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Jun-13-09 technical draw: My first "advise" is to learn to spell "advice".

Canine

Life is not a game but it's full of players (and pawns)

Learn young, learn fair; learn old, learn more. ~ Scottish Proverb

"I always plan for long-term; life to me is a never-ending chess match." ― James D. Wilson

"Tis action moves the world....in the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it." ― Susanna Kearsley, The Winter Sea

"It's an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it; I can dominate it. And it's predictable. So, if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"The journey is its own reward." — Homer

"In life, as in chess, it is always better to analyze one's motives and intentions." ― Vladimir Nabokov

"You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime." ― Thomas Paine

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

"Check your moves well, because it can cost one pawn or losing a lot of just from three moves!" ― Deyth Banger

"What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded backward." ― Samuel Reshevsky, Art of Positional Play (Note: A weak pawn cannot be defended by another pawn; it's protection must come from a piece of the back rank that might rather be more aggressively active.)

"The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller of sorrows, is named 'combination'." ― Emanuel Lasker

"The move is there, but you must see it."
― Savielly Tartakower

"Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless." ― Mikhail Tal

"Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it's futile to continue playing (conceptualizing)." ― Bill Gaede

"Chess is not a game, it's a war."
― Joshua the poetic penguin

"The King in chess is indeed a symbol of unity and wholeness and the other pieces are not separate entities but rather parts of "the One Thing", as Campbell put it." ― Roumen Bezergianov, Character Education with Chess

"In chess, without the king, the other pieces would all be "dead", so their existence is supported by the king, but they need to serve the king with their capacity for action in order to have a good game." ― Roumen Bezergianov

"...That is my biography from the first day of my chess life to the present.

JOURNALIST. And your plans?
PLAYER. To play!"
― Mikhail Tal, The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal

"There had been a few times over the past year when she felt like this, with her mind not only dizzied but nearly terrified by the endlessness of chess." ― Walter Tevis, The Queen's Gambit

"Но человек существо легкомысленное и неблаговидное и, может быть, подобно шахматному игроку, любит только один процесс достижения цели, а не самую цель." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground Russian

"But man is a frivolous and unseemly creature and, perhaps, like a chess player, loves only one process of achieving a goal, and not the goal itself." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground English translation

"Le jeu dechec, say the French, n'est pas assez jeu: That is, chess games and others of the same importance, are not Spill, but a Study. Such may be presented to those who have nothing to order, and who fear, out of idleness, for the rust of Hiernen, but not industrious people who seek recreation in Spill and Company." ― Ludvig Holberg, Epistles

"To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight." ― Emanuel Lasker

"An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages." ― Emanuel Lasker, "Lasker's Manual of Chess", p.464

"He (Jose R. Capablanca) makes the game look easy. Art lies in the concealment of art." ― Philip W. Sergeant

"Capablanca invariably chose the right option, no matter how intricate the position." ― Garry Kasparov.

"Capablanca's games generally take the following course: he begins with a series of extremely fine prophylactic maneuvers, which neutralize his opponent's attempts to complicate the game; he then proceeds, slowly but surely, to set up an attacking position. This attacking position, after a series of simplifications, is transformed into a favorable endgame, which he conducts with matchless technique." ― Aaron Nimzowitsch

"Chess is above all, a fight!" — Emanuel Lasker

"The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment." ― Napoleon Bonaparte

"The game of chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired and strengthened by it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of chess, in which we have points to gain, and competition or adversaries to contend with, and in which there is a vast variety of good and ill events, that are, in some degree, the effect of prudence, or want of it. By playing at chess then, we may learn: First, Foresight; Second, Circumspection; Third, Caution; And lastly, We learn by chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs; the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources." — Benjamin Franklin, 1779

"Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess." — William Ewart Napier

Bobby Fischer on Paul Morphy:
"Perhaps the most accurate player who ever lived, he would beat anybody today in a set-match. He had complete sight of the board and seldom blundered even though he moved quite rapidly. I've played over hundreds of his games and am continually surprised and entertained by his ingenuity."

"I always play carefully and try to avoid unnecessary risks. I consider my method to be right as any superfluous ‘daring' runs counter to the essential character of chess, which is not a gamble but a purely intellectual combat conducted in accordance with the exact rules of logic." — Jose Raul Capablanca

"I had to keep walking from table to table. I must have walked ten miles. In chess, as in baseball, the legs go first. Chess is not an old man's game." — Jose Raul Capablanca (on giving a simul)

"Capablanca's planning of the game is so full of that freshness of his genius for position play, that every hypermodern player can only envy him." — Alexander Alekhine

"The stock market and the gridiron and the battlefield aren't as tidy as the chessboard, but in all of them, a single, simple rule holds true: make good decisions and you'll succeed; make bad ones and you'll fail." — Garry Kasparov

"All that matters on the chessboard is good moves." — Bobby Fischer

"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war." — George Hyman Rickover

"The laws of circumstance are abolished by new circumstances." — Napoleon

"No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself." — William Penn

"Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers." ― Jocelyn Murray, The Roman General: A Novel

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." — Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010), 7th World Chess Champion

"That's what chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one." — Bobby Fischer

"Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer." — Albert Einstein

"Methodical thinking is of more use in chess than inspiration." — C.J.S. Purdy.

"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.

"Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique." — Mikhail Tal

"I was brought up on the games of Capablanca and Nimzowitsch, and they became part of my chess flesh and blood." — Tigran Petrosian

"Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then play with such brilliance in the middlegame that the game was decided - even though his opponent didn't always know it - before they arrived at the ending." — Robert Fischer

"If the student forces himself to examine all moves that smite, however absurd they may look at first glance, he is on the way to becoming a master of tactics." — C.J.S. Purdy

"The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do." — Gerald Abrahams

Walking back to Houston

"Tal has a terrifying style. Soon even grandmasters will know of this." - Vladimir Saigin (after losing to 17-year-old Tal in a qualifying match for the master title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5S...

* Alekhine's miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Ali Fir Q Pawn: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* Black Defends: Game Collection: Opening repertoire black

* Charming: Game Collection: Charming Miniatures

* Chernev explains Russian chess: Game Collection: The Russians Play Chess by Irving Chernev

* Chess giant, approved pallbearer for Bobby Fischer: Game Collection: Lilienthal!

* 125 Greatest Games: Game Collection: 125 Greatest Chess Games

* A different version of the same: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* The Donner Party of Misery: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...

* List of gambits: https://detailedpedia.com/wiki-List...

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

* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* Glossary of Chess Terms: http://www.arkangles.com/kchess/glo...

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

* Greatest Hits: Game Collection: Mammoth Book-Greatest Games (Nunn/Burgess/Emms)

* Glossary: https://www.chess-poster.com/englis...

* IECC: https://www.chess-iecc.com/

* Miniatures of the Champs: Game Collection: Champions miniature champions

* Artful Mates: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate

* Brazil Nuts: Game Collection: 2...De7 !

* Notable Games: Game Collection: List of Notable Games (wiki)

* Neon Moon, smooth and easy: https://www.bing.com/search?q=Neon+...

* Opening Names: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...

* Pie in the sky: https://www.old-mill.com/oldmill-re...

* Reasonable book choices: https://www.chess.com/blog/RussBell...

* Rubinstein: Game Collection: Rubinstein's Chess Masterpieces

* Roger that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

"The only way to change anything in Russia is a revolution" ― Daniil Dubov https://en.chessbase.com/post/dubov...

* Short Selection for White:
Game Collection: Repertoire for White

* Tactical Mix: Game Collection: mastering Tactical ideas by minev

* The Best of... Game Collection: World Champions' Best Games

* The Unthinkable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z...

* Three-minute pastry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIa...

* Trappy game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gC...

* Tartakower Defense: https://www.chess.com/blog/MatBobul...

* Will Power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9S...

* Wonders and Curiosities: Game Collection: Wonders and Curiosities of Chess (Chernev)

* Z Vol 105: Game Collection: 0ZeR0's collected games volume 105

* 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!

'A rising tide lifts all boats'

'Don't put the cart before the horse'

"Examine what is said, not who is speaking." ~ African Proverb

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.uschesstrust.org/chess-...

* World Chess Championship History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkO...

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.

Eilfan ywmodryb dda
Meaning: A good aunt is a second mother

"Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning; if you were not only uncertain about your adversary's men, but a little uncertain also about your own; if your knight could shuffle himself on to a new square by the sly; if your bishop, at your castling, could wheedle your pawns out of their places; and if your pawns, hating you because they are pawns, could make away from their appointed posts that you might get checkmate on a sudden. You might be the longest-headed of deductive reasoners, and yet you might be beaten by your own pawns. You would be especially likely to be beaten, if you depended arrogantly on your mathematical imagination, and regarded your passionate pieces with contempt. Yet this imaginary chess is easy compared with the game a man has to play against his fellow-men with other fellow-men for his instruments." ― George Eliot, Felix Holt: The Radical

Walter Shipman was a player who went his own way in the opening. Long before its recent revival, he championed the Cozio Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7) to the Ruy Lopez and for many years opened 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 as White. Like Kupchik, he was a fine positional player who picked up more than his share of points in the endgame, but also like �Kupie� he could attack quite vigorously when the situation called for it. A case in point is the following miniature played against fellow IM Kongliang �Ben� Deng at the 2004 American Open in Los Angeles. Walter was 75 when this game was played.

American op 40th7
November 28, 2004Los Angeles
Shipman, Walter2247
Deng, Kong Liang2510

1.d4 f5
2.Bg5 h6
3.Bh4 g5
4.e4 Rh7 First played by Grzegorz Gajewski of Poland and later championed by fellow Grandmaster Simon Williams of England, the text wins material at the cost of king safety. 5.Qh5+ Rf7
6.Bxg5 hxg5
7.Nf3 fxe4
(7�Nf6 8.Qg6 Nxe4 ?!8�e6 9.Nxg5 Qe7 10.e5 !9.Ne5 Nd6 10.h4! favors White � Moskalenko.) 8.Nxg5 Nh6
9.Nc3 c5 ? (9�e6 10.d5 !)
10.O-O-O cxd4
11.Rxd4 Qa5
12.Rd5 Qb6
13.Rf5 1—0

- IM John Donaldson, USCF

Maximo wrote:

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

Chess Squares Riddle
Question: How many squares are in a chessboard?

"Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"It ain't over 'til it's over, no matter how over it looks." ― Yogi Berra

Riddle Answer: 204 squares: 64 one-by-one squares, 49 two-by-two, 36 three-by-three, 25 four-by-four, 16 five-by-five, 9 six-by-six, 4 seven-by-seven, and 1 eight-by-eight

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"To be, or not to be: that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause: there's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life;
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office and the spurns
That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all;
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.--Soft you now!
The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd!"
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

<Riddle of the Day:
Mary's mother had four children: April, May and June.

What's the name of the fourth child?

The inventor of the tricycle personally delivered two to Queen Victoria In 1881, Queen Victoria was on a tour on the Isle of Wight when her horse and carriage could not keep up with a woman riding a tricycle. Intrigued by the bike, the queen proceeded to order two. She also asked that the inventor, James Starley, arrive with the delivery. Though you might associate tricycles with toddlers, Queen Victoria made them cool among the elite at the time.

Answer to the Riddle of the Day above:
The name of the fourth child is Mary.>

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective." ― Tim Tebow

"A God you understood would be less than yourself." ― Flannery O'Connor

* https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/oth...

Phone scammers are getting smarter with their tactics like AI voice scams. And if you're not careful, they could make big bucks off of you, the unsuspecting caller. Aside from hanging up if you hear this four-word phrase, there's something else you can do to avoid becoming a victim and to keep up with your smartphone security and privacy.

Certain area codes can warn potential targets that the call isn't safe, according to Joseph Steinberg, CEO of SecureMySocial. Although scam callers once used a 900 number, they've changed their methods as the general public became aware of their tactic. Now, many scam phone numbers have different area codes, including 809, which originates in the Caribbean.

Another area code to look out for may look like it's coming from the United States, but isn't. "Criminals have been known to use caller IDs with the area code 473, which appears to be domestic, but is actually the area code for the island of Grenada," Steinberg says. Watch out for these phone call scams that could steal your money, too.

By the way, those calls add up fast. You could be charged for taking a call from any of these foreign countries, according to AARP. Plus, scammers can swindle you out of your money through phony vacation scams and fake stories about danger or money problems. iPhone scams and Uber scams are also on the rise, making Apple fans and Uber users alike more wary. Make sure you know how to avoid Uber scams and how to stop spam texts on your phone.

To play it extra safe, Steinberg recommends never answering or returning a call from a number you don't recognize. If you actually know the person, they can always leave a voicemail. "Remember that it's unlikely that someone you do not know—who is in distress at a location with which you are not familiar—would dial a random number in another country and ask you to help them," he says. "They would call the police."

It can't hurt to be wary of possible scam phone numbers with the following international area codes. And watch out for these Facebook Marketplace scams before you go shopping.

Scam phone numbers: International Area Codes with a +1 Country Code

232—Sierra Leone

242 — Bahamas

246 — Barbados

268 — Antigua

284 — British Virgin Islands

345 — Cayman Islands

441 — Bermuda

473 — Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique

649 — Turks and Caicos

664 — Montserrat

721 — Sint Maarten

758 — St. Lucia

767 — Dominica

784 — St. Vincent and Grenadines

809, 829, and 849 — The Dominican Republic

868 — Trinidad and Tobago

869 — St. Kitts and Nevis

876 — Jamaica

It's important to note that scammers can create scam phone numbers by spoofing numbers from many area codes, not just the ones listed above. Remember, a good rule of thumb is if you don't recognize the phone number, don't pick up your phone and let it go to voicemail. This can help you avoid falling for common phone scams, such as those pesky car extended warranty calls.

By the way—if you are charged for picking up a scam call, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recommends contacting your phone company to try and take care of the matter. You can also file a complaint about the scam call with the FCC.

Next, read about these online scams you need to be aware of and how to avoid them. Also, read up on what doxxing is and how it sets you up to be hacked.

Sailboats

InkHarted wrote:

Checkmate.
I started off as an equal
I have everything that they do
my life was one and the same as my foe
childish battles of lesser
I won baring cost of a little
but as time outgrew my conscience
I found that the pieces were moving against me
with time my company reduced
they left one by one
all in time forgetting me
my castles collapsed
my religion dissuaded
my protectors in hiding
I could not run anymore
I have been cornered to a wall
as the queen left silently
without saying goodbye
I could not live any longer
she was most precious to me
I could not win without her by my side
so the king knelt down and died.

"Everyone should know how to play chess." — José Raúl Capablanca

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

'Finders keepers, losers weepers'
No, turn it over to Lost and Found.

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)

On March 7, 1942 Jose Capablanca suffered a stroke at the Manhattan Chess Club while watching a skittles game. He died on March 8, 1942 at Mount Sinai hospital, the same hospital that Emanuel Lasker died in a year earlier. He was the shortest lived world champion, dieing at age 53 years, 109 days. He was buried with full honors in Havana. General Batista, President of Cuba, took personal charge of the funeral arrangements.

Lord Dunsany mentioned that after Capablanca's death he published the following epitaph in CHESS, June 1942, page 131:

Now rests a mind as keen,
A vision bright and clear
As any that has been
And who is it lies here?

One that, erstwhile, no less
Than Hindenburg could plan,
But played his game of chess
And did no harm to man.

Endgame Maxims
Collector unknown

There is quite a difference between endgame technique and endgame strategy. In order to develop an endgame strategy I will gather all maxims I can find, put them in a blender and distill a strategy out of it. I will try to avoid double maxims around the same topic: what good is for you to strive for is automatically bad for the opponent and has to be avoided by him and vice versa.

Endgames of the 0-st order: pawn endings.
If one pawn can hold two that is favourable.
If you have two pawns on adjacent files, push the one on the free file first. To prevent the previous maxim. Have your pawn majority on the side where it is not opposed by the enemy king. Advanced pawns can lead to a favourable break because they are closer to promotion. Create a passer whenever it is safe.
Create an outside passed pawn as a decoy to help your king to penetrate in the enemy position on the other wing. Endgames of the 1st order: 1 piece+pawns vs 1 piece+pawns

The light pieces.
If you have a bishop, put your pawns on the opposite color. No matter what your opponent's piece is. The idea is twofold: it makes your bishop active, and when the opponent pushes his pawns till they are blocked against yours, they automatically become a potential target for your bishop since they are on the same color. If you have bishops of the same color the previous maxim will make his bishop bad. If you have bishops of opposite color, and you try to win, put your pawns on the opposite color as your bishop. If you are defending, put them on the same color as your bishop. A bishop is strong in an open position.
A bishop is strong when working on two wings at the same time. Especially important with bishops of opposite colors. If you have a knight, a knight is strong in closed (blocked) positions. A knight is strong with all pawns on one wing.
With knight vs knight, the penetration of the king is the main motif, plus the outside passer. A knight needs outposts.
B vs N deprive the knight from outposts, then dominate the knight. Rook vs rook.
Before anything else you must be able to play the Lucena and the Philidor position and the 3rd rank defense. Make your rook active at all costs.
Let your king help.
Try to bind the enemy rook to the defense.
Defend a passer from behind, i.e. the first rank, to leave the promotion square free. Two joined passers are often winning, so you can sacrifice a few pawns for that. A condition to play for the win is that there are pawns on both wings, which make it very difficult for the defending king to choose where to go. If the pawns are on one wing you have only a chance when you can cut of the enemy king. Rook vs bishop or knight
Keep the pawns on the board.
Attack the enemy pawns from behind (=7th or 8th rank). Create weakness which you can attack with both your rook and king. Endgames of the second order: 2 pieces+pawns vs 2 pieces+pawns.

General.
The attacker decides when to trade pieces for an endgame of the first order, since the defender doesn't want to change pieces. Two bishops vs two bishops.
After the trade you will have two bishops of the same color. So the pawn structure dictates which bishop to trade. You must be left with the good bishop. Your opponent's bishop will automatically be bad. Two bishops vs bishop and knight.
A Russian proverb says: "The advantage of the bishop pair is that you can trade it off." Beware that you keep the good bishop and avoid bishops of opposite color when the underlying pawn ending is better for you. Two bishops vs two knights.
Open up the position. Create two wings. Trade off your bad bishop. Pawns at the rim are difficult to stop by a knight. Bishop+knight vs bishop+knight.
Bishop+knight vs 2 knights.
In general a good bishop is better than a knight. The only reason to prefer a knight is when your opponent has the bad bishop and the pawns are on one wing. 2 knights vs 2 knights.
Trade of a set of knights when the underlying pawn ending is better. Remember that the remain ending with knight vs knight is about penetrating with the king and the outside passer. 2 rooks vs 2 rooks.
Trade off a set of rooks when you have winning chances. What to do with your King?
Head for the center, from where the king can intervene where needed. Walk to your passed pawns.
Walk to pawns that are susceptible of being attacked. Free a piece that is bound to defence.
Penetrate the enemy positions when you are faster than the counterattack of your opponent.

General ideas.
When you don't know what to do, try to inflict your opponent with an extra weakness. When you are worse, don't play for the win.
Only accept a draw or offer a draw when you are worse. Otherwise you will never learn to play an endgame. Worse can mean behind in time.

When to trade pieces and pawns?
When behind in material, head for a drawish endgame (bishop of opposite color or rook vs rook with pawns on one wing) When behind in material, trade pawns, not pieces. In the end you can sac your last piece for his last pawn, when you leave him with insufficient mating potential.

Middlegame techniques to get a good endgame.
Minority attack. You attack with 2 pawns 3 hostile pawns. After trading off you leave your opponent with an isolani that you can conquer. Inflict damage to the opponent's pawn structure: double pawn, isolani, backward pawn, many pawn islands. Create an (outside) passed pawn.
No open files leads to a rook ending.

One of my early instructional books that I probably gained the most from was Ludek Pachman's classic, Modern Chess Strategy. In the book's section on passed Pawns, he wrote that two united passed Pawns are a dangerous weapon, but the possessor of such Pawns must make sure that they cannot be blockaded and that, as a rule, such Pawns should advance together.

Endgame Practice
While on the website Chess Videos TV yesterday I noticed they have several "Chess Tools" like diagram generators, endgame simulator, visualization training, etc. that are worth checking out. For example, under the endgame simulator they have linked to the Crafty engine so you can play versus the computer in different situations right from your browser.

* Crafty Endgame Trainer: https://www.chessvideos.tv/endgame-...

* The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy by Irving Chernev Game Collection: Instructive Games (Chernev)

* 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

<from the simpleton poet:

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.

Chess is creative.
And a journey too.

Good in the morning.
Or just before bed.

Play cheater_1, with engine.
Or OTB, all in your head.>

Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever.

"The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third." ― Gale Sayers

"To what greater inspiration and counsel can we turn than to the imperishable truth to be found in this treasure house, the Bible?" — Queen Elizabeth II

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." ― Benjamin Franklin

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

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

Luck never gives; it only lends. ~ Scottish Proverb

"The harder you fall, the heavier your heart; the heavier your heart, the stronger you climb; the stronger you climb, the higher your pedestal." — Criss Jami

Psalm 96: 1-3
Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.

"God's mercy and grace give me hope - for myself, and for our world." — Billy Graham

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness." — Billy Graham

Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction."

<High Flight
BY JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR.

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,—and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of—wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air ....

Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark nor ever eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.>

Big Slick

"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman

"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt

"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

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Why did the turkey cross the road?
To prove he wasn't chicken!

Bless Us, O Lord
Traditional Catholic Prayer

Bless us, O Lord,

And these Thy gifts

Which we are about to receive,

Through Thy bounty

Through Christ our Lord we pray.
Amen.

Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 e5 (A00) 0-1 Dbl Rook sac
I McNab vs Miles, 1967 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 Stockfish notes
A Gorovets vs Fedorov, 2005 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Nakamura vs K Perkovich, 2011 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Bird-Larsen Attk (A04) 1-0 VERY efficient model game!
Plachetka vs L Zinn, 1974 
(A04) Reti Opening, 13 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights (A34) 1-0 N Combo
Botvinnik vs G Kasparian, 1938 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 14 moves, 1-0

A40 Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit 0-1 A kNight+ will lead to mate
G Fahrion vs Ali Irad, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

Look twice B4 U capture or make a single threat to gain time
M Ristic vs M Umapathysivam, 2000 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Mikenas Defense (A40) 1-0 Donner's Revenge
J H Donner vs T Krabbe, 1971 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: General (A43) 1-0 19.?
L B Hansen vs G Vescovi, 1995 
(A43) Old Benoni, 19 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 blitz battle
Mamedyarov vs Ding Liren, 2018 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0 Qg3+ preps N+
A Yusupov vs A Beliavsky, 1998 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def: General (A52) 0-1 Sacs on f3, e4 weaken light sq
Kobe vs G Gorges, 1985 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 0-1 Q sac, bold attack!!
M Leskiewicz vs E Kahn, 1999 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted Var (A58) 0-1 Saratoga Springs, NY
Y Lapshun vs I Nikolayev, 1998
(A58) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1

Benoni Defense: Fianchetto (A62) 1-0 White N is immune (skewer)
Smejkal vs S Tatai, 1973 
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

Game 1 in Williams' book "The Killer Dutch", Everyman publ.2015
Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack 6.Qf3 (D00) 0-1 Pin the Q to her K
S A Mudrev vs S von Freymann, 1929
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Colle System vs Reveresed Torre w/e5 (D04) 1-0 Gueridon Mate
S Knight vs V Georgiev, 2008 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Colle 5.c3 (D05) 0-1 14.h3? gives the initiative to Black
N Riumin vs A Polyak, 1929 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense (D07) 0-1 Deflection
A Hrdy vs H Haberditz, 1951 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin CG (D08) 0-1 7.Kxf2? QxQd1
N Shatkin vs Bill Bauer, 1960 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1

QGD, Albin CG Lasker (D08) 0-1 Bb4+ is poisoned in the Albin CG
E M Edwards vs N Whitaker, 1921 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD: Albin Countergambit 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D08) 1-0 Simul Smash
Tal vs Springall, 1964 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 1-0 Raking Bishops
A Nikitin vs Kupreichik, 1968
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Winawer Countergambit (D10) 0-1 Boom!
Zolotukhin vs I Nikolayev, 1981 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

QGA: Central Var. Alekhine System (D20) 1/2- Legall's perpetual
S Narayanan vs K Grigoryan, 2017
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2

Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D30) 1-0 Good notes patzer2
P Cerveny vs M Pagerka, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical copycat (D32) 0-1 castle collapse
B Cafferty vs Parma, 1972 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 1-0 Decoy, Remove Guard
A Beliavsky vs Bacrot, 1999 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Extra piece
C Groeneveld vs J H Donner, 1947 
(D85) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: New England Var (E11) 0-1 Thailand trick
J Petit vs B Wall, 1974 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 8 moves, 0-1

NID, Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var (E39) 0-1Q sac seizes file
Quinteros vs Ribli, 1974 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

KID. Normal. King's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Ng4 bait backfires
M Pein vs E Hernandez Guerrero, 1991 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Uncommon Opening 1.f3? (A00) 0-1 White is garbage
O Onishko vs D Posohov, 2002 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst): Reversed Nimzowitsch (A00) 1-0 Legall's Mate
O Bjarnason vs V Dittler, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 7 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) (A00)1-0 Right-handed version of Legall's Mate
D Moody vs S Bender, 1977 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Veresov Atack (D01) 0-1 Save the Q, drop a piece
D Langerak vs Damink, 1991 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Anderssen Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Read blogger notes
Evans vs H Gordon, 1946 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2

Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 N on 6th will gain material
Marshall vs S Rubinstein, 1913 
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1-0

Bird, From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Pinned to mating square
A Laun vs O Mueller-Roger, 1963 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1-0 B&Q sac for a Rook roller
J Pribyl vs R Hardarson, 2001 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

The first encounter between Ray Keene and John Nunn.
Keene vs Nunn, 1963 
(A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 US Open
Santasiere vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening: Zukertort System (A04) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
B Hayden vs W A Winser, 1948 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0

Weird English Opening: Adorjan Def (A10) 1-0 If QxB, then Rd1
Miles vs G Wall, 1999 
(A10) English, 15 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 1-0 Plenty of Kside tactics
L Tavares da Silva vs O Gadia, 1964 
(A10) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Double Fianchetto; Philidor's Legacy - Mate in one
Benko vs I A Horowitz, 1968 
(A12) English with b3, 20 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A13) 1-0 Brilliant
L Spassov vs P Popov, 1977 
(A13) English, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 178 of 200 Modern Brilliancies by Kevin Wicker (pub. 1981)
Suba vs L Roos, 1978 
(A16) English, 23 moves, 1-0

English vs. Lion/Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 0-1SHOT
Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1

G51 "Bent Larsen's Best Games: Fighting Chess w/the Great Dane"
Bobotsov vs Larsen, 1969 
(A17) English, 15 moves, 0-1

K's English. Reversed Closed Sicilian (A25) 1-0 Two White forks
K Ozols vs P Reid, 1937 
(A25) English, 8 moves, 1-0

King's English. Four Knights General (A28) 0-1 13...?
J Schenkein vs Spielmann, 1913 
(A28) English, 16 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation (A31) 0-1
A Sedrakian vs I Nikolayev, 1988
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 14 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Symmetrical. Three Knights Variation (A34) 1-0
I Nikolayev vs V Nasonov, 1978
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Q Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Bone in the throat
Kramnik vs Svidler, 2004 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit (A40) 1-0 Theory gets iffy; Discovered+ wins
Korchnoi vs E Koning, 1978 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Queen Pawn Fianchetto (A40) 1-0 23.?
I Rogers vs V Arapovic, 1985  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1-0 Irregular drops pieces
Kotov vs R G Wade, 1952 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 21 moves, 1-0

Indian Game 2.Bf4 (A45) 0-1Boden's mate upon aimless woodpusher
Muskietorz vs J Salt, 1958 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Gedult Attack (A45) 0-1 Q takes Poisoned P & R
A Kuebler vs H Larsen, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 15.? Notes by Stockfish
S Palatnik vs Geller, 1980 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) 0-1 Kramnik crossfire
B Zoeller vs Kramnik, 1996 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Reversed Chigorin Def (A45) 1-0 Discovery
R Djurhuus vs F Liardet, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: General (A45) · 1-0
K Wockenfuss vs G Siegel, 1982
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 sac Nxf6 exposes Black K
H Steiner vs A Gring, 1946
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 1-0 A knight on the rim is dim
A Hollis vs N Littlewood, 1967 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Adler Var (A52) 1-0 Mutual capture sequence
H Steiner vs H Fajans, 1946
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Old Indian Def. Janowski Var. (A53) 0-1 Remove the Guard mini
F Visier Segovia vs Tal, 1966 
(A53) Old Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1 Devestating N+ next
G Hartleb vs R Byrne, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Defense: Two Knights (A54) 1-0 Remove the Guard
S Savchenko vs Savon, 1999 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 19 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Declined. ML (A57) 1-0 h-file P lever & battery
S Conquest vs J Degraeve, 2001 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit (A57) 1-0 Incredible Combination; Remove Guard
Mamedyarov vs B Galstian, 2002 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Var (A57) 0-1 Returned
D J James vs Korchnoi, 1992 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 15 moves, 0-1

Benoni Def: Knight's Tour Var (A61) 0-1 Fine mating net
K Kojder vs Suba, 1980 
(A61) Benoni, 28 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit (A83) 1-0 Spearhead g6+
L Palau vs J Nollmann, 1948 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 12 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Skewer+
M van 't Kruijs vs Anderssen, 1861 
(A84) Dutch, 16 moves, 0-1

Dutch Stonewall. Modern Var (A90) 0-1Superb knight movement
Kotov vs Bondarevsky, 1936 
(A90) Dutch, 27 moves, 0-1

Stonewall Attack Nb4xBd3 (D00) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Rubinstein vs Reti, 1908  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Veresov Attack (D00) 1-0 freebie
P Fric vs J Pelikan, 1933 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1889 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

G180 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
L Rellstab vs Petrov, 1937 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

QGD: Baltic Defense (D02) 1-0 Pin, Spearheads
V Zaltsman vs W Shipman, 1983 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein Opening/Colle-Zukertort (D05) 1-0 Loose Bishops
Tarrasch vs G Irion, 1887 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

QGD Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Common unpin wins in 11
D Genz vs D Boehmer, 1985 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 1-0

QGD Austrian Def. Gusev Countergambit (D06) 1-0 Rob the pin
Korchnoi vs N Gusev, 1956 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

QGD: Chigorin Def (D07) 1-0 Pin the Defender
J Rosenthal vs A Schroeder, 1916 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 1-0 26...?
K Emmrich vs B Moritz, 1922 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Q trap lurks
Mason vs Teichmann, 1903 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 16 moves, 0-1

Slav Def. Exchange Var (D10) 1-0 one needs an aesthetic sense
Portisch vs Petrosian, 1967 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Var (D11) 1-0 Steady pressure increase
Capablanca vs M Romi, 1938 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13) · 0-1
K Skalli vs A Haik, 1985
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Two Knights Attack (D15) 1-0 Windmill/back ranker
P Lebedev vs Gonak, 1938 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Czech. Wiesbaden Sharp line (D17) 0-1 deadly Qs & Ns
D Przepiorka vs A Cheron, 1928 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1

QGA. Normal (D25) 1-0 Mutual Queens on the rampage!
F Reinfeld vs J Battell, 1940 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

QGA. Classical Defense. Rubinstein Var (D27) 1-0 Lasker notes
Rubinstein vs S von Freymann, 1909  
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) · 0-1
D P Sailer vs B Siegheim, 1904
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

QGD: Tarrasch Def. Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 1-0 One way or another
Schlechter vs Swiderski, 1904 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD: Semmering Variation (D30) 1-0 Pins, 2 hogs on 7th
Euwe vs A Speijer, 1924 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange Var (D35) 0-1
M Lifanov vs I Nikolayev, 1987
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

QGD Ragozin Defense. Vienna Var (D39) 1-0Another fake from A.A.
Alekhine vs A Munoz, 1945 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

The Middle Game in Chess by Reuben Fine
Maximov vs Andreyev, 1854 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 18 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Szabo Var (D44) 0-1 26...?
H Lehmann vs K Junge, 1942 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def Stoltz Var (D45) 0-1 Discovery jolts Spearhead
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 15 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Bogoljubow Var (D46) 1-0 Deflection sets up JHB's #
Menchik vs Graf-Stevenson, 1937 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Chigorin Defense (D46) · 0-1
Georgiy Glukhikh vs I Nikolayev, 1978
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

QGD: Manhattan Var (D51) 1-0 Black weakens his own Kside
Keene vs T Lack, 1962 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

QGD: Modern. Heral Variation (D53) 0-1 Greek Gift loses center
A Cheron vs A Nilsson, 1928 
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein (D61) 1-0 Which side falls first?
R Camara vs J H Serra Azul, 1960
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Dbl B sac, Q piles on pin
Shamkovich vs A Anguiano, 1978 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Marshall vs H Kline, 1913 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Classical (D68) 1-0 Greco's Mate threat
Pirc vs Tartakower, 1938 
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 22 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (D71) · 1-0
Korchnoi vs S Witkowski, 1959 
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 15 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Var (D86) 0-1 16...?
R Naranja vs Portisch, 1970 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 16 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Def (E00) 0-1 Fishin' Pole Spearhead
Korchnoi vs E Chick, 1974 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) · 1-0
Y Vilner vs B Verlinsky, 1925
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Seirawan Attack (E00) 1-0 Brilliant!
R Krogius vs I Niemela, 1934 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 1-0 24.?
R Altshul vs R Mueller, 2008 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Dbl Fio (E01) 1-0 Armed
Flohr vs G Wheatcroft, 1939 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Def (E04) 1-0 No good moves for Black
Razuvaev vs Geller, 1988 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 15 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Victory March!
Kramnik vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 27 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 22.?
A Lukin vs Balashov, 1967 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 28 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Variation (E07) · 1-0
Larsen vs J Enevoldsen, 1965 
(E07) Catalan, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 1-0Instructive notes by Keene
Keene vs Robatsch, 1971  
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

18.Ba3? certainly violated Larsen's KAPP principle (Keep All Pi
Quinteros vs I Radulov, 1970 
(E09) Catalan, Closed, 27 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Central action
Gelfand vs G Vescovi, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Plan, execute
J Piket vs Morozevich, 1996 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 blitz; wrong score?
Quinteros vs Tal, 1987 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Def. Grünfeld Var (E11) 0-1 Stupendous Zwischenzug!
Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

S Williams vs D Howell, 2015 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Romanishin Attack (E12) 0-1 Pin
Jobava vs Kramnik, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

J Cavendish vs Miles, 1987
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Kasparov Attack (E12) 0-1 Overloaded R
Krasenkow vs Karpov, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Kasparov Attack (E12) 1-0
K Spraggett vs A Karklins, 1985 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian Variation. Kasparov Attack (E12) 1-0
K Spraggett vs Speelman, 1985 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System (E14) 1-0 dark cloud over f6 (and g7)
H Ree vs J Piket, 2001 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

QID: Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 1-0 Smothered Mate
Fine vs H Sussman, 1943 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1974 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 19 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Marjanovic, 1980 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian Variation (E17) · 1-0
K Spraggett vs G Basanta, 1992 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 196 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs A Medina Garcia, 1947
(E17) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

QID. Classical. Traditional Variation Nimzowitsch Line (E18)1-0
Tartakower vs L Steiner, 1935 
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

QID. Classical. Traditional, Main Line (E19) 0-1 Stockfish
V Makogonov vs Botvinnik, 1927 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 24 moves, 0-1

NID: Kmoch Var (E20) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 17.?
D Wagner vs P Nikolic, 2017 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

Vincent Saporito vs E Zemgalis, 1966
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 28 moves, 0-1

71 of 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 by Alexander Alekhine
Tartakower vs J Enevoldsen, 1939 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Euwe, 1953 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1

M Bowersock vs C Gu, 2011
(E28) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs Najdorf, 1950 
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 1-0

S Mohandesi vs Barsov, 2002 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 23 moves, 0-1

J Sarkar vs M Bowersock, 2011
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs N Sorokin, 1933 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

P Dubinin vs L Savitsky, 1934 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Botvinnik, 1941 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

A Ushenina vs Kosteniuk, 2008 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 1-0 She got in...
Aronian vs Hjartarson, 2004
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 15 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal Line (E40) 1-0
M Rivas Pastor vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1989
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 29 moves, 1-0

21. Ne4! initiates a double attack to start the combination
E Torre vs Petursson, 1985 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

NID: Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0
Gligoric vs R G Wade, 1972
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 23 moves, 1-0

NID: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0
Gligoric vs B Cafferty, 1972
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Var (E43) 1-0 Stockfish
Keres vs Spassky, 1965 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Fischer Variation (E44) 0-1 19...?
P Tregubov vs A Moiseenko, 2016 
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 22 moves, 0-1

V Pafnutieff vs E Zemgalis, 1953
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 21 moves, 0-1

NID Normal Bernstein Def Except Gligoric System (E53) 1-0 IQP
Browne vs Ljubojevic, 1978 
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0
A Aleksandrov vs Korchnoi, 2003 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 15 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Bernstein Def (E58) 1-0 Triple on the open g-file
I Sokolov vs Kasparov, 1999 
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 28 moves, 1-0

Csom vs Korchnoi, 1965 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

KID: Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 1-0 Exhibition
Karpov vs Shepilov, 1997
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 15 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Karlsbad Var (E62) 1-0 P grab drops a piece
Dautov vs F Karger, 2015 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 25 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto Variation. Kavalek Def (E62) 1-0 B pair & the P
P H Nielsen vs Benjamin, 1999
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

L Y Hsu vs Nunn, 1992 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 27 moves, 0-1

KID Fianchetto. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Knight strikes
Najdorf vs H Rossetto, 1956 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 15 moves, 1-0

Savon vs H Ree, 1965 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 21 moves, 1-0

KID Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 Turn a threat into a pin
S Johannessen vs Tal, 1964 
(E70) King's Indian, 15 moves, 0-1

Letelier vs Fischer, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Geller, 1952 
(E70) King's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

J Kourek vs P Chrz, 1994 
(E72) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

I Hausner vs S Polgar, 1983 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

KID: Four Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 Clearance sac is useless
V Vepkhvishvili vs Z Rukhadze, 1970 
(E77) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Var (E80) 1-0
I Nikolayev vs S Korepanov, 1982
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

KID Saemisch (E80)1-0 Fab 150A Pin, P thrust & his book details
Browne vs E Winslow, 1977 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 20 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Saemisch (E80) 1-0 Double Check
Spassky vs Evans, 1962 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Milko called Tal's bluff and was spanked.
Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch (E86) 0-1 GK's most dominating victory over Karpov
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1

John Watson's Mastering the Chess Openings, Vol. 1, page 65-66
S Hamann vs Geller, 1960 
(E91) King's Indian, 46 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. General (E91) 1-0 Remove the Guard, Royal Fork+
Shirov vs C Hoi, 1991 
(E91) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 White wins a B
Keres vs S Johannessen, 1967 
(E92) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Petrosian Variation (E92) 1-0 Stockfish
Petrosian vs I A Zaitsev, 1966 
(E92) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 0-1 Raking Bs
Y Kruppa vs M Al-Modiahki, 1998 
(E92) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening (A00) 1-0 Discover+ Philidor's Legacy
D van Geet vs W Litmanowicz, 1964 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 16 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Def Closed Line (E95) 0-1 Sharp
I Nei vs Petrosian, 1946 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 28 moves, 0-1

Game 6 in Starting Out: The King's Indian by Joe Gallagher
I Sokolov vs Shirov, 1999 
(E97) King's Indian, 24 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1-0 Correspondence
L Shikhirev vs I Rogov, 1990
(E97) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 1-0 Qside penetration
Geller vs I A Zaitsev, 1969 
(E97) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

KID. Orthodox. Classical System Neo-Classsical Line (E99) 0-1
Korchnoi vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 0-1

Gedult/Barnes Opening 1.f3? (A00) 0-1 Masterly foolishness
B Schneider vs Van Wely, 2005 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

Grob Gambit. Declined 3.g5 (A00) 1-0Keene's Def. - Slick Unpin!
C Bloodgood vs B Brown, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 Nf6 (A00) 0-1 Q trap
G Nilsson vs S Olsson, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Hungarian / Dbl Fio vs Baltic/NY System (A00) 1-0 P Dovetail #!
Hodgson vs S Agdestein, 1986 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Junior intermezzo
J A Ingvaldsen vs C Hanley, 2001 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 light-square weakness
B Wall vs R Uy, 1976 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 15 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Var (A01) 0-1 Scarborough
C Waters vs A Jackson, 2001 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit / KGD-ish (A02) 0-1 Back ranker
A Mengarini vs I A Horowitz, 1951 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

Photo/ 100 Master Games of Modern Chess by Tartakower & du Mont
H Grob vs C Chaude de Silans, 1951 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Dutch Var (A04) 0-1 Ns pickle jar
S von Freymann vs N Riumin, 1934 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

Sicilian UnClosed (A04) 1-0 Cramped position sows the seeds of
P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner, 1925 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Ivanchuk, 1999 
(A04) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 0-1

R Robinson vs T Gelashvili, 2011
(A05) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Keene vs V Kovacevic, 1973  
(A06) Reti Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

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

A Bannik vs Tal, 1954 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

John Nunn's 101 Brilliant Chess Miniatures -- see notes
Ljubojevic vs Kasparov, 1983 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 0-1

Fine vs A Rothman, 1944 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 15 moves, 1-0

R Hernandez Onna vs Kasparov, 1979 
(A10) English, 26 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Halibut Gambit (A10) 0-1 Up a piece, Q fork
R Nurmi vs A Dunne, 1994 
(A10) English, 18 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Great Snake Var (A10) 1-0 Qside P droppings
Korchnoi vs J Marsalek, 1961 
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Great Snake (A10) 0-1 Keep the pieces coming
I Zilber vs Suetin, 1957 
(A10) English, 17 moves, 0-1

A Nimzowitsch vs Pirc, 1931 
(A12) English with b3, 28 moves, 0-1

M Ujtelky vs N Cortlever, 1969 
(A12) English with b3, 23 moves, 0-1

I Mazel vs P Dubinin, 1934 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 Edgy
A Ramirez Alvarez vs M Mulyar, 2011 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 1-0

N Eliet vs Rozentalis, 2016 
(A13) English, 18 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs O Chajes, 1911 
(A13) English, 24 moves, 1-0

Krasenkow vs Nakamura, 2007 
(A14) English, 28 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Anglo-Indian Def. KID (A15) 1-0 Open c-file
V Akopian vs A Bykov, 2012
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Smyslov, 1948 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0

Shabalov vs S Finegold, 2011
(A16) English, 24 moves, 1-0

S J Hutchings vs Keene, 1973  
(A16) English, 22 moves, 0-1

Anglo-Indian Def. Nimzo-English Opening (A17) 1-0 29.?
Kramnik vs Ehlvest, 1996 
(A17) English, 29 moves, 1-0

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls (A18) 1-0Stockfi
Ding Liren vs S Press, 2019 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 18 moves, 1-0

Game 199 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs V Halberstadt, 1953 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 20 moves, 1-0

I Spector vs H A Buczko, 1961
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 21 moves, 1-0

King's English. General (A20) 0-1 video link
A S Sergeev vs V Sozin, 1924 
(A20) English, 17 moves, 0-1

King's English. General (A20) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Tal vs Plaskett, 1984 
(A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Y Estrin, 1968 
(A21) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Huebner vs Kasparov, 1985 
(A21) English, 28 moves, 0-1

King's English. Two Knights' Reversed Dragon (A22) 0-1 Stockfis
R Pitschak vs Flohr, 1934 
(A22) English, 19 moves, 0-1

V Kirillov vs Alatortsev, 1933 
(A25) English, 17 moves, 0-1

D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2010 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

K's English. Four Knights Bradley Beach Var (A28) 0-1 Prize
Efimenko vs J Arizmendi Martinez, 2006 
(A28) English, 21 moves, 0-1

Stein vs V Lepeshkin, 1965 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs Romanishin, 1992 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 28 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs Keres, 1966 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 0-1 18...?
Y Anikaev vs A Khasin, 1990 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1

English, Symmetrical. Hedgehog Def (A30) 1-0 Interference
Kramnik vs Ribli, 1993 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. General (A30) 1-0 Q drops in!
Kupchik vs J Partos, 1940 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 23 moves, 1-0

Alatortsev vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1934 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Suba vs Portisch, 1984 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1

N Zubarev vs G Ravinsky, 1929 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 0-1

I Mazel vs F Bohatirchuk, 1935 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0
V Rauzer vs A Kaspersky, 1927 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Opening: General (A40) 0-1 Nailed by the Bishop pair
R Blikra Vea vs J A Ingvaldsen, 2001 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Stockfish notes; 15.?
Topalov vs T Paehtz Sr, 2017 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

London System vs Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Q trap w/Poisoned Pawn
P Donrault vs C Michaud, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1-0 threat to Q wins a N
D Cilia Vincenti vs W F Forster, 2015 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 23 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Averbakh Variation (A42) 1-0 21.?
M Tomczak vs B Esen, 2017 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 25 moves, 1-0

Art Zhao vs R Robinson, 2011
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 26 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs D Solak, 2002 
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 19 moves, 1-0

V Makogonov vs P Dubinin, 1934
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Naiditsch vs Harikrishna, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attk: Classical Def. Big Center Var (A45) 1-0Exposed
C E Toth vs E Matsuura, 2004
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 0-1 Protect, then Counterattk
L Lukovski vs Tal, 1991 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1

Ragozin vs Botvinnik, 1929 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

A Model vs N Rudnev, 1929 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack: Classical Defense. Petrosian Gambit (A46) · 1-0
S Kalinitschew vs F Janz, 2001
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) · 1-0
V Neverov vs V Malakhatko, 1998 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Najdorf, 1935 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: London System (A48) 1-0 Black has 3 en prise
Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2007 
(A48) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

Game 189 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs Pilnik, 1950 
(A48) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 0-1 Squeeze, Rob the pin
H Wachtel vs Yermolinsky, 1993
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Barczay Indian (A50) 1-0 15.?
Kaidanov vs D Gurevich, 1997 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

J Dean vs V Yanovsky, 2011
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 13...?
H Mattison vs Tartakower, 1925 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Slav Indian (A50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Koltanowski, 1932
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 1-0 FSR explains
F Rhine vs D Bungo, 2013 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Budapest Def: Alekhine. Abonyi Var (A52) 0-1 Correspond Pawn up
H Anders vs W Pohl, 1987 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Central Storming Variation (A57) 0-1
J Murey vs Fedorowicz, 1989 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern Variation (A57) · 1-0
Alburt vs M Hebden, 1983 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern Var (A57) 0-1 Stockfish notes
J Piket vs Topalov, 1997 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Benko G Accptd. Modern Var (A57)Center, double Bishop sacrifice
K Georgiev vs I Rogers, 1993 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern Var (A57) 1-0
Dlugy vs M Hebden, 1983
(A57) Benko Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Var (A57) 1/2-1/2 Chicago Bulls
Dlugy vs Fedorowicz, 1989 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Var (A57) 1-0 Sac attack
Shirov vs J Sorensen, 1989 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Var (A57) 0-1 Simul Slip
Kasparov vs W Runkel, 1985 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Central Storming Var (A57) 0-1
N Nikcevic vs M Perunovic, 2007
(A57) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Var (A58) 0-1 Russia Cup
N Polyakova vs I Nikolayev, 1990
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

C Fernandez Bravo vs J H Donner, 1971 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1

F Portisch vs S Polgar, 1986 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

P Haba vs G Andruet, 1990
(A58) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

A Surjadnji vs S Kasparov, 2001 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

J Bonin vs S Polgar, 1988 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

G Oliver vs P Wang, 2006 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs C S Matamoros Franco, 2001 
(A59) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

A Ufimtsev vs Tal, 1967 
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 28 moves, 0-1

P H Nielsen vs M Parligras, 2011 
(A80) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense (A80) 1-0 Bold rooks, 2 mating squares
Denker vs H Feit, 1929 
(A80) Dutch, 23 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0 21.?
G Danner vs A Milnes, 2008 
(A81) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit. Accepted (A82) ? 0-1
Kraus vs Tartakower, 1934 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 17 moves, 0-1

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit. Chigorin Variation (A83) · 1-
I Kan vs N Zubarev, 1933 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 21 moves, 1-0

Dutch, Staunton Gambit. Lasker Var (A83) 0-1Exchange sacs fail
Euwe vs Tartakower, 1921 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1

Horwitz Def: Dutch Def. Bellon Gambit (A84) 0-1 A beat down
S von Freymann vs A Model, 1927 
(A84) Dutch, 24 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 1-0 Battery interference
Petursson vs L Barillaro, 1994 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 24 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def. Stonewall. Modern Bd6 (A90) 0-1 Q trap
K Nikolaidis vs V Cmilyte, 2010 
(A90) Dutch, 25 moves, 0-1

Dutch Classical 7...Qe8 vs. Dbl Fio (A96) 0-1 White K enclosed
D Porat vs J Lys, 2001
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

I Nikolaidis vs G Theodorakopoulos, 2001
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

D Cinca vs T Heedt, 2004 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 5 moves, 0-1

P Nikolic vs Vyzmanavin, 1992
(A80) Dutch, 26 moves, 1-0

A Nickel vs W Stern, 1991 
(A81) Dutch, 14 moves, 1-0

B Nickoloff vs G Nsubuga, 1998
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1-0

P H Nielsen vs Sadvakasov, 2002 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

C Vernay vs N Nikcevic, 2007
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 0-1

N Grandadam vs N Nikcevic, 2011
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 24 moves, 0-1

I Nikolaidis vs M Vasilev, 2001
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs Bologan, 2001
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 17 moves, 0-1

I Nikolaidis vs G Demir, 2003
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs A Allahverdiyev, 2005
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs H Lazaridis-Patsalias, 2005
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs P Chinvasyawong, 2006
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 28 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs B Maksimovic, 2010
(E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs B Savchenko, 2010
(E15) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

I Nikolaidis vs N Galopoulos, 2012
(A15) English, 26 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs A Karagiannis, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs N Galopoulos, 2017
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 17 moves, 1-0

I Nikolaidis vs I Simeonidis, 2017
(D85) Grunfeld, 19 moves, 1-0

K Nikolaidis vs P Marantidis, 2001
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

V Salavasilis vs K Nikolaidis, 2001
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1

L Zanellato vs K Nikolaidis, 2001
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

C Dougherty vs J C Sadorra, 2011
(E70) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

K Tyagi vs A Cao, 2011
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 1-0

M Fitch vs M Esserman, 2011
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 0-1

D Perrine vs J Becerra Rivero, 2011
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 24 moves, 0-1

D Studen vs T Gelashvili, 2011
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 17 moves, 0-1

J Sarkar vs Joshua Suich, 2011 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

D Gurevich vs M Chiang, 2011
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 26 moves, 1-0

M Bowersock vs M W Brown, 2011
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 0-1

QP Barry Attack (D00) 1-0 Interpose w/thy hanger!
M G Isakov vs NN, 2013 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Koneru vs T Batchimeg, 2013
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Tartakower Var (D00) 1-0 Rxf7 works
C Von Zitzewitz vs L Cane, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Veresov Attack (D00) 0-1 Discoveries
G Dodds vs F Kelling, 1914
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 N Outnumbers N
G Grimsson vs H Stefansson, 2003 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Y Vilner vs A Smorodsky, 1927 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Krause Var (D02) 1-0
K Wockenfuss vs P Treffert, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Women's world blitz
G Nakhbayeva vs M Garcia Martin, 2018
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Zukertort Var (D02) 0-1 Discovered Dbl++
N Mikkelsen vs E Brondum, 2009 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Chigorin Var (D02) 0-1 Battery
Capablanca vs C A Wolff, 1915 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Q Pawn Game: Torre Attack (D03) 1-0 Stockfish; 26.?
W Jacobusse vs S Potter, 2008 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 27 moves, 1-0

M Yudovich Sr vs S von Freymann, 1933
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2005 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

J Stocek vs L Klima, 2005 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 24 moves, 1-0

Kuzubov vs A Moiseenko, 2005
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 26 moves, 0-1

Van Wely vs R Rabiega, 2004
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

G Timoscenko vs T Franssila, 2003
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

Smirin vs F Vallejo Pons, 2001
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1995 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943  
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

F Duz-Khotimirsky vs V Rauzer, 1927 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

M Makogonov vs A Model, 1929 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

A Artidiello vs D Freeman, 2001 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

Alburt vs Sveshnikov, 1974 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 1-0

V Makogonov vs Levenfish, 1934 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Bondarevsky vs A Chistiakov, 1939 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

E Zemgalis vs L Rellstab, 1949 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0 21.?
J Gurczak vs R Mercer, 2011 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Quiet. Schallopp Def (D12) 0-1 Super Opera Mate!
N Sorokin vs Y Vilner, 1929 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12) · 0-1
K Nikolaidis vs T Hirneise, 2010
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 0-1

Slav Def: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Def (D12) 1-0 21.?
A Ushenina vs N Ziaziulkina, 2017 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Schallopp Defense (D12) · 1-0
E Zemgalis vs W Fleischmann, 1946
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Exchange (D13) 1-0 Open center, batteries, pins, f7
W Gibson vs V Kahn, 1925
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Exchange Variation (D13) 1-0 11.?
X Zhang vs H Gao, 2017 
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

V Chekhover vs Veresov, 1934 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Geller vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

D Fernandez vs W Del Castillo Cabezas, 2011
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

E Zemgalis vs D Wade, 1952
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Ding Liren vs O Barbosa, 2012 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Bled Attack (D17) · 0-1
Bagirov vs Kupreichik, 1965 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 20...?
M Chommyyev vs T L Petrosian, 2012 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 23 moves, 0-1

QGA: General (D20) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 28...?
R Mateo vs Chessmaster, 1998 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1

QGA: Showalter Var (D24) 0-1
P Obiamiwe vs K Nikolaidis, 2019
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 26 moves, 0-1

I A Zaitsev vs Spassky, 1960 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

D Khamrakulov vs S Abu Sufian, 2010 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

E Zemgalis vs E McCormick, 1953
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Game 39 in Most Stunning Victories of 2016 by AN, CB, & SM
Dubov vs A Brkic, 2016 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury vs NN, 1899 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0

Shulman vs J Petrov, 1993 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0 Q fork
I Nikolaidis vs G Vouros, 1993 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Z Milev, 1958 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

B Verlinsky vs V Sozin, 1925
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Classical. Classical Tarrasch Gambit (D34) 1-0
A Zamikhovsky vs V Sozin, 1931 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional (D35) 0-1 Dbl N sac for Kside attack!
A Moiseenko vs K Korley, 2019 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Old ML (D37) 0-1 Unsound combo
Seirawan vs Short, 1992 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Main Line (D37) 1-0 ticklish zwischenzug
Kramnik vs A Yusupov, 1995 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

A Rychagov vs A Lanin, 2008 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Def. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 Disturbed P shield
G Garcia Gonzalez vs B Kurajica, 1979
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 27 moves, 0-1

Ding Liren vs S Lu, 2012 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 24 moves, 1-0

J Werle vs P K Wells, 2008 
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Def (D40) 1-0 25.?
A Heimann vs B Stillger, 2017 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

V Chekhover vs Levenfish, 1934 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 23 moves, 1-0

T Gareyev vs D Studen, 2011
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45) · 1-0
E Najer vs S Ivanov, 2004
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

N Nikcevic vs D Berczes, 2010
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav, Stoltz Var. Shabalov Attack (D45) 0-1 Arabian Mate
Gelfand vs Kramnik, 1996 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 There's no discovered+ yet
M Laisaari vs E Book, 1946 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 21 moves, 0-1

A Bykhovsky vs D Oltean, 1990 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0

P Izmailov vs Botvinnik, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

Veresov vs A Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1934 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs Timman, 1991 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

P Dubinin vs Bondarevsky, 1940 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 19...?
H Dronavalli vs S Cua, 2008 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Rubinstein Var (D61) 1-0
N Grigoriev vs M Makogonov, 1929 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

S von Freymann vs V Rauzer, 1934 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

R G Wade vs E W Bennett, 1942 
(D68) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 19 moves, 1-0

M Yudovich Sr vs S von Freymann, 1934
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Goglidze Attack (D70) 0-1 Accusations
Mamedyarov vs I Kurnosov, 2009 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 21 moves, 0-1

V Sozin vs P Romanovsky, 1925 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 18.?
Fedorowicz vs M Bengtson, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 1-0

D Freeman vs Laufer, 1993 
(D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0

M Prusikin vs Svidler, 2002
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933 
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

J Heral vs Steinitz, 1873
(A13) English, 21 moves, 0-1

Radjabov vs Ivanchuk, 2011 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 28 moves, 1-0

A David vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2014 
(A15) English, 27 moves, 0-1

F Izeta Txabarri vs J Polgar, 2003
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Carlsen vs J Polgar, 2007 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs J Polgar, 2008 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 13 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs J Polgar, 2010 
(A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 32 moves, 0-1

G Pankov vs J Polgar, 2010
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

S Shoker vs J Polgar, 2011 
(A13) English, 25 moves, 0-1

Van der Wiel vs M Hebden, 1982
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 26 moves, 1-0

P Rossiter vs M Hebden, 1988
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 21 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs S Lalic, 1990
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs Hodgson, 1991 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs C Gabriel, 1991
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 27 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs T Likavsky, 1992
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs P Zarnicki, 1993
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

M Thuesen vs M Hebden, 1993 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 28 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs S Conquest, 1993
(A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 0-1

Z Franco Ocampos vs M Hebden, 1993
(A10) English, 24 moves, 0-1

Serper vs M Hebden, 1995
(E73) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs T Grabuzova, 1997
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs Tkachiev, 1998 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 29 moves, 0-1

I Rausis vs M Hebden, 1997
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

A Borisenko vs M Hebden, 2000 
(E90) King's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

R Bates vs M Hebden, 2001
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 24 moves, 0-1

J Berkvens vs M Hebden, 2001
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 0-1

M Hebden vs F N Stephenson, 2001 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 17 moves, 1-0

M Hebden vs S Williams, 2001
(A90) Dutch, 24 moves, 1-0

A Stefanova vs A Galliamova, 2007 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

N Tsoi vs M E Granados Diaz, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

A Thorarensen vs M Langer, 2014 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

Seirawan vs Timman, 1990 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

W Arencibia Rodriguez vs Seirawan, 1990 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 24 moves, 0-1

Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991 
(A28) English, 28 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs P Zarnicki, 1993 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs Yermolinsky, 1994 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs B Khatanbaatar, 2000 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 27 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs Mamedyarov, 2011 
(A43) Old Benoni, 29 moves, 1-0

A Moiseenko vs Fedorchuk, 2000 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs Y Wan, 2017 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs B Deac, 2017
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Benoni Indian bites London Stem (A45) 0-1 P fork trick, Q+ fork
Shuler vs C S Hall, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 6 moves, 0-1

Mamedyarov vs T Nedev, 2008 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Mamedyarov vs G Sargissian, 2014
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Y Wang vs J Salido Monge, 2003
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Andersson vs R Valenta, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Chernev vs M L Hanauer, 1938 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1

Chernev vs W O Cruz, 1940 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

Lilienthal vs W Hasenfuss, 1933
(A43) Old Benoni, 27 moves, 1-0

Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1

C Jauregui vs J de Souza Mendes, 1959 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 18 moves, 1-0

Portisch vs I Radulov, 1974 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

A Bisguier vs I Ivanov, 1984 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Weird tactic - I never saw a Bxh7+ sac like this one before.
A Bisguier vs A Karklins, 1969 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Wojtaszek vs Ivanchuk, 2016 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 26 moves, 1-0

K Shirazi vs D Monokroussos, 1987
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

K Shirazi vs A Fier, 2012
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 Rob the pin, Epaulette's Mate
R Markus vs W Krahl, 1999
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1925
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alekhine Var (D15) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Maroczy, 1933 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD. Hastings Var (D30) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs R Cunillera Cabedo, 1934 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs R Rey Ardid, 1934 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attack (D82) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs A Frydman, 1935 
(D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 157 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
R Michell vs Tartakower, 1936
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

QGD. Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D67) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs F Villard, 1937 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 25 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Russian Var. Szabo (Boleslavsky) (D97) 1-0 Stock
Tartakower vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1940
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 26 moves, 1-0

Game 164 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs J M Aitken, 1946
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0

Game 171 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs L Stumpers, 1947 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 24 moves, 1-0

Game 192 in My Best Games of Chess, 1905-1954 by Tartakower
Tartakower vs P Ravn, 1951 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Blitz Anti-Colle 3...Bf5 4.Bd3 (D04) 0-1 Bishop Sac line
J Sanjuan vs Lenderman, 2004 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Game 29 in 'Lasker's Manual of Chess' by Emanuel Lasker
Capablanca vs L Molina Carranza, 1911 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Colle 7.e4 System Bxh6 (D05) 1-0 16.Bh7+ gains material
N Riumin vs A Budo, 1931 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

RK: we were all trying to play like mikhail tal then-
Keene vs J N Sugden, 1961  
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Def. Botvinnik Var (D60) 1-0 Double attack plus
Bronstein vs B Berger, 1964 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) Variation (D31) 1-0 Smashing Rooks!
W Palmer vs Gunsberg, 1908 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0

QGA: Old Variation (D20) 1-0 He missed his shot!
H Gifford vs B W Blijdenstein, 1873 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0

Simple minority attack win. Capa makes it look easy!
Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

KID. Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 1-0 Open g-file mate next!
O Neikirch vs A Matanovic, 1960 
(E70) King's Indian, 23 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Def (D38) 1-0 IQP, Ng5 sac attack!!
Giri vs D Gukesh, 2023 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
Speelman vs O Stork, 2018 
(A14) English, 25 moves, 1-0

Colle c3 vs Indian Game: Kside Fianchetto (A48) 0-1 P fork
N Seifert vs Mamedyarov, 2006 
(A48) King's Indian, 13 moves, 0-1

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