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Cogito, ergo sum

"A passed pawn increases in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose." ― Bette Davis

"Chess is a matter of vanity." ― Alexander Alekhine

"As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine." ― Levon Aronian

"Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have to prove the assessment with very strong moves and if you don't find all of these strong moves you may lose very quickly. For a computer this is not a problem, but for humans it is not so easy." ― Vassily Ivanchuk

"A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit." ― John Milton

"Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory." ― Max Euwe

"A sport, a struggle for results and a fight for prizes. I think that the discussion about "chess is science or chess is art" is already inappropriate. The purpose of modern chess is to reach a result." ― Alexander Morozevich

"No one man is superior to the game." ― A. Bartlett Giamatti, in reference to Pete Rose, the all-time MLB hits leader banned for gambling.

"To err is human; to forgive, divine." ― Alexander Pope

"I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost." ― Adolf Anderssen

"After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes" ― Howard Staunton

"I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed." ― Emanuel Lasker

"With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop." ― Mikhail Botvinnik

"A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune." ― Francois-Andre Danican Philidor

"Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess." ― Adrian Rogers

"Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position." ― Anatoly Karpov

"The object of the state is always the same: to limit the individual, to tame him, to subordinate him, to subjugate him." ― Max Stirner

"It is a profound mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned." ― Richard Reti

"A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes." ― Ajahn Brahm

"As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities." ― Alexander Alekhine

"It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all." ― Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

"The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move." ― David Bronstein

"Get there firstest with the mostest." ― Nathan Bedford Forrest

"If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public." ― Agnes Repplier

"If you watch it, you should watch it with other players and try to find moves, like it was before. Now on many sites you watch together with the computer and the pleasure is gone." ― Boris Gelfand

"I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess and other events can seem quite unimportant in comparison with a catastrophe on the chessboard." ― Vlastimil Hort

"It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!" ― Mikhail Tal

"Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did I bother?" ― Daniel J. King

"Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development." ― Alexey Suetin

"Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found in the textbooks and to which players try to conform because they cannot think up anything better or equal, anything original." ― Mikhail Chigorin

"The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the disposition with which he sits down at the board." ― Efim Geller

"Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess." ― Vasily Smyslov

"No matter how much theory progresses, how radically styles change, chess play is inconceivable without tactics." ― Samuel Reshevsky

"Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous." ― Abdelkader El Djezairi

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and diligence." ― Abigail Adams

"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." ― Winston Churchill

"When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king and pawn endings. So when I came to a tricky position in my own games, I knew the winning method." ― Garry Kasparov

"As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively." ― Mark Dvoretsky

"It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media." ― Alexei Shirov

"For me, each game is a new challenge, which has to be dealt with rationally and systematically. At that time, every other thought fades into oblivion." ― Viswanathan Anand

Ne kadar bilirsen bil, o kadar azdır.

"Any fool can know. The point is to understand." ― Albert Einstein

"One bad move nullifies forty good ones."
― Israel Albert Horowitz

"It is a well-known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well." ― Aron Nimzowitsch

"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors." ― Pola Negri

"Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate." ― Jose Raul Capablanca

"Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in front of me was a quite different person: an enraged lion, although with the fervour typical only of a southerner, with his temperamental patter, which made it hard to follow the torrent of his indignant exclamations and words." ― Alexander Koblencs

"A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games." ― Howard Staunton

"A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame ... an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance." ― Paul Keres

"Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns." ― Benjamin Franklin

"The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that." ― Boris Spassky

"Chess never has been and never can be aught but a recreation. It should not be indulged in to the detriment of other and more serious avocations - should not absorb or engross the thoughts of those who worship at its shrine, but should be kept in the background, and restrained within its proper province. As a mere game, a relaxation from the severe pursuits of life, it is deserving of high commendation." ― Paul Morphy

"Incidentally, when we're faced with a "prove or disprove," we're usually better off trying first to disprove with a counterexample, for two reasons: A disproof is potentially easier (we need just one counterexample); and nitpicking arouses our creative juices. Even if the given assertion is true, our search for a counterexample often leads to a proof, as soon as we see why a counterexample is impossible. Besides, it's healthy to be skeptical." ― Ronald Graham

"Even though chess isn't the toughest thing that computers will tackle for centuries, it stood as a handy symbol for human intelligence. No matter what human-like feat computers perform in the future, the Deep Blue match demands an indelible dot on all timelines of AI progress." ― Steven Levy

"Attackers may sometimes regret bad movez, but it's much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by." ― Garry Kasparov

"Even the laziest king flees wildly in the face of a double check." ― Aron Nimzowitzch

"When you see a good move – WAIT! – look for a better one." ― Emanuel Lasker The Portuguese chess player and author Pedro Damiano (1480–1544) first wrote this in his book "Questo libro e da imparare giocare a scachi et de li partiti" published in Rome, Italy, in 1512.

Proverbs 29:25
Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

"Winning is about commitment, discipline, hard work, dedication, determination, courage and sometimes even luck!" ― Susan Polgar

"Every defeat is an opportunity to learn from our mistakes! Every victory is a confirmation of our hard work!" ― Susan Polgar

"A chess player uses his/her knowledge to prepare for next game while a passionate coach preparez for next generation!" ― Susan Polgar

French Proverb: "Ce n'est pas à un vieux singe qu'on apprend à faire la grimace." ― (There's no substitute for experience.)

* Organized Steinitz collection:
Game Collection: Steinitz Gambits

* Classic games by great players: Game Collection: Guinness Book - Chess Grandmasters (Hartston)

* Scandinavian Miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Back rank mating tactics: Game Collection: 610_Back rank mating tactics

* 25 in 24: https://clickup.com/blog/best-produ...

* Impact of Genius: 500 years of Grandmaster Chess: Game Collection: Impact of Genius : 500 years of Grandmaster Ches

* Chess Prehistory by Joe Stanley: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

* Awful Internet Troll: https://www.hellovaia.com/magazine/...

* Best (Old) Games of All Time: Game Collection: Best Games of All Time

* 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters' by Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: 0

* bengalcat47's favorite games of famous masters: Game Collection: bengalcat47's favorite games

* Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931: Game Collection: Mil y Una Partidas 1914-1931

* 9 Essential Components: https://www.freshbooks.com/en-ca/hu...

* Fire Baptisms: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

* maxruen's favorites: Game Collection: maxruen's favorite games III

* Famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

* Brilliant games: Game Collection: Brilliant games

* The Fireside Book of Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld: Game Collection: Fireside Book of Chess

* 'Chess Praxis' by Aron Nimzowitsch: Game Collection: Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)

* '500 Master Games of Chess' by Savielly Tartakower and Julius Du Mont: Game Collection: 500 Master Games of Chess

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

* Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky: Game Collection: Middlegame Combinations by Peter Romanovsky

* Exchange sacs: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

* Internet Tracking: https://us.norton.com/blog/privacy/...

* Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* 'The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games' by Graham Burgess, John Nunn and John Emms. New expanded edition-now with 125 games. Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Best of the British: Game Collection: Best of the British

* The Best Chess Games (part 2): Game Collection: The Best Chess Games (part 2)

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* sapientdust's favorites: Game Collection: sapientdust's favorite games

* shakman's favorites: Game Collection: shakman's favorite games - 2

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

* Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Slavko Petrovic): Game Collection: Veliki majstori saha 16 RETI (Petrovic)

* We're being tracked: http://choosetoencrypt.com/search-e...

* Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek: Game Collection: Richard Réti's Best Games by Golombek

* Ray Keene's favorite games: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

* Variety pack by Nova: Game Collection: KID games

* JonathanJ's favorites: Game Collection: JonathanJ's favorite games 4

* jorundte's favorites: Game Collection: jorundte's favorite games

* elmubarak: my favs: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

* Assorted good games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0

* Everlasting L4U: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jNMN... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObeV...
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* Last Collection: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION

* Nobody Knows: https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...

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

WTHarvey:
There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles did daily delay,
The brain-teasers so tough,
They made us all huff and puff,
But solving them brought us great satisfaction today.

There once was a website named WTHarvey
Where chess puzzles were quite aplenty
With knight and rook and pawn
You'll sharpen your brain with a yawn
And become a master of chess entry

There once was a site for chess fun,
Wtharvey.com was the chosen one,
With puzzles galore,
It'll keep you in store,
For hours of brain-teasing, none done.

There once was a website named WTHarvey,
Where chess puzzles were posted daily,
You'd solve them with glee,
And in victory,
You'd feel like a true chess prodigy!

The 20-40-40 rule in chess is a rule for players rated below 2000 that states 20% of your study should be dedicated to openings, 40% to the middlegame, and 40% to the endgame.

110 pounds of ketamine found in traveler's baggage at Detroit Airport CBS News
GABRIELLE DAWSON, ALIZA CHASAN
December 21, 2023 at 5:42 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ROMULUS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Officers found 110 pounds of ketamine in a traveler's baggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday.

The traveler, a citizen of the United Kingdom, arrived on a flight from France on Dec. 13, authorities said. He was selected for a second inspection.

Officers performed an X-ray scan and physical search of the man's two large suitcases, which he claimed were given to him by a family member, customs officials said. The search revealed plastic bags filled with large white crystals, which according to field tests, were ketamine.

At $90 per gram, the ketamine has a street value of over $4 million, authorities said.

Customs and Border Protection officers seized the ketamine. Under federal law, the agency is required to destroy most seized drugs and retain samples as evidence for criminal prosecutions. Officers didn't let the traveler enter and he was returned to France, according to a news release.

The amount of ketamine seized by law enforcement has steadily increased over the past seven years according to research published in May 2023 in JAMA Psychiatry. From 2017 to 2022, the research found the number of law enforcement seizures increased from 55 to 247 – more than 300% – with most activity reported in Tennessee, Florida, and California.

According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, most of the ketamine illegally distributed in the U.S. has been diverted or stolen from legitimate sources, including veterinary clinics, or smuggled into the country from Mexico.

Ketamine, a Schedule III controlled substance, has been approved by the FDA as an anesthetic since the 1970s. It is accepted for medical use, but the drug — which has been abused for its hallucinogenic effects — is known for its use in nightclub and party culture. A ketamine overdose can cause unconsciousness and dangerously slowed breathing, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency has warned.

"Friends" actor Matthew Perry died in October from the acute effects of ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy released earlier this month by the Los Angeles County medical examiner. Before his death, Perry received ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety, the autopsy report said.

Perry's last treatment was a week and a half before his death. Based on the levels of ketamine in his blood, the coroner determined that his cause of death was not from his prior infusion therapy, but rather from ketamine taken in some other manner. Ketamine is usually metabolized in a matter of hours.

Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

Connecticut: Windsor
Established in: 1633

Windsor was Connecticut's first English settlement, with a perfect location on the water. Today, the city uses its "first town" status to create a historical atmosphere ideal for tourism.

* History of the Internet: Wikipedia article: History of the Internet

* Chess History: https://www.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

The Kings of Chess: A History of Chess, Traced Through the Lives of Its Greatest Players by William Hartston William Hartson traces the development of the game from its Oriental origins to the present day through the lives of its greatest exponents - men like Howard Staunton, who transformed what had been a genteel pastime into a competitive science; the brilliant American Paul Morphy, who once played a dozen simultaneous games blindfold; the arrogant and certified insane Wilhelm Steinitz; the philosopher and mathematician Emanual Lasker; Bobby Fischer, perhaps the most brilliant and eccentric of them all; and many other highly gifted individuals. Hartson depicts all their colorful variety with a wealth of rare illustrations.

Format: Hardcover
Language: English
ISBN: 006015358X
ISBN13: 9780060153588
Release Date: January 1985
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Length: 192 Pages
Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Q: What do you call something that goes up when the rain comes down? A: An umbrella.

Q: What do you call a doctor who fixes websites? A: A URL-ologist.

Q: What do you call a sleeping dinosaur?
A: A dinosnore.

Q: What do you call a Christmas tree that knows karate A: Spruce Lee.

Q: What does a triangle call a circle?
A: Pointless.

Q: What do you call a piece of sad cheese?
A: Blue cheese.

Q: What do you call a cow in an earthquake?
A: A milkshake.

Q: What do you call an M&M that went to college? A: A smarty.

The Fly and the Ant

A fly and ant, on a sunny bank,
Discussed the question of their rank.
"O Jupiter!" the former said,
"Can love of self so turn the head,
That one so mean and crawling,
And of so low a calling,
To boast equality shall dare
With me, the daughter of the air?
In palaces I am a guest,
And even at your glorious feast.
Whenever the people that adore you
May immolate for you a bullock,
I'm sure to taste the meat before you.
Meanwhile this starveling, in her hillock,
Is living on some bit of straw
Which she has laboured home to draw.
But tell me now, my little thing,
Do you camp ever on a king,
An emperor, or lady?
I do, and have full many a play-day
On fairest bosom of the fair,
And sport myself on her hair.
Come now, my hearty, rack your brain
To make a case about your grain."
"Well, have you done?" replied the ant.
"You enter palaces, I grant,
And for it get right soundly cursed.
Of sacrifices, rich and fat,
Your taste, quite likely, is the first; –
Are they the better off for that?
You enter with the holy train;
So enters many a wretch profane.
On heads of kings and asses you may squat;
Deny your vaunting I will not;
But well such impudence, I know,
Provokes a sometimes fatal blow.
The name in which your vanity delights
Is owned as well by parasites,
And spies that die by ropes – as you soon will By famine or by ague-chill,
When Phoebus goes to cheer
The other hemisphere, –
The very time to me most dear.
Not forced abroad to go
Through wind, and rain, and snow,
My summer's work I then enjoy,
And happily my mind employ,
From care by care exempted.
By which this truth I leave to you,
That by two sorts of glory we are tempted,
The false one and the true.
Work waits, time flies; adieu:
This gabble does not fill
My granary or till."

Around the World
Riddle: What travels around the world but stays in one spot?

FACTRETRIEVER: Even though dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk.

Riddle Answer: A stamp.

The Hog, the Goat, and the Sheep

A goat, a sheep, and porker fat,
All to the market rode together.
Their own amusement was not that
Which caused their journey there.
Their coachman did not mean to "set them down"
To see the shows and wonders of the town.
The porker cried, in piercing squeals,
As if with butchers at his heels.
The other beasts, of milder mood,
The cause by no means understood.
They saw no harm, and wondered why
At such a rate the hog should cry.
"Hush there, old piggy!" said the man,
"And keep as quiet as you can.
What wrong have you to squeal about,
And raise this devilish, deafening shout?
These stiller persons at your side
Have manners much more dignified.
Pray, have you heard
A single word
Come from that gentleman in wool?
That proves him wise." "That proves him fool!"
The testy hog replied;
"For did he know
To what we go,
He'd cry almost to split his throat;
So would her ladyship the goat.
They only think to lose with ease,
The goat her milk, the sheep his fleece:
They're, maybe, right; but as for me,
This ride is quite another matter.
Of service only on the platter,
My death is quite a certainty.
Adieu, my dear old piggery!"
The porker's logic proved at once
Himself a prophet and a dunce.

Hope ever gives a present ease,
But fear beforehand kills:
The wisest he who least foresees
Inevitable ills.

"Chess is the gymnasium of the mind." — Blasie Pascal

"Sometimes in life, and in chess, you must take one step back to take two steps forward." — IM Levy Rozman, GothamChess

So much, much, much better to be an incurable optimist than deceitful and untrustworthy.

"Don't trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar." – Unknown

The Use Of Knowledge

Between two citizens
A controversy grew.
The one was poor, but much he knew:
The other, rich, with little sense,
Claimed that, in point of excellence,
The merely wise should bow the knee
To all such moneyed men as he.
The merely fools, he should have said;
For why should wealth hold up its head,
When merit from its side has fled?
"My friend," said Bloated-purse,
To his reverse,
"You think yourself considerable.
Pray, tell me, do you keep a table?
What comes of this incessant reading,
In point of lodging, clothing, feeding?
It gives one, true, the highest chamber,
One coat for June and for December,
His shadow for his sole attendant,
And hunger always in the ascendant.
What profits he his country, too,
Who scarcely ever spends a sou –
Will, haply, be a public charge?
Who profits more the state at large,
Than he whose luxuries dispense
Among the people wealth immense?
We set the streams of life a-flowing;
We set all sorts of trades a-going.
The spinner, weaver, sewer, vender,
And many a wearer, fair and tender,
All live and flourish on the spender –
As do, indeed, the reverend rooks
Who waste their time in making books."
These words, so full of impudence,
Received their proper recompense.
The man of letters held his peace,
Though much he might have said with ease.
A war avenged him soon and well;
In it their common city fell.
Both fled abroad; the ignorant,
By fortune thus brought down to want,
Was treated everywhere with scorn,
And roamed about, a wretch forlorn;
Whereas the scholar, everywhere,
Was nourished by the public care.

Let fools the studious despise;
There's nothing lost by being wise.

Question: Which US President was the only bachelor when he was in office? Answer: James Buchanan

Question: On which planet is a year longer than a day? Answer: Venus has the longest day of any planet in our solar system. Venus is unusual because it spins the opposite direction of Earth and most other planets and it's extremely slow. It takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once. Because it's so close to the sun, a year goes by fast. Therefore, a day on Venus is nearly 20 Earth days longer than its year.

Fredthebear got carried away writing this for another collection, but it might be of use to diligent students and instructors...

Before attempting the classic chess book Logical Chess: Move by Move by Irving Chernev, FTB recommends that true beginners read the following books three times each (yes, at least three times because it gets clearer -- easier, smoother with each reading as information is assimilated with prior understanding).

Successful chess is PATTERN RECOGNITION from prior experience. Proper repetition is very beneficial. Such books will teach and reinforce basic fundamental patterns s/he must consistently recognize to win the game. With each additional reading, the beginner gets better, quicker, smoother at recognizing the reoccurring patterns in chess such as forks, pins, skewers, discovered attacks, batteries/outnumbering, and forced checkmate arrangements. One reading will not suffice for mastery!

The point is, if the chess beginner struggles with the book list below, Logical Chess will prove too difficult as well. There's little or no value in reading a chess book that is too difficult to comprehend. One's playing ability and understanding must approach the same level as the book is written for. A grammar school student does not read textbooks written for the senior high school! (The written word of Logical Chess is easy enough to understand, but the combinations and alternate moves are a bit much for newbies.)

Note: Obtain these books from your local library. Each can be requested through interlibrary loan. It's a good idea to purchase the puzzle books (3 or more diagrams per page) to have at home/backpack for constant review of 1,000 to 3,000 puzzles. Most used chess books can be purchased on-line for $10 or less w/a $4 shipping & handling fee. New books, out-of-print books, and hardbacks cost more.

0) Easy Guide to Chess by B.H. Wood. A good first book for adult readers, but probably not children. The Amazing Book of Chess by Gareth Williams is a large, colorful, entertaining hardback with clear chess diagrams.

1) Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess by Fischer's friends (Various checkmates on the back rank that must not be overlooked. This book uses stars and arrows instead of move notation. This self-guided book has one puzzle per page; it's an easy read that must be understood. It does not explain openings, middlegames, or endgames. It drills, drills, drills, how to perform checkmate in many different but simple ways such as pinning or deflecting the defender, or outnumbering the defender w/more attackers!!)

Most of these are long-lasting chess books still in some form of circulation written in descriptive notation:

2) First Book of Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld (More comprehensive than Fischer's puzzle book; introduction to descriptive notation, various openings, tactics, and endgames that promote pawns to queen or knight.)

3) Reshevsky Teaches Chess by GM Samuel Reshevsky. (Further explanations of moves, rules, concepts with good games examples.) "Learn Chess Fast" by Reshevsky and Reinfeld is also good.

4) Chess Tactics for Beginners by Fred Reinfeld (Practice basic captures piece by piece; it includes but does not over-emphasize checkmates. Strong chess players master tactics with a high degree of speed and accuracy! Perfect practice makes perfect.)

5) An Invitation to Chess by Kenneth Harkness and Irving Chernev. (This classic teaches various concepts and builds up to chess movies...games with a diagram shown after each side has moved. White moves, Black moves; there's another diagram showing the correct position, etc.)

6) How to be a Winner at Chess by Fred Reinfeld. (Vital guidelines of the thinking process for the novice in the opening, middlegame, and endgame. This is the basic foundation of planning ahead -- what to think about and look for -- that should clear up any misconceptions.)

7) Chess For Beginners by I.A. Horowitz (white cover). The endgame chapter is must-know. The combinations are a bit too challenging for beginners. This book is highly recommended by a well-known chess coach.

8) How to Win Chess Games Quickly by Fred Reinfeld. Mostly short games of 16 moves or less. This is a fairly easy book that could have been read sooner, but a focus on the opening phase should be delayed in the learning process.

9) Chess in an Hour, revised 2nd edition by Frank J. Marshall and Irving Chernev. (Brief lessons on opening traps, middlegame combinations, and pawn endgames. The puzzle examples from GM games are more challenging than the previous books.)

10) A Primer of Chess by Fred Reinfeld.
10) How to Force Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld (300 famous checkmate puzzles in 1-3 moves; it starts off easy but gets more difficult. Read this book three times back-to-back-to-back!!!)

11) Let's Play Chess by Anthony Hansford. Thin hardcover, visually appealing and informative. This serves as an excellent summary of what's been learned so far. Contains more grandmaster games than most beginner books to usher the reader further along.

12) How to Improve Your Chess by I.A. Horowitz and Fred Reinfeld. (This book has 16 games fully explained move-by-move. It is a simpler version of Logical Chess; it holds the reader's hand each turn. The headline and initial paragraph outlines the theme of that particular game.)

13) Chess in Ten Easy Lessons by Larry Evans is well-known; the level of difficulty jumps dramatically toward the end of the book. It includes an excellent jump start on mainstream openings. Unfortunately, the binding tends to be weak, so keep a rubber band wrapped around the middle so the pages don't fall out.

14) Combinations by Julius Du Mont. (A forgotten gem that will raise one's level of analysis. It will prepare you to identify the combinations shown in Logical Chess. Only one move can be played at a time; it's done so after carefully calculating and eliminating other less useful possibilities.)

15) Logical Chess, Move by Move by Irving Chernev. This is the book you've been preparing for!

16) Lasker's How to Play Chess: An Elementary Text Book for Beginners. This book is not as simple as the title sounds.

17) Attack and Counterattack in Chess by Fred Reinfeld. This book is an excellent introduction to multiple openings with emphasis on rapid development and central control. Most games last 20-30 moves explained over 3-4 pages w/a diagram at the key moment.

19) Win at Chess by Irving Chernev and Fred Reinfeld (A MUST READ! This renowned book on tactics explains step-by-step how to find the best move to capture your opponent's piece.)

18) How Not to Play Chess by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky. This small book is an oldie but goodie that explains twenty five "do not" principles that span general planning and bad habits, opening traps, middlegame combinations, and stopping the passed pawn. Many advanced beginners and intermediates do not realize that they repeat the same types of mistakes over and over.

20) The Logical Approach to Chess by Dr. Max Euwe. This teaches concepts and fundamentals. It addresses the pawn's role.

20) A New Approach to Chess Mastery by Fred Reinfeld. This book uses a question and answer format. It contains just eight games and serves as a fairly brief self-test.

20) The Art of the Checkmate by Renaud & Kahn (A delightful classic...one of my all-time favorites. Students must know how to go about finishing off their opponents.)

21) Common Sense in Chess by Emanuel Lasker. Another classic.

21) Great Short Games of the Chess Masters by Fred Reinfeld.

22) Chess: the way to win by Edward Young. It's loaded with Rules, Opening Traps, Attacking Motifs, and a chapter on the Endgame.

22) What's the Best Move? by Larry Evans.

23) Chess Made Simple by Milton L. Hanauer. Highly instructional, but prior chess understanding helps one to appreciate the usefulness of the material. If you read it once, you'll read it again because you want to.

25) The Game of Chess by Harry Golombek.

25) Win in 20 Moves or Less by Fred Reinfeld (73 short games with light notes and more variety in the openings.)

25) Endgames: Essential Knowledge by Averbakh.

27) Chess Quiz/Challenge to Chess Players by Fred Reinfeld. Puzzle book. Re-printed in algebraic notation as How to Win at Chess.

28) Chess the Easy Way by Reuben Fine. Not as easy as it sounds, but it will be easily understood if you've done your reading assignments!

29) Chess Strategy and Tactics by Chernev and Reinfeld. 50 thematic games.

30) Chess Fundamentals by Jose R. Capablanca. The general principles and game examples are good, but this book requires prior understanding of basic fundamentals to get use from it.

31) The Complete Chess Player by Fred Reinfeld. Compare this book to Capablanca's book.

23) A Primer of Chess by Jose R. Capablanca. It's a bit much for a novice.

31) Chess Master vs Chess Amateur by Dr. Max Euwe and Walter Meiden. This dense book takes a month to read... it's not for beginners, but it does explain everything very well!

32) The King Hunt in Chess by W.H. Cozens. This list constantly hones the reader's ability to strike hard and fast without mercy!

"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him" (James 1:5).

- Strategy and Tactics in Chess Play by Dr. Max Euwe. - The Road to Chess Mastery by Dr. Max Euwe and Walter Meiden. - The Game of Chess by Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch.
- The Middlegame by Reuben Fine.
- Three Hundred Games of Chess by Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch. - Ludek Pachman's Modern Chess Strategy by Ludek Pachman. - 1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate by Fred Reinfeld - One Thousand and One Winning Chess Sacrifices and Combinations by Fred Reinfeld. - The Complete Chess Course by Fred Reinfeld. Eight books in one! - Lasker's Manual of Chess by Emanuel Lasker.
- Morphy's Games of Chess by Philip W. Sergeant. - Capablanca's Best Games by Harry Golombek.
- Capablanca's Best Chess Endings by Irving Chernev. - The Tactics of the End Games by Jeno Ban
- Chess for Fun and Chess for Blood by Edward Lasker - 500 Master Games of Chess by Tartakower & du Mont - Masters of the Chessboard by Richard Reti
- Modern Ideas in Chess by Richard Reti
- Réti's Best Games of Chess by Richard Réti, Harry Golombek - Dynamic Chess: The Modern Style of Aggressive Play by R. N. Coles - How to Play The Middle Game in Chess by John Littlewood

- Basic Chess Endings by Reuben Fine.
- Ideas Behind the Chess Openings by Reuben Fine. - Modern Chess Miniatures by Barden & Heidenfeld. - The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev. - Art of Attack in Chess by Vladimir Vukovic
- Art of Sacrifice in Chess by R. Spielmann
- Art of Chess Combination by Eugene A. Znosko-Borovsky - The Great Chess Masters and Their Games by Fred Reinfeld. - Point Count Chess by I.A. Horowitz
- Judgment and Planning in Chess by Max Euwe
- My System by Nimzowitsch
- Pawn Power in Chess by Hans Kmoch
- Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces: 100 Selected Games by Hans Kmoch - Art of Positional Play by Samuel Reshevsky
- The Art of the Middle Game by Keres and Kotov. - Keres Best Games 1931-1948 by Fred Reinfeld and Dr. Reuben Fine. - Zurich International Chess Tournament, 1953 by David Bronstein - One Hundred Selected Games by Mikhail Botvinnik - The life and games of Mikhail Tal by Mikhail Tal

Instructive chess puzzle books (written in descriptive notation) with diagrams on every page can be solved by starring at the book -- no board is necessary. To solve the puzzles, consider all the possible forcing moves: 1.1) All possible Checks, Captures, and Pawn (Advances)/Promotions available NOW. The vast majority of your moves should be made with your pieces, not your pawns. Pieces can go farther, faster and retreat. 1.2, 1.3) Then consider future Threats to Check, Capture or Pawn (Advances)/Promotion in two or three moves. (Sometimes a simple quite move is made first that limits the opponent's response, such as seizing control of an open line or blocking a backward pawn to prevent the opposing king's escape. This quiet move first prepares a violent follow-up.) 2) Double Attack: Can one of my units move to attack two or more of his units simultaneously? This concept falls under the tactical category of forks, pins, skewers, and discovered attacks. Every unit on the chessboard from king to pawn is capable of forking two opposing units. 3) MIP: Attack a More Important Piece, such as aiming thy bishop at the opposing queen or pushing the pawn at a knight. 4) Outnumber: Attack something already under attack by adding another attacker or subtracting a defender. Where a capture is not materially sound, consider changing the equation of attackers vs. defenders. 5) Unpin/Untie/Unsmother Immediately. If my unit is immobilized and cannot or dare not move to make it's own threat, then I should fix the problem to give my unit freedom of movement.

Repeatedly solving puzzle books from the list is how one develops tactical vision of reoccurring patterns. Gaining a material advantage by capturing and removing the opponent's army one unit at a time without losing your own is a huge advantage, often on the path to victory ("Superior force should win" says Chernev). In most games, a certain number of captures must occur to clear off defenders and make way for invasion before a checkmate can happen. The general with the larger, entirely mobilized army should win if he's careful yet aggressive!

To develop strategical considerations -- a long term plan when forcing tactics are not available -- the learner should play through many annotated games that explain the reasoning behind the moves. Books that have a collection of annotated games from first move to last (like Logical Chess) must be read while seated at a table with a chessboard to play out each move on the board. Just make the move given in the book and continue to follow along move by move. The reader sees what is happening and how the position changes with each turn as the author explains the why.

In fact, many would suggest using two chessboards when conducting a self-study: one board tracks the actual game sequence written in the book, and the second board is for considering alternative moves different from the original game sequence. The units on the second board often get pushed out-of-sorts when a creative mind debates the various possibilities that could have been played instead. Fortunately, it easy to return to the actual printed game sequence because it remains standing in the proper place on the first board. The first board never varies from the actual move order of the game given in the book. The second board serves as the "jumping off" point to look at other possibilities. Many readers prefer to use a standard regulation board as the first board, and a much smaller pocket-sized portable set as the second board.

The 33 games from Logical Chess are not included in this collection. Learn what combinations are and build up to it.

* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns

* Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess (Batsford 1986): Game Collection: Garry Kasparov Teaches Chess

* "Attack! Always Attack!" -- Adolph Anderssen

* �Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine� -- Rudolph Spielmann

* "When you have the better of it, play simply. When the game is going against you, look for complications.� -- Frank J. Marshall.

* Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* AA minis: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Reasonable Book Choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

Carlsen vs D Gukesh, 2025

Rockzy sayz that a teenager was put out to pasture?? When you don't know what you're doing, don't bite off more than you can chew: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ctPw...

Here's a very useful tip for all levels: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e8_U...

Another useless post from puffi just for the sake of posting. Let's not bow to a bland Nok+1 sentence. Try to do the impossible and tell us something we don't know that is not a lie. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NZKY...

Those who like lifetime 700 wood pusher comments will want to see this one: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RVKX...

What?! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ff-f...

It's time to join 21st Century chess...

2.Nc3 3.Bc4 is the D01 Jobava London System.

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6LQm... > https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yWtJ...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpuG...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/No7z...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zdsg...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EqgW...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q5Br...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aolo...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y4fm...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5_X...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/boau...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W75y...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FskX...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/L5sV...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/67qz...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yxuQ...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3-L3...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IgEU...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t94C...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R5_X...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU7...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8uds...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/awbf...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/USSR...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb-...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sia...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Guu...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSB...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmR...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5Rbj...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NwIz...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2-z1...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSW...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SmV6...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KzNC...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/siQS...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ef...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oMc8...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wV8p...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Q7wp...

> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8olj...

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3S...

The "explore this opening" link does not work correctly on this page because CGs has the D02 ECO code, which absolutely insists that all game examples have 2.Nf3, which was not played until 7th ply in the game above.

In other words, the link is all but useless for those searching for 1.d 2.Nc3 3.Bc4 games. Not a single Baddur Jobava game appears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9V...

The Jobava London System is a chess opening named after Georgian grandmaster Baadur Jobava. It is a variant of the London System, characterized by the moves 1.d4 2.Bf4 3.Nc3. This opening is known for its flexibility, allowing White to launch attacks on both the kingside and queenside, making it a great choice for players looking for an aggressive yet straightforward approach. The Jobava London System is easy to learn, as the ideas and moves remain consistent regardless of the opponent's responses. https://www.chessgeek.org/learn-che...

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In classical time controls, Baduur Jobava no longer plays this opening system named after him (as well as Richard Rapport and Eric Prie). Yet, grandmasters continue playing the Sarratt Attack/Accelerated London System 1.d4 2.Bf4 at all time controls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NB...

A more important piece makes a good target: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjM...

Shocking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7D...

In some respects, the similarities and differences are comparable to those of the Giuoco Piano, and Giuoco Pianissimo, or the Nimzo-Indian and Bogo-Indian. You know what I mean? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AGRc...

Barry's $200K per year sure added up to multi-millions fast, or perhaps all those Dem kids are using the Hunter laptop method of foreign affairs. When and where one spends their knights makes a big difference where their game ends up. How do you tie on? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wbjH...

If your ship comes in, you could end up on doing one of those bluefin jobs: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7b0f...

Phil says this is how to live: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R4Tx...

No, it's not an older Phil. It's not Uncle Si either: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RZcF...

A different look, but the same message: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/C1jv...

Who is this RJ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgV...

You're right Cliff. One of 'em is The Way to the Kingdom: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nkYv...

Don't misunderstand. Cliff spells it out: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OEYG...

Commercial break. Don't you dare turn that channel! Even a cold, heartless curmudgeon cyberbully shalike this one... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Pdn_...

What about green onez? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sZHP...

Luke! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZjPN...

A mystery guest:
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6x...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Idz...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi9...

Alireza Firozja's way according to ChessDawg:

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wG...

3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-I...

4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTu...

5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e3...

g6s) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBb... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toj...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3dvU...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4O...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_x...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFf...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQL...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Z... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBH...

So Magnus gave it a try: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZy... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YY...

Even Kramer had a sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNA...

Ben Knows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgE...

Nicholas believes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2L2j... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CwOE...

Nakamura defends: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYO...

Naka does the Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blo...

MC is late, mad! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E39l... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GYYj...

Here's one reason why MC skips Tata Steel nowadays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qG...

Some deliberately refuse to agree with FTB, so listen to Epi's pen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0F... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygH...

Agadmator uses the ECO code A45 for games that begin 1.d4 Nf6, a single queen pawn opening. This is technically correct. However, 2.Nc3 d5 (White is threatening 3.e4 if allowed which would become a B07-9 Pirc defense, a single king pawn opening) transposes to D01, a double queen pawn opening. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yx...

Don't be this dad: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7X_e...

She has her own Nc3 version (apparently a 1.e4 C-K): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHG... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FW...

Pay close attention when you play: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TvGn... How 'bout dat?

Halosar tricked 'em this away: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/570F...

If you stand upside down on your head, these kingside Italian games will appear to be the Jobava London system on the queenside: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zq5Y... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feA...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u__...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86F...

If you continue to post rubbish without paying attention to the game, you might get your eyebrows raised: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/enzn...

Boot Camp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSt...

Upside down practically can't be done w/a piano, but if anybody can, she might be the one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FW...

Oh, Black might play 3...Na6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nw... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhF...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lno...

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2O...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNX...
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwI...

Russian Game: Stafford Gambit (C42) 0-1 Correspondence
I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950
(C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 0-1
Ponziani Opening: Spanish Var (C44) 0-1 the ...d5 rebuttal
NN vs F Rhine, 2022
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 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: Sicilian Invitation (A04) 0-1 Must know crusher
S Panzalovic vs O Danchevski, 1990
(A04) Reti Opening, 8 moves, 0-1
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Smothered Mate
A Schroeder vs R 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
Tennison Gambit (A06) 1-0 Q is going, Going, GONE!
J Krejcik vs S Takacs, 1920
(A06) Reti Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa8 Miniature attack f7 Legall's Mate to follow
I Berzina vs V Sondore, 1965
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0Unpin, Bb5+, Nf7# KNOW THIS
J Mieses vs J Ohquist, 1895
(B01) Scandinavian, 7 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr Qd8 Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Reversed Englund Gambit
L Ingram vs A McDonald, 2009
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Defense: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Common Qside trap
M Pavlov vs D Dragos, 1987
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 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
Alekhine Def., Scandi Var. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack(B10)1-0Auer, das tut weh!
Wurm vs Auer, 1937
(B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
C-K, Mieses Attack. Landau Gambit (B12) 1-0 e6 becomes fatal
C Damant vs NN, 1932
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Remove the Defender... in Beginner's Picture Guide by Horowitz
Schuster vs C Carls, 1914
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1
A perfect clone of another played fifteen years before
NN vs Torre, 1928
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1
Quick smothered mate. I call this "robbing the pin."
C Gurnhill vs W H Banks, 1962
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 6 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Smith-Morra G (B21)1-0 Common open d-file K deflection
D Zardus vs A Steventon, 1986
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 7 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 (B22) 1-0 10 move smothered mate using pin
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0
Sic Alapin. Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Common unpin
E Naiditsch vs A Draeger, 2000
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0
Sic Alapin, Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Standard trap
W Godoy Neto vs K Banas, 1993
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) Common trap
S Noorda vs J Sibe, 1965
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 14 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Ignore attack on Q
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian (B30) 1-0 Don't bring your queen out too early!
Fetzer vs Schmidt, 1951
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0
Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Common unpin theme to know
Suetin vs P Travnicek, 1975
(B50) Sicilian, 8 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 Common unpin trap, else Bb5+
L Rellstab vs Butzbach, 1968
(B50) Sicilian, 7 moves, 1-0
KP Game: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Decoy into Royal fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation (C20) 1-0 Scholar's Mate
M Meyer vs D Newcomb, 1952
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 Bxf7+ means Q is lost
C Gibbs vs C Davie, 1916
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit (C25) 1-0 Take the N instead!
D Ham vs A Howard, 1979
(C25) Vienna, 8 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Extended Legall's Mate!
Zukertort vs NN, 1884
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical General (C30) 0-1 Unpin, pseudo-Legall's Mate
Pulvermacher vs Capablanca, 1907
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
P-K4 La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 B decoy sac, N+ fork
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Mason Countergambit (C40) 1-0 Black moved pawns
NN vs Cornelissen, 1974
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 6 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Pedestal/Gueridon Mate
Polo vs Pasqualini, 1923
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
The original Legall's Mate w/debated move order.
De Legal vs Saint Brie, 1750
(C41) Philidor Defense, 7 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense 3...f6? (C41) 1-0 Pseudo Legall's mate w/2 Bs
T Draisma vs J de Graaf, 1954
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Odds game produces Legall's mate w/an extra step!
C F Smith vs NN, 1849
(000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0
KP Game: Damiano Defense (C40) 1-0 push the h-pawn
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Qh5+ (C40) 1-0 K chase, P #
L Holmberg vs O Hongset, 1962
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 fxNe5 4.Qh5+ Ke7 No d5 (C40) 1-0 EZ pickin
K Million vs J Marx, 2000
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Copycat Petrov discovered + gains the Black queen.
NN vs E Fossan, 1991
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Damiano Variation (C42) 1-0 Blindfold simul
Koltanowski vs K Diller, 1960
(C42) Petrov Defense, 5 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 1-0 A simple 7 ... Qf6 holds
G Robinson vs C Davie, 1916
(C42) Petrov Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Scotch-Goering Gambit (C44) 1-0 The 'Sea-Cadet' Mate/Legall's #
Falkbeer vs NN, 1847
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Scotch (C45) 1-0Common mini when fianchetto leaves weak squares
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Three Knights/Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 common miniature
G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
h3 is necessary. If 6...NxNe5 7. QxBh5 NxBc4 8.Qb5+ forks N
A Cheron vs Jeanloz, 1929
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 8 moves, 1-0
B-Q Spearhead threatens mate and forks LPDO N.
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54)1-0 BxRa1?
A Fernandez-Velasco Climent vs A Munoz Angel, 2001
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0 BFTC
Euwe vs S van Mindeno, 1927
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Italian Classical, Greco Gambit (C54) 1-0Boden's Mate Variation
C J Corte vs J Bolbochan, 1946
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 18 moves, 1-0
Writer/Coach Dan Heisman's teenage miniature - 1st "book" win
D Heisman vs D Fennick, 1967
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Breyer Var (B00) 0-1 Rare X-ray+
Euwe vs Breyer, 1921
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
"Living in the Material World" (game of the day Apr-20-2015)
Rossolimo vs Livingstone, 1961
(B01) Scandinavian, 28 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Alekhine Gambit (B05) 1-0 R&Q sacs, back rank #
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1937
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 36 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7 KxNf7 Qxe6+
Alekhine vs R Bruce, 1938
(B10) Caro-Kann, 12 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Euwe Attack (B10) 1-0 Pseudo-Arabian Mate
Euwe vs Reti, 1920
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann, Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Reinfeld # puzzle
Spielmann vs M Walter, 1928
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann: Karpov (B17) 1-0 Sacrifice only if U can follow up
I Ali vs B Westin, 1987
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 11 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Alapin Variation (B22) 1-0 Trapped Rook
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0
"Sacre Blue!" (game of the day Jun-05-2008)
Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0
Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin. Barmen Def Modern Line (B22) 1-0 Bully!
Adams vs Huebner, 1996
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Var (B40) 0-1 blitz
Jobava vs D Gukesh, 2021
(B40) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo/Albin CG(C01) 0-1Greed is punished
NN vs Livingstone, 1941
(C01) French, Exchange, 10 moves, 0-1
French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 Stockfish notes; Mayet's Mate
Blackburne vs J Schwarz, 1881
(C01) French, Exchange, 28 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Delayed Exchange (C11) 1-0 Full force Kside!
Mackenzie vs Mason, 1878
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0
Alekhine wins first in titanic match with Capablanca
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927
(C01) French, Exchange, 43 moves, 0-1
Q Trap using both White Knights
E Paehtz vs M Mueller-Seps, 2004
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
"Shlemiel, Shlemazl" (game of the day Jul-13-2012)
H Schlemm vs S Wranay, 1872
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Anderssen Def (C25) 1-0 Memorable board play!
Blackburne vs J M Hanham, 1889
(C25) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit: Wasp Var (C40) 1-0 WILD; Dbl R & Dbl N sacs!!
M Lange vs M C Schmucker, 1848
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0
Elephant Gambit: Wasp Var (C40) 0-1
NN vs Bronstein, 1954
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1
The fish took the bait, but you still have to reel it in.
J Krejcik vs Baumgartner, 1914
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 7 moves, 1-0
Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 En prise B, Remove the Guard
L Goldsmith vs F Esling, 1880
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 1-0 Qd7 is not the Opera House game
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense (C41) 0-1 Dbl Rook sacs, Dbl Minors sacs!!!
J Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913
(C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Opening book traps
M Delgado Crespo vs L Lucena, 2001
(C41) Philidor Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. Hanham. Krause Var (C41) 1-0Bxf7+ Deflects K away
M Christoffel vs A Haerri, 1992
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 1-0
Morphy vs W Budzinski, 1859
(C42) Petrov Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
"It's a Free Cutri!" (game of the day May-30-2010)
J Leonard vs F Perrin, 1861
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Modern Attk. Center Var (C43) 1-0She's overworked
Smyslov vs Lilienthal, 1941
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 37 moves, 1-0
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Cntrattk (C44) 1-0 Legall's # K run
L Bachmann vs J Kunstmann, 1899
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Three Knights, Scotch, Steinitz Def (C46) 1-0 Pin, Deflection
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1883
(C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Rubinstein Var (C48) 1-0 Boden's #
Ed Lasker vs F Englund, 1913
(C48) Four Knights, 21 moves, 1-0
Italian Game (C50) 1-0 Q sacrifice for unique P mate
O Bernstein vs NN, 1932
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 11 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 0-1 Dbl R & Q sac!!
Maczynski vs W H Pratten, 1948
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian, Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1Don't grab that pawn!
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1912
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
Italian Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attack (C54) 1-0
C H Maderna vs P Michel, 1946
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0K retreat
B Wall vs Bell, 1979
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
Two Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 7...Ke6 is mandatory
D Shirley vs B Ellena, 1981
(C57) Two Knights, 8 moves, 1-0
Italian, Two Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0Recapture w/en
J Gilmore vs P Bringer, 1982
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0
Game 99: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Renaud & Kahn's The Art of the Checkmate, pp. 79-80
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 Lovely!
C De Vere vs J I Minchin, 1871
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
"Crazy Like a Fox" (game of the day Jan-19-2018)
A W Fox vs H E Bauer, 1900
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Tarrasch Var (C77) 0-1 Q sac
M Weiss vs E Schallopp, 1883
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Open. Open Var (C80) 1-0 Useful N in the corner
Lowenthal vs Brien / Wormald, 1854
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 21 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs J Ganzo Mediavilla, 1944
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 1-0
Benko vs Sawyer, 1964
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
B Wall vs J Chance, 1969
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch vs Gunsberg, 1890
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 12 moves, 1-0
A Oppenheim vs NN, 1921
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0
H I McMahon vs Marshall, 1897
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 7 moves, 0-1
Swain vs Smart, 1990
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 0-1
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C01) French, Exchange, 12 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs G Fluss, 1907
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 19 moves, 1-0
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1
Alekhine vs M Vasic Miles, 1931
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0
B Wall vs A Brown, 1972
(C02) French, Advance, 9 moves, 1-0
B H Wood vs L D H, 1948
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0
L Boros vs I Saller, 1995
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 9 moves, 1-0
A Miller vs Chernev, 1928
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1
Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934
(C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
Z von Balla vs A Ritzen, 1914
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
A Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
A Pearsall vs White, 1935
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0
C van den Berg vs F Gaarenstroom, 1943
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
R Dworzynski vs Keres, 1956
(C71) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 0-1
D Burk vs A Wishnek, 1968
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 8 moves, 1-0
S Pencil vs G Goltsoff, 1976
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
B Wall vs B Henline, 1977
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 1-0
T Martin vs NN, 1980
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0
W Dakin vs I Hund, 1981
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0
Motilev vs Tschirkow, 1981
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 8 moves, 1-0
Morphy vs NN, 1850
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Teichmann vs NN, 1914
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0
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
Koltanowski vs NN, 1953
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 1-0
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
H Buckle vs Anderssen, 1851
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 22 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1912
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 27 moves, 0-1
French Steinitz. Boleslavsky (C11) 1-0 6 basic attacking ideas
Kasparov vs Short, 1994
(C11) French, 32 moves, 1-0
French Classical. Burn Var (C11) 1-0 g-file demolition
J Polgar vs Bareev, 1993
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54)1-0 R $ac!
Greco vs NN, 1620
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
G Matteucci vs V Castaldi, 1938
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1
A Hrdy vs H Haberditz, 1951
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 8 moves, 0-1
V Manko vs Jankowitz, 1900
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1
M Delage vs S Prokofiev, 1937
(C18) French, Winawer, 25 moves, 0-1
D Benjafield vs C J Wippell, 1938
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
de Beaurevoir vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1798
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. General (C89) 0-1 weak back rank
W Duvekot vs V Vymetal, 1964
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 19 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Def: ML (B01) 1-0 Black doesn't get castled
D Brodsky vs Anish Kumar, 2022
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def. 3.d4 Bg4 Opera House line (C41) 1-0 tpstar notes!
G Atwood vs J Wilson, 1795
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Moeller-Therkatz Attk (C54)1-0
C S Howell vs R Michell, 1907
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Karpov. Modern, GK Attk (B17) 0-1 Anderssen's #
P Lebedev vs Valdaev, 1930
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 0-1
Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0
44.? White missed DAMIANO's Mate, trolls failed to recognize
P Zarnicki vs P German, 1997
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Open. Classical Def Main Line(C83) 1-0 Tarrasch Trap!
Tarrasch vs Zukertort, 1887
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack (B10) 1-0 Nxf7
W H Pratten vs C Damant, 1977
(B10) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0
"The Evans Gambit Revisited" (game of the day Sep-15-2018)
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
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