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"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

"After we have paid our dutiful respects to such frigid virtues as calculation, foresight, self-control and the like, we always come back to the thought that speculative attack is the lifeblood of chess." — Fred Reinfeld

"Age brings wisdom to some men, and to others chess." — Evan Esar

"There is no jewel in the world comparable to learning; no learning so excellent both for Prince and subject, as knowledge of laws; and no knowledge of any laws so necessary for all estates and for all causes, concerning goods, lands or life, as the common laws of England." — Sir Edward Coke

"Without integrity and honor, having everything means nothing." — Robin Sharma

"I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the greatest." — Andrew Carnegie

"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us." ― Winston S. Churchill

* ECO A list: https://gamesches.blogspot.com/p/ec...

* Brief Opening Theory - No Advantage, No Disadvantage: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess...

* Brief: Game Collection: King's Indian Attack

* More: https://www.ichess.net/blog/kings-i...

* King's Indian Attack: Defences

Reversed KID, Classical KID Reversed

Reversed KID, Seirawan System Karpov System

Reversed KID, e3/Nf3 �Main Line� (A08)

Reversed KID, main-line Fianchetto KID Reversed

Reversed KID, Fianchetto with e3/Ne2 Kasparov System

Reversed King's Indian Attack

Reversed English, Closed (Nc3/Nf3/g3/Bg2/d3)

Reversed English, Botvinnik System (Nc3/Ne2/g3/Bg2/e4)

Reversed English, Bremen System (Nc3/Ne2/g3/Bg2/e3)

Reversed English ((Nc3)/Nf3/e3/Be2)

Reversed English (Nc3/Nf3/e4/Be2) Czech Benoni line (A04/B30)

Reversed Pirc, Classical

Reversed Pirc, Fianchetto with Nf3

Reversed Pirc, Fianchetto with Ne2 Pachman Variation

Reversed Pirc, Dolmatov System Dolmatov System

Reversed Torre Attack Keres System

Reversed London System Lasker System

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Caro-Kann/KIA (A04), 1 e4 c6 2 d3 e5 3 Nf3 d6 4 g3 g6 5 Bg2 Bg7 6 0-0 Ne7

Caro-Kann/KIA (A05), 1 e4 c6 2 d3 e5 3 Nf3 d6 4 g3 g6 5 Bg2 Bg7 6 0-0 Nf6

Caro-Kann/Petroff (C42), 1 e4 c6 2 d3 e5 3 Nf3 d6 4 g3 Nf6 5 Bg2 Be7

French/Reversed Philidor, 1 e4 e6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 Nc6 4 Ngf3 Nc6 (C00)

French/Reversed Philidor, 1 e4 e6 2 d3 d5 3 Nd2 Nf6 4 Ngf3 (4 g3) b6 (C00)

Hedgehog (...c5/�b6/�e6) (A04)

Hedgehog (...c5/�b6/�g6) (A04)

Queen�s Indian Defence line (�b6/�e6 RR �c5) (A05)

Spassky Variation (A05)

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e95...

* Game Collection: King's Indian Attack Compilation.

* Basic 3-in-1 video (KIA @9:50 mark) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBj...

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ4...

* Foxy DVD Series � Vol 111 (150 minutes) King's Indian Attack Easily Explained by IM Andrew Martin. Martin recommends starting with 1. e4 and shows when the KIA may be played with best hope of success. You will learn the nuts and bolts of a very good opening system and know exactly when you should play it and when not.

* Play over these 9 Stoyko Stomps each and everyday until they play themselves! http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/...

* RJF change-up: Game Collection: Fischer doesn't play 1.e4

* Exeter explains various 1.e4 responses: http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/conte...

* Double Fianchetto Violence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-r...

* Owen's Defense: Opening Explorer

* Now a GM? Game Collection: KIA rules

* KIA Video Links: https://bishopsbounty.blogspot.com/...

* Lombardy's Way: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* (A07) Reti, King's Indian attack (Barcza system) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3

Reti, King's Indian attack, Yugoslav (Capablanca?!) variation 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4

Reti, King's Indian attack, Keres variation
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 Nd7

Reti, King's Indian attack, Pachman system
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. d3 Ne7

Reti, King's Indian attack (with ...c5)
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5

‘May your Departures equal your Landfalls!'

* Chess Pathways Explanation: https://chesspathways.com/chess-ope...

* Gedeon Barcza's System: https://www.cleanchess.com/kings-in...

* White vs 4...Bg4: https://www.chesspublishing.com/con...

* Compiled by kashparov72c5: Game Collection: King's Indian Attack Compilation.

* A Complete System for White - Download Free PDF: https://www.academia.edu/25476419/M...

* Paperback: The Ultimate King's Indian Attack: Improve Your Results by Playing This Powerful Opening System (Batsford, 2003) by Angus Dunnington

* Kindle or Paperback: Starting Out: King's Indian Attack (2013) by John Emms

* Kindle or Paperback: The King's Indian Attack - Move by Move (2014) by Neil McDonald

* Chessable Repertoire Course: https://www.chessable.com/reign-sup...

* Shirov miniatures: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

* Tactical Games: Game Collection: Yasser Seirawan's Winning Chess Tactics

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* More teenage tagging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9...

* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm

* 700+ games of QGD: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

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

* "For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." ― Rudyard Kipling, The Jungle Book

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Three Simple Chess Tips: https://www.premierchesscoaching.co...

Create protected outposts for your knights.

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa's members who understand that chess is but a game.

Chess is but a Game

As he secretly rode his knight out of the castle's gate, still believing that he could escape this inevitable fate, the sky broke open with an array of incredible light. and there smitten to the earth lay nova under his knight. I am who I am and always am, spoke this thundering voice and you, my friend nova, do not at all have another choice but to go forth south and north, west and east
loudly proclaiming the good Word to man and beast. Thus beset by the compelling voice from the broken sky nova set about explaining through the word the how and why. He travelled north and south, west and east never losing aim to let all Caissa's members know: chess is but a game.

"With most men life is like backgammon, half skill, and half luck, but with him it was like chess. He never pushed a pawn without reckoning the cost, and when his mind was least busy it was sure to be half a dozen moves ahead of the game as it was standing." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Guardian Angel (1867)

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

Knights are stronger in the middle of the board.

07r Jerk zee chted online opal Zugzwangovich like Hansel Gretel witch hunters.

Last train for the coast...

Galatians 6:7 in the Bible "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap."

"You may knock your opponent down with the chessboard, but that does not prove you the better player." ― English Proverb

"Never play to win a pawn while your development is yet unfinished!" — Aron Nimzowitsch

"Boring? Who's boring? I am Fredthebear. My mind is always active, busy."

"I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands." ― Alexander Alekhine

"We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a chessplayer's nature." ― Rudolf Spielmann

"For a period of ten years--between 1946 and 1956--Reshevsky was probably the best chessplayer in the world. I feel sure that had he played a match with Botvinnik during that time he would have won and been World Champion." ― Bobby Fischer

"To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess." ― Mikhail Tal

"I shouldn't have been such a wise guy." ― Joe Biden On his quip that if blacks voted for the 45th in 2020 they "ain't black."

"The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians." — Goyahkla a.k.a. Geronimo (1829-1909), a POW for 23 years

"Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation." — Max Euwe

"The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do." — Michael Porter

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

Sep-18-23 stone free or die: Sorry <perf> I screwed up bad copying the data from the <Opening Tree> - mixing the frequency for 6...Qg3 instead of the scoring. Kinda stupid - my apologies.

* Reuben Fine can show you the not-so-easy way. Sign up for free and you can read books for free: https://archive.org/details/chessea...

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

A quote from the link: https://www.libertarianism.org/what...

"Modern day politicians on the left and right sometimes pay lip service to these ideas, but in practice they reject them. Legislation is all about imposing an order from above, rather than letting one emerge from below. And in creating their schemes, politicians all too often fail to give citizens their due as people, treating them as pawns and running roughshod over their rights to decide and plan for themselves."

Oct-04-23 HeMateMe: I play 3/2 blitz occasionally on Lichess. I find it an excellent site, none of the delays/cancellations that ruined chess.com (for me). Oct-04-23 Cassandro: Yes, lichess is by far the best site for online chess. And you never know, apparently you may even get to play against a living legend like the highly esteemed Leonard Barden there!

FTB plays all about but has always been happy with FICS: https://www.freechess.org/

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"I've played a number of interesting novelties lately. Mostly that's because I haven't got a clue what I am doing in the opening." ― Nigel Short

'April showers bring forth May flowers

'An army marches on its stomach

'As thick as thieves

'As you make your bed, so you must lie upon it

'As you sow so shall you reap

'Ashes to ashes dust to dust

'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

'Attack is the best form of defence

<<<Below is the acrostic poem by <Mrs T.B. Rowland>:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.>

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)>

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose." ― Indira Gandhi

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

'A stitch in time saves nine'

"You can't hold with the hare and run with the hounds."

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

bCIIO78 z Frigid Zedanovs spwd Zelminsky zan Zahuravliov witch pray pepprz. Wellington ov chorus eat burnz. Zupee!!

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

<"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are <Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.>

That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."> ― Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) played chess. It was one of his favorite games. He started playing in his 20s and owned several nice chess sets. Dr. William Small probably introduced chess to Jefferson around 1762. Dr. Small was a professor of mathematics at the College of William and Mary who taught Jefferson.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: all men and women are created, by the, you know the, you know the thing." ― Joe Biden, botching USA Declaration of Independence quote.

"I hate a liar. Maybe because I'm such a good one myself, heh? Anyway, to find someone has told an out and out lie puts him on the other side of the fence from me for all time." ― Clark Gable

"It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us who we really are." ― Joyce Carol Oates

"Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true." ― T. E. Lawrence

"No player can escape from having bad games or bad tournaments from time to time. What separates the best from the rest is the ability to stay calm, cope with disappointment, and bounce right back to fight even harder. Winners never quit!" ― Susan Polgar

"Champions do not quit when facing adversity! They go back to the drawing board, pinpoint the problems, fix them, then fight again with even more determination and intensity!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people ask what is the biggest achievement of my 45+ year career, in my mind, it will be my next success. My advice is do not live in your past glory. Continue to go forward and aim for the next big accomplishment!" ― Susan Polgar

"The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost." ― Viktor Korchnoi

"In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber." ― Yuliya Snigir

"O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!" ― Walter Scott

"I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence." ― Ayrton Senna

* MC Move-by-Move: Game Collection: Move by Move - Carlsen (Lakdawala)

* QGD D06: Queen's Gambit Declined (D06)

Note to self: A few QGA games need to be transitioned.

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Three Simple Chess Tips: https://www.premierchesscoaching.co...

Create protected outposts for your knights.

Deadline Grandmaster: A Chess Memoir by Andrew Soltis Published by McFarland, 2024
ISBN 10: 1476689989 / ISBN 13: 9781476689982

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A New England June by Bliss Carman

These things I remember

Of New England June,

Like a vivid day-dream

In the azure noon,

While one haunting figure

Strays through every scene,

Like the soul of beauty

Through her lost demesne.

Gardens full of roses

And peonies a-blow

In the dewy morning,

Row on stately row,

Spreading their gay patterns,

Crimson, pied and cream,

Like some gorgeous fresco

Or an Eastern dream.

Nets of waving sunlight

Falling through the trees;

Fields of gold-white daisies

Rippling in the breeze:

Lazy lifting groundswells,

Breaking green as jade

On the lilac beaches,

Where the shore-birds wade.

Orchards full of blossom,

Where the bob-white calls

And the honeysuckle

Climbs the old gray walls;

Groves of silver birches,

Beds of roadside fern,

In the stone-fenced pasture

At the river's turn.

Out of every picture

Still she comes to me

With the morning freshness

Of the summer sea, —

A glory in her bearing,

A sea-light in her eyes,

As if she could not forget

The spell of Paradise.

Thrushes in the deep woods,

With their golden themes,

Fluting like the choirs

At the birth of dreams.

Fireflies in the meadows

At the gate of Night,

With their fairy lanterns

Twinkling soft and bright.

Ah, not in the roses,

Nor the azure noon,

Nor the thrushes' music,

Lies the soul of June.

It is something finer,

More unfading far,

Than the primrose evening

And the silver star;

Something of the rapture

My beloved had,

When she made the morning

Radiant and glad,—

Something of her gracious

Ecstasy of mien,

That still haunts the twilight,

Loving though unseen.

When the ghostly moonlight

Walks my garden ground,

Like a leisurely patrol

On his nightly round,

These things I remember

Of the long ago,

While the slumbrous roses

Neither care nor know.

"With most men life is like backgammon, half skill, and half luck, but with him it was like chess. He never pushed a pawn without reckoning the cost, and when his mind was least busy it was sure to be half a dozen moves ahead of the game as it was standing." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Guardian Angel (1867)

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

Knights are stronger in the middle of the board.

Holes in the opponent's pawn structure make good outposts for your knights.

A knight always moves to a different colour square than the one it stands on.

Identify knight forks.

Where can the opponent's knight land in two moves? Would that be a problem?

A knight on a strong outpost can be a great inconvenience to the opponent, as the knight controls squares in their camp and makes it awkward for their pieces to move around.

A knight sitting next to an opposing pawn chain can be trapped without a safe retreat square.

A knight is on the edge of the board can be corralled by a bishop three squares away on the opposite colour.

* Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t...

* Using Knights: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...

* Mr. Coles' Visual: https://mrcoles.com/shortcut-visual...

* Effective Knights: https://wegochess.com/how-to-use-th...

* Knight Forks: https://chessmood.com/blog/fork-in-...

"Knight on the rim is dim." ― Siegbert Tarrasch Its chances are slim/grim.

The knight is well-suited for brutal close combat, the opposite of the long-range bishop.

One of the key strengths of the knight is its ability to jump over other pieces (and give check over other pieces), allowing it to access squares that would otherwise be out of reach.

The only way out of a double check is to move the threatened king to safety.

* Attack two enemy pieces at once: https://www.chesstactics.org/the-do...

* Knight Strategy: https://www.chessstrategyonline.com...

* Knights Potential: https://www.chesshustle.com/article...

* The Versatile Knight: https://ocfchess.org/the-knight-in-...

* Tips for Knights & More: http://www.chesssets.co.uk/blog/tip...

* Unleash the Knight: https://cardclashgames.com/blog/che...

* Ten Tips: https://www.uschess.org/index.php/L...

* Rajnish Das Tips: https://enthu.com/blog/chess/chess-...

* Lekhika Dhariyal Chess Ops: https://www.zupee.com/blog/category... Zucci

* GM Avetik Grigoryan: https://chessmood.com/blog/improve-...

* 25 Opening Traps: https://www.chess.com/blog/ChessLor...

* Spruce Variety: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/che...

"We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!" ― John Adams

* Good Vibrations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eab...

* But do they play chess? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7...

* No visitorz allowed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwA...

* Oh, Roy saw the play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KF...

* Dancing Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFr...

* Chess is cold-steel calculation, not emotion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-T...

* It takes me back where, when and who: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh2...

* Everyday people should play tabletop games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUU...

* Flirts will give you the runaround: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NQ...

* Sam Cooke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APu...

* Before lip sinking was invented: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTU...

* Los Lobos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfA...

* Who are you dreamin' of? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOJ...

* No shirt, no shoes, no sale: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB...

* Cara Mia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sF...

* Nobody knows the trouble I've seen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvG...

* The checkmate song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG7...

* TJ played with gusto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8G...

* Another TJ groovin' it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdr...

* I eat Buttercups: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0k...

* The Lonely Bull: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYJ...

* Cracklin Rozie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGe...

* Never been to Southbeach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7m...

* Instantly recognizable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szb...

* Six million was a whole lotta moola back then: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CP...

* Dizzy means take a bye: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arp...

* Wimoweh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7M...

* Tips to keep your head together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNi...

* Do Waht? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ui...

* 10-4 Good Buddy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd5...

* Dominance, Hunger, Opportunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDb...

* Bang, Bang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr_...

* Good ole country boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt2...

* Otis once ran for mayor but wasn't registered to vote! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dot...

* Luckenbach, Texas has a dance hall and a post office, that's all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EK...

* So Goode!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf4...

* Don't call Bob. Bob is rough and gruff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyr...

Reggie called.

"Chess is played with the mind and not with the hands." ― Renaud & Kahn

"Chess is a terrific way for kids to build self-image and self-esteem." ― Saudin Robovic

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

"Life is like a chess. If you lose your queen, you will probably lose the game." ― Being Caballero

"If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure." — Garry Kasparov

"You win some, you lose some, you wreck some." — Dale Earnhardt

"In life, unlike chess the game continues after checkmate." ― Isaac Asimov

"If you can dream it, you can do it." — Walt Disney

Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)

"Whatever you are doing in the game of life, give it all you've got." — Norman Vincent Peale

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." — Ralph Marston

"A wise man never knows all; only a fool knows everything." — African Proverb

Z is for Zookeeper (to the tune of "Do You Know the Muffin Man?")

Oh do you know the zookeeper,
The zookeeper, the zookeeper?
Oh, do you know the zookeeper
Who works down at the zoo?

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?
A: To get to the udder side.

<The Fooles Mate
Black Kings Biſhops pawne one houſe.
White Kings pawne one houſe.
Black kings knights pawne two houſes
White Queen gives Mate at the contrary kings Rookes fourth houſe>
— Beale, The Royall Game of Chesse-Play

Beale's example can be paraphrased in modern terms where White always moves first, algebraic notation is used, and Black delivers the fastest possible mate after each player makes two moves: 1.f3 e6 2.g4 Qh4#

There are eight distinct ways in which Fool's Mate can be reached in two moves. White may alternate the order of f- and g-pawn moves, Black may play either e6 or e5, and White may move their f-pawn to f3 or f4.

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess battles." — Garry Kasparov

"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 blow your own trumpet." — Australian Proverb

Old Russian Proverb: "Scythe over a stone." (Нашла коса на камень.) The force came over a stronger force.

"Continuing to play the victim is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Blaming others for your station in life will indeed make you a victim but the perpetrator will be your own self, not life or those around you." — Bobby Darnell

<"Sestrilla, hafelina
Jue amourasestrilla
Awou jue selaviena
En patre jue

Translation:

Beloved one, little cat
I love you for all time
In this time
And all others">

― Christine Feehan

"Funny, funny Jude (The Man in the Red Beret). You play with little pieces all day long, and you know what? You'll live to be an old, old man someday. And here I am." — Janis Joplin

Jude Acers set a Guinness World Record for playing 117 people in simultaneous chess games on April 21, 1973 at the Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon. On July 2-3, 1976 Jude played 179 opponents at Mid Isle Plaza (Broadway Plaza) in Long Island, New York for another Guinness record.

Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER

Place your knights in the center for greater mobility; avoid edges and the corners.

Colorado: San Luis
Established in: 1851

San Luis has a predominately Hispanic population of less than 700 people, and so the town features a very strong Spanish influence. It was once part of four Spanish land grants decreed by the King of Spain, and a classic adobe architecture and Spanish town layout remain.

* Chess History: https://www.britannica.com/topic/ch...

* Three Simple Chess Tips: https://www.premierchesscoaching.co...

Create protected outposts for your knights.

This poem is dedicated to all Caissa members who are the Silent Majority.

The Silent Majority

Spoke the silent pawn to the opposing queen:
Your master is a filthy man and also very mean.
He does naught but curse and foulmouth my gentle master. Your king ought to punish him real fast if not faster. because we are all tired of his filthy ranting and raving. We want to play chess which is our gift and inborn craving. But if he is allowed to continue to act like a filthy prick, we'll catch him and drown him in the cesspool with frick. Replied the queen smilingly though in a very loud voice: Fear not silent majority because that is also our choice. So it came about, that one could hear in the deep of night an inhuman scream of the filthy man who died slowly of fright.

"With most men life is like backgammon, half skill, and half luck, but with him it was like chess. He never pushed a pawn without reckoning the cost, and when his mind was least busy it was sure to be half a dozen moves ahead of the game as it was standing." — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Guardian Angel (1867)

"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world." ― Pierre Mac Orlan

"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer

Knights are stronger in the middle of the board.

'Ask no questions and hear no lies

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev - https://lichess.org/study/KMMrJvE1

* Legendary: Game Collection: The 12 Legendary Games of the Century

* Knight Power: https://fmochess.com/the-power-of-t...

'Ask a silly question and you'll get a silly answer

<The Words Of <Socrates>

A house was built by <Socrates> That failed the public taste to please.
Some blamed the inside; some, the out; and all
Agreed that the apartments were too small.
Such rooms for him, the greatest sage of Greece!

"I ask," said he, "no greater bliss
Than real friends to fill even this."
And reason had good <Socrates> To think his house too large for these.
A crowd to be your friends will claim,
Till some unhandsome test you bring.
There's nothing plentier than the name;
There's nothing rarer than the thing.>

Identify knight forks.

Q: What do you call a cat that likes to eat beans? A: Puss 'n' Toots!

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon!

Q: What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A: No eye deer!!

Q: What do you call a three-footed aardvark?
A: A yardvark!

Q: What do you call a dancing lamb?
A: A baaaaaa-llerina!

Q: What do you call a meditating wolf?
A: Aware wolf!

Q: What do you call a witch who lives at the beach? A: A sand-witch!

Q: What do you call an avocado that's been blessed by the pope? A: Holy Guacamole!

Where can the opponent's knight land in two moves? Would that be a problem?

"A loose tooth will not rest until it's pulled out." ~ African Proverb

"Do not wake sleeping dogs." ~ Dutch Proverb

"Go far, you'll be loved more." ~ Egyptian Proverbs

"The cheapest is always the most expensive." ~ German Proverb

Quien no madruga con el sol no disfruta de la jornada. (Whoever doesn't rise with the sun won't enjoy the day.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Mientras se gana algo no se pierde nada. (As long as something is earned nothing is lost.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

El que no sabe gozar de la ventura cuando le viene, no debe quejarse si se pasa. (He who doesn't know how to enjoy good fortune when it comes to him shouldn't complain when it passes him by.) ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616)

Strike while the iron is hot – this line can be found in the 13th century: ‘One must strike the iron while it is hot'.

Vienna, Paulsen-Mieses variation (C26) 0-1 Sitting Q sac
J Augustin vs Nunn, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

Double King Pawn KIA hits f2 (A07) 1-0
Ivkov vs L Rellstab, 1950 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 98 moves, 1-0

Dbl KP Botvinnik System Bg2 vs Dutch Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Stockfish
Larsen vs Ivkov, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0

Dbl KP KIA Bg2 vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Blindfold
Ljubojevic vs L Christiansen, 1993
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Nf3 KIA copycat Dbl KP (A07) 0-1
I R Watson vs M Hebden, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Old Indian Attack (A06) 0-1 Armageddon
Rapport vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021 
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 0-1

KIA 5.Qe2 d4 vs Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 1-0
M Larrea vs N Ulaneo, 2001
(B40) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian Dragon (A07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Petrosian vs Stahlberg, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 67 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian Dragon (A07) 1-0
G Kenworthy vs J Ady, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Dragon Bg4 (A07) 1-0 Stockfish notes
R Nezhmetdinov vs Aronin, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicil (A07) beyond imagination.....deserves to be famous
Z Zhang vs Y Tong, 1998 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Closed (B26) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Fischer vs R Garcia, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack Open Sicilian (A07) 1-0 K caught in middle
S Babarykin vs Elton Joseph, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var d5, c5 vs d4, c4 (A08) 1-0
A Lein vs Y Kots, 1961
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

KIA: Sicilian Variation dxe4 (A08) 1-0
I Bilek vs J Kostro, 1960
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA: Sicilian Variation dxe4 (A08) 1-0
C D'Amore vs R E Andersen, 2008
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Traditional Be7, Bb7 (A08) 0-1 Qside
Forintos vs S Nedeljkovic, 1961
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Mutual promotions
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1850 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

G350 in '500 Master Games of Chess' by Tartakower & Du Mont
Paulsen vs J Owen, 1862 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

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

King's Indian Attack vs KID/Benoni d6, c5 (A07) 1-0
Filip vs Pachman, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Dragon (A07) 0-1 How to promote a pawn w/a R sac
Geller vs Averbakh, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Bg7, Nge7, Nc6 (A07) 1-0
B Gurgenidze vs Y Sakharov, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

KIA vs copycat KID (A07) 1-0 W Rook penetrates, eats pawns
Fischer vs O Popovych, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 overprotection vs French (A07) 1-0 Stockfish
Botvinnik vs Uhlmann, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Game 51 in 'How Chess Games are Won' by Samuel Reshevsky
Reshevsky vs M Pavey, 1956 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Analyzed by Bobby Fischer in his "My 60 Memorable Games"
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 Milwaukee
Fischer vs M Harrow, 1957 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA/English Botvk vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 White perm penetration
Tal vs R Teschner, 1960 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 Good analysis & links
F Olafsson vs Eliskases, 1960 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 35 moves, 1-0

KIA: Pachman System (A07) 1-0 training game made the books
Botvinnik vs Furman, 1961 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

KIA: Symmetrical (A07) 1-0 White shifts Qside, trades his terms
Petrosian vs R Teschner, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

K's Indian Reversed vs French / Owen's Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Pawn storm
Benko vs A Bisguier, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

KIA vs 3 Pawn Advance (A08) 1-0 B check removes the defender
Botvinnik vs A Pomar, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French d4 (A07) 1-0 extra pawns
Smyslov vs E Jimenez Zerquera, 1962
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

KIA/Catalan vs Semi-Tarrasch (A08) 1-0
Korchnoi vs A Pomar, 1962 
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 41 moves, 1-0

US Championship(1963/64) KIA (A07) 0-1 Fischer won all 11 games
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 0-1

Game 175 in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' by David Bronstein
Bronstein vs O'Kelly, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Copycat BF annotated this game in Sept 1963 issue of Chess Life
A Reinhard vs Fischer, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def.: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 Holes
Fischer vs J Richburg, 1964 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

KIA vs NY System (A07) 1-0 Lead in development, gain tempos
J Hardinge vs M Smith, 1965 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

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

Fischer wins his most famous KIA game against the French
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

A07
Fischer vs L Popov, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

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

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 Black takes up space
Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1968
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hungarian Opening: Slav Formation (A00) 1-0 Black backs down
Stein vs E Book, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 49 in Stein: Move by Move by Thomas Engqvist
Stein vs S Zhukhovitsky, 1969 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer (Dbl Fio) Stein Attk (B10) 1-0 Dbl R sacs
Stein vs R Hartoch, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 44 moves, 1-0

KIA w/Nc4 vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 Penetration, passer; Stockfish
Larsen vs Gligoric, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 1-0

Transposes to Russian Game (C42) 0-1 Beware same side B&N on f2
J Lastovicka vs F Vykydal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 0-1

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

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Capture sequence targets Q
Tal vs A Hermlin, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

KIA Exchange vs French Def 8.exd5 exd5 9.d4 c4 (A07) 0-1Nail f3
L Schmid vs M Hermann, 1972
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

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

KIA Chigorin's 2.Qe2 vs Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0
Tal vs H Liebert, 1974 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French strong point e5xf6 (A07) 1-0 Central congestion
L Christiansen vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1 Messiah notes
C Brasket vs Shamkovich, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Simplification frees White
L Christiansen vs J Eslon, 1977
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

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

Classic KIA Qe2, 0-0 vs QGD Bg7, 0-0-0 (A07) 1-0 Kside passer
J Mestel vs C Hoi, 1981
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack exd5 vs Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 18.?
Hodgson vs Seirawan, 1986 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 Strong point vs French Def (A07) 1-0
Korchnoi vs J Rigo, 1986
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA dxe4 (A07) 1-0 Kside assault leads to exchanges
Shirov vs G Giorgadze, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

KIA/Closed Sicilian 6.Be3 (B25)0-1 Kside sac attack is thwarted
Yudasin vs Gelfand, 1991 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def.: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1Pin/Notes by Eric Schiller
R Vasquez Schroeder vs E Schiller, 2001  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (C00) 1-0 Sac Smack
B Amin vs T Batchuluun, 2001 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Game 944 in Chess Informant Best Games 901-1000
L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Morozevich plays a textbook KIA attack at the Turin Olympiad
Morozevich vs S Azarov, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

Game 50 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Strategies' by Sam Collins
S Collins vs D P Wheeler, 2011
(C00) French Defense, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Carlsen - Anand World Champnship Match (2014), Sochi RUS, rd 4
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA: Yugoslav (A07) 0-1 Be careful w/comments, like any move?!
B Adithya vs B Thorfinnsson, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 59 moves, 0-1

KIA vs dxe4 dxe4, e5 (A04) 1-0
P Johansen vs P Dhame, 2009
(A04) Reti Opening, 36 moves, 1-0

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

The most beautiful checkmate of 2019!
J Zhao vs R Preotu, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

Yet another lethal KIA kingside attack against the French
Vasiukov vs Uhlmann, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Breyer Variation. Stein Attack (B10) 1-0 26.?
Stein vs E Haag, 1969 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 29 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var 5.d4 exd4 (B10) 1-0
Kupreichik vs A Kapengut, 1968 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 28 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var (B10) 0-1 Instructive tactical finish
J Schuyler vs J Frenklakh, 1995 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 30 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Variation (B10) 1-0 K walk
Ljubojevic vs Huebner, 1982
(B10) Caro-Kann, 46 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 target backward f7-pawn
J Grefe vs Denker, 1979 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 22 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var (B10) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Gufeld vs Smyslov, 1975 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

KIA: Sicilian Var (A08) 0-1 Must recognize BxN Remove the Guard
O Gadia vs F Vasconcellos, 1965
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 48 in 'Pachman's Decisive Games' by Ludek Pachman
Benko vs Keres, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

Grand Prix Attk vs Old Sicilian (B20) 1-0 31.?
A Strikovic vs B Kurajica, 1994 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

KIA: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1 NxB and White is better
D Bojkov vs Robson, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Sicilian Dragon (A07) 1-0 Queens ending
Manh Tien Tran vs R Hovhannisyan, 2008
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 79 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Carlsen vs Karjakin, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 92 moves, 1-0

Nf3 KIA: Yugoslav Var 6.BxNf3 exBf3 (A07) 0-1
B Ilievski vs Geller, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 63 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 1-0
X Bu vs Y Saber, 2018 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

This game made Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

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

King's Indian Attack Copycat (A07) 0-1 Get the Q in close
A Bannik vs Tal, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

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

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

KIA vs French (A07) 1-0 Aggressive pawns restrict Black King
V Ciocaltea vs J Kozma, 1963 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Damiano's Mate
M Udovcic vs Petrosian, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

KIA 7.Na3 & 17.N2a3 vs Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Sac attack!
L Karlsson vs H Olafsson, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Reti/Reversed Benoni. Capa shows some nerve in this game!
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1924 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

KIA Symmetrical (A05) 1-0 A knight to remember...underpromotion
Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2012 
(A05) Reti Opening, 80 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Bc5 & Ba6 (C00) 1-0 White counterattack
T L Petrosian vs J Wintzer, 2008 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

French Defense 6...Nc6 vs KIA (C00) 0-1 Prompt dxe4
Jansa vs Huebner, 1969 
(C00) French Defense, 28 moves, 0-1

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

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

KIA Qe2 vs French dxe4, Bb7 (C00) 1-0 Mate in Four
Y Zhou vs A Hill, 2016 
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Chigorin 2.Qe2/King's Indian Attack (C00) 1/2-1/2
L Evans vs H Berliner, 1954
(C00) French Defense, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA 3.Qe2 Nc6 French Def (C00) 1-0 non-standard smothered mate!
S Conquest vs D Buckley, 2012 
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Variation Be2, Bb2 (A03) 1-0 Spearhead
T Sloan vs J Kulbacki, 1992 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (A08) 1/2-1/2 5 min. Blitz
Kasparov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA vs Sicilian Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1
L Bruzon Batista vs Topalov, 2005 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

KIA/Sicilian Closed Botvinnik Def (B25) 0-1 Promotion # next
E Bolshakov vs Korchnoi, 1956
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0Kside exchanges produce passer
Carlsen vs M Sebenik, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed 7.Nf3 Nge7 Botvinnik Def I (B25) 1/2-1/2
Short vs I Nataf, 2000
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA vs Sicilian Melbourne (A07) 1-0 All fronts, Combo
Vasiukov vs Taimanov, 1965 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 21.?
M Czerniak vs U Rueetschi, 1981 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Rev Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Q trap
J Hobaica vs S Giardelli, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 abattoir
P Denger vs J Fehr, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

KIA Dbl Fio vs Rev Botvinnik System (A07) 0-1 Unique Ns Mate!!
T Becker vs R Ramesh, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Closed (B25) 1-0 R retreat traps the Black Q
T Tian vs Z Nemeth, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Sic Closed Nf3, Nc3, Bg2 vs Nf6, Nc6, Be7 (B25) 1-0 Backdoor
Aronian vs Karjakin, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed 6.f4 Nbd7, 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (B25) 1-0 N Discovered+
A Kolmykov vs L Masyagutova, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian Defense: Modern (B50) 1-0 Penetrate f7
Karpov vs K Payrhuber, 1969 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Variation (A08) 1-0 24.?
H Perez Garcia vs R Casafus, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Closed (B26) 0-1 Notes by Raymond Keene
H Hecht vs Keene, 1972  
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Sic Closed. Fianchetto 9.Be3 (B24) 1-0 #68 on Soltis Top 100
Smyslov vs Kotov, 1943 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian (A07) 0-1 blitz; look again
Bologan vs Yagupov, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 0-1

KIA d3, c3, d4 vs Sicilian Kan (A07) 1-0 Resembles French Adv
Kuzubov vs I Krush, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed b5-b4 (A07) 1-0 Prague CSR
Pachman vs K Prucha, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 48 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed. Bg2, Ne2, Be3 (B24) 0-1 Q sac mating attack
M Rogan vs J Rizzitano, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

Closed Sicilian for Insomniacs A07 0-1 31
A Misetane Burjan vs K Albert, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian (A07) 0-1 Terrific finish!
J Rudd vs E Dearing, 2004 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1

KIA c3 supports d3-d4 push vs Sicilian Ne7, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 blitz
B Amin vs J Polgar, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA Qe2 vs Sicilian Ne7, Bg7 (A07) 1-0 blitz
Gelfand vs J Polgar, 2009
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

KIA Ne2 vs Ne7 Old Sicilian (A07) 0-1
J Bednarski vs Korchnoi, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Sicilian Dbl Fio (A07) 0-1
T Hart vs Keene, 1966 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var (A08) 0-1 B trap
Smyslov vs Yudasin, 1988
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var (A08) 1-0 WCh U14
Aronian vs B Einarsson, 1995 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attk: Sicilian Var (A08) 1-0 Heavy piece coordin
A Bivol vs Kosteniuk, 2018 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

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

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var (A08) 1/2-1/2 blitz
Kramnik vs Anand, 2013
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack: Sicilian Var e4 vs e5 (A08) 1/2-1/2 Ns up
Svidler vs S Golubov, 2015
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attk: Sicilian Var (A08) 1/2-1/2 rapid exchanges
Svidler vs F Vallejo Pons, 2015
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

Chigorin's 2.Qe2
C Ciobanu vs C Moldovan, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

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

KIA e5 strong point 5.Qe2 vs Franco-Sicil(A07) 1-0 0-0 vs 0-0-0
Psakhis vs Hjartarson, 1996 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

KIA 3.Qe2 vs French Def (A07) 1-0
G Jones vs D Anderton, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

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

KIA exch & strong point e5 (A07) 1-0 instructive relocate Bf1
I Nikolaidis vs I Poteas, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Sicilian/French Def e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 31.?
I Bulmaga vs J Rojas Solano, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

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

Game 128 in Chess Informant Best Games 101-200
Sax vs Larsen, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

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

KIA exd5 exd5 vs French Def w/prompt piece exchanges (A07) 0-1
A Shorokhov vs J Geller, 2009
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 0-1

KIA exd5 exd5 vs French Def w/open c-file (A07) 0-1 Promotion
L Zepeda vs T Nguyen, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Traditional Be7, Ba6 (A07) 1-0
I Nikolaidis vs A Muir, 1997
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1Cormier & Stockfish notes; 29...?
T Goutali vs L Pan Zhang, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs. Dragon (A07) 0-1 30...?
O Adu vs A Kim, 2008 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 18.?
Jansa vs T Harestad, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

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

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 26...?
Yudasin vs Krasenkow, 1988 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 39...?
Hracek vs A Kveinys, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

KIA smashes Dutch Stonewall Def (A07) 1-0 Shattered Pawns
R M McKay vs P M Giulian, 1988 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 12 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Keres Variation (A07) · 1-0
Minasian vs Shirov, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 1-0

KIA Keres Var (A07) 0-1 Cool queen trap by VK!
Timman vs Kramnik, 1999 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack: Keres Var 5.d3 e5 (A07) 0-1 video link
Dubov vs Shirov, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

MICHAEL ADAMS demonstrates the new MAIN LINE as the matrix
Adams vs C Ward, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

Nf3 KIA Nc3-Ne2 (A07) Alexey Troitzky Mate w/2 Knights
C McNab vs M Karttunen, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 80 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 video link
Nakamura vs D Solak, 2012 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

A07
Grischuk vs Y Wang, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 77 moves, 1-0

A07
Vasiukov vs L Lederman, 2013 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

A05
V Malakhov vs E Hansen, 2013 
(A05) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Dangerous Anti-Sicilian: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3! Boris Katalymov
Rozentalis vs J Nyander, 2017
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Wahls Defense (A05) 1/2-1/2 pals?
D Norwood vs M Hebden, 1988
(A05) Reti Opening, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reti 5.c4 vs Symmetrical Defense e5 (A05) 1-0
R Simic vs M Hebden, 1991
(A05) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs Rev Botvinnik System (A05) · 0-1
E Bricard vs M Hebden, 1992
(A05) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1

Nf3 KIA vs c5, d5, e5 (A07) · 1-0
Moheschunder vs Cochrane, 1853 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

Nf3 KIA vs c5, d5, e5 - why give Black the center? (A07) 0-1
A Liang vs Dominguez Perez, 2021 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 62 moves, 0-1

Nf3 KIA vs c5, d5, e5 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Armageddon
Rapport vs Carlsen, 2021
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

Link to annotations by GM Naiditsch
Caruana vs Karjakin, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 0-1

Nf3 King's Indian Attack: Bg4 Yugoslav Var (A07) · 1-0
Radjabov vs Z Almasi, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Var (A07) 0-1 25...?
Bluebaum vs E Najer, 2017 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Nf3 KIA vs Bg4 Yugoslav Attk (A07) · 1-0
Dzindzichashvili vs J Qi, 1984
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong vs French 0-0-0 (A07) 1-0 like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate Swindle
Huebner vs Adorjan, 1980 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA DBl Fio vs Pachman Sys (A07) 0-1 P on 6th w/B pair
A Puranik vs S Sjugirov, 2020 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Pachman System (A07) 0-1 Madness in the middle
R Mamedov vs Gelfand, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio KIA vs Pachman System (A07) 1-0 Pick a target
Stein vs Golombek, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack exd5 vs Pachman System (A07) 0-1
N Gurieli vs N Gaprindashvili, 1980 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 0-1

Nf3 King's Indian Attack vs Pachman System (A07) 1-0 22.?
S Krasnov vs E Terpugov, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Game 29 in Steve Giddins' 50 Essential Chess Lessons
Smyslov vs Denker, 1946 
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Bb7/QGD Orthodox (A07) 1-0 Greek Gift!
Botvinnik vs J Letzelter, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Feb-17-15 jbennett: video link
Smyslov vs Euwe, 1953 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 68 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Indian dxe4 dxe4 (A07)1-0 h-pawn lever thwarted; weak Ps
Petrosian vs A Sokolsky, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 The White Q is trapped
Filip vs Petrosian, 1956 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Game 115 in 'Modern Chess Strategy' by Ludek Pachman
A Bisguier vs A Fuderer, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

Russian Team Championship (2010), Dagomys RUS, rd 8, Apr-09
A A Ivanov vs A Rakhmanov, 2010
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 77 moves, 0-1

KIA vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 White Q sac & connected rooks
Stein vs A Sokolsky, 1960 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Connected passed pawns
P D Bolland vs H Price, 1925 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 0-1

Source: "The New York Times", October 4, 1971, p. 36.
L Day vs Spassky, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA vs QID (A07) 0-1 Another AN break through promotion
M Bluemich vs A Nimzowitsch, 1925 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 55 moves, 0-1

Loose Pieces Drop Off. Pinned Pieces Drop Where They Stand.
T Gelashvili vs M Mchedlishvili, 2002 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 50 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 0-1 blitz
Nakamura vs Ding Liren, 2020 
(A06) Reti Opening, 59 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 N nips
Naroditsky vs Le Quang Liem, 2021 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 72 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var / KIA (A01) 1-0
Larsen vs Saemisch, 1969 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 32 moves, 1-0

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

KIA vs b6, Bb7 traditional e5 strong point (A07) 1-0 Win pawns
Kasparov vs Y Habu, 2014 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0 Rook demolition of e-file
Yagupov vs A Rustemov, 1995 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

KIA vs French Be7, Bb7 (A07) 1-0Corresp 0-0 vs 0-0-0, e5 strong
A Konstantinopolsky vs J Banas, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
R Asylguzhin vs R Othman, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 52 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs pseudo French Nge7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Bxh6
Ivkov vs Smejkal, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Buenos Aires ARG
Pachman vs R Toran, 1955 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Smyslov Var (A05) 1-0 Spearhead
Stein vs J Rodriguez Gonzalez, 1968 
(A05) Reti Opening, 47 moves, 1-0

KIA 5.e4!? vs Rev Botvinnik (A07) 0-1 Mordimer video link
Firouzja vs Carlsen, 2020 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1

Game 26 Ivanchuk 100 selected games-Kalinichenko's book
Lputian vs Ivanchuk, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

KIA Dbl Fio vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0
Ivkov vs J Penrose, 1974 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

KIA Ne2 Dbl Fio (A07) 0-1 Kside pins break White
R Cardoso vs Ivkov, 1973 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 241 in The Guinness Book of Chess GMs by William Hartston.
Benko vs Petrosian, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio Bg2, Bb2 KIA vs Lasker's NY Defense (A06) 1-0
M Vukic vs V Chekhov, 1976 
(A06) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

double fianchetto KIA vs Lasker's NY System (A06) 0-1video link
Caruana vs Giri, 2022 
(A06) Reti Opening, 51 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Battery pins on open g-file
Shamkovich vs Tal, 1961 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

Reti/King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense (A05) 1-0
M Woodhams vs H Barber, 1970 
(A05) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 0-1

Double Fianchetto d4 vs d5 C-K Bg7 (A07) 1-0
Kramnik vs Giri, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 46 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio d4 KIA? Symmetrical Def 6.d4 c6 7.0-0 0-0 (A05) 1-0
J Rukavina vs Tal, 1973 
(A05) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs C-K Bg7 (A07) 1-0 21.?
Bronstein vs B Rytov, 1979 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Game 26 in "Leonid Stein - Master of Attack" by GM RaymondKeene
Stein vs Barcza, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

ing's Indian Attack vs C-K Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Stockfish
Stein vs Hort, 1968 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs C-K Bg7 (A07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Stein vs Portisch, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs C-K Def (A07) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Movsesian vs M Panarin, 2010 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs C-K Qc7, Bd6 (A07) 1-0 Double attack
M Godena vs M Schekachikhin, 2018 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Assault & Battery
A Phillips vs Golombek, 1961 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack: Spassky Var vs. 2...b5 (A05) 1/2-1/2
M Vukic vs A Kobas, 1986 
(A05) Reti Opening, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA delayed exd5 Typical French (A07) 1-0 Long diagonal battle
M Daneri vs T Spanton, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack Be7 French exd5(A07) 1-0 weird N giveaways
M Larrea vs M Nunez, 2001
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Be7 French Def (A07) 1-0
M Larrea vs Z Zarul Shazwan, 2004
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0

KIA Bg2 vs Bg7, dxe4 (A07) Qside play; exchange sac for promo
A Feuerstein vs M Pavey, 1956
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0

Hungarian Opening: KIA Dbl Fio (A00) 1-0 Queen Trap
K Zangerle vs J B Payne, 1962 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Old Sicilian (A07) 0-1 wildfire, promotion
C Irvine vs E Meyer, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

Mieses Opening: General / KIA (A00) 0-1
M Poulsen vs Minasian, 2008
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 47 moves, 0-1

Play the King's Indian Defence (Marovic)
Benko vs Fischer, 1962 
(B07) Pirc, 40 moves, 1-0

KIA: Symmetrical Def (A05) 0-1 Intriguing counters
A Shabanaj vs H Thorsteinsdottir, 2010 
(A05) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1

Petrov's Defense d3, Bg2 (C43) 0-1 Greco-like Kside attack!
C Peptan vs J Jackova, 2004 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: 3.d3 Reversed Philidor (C42) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Keres vs D Allan, 1975 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack Copycat e4 e5 (A07) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Ljubojevic vs Karpov, 1988 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 0-1

Russian Game vs Reversed Philidor Def d3, Be2 (C42) 0-1
M Antipov vs Kuzubov, 2015 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs C-K Bg7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Fischer vs Hort, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caro-Kann Def. Breyer variation (B10) 0-1 internet
S Golubov vs Jobava, 2019
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Defense: Breyer Var (B10 1-0 Mayet's Mate is coming
S Gross vs D Blasl, 1999 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Breyer Var. Stein Attack (B10) 1-0Correspondence
D C Taylor vs J E Warren, 1980 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

KIA 7.Nc4 vs d4 extension (A07) 0-1
A Gabrielian vs Nepomniachtchi, 2006 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: French Var (B40) 0-1 Harrwitz Bishops
McShane vs M Lagarde, 2021 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1

sense GK's indignation at being tested w/such caveman tactics
Fedorov vs Kasparov, 2001 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

A06
Caruana vs Carlsen, 2017 
(A06) Reti Opening, 49 moves, 1-0

A07
Naroditsky vs P Idani, 2007
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: General (C42) 1-0 R sac threatens Lolli's Mate
Rapport vs Caruana, 2021 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky Opening (C44) · 1-0
Rapport vs Navara, 2021 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 GM King's "Move of the Year"
Rapport vs Caruana, 2021 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack Double Fianchetto vs Dbl KP (A07) 1-0
Naroditsky vs L Galoyan, 2011 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Barcza Syst Uncastled (A04) 0-1Tal's Bf3 block is a blast fuse!
Barcza vs Tal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

Formation: King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 blitz
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2

KIA Dbl Fio vs Reversed Botvinnik System (A07) 1-0 impressive
Leko vs Fritz, 2000 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 49 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Var (A04) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
F Olafsson vs Karpov, 1977 
(A04) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 0-1

L Evans vs A Saidy, 1972 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 106 moves, 1/2-1/2

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.g3 is the Konstantinopolsky Opening.
Zvjaginsev vs B Bok, 2015 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

5.Qe2 KIA e5 strong pt vs Sicilian-French (A07) 1-0 furious MG
M Kobalia vs Morozevich, 2019 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack 5.Qe2 (A07) 0-1 Long Diagonal issues
Mishra vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Go after the backward pawn
J Howell vs F Manca, 1986
(B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 1-0

King's Knight Opening: Normal Var (C44) 1/2-1/2 blitz
Carlsen vs So, 2016
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack (A07) · 0-1
N Schenaoui vs S Kwon, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

A07
R Dos Ramos vs C Wakuruwarewa, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Rev Torre (A07) 0-1 SF notes; 35...?
Damljanovic vs Geller, 1987 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack exd5 (A07) 1-0 Exchange Sac sequence
N Weinstein vs Westerinen, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

KIA vs Gruenfeld dxe4 (A07) 1-0 Kingside attack
Bagirov vs R Shcherbakov, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

ECO "B23"
M Pinto vs J Grefe, 1998 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 R pin, N roller
R Mamedov vs Pichot, 2022 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs Bb7 (A07) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
B Firat vs Niemann, 2022 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) · 1-0
M Soltis vs T Easton, 2002
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 40 moves, 1-0

Margeir Pétursson was born in Reykjavik.
Petursson vs S Polgar, 1988 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian, Delayed e4 vs e5 (A07) 0-1
V Stulik vs Barcza, 1948 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

KIA 2.Qe2 vs Sicilian Dbl Fianchetto (A07) 1-0 Simul Exhibit
Kasparov vs P Albalate, 1997 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs French Def Be7, Qc7 (A07) 1-0
T Hillarp Persson vs P Vass, 2011
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Bobby may have taken this one a little too casually.
V Ciocaltea vs Fischer, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 69 moves, 1-0

KIA e5 strong point vs Tarrasch French (A07) 0-1 blitz
Giri vs So, 2017
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio KIA: Symmetrical Def (A05) 1-0 Take, Recapture, Fork
Dubov vs L Trent, 2017 
(A05) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs French Defense dxe4 dxe4 (A07) 1-0
D Gukesh vs A Diermair, 2018
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 53 moves, 1-0

A07
H Bouwmeester vs K Darga, 1959
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 34 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack vs Sicilian for real; Bg2 vs Bg7 (A07) 1-0
Yudasin vs R Mascarinas, 1990 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

A48
Abdulrahman A Masrahi vs A Alem, 2017
(A48) King's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

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