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Italianz (mostly) 44s
Compiled by fredthebear

Yummy stuffed ravioli with a pint of Scotch. Don't consume too much (or not at all). Many lines won't hold up to close scrutiny.

These games usually feature 1.e4, 2.Nf3, 3.Bc4, 4.d4, 5.0-0 or vice-versa. There are always exceptions in FTB's large collections. (Sometimes it's a simple mouse click error!?) For example, some Three Knights games are included if White played 4.d4 or 5.d4.

gambitfan: Anti Max Lange:

1.e4 e5 2.â™˜f3 â™˜c6 3.â™—c4 â™˜f6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O â™˜xe4 6.â™–e1 d5 7.â™—xd5 â™•xd5 8.â™˜c3

The Max Lange attack is:

1.e4 e5 2.â™˜f3 â™˜c6 3.â™—c4 â™˜f6 4.d4 exd4 5.O-O â™—c5 6.e5!?

5. ... â™˜xe4 seems to be a refutation of the famous so called Max Lange attack...

* 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.

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* Wikipedia on Computer Chess: Wikipedia article: Computer chess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

Zhavaed Haemaed wrote:

Zugzwang
My little game of Chess
That I played, with you
Making subtle moves
Hinting all too softly
Allowing impasses
Offering a pawn
Renouncing knights
Denouncing a bishop
Even giving up my Queen
That trying game of Chess
It appears, has come to a stale
Without one word spoken, without
An idea or intellect having being shared
My dear, I have not tried hard enough, and
I shall never be the wiser for not having made a move

"We do not remember days, we remember moments." ― Cesare Pavese

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." — Charles F. Stanley

<There are distinct situations where a bishop is preferred (over a knight). For example, two bishops are better than two knights or one of each. Steven Mayer, the author of Bishop Versus Knight, contends, "A pair of bishops is usually considered to be worth six points, but common sense suggests that a pair of active bishops (that are very involved in the formation) must be accorded a value of almost nine under some circumstances." This is especially true if the player can plant the bishops in the center of the board, as two bishops working in tandem can span up to 26 squares and have the capacity to touch every square.

Bishops are also preferable to knights when queens have been exchanged because, Grandmaster Sergey Erenburg, who is ranked 11th in the U.S., explains, "Bishops and rooks complement each other, and when well-coordinated, act as a queen." Conversely, a knight is the preferred minor piece when the queen survives until the late-middlegame or the endgame. Mayer explains, "The queen and knight are able to work together smoothly and create a greater number of threats than the queen and bishop."

When forced to say one is better than the other, most anoint the bishop. Mayer concludes, "I think it's true that the bishops are better than the knights in a wider variety of positions than the knights are better than the bishops."

He continues, "Of course, I'm not sure this does us much good, as we only get to play one position at a time.">

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

"Knowledge is a garden. If it isn't cultivated, you can't harvest it." ~ African Proverb

Anne Boleyn Thought She Caught the Prize in King Henry the 8th by PinkFaerie5

Anne Boleyn, you set your sights high, you deviously bold sly fox Your interest was the end of Catherine's head and locks Mary was declared a bastard, Henry the Eighth's wife slain. You were singing prettily through this torment, a refrain.

Anne Boleyn, you enticed a dangerous king, indeed. Henry the Eighth, who smashed wives like a mustard seed. You thought you would give him sons but alas, it did not happen. So now here you are in the tower, being visited by a chaplain.

Anne Boleyn, your three years as a queen was not a record. Although Henry's next wife Jane will not last assured Sir Rutherford. All of Catherine's sons died in infancy, and you were beheaded too. Your French fashions and pretty singing voice could not save the likes of you.

Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, approximately 3000 miles (4850 km) in diameter, hardly larger than the moon. Despite being the smallest, it's extremely dense. In fact, it's the second densest planet after Earth. It's also the closest planet to the sun, making it dangerous to explore. Mercury is 48 million miles from the earth.

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"Knowledge is a garden. If it isn't cultivated, you can't harvest it." ~ African Proverb

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

M.Hassan: <Eggman>: Scarborough Chess Club which is said to be the biggest chess club in Canada, arranges tournaments under the name of "Howard Rideout" tournaments. Is he the same Rideout that you are mentioning?. I only know that this is to commemorate "Rideout" who has been a player and probably in that club because the club is over 40 years old. This tournament is repeated year after year and at the beginning of the season when the club resumes activity after summer recession in September. Zxp

PeterB: Eggman and Mr. Hassan - you are right, Howard Ridout was a long time member of the Scarborough Chess Club! He was very active even when I joined in 1969, and was still organizing tournaments at the time of his death in the 1990s. This game is a good memorial to him! Theodorovitch was a Toronto master rated about 2250 back then, perhaps about 2350 nowadays.

WTHarvey: There once was a website named WTHarvey, Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named wtharvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

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The Words Of Socrates

A house was built by Socrates
That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good Socrates
To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.

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* Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White)

* Starting Out: French Defense: Game Collection: Starting out : The French

* Gambits against the French Defense:
Game Collection: alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
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Petrosian's mastery of a closed position:
<In what appears to be perfectly equal positions, Petrosian consistently finds seemingly innocuous moves that gradually overwhelm his opponent. He accomplishes his objective simply by exchanging pieces and manoeuvring for victory without taking unnecessary risks. This essentially defensive technique has the virtue, when it doesn't utterly succeed, of producing a draw.> ― Larry Evans, introduction to game 3 from My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer.

"The fact that the seven hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." — Alexei Shirov

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* KID 0-1s: Game Collection: K.I.D B wins E98

In a park people come across a man playing chess against a dog. They are astonished and say:

"What a clever dog!"

But the man protests:

"No, no, he isn't that clever. I'm leading three games to one!"

The Fox and the Goat

A fox once journeyed, and for company
A certain bearded, horned goat had he;
Which goat no further than his nose could see.
The fox was deeply versed in trickery.
These travellers did thirst compel
To seek the bottom of a well.
There, having drunk enough for two,
Says fox, "My friend, what shall we do?
It's time that we were thinking
Of something else than drinking.
Raise you your feet on the wall,
And stick your horns up straight and tall;
Then up your back I'll climb with ease,
And draw you after, if you please."
"Yes, by my beard," the other said,
"It's just the thing. I like a head
Well stocked with sense, like thine.
Had it been left to mine,
I do confess,
I never should have thought of this."
So Renard clambered out,
And, leaving there the goat,
Discharged his obligations
By preaching thus on patience:
"Had Heaven put sense your head within,
To match the beard on your chin,
You would have thought a bit,
Before descending such a pit.
I'm out of it; good bye:
With prudent effort try
Yourself to extricate.
For me, affairs of state
Permit me not to wait."

Whatever way you wend,
Consider well the end.

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

Ecclesiastes 3:11 King James Version
11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

Psalms 90:12 King James Version
12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

1st John 2:17 King James Version
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.

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Proverbs 21:5 New American Standard Bible
5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

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‘H.T.B.' (Henry Thomas Bland) managed to have published on page 64 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:

Miss Menchik

Miss Menchik is of master rank,
It seems Maróczy she's to thank;
Still, there is little doubt of it
She owes a deal to native wit.
Much knowledge she has garnered in,
E'en 'gainst the giants she'll oft win
– No doubt sometimes to their chagrin –
Chess champion of the gentler sex
Here's luck to her! Should she annex
In her next venture some big prize
Keen critics will feel no surprise.

French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

Proverbs 27:1 King James Version
1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

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

bCIIO78 z Zedanovs spewed Zelminsky and Zahuravliov with pray peppr.

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

worbdftun:
R18 Editor Steinitz perjury iz worse than danidze surgery becuz an op fixes yu up buttr corny iznt onda menu.

Sing it Frankie! https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

Why did the turkey cross the road?
To prove he wasn't chicken!

Van Geet (Dunst): Revrsd Nimzowitsch (A00) 1-0Royal family fork
H Deuster vs Gomez, 1987
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit (C23) 0-1 Deflection Sacrifice
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1842
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
Four Knts Game: Italian. Noa Gambit Nxe4 (C46) 0-1 Ns w/issues
Lenzerk vs Lasker, 1913
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian mini, 2Knights Def. Open Variation (C55) 1-0 Qd5 wins N
R Snyder vs Ellis, 1972
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0 3...Nd4 is bad
C Luciani vs M Petrovic, 2001
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit Accepted?! (C50) 1-0
Franz Schett vs B Schoerghuber, 2000
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Alekhine vs Breyer, 1914
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Rousseau G / Latvian G (C50) 1-0Unique semi-smoth
H G Gunderam vs A Grava, 1970
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Worrall, 1859
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 4.0-0 f5 5.d4 (C50) 1-0 A rim rockin' slam dunk!!
Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 4.0-0 (C50) 1-0 Q sacrifice for unique P mate
O Bernstein vs NN, 1932
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 3...h6?!, 5...Bd6?! (C50) 1-0 Amateur waxing
A Setiabudi vs R Clarkson, 2012
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Italian Game, pseudo Philidor's Def (C50) 1-0 Legall's Mate
F Knauer vs H Boehm, 1995
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C51) 0-1 N+ royal fork coming next
E Sidran vs Ron Thompson, 1992
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Italian, Center P fork trick (C46) 0-1
A Sermier vs A David, 1993
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian / Philidor / Scotch 3...d6 4.d4 (C50) 1-0 N vs B ending
V Sveshnikov vs K Hreinsson, 2011
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 80 moves, 1-0
Philidor Ex/ Scotch / Italian 2Knts Def. Open Var (C55) 1-0 Pin
R Snyder vs Gordon, 1973
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
The first encounter between Ray Keene and John Nunn.
Keene vs Nunn, 1963
(A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 3...Nh6? (C50) 1-0 Develop, Castle, Attack, Mate
Koltanowski vs Day, 1960
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian, Rosentreter Gambit (C50)1-0 W gives away Ps to develop
Koltanowski vs A J Donnelly, 1947
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit (C50) 1/2-1/2Not Acers 6.Be3
H Fahrni vs Spielmann, 1914
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit (C50) 1-0 A sour pawn
Koltanowski vs R Berry, 1969
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1-0 Dbl Check #
Koltanowski vs K B Richardson, 1960
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0Battery pins B on open e-file
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 N sac into Spearhead #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. / Hungarian (C55) 1-0 Kside attack
Koltanowski vs Thompson, 1948
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Open Variation (C55) 1-0 14.?
Sokolsky vs Navrodsky, 1944
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C50) 0-1 Dbl on the 2nd
Shumov vs Kolisch, 1862
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Black K declines Bxf7+
W Heidenfeld vs Zietemann, 1929
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Italian Gambit Crusher
Koltanowski vs NN, 1938
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Koltanowski vs NN, 1938
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C50) 1-0 Phenomenal Performance!
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Baskin, 1948
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C50) 1-0 Q sac into Arabian Mate!!
Koltanowski vs NN, 1945
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Blindfold simul K walk
Koltanowski vs NN, 1934
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Get dare firstest w/da mostest
Koltanowski vs Furst, 1960
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C50) 1-0 Bullied on the 6th
Koltanowski vs McClary, 1962
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55)1-0 91-year old handles isolani
Koltanowski vs M Stobbe, 1994
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 56 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
N Lakos vs A Bogar, 1993
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 1-0 Uncastled K loses again
D Movileanu vs B Pratyusha, 2015
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit (C55) 0-1 The f-bombs fly
Huebner vs R Pruijssers, 2011
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
Game 71 in Why Lasker Matters by Andrew Soltis
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1916
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
Paul Morphy: The Pride and Sorrow of Chess, pp. 221-22
Morphy vs N Marache, 1859
(000) Chess variants, 24 moves, 1-0
Variant/Scotch G (000) 1-0Tarrasch gives a lesson on attacking!
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 0-1 Q sac, Knights smack!
Lewis vs E L Dayton, 1942
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Spearhead into smothered mate
B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 5...h6? (C55) 1-0 10 moves; Decoy
B Wall vs O Rodriguez Vargas, 1979
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 10 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 Chopped on diagonals
Coles vs C Ashmore, 1978
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
Scotch G. Canal Var (C56) 1-0 Like a game of "Give Away" chess
I Gudju vs Bogdanovsky, 1926
(C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
Elephant G: Maroczy Gambit (C40) 1-0 Too many Black Q&P moves
M Parligras vs A Gunnarsson, 2004
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0See notes; KNOW both miniatures
Fischer vs K Chaney, 1964
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0The way in is not out
M Ercan vs M Gonzalez Amaya, 2009
(C42) Petrov Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Pawn fork, Dbl attack
Reti vs Dunkelblum, 1914
(C46) Three Knights, 8 moves, 1-0
Three Knights, Classical 3...Bc5 (C46) 1-0Just like Reti played
Capablanca vs E B Adams, 1909
(C46) Three Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
Scotch/3 Knights, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0Common miniature on 6th
G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
Three Knights/Scotch (C46) 1-0 Opening king walker
Euwe vs H van Hartingsvelt, 1920
(C46) Three Knights, 22 moves, 1-0
Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Nge7 chopped up again!
A Smorodsky vs B Gregory, 1914
(C46) Three Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
3 Knights Opening: Steinitz Def. (C46) 0-1 A positional crush
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1
Three Knights, Philidor Def. (C46) 1-0 Better pawn structure
Petrosian vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1949
(C46) Three Knights, 43 moves, 1-0
Capablanca's Best Chess Endings (Irving Chernev)
L Carranza vs Capablanca, 1911
(C46) Three Knights, 44 moves, 0-1
Three Knights Opening: Steinitz (C46) 0-1 EL makes an EG of it
Schiffers vs Lasker, 1895
(C46) Three Knights, 45 moves, 0-1
Three Knights Opening (C46) 0-1Exchange leads to sac, then fork
T H Tylor vs Sultan Khan, 1933
(C46) Three Knights, 60 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 Discovery
A Oppenheim vs NN, 1921
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Scotch. Accepted NxNd4 QxNd4 (C47) 1-0 Wedgie
P Delai vs T Lopang, 2006
(C45) Scotch Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian (C55) 0-1 Dbl B Attack w/Q
D Hermann vs Charousek, 1896
(C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
"Systematic Strangulation"--Chernev 1-0 vs Hungarian Def (C50)
Tarrasch vs Showalter, 1898
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian, Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 W retains slight initiative
Vasiukov vs Gheorghiu, 1974
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0
Italian Game 4.0-0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 (C50) 0-1 Notes by JHB
NN vs Blackburne, 1871
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1
Italian Game 4.Nxe5 Nxe5 (C50) 0-1Black refutes 5.d4 fork trick
A Shakir vs L Jambo, 2010
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 39 moves, 0-1
Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Pawns shape the game
Vasiukov vs N Bakulin, 1965
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian Game / Philidor Def (C50) 0-1 One pawn, then two, three
A Khasin vs Petrosian, 1961
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 0-1
Italian Game / Philidor Def (C50) 1-0 Tal treads carefully in C
Tal vs Filip, 1963
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 42 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit, Perreux Variation (4. d4, 5. Ng5 instead of...)
Morphy vs NN, 1858
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 Spearhead
Schroeder vs H Illgen, 1926
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1 Wide open
NN vs Schiffers, 1877
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Italian, Two Kts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 0-1 Arabian # in middle
Marshall / Souweine vs Napier / Elwell, 1896
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Italian Game Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0Black horse had blinders on
Kraiko vs G Kreie, 1979
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Bxf7+ deflects K from Q on open d-file
I Diaz Fernandez vs J Saenz Martinez, 1996
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Blackburne defends the Scotch Gambit, opens g-file, wins in 20!
Harper vs Blackburne, 1868
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Bxf7+ then Ne6 traps Qd8
W Von Holzhausen vs Tarrasch, 1912
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0Blindfolded Tarrasch owns the open files
Tarrasch vs Landau, 1880
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 Discovered check coming
L Rosen vs Janowski, 1900
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Blindfold simul, NBQ#
Morphy vs P Dominguez, 1864
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 8.Re1+ Kf8
C W Brown vs Gibbs, 1918
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 0-1 8.Re1+ Kf8
Muller vs Bayer, 1908
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55)1-0Spearhead
W Spoelman vs A Bensdai, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Atk (C55) 1-0 Deflection Sac
B Kazic vs B Vukovic, 1940
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Long Variation(C55) 1-0Hog tied
Tartakower vs NN, 1933
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Long Var (C55) 1-0 R deflection
Maroczy vs Vidmar, 1922
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack Spielmann Def (C55) 1-0 Evans G
Euwe vs K M Bergsma, 1925
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
supercAlifragilisticExpIalidOcioUs has all five vowels in order
Tal vs J Miller, 1988
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Remove the defender
T Finnbogadottir vs H Ragnarsson, 2011
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Max Lange Attack (C55) 1-0 Battle for 1st place
Chigorin vs Charousek, 1896
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Canal Variation Anti-Max Lange Attack (C56) 0-1
A Cheron vs L Steiner, 1928
(C56) Two Knights, 33 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0Brilliant smothered#
Morphy vs Schrufer, 1859
(C56) Two Knights, 24 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 2 ways to give check
Chigorin vs Janowski, 1900
(C56) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Sacs on the 6th!!
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1885
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56)Nice finish!
Prince Dadian vs M Bitcham, 1892
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Thunder & Lightening
B Wall vs Morales, 1974
(C56) Two Knights, 15 moves, 1-0
Urusov Gambit>Scotch G. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Back ranker
Tartakower vs M Billecard, 1907
(C56) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 0-1Too Wild and Wooly
Reti vs Lasker, 1908
(C56) Two Knights, 15 moves, 0-1
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 0-1 Dbl R Sacs
Euwe vs Reti, 1920
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack / Max Lange (C56) 1-0 Q dual
Teichmann vs Allies, 1905
(C56) Two Knights, 35 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 K walk
A Kapengut vs Antoshin, 1965
(C56) Two Knights, 18 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit. Anderssen Attack (C56) 1-0 Pound away!
Euwe vs G Kroone, 1919
(C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Advance (C45) 0-1 Spearhead, R sac deflection
T Lichtenhein vs Morphy, 1857
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 0-1
[Urusov G /Scotch G. Advance Var (C44) 1-0Pin allows royal fork
D Joncic vs L Juen, 2005
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0
[Scotch Gambit. London Def (C44) 1-0 Bc4-Ng5-Qh5 pattern
T Kaasen vs H A Jensen, 2015
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. London Def (C44) 1/2-1/2 g-file battle, R ending
I Calvi vs Kieseritzky, 1842
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 Greco's Mate
Euwe vs Wiersma, 1920
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C44) 0-1 A New England Legend
D Edelman vs J Curdo, 1983
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 0-1
2 kNights Def./ Scotch Gambit. Kside (C45) 1-0 2 mating squares
J Vasser vs T Brookshear, 1981
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0
[Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0 Black unlocks his own back door
D Mueller vs Werra, 1941
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
[Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0Black lets White Q in front door
T Qiu vs Wang Yiwei, 2001
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
[Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 Crushing discovery
I Rogers vs J Feller, 1985
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0
[Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 Who takes the rook?
Dzindzichashvili vs Kalandazichvili, 1967
(C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0
[Scotch Gambit. Advance Variation (C45) 1-0 Narrow escape
I Rogers vs M Wahls, 1990
(C45) Scotch Game, 19 moves, 1-0
[Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 0-1 open e-file exchanges
A Veljanoski vs A Hadzimanolis, 2015
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 0-1
[Italian, Classical Greco Gambit Mason G (C53)Bxh6-Qxh6 penetra
F B Jacobsen vs Kirill Fedchuk, 2015
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 1/2-1/2 Central action
N Jauk vs N Laakian, 1994
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
The discovered checkmate is in the postal mail-box!
V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Check out the a1-h8 diagonal after 13.
M Corden vs Smyslov, 1970
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 55 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted (C56) 1-0 Rob the pin
Illescas Cordoba vs D Garcia Ilundain, 1991
(C56) Two Knights, 12 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted(C56) 1-0Pin, Exchange sac
I Ellner vs D Andruss, 1977
(C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0
Scotch Gambit. Double Gambit Accepted (C56) 1-0 Arabian Mate
E Holt vs T Bingamon, 1947
(C56) Two Knights, 14 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Kside P majority
T Lematschko vs T Kobaidze, 1968
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0 Change-up
K Williams vs D Vecanski, 2000
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
G45 in 500 Master Games of Chess by S. Tartakower & J. DuMont
Taubenhaus vs E Schallopp, 1890
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 11.Nxc7? 12...Bxh2+
Chigorin vs A Ascharin, 1878
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Scotch Gambit (C55) 0-1 Q deflection sac offer
E Schallopp vs Charousek, 1898
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6? La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Corner N#!
S Sokolov vs I Semenov, 1987
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0
Two Knights 4.d4 exd4 (C55) 1-0 Hog on the 6th, then 7th
Nakamura vs Fressinet, 2004
(C45) Scotch Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Italian 4.0-0 d6 pseudo Evans G (C50) 1-0 Q sac
K Petersen vs S Pedersen, 2000
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Italian Var 4.0-0 Nf6 (C50)1-0 N sac opens g-file
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: General (C50) 1-0 Crazy, not in a good way
S Mziyako vs Mohamed Ali Goumaneh, 2016
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: General (C50) 0-1 Discovered# next
Borisenkov vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1952
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: General (C50) 0-1 Rapid
V S Gujrathi vs N Sarin, 2022
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1
Oxford Encyclopedia Of Chess Games by David N. L. Levy
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: 4...exd4 (C50) 1-0 Q sac for Lolli's # on h-file
D Saxton vs Worth / Tweed, 1935
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 29 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Traditional (C54) 0-1 R ending
D Minic vs Portisch, 1967
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 43 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Rosentreter Gambit / Miami Variation (C50) 1-0
A Chumpitaz vs Y Miranda Llanes, 2020
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian Var (C50) 1-0Don't miss your unpins!
C Morrow vs G Finegold, 1992
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish notes
Nepomniachtchi vs V Artemiev, 2022
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 1-0 know the continuation
Estrin vs V Liberzon, 1959
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Def (C50) 0-1 Swing to Qside
N Novotelnov vs Taimanov, 1951
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) · 1-0
Szabo vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1946
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 59 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) 1-0
Z Solmanis vs M Brakmanis, 1938
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Bronstein vs V E Kozlov, 1978
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Hungarian Defense (C50) 0-1
A J Mestel vs Smyslov, 1982
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 0-1
C50 Italian Game: Hungarian Defense 1-0 Hook Mate Awaits
L Dreibergs vs Y Kamenetsky, 1941
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 promo awaits
Sokolsky vs Geller, 1947
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Dbl P Sac (C44) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Marshall vs J Hopkins, 1916
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit 9.Rxf7!? KxRf7 (C55) 1-0
M Lange vs Heineman, 1883
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Cozio Def. General (C60) 1-0 Double Disc Check!!
A Kveinys vs Viljar Kapp, 2017
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
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Spielmann vs Marshall, 1912
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
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