn
Jobava vs M Erdogdu, 2002
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Black Colle (D43) 1-0 weak back rank
B Lalith vs A J Walton, 2016
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 75 options
D Podhorzer vs K Palda, 1933 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Euwe vs W Winter, 1936
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Semi-Meran Var (D47) 1-0 Semi-Greco Mating Attk
M Parligras vs L Miron, 2012 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Meran Var (D48) 1-0 Pin, mayhem in the middle
Bogoljubov vs Kmoch, 1930 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD. Modern Var 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (D50) 1-0 Crossfire
I Rudakovsky vs A Konstantinopolsky, 1945 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Connected passed pawns
Koltanowski vs E Tholfsen, 1928 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
W F Wertheim vs A Taube, 1928 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Keep piling on pins!
P S Leonhardt vs Spielmann, 1920 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1

Irving Chernev, "Wonders and Curiosities of Chess", Dover Publi
Janowski vs C Jaffe, 1916 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 0-1

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 1-0 bloody pins
Kashdan vs Denker, 1934 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0

QGD: Lasker Defense (D53) 0-1 KEG annotates
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 0-1

The Helsinki Hand Grenade (D55) 0-1 33 moves
E Lindroos vs E E Book, 1934 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1

QGD: Tartakower. Exchange (D57) 1-0 Make the defense react!
Rubinstein vs H Duhm, 1926 
(D57) Queen's Gambit Declined, Lasker Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attk. Grünfeld Gambit Accepted (D84)
F Pinzon vs Bolbochan, 1951 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Stockfish
E Agrest vs Bacrot, 2001 
(D85) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Simagin's Improved Var (D86) 1-0
Pachman vs Uhlmann, 1966 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0

25...Rxd3! uses the pin to force a won endgame
Gheorghiu vs Gligoric, 1965 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 35 moves, 0-1

TWO Pinned pieces NOT useless at game's end-- Rook and Bishop!!
V Zakhartsov vs A Ainutdinov, 2013 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 49 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1-0 Answer + w/+
T Wedberg vs A Spielmann, 2002 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening (D05) 1-0 Cool interference!
M Ezat vs B Michiels, 2012 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

QGA: Janowski-Larsen Var (D25) 1-0 promotion comes up short
P Littlewood vs B P Andrews, 1990 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 1-0 wrong interposition
A Stefanova vs M Vasiltseva, 1992 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Colle System 5c3 into Stonewall Attk (D05) 1-0 Raking Bishops
N Riumin vs I Rabinovich, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Mason Attack / Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 flank pin
T Music vs V Mesin, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Anti-London System Qb6, Bf5 (D02) 0-1 White gets exposed
S Dragasevic vs Sveshnikov, 2013 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD. Albin CG. Fianchetto Be6 Line (D09) 1-0 hit light squares
F Rhine vs NN, 2023 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 13 moves, 1-0

London System (Englund Gambit Declined) (D02) 1-0 pinned P
W Armstrong vs R Soikkeli, 2006 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

If 24..g6 25.Qxf6+ Kxf6 26.Rf3++ is a very pretty 'model' mate
E Grivas vs A Braun, 2008 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Le Quang Liem vs Firouzja, 2022
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 rapid internet
Dreev vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2023
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1

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