Game 1 Wolfgang Uhlmann
W Bialas vs Uhlmann, 1951  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 0-1
Game 2 Wolfgang Uhlmann
S Hamann vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
Game 3 Wolfgang Uhlmann
J Kostro vs Uhlmann, 1974 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 4 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Govedarica vs Uhlmann, 1977 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 5 Wolfgang Uhlmann
E Prandstetter vs Uhlmann, 1977  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 56 moves, 0-1
Game 6 Wolfgang Uhlmann
V Stoica vs Uhlmann, 1979  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 37 moves, 0-1
Game 7 Wolfgang Uhlmann
E Prandstetter vs Uhlmann, 1979 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 43 moves, 0-1
Game 8 Wolfgang Uhlmann
I Radulov vs Uhlmann, 1983  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 32 moves, 0-1
Game 9 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Stein vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1-0
Game 10 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Kuijf vs Uhlmann, 1990 (C07) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 11 Wolfgang Uhlmann
D Neukirch vs Uhlmann, 1974  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 12 Wolfgang Uhlmann
I Saren vs Uhlmann, 1971  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1
Game 13 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Geller vs Uhlmann, 1970  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 47 moves, 0-1
Game 14 Wolfgang Uhlmann
J Mestel vs Uhlmann, 1973 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 39 moves, 0-1
Game 15 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Kholmov vs Uhlmann, 1978  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
Game 16 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Suetin vs Uhlmann, 1987  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 17 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Tischbierek vs Uhlmann, 1984 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 18 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Velimirovic vs Uhlmann, 1982 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 49 moves, 0-1
Game 19 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Karpov vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
Game 20 Wolfgang Uhlmann
L Vogt vs Uhlmann, 1974  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 48 moves, 0-1
Game 21 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Nijboer vs Uhlmann, 1990 (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 49 moves, 0-1
Game 22 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1960  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 23 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1962  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 24 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Smyslov vs Uhlmann, 1964  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 25 Wolfgang Uhlmann
W Hartston vs Uhlmann, 1973  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 52 moves, 0-1
Game 26 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Bogdanovic vs Uhlmann, 1965  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
Game 29 Wolfgang Uhlmann
M Becker vs Uhlmann, 1982 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1
Game 30 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Suetin vs Uhlmann, 1967  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 35 moves, 0-1
Game 31 Wolfgang Uhlmann
L Hazai vs Uhlmann, 1981 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 52 moves, 0-1
Game 32 Wolfgang Uhlmann
M Ghinda vs Uhlmann, 1983  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 33 Wolfgang Uhlmann
T Paehtz Sr vs Uhlmann, 1981 (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
Game 34 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Unzicker vs Uhlmann, 1962  (C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 0-1
Game 35 Wolfgang Uhlmann
P Enders vs Uhlmann, 1985 (C18) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 0-1
Game 36 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Bronstein vs Uhlmann, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 37 Wolfgang Uhlmann
A Lanc vs Uhlmann, 1979 (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1
Game 38 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Bogdanovic vs Uhlmann, 1963  (C18) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 0-1
Game 39 Wolfgang Uhlmann
C Hartman vs Uhlmann, 1986  (C18) French, Winawer, 44 moves, 0-1
Game 40 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Psakhis vs Uhlmann, 1987 (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 41 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Short vs Uhlmann, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 42 Wolfgang Uhlmann
C Horvath vs Uhlmann, 1988  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
Game 43 Wolfgang Uhlmann
G Moehring vs Uhlmann, 1982  (C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
Game 44 Wolfgang Uhlmann
J Przewoznik vs Uhlmann, 1980 (C02) French, Advance, 32 moves, 0-1
Game 45 Wolfgang Uhlmann
P Enders vs Uhlmann, 1978  (C02) French, Advance, 52 moves, 0-1
Game 46 Wolfgang Uhlmann
H Teske vs Uhlmann, 1986  (C02) French, Advance, 46 moves, 0-1
Game 48 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Savon vs Uhlmann, 1968  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 49 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Browne vs Uhlmann, 1972  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1
Game 50 Wolfgang Uhlmann
R Lau vs Uhlmann, 1988  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 0-1
Game 51 Wolfgang Uhlmann
P Enders vs Uhlmann, 1985  (C00) French Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Game 53 Wolfgang Uhlmann
Velimirovic vs Uhlmann, 1976  (C01) French, Exchange, 21 moves, 0-1
Game 58 Wolfgang Uhlmann
I Hausner vs Uhlmann, 1981  (C15) French, Winawer, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 60 Wolfgang Uhlmann
S Garcia Martinez vs Uhlmann, 1983 (C15) French, Winawer, 30 moves, 0-1
Not in the book, these 2 split in their FD confrontations.
R Byrne vs Uhlmann, 1968 (C16) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 0-1
Not in book; Only Spassky-Uhlmann French
Spassky vs Uhlmann, 1976  (C16) French, Winawer, 51 moves, 1-0
Not in Book; A "French-Gone-Wrong"
R Fuchs vs Uhlmann, 1966  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 1-0
Not in Book; Winawers of these two in '56, '66 and '80!
R Fuchs vs Uhlmann, 1980  (C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening vs 2...Qd6 (A00) 0-1 Silman link
N Lalic vs Uhlmann, 1980  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 0-1
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
French Defense: La Bourdonnais Var (C00) 0-1 Notes by Morphy
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (C00) French Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
French Kside Fianchetto / Sicilian (C00) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Defense, Abormal Exchange (C00) 1-0 Notes by Lowenthal
Morphy vs B C Bierwirth, 1858  (C00) French Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Rat Defense: Small Center (C00) 1-0 Pin the tail on the rat!
Paulsen vs Blackburne, 1861  (C00) French Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
French Defense / Owen Def (C00) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1899  (C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Owen/French Defense (C00) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
[game 1028118 deleted] French Defense/Hippo Dbl Fio (C00) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
Gunsberg vs Bird, 1889  (C00) French Defense, 19 moves, 1-0
French Def: Alapin Gambit 3.Be3 (C00) 1/2-1/2Notes by Teichmann
von Bardeleben vs Bird, 1895  (C00) French Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def. 2.e5 Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0 Notes by Steinitz
J McConnell vs Steinitz, 1886  (C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
French Def. 2.e5 Steinitz Attack (C00) 1-0Strong central square
Steinitz vs M Weiss, 1882  (C00) French Defense, 36 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Chigorin 2.Qe2 (C00) 1-0 Notes by Dr. Tarrasch
Chigorin vs Teichmann, 1895  (C00) French Defense, 31 moves, 1-0
"The Immortal Overprotection Game"
A Nimzowitsch vs Systemsson, 1927  (C00) French Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
French Exchange Copycat (C01) 0-1 Notes by Lasker
L Forgacs vs Rubinstein, 1909  (C01) French, Exchange, 52 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Svenonius (C01) 1-0Notes by Schlechter, Hoffer
Rubinstein vs D Daniuszewski, 1907  (C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01) 0-1 Notes by JHB
Englisch vs Blackburne, 1883  (C01) French, Exchange, 19 moves, 0-1
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Annotated by Steinitz
Chigorin vs Gunsberg, 1889  (C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
Blackburne vs Lomax, 1862  (C01) French, Exchange, 39 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 0-1Notes by JHB
R Wormald vs Blackburne, 1869  (C01) French, Exchange, 47 moves, 0-1
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 (C01) 1-0 Notes by C. Von Bardeleben
Gunsberg vs Burn, 1895  (C01) French, Exchange, 53 moves, 1-0
French Exchange (C01) 0-1 Game 5 of Nimzowitch's 'My System'
O H von Haken vs A Gize, 1913  (C01) French, Exchange, 34 moves, 0-1
"Aron Nimzowitsch: A Reappraisal" by Keene
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Game 33: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine
A Pomar vs Alekhine, 1945  (C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Nimzowitsch System (C02) 1-0 Notes by A.N.
A Nimzowitsch vs S von Freymann, 1912  (C02) French, Advance, 50 moves, 1-0
French Adv Milner-Barry Gambit 8Be2 (C02) 1-0 Open kingsides
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1912  (C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 1-0 Blockade Isolani
A Nimzowitsch vs Salwe, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0
French Advance Paulsen Attack (C02) 1-0 Notes by R. Keene
A Nimzowitsch vs Levenfish, 1911  (C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0
French Advance, Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0 Famous suffocation
A Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  (C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0
French Advance. Wade/Milner-Barry G. (C02) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Areshchenko vs A Rustemov, 2014  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 1-0
French Def. Tarrasch. Closed (C05) 1-0 Winner annotates indepth
Y Dembo vs D Driamin, 2000  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Notes by JHB
Blackburne vs Worrall, 1880  (C10) French, 29 moves, 1-0
French Defense Nc6, Bb4 (C10) 1-0 Notes by Blackburne
Blackburne vs Mason, 1889  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French, Rubinstein. Blackburne (C10) 1-0Notes by von Bardeleben
Schiffers vs Blackburne, 1895  (C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0
Notes by Dr. Emanuel Lasker in "Lasker's Chess Magazine" 1907
Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C10) French, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 19 in the book "My System" by Aron Nimzowitsch
A Becker vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925  (C10) French, 61 moves, 0-1
Annotated in Tartakower & Du Mont's <500 Master Games of Chess>
Bird vs Mason, 1876  (C11) French, 50 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 Classical. Swiss Var (C11) 1-0 Morphy-like K hunt
Blackburne vs G A Thomson, 1882  (C11) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Steinitz Var (C11) 1/2-1/2 Notes by Steinitz
M Weiss vs Mason, 1889  (C11) French, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Var (C11) 0-1 Game changer
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1889  (C11) French, 49 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Classical. Steinitz (C11) 1-0Notes by Pillsbury
Steinitz vs B Vergani, 1895  (C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0
French Def. Classical. Burn. Morozevich Line(C11) 0-1 JHB Notes
G Marco vs Burn, 1895  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
FR Classical, Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Notes by AN, others
A Nimzowitsch vs Alapin, 1914  (C11) French, 18 moves, 1-0
G252: '500 Master Games of Chess' by S. Tartakower & J. Du Mont
Lasker vs Marshall, 1907  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 69 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Tartakower (C13) 0-1Notes from TCPC
E Thorold vs T H Archdall, 1873  (C13) French, 45 moves, 0-1
French Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Just take it!
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1885  (C13) French, 22 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Richter Attack(C13) 1-0Greek gift, Deflection
A Fritz vs Mason, 1883  (C13) French, 26 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 Classical Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Greek gift 2x same wk
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  (C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0
French, Classical. Delayed Exchange(C13) 1/2-Notes by Pillsbury
Schlechter vs Bird, 1895  (C13) French, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Albin-Chatard Gambit (C13) 1-0 Notes by Reti
Alekhine vs H Fahrni, 1914  (C13) French, 23 moves, 1-0
Notes by Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Breyer Variation (C13) 1-0
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1942  (C13) French, 42 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Tarrasch Var (C14) 0-1 Blackburne Annotates
Zukertort vs Blackburne, 1887  (C14) French, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Rubinstein (C14) 1-0Notes by Nimzowitsch
Rubinstein vs Levenfish, 1911  (C14) French, Classical, 29 moves, 1-0
Marshall sends a black steamroller down the middle.
J Esser vs Marshall, 1911  (C15) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 0-1
French Winawer by namesake (C15) 0-1 Well-timed checks
Winawer vs de Vere, 1870  (C15) French, Winawer, 16 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Fingerslip Variation (C15) 0-1 Notes by AA
A Speijer vs Alekhine, 1910  (C15) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
Herceg Novi blitz (1970) worthy of study.Notes by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Uhlmann, 1970  (C15) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1-0
French Winawer. Advance (C16) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995  (C16) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Classical Var (C19) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
A van den Berg vs Keene, 1973  (C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 0-1
French Winawer. Classical (C18) 1-0 Notes by Bobby Fischer
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
FR Winawer Positional (C19) 1-0 Notes by Bill Melvin. > combo!
B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0
French Def. Exchange Copycat (C01) 0-1 Notes by Geza Maroczy
Maroczy vs Reti, 1922  (C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Exchange Copycat (C01) 1-0 Notes by C.S. & E.L.
Maroczy vs Rubinstein, 1908  (C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
The Korchnoi Queen on g3 piles on the pinned f2 pawn
S Tatai vs Korchnoi, 1978  (C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 0-1
French Advance. Lputian 6.a3 Nh6 (C02) 0-1 Viktor strikes w/pin
Fressinet vs Korchnoi, 1996  (C02) French, Advance, 29 moves, 0-1
(C18) It's called Poisoned Pawn 4 a reason
R Fuchs vs Uhlmann, 1956  (C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned P Paoli Var (C18) 0-1
M Cuellar Gacharna vs Uhlmann, 1962 (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Classical Var (C18) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
W Hartston vs Keene, 1970  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 3 in Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs
Svidler vs Ivanchuk, 1999  (C18) French, Winawer, 39 moves, 0-1
C18 0-1 35 Removal of the Defender
Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1
French Def. McCutcheon. Chigorin 8.h4 (C12) 1-0 Notes by Lasker
L Forgacs vs Spielmann, 1909  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 31 moves, 1-0
Not in his book.
A Dueckstein vs Uhlmann, 1956  (C15) French, Winawer, 36 moves, 0-1
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
G22 in Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy: Advances since Nimzo
Marshall vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (C01) French, Exchange, 60 moves, 0-1
Game 8 in Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1935  (C15) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0
Petar Trifunovich, in the April 1970 issue of Chess Life & Revi
H Camilleri vs Uhlmann, 1969  (C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Exchange (C01) 0-1 Not in Uhlmann's book
C Radovici vs Uhlmann, 1968 (C01) French, Exchange, 51 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1Stockfish
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1977  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 0-1
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn ML (C18) 1/2- Black surprise
Giri vs Carlsen, 2018  (C18) French, Winawer, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
Z Almasi vs So, 2014  (C18) French, Winawer, 48 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
T Michalczak vs T Hillarp Persson, 2011  (C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
A Pijpers vs Shirov, 2011  (C18) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
N Dennis vs H Obsieger, 2014 (C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
A Gabrielian vs M Lugovskoy, 2014 (C18) French, Winawer, 24 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer Var (C15) 0-1 Fredthebear's collection
M Pavlov vs Uhlmann, 1981  (C15) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 0-1Notes by R. Keene
Geller vs Keene, 1975  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 60 moves, 0-1
French, Advance. 7.0-0 Improved Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1
K Shevchenko vs Duda, 2022  (C02) French, Advance, 70 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Open System Main Line (C09) 0-1 Trap
E Torre vs Uhlmann, 1976  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 35 moves, 0-1
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