1/11 B Lasker vs E Varain, 1881  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0 4/5 Anand vs Carlsen, 2014  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0 5/16 J Rety vs T C O'Neill, 2008  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0 6/25 Kavalek vs Suttles, 1974  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1 6/26 Browne vs A Bisguier, 1974  (C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 6/27 A Mengarini vs A Bisguier, 1948  (D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1 6/30 Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1911  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 76 moves, 1-0 6/28/15 added one year later 6/28/16 M Rohde vs de Firmian, 1985  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 0-1 6/29 F Jenni vs P Nabavi, 2004  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 23 moves, 1-0 7/1 K Commons vs P Peev, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0 7/2 R Janssen vs I Sokolov, 2002  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 0-1 7/3 B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1 July 4th S Homa vs E Formanek, 2006  (C16) French, Winawer, 54 moves, 1-0 7/5 Short vs V Malisauskas, 1994  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0 7/7 Euwe vs Keres, 1940  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 34 moves, 0-1 7/8 aren't they great? Anand vs Kasparov, 1991  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0 7/9 computers with no spine Jonny vs Komodo, 2015  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 158 moves, 1-0 7/10 tao and zen G Shahade vs L Times, 2001  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 7/11 a game from heaven Kupchik vs Kashdan, 1926  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 43 moves, 1-0 7/12 Vachier-Lagrave vs Caruana, 2014  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 0-1 7/13 Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2011  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0 7/14 Wurm vs Auer, 1937  (B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0 7/15 L Javakhishvili vs R Edouard, 2015  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1 7/16 Aronian vs Nakamura, 2012  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 53 moves, 1-0 7/17 Giri vs Morozevich, 2012  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 25 moves, 1-0 7/18 (with checkmate) Wei Yi vs D Klein, 2015  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 34 moves, 1-0 7/19 Nunn vs Tal, 1988  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 20 moves, 1-0 7/20 Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 34 moves, 1-0 7/21 checkmated by a pawn Morphy vs T Lichtenhein, 1857  (C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 28 moves, 1-0 7/22 pawn promotes to queen Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1 7/23 and white will take the queen Marshall vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1911  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0 7/25 S Knott vs S Gordon, 2009  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 7/26 black is in a fix Szabo vs K Langeweg, 1964  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0 7/27 Unstoppable pawns P Dubinin vs Aronin, 1947  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 7/28 the King is trapped Alan Balkany vs J Longuski, 1973  (C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 1-0 7/29 and time for black to resign J E Crewe vs W Tullidge, 1887  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0 7/30 White feeling "perty" H Hookham vs J Witton, 1887  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0 7/31 and black is done H Spangenberg vs Van Wely, 1994  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 33 moves, 1-0 8/1 is black having any fun? K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0 8/2 Nunn vs Hitech, 1992  (C48) Four Knights, 52 moves, 1-0 8/3 a pawn a queen to be Gossip vs C Fisher, 1885  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0 8/4 Kupreichik vs Tal, 1970  (B57) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0 8/5 Suetin vs Bagirov, 1961  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 47 moves, 1-0 8/6 Duras vs H Fahrni, 1906  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0 8/7 K Junge vs W Loose, 1942  (B07) Pirc, 20 moves, 1-0 8/8 A Fier vs N Getz, 2011  (C10) French, 13 moves, 1-0 8/9 Fischer vs E Mednis, 1957  (B07) Pirc, 39 moves, 1-0 8/10 M Wahls vs S Bjarnason, 1985  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 20 moves, 1-0 8/11 Miles vs Hort, 1983  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 30 moves, 1-0 8/12 J Rudd vs A Golding, 2015  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 52 moves, 0-1 8/13 Anand vs Van Wely, 1997  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0 8/14 Szabo vs Fischer, 1960  (E70) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1 8/15 M Harmonist vs NN, 1897  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0 8/16 Z Almasi vs Khalifman, 1997  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 0-1 8/17 Bacrot vs Aronian, 2006  (E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 55 moves, 0-1 8/18 J Tarjan vs B Larsen, 1968  (B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 34 moves, 0-1 8/19 Schlechter vs W John, 1905  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0 8/20 Anderssen vs Morphy, 1858  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 77 moves, 1-0 8/21 Bronstein vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0 8/22 Fischer vs Euwe, 1960  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 36 moves, 1-0 8/23 Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1904  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0 8/24 X Bu vs Topalov, 2008  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0 8/25 J Polgar vs Kasparov, 1996  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 90 moves, 0-1 8/26 Ding Liren vs S Li, 2009  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 39 moves, 1-0 8/27 Veresov player of the day 7/8/16 V Litvinov vs Veresov, 1958  (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1 8/28 Short vs J Piket, 2001  (C52) Evans Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1 8/29 Rapport vs A Adly, 2015  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 0-1 8/30 M J Haygarth vs J Littlewood, 1975  (A58) Benko Gambit, 74 moves, 0-1 9/1 Anderssen vs M Wyvill, 1851  (B44) Sicilian, 40 moves, 0-1 9/2 M Podgaets vs M Dvoretzky, 1974  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 30 moves, 0-1 9/3 A S Rasmussen vs Robson, 2009  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 0-1 9/4 J Dueball vs G Jacoby, 1976  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0 9/5 Ivanchuk vs So, 2015  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1 9/6 Portisch vs Fischer, 1966  (E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 35 moves, 0-1 9/7 N Banks vs Kashdan, 1926  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 1-0 9/8 Aronian vs Navara, 2006  (E17) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0 9/9 Kasparov vs Karpov, 2001  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1-0 9/10 D Horne vs F Olafsson, 1954  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0 9/11 Kasparov vs A Galle, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0 9/12 Khismatullin vs S Sjugirov, 2009  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 40 moves, 1-0 9/13 G Timoscenko vs G Nsubuga, 2000  (A17) English, 45 moves, 1-0 9/14 with a nice last move. Timman vs Kasparov, 1985  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 41 moves, 1-0 9/15 O Adu vs Topalov, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1 9/16 L Carranza vs Alekhine, 1926  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 18 moves, 0-1 9/17 Jakovenko vs C Li, 2008  (A16) English, 45 moves, 0-1 9/18 Caruana vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1 9/19 Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0 9/20 Karpov vs J Polgar, 2003  (E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1 9/21 (aka "International Day of Peace") Tal vs Spassky, 1954  (A60) Benoni Defense, 45 moves, 0-1 9/22 Dorfman vs Tseshkovsky, 1978  (A04) Reti Opening, 55 moves, 0-1 9/23 J Polgar vs Topalov, 2005  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 64 moves, 0-1 9/24 Menchik vs G Thomas, 1932  (E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0 9/25 W Napier vs Chigorin, 1902  (C51) Evans Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0 9/26 Y Hou vs C Zhu, 2014  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 68 moves, 1-0 9/27 J Grundy vs D Starbuck, 1879  (C59) Two Knights, 26 moves, 0-1 9/28 Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0 9/29 Anand vs Carlsen, 2015  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1-0 9/30 Kasparov vs Seirawan, 1988  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0 10/1 Szabo vs Adorjan, 1963  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 27 moves, 0-1 10/2 Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2011  (A13) English, 80 moves, 1-0 10/3 Fischer vs Unzicker, 1959  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 65 moves, 1-0 10/4 Ed. Lasker vs Tartakower, 1924  (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 36 moves, 1-0 10/5 Tylkowski vs A Wojciechowski, 1931  (A03) Bird's Opening, 40 moves, 0-1 10/6 Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1883  (A13) English, 33 moves, 1-0 10/7 Lasker / Chigorin / Marshall / Tei vs Janowski / Marco / Schlechter / La, 1904  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 1-0 10/8 Miles vs Seirawan, 1983  (B07) Pirc, 33 moves, 1-0 10/9 Korchnoi vs Ribli, 1988  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 0-1 10/10 V Laznicka vs Khismatullin, 2015  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1 10/11 I Morovic Fernandez vs A Beliavsky, 1985  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 36 moves, 1-0 10/12 Bogoljubov vs J Mieses, 1925  (A90) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0 10/13 K Georgiev vs T Shaked, 1999  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 101 moves, 1-0 10/14 Staunton vs J Owen / T Barnes, 1858  (C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0 10/15 Spielmann vs J Perlis, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 0-1 10/16 So vs Aronian, 2015  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 0-1 10/17 M Brody vs L Banya, 1901  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0 10/18 Shredder vs Gull, 2013  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2 10/19 Naiditsch vs Kramnik, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 0-1 10/20 Seriously weird and probably deserves its own category! Mason vs Winawer, 1883   (C13) French, 43 moves, 0-1 10/21 G Quparadze vs V Bachin, 2003  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 64 moves, 1-0 10/22 Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1982  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 36 moves, 0-1 10/23 Duda vs Y Yu, 2014  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 58 moves, 0-1 10/25 Keres vs Bogoljubov, 1936  (A14) English, 39 moves, 1-0 10/26 Vaganian vs Forintos, 1975  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0 10/27 Fine vs N Grossman, 1933  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0 10/28 H Melkumyan vs C Li, 2011  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 49 moves, 0-1 10/29 Lautier vs Vaganian, 2004  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1 10/30 Nice mate with a Knight. J Rudd vs M Simons, 2000  (B01) Scandinavian, 20 moves, 0-1 A Halloween "treat" for Minchev! .. or should I say "trick"? G Minchev vs V Velev, 1994  (C46) Three Knights, 31 moves, 1-0 11/1 Two Queens win the game. Shabalov vs Aronian, 2004  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 47 moves, 0-1 11/2 I like this game. D Howell vs M Roiz, 2015  (C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0 11/3 Karjakin vs Svidler, 2015  (C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 38 moves, 0-1 11/4 Caruana vs C Flueckiger, 2010  (B07) Pirc, 37 moves, 1-0 11/5 Koltanowski vs E Sanger, 1943  (D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0 11/6 Alekhine vs F Kiss, 1927  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 39 moves, 0-1 11/8 Keres vs Spassky, 1955  (E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0 11/9 Fedorowicz vs Benjamin, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0 11/10 Ehlvest vs Salov, 1984  (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0 11/11 Fischer vs Spassky, 1992  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 21 moves, 1-0 11/12 Wei Yi vs J Zhou, 2013  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 1-0 11/13 A Skripchenko vs Fressinet, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 37 moves, 1-0 11/14 J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989  (E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0 11/15 E Soares vs A Gallego Alcaraz, 2009  (A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 0-1 11/16 Miles vs de Firmian, 1990  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1 11/17 A D Goldsmith vs A Prods, 1981  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 29 moves, 1-0 11/18 Kasparov vs S Begun, 1978  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1-0 11/19 M Sebag vs N Dzagnidze, 2011  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0 11/20 M Roiz vs Naiditsch, 2010  (A13) English, 41 moves, 1-0 11/21 Reti vs Yates, 1924  (A13) English, 31 moves, 1-0 This is my 50th birthday. (11/22) J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2015  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0 11/23 Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 1-0 11/24 E Prie vs M Santo-Roman, 1997  (A80) Dutch, 38 moves, 1-0 11/25 C Depasquale vs Kudrin, 1986  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0 11/26 M Turkovic vs B Pill, 1996  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0 11/27 W Cohn vs G Marco, 1907  (C41) Philidor Defense, 35 moves, 1-0 11/28 J Klinger vs Glek, 1990  (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0 11/29 A Smitten vs A Dadian, 1896  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1 11/30 Koltanowski vs M Hofferbert, 1947  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0 12/1 E Moser vs V Exler, 2012  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 39 moves, 1-0 12/2 S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 12/3 D Norwood vs Nunn, 1999  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 0-1 12/4 D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0 12/5 Keeping the King in Check. P Vucinic vs D Djurovic, 1986  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 19 moves, 1-0 12/6 Tal vs Salnikov, 1970  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0 12/7 M Bezold vs M Umansky, 2002  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0 12/8 Capablanca vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1913  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1-0 12/9 F Berend vs S Coffey, 1982  (C01) French, Exchange, 18 moves, 0-1 12/10 J Berry vs A Artidiello, 2004  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 0-1 12/11 Anand vs Lautier, 1997  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0 12/12 Nunn vs Tal, 1982  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 32 moves, 1-0 12/13 Fischer vs Geller, 1961  (C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 22 moves, 1-0 12/14 Bronstein vs Socrates, 1992  (C52) Evans Gambit, 51 moves, 1-0 12/15 Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0 12/16 Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2000  (A15) English, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 12/17 Jobava vs Saric, 2015  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1-0 12/18 Anand vs Kasparov, 1995  (B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 0-1 12/19 Y Yu vs Kramnik, 2014  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0 12/20 N Padevsky vs Kasparov, 1980  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 12/21 T Hillarp Persson vs A Smith, 2008  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 43 moves, 1-0 12/22 F Kuijpers vs J H Donner, 1977  (C14) French, Classical, 32 moves, 1-0 12/23 J Parker vs N Pert, 1999  (A92) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1 12/24 K Spraggett vs G Basanta, 1986  (A10) English, 22 moves, 1-0 12/25 L Christiansen vs Spassky, 1981  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0 12/26 short game; clever mate Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0 12/27 H Hecht vs Spassky, 1973  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 69 moves, 1-0 12/28 31....D5 32 QxD5 QF7 33. QxF7 and Mate! R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0 12/29 Breyer vs Tarrasch, 1914  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 41 moves, 1-0 12/30 Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0 12/31 Ding Liren vs E Inarkiev, 2015  (D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0 188 games