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3 French/Sicilian e6/Tarrasch vs KIAk
Compiled by fredthebear
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The compact King's Indian Attack allows lots of move orders and faces a variety of defensive structures. This collection mostly features e6 structures for Black and d3-e4 structures for White. Some notable exceptions are at the top of the list.

Games not included herein feature an early White c4 in the Reti Opening, and an early d4 might be a Catalan. The King's Indian Reversed features e4 as a first move, or well within the first ten moves by White. This collection features e4.

00.0 White plays Be2 Reversed Philidor Defence instead of fio 10's Miscellaneous, exceptions to e6 structures... 50's Hungarians - Early Bg2, perhaps w/Ne2 or Nh3, usually Nc3 80's Black Advance Block d4 vs d3, Block e5 vs e4, perhaps e5xf4 or f4xe5 100's Early Exchange e4xd5, d5xe4,
120's White Advance Exchange d6xe5, e5xd6, e5xf6 240's Various
300's Traditional e5 strong point, Kingside attack 320's Traditional e5 strong point, Central or Queenside attack 500's Black g6, Bg7 with Kingside attack
520's Black g6, Bg7 with Central or Queenside attack 900 Uncategorized thus far

* Best Games of 2018: Game Collection: Best Games of 2018

* Bearly Thinking: https://www.etsy.com/listing/972054...

* Beginner to Advanced Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ash...

* Black wins (13 games): Game Collection: King's Indian Attack

* White wins: Game Collection: French White plays King's Indian Attack

* Chess in Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKN...

* Common Checkmate Patterns:
http://gambiter.com/chess/Checkmate...

* Fabulous chess brilliancies:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* GoY's 40 Favs: Game Collection: GoY's favorite games

* Glass-like Gambit for Black: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAI...

* Learn the French D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8...

* Learn the French D Advance Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfj...

* Learn the French D Exchange Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIE...

* French D Monte Carlo Variation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2k...

* French D Alapin Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgK...

* The Unknown Alapin Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Xg...

* Frenchies Hate the Alapin Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oh...

* French D Reti Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6q...

* Beat the French w/Reti Gamit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ez...

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

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

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

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

* H2BKIA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si5...

* Play the KIA/Pirc D like a pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU1...

* Vienna Game g3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0F...

* Vienna g3 speedrun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWL...

* Ben's Vienna Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKw...

* Levy's Vienna Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elR...

* IM Rosen gets trapped: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Q...

* Vienna lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIe...

* Hikaru's Vienna Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbt...

* The Ruthless Vienna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYr...

* Vienna Opening mistakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKG...

* Vienna Opening Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNp...

* Whiteshark documents this opening well: Game Collection: 98_A07_King's Indian Attack

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

* Wrong? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgx...

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

* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The thought crossed my gentle mind that CGs needs some additional avatar variance of figures like Emory and Andrew Tate, Tani Adewumi, James Black Jr., Ambakisye Osayaba, Tom "Murph" Murphy, and Pontus Carlsson, Taahir Levi, Praggy and Pentala Harikrishna, Nihal Sarin, Adhiban Baskaran, Manuel Aaron, and Juan Carlos González Zamora, María Teresa Mora Iturralde, Daniela De la Parra, Alejandra Guerrero Rodríguez, Azarya Jodi Setyaki, Medina Warda Aulia, Errol Tiwari, Elshan Moradiabadi, Joey Razo, Collette McGruder, Diamond Shakoor, Phiona Mutesi, Jessica Hyatt, Jean-Pierre and Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev, Rout Padmini and Hou Yifan and Zhao Xue, Medhat Moheb, Yao Ming and Awonder Liang, Jeffery Xiong and Liem Le, Li Chao and the like. Our avatars are rather lily silly; not everybody looks like Smith, Jones, Thomas, or Mikhail.

On the other hand, we definitely need some redheads too (Anna Rudolf, Isla Fisher, Jude Acers, Prince Harry, Ed Sheeran)!! I'd say at least a dozen redheads, some with and without beards. Some Canadians too!

* A French Start: Game Collection: French Defense

* Coo & Co1s: Game Collection: French Miscellaneous for Black

slaw1998: In my spine there sends a shiver
When a player sends his pieces up the river
Into loose en prise encapture, enrapture,
Does it to my heart receive it well
Yet other players bring me down
Their defense sends my attack the other way around And Tal and others would be quite displeased
Like I, to have the attack no hope of being released

So I'll go on shedding pieces
With combos, like a magic stall,
And hope that some day
I can beat them all.

"No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life." — Anonymous

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ― Mahatma Gandhi

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off." — Daniel Naroditsky

"I don't think about it (representing African-Americans) during the games, but I certainly do think about how few African-Americans there are at the top level. So, I try to do my best to motivate more people like us to give it a try and hopefully succeed." ― 13-year-old FM Brewington Hardaway from New York

Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take care of themselves. ~ Scottish Proverb

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<Tips to calm down
Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down.

1. Breathe
"Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health.

When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down.

There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body.

Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation).

Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious.

2. Admit that you're anxious or angry
Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease.

3. Challenge your thoughts
Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life.

When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions:

Is this likely to happen?
Is this a rational thought?
Has this ever happened to me before?
What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle that?
After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water."

4. Release the anxiety or anger
Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better."

However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming.

"This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains.

5. Visualize yourself calm
This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused.

By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious.

6. Think it through
Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?"

This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation.

"When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains.

7. Change your focus
Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside.

Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds.

8. Have a centering object
When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck.

Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck.

9. Relax your body
When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself.

To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head.

10. Drop your shoulders
If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths.

You can do this several times a day.

11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief.

This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body.

One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension.

12. Get some fresh air
The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack.

Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes.

Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process.

13. Fuel your body
Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack.

Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress.

Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety.

14. Chew gum
Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers.

15. Listen to music
The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind.

16. Dance it out
Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life.

17. Watch funny videos
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost.

18. Write it down
If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head.

19. Squeeze a stress ball
When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include:

stress ball
magnetic balls
sculpting clay
puzzles
Rubik's cube
fidget spinner

20. Try aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include:

bergamot
cedarwood
chamomile
geranium
ginger
lavender
lemon
tea tree
Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief.

21. Seek social support
Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard.

Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief.

22. Spend time with a pet
Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.>

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began:

Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love.

Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse:

For this – dear Frank –
We thank you.
For this – dear Frank –
We love you!
Brave heart –
Brave heart –
We love you!

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it."

Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

The Lion Beaten By The Man

A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
On the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:
"That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!"

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

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Reti vs Sicilian/Tarrasch (A08) 1-0 Nxf7 Discovery
B G Christensen vs E Guindy, 1996 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 1-0

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 0-1 Greco's Mate
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1911 
(C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 0-1

French e5 vs Reversed Philidor (C00) 1-0 Heavy pieces action
Capablanca vs J Grommer, 1913 
(C00) French Defense, 44 moves, 1-0

Reversed Philidor vs French Def (C00) 1-0Black keeps N pair
I Bilek vs W Golz, 1960
(C00) French Defense, 65 moves, 1-0

French Def vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Closed Cntr
D Pass vs A Scheffner, 1999
(B40) Sicilian, 39 moves, 0-1

French Bg7 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 B&N vs R EG
C Cave vs J M Santa Torres, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 104 moves, 0-1

French Bg7 vs Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Space advan
Onkemetse Francis vs P de Leon, 2014
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 0-1

FrenchNc6 vs Rev Phili Backward b-pawn bites Caruana's buttocks
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 66 moves, 1-0

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

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 NxNf6+ Remove the Guard
A Avila Fraire vs S Logothetis, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 11 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 vs Sicilian g6, e6, d6 (A04) 1-0Famous fianchetto B coup
Petrosian vs Pachman, 1961  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Copycat / delayed Dragon d6 (A07) 1-0 Heavy penetration
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: K Indian Attack (A06) 0-1Marshall toys w/AN
A Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1907 
(A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Modern Ne7, e5 Block, e4xd5 (A07) 1/2-1/2, 26 moves
Kramnik vs Anand, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA vs Czech Benoni c5-d6-e5 (A07) 1-0 Bxh6 leads to upset
M Paragua vs Aronian, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

C-K, Breyer Variation (B10) 1-0 Like a KIA; Each Q is sacked
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Reversed Philidor Formation (C00) 0-1 Dbl B Sac
J Horvath vs S Polgar, 1981 
(C00) French Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

Exhange French
B Vujic vs S Polgar, 1981 
(C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack / Hungarian (A07) 1-0Pin wins; Bb6 is mate
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

Petrosian plays simple chess to win KIA at Stockholm Interzonal
Petrosian vs R Teschner, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA /Closed Sicilian e4 vs e5 (A07) 0-1 Teenagers
Yermolinsky vs Kasparov, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 68 moves, 0-1

KIA Sicilian, French Var (B40) 1-0 Keen B sac, pawn breakthru
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 vs d4 (A07) 1-0 Dbl N sacs for Kside assault!
D Boros vs V Ryzhkov, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

KIA exd5 vs French (A07) 1-0 No drawing formula
Svidler vs I Lysyj, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed Korchnoi Def (B23) 1-0 Greed is a sin.
Blatny vs M Werner, 1988 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 11 moves, 1-0

KIA dxe4 dxe4 vs Be7, Bg7 (A08) 1-0 Q penetration w/N
Petrosian vs I Kan, 1955 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

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

French Defense dxe4 dxe4 King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0
M Momic vs J F Hurt, 1968 
(C00) French Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

French Defense dxe4 dxe4 King's Indian Attack (C00) 0-1
Browne vs E Formanek, 1971
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 0-1

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 Tartakower (A07) 1-0 Castle opposite
D Bocharov vs A Mokshanov, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

dxe4 Game 3 in Twenty-five Annotated Games by Robert Huebner
Jansa vs Huebner, 1969 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 6 in Fischer: Move by Move by Cyrus Lakdawala
Fischer vs Ivkov, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

Open e-file 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O Nc6 8.Re1 b5 9.exd5 exd5 10.a4 b4
A Wohl vs M Tscharotschkin, 2011
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian/French (A08)1-0 P wedge on 6th
Ponomariov vs D Sadzikowski, 2010 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 e7 under fire; remove the guard
J Stopa vs S Greanias, 2009 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

*KIA w/e5 wedge (A07) White tears open fianchetto w/Q sac
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs French Ne8 (A07) 1-0 K stripped bare
Harikrishna vs Naiditsch, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

K's Indian Attack vs French-Sicilian (A07) 1-0Must Know this EG
Z Zhang vs D Marciano, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 68 moves, 1-0

GK played KIA as a junior; Pseudo-Tarrasch/Sicilian Defense
Kasparov vs B Kantsler, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

Traditional 9.e5 KIA (A07) 1-0 Q Sac leads to Arabian Mate
A Stukopin vs B Hasenohr, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French/QGD traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Nf6+
D Svetushkin vs V Varaciuc, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs French (A07) 1-0 Bold N offerings
W J Adam vs V Pupols, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French e5 strong point (A07) 0-1 Attack opposite wings
J Rubinetti vs Uhlmann, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

KIA e5 strong point vs French Be7 (A07) 1-0 Overprotection
Botvinnik vs Uhlmann, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French 0-0s (A07) 1-0Typical closed centr, Kside assault
J Grefe vs W Heidenfeld, 1973 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

KIA vs e6, d5, Be7 (A07) 1-0 Kside vs Qside pawn expansion
Panno vs Eliskases, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 1-0

KIA vs FR (A08) 1-0 Outnumbered 2 attackers, 1 defender = N sac
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0

KIA vs e6 Sicilian g6/Melbourne (A07) 1-0Mate threats on g-file
J Zhao vs J Christiansen, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Ciocaltea puts on a clinic in demolishing the French with KIA
V Ciocaltea vs J Kozma, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian/French (A07) 1-0 The Nxd5 sac is old hat in KIA
A Filipowicz vs B Pietrusiak, 1964 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Nc6 (C00) 1-0 Heated Kingsides
Ljubojevic vs Vaganian, 1974 
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

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 e5 strong point vs Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Kingside pressure
Browne vs S Subramanian, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

KIA e5, Qe2 vs French (A08) 1-0 Pawns expand, tactical MG
Fischer vs U Geller, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack 2.Qe2 (A07) 1-0 Exchange sac destroys def
Jan Rasmussen vs N Kerins, 1973 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

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 f4, e5 vs Sicilian Bb7, Bc7 (A07) 1-0 f6 Lolli's Mate
V Ciocaltea vs Jansa, 1964
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack 8.e5 (A07) 1-0 Rh8+! for Kside assault
S Matera vs Nunn, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian - French Def (A08) 1-0 Q sac, B helps N dual
A Adly vs V Laznicka, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var (A08) 1-0 Swingin' Swayin'
A Khavin vs Kotov, 1944 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

KIA 3.Qe5 5.e5 vs Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 0-0 vs 0-0-0
Bologan vs P Kotsur, 2011 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 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

French, King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
Shirov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C00) French Defense, 15 moves, 1-0

$French Def vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Qside pawn roller
E Kovalevskaya vs V Gunina, 2008 
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

French Def. 4...b3 vs. KIA (C00) 0-1Structure crumbles; K walk
A Skripchenko vs A Maric, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

Sicilian/French b4 vs KIA c4 (B40) 1-0 Jousting N has his day!
Fischer vs A Feuerstein, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French / Sicilian c5-d5-b5-a5 (B40) 1-0 Good N, Bad N
A Minasian vs Ehlvest, 2004 
(B40) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian e6, Bg7 (A08) 1-0 Force count insufficient
A van Weersel vs M Middelveld, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

Kasparov wipes out World #3 Ljubojevic in a mere 25 moves!
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

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 d3-c3-d4-dxc5 (A07) 1-0 R ending w/Qside P
Fischer vs J Durao, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

French vs King's Indian Attack (B40)1-0 Backward f-pawn problem
S Kindermann vs Short, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1-0

KIA exd5 Nxd5 vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0Black Exchange Sac, Q retreat
A Nimzowitsch vs Swiderski, 1907 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French
B Gurgenidze vs Y Sakharov, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

French Defense 3...Nf6 KIA Advance e5 Nfd7 (C00) 0-1
Y Aspstrom vs H Ek, 1971 
(C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

French Defense 3...Nf6 KIA Advance e5 Nfd7 (C00) 0-1
J Franke vs L B Hansen, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 43 moves, 0-1

KIA exd5 exd5 vs French Defense Qside expansion (A07) 0-1
M Mrva vs S Volkov, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

3. Nd2 line, ...g5, ...Ng6, black opens kside up to win queen
A Zapata vs Lautier, 1990 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

D5 pawn exchange, long tactical center sequence, model upset
B Amin vs K Abdel Razik, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

D5 pawn exchange, kside pawns and pieces, material up ending
A Krumova vs S Madhurima, 2011
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

New model game, d4 push, ...c4, ...b5 qside play, kside tactics
L Robichaud vs G Michaud, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

Qe2 line, ...b5, ...b4 idea, qside passer, material up
M Paragua vs Y Drozdovskij, 2008
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Qe2 line, draw
A Kim vs Y Lou, 2009
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA Qe2, 9.c4 d4 vs French (A07) 0-1 R sac for passer
Svidler vs Karjakin, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 82 moves, 0-1

Delayed Bg7
Ljubojevic vs Petrosian, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

18.Bxh6 is a thematic sacrifice
Y Lapshun vs G Meier, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Bd6-Bc7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Black keeps expanding
K Kiik vs Ehlvest, 1985
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack vs French Nc6, Bd6, Nge7 (A07) 0-1
Browne vs K Commons, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1

Classic KIA Qe2, 0-0 vs QGD Bb7, 0-0-0 (A07) 1-0 Kside passer
J Mestel vs C Hoi, 1981
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA 5.Qe2 vs French Defense exd5 (A07) 0-1 51...?
McShane vs Anand, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 0-1

KIA 4.Qe2, 5.dxe4, 6.Na3, 8.Bf4 French Def (C00) 1-0Pawn stoker
Benjamin vs E Tate, 2000 
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Def. dxe4 dxe4 (C00) 1-0 Basman's K takes a hike!
R L Paige vs M Basman, 1967
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

G71'Botvinnik: One Hundred Selected Games' by Mikhail Botvinnik
Panov vs Botvinnik, 1940 
(C00) French Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French Def. dxe4 dxe4 (A07) 0-1
R Nicevski vs Janosevic, 1967
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Fredthebear formed this collection w/help from others
V Mezentsev vs J Kraai, 2000
(C00) French Defense, 39 moves, 0-1

French Def: 4...Nc6 vs King's Indian Attack (C00) 0-1
J Kraai vs S Ramos, 2001
(C00) French Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

KIA vs French/QGD (A07) 1-0 23.Nxh6? NxNh6 wins for Black
D Gukesh vs M Rafiee, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 Rooks, Knights, and Pawns
Stein vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2

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 Def., e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 connected passers
Ben Wyde vs V Pupols, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs Sicilian/Tarrasch Def (A07) 0-1
E Gersov vs J Kraai, 2004
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1

KIA e5 strong point vs French Def (A07) 1-0 Assault & Battery
A Phillips vs Golombek, 1961 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA Dbl Fio e5 strong point vs French Def (A07) 0-1 pin robbing
V Jorquera Cabello vs E Barbosa, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 0-1

KIA e5 strong point vs French Def (A07) 1-0 Rippin' up g-file!
Karjakin vs Shankland, 2021 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs Be7, Bg7, Qc7 (A07) 1-0
Morozevich vs D Sermek, 1994 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs French Def (A07) 1-0opposite wings attks
A Bodnaruk vs M Aulia, 2012 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Def., Euwe Var (A07) 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2020
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA vs French Def Qc7, Ba6 (A07) 0-1 Crossfire
Ali Roy vs Goryachkina, 2016
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

A07
Carlsen vs A Erigaisi, 2023 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 74 moves, 1-0

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