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yFredthebear's h-file attacks, more Greek gifts
Compiled by fredthebear
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"When Johnny Comes Marching Home"

When Johnny comes marching home again
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give him a hearty welcome then
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout
The ladies they will all turn out
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
The old church bell will peal with joy
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We'll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
Let love and friendship on that day,
Hurrah, hurrah!
Their choicest pleasures then display,
Hurrah, hurrah!
And let each one perform some part,
To fill with joy the warrior's heart,
And we'll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.

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

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

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

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

* Here's a link to common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Here's a link to some fabulous chess brilliancies: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

* Glossary: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

How many chess openings are there?

Well, White has 20 possible 1st moves. Black can respond with 20 of its own. That's 400, and we're ready for move 2. I don't know them, but I would not be at all surprised if there was a name for each of them. People are like that. You really, really don't need to know them all.

If you follow the rules of thumb for good opening play, I promise you that you'll be playing a named opening. Just put the 1st 3 moves in google, and you'll get the opening's name. With that information you can find other games that started the way your game started, likely by some very good players. Also, with the name you can read about it on Wikipedia, and find out what people think of it, who plays it, and its particular traps and idiosyncrasies.

Once again, The Rules of Thumb for Good Opening Play:

- Develop your pieces quickly with an eye towards controlling the center. Not necessarily occupying the center but controlling it certainly. - Castle your king just as soon as it's practical to do so. - Really try not to move a piece more than once during the opening, it's a waste of valuable time. - Connect your rooks. This marks the end of the opening. Connected rooks means that only your rooks and your castled king are on the back rank. - Respond to threats appropriately, even if you have to break the rules. They're rules of thumb, not scripture, or physical laws.

If you and your opponent follow these rules of thumb, you'll reach the middle game ready to fight. If only you follow these rules of thumb, you're already winning! Good Hunting. -- Eric H.

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

Hungarian Opening (A00) 0-1 If gxRh4 then Qxh4# Fool's Mate
G Kourtesis vs Kotronias, 1989 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 5 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening (A00)0-1 First castling on record; P storm
NN vs Lucena, 1497 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 What will s/he do next?
B Lowenthal vs K Wendeker, 1934 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Macho Grob Spike/Borg Defense (B00) 1-0 Fool's Mate mini
W T Mayfield vs W R Trinks, 1959 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 3 moves, 1-0

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

How not to play the Kings Gambit. Scholar's Mate variation
N Tchinenoff vs R Maillard, 1925 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 4 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Fabulous Black sac attack!!
NN vs L Lowy, 1905 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 4: "Logical Chess: Move by Move" by Irving Chernev
Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Absolute crusher!
Burgess vs Randy Miller, 1974 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0Slashing diagonal attack on Kside
Bronstein vs J Kostro, 1969 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical Var (C30) 1-0 Kside crusher uses all the pieces
L Day vs J Stopa, 1988 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

KGD Classical Variation (C30) 1-0 Reinfeld puzzle mate in 3
G Neumann vs Dufresne, 1863 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Some scholastic coaches tell students to always play until #.
K Popova vs Kasinova, 1974 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

KG Accepted. Bishop's Gambit (C33) 1-0 Blackburne's Mate
W Rudolf vs NN, 1912 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0

KGA Bishop's Gambit Bledow Countergambit (C33) 0-1 Impressive
W Kornfeld vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit Bogoljubow Def (C33) 1-0 K walk
Westerinen vs J Pakkanen, 1992 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

KGA, King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 9 consecutive checks
Allgaier vs NN, 1807 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Rob the pin that no longer D
Morant vs A de Feuquieres, 1680 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA Becker Def (C34) 1-0 GT2K Another Nxg5; h-file spearhead
Fedorov vs M Notkin, 1996 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Defense 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0
H Buckle vs NN, 1849
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 22 moves, 1-0

KGA Cunningham Def. McCormick Def. (C35) 1-0 No help for h7
D Newhouse vs R Beckett, 1990 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 14 moves, 1-0

KGA. Lolli Gambit (C37) 0-1 Anastasia's Mate coming on h-file
S Shaw vs P Sokol, 1943 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 0-1

KGA Traditional 4...Bg7 (C38) 0-1Black battery down h-file w/Ns
J Szekely vs Spielmann, 1912 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Bxh2 fails
C Spencer vs A Gonzalez, 2004
(B01) Scandinavian, 19 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qd6 Schiller-Pytel Var (B01) 1-0 2 pawns thrust
R Edouard vs M Stockmann, 2011 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 255 of 'Three Hundred Chess Games' by Siegbert Tarrasch.
Tarrasch vs Schroeder, 1894 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Modern 3.Bb5+ (B01) 0-1 Impressive crusher
J Vavrinsky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 0-1

Earliest Promoted Pawns: 4 queens by move 7
Casper vs Heckert, 1975 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen-Haakert (B04) 1-0Pin game clincher
B Al-Hajiri vs M Hamal, 2014 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 15 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. 1...g6, d6, No Nf6 (B06) 1-0 0-0-0 w/h-file battery
Janowski vs J Mieses, 1894 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense (B06) 1-0 White N baits Black Q into snare
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939 
(B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0

Modern (B06) 1-0 150 Attack Miniature
Adams vs D Robinson, 1998 
(B06) Robatsch, 18 moves, 1-0

Modern Def. Two Knights (B06) 0-1Bxf3 sac allows Be5 support #
Dorfman vs Romanishin, 1977 
(B06) Robatsch, 13 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Standard (B06) 1-0 Outpost on 6th, Spearhead, Q sac
C van Oosterom vs P Hulshof, 2009 
(B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense 1...g6 2.h4 (B06) 1/2-1/2 Castle into Q sac?!
J Mora Corbera vs Suttles, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Pirc Def. Kholmov System (B07) 1-0 Bone in throat, rob the pin
G Timmerman vs A Rosmuller, 1984 
(B07) Pirc, 14 moves, 1-0

Game 18: Chess Duels: My Games w/the World Champs (Seirawan)
Spassky vs Seirawan, 1984 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Classical. 2Knights (B08) 1-0 He missed 15...Be5
Schiffler vs Kramnik, 1996 
(B08) Pirc, Classical, 16 moves, 0-1

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Diagonal heat
G Cabrilo vs A Strikovic, 1991 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense (B10) 0-1 Greco Mate on h-file is coming!
I Berzina vs B I Franco Valencia, 2014 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 16 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack(B10)1-0Auer, das tut weh!
Wurm vs Auer, 1937 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Panov Attack (B13) 1-0 Q BOOM!
Kaidanov vs Anand, 1987 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Forgacs NxNf6 (B15) 1-0 Know this mate pattern
A Fuderer vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Var (B15) 1-0 Helpmate
K Poschauko vs J H Donner, 1952 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. ML (B15) 1-0 Castle opposite, full force Kside
Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1909 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

C-K Defense Tartakower (B15) 1-0 Move en prise unit w/a threat
Bronstein vs B Ritov, 1978 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 15 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Tartakower Var (B15) 1-0 h-file P lever, battery
Znosko-Borovsky vs Tartakower, 1925 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

C-K Karpov. Modern, Kasparov Attk (B17) 1-0 Bxh7+, RxNd7, Nxf7
Tal vs Miles, 1981 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical. Main lines (B19) 1-0 Czech Point
Hort vs Chandler, 1982 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Morphy Gambit (B21) 1-0 Blunder Bust
Shumov vs C Jaenisch, 1851 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed (B23) 1-0 Brutal Kside onslaught
J Johnson vs L Kaufman, 1979 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Grand Prix Attack 5.Be2>Bb3 (B23) 1-0 Crossfire w/Qh4
N Minev vs Z Doda, 1963
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 Stuffed full of pawns
Spassky vs Lobron, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 92 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
P Johner vs Tartakower, 1928 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 15 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo (B30) 1-0 Wild, Wild Horses
Stanishevsky vs Nikonov, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B30) 0-1Brawl includes Dbl R sacs, clearance sac
R Tischbierek vs G Gauglitz, 1981 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Reverse pin blocked-double pin to win!
Kupreichik vs Sveshnikov, 1986 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, French Var Normal (B40) 1-0Blk tied to defense of g7
D H Campora vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1981 
(B40) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian / French. Westerinen Attack (B40) 1-0Bishop pair rules
T Fogarasi vs N Medvegy, 2003 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian French Var (B40) 0-1 Double support the mating square
E Zamudio vs Alekhine, 1926 
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 1-0 ON ALL FOURS!!!!
Blackburne vs Jebson, 1861 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 0-1 Internet blitzed by h-pawn
I Nataf vs Kasparov, 1998 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 13 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Canal Attack (B51) 1-0 N sac, Q sac, connected Ps
J Curdo vs R Byrne, 1994 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52)1-0 Q&N sac, Discover Dbl+, Nh6#
R Antonio vs T Dao, 2005 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52) 1-0 Kside attack heets up 7th
Carlsen vs Anand, 2012 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1-0 Rooks visit the K
Soderborg vs F Olafsson, 1957 
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attack Early devia (B75) 1-0 Special C
P Carlsson vs J Campos Moreno, 2006 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Superb!
Van der Wiel vs Sax, 1983 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Modern (B83) 1-0 Greek Gift
F J Perez Perez vs R Toran Albero, 1956 
(B83) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1-0 Spearhead on the open h-file
Morozevich vs Ljubojevic, 2002 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B96) 1-0 Spearhead Q sac for Arabian Mate!
Y Rusakov vs B Kalinkin, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Variation (C10) 1-0 3 W pieces on h-file
Koltanowski vs D Folkner, 1960 
(C10) French, 15 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein. Fort Knox (C10) 1-0 Deluxe Philidor's Legacy
Smirin vs F Ribeiro, 1997 
(C10) French, 16 moves, 1-0

K Pawn Game: Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 Nowhere to run
Alapin vs R Loman, 1892 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game, Center Pawn Duo vs 2...f6? (C20) 1-0 Laugher
Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit (C21) 1-0 Greek gift & Nf6 sac creates Bf6 block
Alekhine vs Rozanov / Simson, 1917 
(C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 Humdinger!!
Bernhold vs Kreut-Zahler, 1941 
(C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Cntrgambit (C23)  0-1 Kside crusher
B W Fisher vs Steinitz, 1872 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C24) 1-0 Hartston's Immortal
W Hartston vs Westerinen, 1973 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 27 moves, 1-0

Chess variants / Bishop's Opening Copycat (000) 1-0 Corridor #
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0

Variants - N odds / Bishop Opening Urusov Gambit (000) 1-0 Pins
Rubinstein vs NN, 1902 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

White holds off checkmate with a check... but it's not enough
Mandolfo vs Kolisch, 1858 
(000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Stanley. Monster Declined (C27) 1-0 h-file battery
Gufeld vs U Tarve, 1969 
(C27) Vienna Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Bronstein G. (C28) 0-1Discover Dbl+
J J Hastings vs A P Law, 1994 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 1-0 Castle opposite, rob the pin
Keres vs V Rootare, 1942 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Damiano Defense (C40) 1-0 push the h-pawn
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Damiano Gambit Chigorin Gambit (C40) 1-0Black Q is trapped
J Krejcik vs R Muenz, 1911 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Greco Var. 3.Nxe5 Qe7 (C40) 1-0 Cut & Thrust!
F Slous vs W Bone, 1846 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 91: Comprehensive Chess Course V2. Philidor Exhange (C41)
Alekhine vs Hoelscher, 1933 
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Really??
C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1908 
(C27) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0

B's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky Gambit (C42) 1-0 Sacs P, N, B, R
J C Benjamin vs G Carter, 1982 
(C27) Vienna Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack. Center Var (C43) 1/2-1/2 Psycho Ns
I A Zaitsev vs Karpov, 1966 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scotch Gambit. Advance (C44) 1-0 Bxh7+ is 1st of 3 sac offers
E Grobe vs A Johnsson, 1986 
(C45) Scotch Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Steinitz 4...Qh4 (C45) 1-0 Q trap
P Frazer vs Taubenhaus, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Pins for both colors
B Blumenfeld vs Nimzowitsch, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Three Knights, Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 Pin, Deflection
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883 
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish (C48) 1-0 Think Lawn Mower Mate
J Gallagher vs L Cooper, 2001 
(C48) Four Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo sac attack! (C50) 0-1 Dubois-Steinitz 1862
T Helin vs J Kiltti, 1996 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 0-1

11...Qh1+! is a decoy which sets up a double check and mate
Schwartz vs C Hartlaub, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 13 moves, 0-1

Italian, Giuoco Pianissimo d3, Bg5 (C50) 0-1 Black rolls Kside
F W Grabill vs D Mugridge, 1922 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit Accepted?! (C50) 1-0
Franz Schett vs B Schoerghuber, 2000 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C50) 0-1 "Old Kentucky"
NN vs Blackburne, 1884  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Game 12: World's Great Chess Games (Fine)
Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1869 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

It takes three harmonious pieces. Well done!
B Wall vs V Duncan, 1981 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 15 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Morphy Attk (C51) 0-1 N&Q sac opens h-file Greco#
Tennant vs Steinitz, 1862 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 P wedge on 6th
Chigorin vs V Manko, 1901 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Rob the pin to win
E Morphy vs A P Ford, 1840 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53) 1-0 Battery on h-file
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit (C53)1-0 2 Rook lifts w/N
Jobava vs Karjakin, 2013 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1-0

Italian, Classical. Greco (C54) 1-0 Shades of Frank Marshall
Rossolimo vs P Reissmann, 1967 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 24 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

Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 N sac into Spearhead #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

Spanish Berlin Defense. Fishing Pole (C65) 0-1 Don't accept it
M Lee vs B Wall, 2007 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 15 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. Beverwijk 6.Nxf7 (C65) 0-1Non-stop action!
A G Kuznetsov vs Spassky, 1960 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole catch
K Haznedaroglu vs J Isaev, 2010 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Exchange Var. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 P fork backfires
Piotrowski vs J Sokolow, 1971 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy, Modern Steinitz (C72) 0-1 Fishin' Pole, Q sac
T Cipollini vs S Gubnitsky, 1977 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 19 moves, 0-1

Pattern 1: Qxh2 (or h7) then mate with rook and bishop.
Nunn vs Portisch, 1988 
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Def. Wormald Attack (C77) 0-1 Fab Black sacs!
V Kirillov vs Furman, 1949 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Tarrasch(C77) 1-0Sacs on h-file, long diag
Zukertort vs Winawer, 1878 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 40 moves, 1-0

Game 15: Elements of Combination Play in Chess - Reinfeld
Gunsberg vs Chigorin, 1890 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1

Notes by Eric Schiller; Greek gift using a knight
B Beffie vs W Schelfhout, 1915  
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 31 moves, 1-0

Spanish Morphy Defense. Tarrasch Var (C77) 0-1 Over protection
Schlechter vs Nimzowitsch, 1907  
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 0-1More to Discover
E Busvine vs J Birnberg, 1924 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 0-1

Simul Tour (1964) Spanish Game: Morphy Def(C78) 1-0 Bxh6 attack
Fischer vs E Travis, 1964 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open. Riga Var (C80) 0-1 Bxh2+ discovery nabs LPDO Q
S Osborne vs J M Garcia, 2005 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Open. Riga Variation (C80) 1-0 Boden's # miniature
Pandolfini vs NN, 1970 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 15 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open (C80) 1-0 Quick Anastasia's Mate in one
J Penquite vs K A Anderson, 1949 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 13 moves, 1-0

London System vs Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 1-0 Anastasia's #
J Nogueiras vs G M Todorovic, 2005 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 0-1 Thematic
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Vidmar, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

QP Game: Krause Var Copycat Def (D02) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B sacs
Schlechter vs Maroczy, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Splendid attacking game trading one advantage for another
V Kovacevic vs T O'Donnell, 1990 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0

Colle vs Indian / Tartakower (A46) 1-0 Criss-cross bishops, pin
Vidmar vs Bogoljubov, 1922 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 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

Colle System (D05) 1-0 See tpstar notes for system lesson
Koltanowski vs J J O'Hanlon, 1937 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Smyslov, Vasily "My Best Games of Chess (1935-1957)" P.H. Clark
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Colle Zuke / Stonewall-ish (D05) 1-0 Surprising checkmate
Yusupov vs L Adasiak, 2005 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 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

Zukertort/Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 Stunning interference
M Shereshevsky vs Kupreichik, 1976 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Game 100 'The Guinness Book of Chess (GMs)' by William Hartston
Euwe vs Rubinstein, 1923 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Anthony Santasiere (1904-1977) Colle Zuk vs Small Cntr; Q sac
Santasiere vs B Blumin, 1939 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke / Indian Game (A46) 0-1 Blackburne's Mate in One
Flohr vs R Pitschak, 1930 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Santasiere's Folly (A06) 1-0A closed approach for Colle players
M Djerkovic vs Z Zvan, 2001 
(A06) Reti Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Clearance Sacrifice
Keene vs Briant, 1988 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Bg4 Line (D09) 0-1 Battery
Z Timar vs B Thuroczy, 1990 
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 20 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit Fianchetto Be6 Line(D09) 0-1W misses Bs
B Calton vs R Finegold, 1990
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 23 moves, 0-1

Fierce attack, sacrificial demolition, king hunt and... Mate!
Aronian vs A Volokitin, 2008 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Normal (D25) 0-1 Damiano's Mate in 4
A Baburin vs Adianto, 1993 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 0-1

Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 0-1 Dbl B sacs, Spearhead, K walk
Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1914  
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 213: The Golden Treasury of Chess Part 1
Pillsbury vs M Judd, 1898 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical Copycat (D32) 1-0 Dbl B sacs
Miles vs Browne, 1982 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense (D32) 0-1 Standard 3 piece Kside attack
C Magerkurth vs A Subochek, 1950 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1

QGD Three Knights (D37) 1-0 Famous combo removes the defender!
Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD Harrwitz Attack (D37) 1-0 14.h4 and a Greek Gift
Marshall vs Von Scheve, 1902 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

Double bishop sac and important notes about sac on h7+
Keene vs Miles, 1976  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 26 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 1-0 Different Greek recipe
Browne vs Kaidanov, 1994 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Crossfire w/Bs, Q&N
Kaidanov vs Shankland, 2011 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Dbl B Sacs
K Junge vs C Kottnauer, 1942 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav, Meran (D47) 0-1Crossfire, rob the pin, interference
Aronian vs Anand, 2013 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Art of Attack in Chess Vladamir Vukovic
Capablanca vs L Molina Carranza, 1911 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined: Modern (D53) 1-0 Capa notes; exchange sac
Janowski vs Kupchik, 1913 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern Variation (D53) 1-0 Pawn makes big contribution
Marshall vs G Marco, 1900 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Instructive notes by Mason
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895  
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein, Flohr Line (D62) 1-0 Anastasia's#
Casas vs L Piazzini, 1952 
(D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 14 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 Rooks Rock AA
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 41 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

Bird-Larsen Attk (A04) 1-0 VERY efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974 
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Scandavian Def Exchange (A09) 1-0 Greek gift
Ivkov vs R Mayer Schwartz, 1992 
(A15) English, 15 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1 Greek gift!!
I Semenova vs A Kvon, 2008 
(A17) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Englund Gambit Complex: Felbecker Gambit (A40) 1-0 Greek gift
Alekhine vs T Lovewell, 1923 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack by Trompowsky (A45) 1-0 Heavy artillery!
O Trompowsky vs L Endzelins, 1936 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Fast 3 piece attack
M Sabol vs J Votava, 1995 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Kingside Fianchetto (A48) 1-0 Early 150 Attack
Torre vs H E Jennings, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Defense (A53) 1-0 Excellent Kingside attack
Korchnoi vs Panov, 1956 
(A53) Old Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def (A80) 1-0 h-pawn assault, Q sac, royal family fork, N
M Bosboom vs V Ouwendijk, 2006 
(A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Normal Var (A84) 1-0 Two Spearheads
Rubinstein vs P P Benko, 1903 
(A84) Dutch, 18 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Siberian Trap replica
L Arcila vs J U Guerrero, 1991 
(A84) Dutch, 12 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Def (E00) 0-1 Fishin' Pole Spearhead
Korchnoi vs E Chick, 1974 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov Var. resembles Curry (E12) 1-0 Spearhead on h-file
Bisguier vs Evans, 1951 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 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 Classical. Traditional (E17) 1-0 Discovery on the diagonals
H Karner vs Mass, 1971 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch (E20) 1-0 21.Qh4
Khenkin vs T Jugelt, 2011
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian, Normal Var. Schlechter Def (E52) 1-0 Bs trap Q
A Lugovoi vs Balashov, 2003 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 12 moves, 1-0

KID 4Ps Attack. Florentine Gambit (E77)  1-0 Masterly sac attk!
T Catalan vs N Saeed, 1983 
(E77) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Game 446 of 500 Master Games of Chess III by Tartakower/du Mont
Menchik vs G A Thomas, 1932 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

Rocking the Ramparts - Guide to Attacking Chess
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening 1.e3 2.d4 3.h4 (A00) 1-0White to promote
Cochrane vs Somacarana, 1856 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs 1.e3 2.f4 Bird's Opening (A00) 1-0Dual flank attks
E Hahn vs J Vitense, 1932 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening Ne2 (A00) 1-0 Under the influence
L Day vs P Nurmi, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening / Sicilian (A00) 0-1 Sittin' sacs
J Ruiz Galiano vs V Lazarev, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) /Cntr Cntr Declined (A00) 0-1 W needs theory
H Klausner vs H Ahman, 1991 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Polish, Outflank Var (A00) 0-1 Double Bishop Sacrifices
P Lebel vs M Arwanitakis, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

p. 43-45, IM Jeremy Silman: "How to Reassess Your Chess"
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

Hungarian Opening (A00) /KIA (A07) 1-0 Constant threats
L Christiansen vs K Regan, 1977 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 56 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 1-0 Unusual attacking play
R Bowlby vs C Bloodgood, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Ch. 12 Nimzowitsch/Larsen Attack by Raymond Keene
Nimzowitsch vs Gruenfeld, 1925 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 45 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening (A02) 1-0 Kside attack w/semi-closed center
Larsen vs T van Scheltinga, 1964 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 34 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Long Bomb!
H Danielsen vs P H Nielsen, 2003 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

R.M. Bruce's favorite game, against her husband R.M. Bruce
R M Bruce vs R Bruce, 1957 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Variants / Bird's / Lisystyn Gambit (000) 1-0 Philidor's Legacy
Tarrasch vs Kolb, 1894 
(000) Chess variants, 29 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Sicilian Bird (A02) 1-0 Outflanked, Deflection
O Sikorova vs I Gaponenko, 2002 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 53 moves, 1-0

Garry flipping the Bird at age 12 using a reversed Curry
Romanishin vs Kasparov, 1975 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Be2, Bb2 (A03) 1-0 Spearhead
T Sloan vs J Kulbacki, 1992 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

Bird/Leningrad Dutch Rev(A03) 1-0Black "looks" better, W closer
H Danielsen vs M Tandrup, 2005 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs Indian (A05) 1-0 Remove the guard
Reshevsky vs L Kaufman, 1972
(A05) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

20. Bxh7+!! and Alekhine wins
Alekhine vs J A J Drewitt, 1923 
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Tennison Gambit 2.e4?! (A06) 0-1 Candidate for worst game.
K Kanakari vs M Bartel, 2006 
(A06) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Closed Sicilian (B25) 1-0 Deflection, h-file attack
Capablanca vs J C Rather, 1936 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Taimanov (B46) 1-0 Sucker punch R hits 7th
Shirov vs D Reinderman, 1999 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sic French (A07) 1-0 P wedge on h-file
W Zhou vs Y Hou, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 pawns advance, h-file attack
P Cervenka vs J Pesola, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

KIA vs NY System d5, Bf5 (A07) 1-0 Ruthless Kside ruckus
Vaganian vs Sveshnikov, 1980 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Furious Kside attack, Arabian Mate w/Q
Fischer vs Panno, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian 3 Pawns (A08) 1-0 Kside smash
Vasiukov vs G Borisenko, 1968 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian(A08) 1-0 Sacrifice the Rooks!
Vladimirov vs G Agzamov, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti, Sicilian Var (A08) 0-1 Demonic Decoy Sacrifice
Forintos vs Spassky, 1960 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Reti Opening (A09) 0-1 The Black kNight dies a hero!
T Hillarp Persson vs I Sokolov, 2009 
(A09) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1

Game 60: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Reti vs K Havasi, 1926 
(A09) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

Very surprising attack. It seems to come right out of the blue.
D Zagorskis vs Sadler, 1998 
(A10) English, 32 moves, 0-1

English Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Lawn mower #
Keene vs A Lukowicz, 1974 
(A15) English, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. Old Indian(A15) 0-1 RK notes
Keene vs Stein, 1968  
(A15) English, 33 moves, 0-1

English Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog (A17) 1-0 Castled into it
Seirawan vs M Wiedenkeller, 1979 
(A17) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 0-1Computer-like
Kramnik vs Kamsky, 1994 
(A17) English, 38 moves, 0-1

Wickedly strong and creative play! (19. '?')
R Filguth vs A De La Garza Madero, 1980 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 19 moves, 1-0

"Winning Chess Strategies" by Yasser Seirawan; Botvinnik System
Seirawan vs M Vukic, 1979 
(A16) English, 30 moves, 1-0

An old, lethal queen sac miniature vs. Kside fianchetto defense
Muller vs NN, 1928 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

English Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni (A31) 1-0 Pseudo-Anastasia's #
M Ghorbani vs H Faryad, 2003 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 33 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein (A34) 0-1 N&B stunner
Uhlmann vs H Liebert, 1976 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. 2 Knts (A37) 1-0Check-less K hunt
Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0

Macho Grob Spike (A40) 0-1 The White N is overloaded
M Steadman vs M Basman, 1985 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 0-1 Alekhine's Block, Sac Attk
S Bartha vs G Kluger, 1979 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Averbakh Var (A42) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Device
Chandler vs B Feustel, 1981 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Old Benoni (A43) 0-1 White has weak squares, restricted king
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1912  
(A43) Old Benoni, 32 moves, 0-1

Indian Game / Polish structure (A45) 1-0 Odd play; Dovetail #
Blatny vs Nakamura, 2001 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack 2...d5 (A45) 1/2-1/2 Fishin' Pole Attack
Morozevich vs Khalifman, 2011 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Anastasian gives Anastasia's Mate!
A Anastasian vs Tiviakov, 1999 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0

Indian Game / Richter-Veresov Attk (A45) 1-0 h-file assault
K Richter vs E Reinhardt, 1937 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

Indian Game (A45) 0-1 Yet another early f3 loss.
K Helling vs L Engels, 1936 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attk: 3.h4 Raptor Var(A45) 1-0 Two Ns too much
Hodgson vs Adams, 1993 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 1-0

Curry/Torre Attk: Classical Def. Nimzowitsch Var(A46) 0-1 o-o-o
I Sokolov vs Karpov, 1995 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Torre vs QID (A46) 1-0 Spearhead on 7th rank
M Hebden vs N Davies, 2004
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 59: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek
Kmoch vs Reti, 1926 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Janowski Var (A53) 0-1 Ng2 & Ng7?!
S Strating vs V Georgiev, 2000 
(A53) Old Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

23...Bxh3!! is winning outright, but Black misses the followup
Kasparov vs S Rachels, 1988 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57) 1-0 17-move combination
Karpov vs Topalov, 2002 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def. Blackmar's Second Gambit (A80)1-0 P fork fails Black
Tal vs K Klasup, 1952 
(A80) Dutch, 64 moves, 1-0

Cologne 1992 (zugzwang GOTD)
Tal vs F Reinemer, 1991 
(A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 1-0

Veresov, Dutch System (A80) 1-0 Prevention was worse than cure
T Southam vs J Cote, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack (A80) 1/2-1/2 Active game
Kasparov vs Illescas Cordoba, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Dutch Semi-Leningrad (A81) 1/2-1/2 Back rank interpose, Crazy R
F Braga vs P Vezzosi, 1991 
(A81) Dutch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Andrew Greet "GibTelecom Chess Festival", "CHESS", April 2008.
A Stefanova vs M Gurevich, 2008 
(A81) Dutch, 31 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Tartakower Var (A82) 1-0 Fabulous Q grab
Bronstein vs H Dobosz, 1976 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Dutch Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Var (A83) 1-0 Center swarm, pin
Marshall vs Spielmann, 1908 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (A83) 0-1 Bxh2+ Discovery
A Petursson vs L Smith, 2017
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def. Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 N sac aides two batteries
K Grigorian vs Balashov, 1974 
(A84) Dutch, 33 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein (A84) 1-0 Passive play gets squeezed
Taimanov vs A Miasnikov, 1957 
(A84) Dutch, 40 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A84) 0-1 g-pawn thrust for attack
Rubinstein vs A Rabinovich, 1903 
(A84) Dutch, 49 moves, 0-1

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 The Ng5 Sac Attack
Alekhine vs V Rozanov, 1908 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 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

Alekhine Def: Saemisch Attk (B02) 1-0 Minors followed by Majors
Tal vs D Gedevanishvili, 1970 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0Greek gift clears the room
D Charochkina vs M Foisor, 2012 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Mutual Spearheads
Polgar vs Minasian, 1999 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 72 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi's 400 best games by Wade & Blackstock
Geller vs Korchnoi, 1960 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 35 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. 4Pawns Attk. Trifunovic (B03) 0-1 A Masterpiece
Spielmann vs Colle, 1928 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Exchange (B03) 1-0 g-file pressure, blunder
Kashdan vs Euwe, 1932 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Exchange (B03) 1-0 Black K flushed out
I Rogers vs Z Varga, 1991
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

Blindfold 3.h4 vs Dbl Fio (B06) 1-0 Squeezed into corner
Lasker vs Yeaton, 1892 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense 2...g6 3.h4 (B06) 1-0 Attacks in 3 sectors
Spassky vs Ufimtsev, 1958 
(B06) Robatsch, 27 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense 2.h4 h5 (B06) 1-0 Transposes to KID Saemisch
Spassky vs J A G Rodriguez, 1986 
(B06) Robatsch, 43 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: K Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Open h-file
S Mariotti vs Andersson, 1970 
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense (B06)1-0 Attack w/space advantage that restricts
E Diemer vs Cerff, 1983 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

B06 Advance Variation 0-1 Model game against 3.h4
Granda Zuniga vs A Kakageldyev, 1996 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1

Sacs and clarinets, almost a jazz band. Greco Mate pattern.
J Banas vs A Ornstein, 1974 
(B07) Pirc, 30 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss Var (B09) 1-0 Line clearance
Robatsch vs F J Perez Perez, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Weiss(B09) 1-0Sac & seize open lines
H L Tan vs Pirc, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Pirc Def. Austrian Attack. Unzicker Attack (B09) 1-0 Torch f7
C Diebert vs J Readey, 1985 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern Var (B10) 1/2-Crazy R
K Wockenfuss vs Andersson, 1977 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2

C-K Two Knights Attack. Mindeno Var Exchange (B11) 0-1 Zugzwang
Kasparian vs Petrosian, 1946 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 54 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Var (B12) 1-0 Stunning final shot!
Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def Panov Attack. Modern Def Carlsbad (B13) 0-1 Blitz
G Vescovi vs Harikrishna, 2005 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 18 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def Gurgenidze Counterattack (B15) 1-0 Kside assault!
Tal vs B Gurgenidze, 1969 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Main Line (B15) 0-1 Q sac for Philidor's Legacy
V Da Vilhete vs R Arias Formoso, 2006 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 0-1

C-K Classical Main lines (B18) 1-0 Arabian Mate in 2 moves
Kotronias vs F Vallejo Pons, 2009 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 Looking for a lost dog
H Fidaeyee vs Ganguly, 2005 
(B20) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Q vs 3 minor pieces
C Ali Marandi vs Y Sari, 2012 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 54 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Greek gift, Spearhead
A Vajda vs H Titz, 1993 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Find good squares, form batteries
Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2006 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def. Grand Prix Attack (B23) 1-0 Impressive Sac Attack
J F Villarreal Felix vs N Ristic, 1975 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Nimzowitsch. Closed (B29) 1-0 Black cannot mate
Kholmov vs S Palatnik, 1976 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 50 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 W survives!?!
Rossolimo vs E Lundin, 1948
(B30) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 Corridor #
M Martinez Romero vs D Gonzales, 2014 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian / Delayed Alapin c3 (B30) 1-0 Kside blitz!
Tal vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991 
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

"Batsford Book of Chess Records", Yakov Damsky, Batsford, 2005
Tal vs D Ciric, 1966 
(B30) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Knights in the promotion game
Liu Qingnan vs Short, 2012 
(B32) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan Variation (B33) 0-1 She's En Prise
Yudasin vs Kramnik, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 30 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 GM pulls it out!
Bologan vs B Redon, 1994 
(B33) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov (B33) 1-0 Arabian>Corridor
A Ramirez Alvarez vs Shabalov, 2003 
(B33) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Modern Bc4 Var (B35) 1-0Open h-file, long diag
H Rittner vs S Bernstein, 1965 
(B35) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4, 54 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Kan. Polugaevsky Var (B42) 0-1 Remove the defender!
L Henry vs Fedorowicz, 2011 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Kan. Polugaevsky (B42) 1-0 Perfect pawnstorm
Anand vs L Christiansen, 1991 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen (B44) 0-1 White's Kside catches fire
E Grant vs Salov, 1983 
(B44) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen (B44) 0-1 Black fishin' pole attack declined
F Trois vs L Bronstein, 1977 
(B44) Sicilian, 44 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0 All kinds of trouble
Spoelman vs M van der Werf, 2003 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 58 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B47) 1-0Annotated by IM Kiewra
Kamsky vs Mamedyarov, 2013 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 30 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0Blackburne's Mate next
H Stefansson vs L Bruzon Batista, 2001 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B51) 1/2-Mad Rook Device
B Lajthajm vs M Zlatic, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Var (B53) 1-0 Overworked Rook
Lutikov vs Tal, 1955 
(B53) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation (B53) 1-0 A Golden Game
Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002 
(B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Modern Var (B54) 1-0 That pesky knight on d5!
B Ivanovic vs E Ermenkov, 1983 
(B54) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Classical vs Fianchetto (B56) 0-1 h-file charge
Kudrin vs S Rachels, 1989 
(B58) Sicilian, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B60) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Device
K Arakhamia-Grant vs P Poobalasingam, 2007 
(B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B62) 1/2-Crazy R Stalemate
Huebner vs Salov, 1989 
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

There mere IDEA of castling opposite sides against TAL!
Tal vs Koblents, 1957 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Classical, Tartakower Line (B74) 1-0 B vs N EG
V M Vehi Bach vs K Shirazi, 1990 
(B74) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Panov (B76) 1-0 Black fizzled
N Pogonina vs N Dzagnidze, 2009 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B77) 1-0 h-file attack!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1974 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack ML (B77) 1-0 Sacs & a passer
Karpov vs E Gik, 1968 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Yugoslav Attk (B77) 0-1 AK's 1st loss to Dragon
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1971 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack Old Line (B78) 1-0QDeflection!
Polgar vs Kaidanov, 2010 
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 36 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 0-1Opposite wings battle
D Durham vs Kudrin, 1989
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B78) 1-0
Ehlvest vs Fedorov, 2001
(B78) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long, 31 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Tal Variation (B82) 1-0 h-file battery
Gipslis vs A Lanc, 1992
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 31 moves, 1-0

Polgar punishes Black for allowing pawn to arrive to f6
S Polgar vs Suba, 1989 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. Classical, Paulsen Var (B85) 1-0 h-file
Balashov vs Andersson, 1973 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Fischer-Sozin Attack. (B86) 1-0 h-file Spearhead
D Itkin vs D Wiebe, 2011 
(B86) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

White wins by mate or royal fork--by the same move Ng6+.
R G Wade vs R F Boxall, 1953 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Fischer-Sozin Attack. Leonhardt Var (B88) 1-0 Q sac!
Fischer vs Pilnik, 1959 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B90) 1-0 6.Qf3? works
Short vs N Grandelius, 2009 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0 Q sac for K hunt
J Zawadzka vs L Schut, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf 6.Bc4 (B90)1-0 Q sac for P block; enter h-file
H Asauskas vs Malisauskas, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 0-1 Black has open lines, the safer King
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2013 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf English Attk (B90) 1-0 Helluva battle on wings
Motylev vs A Tari, 2014 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Scheveningen. English Attack (B90) 1/2-1/2 4 Queens
Leko vs Kasparov, 2003 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Najdorf, English Attack (B90) 1-0Volatile P levers
Topalov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2005 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Opocensky (B92) 1/2-1/2 3-fold perpetual next
Kramnik vs Anand, 2004 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 0-1 Dragondorf?
Anand vs Kasparov, 1992 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 33 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B93) 1-0 Promotion battle
Tal vs M Pasman, 1953 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Q sac, lawn mower mate w/2R
J Klein vs B Marcussi, 1963 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Acceptd (B97) 1-0 Horse breaks leg
Karjakin vs D Kokarev, 2012 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97)1/2-Crazy R Arabian Stalemate
J Stocek vs G Pelle, 1994 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Defense: Two Knights (C00) 1-0 Qxh7+ Spearhead
Z Zhao vs Brian Thomas, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

French Exchange (C01) 0-1 5 consecutive checks w/2 sacs finish
V Goldfarb vs Alekhine, 1909 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

French Adv 6.a3 Nh6 7.b4 Lputian (C02) 0-1 Snazzy Dbl R sac
Smeets vs D Brandenburg, 2011 
(C02) French, Advance, 26 moves, 0-1

Game 70, Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs
Movsesian vs M Gurevich, 2000 
(C02) French, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1

$French Advance 4.dxc5 (C02) 0-1Heated exchange; W attk fizzles
J Larsen vs I Schneider, 2007
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
R Dos Ramos vs F Antonini, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

French Adv. Milner-Barry Gambit Accepted (C02) 0-1 Dbl threats
D Tobor vs M Valvo, 1991 
(C02) French, Advance, 24 moves, 0-1

French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Yaz pulled the rug out
K Mokry vs Seirawan, 1978 
(C02) French, Advance, 34 moves, 0-1

French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Sac open the g-file
M Larrea vs B Roselli Mailhe, 2007 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1

French Tarrasch Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 Caution
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

French Tarrasch. Open ML (C09) 1-0 Bxh3 gxBh3 starts K hunt
Panov vs Bondarevsky, 1937 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 30 moves, 0-1

French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def(C10) 1-0Discovery, Dbl B sacs
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1994 
(C10) French, 26 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook device
Van der Wiel vs E Berg, 2007 
(C10) French, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 35.Double R Blunder
Z Gofshtein vs M Gurevich, 2001 
(C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11)1-0 Q sac, Anastasia's #
Nunn vs J A Sutton, 1984 
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0

French, Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0Greek gift, P wedge, Q+
Steinitz vs C Golmayo, 1888 
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0

French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1/2-1/2 Q Perpetual
Grischuk vs H Wang, 2013 
(C11) French, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Def Classical. Delayed Exchange Nc6(C11) 1-0Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J Fish, 1879  
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0

French McCutcheon. Lasker Variation (C12) 0-1 King's prison!
N Shukh vs E Najer, 2010 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 65 moves, 0-1

How to beat 2670+ player with black being 77+ years old
V Gashimov vs Korchnoi, 2008 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 87 moves, 0-1

French, Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Spielmann (C13) 1-0Deflections
Sax vs J H Donner, 1976 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Deutsche Schachzeitung 1880, p. 346; Gueridon Mate in 2
J De Soyres vs A Skipworth, 1880 
(C13) French, 20 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1 A Plan Inc.
R Bogdanovic vs A Planinc, 1965 
(C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 1-0 Discovered Double Check
L Mista vs J Fichtl, 1974 
(C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 0-1 Heavy handed punches hurt!
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958 
(C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1

French Winawer. Poisoned P (C18) 1-0 Qs parade heats it up!
Geller vs Sokolsky, 1950 
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0

Danish G. (C21) 1-0 13.Bf6!! Candy is dandy but liquor is qckr!
Lindehn vs Steinitz, 1864 
(C21) Center Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1/2-1/2 BORING but feasible
H Tahmasebi vs F Sadeghian, 2001 
(C22) Center Game, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

KG Declined. Petrov's Defense (C30)1-0 Bxh7+, you know the rest
M Rohde vs W Martz, 1977 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 51 in The Immortal Games of Capablanca by Fred Reinfeld
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

KGA B's Gambit Bryan Countergambit (C33) 1-0 A Superb Shot!
Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 40 moves, 1-0

KGA Abbazia Defense (C36) 0-1 Deflection sac wins the exchange
Spassky vs G Lane, 1979 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

3) KGA 1.e4 e5 2.f4 e5xf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.0-0... Cornered
Anderssen vs G Neumann, 1866 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 49 moves, 1-0

KGA King's Knight Gambit (C39) 1-0 The h-pawn is important!
Jannisson / Maubuisson vs Lionne / Morant, 1680 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 36 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Mayet Attack. Polerio-Svedenborg (C40) 0-1REPLY
R Kobs vs P Hammer, 1987 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Greco Variation (C40) 0-1 Dovetail Mate
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 0-1 Pile on the pin
D G Baird vs Blackburne, 1898 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense (C41) 1/2-1/2!! Stay calm, and carry on...
Aronian vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 1-0 Threaten mate, snip pawns
Morphy vs A Mongredien, 1859 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 Rather dodgy; crossfire h-file
Winawer vs K Pitschel, 1878 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Exchange Var (C41) 1-0 Brilliant combination
Spassky vs Kholmov, 1971 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42)1-0 Stunning R sac offer!
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 48 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 0-1 Kside counter attack
A Meek vs Morphy, 1855 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Game 3 in The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald
Kasparov vs Bacrot, 2000 
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Bxh6 starts a fire
J Musialkiewicz vs K Chojnacki, 2012 
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Kside crusher; notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J B Payne, 1862  
(C45) Scotch Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Horwitz Attack 4...Qh4 (C45) 1-0 Interference
J Minchin vs J Coker, 1875 
(C45) Scotch Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0 Blissful pawn grabbing bites back
F Hamperl vs Wongi Baek, 2006 
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening (C46) 1/2-1/2 Q sac forces Stalemate
D Monokroussos vs L Barcarola, 1999 
(C46) Three Knights, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

Four Knights Game: Spanish (C48) 1-0 N sac brings quick finish
Anand vs Aronian, 2016 
(C48) Four Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish (C48) 1-0 She can't be both places at once
Janowski vs Burn, 1905 
(C48) Four Knights, 26 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 1/2- Black wriggles off
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1914 
(C49) Four Knights, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

Four Knights, Double Spanish Misc. 5.O-O (C49) 0-1 zugzwang end
J Bernstein vs Marshall, 1915 
(C49) Four Knights, 41 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Classical 4.0-0. Albin Gambit (C50) 1-0 Non-stop
I K Sukandar vs M Pleim, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Paulsen (C51) 1-0 A variety of techniques to mate
Zukertort vs Allies, 1869
(C51) Evans Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Resourceful @ 12 years old!
Morphy vs A Morphy, 1849 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 46 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit (C51) 1-0 Cadets discovery+ nets Q
E Bamber vs P Hoareau, 1993 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 44 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit. Compromised Def Main Line (C52) 1-0 CSI
F Schroeder vs P Feher-Polgar, 1991 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Italian, Bird's Attack c3, b4, d3 (C53) 1/2-Dbl R sac 4Arabian
Bird vs Englisch, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

Italian, Classical c3, d3. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1Brilliant
Ivanchuk vs Karjakin, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1

Italian Greco Gambit M-T Attack (C54) 1-0 Nxh7 h-file attack
Andersson vs M Johansson Sr, 1969
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1-0

Two Knights Def. Modern B's Opening(C55) 0-1 2units out-of-play
R Pert vs M Hebden, 2001
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

Spanish Schliemann Def. Exchange Var (C63) 0-1Anastasia's Mate
D Steinwender vs R Gralla, 1972 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 18 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Berlin Def. Improved Steinitz Def (C66) 1-0 Q & N sacs
Maroczy vs G Makovetz, 1895 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1-0

Spanish Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' w/a Spearhead
M Brohl vs W Glaeser, 1988 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 13 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy, Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Sacs for passer
E Inarkiev vs Kazhgaleyev, 2008 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 50 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Fishin' Pole Flames
V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2008 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C74) 0-1 Careful Def
Tal vs Gligoric, 1959 
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 42 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1/2- Cornered K
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1907 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Spanish Game: Open. Main Lines (C80) 1-0 Trapped Rook
Kasparov vs Shirov, 2004 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open. M.L. (C80) 0-1 Kside double exchange sac
Z Almasi vs I Sokolov, 1995 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Var (C82) 1-0 Master of sacs
Tal vs I Miglans, 1950 
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 1-0 Black played Qside, W went for K
Kupreichik vs Razuvaev, 1980 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed. Bogoljubow Var (C91)1-0Q sac opens h-file
Bronstein vs Keres, 1950 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Closed. Smyslov (C93) 1/2-Another protected h-passer
S Jalanskis vs H Ploompuu, 2002 
(C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Bogoljubow (D00) 1-0 Dbl R sac
E Diemer vs Schonfuss, 1954 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Sac both Rooks for kNights to win with thy own kNights
E Diemer vs M Kloss, 1955 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

BDG. Gedult Gambit 3.f3 (D00) 1-0 Exchange sac, h-file attack
A E Blackmar vs Farrar, 1881 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Standard issue Rook sacrifice w/the Queen en prise
E Diemer vs Zujus, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00) 1-0 Kside crusher
G Grasser vs G Mendez, 2010 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Euwe Def (D00) 1-0 Bxh6 works
E Diemer vs M Rauch, 1953 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

P1 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Pawn Lever, Spearhead
Pillsbury vs E Delmar, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

P2 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Center attack vs Wing attack
Pillsbury vs D G Baird, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

P3 Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Rank & File Spearheads
Pillsbury vs J M Hanham, 1893 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 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

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 2 Pawn levers are twice as good
F J Lee vs J Mason, 1899 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack w/6.c4 (D00) 1-0 Black's Q is trapped
Lipke vs A Zinkl, 1894 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack vs NY System (D00) 0-1Up the exchange w/passer
Allies vs Chigorin, 1894 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 White marches up the board non-stop!
Santasiere vs E B Adams, 1926 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Excellent Sacrificial Kside Assault
J van Ruitenburg vs Hans Hofstra, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

QGD vs Bd6 Stonewall Def (D30) 0-1 Sudden Kside 0-0 assault
K Hansen vs N Meldgaard, 1982 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1

Barry Attack. Gruenfeld (D02) 1-0 Bxg5 sac aides Kside attack
M Hebden vs N Birnboim, 1992 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

London System vs Tarrasch (D02) 0-1 Unruly play!
F Ghaledar vs J Arun, 2011 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

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

Game 11 in Starting Out: The Colle by Richard Palliser
Koltanowski vs M Defosse, 1936 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Always forward!
I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense (D10) 1-0 Long Kside attack by unstoppable Q
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917  
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

Slav Def. Modern (D11) 1/2-1/2 Sacrifices to avoid defeat!
M Walter vs G Nagy, 1924 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nice tactical finish... ignore threat to make a greater threat
Karpov vs Ponomariov, 2008 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0

Slav: Quiet Var. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0Black couldn't finalize
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2011 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

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

Slav Defense: Czech. Krause Attack (D17) 0-1 Not a mouse slip!
R Janssen vs I Sokolov, 2002 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

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

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20) 0-1 Dbl R sacrifice finish!!
L Vizantiadis vs Spassky, 1970 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 0-1

QGA Old Variation (D20) 1/2-1/2 Oops in the corner
E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1846 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2

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 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

QGD Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Notes by Keene
Keene vs O Jakobsen, 1981  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 37 moves, 1-0

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Def. Pillsbury Var (D41) 1-0 Brutal Dbl B Sac
Pachman vs O Neikirch, 1958 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Exchange (D41) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Polugaevsky vs Tal, 1969 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def (D43) 1-0 Most impressive initiative, N-R-B sac
Geller vs N Novotelnov, 1951 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 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

QGD Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Greek gift and a knight!
Spielmann vs S Rubinstein, 1933 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

Elements of Combination Play in Chess by Fred Reinfeld
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0 h-file battery
V Vukovic vs A Vajda, 1925 
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70)1/2-1/2 Q+Bs vs Q+Ns
Giri vs Caruana, 2016 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 96 moves, 1/2-1/2

Naka missed the win? -- N screens P from B will promote
Nakamura vs Kasparov, 2017 
(D80) Grunfeld, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gruenfeld, Brinckmann Attk (D82) 1/2-Another corner K stalemate
Cmilyte vs Lagno, 2012 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Catalan Opening (E00) 1/2-1/2 Masterpiece of Swindling
Beliavsky vs L Christiansen, 1987 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2

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: Open Defense (E04) 0-1 A destroyer of ideas
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolinsh Var (E11) 0-1 Greek gift fails
Quinteros vs Seirawan, 1985 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 1st place votes
G Sargissian vs Grischuk, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 64 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Check, Intermezzo (E15) 1-0Sac, sac, Kside attk
Aronian vs Navara, 2017 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Saemisch (E25) 0-1 Remove the Guard
Shirov vs J Arnason, 1992 
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical (E32) 0-1N supports Nxf2, promo
A Giustolisi vs Euwe, 1950
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1

NID Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var(E39) 1/2-K&Q vs cornered K&R
Morozevich vs Jakovenko, 2006 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Indian Def. Huebner (E41) 1-0 Full development, Bxh7+
Gligoric vs Golombek, 1952 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

NID Huebner Var (E41) 1/2-1/2 Classic Q Stalemate of Cornered K
Portisch vs Lengyel, 1964 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

"The Golden Dozen" by Irving Chernev
Bronstein vs Keres, 1955 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Spearhead
Chandler vs Andersson, 1980 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0 Kside attk
Kasparov vs Csom, 1980 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 29 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Bishop Attack Classical Def (E48) 1-0 Spearhead
Kasparov vs TV viewers, 1991 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 27 moves, 1-0

KID Normal. K's N Var (E60) 0-1Attack foiled by brilliant R sac
Z Doda vs Portisch, 1969 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

KID. Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1-0 The Bishop Pair
L Christiansen vs L Gutman, 1988 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 46 moves, 1-0

KID. Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 0-1 Deviation punishment
Stein vs Geller, 1966 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

KID Six Pawns Attack (E76) 1-0 Exposed K gets whacked
S Mariotti vs Gligoric, 1969 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Shirov crushes the Four Pawns Attack with Greco mate threat
J Elbilia vs Shirov, 1993 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 22 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch. Steiner Attack (E80) 1-0 Cramp, N sac, Spearhead
Gulko vs W E Poutrus, 1966 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch. Yates Defense (E83) 0-1 Lolli Mate threat
Seirawan vs J Xie, 2002 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 31 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch. Panno (E83) 1-0 Anastasia's Mate!
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox (E91) 1/2-Mad Rook device forces stalemate
H Lieb vs V Vaisman, 2001 
(E91) King's Indian, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID Orthodox Variation (E94) 0-1 B&P traps Rook ending
Gelfand vs Radjabov, 2012
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 56 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Positional Def Closed (E94) 0-1 R Breakthru
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1970 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 65 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Glek Def (E94) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook forces draw
Beliavsky vs H Hamdouchi, 1999 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2

Furious Kingside Attack with Anastasia's Mate
G Andruet vs Van der Wiel, 1985 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 33 moves, 0-1

French Two Knights (C00) 0-1 White declines perpetual+ draw
S Sathyanandha vs B P Jovanovic, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 40 moves, 0-1

FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Interference is the difference
M Kuerschner vs Tarrasch, 1890 
(C01) French, Exchange, 29 moves, 0-1

FrenchNc6 Exchange C01 Game 93 in Chess Praxis by Nimzowitsch
D Enoch vs Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

French Exchange (C01) 1/2-1/2 Bxh3 attack; 3 connected P's EG
Zukertort vs W Potter, 1875 
(C01) French, Exchange, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

French Exchange Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 10.Bxh6 sac Kside attack
Blackburne vs W Potter, 1876 
(C01) French, Exchange, 49 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 Entertaining
Kotronias vs K Georgiev, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip Sergeant, page 246
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game, Gambit. Saratt Var (C44) 1-0 JHB & Messiah notes
Blackburne vs H Gifford, 1874  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0Anderssen's Mate by R in corner
Capablanca vs T A Carter, 1909 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

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