Grob Opening: Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) · 1-0, 13 moves
C Bloodgood vs R W Christy, 1957  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening (A00) 1-0 See story: 2nd hand smoke kills R?
Tal vs Uhlmann, 1970  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) 0-1 NxB, then Qa5+ & fork LPDO N
J Rubenstein vs I Golyak, 2005  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 9 moves, 0-1
Zukertort: Lisitsyn Gambit (A04) · 1-0 Must Know Crusher
H Haberditz vs Hysek, 1938  (A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 1-0
Zukertort /d6 Dutch or Dbl K-Pawn 3 Knights? (A04) 1-0Discovery
Carlsen vs Dolmatov, 2004  (A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Q is going, Going, GONE!
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Smothered Mate
A Schroeder vs R T Black, 1912  (A06) Reti Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Nxf7+ Removes King as defender
G Welling vs A Faber, 1978  (A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 R rocks the 7th!
J Nogueiras vs J Hobaica, 2003  (A06) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Bg4, Bd6 (A07) 1-0 Central action opens files
M Tratar vs I Kragelj, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav 5...BxNf3 (A07) 1-0 Beastly Bs
B Pavlenko vs I Solonar, 2001 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Stefanova's pet King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Pin the attacker
A Stefanova vs U Zak, 2001  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0
K's English, 3 Ns (A27) 1-0 N&B sacs set up forks on K&Q
Sanahuja vs Fernandez, 1983  (A27) English, Three Knights System, 8 moves, 1-0
8...Bxh2! with a beautiful attack
H Krebs vs E J Diemer, 1974  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense (A43) 1-0 Queen Deflection Sacrifice
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001  (A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0
7.Nxh7!=winning attack
A E Blackmar vs A Labry, 1876  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0
4..h6?leads to decisive attack
H Krongraf vs U Monsehr, 1989  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 (B01) 1-0 Pin Nc6 & Discovery traps Q w/Nxc7+
G Abrahams vs W R Thomas, 1923  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Ne5 defeats relative pin
Balode vs Sondore, 1965  (B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qd8 Ilundain (B01) 1-0Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7# KNOW THIS
J Mieses vs J W Ohquist, 1895  (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1-0
Boden's Mate, one of Teichmann's famous games
Teichmann vs NN, 1914  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Nxf7 leads to mate
Alekhine vs R Bruce, 1938  (B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0
queen sac mate
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910  (B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0Rapid development; pin & skewr
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967  (B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Stockfish
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960  (B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
pawn push to mate
Greiner vs S Buntin, 1975  (B40) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
legal variation = mate
H Buckle vs NN, 1840  (B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
relative pin leads to material advantage
Rellstab vs Butzbach, 1968  (B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
It's better to exchange the pawn than taking time to defend it
P Michel vs J Traian Iliesco, 1943  (B50) Sicilian, 5 moves, 1-0
bxf7+ to queen loss
M De Bolster vs NN, 1970  (B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sic Classical (B56)Open d-file allows QxQd8 after Bxf7+ deflect
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967  (B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0
rook sac to mate
Kieninger vs Mross, 1941  (B91) Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation, 14 moves, 1-0
text book style bishop sac to mate
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
12..bxf1? better was qe7
E J Diemer vs M Senff, 1980  (C11) French, 14 moves, 1-0
queen sac to bishop mate!
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931  (C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
blunder=mate
Michael Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 7 moves, 1-0
pin to mate
Bird vs Lasker, 1892  (C21) Center Game, 12 moves, 1-0
bxf7+ queen loss variation
C Gibbs vs C Davie, 1916  (C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
forced queen loss
Barnett vs Eastwood, 1949  (C21) Center Game, 8 moves, 1-0
bxf2 leads to knight fork
NN vs Leonhardt, 1903  (C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1
bishop sac to queen loss
L Boros vs I Saller, 1995  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game, Stanley Var (C26) 1-0 Bxf7+ then Qd5+ & fork, more
Alekhine vs A Evenson, 1918  (C26) Vienna, 14 moves, 1-0
legal style mate
Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934  (C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0
6.nxg5!! leads to mate
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0
Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Game 63, KGA, Rob the frozen pin
Alekhine vs R Mikulka, 1925  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 19 moves, 1-0
2..f6? gets killed
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
legal
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750  (C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
bb5 pins queen
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
nxe5! mate
T Draisma vs J de Graaf, 1954  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
queen trap
M Christoffel vs A Haerri, 1992  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0Watch those Bishops
F Koberl vs J Ban, 1952 (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
careful what you take
G Robinson vs C Davie, 1916  (C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
common queen trap
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960  (C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
great queen trap!
H McMahon vs Marshall, 1897  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1
forced queen loss
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0
queen sac mate:)
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903  (C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
double check = mate!
A Miller vs Chernev, 1928  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1
2 kNights Def./ Scotch Gambit. Kside (C45) 1-0 2 mating squares
J Vasser vs T Brookshear, 1981  (C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0
V Muratov vs B Baranov, 1964  (C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0
queen sac to mate for black
Swain vs Smart, 1990  (C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 0-1
nxc6 leaves queen overworked
A Oppenheim vs NN, 1921  (C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
knight trap:)
B Wall vs L Shameson, 1986  (C51) Evans Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0
knight sac to mate
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
9.nxg5=aggresive attack
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Italian Game, Classical (C53) 0-1 A Reinfeld # puzzle
Horwitz vs Bledow, 1837  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 N sac into Spearhead #
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
fried liver attack
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
fried liver
Morphy vs NN, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0
queen sac to bodens mate
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
queen sac to grecos mate
S Pencil vs G Goltsoff, 1976  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
pin on d7= queen loss
Z von Balla vs A Ritzen, 1914  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
removal of the guard to knight loss
W Dakin vs I Hund, 1981  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
bishop sac to smothered mate
R C Griffith vs NN, 1888  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
pin = queen loss
Motilev vs Tschirkow, 1981  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
discovered mate
Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
bg5=queen loss
A Pearsall vs White, 1935  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
bishop loss
B Wall vs B Henline, 1977  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
bxf7+ leads to mate in 4
T Martin vs NN, 1980  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
bishop gets traped
R Dworzynski vs Keres, 1956  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 0-1
Capablanca miniature: Q sacrifice (if accepted) allows Bxf7#.
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
qd5 to knight loss
D Burk vs A Wishnek, 1968  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 8 moves, 1-0
qd5 wins the knight
C B van den Berg vs F Gaarenstroom, 1943  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
the pin 7..bg4 won't work in this position
E J Diemer vs Toth, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
8.rd1 destroys blacks defences
E J Diemer vs NN, 1950  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
18..qd7?although nb8 is no good either or 0-0-0?
E J Diemer vs H G Gunderam, 1959  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
7..bxc4?? =double checkmate
E J Diemer vs NN, 1979  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
10.nfd5!?
A E Blackmar vs Farrar, 1881  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Uncommon (unsound) Q pawn opening; Double checkmate miniature
Lietsch vs Van Minden, 1957  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
B-D Gambit: Bogoljubow. Studier Attack (D00) 1-0 2 Ns dancing
E J Diemer vs S Weinmann, 1980  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Boden's Mate
E J Diemer vs Portz, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
bxf7+ = queen loss
A J Donnelly vs E Pollington, 1963  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0
queen sac to mate!
Twigg vs E Gray, 1947  (D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 1-0
6.nxd5?=elephant trap
Mayet vs Harrwitz, 1848  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 0-1
8.axb4 proves to be bad for white
Reshevsky vs R Margolit, 1968  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1
$Blackburne's Trap is an Unpin (sitting Q sac) Legall's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
Philidor: Lopez CG (C41) 1-0 Spurious but gorgeous miniature
J H Blake vs G A Hooke, 1891  (C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 See rustyrook notes
Kolisch vs Rhodes / Walker, 1861  (C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Classical Var (C45) 1-0 Intermezzo allows retreat
T Schou-Moldt vs A Subramanian, 2015  (C45) Scotch Game, 7 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Miniatures in notes
J Krejcik vs A Kraus, 1952  (C28) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Center Counter 3...Qa5 (B01) 1-0 Q trap fighting for c7 square
Wiesel vs Weigel, 1923  (B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0
Sic Dragon (B72) A Well known trap. If Nc6 then Ng4 is playable
K Rahn vs Rellstab, 1941  (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish Var (B71) 1-0 Leaps and bounds
D Muller-Using vs F Hoffmann, 1995  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 poisoned e-pawn
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Scholar's # by trailing Q
Karjakin vs M A Sola Lluch, 2003  (C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
QG Accepted Old Variation: Piece lost in 6. See Blogger notes.
Greco vs NN, 1620  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 6 moves, 1-0
KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Know this Unpin trap
Greco vs NN, 1620  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0
Owen Def. Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 6...Bg7 Out of business
G den Broeder vs W Wegener, 1982  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Not quite the Englund Gambit miniature, but close??
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987  (B32) Sicilian, 6 moves, 1-0
5-move howler; Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 0-1
K G Shirazi vs J Peters, 1984  (B20) Sicilian, 5 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Boi Var (C23) 0-1 Decoy sac, Royal fork
NN vs Greco, 1620  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1
QID Petrosian Var. Farago Defense (E12) 1-0 Double attack LPDO
L Christiansen vs Karpov, 1993  (E12) Queen's Indian, 12 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Morphy Attack (C51) 1-0 Pin, R sac
Perigal / Pulling vs W M Popert, 1840  (C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Italian Var (C50) 1-0Don't miss your unpins!
C Morrow vs G Finegold, 1992  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 12 moves, 1-0
French Def: Tarrasch / Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Bishop tactics
Z Solmanis vs Ernests Gize, 1940  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted. Copenhagen Defense (C21) 1-0 Q skewer
Albin vs Horinek, 1922  (C21) Center Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: General (C21) 1-0 Q rakes the 5th rank
A Makarov vs T Heinrich, 1998  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 up a bishop
V Salenko vs A Poplavsky, 2000 (B32) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
Tal plays the anti-positional 12. f4?! to irk Botvinnik.
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Intro to pgn4web
D Djakova vs P J Draganova, 2001  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Promotion #
F Rhine vs NN, 2019  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Gary Gambit (B44) 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1985  (B44) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
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