Elements of Combination Play in C

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Elements of Combination Play in C - Reinfeld %jb
Compiled by fredthebear

This collection was compiled by Jbo. Fredthebear copied it. Thank you jbo!

Book was published by Capitol Publishing in 1950.

Missing games:

2. Hessl - Gruenfeld (Vienna 1933)
5. Kostisch - Dr. Blieden (Cape Town 1924)
18. Dr. Bernstein - Marco (Ostend 1907)
61. Saemisch - Hahn (Match 1935)
91. Anderssen - Zukertort (Breslau 1862)
93. Eliskases - Grob (Match 1935)

CHESS

Meet me then, within this grid,
this little wooden battlefield as equals,
as we forget our bodies to inhabit these pieces, control these spaces, trade threats and responses, send our thoughts out into possible positions, our eyes imagining nothing but sweet forks and lancing fianchettoes. We chessplayers, pretend enemies, bound to our miniature war inexplicably & inescapably: when did we find ourselves so obsessed, insidiously seduced to advances and exchanges, lost inside this abyss of infinite moves, willing servants of it's rules? - Rael

Riddle: When is music like vegetables?

Answer: When there are two beats (beets) to the measure.

Maximo wrote:

My Forking Knight's Mare
Gracefully over the squares, as a blonde or a brunette, she makes moves that not even a queen can imitate. Always active and taking the initiative,
she likes to fork.
She does it across the board,
taking with ease not only pawns, but also kings, and a bad bishop or two.
Sometimes she feels like making
quiet moves,
at other times, she adopts romantic moods,
and makes great sacrifices.
But, being hers a zero-sum game,
she often forks just out of spite.
An expert at prophylaxis, she can be a swindler, and utter threats,
skewering men to make some gains.
Playing with her risks a conundrum,
and also catching Kotov's syndrome.
Nonetheless, despite having been trampled
by her strutting ways
my trust in her remains,
unwavering,
until the endgame.

"When you're lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war" ― Aristotle

"The habit of holding a Man in the hand, and moving it first to one square and then to another, in order to engage the assistance of the eye in deciding where it shall actually be placed, is not only annoying to the adversary but a practical infraction of the touch-and-move principle." ― Howard Staunton

"A bad plan is better than none at all." ― Frank Marshall

The Dog That Dropped The Substance For The Shadow

This world is full of shadow-chasers,
Most easily deceived.
Should I enumerate these racers,
I should not be believed.
I send them all to Aesop's dog,
Which, crossing water on a log,
Espied the meat he bore, below;
To seize its image, let it go;
Plunged in; to reach the shore was glad,
With neither what he hoped, nor what he'd had.

Isaiah 66:24
24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

"Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy." ― Norman Vincent Peale

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

The Tyger
William Blake

Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies.
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand, dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, & what art,
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain,
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp,
Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

When the stars threw down their spears
And water'd heaven with their tears:
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?

Tyger Tyger burning bright,
In the forests of the night:
What immortal hand or eye,
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern
M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0
1
Menchik vs G A Thomas, 1932
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 24 moves, 1-0
3
A Vajda vs Ahues, 1927
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 44 moves, 1-0
4
D Przepiorka vs W Cohn, 1907
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 0-1
6
Pillsbury vs Showalter, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1-0
7
Spielmann vs Rubinstein, 1911
(C49) Four Knights, 37 moves, 1-0
8
P Frydman vs E Gilfer, 1933
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0
9
Eliskases vs Gruenfeld, 1933
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 53 moves, 1-0
10
Lilienthal vs I Kan, 1935
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 40 moves, 1-0
11
Spielmann vs H Gebhard-Elsass, 1926
(B20) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
12
E Canal vs P Johner, 1929
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 1-0
13
Anderssen vs A Alexander, 1869
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1-0
14
P Johner vs L Steiner, 1928
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0
15
Gunsberg vs Chigorin, 1890
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1
16
A Becker vs Euwe, 1928
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 0-1
17
Rubinstein vs Maroczy, 1920
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
19
Alatortsev vs Capablanca, 1935
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1
20
Blackburne vs Lipschutz, 1889
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
21
Marshall vs Burn, 1900
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0
22
Capablanca vs Levenfish, 1935
(D49) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 26 moves, 1-0
23
P Frydman vs Vidmar, 1934
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
24
Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr., 1933
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
25
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
26
Bogoljubov vs Spielmann, 1927
(B10) Caro-Kann, 43 moves, 0-1
27
P Johner vs M Lowcki, 1912
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 48 moves, 0-1
28
G Nagy vs D Przepiorka, 1925
(A15) English, 34 moves, 1-0
29
Rubinstein vs Burn, 1906
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0
30
Bogoljubov vs Capablanca, 1924
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 0-1
31
Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
32
Euwe vs R Loman, 1923
(A09) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0
33
Pillsbury vs Janowski, 1902
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1
34
Tarrasch vs K Walbrodt, 1895
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 38 moves, 1-0
35
Janowski vs J N Berger, 1907
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
36
Alekhine vs Bogoljubov, 1921
(E15) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0
37
Euwe vs Reti, 1920
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 0-1
38
Marshall vs H Wolf, 1906
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0
39
Gruenfeld vs Kmoch, 1926
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0
40
Maroczy vs O Chajes, 1923
(C46) Three Knights, 46 moves, 1-0
41
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
42
Marshall vs J Esser, 1899
(C56) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0
43
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
44
Nimzowitsch vs E V Nielsen, 1930
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
45
Anderssen vs E Schallopp, 1864
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
46
Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
47
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 25 moves, 0-1
48
Marshall vs Ed. Lasker, 1923
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1-0
49
Schlechter vs G Marco, 1904
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
50
Pillsbury vs Lasker, 1896
(C11) French, 50 moves, 1-0
51
A Brinckmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0
52
Tartakower vs H Weenink, 1930
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
53
Winawer vs Blackburne, 1882
(C42) Petrov Defense, 52 moves, 0-1
54
Euwe vs Colle, 1926
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 19 moves, 0-1
55
M Monticelli vs Fine, 1934
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1
56
P Johner vs Rubinstein, 1922
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 0-1
57
Chigorin vs Lasker, 1899
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1
58
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1882
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 0-1
59
Rubinstein vs Hromadka, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
60
Harrwitz vs Anderssen, 1848
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
62
G Norman vs Vidmar, 1925
(E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1
63
Zukertort vs Englisch, 1883
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 1-0
64
N Marache vs Morphy, 1857
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
65
Torre vs Lasker, 1925
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
66
Alekhine vs Flohr, 1931
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0
67
Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1927
(A61) Benoni, 30 moves, 1-0
68
Steinitz vs P Ware, 1882
(B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1-0
69
Spielmann vs Pirc, 1931
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
70
Spielmann vs Hromadka, 1922
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0
71
Tarrasch vs Chigorin, 1893
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
72
V Gonsiorovsky vs Alekhine, 1918
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 0-1
73
Janowski vs E Schallopp, 1896
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
74
A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1
75
Tarrasch vs Marotti / Napoli / de Simone / del, 1914
(A03) Bird's Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
76
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
77
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1923
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
78
Spielmann vs B Hoenlinger, 1929
(B15) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0
79
E G Sergeant vs Capablanca, 1935
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 0-1
80
Zukertort vs S Rosenthal, 1880
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0
81
Gruenfeld vs K Treybal, 1925
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1-0
82
K Sterk vs Marshall, 1912
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
83
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1
84
Capablanca vs Yates, 1924
(A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0
85
Anderssen vs Mayet, 1865
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
86
Lasker vs Rivier / Henneberger, 1919
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
87
Tarrasch vs Romberg, 1893
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0
88
Alekhine vs Yates, 1910
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 46 moves, 1-0
89
P Johner vs Duras, 1907
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 61 moves, 1-0
90
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1916
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 102 moves, 0-1
92
Reti vs Maroczy, 1924
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
94
Bogoljubov vs Ed. Lasker, 1924
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 57 moves, 1-0
95
Alekhine vs Reti, 1922
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
96
M Walter vs G Nagy, 1924
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
MONGREDIEN'S KNIGHT MATE!! It resembles Morphy's Mate w/Bishop
A Simons vs A Mongredien, 1846
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
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