Sicilian Def: Katalimov 2...b6?! (B27) 1-0 Back to moth balls
Beliavsky vs Quinteros, 1986  (B27) Sicilian, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations (B50) 1-0 b6xc5?
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943  (B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal?! (C00)/Owen's Def (B00) 0-1 3.Qf3?! Nc6
R Ashley vs R Morton, 1980  (C00) French Defense, 7 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Variation?? (C00) 1-0 It's Awful!
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
French, abNormal Variation (C10) 1-0Fianchetto creates weakness
A Kinoshita vs D Jegaden, 2008  (C10) French, 7 moves, 1-0
French Defense: 2.b3 Horwitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Meet the new boss
B Wall vs E Bosse, 1969  (C00) French Defense, 11 moves, 1-0
French Def: Normal/Delayed Owen Def (C00) 0-1impressive assault
M Skachkov vs M Shutalev, 2002  (C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs French Def dxe4 (C00) 0-1 video link
B Vujic vs S Polgar, 1981  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, Dbld Rs win
R Grau vs Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Ljubojevic, 1973 (C03) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1 P sac, furious cntrl fight
G Jones vs Y Visser, 2004  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 22...?
Ljubojevic vs R Gunawan, 1983  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 26 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 0-1 Pin
G Kramer vs E Mednis, 1957  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 0-1 Small tactics
Svidler vs Aronian, 2006  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 1-0
Geller vs Vaganian, 1975  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
H Plasman vs A Riazantsev, 2001 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 32 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
J Penrose vs Huebner, 1972  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack e5 strong point vs French (A07) 0-1
E Raaste vs Sax, 1974 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs French 4...Nc6 (A07) 1/2-1/2
Sax vs Szabo, 1973 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Owen's Defense (B00) 1-0 8.Nxe6 creates light square issues
F Tahirov vs S Pukkinen, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French / Owen (C00) 0-1 Rook on 3rd; rob the pin
L Zepeda vs Yusupov, 2012 (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Heavy HEAVY pieces in the center
Blackburne vs Owen, 1890  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
French / Delayed Owens vs f3 (C00) 1-0 Both Qs on a raid
Zukertort vs Bird, 1878  (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
W sacs it to Owen's Defense for not getting fully developed
A Flaata vs T Bothner, 1998  (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 Pin allows royal family fork
Chigorin vs A Skipworth, 1883  (C00) French Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
French/Owen's Defense (C00) · 0-1 Good vs 1.e4 or 1.d4!
Dreev vs D Andreikin, 2013  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French/Owen's Defense (A40) 1-0 Nxf7, Q sac, Philidor's Legacy
H Namyslo vs R Lau, 1996  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
French / Owen Defense (C00) 1-0 She shouldn't have been there
K Chernyshov vs Andrejew, 1982  (C00) French Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Owen Defense / French, Advance (B00) 0-1 Capture sequence
Y Schwartz vs Blatny, 2000  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense: Matovinsky Gambit 10.h4 Qf8 (B00) 0-1
Gendlek vs Radchenko, 1970  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Franco-Nimzowitsch; Black King is stripped of pawn shield
T Abrahamyan vs W M Duckworth, 2012  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
Most brilliant moves of all time, Nimzowitsch's 50th here
Kmoch vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: Scandinavian. Bogoljubow (B00) 0-1 Closed
Tartakower vs J T Keable, 1945  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr Mieses-Kotroc (B01) 1-0 Nxf7 shades of Alekhine
Movsesian vs K Piorun, 2010  (B01) Scandinavian, 18 moves, 1-0
$Nimzowitsch Def. Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (C02) 0-1 Spearhead
R Dos Ramos vs F Antonini, 2006 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 0-1
QGD. Alapin 3...b6 gets punished (D31) 1-0 Another uncastled K
Pillsbury vs Swiderski, 1902  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
French, Mediterranean Defense (C01) 1-0 Greek gift, pawn wedge
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Defense/Classical French w/b6 (A40) 1-0 Rob the pin
M Hebden vs S Le Blancq, 1989  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 R+ fork
S Halkias vs Polgar, 2010 (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Capablanca Variation (A47) 0-1 Three on the h-file
W Henschel vs M Karff, 1946  (A47) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 0-1
French Defense 3.c4 Diemer-Duhm Gambit (C00) 0-1 Rob the Pin f2
Staunton vs W M Popert, 1840  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange 5.Qf3 Nc6 (C01) 0-1 N fork on Kside
F Tepper vs P Cech, 2003  (C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
French Nc6 Exchange Copycat (C01) 1-0 Pin, Kside assaults
Chigorin vs Alapin, 1880  (C01) French, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0
French Exchange 4...Nc6 5.Bb5 (C01) 0-1 Weak squares are weak
H Mas vs T S Nguyen, 2009  (C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Annotated by Steinitz
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 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 Game 33: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine
A Pomar Salamanca vs Alekhine, 1945  (C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 sKorching counterattack on f2
L M Kovacs vs Korchnoi, 1969  (C01) French, Exchange, 25 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite
Burn vs Spielmann, 1912  (C01) French, Exchange, 44 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
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Copycat first 8 moves wins in 19.
Zukertort vs W Potter, 1875  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
French Exchange Bg4 pin, Nc6 (C01) 0-1 Both castle long
G Pogosian vs O Nikolenko, 2010  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Nc6 (C01) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
Blackburne vs Lomax, 1862  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Nc6 (C01) 0-1 Notes by Blackburne
M Lange vs Blackburne, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Nc6 (C01) 1-0 Kingside manuevers
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0
French Nc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Overloaded Q allows BxNf3 gxBf3
S Arfin vs A Hambleton, 2009  (C01) French, Exchange, 15 moves, 0-1
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 B pair vs N pair into promo race
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1912  (C01) French, Exchange, 115 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 Simul exhibition
Kasparov vs N Sharansky, 1996  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1/2-1/2
R Hovhannisyan vs F Vallejo Pons, 2015 (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1
R Hovhannisyan vs D Anton Guijarro, 2015 (C01) French, Exchange, 55 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange 4.Qe2+ Be7 (C01) 0-1 looming discovered+
J Ocana Roca vs P Carlsson, 2006  (C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange 10.Kf1 Bd7 (C01) 0-1 sad play by White
L Dreibergs vs E E Book, 1939  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 1-0 Girls 39.?
E Guo vs S Madhurima, 2011  (C01) French, Exchange, 40 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Var (C01) 0-1 hair restoration?
R Fesalbon vs L Rojas Keim, 2004  (C01) French, Exchange, 30 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange Nc6 Bb5 (C01) 0-1 Kside P roll
M Ozanne vs H Abdullah, 2008 (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0, Passer
S Lalic vs S Williams, 2008  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1Some pins work better
A Spice vs C Landenbergue, 2005  (C01) French, Exchange, 32 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1 Exchange sac opens
J Schalkx vs E Bauduin, 2005 (C01) French, Exchange, 35 moves, 0-1
French Advance a5, b6 (C02) 1-0 Plucking Pilnick's pawns
A Bisguier vs C Pilnick, 1954 (C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 1-0
French Defense 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Open h-file mistake
G Burliaev vs J Murey, 1966  (C02) French, Advance, 53 moves, 0-1
French Defense 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Closed g-file grave
G Ustinov vs Bronstein, 1970  (C02) French, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1Bold B sac, tumbling Ns
J A Hedman Senarega vs Romanishin, 1977  (C02) French, Advance, 23 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 Make a bigger threat
H Nishimura vs M Wiedenkeller, 1982  (C02) French, Advance, 12 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 Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Know when to exchange
D Egorov vs A Ulanov, 2013  (C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 Heavy pieces snatch Ps
Khalifman vs Short, 2001 (C02) French, Advance, 48 moves, 0-1
French Def 3...b6 vs. Advance (C02) 0-1 White was desperate
A Zude vs Huebner, 1999  (C02) French, Advance, 53 moves, 0-1
French Advance b6 (C02) 1-0 Viktor is the victor over Viktor.
Kupreichik vs Korchnoi, 1970  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance 3...b6 (C02) 0-1 Play all over; Qside passer
Chekhov vs E Kengis, 1991  (C02) French, Advance, 57 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch 3...b6 (C03) 0-1 Exchange sac opens g-file
G Kitts vs Gulko, 1986  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 Messed up Ns
E Walther vs L Schmid, 1961  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 0-1 Smothered Mate
K Grossner vs E Budrich, 1949  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 7 moves, 0-1
FR Tarrasch, Guimard Def (C04) 1-0 White threatens # & LPDO N
Tal vs Vaganian, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 Q Trap
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch Guimard Def ML (C04) Discovered+, pin, remove G
Dubois vs J M Lanz Calavia, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 1-0Black hangs his Q
D Donchev vs Topalov, 1989  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def. ML (C04) 0-1Royal Discovery+
NN vs Ross, 1974  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 12 moves, 0-1
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def. ML (C04) 0-1Offer Q sac promote
E Ermenkov vs V Kovacevic, 1990  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
C10 French; anything but normal!
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1971  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1-0
French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2- B sac or Dbl Attk
O de la Riva Aguado vs R Pogorelov, 2001  (C10) French, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 19 in "My System" by Nimzowitsch. Reversed Veresov Attk.
A Becker vs Nimzowitsch, 1925  (C10) French, 61 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 Smother the Queen
Efremov vs Amirchanov, 1980  (C10) French, 8 moves, 1-0
Moves 14, 15 double knight sacs on f7 gets Black's best effort
Jansa vs P Troeger, 1961  (C10) French, 70 moves, 1-0
FR Rubinstein. Blackburne w/b6, Bb7 (C10) 1/2-1/2 No combos
Short vs Korchnoi, 1991 (C10) French, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
39 Rf8xBc8+! destroys bishop which shields king on back rank
Leko vs Morozevich, 2000  (C10) French, 37 moves, 0-1
The Fifth American Chess Congress New York 1880, p. 328
A Sellman vs J Grundy, 1880  (C10) French, 37 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal (C10) 1/2-1/2 Slow game got crazy
N Gaprindashvili vs R Borngaesser, 1978 (C10) French, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
FR Rubinstein. Blackburne w/b6, Bb7 (C10) 1/2-1/2 Spearhead
Kamsky vs Korchnoi, 1991  (C10) French, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense Nc6, Bb4 (C10) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
Blackburne vs J Mason, 1889  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def. Nc6, e6 French (C10) 1-0 Black had a perpetual
So vs I Rogers, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 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
French Def. Classical. Svenonius Var (C10) 0-1 Crowded Q trap
J Mieses vs Nimzowitsch, 1928  (C10) French, 37 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal?! 3.Nc3 Nc6 (C10) 1-0 Capture sequence
Pillsbury vs C F Bliss, 1898  (C10) French, 35 moves, 1-0
French Def 3.Nc3 Nc6 Advance (C10) 0-1 0-0 vs 0-0-0 Sac attack!
A Reijnerwold vs T Krabbe, 1997  (C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 blitz Q trap
F Rhine vs NN, 2020  (C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Def: 3.Nc3 Nc6 Normal?? 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (C10) 0-1 unique
P L De Haseth vs Huebner, 1965  (C10) French, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal / 4 Knights w/out c5 (C10) 1-0
N Kosintseva vs N Zhukova, 2009  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1-0
French Def Classical. Delayed Exchange Nc6(C11) 1-0Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs J Fish, 1879  (C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Main Line (C11) 1-0 Video analysis
Polgar vs F Berkes, 2003  (C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Burn Var. Morozevich (C11) 1-0 Q trap
Geller vs Lengyel, 1973  (C11) French, 39 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Burn 000vs00 (C11) 0-1 Bold attack
Polgar vs Bareev, 2001  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Y Hou vs Ding Liren, 2009  (C11) French, 66 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var Morozevich Line (C11) 0-1 PINS~
W Pietzsch vs W Golz, 1960  (C11) French, 28 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Sack Attack!!
P Schmidt vs H Nowarra, 1941  (C11) French, 27 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Tartakower delayed b6 (C13) 1-0Gambiteer I bk
Milner-Barry vs J van den Bosch, 1947 (C13) French, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Classical. Normal Var (C13) 1-0 Dbl R sac
Reti vs Breyer, 1913  (C13) French, 30 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Frankfurt Var (C13) 1-0The hunter becomes the
Velimirovic vs H Ree, 1994  (C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866  (C14) French, Classical, 63 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer (C15) 1-0 Bxh7+ Greek gift
Capablanca vs F C Hoffman, 1922  (C15) French, Winawer, 13 moves, 1-0
Game 175 in My Best Games of Chess: 1908-1937 by A. Alekhine
Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Thump! Thump!
I Hakki vs M Eassa Ahmed, 2000  (C15) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance Qg4 (C16) 0-1 W: From winning to losing
B Kurajica vs A Planinc, 1972  (C16) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Brilliant!!
Lasker vs A M Gooding, 1908  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 1-0 Kside smash
Unzicker vs R Czaya, 1948  (C16) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit vs English Def (D00) 1-0Remove the Guard
A Mongiello vs C Skehan, 2006 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
'Chess Secrets: Great Attkers: Learn from GK, MT & LS by Crouch
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982  (E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Petrosian Attack (E12) 1-0 Dbl B sacs
Kasparov vs Portisch, 1983  (E12) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
French vs KIA/Qe2 (C00) 0-1 Impressive use of entire army!
M Plaza Reino vs X Leibert, 2016  (C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
French Def. vs Chigorin 2.Qe2 Big Clamp (C00) 1-0 Both Ks run
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1905  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
KIA 3.Qe2 vs French /Owen's Bb7 (C00) 1-0Cut-off by connectedRs
Glek vs Granda Zuniga, 1997  (C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
French, King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
Shirov vs Bareev, 1994  (C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
Knight swap w/eyes wide shut; Double B bombing!
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981  (C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French Defense Guimard Hybrid (C00) 1-0 Weak Backward P
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012  (C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0
French Def. 4...b6 vs. KIA (C00) 0-1Structure crumbles; K walk
A Skripchenko vs A Maric, 2000 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
KIA, Q's Gambit Invitation (A04) 0-1 Awesome Dbl R sacs
J Kleiman vs A Pixton, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1
KIA vs b6, Bb7 traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Win pawns
Kasparov vs Y Habu, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
KIA vs QGD exd5, Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Back rank pin
Zvjaginsev vs I Lysyj, 2014  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French/QGD traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0
Mamedyarov vs J Asendorf, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French/QGD Tartakower (A07) 1-0 Castle opposite
D Bocharov vs A Mokshanov, 2015  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Black threatens mate, rescues B
M Elyashiv vs Alekhine, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French b6, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Kside group hug, Qxh7+ sac
R Borngaesser vs H Seegers, 1984  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection (B00) 1-0 Passer, fork
R Taylor vs P Hair, 2007 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: French Connection (B00) 0-1 Stockfish notes
D Lima vs Miles, 1995  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (B00) 1-0 Australian Ch
P Eiffe vs H Hookham, 1887  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var(B00) 1-0Aggressive cntr
Staunton vs NN, 1856  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Var (B00) 1-0 blitz
Short vs Chess, 1978  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection (B00) 1-0 Q trap
J Curdo vs S Rabinowitz, 1996  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 12 moves, 1-0
Game 51 in Chess Praxis by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Brinckmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Defense: Franco-Nimzowitsch Variation (B00) · 0-1
Spielmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1927  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 73 in 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch.
W Von Holzhausen vs Nimzowitsch, 1926  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 71 moves, 0-1
Owen Defense/French Advance Bb6 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B00) 1-0
R Antonio vs F Donguines, 2008 (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0
French Defense 4...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Prompt dxe4
G Tringov vs Portisch, 1964 (C00) French Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
French Defense 4...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Prompt dxe4
Szabo vs H Bouwmeester, 1962 (C00) French Defense, 56 moves, 0-1
French Defense 6...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Prompt dxe4
Jansa vs Huebner, 1969  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense 4...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Q+ & fork EAD
E Depoorter vs R Jedynak, 2003 (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
French Def vs KIA/Reversed Philidor(C00) 0-1Black crossfires f2
A Orlov vs Y Kruppa, 2000 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: KIA BxBa6 NxB (C00) 0-1 Juniors
N Raghavi vs M Bensdorp-De Labaca, 2005 (C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
French Defense 7...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1
M Knecht vs Glek, 1990 (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense 7...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) · 0-1
M Dedijer vs M Szymanska, 2001 (C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense 7...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) · 0-1
S Gvetadze vs T Kononenko, 2005 (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
French 3...b6 Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 Q sac for 3 pieces
Y Yurovskikh vs A Nasybullina, 2016 (C02) French, Advance, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def./Pseudo Black Hippo (C00) 1-0 Open center violence
Pillsbury vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
French Bb7 Advance/Owen's Defense (C00) 1-0 Passer on f-file
T Hillarp Persson vs F Grafl, 2017  (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Nc6 (C00) 1-0 Heated Kingsides
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1974  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance 3.e5 b6 (C02) 1/2-1/2
A Menvielle Laccourreye vs Andersson, 1972 (C02) French, Advance, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
King's Indian Attack e5 vs Ba6 French (C00) 0-1 Dbl R sacs
Larsen vs B Andersen, 1960  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
KIA vs French dxe4 (C00) 0-1 Black's P break busts through
Csom vs R Fuchs, 1968  (C00) French Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs French Def (A07) 0-1 Brilliancy
I Bilek vs Tal, 1967  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
KIA vs QGD Bb7, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Line clearance w/overworked pawn
A Liang vs J Haug, 2017  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Bb7/QGD Orthodox (A07) 1-0 Greek Gift!
Botvinnik vs J Letzelter, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack vs Bc5 & Ba6 (C00) 1-0 White counterattack
T L Petrosian vs J Wintzer, 2008  (C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Rook demolition of e-file
Yagupov vs A Rustemov, 1995  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0Corresp 0-0 vs 0-0-0, e5 strong
A Konstantinopolsky vs J Banas, 1983  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Classic KIA Qe2, 0-0 vs QGD Bb7, 0-0-0 (A07) 1-0 Kside passer
A J Mestel vs C Hoi, 1981 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
KIA 3.Qe2 French Ba6 (C00) 1-0 36.?
Morozevich vs Lputian, 2000  (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 1-0
French Def: Chigorin 2.Qe2 w/e5 strong point (C00) 0-1
A Florean vs J Kraai, 2006  (C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
KIA Qe2 vs French dxe4, Bb7 (C00) 1-0 Mate in Four
Y Zhou vs A Hill, 2016  (C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian French. Westerinen Attk (B40) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Kasimdzhanov vs Topalov, 2004  (B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 50 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
S Collins vs D P Wheeler, 2011 (C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 128 in Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
Sax vs Larsen, 1972  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1
KIA vs 3...Nc6 French (A07) 1-0 slick Arabian # w/N&Q
Vasiukov vs Barcza, 1962  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack vs French Be7, Nc6 (A07) · 1-0
Vasiukov vs M Bonch-Osmolovsky, 1957  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
KIA 9.Qe2 b6 vs French Def Qc7, Ba6 (A07) 0-1 Crossfire
Ali Roy vs Goryachkina, 2016 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 1-0 Bishop pair traps Q
F Bohatirchuk vs A Darznieks, 1946  (C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
French Defense: 2.c4 b6 (C00) 0-1 blitz; pawn surplus
A Sibriaev vs D Gordievsky, 2013 (C00) French Defense, 62 moves, 0-1
French Def: Two Knights Var (C00) 1-0 Dbl B sacs, R lift
E E Book vs V Ingerslev, 1929  (C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
KIA 3.Qe2 Nc6 French Def (C00) 1-0 non-standard smothered mate!
S Conquest vs D Buckley, 2012  (C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 Long Dbl Rooks ending
M Ulybin vs A Rustemov, 2004 (C02) French, Advance, 102 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance Var (C02) 1-0
D Fernandez vs J Kraai, 2006 (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double attack h7 & Ra8
D Sermek vs M Varini, 1999  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 9 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 obstruction, combination
Jansa vs D Marovic, 1974  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch 0-0-0 vs Ug-Oh (C03) 1-0 Q sac back ranker
G Chandler vs R Austin, 1980  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double Sacs on e6!!
M Tissir vs M Jimenez Algora, 2004  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 0-1 It went South...
J Vilarnovo Caamano vs Swayams, 2018  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0Raking Bs, Ns Invade
Euwe vs NN, 1947  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch Guimard Defense (C03) 0-1 Strange indeed
Keres vs Petrosian, 1950  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense (C03) 1-0 LOADED
A Mengarini vs R Ervin, 1971  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 11 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense (C03) 0-1
E Paoli vs A Dueckstein, 1961  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 75 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense (C03) 0-1
W Bialas vs H Hecht, 1963  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 67 moves, 0-1
125 Partidas Brilhantes by Fernando Vasconcellos
Geller vs Dreev, 1990  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs O Vasilchenko, 1973  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 1-0 Bs behind Qs
M Bely vs Portisch, 1957  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
L A Tan vs W Hook, 1968 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 40 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
J Berrocal vs L Rojas Keim, 2006 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 42 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
J McDonnell vs D Path, 2001 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 36 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
N Pogonina vs G Mammadova, 2013  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 54 moves, 1-0
Chapter 15: Pursuit from THE ART OF COMBINATION, by Maxim Blokh
Simagin vs Aronin, 1947  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 24 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
Psakhis vs M Drasko, 1981 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
A beautiful bewitching game. Utterly mysterious.
Kotov vs A Chistiakov, 1937  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 70 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
M Lanzani vs M Wiedenkeller, 1982 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense ML (C04) 0-1
G Sorokin vs Korchnoi, 1956  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 43 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
Van der Wiel vs Short, 1982  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
G Jones vs S Williams, 2004 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 38 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense M.L. (C04) 1-0 Pawn #
L Prins vs Yanofsky, 1948  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 33 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense M.L. (C04) 1-0 Spearhead#
E Canal vs G Fletzer, 1948 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 21 moves, 1-0
Game 170/192 My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
C Boutteville vs Tartakower, 1947 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
G Estevez Morales vs Huebner, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 40 moves, 1-0
Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0 Pin allows en prise kNight
D Howell vs M Meinhardt, 2007  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 39 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def ML (C04) 0-1 Rob the pin
P J Sowray vs I Rogers, 1985  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 1-0
S Gorelov vs Bronstein, 1973  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 35 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def M.L. (C04) 0-1 Lateral Pin
Lobron vs M Drasko, 1984  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 30 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Pawn Center Var (C05) 0-1 Simul upset
Korchnoi vs Short, 1976  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 47 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed 7.BxBa6 NxBa6 (C05) 1-0
R Kassel vs E Diemer, 1941  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0
French Tarrasch. Open System Euwe-Keres Line (C07) 1-0 18.Bh6!
Kasparov vs Short, 2001  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
French Def: Rubinstein Var (C10) 1-0 Entangled
N Milevskis vs W Sohn, 1899  (C10) French, 20 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal Variation (C10) · 0-1
S Hornecker vs Z Kornin, 2007  (C10) French, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Variation (C10) · 1-0
R A Dowden vs C Ker, 2001 (C10) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Normal Var (C10) 1/2-1/2 Geometric knights!
Gulko vs Bronstein, 1969  (C10) French, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Normal Var (C10) 0-1 U12 extended Scholar's check
Y Burdot vs Amanzhan Suraganov, 2016 (C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Normal Variation (C10) · 1/2-1/2
Mamedyarov vs Rapport, 2022  (C10) French, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Normal 3.Nc3 Nc6 (C10) 1/2-1/2 incredible save!!
Saric vs Jobava, 2014  (C10) French, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Normal 3.Nc3 Nc6 (C10) 0-1 blitz
Eljanov vs L Trent, 2022 (C10) French, 38 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C10) 1-0 pin and obstruction
Browne vs J F Hurt, 1973  (C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 Bustin' R Roller w/Q
B Nielsen vs H Nielsen, 1941  (C11) French, 21 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var(C11) qk 1/2-1/2
M Bagi vs F Rambaldi, 2015 (C11) French, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Winawer. Advance General (C16) 0-1 violations
E Joppen vs Petrosian, 1954  (C16) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var General (C16) 0-1 Stockfish
M Campos Lopez vs Petrosian, 1972  (C16) French, Winawer, 33 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attk vs French Def Be7, Bb7 (A07) 0-1Don't resign
N Monin vs F Abbasov, 2000  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 63 moves, 0-1
French Defense: 2.f4 b6 La Bourdonnais Var (C00) 0-1
T Rodshtein vs U Fataliyeva, 2016  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack 6.Be2 b6 (C00) 0-1
N Collazo Hidalgo-Gato vs U Fataliyeva, 2016 (C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 Back ranker
A Bogda vs F Braga, 1978  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Be7, Qc7
J Cucka vs J Fichtl, 1960  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 0-1
A delayed Guatemala Defense 8...Ba6? is not to be recommended.
O Smith vs M Payne, 2023  (C16) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Def (C03) 1-0 the opposition
F Schoenthier vs R Borngaesser, 1987  (C03) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense (C03) 0-1
A Lupo vs U Rueetschi, 1983 (C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Guimard Defense Main Line (C04) 0-1
R Geshnizjani vs Rapport, 2023 (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 30 moves, 0-1
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