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Less common defenses to the king pawn opening tend to go their own way.

B00 King's pawn Opening without 1... e5, 1... d5, 1... Nf6, 1... g6, 1... d6, 1... c6, 1... c5. (includes Nimzowitsch Defence, St. George Defence, Owen's Defence, Hippopotamus Defence, Fred Defence and others)

B00 King's pawn opening 1. e4
Hippopotamus defense 1. e4 Nh6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 f6 Corn stalk defense 1. e4 a5
Lemming defense 1. e4 Na6
Duras /Fred (not the legendary Fredthebear!) 1.e4 f5 Barnes defense 1. e4 f6
Fried fox defense 1. e4 f6 2. d4 Kf7
Carr's defense 1. e4 h6
Reversed Grob (Borg/Basman defense/macho Grob) 1. e4 g5 St. George (Baker) defense 1. e4 a6
Owen defense 1. e4 b6
Guatemala defense 1. e4 b6 2. d4 Ba6
KP: Nimzovich defense 1. e4 Nc6
KP: Nimzovich defense, Wheeler gambit 1. e4 Nc6 2. b4 Nxb4 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 KP: Nimzovich defense 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3
KP: Colorado counter 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 f5
KP: Nimzovich defense 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4
KP: Nimzovich defense, Marshall gambit 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 KP: Nimzovich defense, Bogolyubov variation 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 KP: Neo-Mongoloid defense 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 f6

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Paul Revere's Ride
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882

Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five:
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch
Of the North-Church-tower, as a signal-light,— One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country-folk to be up and to arm."

Then he said "Good night!" and with muffled oar Silently rowed to the Charlestown shore,
Just as the moon rose over the bay,
Where swinging wide at her moorings lay
The Somerset, British man-of-war:
A phantom ship, with each mast and spar
Across the moon, like a prison-bar,
And a huge black hulk, that was magnified
By its own reflection in the tide.

Meanwhile, his friend, through alley and street
Wanders and watches with eager ears,
Till in the silence around him he hears
The muster of men at the barrack door,
The sound of arms, and the tramp of feet,
And the measured tread of the grenadiers
Marching down to their boats on the shore.

Then he climbed to the tower of the church,
Up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread,
To the belfry-chamber overhead,
And startled the pigeons from their perch
On the sombre rafters, that round him made
Masses and moving shapes of shade,—
By the trembling ladder, steep and tall,
To the highest window in the wall,
Where he paused to listen and look down
A moment on the roofs of the town,
And the moonlight flowing over all.

Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead,
In their night-encampment on the hill,
Wrapped in silence so deep and still
That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread,
The watchful night-wind, as it went
Creeping along from tent to tent,
And seeming to whisper, "All is well!"
A moment only he feels the spell
Of the place and the hour, and the secret dread
Of the lonely belfry and the dead;
For suddenly all his thoughts are bent
On a shadowy something far away,
Where the river widens to meet the bay,—
A line of black, that bends and floats
On the rising tide, like a bridge of boats.

Meanwhile, impatient to mount and ride,
Booted and spurred, with a heavy stride,
On the opposite shore walked Paul Revere.
Now he patted his horse's side,
Now gazed on the landscape far and near,
Then impetuous stamped the earth,
And turned and tightened his saddle-girth;
But mostly he watched with eager search
The belfry-tower of the old North Church,
As it rose above the graves on the hill,
Lonely and spectral and sombre and still.
And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height,
A glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
He springs to the saddle, the bridle he turns,
But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight
A second lamp in the belfry burns!

A hurry of hoofs in a village-street,
A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark,
And beneath from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed that flies fearless and fleet: That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.

He has left the village and mounted the steep,
And beneath him, tranquil and broad and deep,
Is the Mystic, meeting the ocean tides;
And under the alders, that skirt its edge,
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.

It was twelve by the village clock
When he crossed the bridge into Medford town.
He heard the crowing of the cock,
And the barking of the farmer's dog,
And felt the damp of the river-fog,
That rises when the sun goes down.

It was one by the village clock,
When he galloped into Lexington.
He saw the gilded weathercock
Swim in the moonlight as he passed,
And the meeting-house windows, blank and bare,
Gaze at him with a spectral glare,
As if they already stood aghast
At the bloody work they would look upon.

It was two by the village clock,
When he came to the bridge in Concord town.
He heard the bleating of the flock,
And the twitter of birds among the trees,
And felt the breath of the morning breeze
Blowing over the meadows brown.
And one was safe and asleep in his bed
Who at the bridge would be first to fall,
Who that day would be lying dead,
Pierced by a British musket-ball.

You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British Regulars fired and fled,—
How the farmers gave them ball for ball,
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall,
Chasing the red-coats down the lane,
Then crossing the fields to emerge again
Under the trees at the turn of the road,
And only pausing to fire and load.

So through the night rode Paul Revere;
And so through the night went his cry of alarm
To every Middlesex village and farm,—
A cry of defiance, and not of fear,
A voice in the darkness, a knock at the door,
And a word that shall echo forevermore!
For, borne on the night-wind of the Past,
Through all our history, to the last,
In the hour of darkness and peril and need,
The people will waken and listen to hear
The hurrying hoof-beats of that steed,
And the midnight message of Paul Revere.

Site under construction by Fredthebear.

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"I'm Just a Bill" (game of the day Jan-25-2014)
Bill Gates vs Carlsen, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Black grabs two pawns and gets mated
O Smith vs A Bej, 1898
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense/Dbl Fio vs 6 Pawns Attk (B00) 1-0 h-file Spearhead
Greco vs NN, 1620
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Famous old miniature. A witty queen sac for a bishop mate.
Greco vs NN, 1623
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Owen Def. Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 6...Bg7 Out of business
G den Broeder vs W Wegener, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Two interesting famous men: Rousseau mates Hume with noble N
J J Rousseau vs D Hume, 1765
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Simul tour game w/en prise rooks
Steinitz vs W Potter, 1871
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 Remove the Guard next
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 W down the exchange
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 0-1 Blunder drops draw
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 61 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense 3...f5 4.f3 (B00) 1-0 Rob the pin & get after 'em!
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 0-1 A throw down w/mistakes
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense vs Hungarian g3 (B00) 0-1 Lost tempos
C M Fisher vs R Smith, 1873
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 49 moves, 0-1
The Barnes Defense 1.e4 f6 (B00) 1-0 Unique
Anderssen vs T Barnes, 1862
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Macho Grob Spike/Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Fool's Mate in 3
W T Mayfield vs W R Trinks, 1959
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0
Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (B00) 0-1 Deflect the Defender
H Guennewig vs H Alber, 1988
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 11 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Don't move pawns when pieces need movin'
Lubomir Cierny vs B Berg, 1993
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Borg Gambit: Poisoned Pawn Var (B00) 1-0 W needs 3 pawn moves
J Roscher vs B Bettermann, 1989
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Borg Defense/Macho Grob Spike takes down a GM!
Speelman vs M Basman, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense 1.e4 g5 (B00) 1-0 This works for W, but be alert
C Stovring vs K Petersen, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Where did he go wrong?!
Nunn vs M Basman, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Borg Defense: Borg Gambit (B00) 1-0 Activate all your pieces
V Petrienko vs J Svatos, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
3 Pawns vs Borg Def (B00) 0-1N sac opens file >connected Rs, Q
R Lancaster vs M Basman, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense 4.h4 (B00) 1-0 White's timely h-file action rules
P Wolff vs T Wall, 1985
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Cntr Pawn Duo 3.h4 Borg Def. Troon Gambit (B00) 0-1Both Qs busy
P M Giulian vs M Basman, 1986
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 The B pair set a trap
S Collins vs S Williams, 2004
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Uncommon P-K4 Opening / Robatsch (B00) 1-0 Correction
T Gelashvili vs Jobava, 2002
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 68 moves, 1-0
P-K4 vs. Pirc Def. (B00) 1-0 Take-the-Bait Blunders
D Moody vs P Zentner, 1987
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Goldsmith Defense (B00) 0-1 Pin to win and work it over
Fritz vs E F Pecci, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
St. George/French Def (B00) 1-0 Q+ and fork EAD N
Paulsen vs F Schwenkenberg, 1862
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
St. George Def: Zilbermints Gambit (B00) 0-1 The only game like
K McDonald vs Daniel Cruz, 2016
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense: Polish (B00) 1/2-1/2Team consultation, 200+
Team White vs Team Black, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
St. George Defense: Polish (B00) 0-1 Simul upset by Dr. Baker
Steinitz vs J Baker, 1868
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense: Polish Var (B00) 1-0 Overworked pawn
Seirawan vs Spassky, 1990
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
St. George Def (B00) 0-1 Bizarre. Both sides sac Qs to promote.
L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense (B00) 0-1Vigorous notes by Tony Miles, Keene
Karpov vs Miles, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1
St. George Def. (B00) 0-1Rare extended fianchetto on BOTH sides
Z Plecsko vs S Biro, 1997
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
St. George Def. General (B00) 0-1 Black controls open file
J Berry vs B Wall, 2012
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense 3.c4 bxc4 (B00) 1-0 Q forks f7 & LPDO Bishop
Mackowiak vs Kusiak, 1980
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
St. George Defense (B00) 1-0Fredthebear likes Ns & pawns ending
I Nikolayev vs I Golyak, 2005
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
St. George Defense (B00) 0-1 Pawn Gobblin & pumpkin eatin'
N Resika vs A Galaras, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Shades of Capa's combo
Bo Larsen vs A Auletta, 1998
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
St. George Defense: New St. George. Sanky-Georg Gambit (B00)1/2
Cetin Sel vs R Nokes, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2
St. George Def: New St. George. Three Pawn Attack (B00) 1-0 Q s
Lasker / Maroczy vs NN, 1900
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Declined Variation (B00) 1/2-1/2 OCB ending
Yates vs Nimzowitsch, 1925
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined Var (B00) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Karpov vs Hort, 1984
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def.: Kennedy. Linksspringer Variation (B00) 0-1
D H Campora vs Miles, 1993
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy Variation. M.L. (B00) 0-1 Giveaways
J M Boey vs Keres, 1962
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy Var. Paulsen Attack (B00) 0-1Side-to-s
Paulsen vs Alapin, 1889
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 55 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Paulsen Attk (B00) 1-0 Remove the Def
So vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2020
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Kennedy Var. Keres Attk (B00) 1-0 Gambiteer I
Keres vs V Mikenas, 1946
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Kennedy Variation. Bielefelder Gambit (B00
J Willemsen vs J Perrenet, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 43 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
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Spearhead on 8th
K Visweswaran vs J Gonzales, 2005
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def Williams Var/Mikenas (B00) 1-0 Overloaded Q
Karpov vs Lutikov, 1972
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
G142: Svetozar Gligoric Collected Games, Edited by Colin Leach
Gligoric vs J Rosenstein, 1963
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Common unpin trap
E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs NN, 1988
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var(B00) 0-1Our opponent has a choice
H Jadenkus vs S Kristjansson, 2007
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 18 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Promotion #
F Rhine vs NN, 2019
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Var (B00) 1-0 BF blasts foe
Fischer vs T Schuch, 1964
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Mikenas Var (B00) 1-0 R sac fails
Y Marrero Lopez vs P Mascaro March, 2004
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var(B00) 1-0Aggressive cntr
Staunton vs NN, 1856
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch, Franco-Nimzowitsch Def (B00) 0-1 Annoying Knight
Speelman vs T K Hemingway, 1972
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Franco-Nimzowitsch 4...b6 (B00) 1-0Black K 0-0-0 stripped of Ps
T Abrahamyan vs W M Duckworth, 2012
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection (B00) 0-1
D Lima vs Miles, 1995
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: Lean Variation. Colorado Counter Accepted
Silman vs D Root, 1979
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Breyer Var (B00) 0-1 Rare X-ray+
Euwe vs Breyer, 1921
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Uncommon 2.f4 resembles French Steinitz (B00) 0-1Time pressure?
Beshukov vs T Ivanov, 1999
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (B00) 1-0 Australian Ch
P Eiffe vs H Hookham, 1887
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def Scandinavian. Exchange Var (B00) Tim Taylor e5
O Barbosa vs J Gonzales, 2008
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Remove Guard
P Belmondo vs G Gilardi, 1989
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandi. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Pin, Kside blast
M Sixtensson vs G West, 1986
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange (B00) 1-0 Q hemmed in
J Mieses vs H G Schenk, 1944
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian Advance 3.e5 (B00) 1-0 Bold Q sac
Smagin vs Sahovic, 1990
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Advance 3.e5 (B00) 0-1 AN notes
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1920
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
From Fred Reinfeld's "Great Short Games of the Chess Masters"
Kiss vs Barcza, 1934
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandi. Bogoljubow Var (B00) 1-0 Dbl N sac
Keres vs A Raudvere, 1936
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandi. Bogoljubow Var. Heinola-Deppe Gambit
J Dourerassou vs B Taddei, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch 2...d5 Scandi. Bogoljubow Var. Nimzowitsch G (B00)
Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
Jacked-up Black Hippopotamus (B00) 1-0 Sac attack on the g-file
Harmonist vs Paulsen, 1889
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 Supported check & fork LPDO Bishop
S Vuksanovic vs N Gaprindashvili, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 49 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 1-0 Doubled isolated pawns are weak
E Torre vs N Gaprindashvili, 1994
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 IM Martin's recommended move order
Gufeld vs N Gaprindashvili, 1994
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
Owen Def. transposes to Hippo (B00) 1-0 aesthetic or pathetic?
Ivanchuk vs N Gaprindashvili, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 0-1 Flight of the h-pawn
B de Jong-Muhren vs N Gaprindashvili, 2007
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 75 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 1-0 Uncastled Black moved too many Ps
N Umudova vs N Gaprindashvili, 2012
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Owen Def: Shamkovich/Hippo (B00) 0-1 N+ busts overworked R
A Stangl vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense / Hippo (B00) 0-1? Looks drawish
I Khurtsilava vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Owen Def. / Hippo (B00) 0-1 Treat passed Ps like criminals
A Wagner-Michel vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 1-0 longer decisive game w/no captures
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense/Hippo (B00) 0-1 N fork causes resignation
R Schlindwein vs N Gaprindashvili, 1990
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Black's P shield melts; f6 not so good!
F Manca vs N Gaprindashvili, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Impressive pawn majority will promote
S Boden vs Owen, 1858
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
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
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Nxf7 sac leads to Philidor's Legacy
Burn vs Owen, 1898
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Keene Var (B00) 1/2-1/2 Kside perpetual elements
A Tate vs P Dimitrov, 2008
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
Owen Defense: Keene Variation (B00) 1-0 Q sac, discovered+
Motylev vs Glek, 2016
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Keene Var (B00) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
E Mortensen vs Keene, 1976
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense / French, Advance (B00) 0-1 Capture sequence
Y Schwartz vs Blatny, 2000
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 He resigned instead of forcing stalemate
M Klinova vs D Spence, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Carr Defense (B00) 0-1 Rook robs the back rank defender
S Bibby vs M Basman, 1990
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Carr Defense 1.e4 h6 2.b3 e6 (B00) 0-1; Q sac creates a passer
F Babar vs M Basman, 1993
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Carr Defense /Owen's Def. (B00) 1-0 Black survives awhile
M Hebden vs M Basman, 1993
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 60 moves, 1-0
Carr Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Blindfold simul K walk
Morphy vs J Carr, 1858
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
Duras Gambit is not for Fredthebear (B00) 1-0 Arabian Mate
O Sarapu vs Z Frankel, 1952
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Remove the Guard
S Krause vs J Kirby, 1985
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
English Defense: Kangaroo (B00) 0-1 Kside battery
Bronstein vs Miles, 1975
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 72 moves, 0-1
Guatemala Defense?! (B00) 1-0 Surely this wasn't chess-boxing
E Paehtz vs Klitschko Brothers, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandi. Bogoljubow Var. Nimzo Gambit (B00) 1-0
Milner-Barry vs J Mieses, 1935
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandi. Bogoljubow Var. Nimzo G (B00) 1-0 R EG
I Raud vs L Prins, 1937
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Scandinavian. Bogoljubow, Nimzowitsch G. (B00)
J Barle vs Knaak, 1975
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 62 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Blatny Var (B00) 1-0 Pawns gain time on pieces
E Can vs N Sakr, 2010
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Blatny Var (B00) 1-0 Knights on the rim
E Can vs D Lomsadze, 2010
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Reversed Leningrad Dutch (B00) 0-1 Unusual and Eventful
D Moskovic vs S Collins, 2008
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Double King Pawn Big Clamp 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0 P grabs
J Dueball vs R Cassidy, 1974
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Chigorin vs Tinsley, 1899
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 f6, g6, and h6 get hit
F S Anderson vs E Michelsen, 1945
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 N roller w/Q pins Q
C R Mariano-Wagman vs J Torres, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Black had an alternative
Steinitz vs De Vere, 1867
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 1-0
Owen Def 4...f5 5.f3 fxe4 6.fxe4 (B00) 1-0 From Kside to Qside
Blackburne vs S Hamel, 1867
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Game23 Chess for Zebras: Thinking Differently about Black&White
J Rowson vs B Filipovic, 2002
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 44 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 House of Cards
J Minckwitz vs J Noa, 1881
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Komotini (1992)
A Karagiannis vs Miles, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Overworked P prods K charge!
Sax vs M Basman, 1975
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1/2-1/2 Fredthebear share
Z Almasi vs Blatny, 2002
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Bxf7+ generates Pawn mate!
M Trajkovski vs Gzim Bytyqi, 2019
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 0-1 Capture first & keep on
S Press vs E Ambrus, 2008
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 0-1
Duras Gambit: General (B00) 0-1 Who knew?
Schwartze vs C Hartlaub, 1905
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
Edward Winter's Chess Notes 6719. Wendel v Nimzowitsch
V Wendel vs Nimzowitsch, 1921
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (B00) 0-1 N escorts passed pawn
P Jaracz vs Miles, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
Mongredien's Knight Mate! Resembles Morphy's Mate w/a Bishop.
S Zubatch vs S Feldman, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 a veritable tour de farce
Lasker vs A Ettlinger, 1893
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense 8...0-0-0? (B00) 1-0 Long is wrong
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1967
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exchange Var (B00) 0-1 Stockfish
K Sychev vs I Stepanov, 2007
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 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
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandi. Bogoljubow Var Nimzowitsch Gambit (B00
D King vs M Macdonald-Ross, 1979
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 The Best Opening vs the Worst
R Masiyazi vs A Esse, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Advance Var (B00) 1-0 N action
Duras vs Nimzowitsch, 1907
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 blitz to Fredthebear's place
Giri vs Radjabov, 2021
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 pass the salt please
Andrew Hale vs A Mongiello, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Uncommon P-K4 Short Black Lion (B00) 1-0 The Roundabout
Alekhine vs C Vitoria, 1941
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Fredthebear found Lolli's Mate
O Szekely vs M Nosimilo, 2016
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
Delayed Pirc Def (B07) 1-0 Stupendous Mating Combination!!
J Riff vs K Gulamali, 2017
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Goldsmith Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Ivan Ivanov vs G Minchev, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
English Defense: Kangaroo Variation (B00) · 1-0
J Hawkins vs S Williams, 2009
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 45 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Exch Marshall Gambit (B00) 1-0
Lasker vs E N Olly, 1892
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Guatemala Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Qxg2 gets trapped
F Rhine vs NN, 2021
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 Stockfish notes
F Rhine vs NN, 2010
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Fredthebear says play on-line!
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2021
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 single bishop support mate
L Zweedijk vs P Saalheim, 1997
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Hillbilly Attack (B00) 0-1 Stockfish
M Sanchez vs Anviti Adhin, 2016
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense: Zelenograd Variation (B00) 0-1 blitz
H ten Hertog vs Carlsen, 2022
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 36 moves, 0-1
Borg Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs R J McRobbie, 1937
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Lean Var. Colorado Counter Accepted (B00) 1-0
Fedorowicz vs R Finegold, 1992
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Juniors listen to Fredthebear
S Vokhidov vs S Prasannaa, 2014
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 55 moves, 0-1
Owen Def vs Colle-Zukertort, both 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0
M Kravtsiv vs T Abergel, 2013
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Miroshnichenko vs Carlsen, 2018
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
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