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Instant Repertoire 13
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Compiled by FLAWLESSWIN64. Rearranged by FTB.

These games feature a piece capturing a queenside pawn or two, for better or worse, and queenside checkmates. This pawn removal may or may not be materially important to the eventual outcome of the game. (The pawn capture sometimes serves as a self-inflicted displacement of the capturing piece leaving it out-of-bounds.) Again, the pawn capture on the queenside may have little or no impact on the outcome.

The Memory Pillow

Those We Love
Don't Go Away
They Walk Beside Us
Everday Unseen
Unheard,
But Always Near,
Still Loved, Still Missed
And Very Dear
Thinking of You Always
Great Grandma Simultaneous

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

* Assorted good games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

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

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

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

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

* Brilliant games: Game Collection: Brilliant games

* Famous brilliancies: Game Collection: brilliacies

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

* Fork Overload (Remove the Defender): Game Collection: FORK-OVERLOAD OR HOOK-AND-LADDER TRICK

* Knightly done!! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W1tt...

* Everlasting L4U: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jNMN...

- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObeV...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZuGb...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pruD...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qQxO...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T21_...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Zako...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9nvJ...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dSom...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7U_C...

* Howcast: https://www.howcast.com/guides/1164...

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

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

* Chess Prehistory: Game Collection: Chess Prehistory

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

* Organized Steinitz collection:
Game Collection: Steinitz Gambits

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

* Fire Baptisms: Game Collection: Fire Baptisms

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

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

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

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

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

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

* Gukesh Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op8...

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

* Exchange sacs: Game Collection: Exchange sacs - 1

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

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

* Nihal Sarin's Job: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VH... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpuG...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/01H4...
- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q5Br...

No such free thing as <The Razzle-Dazzle Defense> that I know of. Sometimes 3.Nxe5? is referred to as the Irish Gambit, Chicago Gambit (read FSR's disclaimer), or Razzle Dazzle GAMBIT. White instigates the gambit, not the Black defender.

It is not unusual for that spontaneous combustion to make dubious statements, multiple posts. Maybe this will help, but I doubt it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz1...

A reminder that too much coffee can affect your spelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9Z...

It seems that the Bistro remains in good hands with the full-time volunteer pope googling his trade.

This strange stuff isn't prudent or necessary for the average Joe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXK...

You don't have to do this, really: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUQ...

Here's the Raging Bull approach - a classic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry1...

This serves no useful perpious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K4...

Lying for years is... dishonest. Sooner or later, the truth will catch up, and there will be consequences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15-...

Like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJm...

Be Thankful, not sexist, racist or misinformed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7u...

Think, Check carefully, avoid emotional expression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U4...

Just Be Calm, Be Happy, Focus on your work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvs...

That approach worked well for the Barron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odC...

But not NOW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dh...

Don't overeat or overspend either: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SJ...

For improved performance, take Capa's advice and diligently work on your endgame technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVm...

* Reti Opening: Game Collection: Reti Opening

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

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

* Raymond Keene's favorites: Game Collection: ray keene's favorite games

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

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

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

* Variety pack: Game Collection: KID games

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

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

* elmubarak's favorites: Game Collection: elmubarak: my fav games

* 10 Best to Watch: https://www.chessjournal.com/best-c...

* 23 Opening Traps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-5...

* Theater chess: Grand Prix Hamburg (2019)

* Country Club chess: GCT Bucharest Rapid & Blitz (2019)

* Oh dear! Poor Levon?! GCT Kolkata Rapid & Blitz (2019)

* Tie-breaker: Grand Prix Monaco (Women) (2019)

* Too many rules and regulations: London Chess Classic GCT Finals (2019)

* Jerusalem, Israel: Grand Prix Jerusalem (2019)

* Magnus is on top of the world! World Rapid Championship (2019)

* Triple Crown Winner!!!
World Blitz Championship (2019)

* Ju Retains Her Reign!! Ju - Goryachkina Women's World Championship Match (2020)

* Caruana Tops the Stars! Tata Steel Masters (2020)

* Seven players tied for first place! Gibraltar Masters (2020)

* The ladies go at it in St. Louis, MO: 2nd Cairns Cup (2020)

* Prague: Prague Chess Festival (Masters) (2020)

* Aeroflot: Aeroflot Open (2020)

* Lausanne, Switzerland: Grand Prix Lausanne (Women) (2020)

* Nutcracker: Nutcracker Match of the Generations (2020) - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QR-O...

* 2020 Candidates Tournament: World Championship Candidates (2020/21)

* Magnus hosts, wins internet tournament: Magnus Carlsen Invitational (2020)

* Online Nations Cup won by China: FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup (2020)

* Dubov comes in 2nd place to you-know-who: FIDE Online Steinitz Memorial (2020)

* Two-day Online Blitz: Chessbrah May Invitational (2020)

* 12-player Online Super-Tournament won by Nakamura: Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge (2020)

* Clutch Chess: A new knockout format: Clutch Champions Showdown (2020)

* Bill Wall should have been on beer commercials crushing empty beer cans with his bare hands: Bill Wall

* Many gambits by ECO code: https://www.jimmyvermeer.com/openin...

* GoY's 40 Favs: Game Collection: GoY's favorite games

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

* Pawn Instruction: http://www.logicalchess.com/learn/l...

* Read The Planet Greenpawn - https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

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

* Top Games by Year: Wikipedia article: List of chess games

* Terminology: https://www.angelfire.com/games5/ch...

* Famous Chess Photos: https://tr.pinterest.com/pin/585256...

* Overloaded! Game Collection: OVERLOADED!

* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania

* Passive, but playable in the Russian Game: Game Collection: Alpha Russian (White)

* Glossary P: https://www.peoriachess.com/Glossar...

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

* Chessmaster 2000 Classic Games: Game Collection: Chessmaster '86

* Chess in old newspapers: https://www.schach-chess.com/chess-...

* Cambridge Springs: Game Collection: CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS VARIATION

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

* Dvoretsky: Game Collection: For Friends and Colleagues 1 (Dvoretsky)

* Caviar: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Fischer Wins: Game Collection: Bobby Fischer Wins With The King's Indian Attack

* Forney's Collection: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess

* Garry gets 'em quick: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Glossary W: Wikipedia article: Glossary of chess

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

* GK Sic: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen

* How dumb is it? Game Collection: Diemer-Duhm Gambit

* King Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/to...

* Karpov's book: Game Collection: Karpov Right Plan

* Lasker's Defense: Game Collection: Lasker's Defense to the Queen's Gambit

* Logical: Game Collection: Logical Chess: Move By Move

* Masterful: Game Collection: FRENCH DEFENSE MASTERPIECES

* Make a Stand: https://www.history.com/topics/amer...

* S-S Meran: Game Collection: SEMI-SLAV MERAN

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

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

* The Manhattan Defense: Opening Explorer

* Minority Attacks: Game Collection: Minority attack

Game Collection: Anti-minority attack capturing with the Knight.

* Names and Places: Game Collection: Named Mates

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

* Opening Ideas: Game Collection: Greatest Opening Ideas (Scheerer)

* Pawn Structures: Game Collection: Chess Structures: A Grandmaster Guide

* Pawn themes: Game Collection: Aurora

* Philidor's Legacy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/I2Xm...

* Interesting QP games:
Game Collection: Queen's Pawn

* QG exchange: Game Collection: Queen's Gambit Exchange

* QG register: Game Collection: Gerareis' repertoire for white

* Rip 'em to shreds! https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/m...

* Starting Out 1d4: Game Collection: Starting Out: 1 d4!

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

* Semi-Tarrasch: Game Collection: Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch Defence

* Smyslov's Best: Game Collection: Smyslov's Best Games of chess 1935-1957

* Spassky had a universal style: Game Collection: Spassky's Best Games (Cafferty)

* Shirov miniatures: Game Collection: Shirov miniatures

* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/

* Spy Tool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qo...

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

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

* Tarrasch playing his Tarrasch Defense!
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Random Zs: Game Collection: ZHVNE

* Submit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YjU5...

* 15-year search: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzH...

* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0

* Tricks aplenty: https://lichess.org/study/topic/Tri...

* Tricks on video: https://www.youtube.com/@chess_trick

* Type A or B? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KSgi...

* Underpromotion N+ w/a gain of tempo: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...

* Unstoppable: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKT... - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ysOr...

* Vladimir Bagirov Attacks: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Vincent, the fearless one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npo...

* Vincent, FIDE World Cup 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVA...

* Vishy Anand's immortal game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r4...

* Wall's APCT Miniatures:
http://billwall.phpwebhosting.com/c...

* Wasted years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1O... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxy...

* World Rapid 2021 Round 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omW...

* Women: https://www.thefamouspeople.com/wom...

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

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

* Illinois youth: https://www.il-chess.org/youth-ches...

* 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!

"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

Sleeper straddle "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." ― Samuel Beckett

Georgia: Savannah
Established in: 1733

General James Oglethorpe and 120 passengers traveling on a ship named "Anne" docked along the Savannah River in 1733, and the city of Savannah was born. It became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia. Oglethorpe named the colony "Georgia" after England's King George II. It was the 13th and final American colony.

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

* Chess Timeline: https://wegochess.com/an-easy-to-re...

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

Picture History of Chess
by Fred Wilson

This classic photo-history offers up hundreds of photos of all the great players along with many outstanding adversaries who helped fashion the immortals. Excellent captions throughout. Hours of fascinating reading and a book I return to again and again. Many of these photos are quite old and hard to find, but collected here under one cover, in an oversized (10x12") format, printed on high-quality glossy paper.

Publisher‏: ‎ Dover Pubns; First Edition (January 1, 1981) Language: ‎ English
Paperback: ‎ 182 pages
ISBN-10: ‎ 0486238563
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0486238562
Item Weight: ‎ 1.23 pounds
Dimensions: ‎ 8.75 x 0.5 x 11.5 inches

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

<There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
But his daughter named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nan tucket.>
—Princeton Tiger, 1924

"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik

"Tactics is knowing what to do when there's something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there's nothing what to do." ― Savielly Tartakower

"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it." ― Wilhelm Steinitz

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." ― Sally Simpson

"Chess, it's the struggle against error." ― Johannes Zukertort

Petrosian's mastery of a closed position:
<In what appears to be perfectly equal positions, Petrosian consistently finds seemingly innocuous moves that gradually overwhelm his opponent. He accomplishes his objective simply by exchanging pieces and manoeuvring for victory without taking unnecessary risks. This essentially defensive technique has the virtue, when it doesn't utterly succeed, of producing a draw.> ― Larry Evans, introduction to game 3 from My 60 Memorable Games by Robert James Fischer.

Here's a poem a dad wrote:

<ODE TO CHESS

Ten times I charged the grim, foreboding walls

and was pitched into the pit of defeat.

But, heedless of humiliating falls,

I clambered bravely back onto my feet

and charged again, again to be down thrust

onto the scrap heap of people who lose

onto the mound of mortifying dust

whilst my opponent sat without a bruise

upon his pedestal. We changed sides

and fought again, but I was defeated

whilst he with arrogant and haughty strides

took the throne upon which I had been seated.

Ha! Win or lose, it's how you play the game.

But I would like to beat him just the same.>

Lichess has all the same basic offerings as Chess.com: a large community, many game types, tutorials, puzzles, and livestreams. The site has a simple appearance, and it seems built to get you where you want to go in as few clicks as possible. You can create an account, but if you're not concerned with tracking your games and finding other players at your level, there's no need to log in. Just fire up a new game, try some puzzles, or watch a chess streamer play three-minute games while listening to techno and chatting with the comments section.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, "Don Quixote"

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

"I'm 58 years old and I just went through 8 back surgeries. They started cutting on me in February 2009, and I was basically bed ridden for almost two years. I got a real dose of reality that if you don't have your health, you don't have anything." — Hulk Hogan

Jonathan Moya wrote:
The King's Rumination

Befuddled with thought
the king sought the oracle.

"Count the sands,
calculate the seas,"
she said.

Of the king's future,
she spoke nothing.

Henceforth he
contented only
in his nightmares.

Can you still daydream at night?
We know you have some great ideas for your nighttime dreaming. But if you're awake and trying to give your brain some suggestions for dream time, is it daydreaming or just backseat driving?

Feb-02-21 fisayo123: As can be seen, the chessgames.com database is not the end all and be all database for "vs" matchups. In fact, its known for not really being as complete as some other game databases, especially for modern era games. https://2700chess.com/

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...

* CFN: https://www.youtube.com/@CFNChannel

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!

This poem is dedicated to all members who strive to become Masters of chess.

yakisoba's combination

in the middle of a cold Canadian winter night
a phantom creature was riding a stallion knight
but lo and behold it is the man called yakisoba
together with a bishop and queen chasing nova.
though the old bishop was getting pooped out
the merry queen in her glory was bouncing about
while riding hard yakisoba grinningly thought
"I know what to do with that nova when caught."
there on top of the castle was nova in hiding
strapped to a kite for a quick get-away gliding,

then trembling he realized to his consternation: he was being killed by the bishop-queen combination.

The science of repetition is clear: consistent practice is essential to mastering any skill. The 10,000-Hour Rule, popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, states that achieving world-class expertise in any field requires roughly 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. While this number may vary depending on the individual, the principle remains true: mastery requires time and effort focused on meaningful activities.

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The swastika was known across the world from ancient times. The swastika's earliest appearance in Europe was in what became Ukraine. But as a symbol of religious significance, it was known throughout Eurasia. It became a significant religious icon in Jainism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. It was sacred to the Greeks and the Romans. Early Christian churches used the icon in both the Eastern and Roman branches. It can be found in floor mosaics, ceilings, friezes, stained glass windows, artwork, and altars in churches of the Gothic period. The nobility in Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland, used the symbol in their coats of arms and as decorative flourishes in their great houses. In the Nordic regions, the symbol was indicative of Thor's hammer. It still decorates the elephants at Carlsberg's in Copenhagen.

Ancient North American Indian tribes also used the swastika as symbol from the Passamaquoddy in Maine to the Navajo in the southwest. How the swastika spread around the world, in virtually every portion of the world, remains a mystery, as the symbol has no equivalent in nature nor the night sky. Since its use by the Nazi Party in Germany it has been banned from being displayed publicly in both Germany and Austria, and its use even for scholarly purposes is subject to restrictions. Around the world, the swastika is still displayed, sometimes as a symbol of hate, and in others, with the religious significance it has always conveyed.

The International Meridian Conference of 1884 established the Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude) passing through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in the United Kingdom.

<<"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?

Thank you, Qindarka!

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

<<<The Dancing Bear> by James Russell Lowell>

Far over Elf-land poets stretch their sway,
And win their dearest crowns beyond the goal
Of their own conscious purpose; they control
With gossamer threads wide-flown our fancy's play, And so our action. On my walk to-day,
A wallowing bear begged clumsily his toll,
When straight a vision rose of Atta Troll,
And scenes ideal witched mine eyes away.
'Merci, Mossieu!' the astonished bear-ward cried, Grateful for thrice his hope to me, the slave
Of partial memory, seeing at his side
A bear immortal. The glad dole I gave
Was none of mine; poor Heine o'er the wide
Atlantic welter stretched it from his grave.>

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."

Mar-07-13 Abdel Irada: In case anyone wonders who Kermit Norris is/was, he's an expert in Santa Cruz against whom I used to play a great deal of blitz. His specialty, when a particularly complex position arose (especially in his pet Owen's Defense), was to lean forward, fix his opponent with a scowl and a withering stare, and say, in a deep and solemn tone, "Chicken parts!"

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The Night
BY HENRY VAUGHAN
John 3.2

Through that pure virgin shrine,
That sacred veil drawn o'er Thy glorious noon, That men might look and live, as glowworms shine, And face the moon,
Wise Nicodemus saw such light
As made him know his God by night.

Most blest believer he!
Who in that land of darkness and blind eyes
Thy long-expected healing wings could see,
When Thou didst rise!
And, what can never more be done,
Did at midnight speak with the Sun!

O who will tell me where
He found Thee at that dead and silent hour?
What hallowed solitary ground did bear
So rare a flower,
Within whose sacred leaves did lie
The fulness of the Deity?

No mercy-seat of gold,
No dead and dusty cherub, nor carved stone,
But His own living works did my Lord hold
And lodge alone;
Where trees and herbs did watch and peep
And wonder, while the Jews did sleep.

Dear night! this world's defeat;
The stop to busy fools; care's check and curb; The day of spirits; my soul's calm retreat
Which none disturb!
Christ's progress, and His prayer time;
The hours to which high heaven doth chime;

God's silent, searching flight;
When my Lord's head is filled with dew, and all His locks are wet with the clear drops of night; His still, soft call;
His knocking time; the soul's dumb watch,
When spirits their fair kindred catch.

Were all my loud, evil days
Calm and unhaunted as is thy dark tent,
Whose peace but by some angel's wing or voice
Is seldom rent,
Then I in heaven all the long year
Would keep, and never wander here.

But living where the sun
Doth all things wake, and where all mix and tire Themselves and others, I consent and run
To every mire,
And by this world's ill-guiding light,
Err more than I can do by night.

There is in God, some say,
A deep but dazzling darkness, as men here
Say it is late and dusky, because they
See not all clear.
O for that night! where I in Him
Might live invisible and dim!

"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

Democritus and the People Of Abdera

How do I hate the tide of vulgar thought!
Profane, unjust, with childish folly fraught;
It breaks and bends the rays of truth divine,
And by its own conceptions measures mine.
Famed Epicurus' master tried
The power of this unstable tide.
His country said the sage was mad –
The simpletons! But why?
No prophet ever honour had
Beneath his native sky.
Democritus, in truth, was wise;
The mass were mad, with faith in lies.
So far this error went,
That all Abdera sent
To old Hippocrates
To cure the sad disease.
"Our townsman," said the messengers,
Appropriately shedding tears,
"Has lost his wits! Democritus,
By study spoiled, is lost to us.
Were he but filled with ignorance,
We should esteem him less a dunce.
He says that worlds like this exist,
An absolutely endless list, –
And peopled, even, it may be,
With countless hosts as wise as we!
But, not contented with such dreams,
His brain with viewless "atoms" teems,
Instinct with deathless life, it seems.
And, never stirring from the sod below,
He weighs and measures all the stars;
And, while he knows the universe,
Himself he does not know.
Though now his lips he strictly bars,
He once delighted to converse.
Come, godlike mortal, try your art divine
Where traits of worst insanity combine!"
Small faith the great physician lent,
But still, perhaps more readily, he went.
And mark what meetings strange
Chance causes in this world of change!
Hippocrates arrived in season,
Just as his patient (void of reason!)
Was searching whether reason's home,
In talking animals and dumb,
Be in the head, or in the heart,
Or in some other local part.
All calmly seated in the shade,
Where brooks their softest music made,
He traced, with study most insane,
The convolutions of a brain;
And at his feet lay many a scroll –
The works of sages on the soul.
Indeed, so much absorbed was he,
His friend, at first, he did not see.
A pair so admirably matched,
Their compliments erelong despatched.
In time and talk, as well as dress,
The wise are frugal, I confess.
Dismissing trifles, they began
At once with eagerness to scan
The life, and soul, and laws of man;
Nor stopped till they had travelled over all
The ground, from, physical to moral.
My time and space would fail
To give the full detail.

But I have said enough to show
How little It's the people know.
How true, then, goes the saw abroad –
Their voice is but the voice of God?

"Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Out of difficulties, grow miracles" ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Not to be able to bear with all bad-tempered people with whom the world is crowded, shows that a man has not a good temper himself." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"The same principle leads us to neglect a man of merit that induces us to admire a fool." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him." ― Jean de La Bruyère

"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment." ― Will Rogers

"Things ain't what they used to be and probably never was." ― Will Rogers

"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else." ― Will Rogers

"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ― Will Rogers

<<‘H.T.B.' (Henry Thomas Bland) managed to have published on page 64 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:>

Miss Menchik

Miss Menchik is of master rank,
It seems Maróczy she's to thank;
Still, there is little doubt of it
She owes a deal to native wit.
Much knowledge she has garnered in,
E'en 'gainst the giants she'll oft win
– No doubt sometimes to their chagrin –
Chess champion of the gentler sex
Here's luck to her! Should she annex
In her next venture some big prize
Keen critics will feel no surprise.>

Feb-23-23 FSR: Thanks, Susan. I never saw Albert after my freshman year of high school (he and his family moved to the Chicago suburbs, where he went to a different school and played for a different chess team). Super nice guy. I was very surprised many years later to learn that he and your son had started this site.

The Three Kings by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

Question: What was the first patented service uniform in the United States? Answer: Playboy Bunny

Thank you, Qindarka!

Question: What is the oldest authenticated age ever for a human? Answer: 122

"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ― Nora Ephr

"The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.

From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925." ― Frederick Lewis Donaldson

"and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to side, and the ground between was divided up into squares by a number of little green hedges, that reached from brook to brook. I declare it's marked out just like a large chessboard!' Alice said at last. 'There ought to be some men moving about somewhere--and so there are!' she added in a tone of delight, and her heart began to beat quick with excitement as she went on. 'It's a great huge game of chess that's being played--all over the world--if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is!" ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

'Don't let the cat out of the bag'

'Don't shut the stable door after the horse has bolted'

'Don't throw good money after bad'

'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'

<<<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 (as soon as it's safe to do so. He mustn't be late to the party for his presence amongst the pawns is necessary). 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. The Ohio Valley legend Fredthebear assembled this collection and borrowed these maxims.

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

<<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.>

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

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

The first appearance of the (John) Cochrane gambit against Petrov's defense C42 was in the year 1848 against an Indian master Mohishunder Bannerjee.

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

Old Russian Proverb: "Measure seven times, cut once. (Семь раз отмерь — один отрежь.)" Be careful before you do something that cannot be changed.

<<<Hotdogs On the Run> by PAT Adams>

With Baseball hotdogs on the run
Caught up in, excitement and fun
Watch where you go
Before you know
You might slip and fall on your bun!>

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

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

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

<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.>

"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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Greatest hits on a platter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHl...

Q: Why did the turkey cross the road?
Fredthebear created this collection.
A: 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.

We Give Our Thanks
Traditional

For food that stays our hunger,

For rest that brings us ease,

For homes where memories linger,

We give our thanks for these.

Truly Thankful
Traditional

Lord, make us truly thankful for

these and all other blessings.

I ask this in Jesus Christ's name,
Amen.

God Is Great
Traditional

God is great!

God is good!

Let us thank Him

For our food.
Amen.

God Is Great (Extended Version)
Traditional

God is great and God is good,

Let us thank Him for our food;

By His blessings, we are fed,

Give us Lord, our daily bread.
Amen.

Give Us Grateful Hearts
Book of Common Prayer

Give us grateful hearts,

O Father, for all thy mercies,

And make us mindful

Of the needs of others;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

Make Us Grateful
Traditional

For this and all we are about to receive,

Make us truly grateful, Lord.

Through Christ, we pray.
Amen.

Bless, O Lord
Traditional

Bless, O Lord,

This food to our use

And us to thy service,

And keep us ever mindful

Of the needs of others.

In Jesus' Name,
Amen.

God Our Father, Lord, and Savior
Traditional

God our Father, Lord, and Savior

Thank you for your love and favor

Bless this food and drink we pray

And all who share with us today.
Amen.

Our Heavenly Father, Kind and Good
Traditional

Our Heavenly Father, kind and good,

We thank Thee for our daily food.

We thank Thee for Thy love and care.

Be with us Lord, and hear our prayer.
Amen.

Moravian Dinner Prayer
Traditional Moravian Prayer

Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be

And bless these gifts

Bestowed by Thee.

And bless our loved ones everywhere,

And keep them in Your loving care.
Amen.

Dinner Prayer Hymn
Traditional Hymn

Lord, bless this food and grant that we

May thankful for thy mercies be;

Teach us to know by whom we're fed;

Bless us with Christ, the living bread.

Lord, make us thankful for our food,

Bless us with faith in Jesus' blood;

With bread of life our souls supply,

That we may live with Christ on high.
Amen.

Humble Hearts
Traditional

In a world where so many are hungry,

May we eat this food with humble hearts;

In a world where so many are lonely,

May we share this friendship with joyful hearts. Amen.

Nodirbek Abdusattorov upset!

Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)
Kramnik vs S Sjugirov, 2016
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
H Wang vs So, 2007
(A04) Reti Opening, 68 moves, 1-0
Fantastic strategy by Sergi Karjakin
Karjakin vs Anand, 2016
(A06) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06)
Dubov vs A Korobov, 2016
(A06) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto
Shabalov vs Caruana, 2016
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
*R
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2016
(A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Vari
H S Gretarsson vs Samuel Baer, 2016
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 22 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knights Variation Fianchetto Lines
Topalov vs Aronian, 2016
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 50 moves, 0-1
English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
Caruana vs Anand, 2016
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 33 moves, 1-0
English, Symmetrical
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2016
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation. General
Carlsen vs H Wang, 2013
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 79 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni Variation Spielmann
Karpov vs Topalov, 1994
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
London System cxd4 (D02) 1/2-1/2
Kamsky vs Onischuk, 2016
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
London System cxd4, BxBg6, 0-0-0 (A48) 0-1
S Salihu vs Jobava, 2016
(A48) King's Indian, 42 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59)
Hjortur Kristjansson vs F Lindsoe, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 0-1
Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
Aronian vs Caruana, 2016
(A77) Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
A long term plan; Leningrad Variation
L Spassov vs S Lu, 2012
(A86) Dutch, 24 moves, 0-1
Leningrad. Warsaw Variation
S Megaranto vs S Lu, 2011
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 40 moves, 0-1
Dutch, Classical Variation (A96)
J Fehr vs A J Walton, 2016
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 38 moves, 0-1
Dutch Def: Classical. Huisl Var (A96) 1-0 Bishops misplayed
R Bates vs G MacElligott, 2016
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 25 moves, 1-0
* ?
D Houston vs A Spirek, 2016
(B01) Scandinavian, 36 moves, 0-1
Scandinavian Defense: Marshall Variation
H E Bruun vs Jon Thor Lemery, 2016
(B01) Scandinavian, 55 moves, 1-0
Akobian had balls playing this in the first round.
Caruana vs V Akobian, 2016
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld : Brinckmann Attack. Grünfeld Gambit CapablancaVarN
V Akobian vs Xiong, 2016
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Grünfeld Gambit Capablanca Var
Lenderman vs Xiong, 2016
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
* Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) ·
A Gupta vs N Petrov, 2016
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation Quiet Line
Carlsen vs G Tallaksen Ostmoe, 2005
(E15) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 1-0
"the sting in the end of the tail" (of a combination)
Karjakin vs Nakamura, 2016
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
!!vg notes -QID-Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Variation
Carlsen vs Harikrishna, 2016
(E15) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
NID Classical Variation
Onischuk vs A Chandra, 2016
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
NID: Normal. Schlechter Def (E52) 0-1 Black has the pressure
P Maletin vs A Riazantsev, 2014
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 38 moves, 0-1
Gligoric System Keres Variation (E53)
Y Wang vs Tomashevsky, 2016
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 1-0
Bernstein Defense Except Gligoric System
Harikrishna vs Topalov, 2016
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Eames vs M Szalontay, 2012
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1
Instant Repertoire 12
J Ihsan vs J Celis, 2012
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Variation
W Zhou vs S Li, 2010
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Variation
K Sajjadi vs Steve F Tarr, 2016
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
P Ponkratov vs V Kovalev, 2015
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Variation
S Soysal vs M Velickovski-Nejkovic, 2015
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Variation
J L Hammer vs S E Lurdalen, 2015
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Variation
I Cheparinov vs M Al-Modiahki, 2014
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
Adler Variation
N Nguyen vs R S Kalugampitiya, 2014
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Adler Variation
M Rodshtein vs J Tisdall, 2014
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0
Adler Variation
Vitiugov vs Shimanov, 2015
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0
Im impressed by this game!!!
F Vallejo Pons vs A Romero Holmes, 2002
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Variation
A Quintin Navarro vs S Weinstein, 2014
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 1-0
J Pitkanen vs M Jourde, 2013
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0
Rubinstein Variation
Eljanov vs R Mamedov, 2014
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Adler Variation (
Wojtaszek vs Short, 2012
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Slav Defense: Chameleon Variation
S Ernst vs McShane, 2014
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Navara, 2016
(B10) Caro-Kann, 56 moves, 0-1
Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Variation (D38)
Mamedyarov vs Wojtaszek, 2016
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 39 moves, 1-0
concept ! Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)
Navara vs Movsesian, 2016
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 34 moves, 1-0
Symmetrical. Four Knights Variation
Ding Liren vs Y Wang, 2016
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 1-0
*Classical. Noa Variation (E34)
Navara vs Fressinet, 2016
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 33 moves, 1-0
* What a play! Indian Game: Knights Variation. General (A46)
Dominguez Perez vs Navara, 2016
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
* very tight grip !
M Hebden vs D Murray, 2016
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
* Too good & simple plan.
M Matthiesen vs K Nielsen, 2012
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
* 2Gd-Barry Attack. Gruenfeld Variation
G Welling vs R Bjerke, 2011
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
B Muschik vs L Laustsen, 2014
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
D Kosic vs J Jovicic, 2013
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
Kamsky vs C Holt, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
Blitz-Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
Grischuk vs M Bartel, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 1-0
* I thought Kamsky played it only against weaker opponents.
Kamsky vs V Akobian, 2014
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
simple & gd
A Ruiz Sanchez vs A Cucarella Montell, 2013
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
* adopt it
A Villuendas Valero vs J Bellon Lopez, 2013
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
* 2Gd- Queen Pawn Game: Steinitz Countergambit (D00)
A Kopinits vs A L Schnegg, 2012
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
S Garza Marco vs Granda Zuniga, 2012
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
S Tosic vs M Ratkovic, 2012
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Harika said she wanted to go for a long game...
H Dronavalli vs V Gunina, 2016
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
* draw
Kamsky vs M Muzychuk, 2016
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
Kamsky vs A Reshetnikov, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Queen Pawn Game: Sarratt Attack (D00)
H Jonasson vs D Kenney, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Search continuation of game.
G Schneider vs M Weishaeutel, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Steinitz Countergambit (D00)
Dlugy vs I Khairullin, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack
Kamsky vs S Azarov, 2015
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack
M E Osborne vs J Houska, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
A Stefanova vs Koneru, 2013
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1
S Dragasevic vs Sveshnikov, 2013
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
Morris Countergambit
Dlugy vs Bluebaum, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 0-1
Sarratt Attack
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
London System
Robson vs Onischuk, 2016
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
* vgd net comments- Indian Game: General
Kramnik vs N Grandelius, 2016
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0
Bachmann vs I Krush, 2016
(A26) English, 37 moves, 1-0
King's English Variation. Closed System Full Symmetry
J Zachariassen vs Clifton P Ford, 2016
(A26) English, 28 moves, 1-0
King's English Variation. Closed System Full Symmetry
Y Wang vs Y Wen, 2015
(A26) English, 33 moves, 0-1
G Gajewski vs M Mchedlishvili, 2015
(A26) English, 40 moves, 0-1
J Vang Glud vs D Howell, 2014
(A26) English, 57 moves, 0-1
Czech Benoni
G Gajewski vs D Andreikin, 2012
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Czech Benoni
M Yurenok vs K Arakhamia-Grant, 2012
(A56) Benoni Defense, 37 moves, 0-1
Czech Benoni
B Michiels vs L Vajda, 2012
(A56) Benoni Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Czech Benoni
A Slavin vs A Caoili, 2012
(A56) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
Modern Variation
S Ernst vs Rapport, 2013
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 0-1
Modern Variation
I Farago vs Bacrot, 2013
(A56) Benoni Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Modern Variation
Caruana vs Nakamura, 2013
(A56) Benoni Defense, 61 moves, 0-1
Modern Variation
Swayams Mishra vs L Pantsulaia, 2014
(A56) Benoni Defense, 49 moves, 0-1
Czech Benoni Defense
Anand vs Aronian, 2014
(A56) Benoni Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov Defense: Queen's Pawn Game (A40)
S Moran vs R Quinn, 2016
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov Defense:Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (A40)
R Li vs M R Venkatesh, 2015
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov Defense:Mikenas Defense:
B Gundavaa vs K Georgiev, 2013
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov Defense:Mikenas Defense:
J Harp vs V Smirnov, 2009
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1
Bogoljubov Defense:Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (
N Batsiashvili vs Harikrishna, 2015
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
Budapest Def
M Murara vs I Scott, 2012
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 13 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense
G Froewis vs I Nikolayev, 2011
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense
T Hillarp Persson vs G L House, 2014
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
N Hedin vs P Jacobsen, 2015
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Budapest Defense
M Foudzi-Ahmad vs C Rogers, 2001
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense
J Markov vs J Lamothe, 1986
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
J Laszlo vs L Alfoldy, 1933
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Biegler vs Peperle, 1952
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 0-1
F B Arnold vs M L Hanauer, 1936
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 5 moves, 0-1
Henricksen vs Pedersen, 1937
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 8 moves, 0-1
QG Albin Countergambit. Variation
Dreev vs Nakamura, 2005
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
QG Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
D Voit vs A Stukopin, 2013
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
QG Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation=gd net comments
I Sokolov vs Morozevich, 2005
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Variation
Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2004
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 41 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit-VG! gd netcomments
Team White vs Team Black, 2012
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Trap in Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
A Riazantsev vs I Iljiushenok, 2015
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 42 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
J Roscher vs W Seemann, 1988
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
Topalov vs Morozevich, 2005
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Variation
Gelfand vs Morozevich, 2004
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 28 moves, 0-1
Missed 21..c5-Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Variation
Dreev vs G Pankov, 2009
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 35 moves, 1-0
Albin Countergambit. Fianchetto Variation
V Neverov vs V Aseev, 2012
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 45 moves, 1-0
Fianchetto Variation Be6 Line
E Guo vs M Islam, 2012
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 22 moves, 1-0
Fianchetto Variation Be6 Line
S Guramishvili vs F O Egilsson, 2013
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 43 moves, 1-0
Fianchetto Variation Be6 Line
S Shaydullina vs Goryachkina, 2014
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 31 moves, 1-0
Fianchetto Variation
K Kuenitz vs S Marder, 2010
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 15 moves, 0-1
Fianchetto Variation
G Doronkin vs E Semenova, 2013
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 50 moves, 0-1
Fianchetto Variation
G Amangeldiyev vs S Das, 2011
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 51 moves, 0-1
Fianchetto Variation
D Batkovskyte vs Z Iordanidou, 2012
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 30 moves, 0-1
Fianchetto variation
Dreev vs I Iljiushenok, 2014
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 55 moves, 1-0
R Phillips vs J Cuartas Medina, 2014
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 26 moves, 0-1
A Greenfeld vs P Zisman, 2015
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 23 moves, 1-0
Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation
Sakaev vs T Nabaty, 2010
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 54 moves, 1-0
Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
A Valsecchi vs P Bontempi, 2012
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0
Countergambit. Normal Line
Gelfand vs Kasimdzhanov, 2007
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
D Collier vs R Pert, 2008
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation
Van Wely vs Morozevich, 2008
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit.
Hans K Gaarder vs S Thorhallsson, 2015
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
Albin Countergambit. Normal Line
I Niemela vs Spassky, 1959
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation. Pin Defense
F Perez Ponsa vs Shankland, 2014
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1
C Li vs Carlsen, 2016
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Queen's Gambit Declined: General
Shabalov vs V Akobian, 2016
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation (D30)
V Fedoseev vs J Geller, 2016
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
* VG comments!! prep line !!Charousek (Petrosian) Variation
Lenderman vs Caruana, 2016
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 0-1
*Exchange. Positional Variation
Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2016
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 50 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation (D35)
Svidler vs Kramnik, 2016
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense
Shankland vs So, 2016
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
The simple open tactical classic Nak attack.By move 12...
Nakamura vs Lenderman, 2016
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0
Nice mate-or-material-gain combo at the end; 20...Bc1 pretty gd
Shabalov vs Robson, 2016
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit
Shabalov vs So, 2016
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation
Lenderman vs Shabalov, 2016
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation
Nakamura vs Xiong, 2016
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Anti-Grünfeld. Alekhine Variation
Harikrishna vs C Li, 2016
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
Aronian vs Eljanov, 2016
(A13) English, 45 moves, 1-0
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
J Xu vs S Lu, 2016
(A13) English, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
N Grandelius vs Carlsen, 2016
(A13) English, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
Nakamura vs A Chandra, 2016
(A13) English, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
Giri vs Mamedyarov, 2016
(A13) English, 66 moves, 1-0
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
I Krush vs E Paehtz, 2016
(A13) English, 35 moves, 0-1
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense
Ding Liren vs Mamedyarov, 2016
(A13) English, 50 moves, 0-1
Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense Accepted
N Grandelius vs Harikrishna, 2016
(A13) English, 37 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13) 0-1 blitz
L Mkrtchian vs A Stefanova, 2016
(A13) English, 42 moves, 0-1
Agincourt Defense. Agincourt Variation
A Ramirez Alvarez vs T Sachdev, 2016
(A13) English, 36 moves, 0-1
Agincourt Defense. King's Knight
Harikrishna vs Kramnik, 2016
(A13) English, 39 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56)
Taimanov vs Bronstein, 1953
(A56) Benoni Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57)
E A Levin vs P Jaroch, 2010
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
*R Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57)
Rapport vs A Pijpers, 2011
(A57) Benko Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
*R Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57)
T Gareyev vs Toby Boas, 2011
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57)
J Fedorowicz vs P Peev, 2011
(A57) Benko Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57)
G Kacheishvili vs Shyaam Nikhil P, 2012
(A57) Benko Gambit, 50 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57)
J Moussard vs A Luco, 2012
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Declined. Main Line (A57)
Short vs D I Runcan, 2014
(A57) Benko Gambit, 59 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation. Nescafe Frappe Attack (A57)
M Breutigam vs J Fedorowicz, 1990
(A57) Benko Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Dlugy Variation (A57)
A Iljushin vs Ponomariov, 1997
(A57) Benko Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Variation (A58)
Kramnik vs Van Wely, 2003
(A58) Benko Gambit, 40 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59)
W B Wright vs J Fedorowicz, 2001
(A59) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Yugoslav without 7...Bxf1
N Meshkovs vs D Arman, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Yugoslav without 7...Bxf1
W Ju vs R J Dive, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Yugoslav with 7…Bxf1, Nge2 (A59)
V Akobian vs A Melekhina, 2015
(A59) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59)
I Ben Artzi vs M R Burke, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59)
A Lauber vs H Nothnagel, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. King Walk Variation (A59)
D Baramidze vs M Kopylov, 2016
(A59) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 1-0
44.? White missed DAMIANO's Mate, trolls failed to recognize
P Zarnicki vs P German, 1997
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 48 moves, 0-1
English Opening: Agincourt Def. Neo Catalan Declined (A14) 1-0
Speelman vs O Stork, 2018
(A14) English, 25 moves, 1-0
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