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87b_Attack the UNCASTLED KING
Compiled by trh6upsz
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"Naked and Afraid" (Thanks to User: tamar for this)

<How to attack an uncastled king:

< 1. Make sure your pieces are developed and your king is safe first (ahem "Castle").

< 2. Prevent your opponent from castling.

< 3. Open all the lines to the king!

< 4. Use your whole army. <<>>>>>>>

http://www.chesskid.com/article/vie...

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How do we exploit an opponent's king that is stranded in the middle? How do we punish the opponent for delaying his development and castling? The truth is that these questions require a precise approach and good sequence if we want to be successful.

http://www.chess.com/blog/TigerLilo...

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Here You'll find a few fine examples:
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/liv...

<<Material> is nothing compared to checkmate!>

Look for <focal points>, especially if your opponent doesn't castle!

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‘The problems posed by the decision to castle are much misunderstood and thereby underrated.

… So, my new advice on castling: it is castling is to be considered a waste of time wrongly expended when there is almost always something more important to achieve. Thus castling is a passive move that nurtures the hope of king safety. I believe that a player who learns how and when to delay castling will certainly improve his/her play. Very often that cherished hope of safety is ill founded. I therefore believe that the maneuver of castling is the most dangerous of all moves and the decision thus requires more attention to delicate judgment.

Not only should one not rush to castle, but should delay that passive maneuver for as long as good judgment relates that there are more urgent, if only slightly better, tasks to accomplish.'

-- William Lombardy

<Bill, iirc more often than not someone likely misses the train...for example Game Collection: 87a_ D O N ' T _ C A S T L E !!! >

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commenced 150723 & tbc....

Mehr Futter dazu gibt es bestimmt auch hier zu finden: Game Collection: 97xd_French Disasters -Teh Dark Side of Chess or here Game Collection: Art of Attack in Chess Vladamir Vukovic & Chess or here Game Collection: The Art of Attack - By Vladimir Vukovic

Morphy's style
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

V Bergraser vs M Salm, 1962 
(A80) Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

16.Nd5
L Trent vs J Gustafsson, 2019 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

A Planinc vs I Bilek, 1971 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

R Bergstrom vs P Cramling, 2017
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 61 moves, 0-1

Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

G Clayton vs M Preussner, 2012 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

T Taylor vs A J Mestel, 1978 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

Barcza vs Tal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

H Weil vs Alekhine, 1942 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

N Kirov vs G Andruet, 1990
(A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Faltweber, 1932 
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Beliavsky, 1995 
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

13.Rxf7!!
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

14.Nd5!
Tomashevsky vs G Meier, 2004 
(A14) English, 35 moves, 1-0

Garry all in
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989 
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0

Granda Zuniga vs Seirawan, 1993 
(A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0

10.e6! as starting point
Navara vs M Parligras, 2015 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 27 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0

...d3
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

CARL!! (not the llama with hat)
C Carls vs K Junge, 1942 
(A28) English, 38 moves, 1-0

Meesen vs H Mueller, 1928 
(A28) English, 13 moves, 0-1

...Rb2
O Danchevski vs Morozevich, 2016
(A28) English, 34 moves, 0-1

Suba vs P Stefanov, 1980 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

insane 17.
Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0

15.Bxf7+!
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 21 moves, 1-0

J Costa vs Polgar, 1987 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 22 moves, 0-1

Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

Hertneck vs F Zeller, 1997 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 0-1

Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs W N Dinger, 1933 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

So crushin the Dude
So vs Kasparov, 2016 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 25 moves, 1-0

M Feigin vs E Thorvaldsson, 1930
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

16.Bg6!!
Bogoljubov vs L Rellstab, 1940 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Fischer, 1959 
(A48) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

keine Zeit
F Urkedal vs M Bartel, 2015 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

8.Bxf7+
S Yuferov vs V Malakhov, 1994 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

Van Wely vs S Zierk, 2009 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Vidmar, 1918 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Kotov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

B Adhiban vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2018 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

J H Donner vs A Planinc, 1973 
(A61) Benoni, 22 moves, 0-1

Van Wely vs Topalov, 1998 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1

D Gormally vs S Williams, 2006 
(A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Euwe, 1920 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

Prince Dadian vs Doubrava, 1896 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

strike and counterblow
E Rojahn vs M Czerniak, 1939 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Y Gozzoli vs M Chetverik, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

S P Finn vs R Heasman, 1993 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1

out of the blue ??
R Pert vs D Coleman, 2015
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

check why it failed
M Lauritsen vs Dennis Madsen, 2015
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs W Addison, 1970 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

A Sokolov vs Speelman, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 0-1

A Christopher vs G Xie, 2008 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 0-1

Simple Attacking Plans
I A Horowitz vs F Kibbermann, 1935 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

9.Bxf7+!!
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Adorjan vs I Polgar, 1972 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0

Tal vs G Tringov, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Shirov, 1995 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

Plaskett vs M Hawelko, 1979 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

Goloshchapov vs M Tosic, 1999 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 1-0

13.Nxf7!! || 20.Rxg7+
Shirov vs M Stangl, 1989 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

Rxe6+!!
I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Bxg6! / Nxd5!
L Galego vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1996 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

H Nouri vs T Lei, 2017
(B10) Caro-Kann, 52 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs M Kamyshov, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Simple Attacking Plans
Rossolimo vs W A Winser, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Massacre
J van Foreest vs A Liang, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs V Laznicka, 2015 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Golombek, 1958 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

A Volokitin vs Fridman, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

M Ragger vs J van Foreest, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

M Bluemich vs G Kieninger, 1941 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs M Saltaev, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

R Praggnanandhaa vs T S Ravi, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

T Eckersley-Waites vs J Houska, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 74 moves, 0-1

Motylev vs A Donchenko, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

despite w/0-0-0
D Frolyanov vs Vitiugov, 2013
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

F Fischer vs Tartakower, 1923
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1

Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

#11
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Naked and Afraid (LOL omg LOL omg...)
R Borngaesser vs H Lodes, 1988 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 14 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Chandler vs Huebner, 1987 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Ra8 sac: 15...Nxc5
Van der Wiel vs Balashov, 1980 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

K Kulaots vs L Meidla, 2016
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. Ne5+ Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Bg6
G Quparadze vs V Bachin, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 64 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Hort, 1978 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs S Buecker, 1984 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0

16.Nxe6!
Kupreichik vs G Castiglioni, 1968 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

T Gelashvili vs R Thoma, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Morra
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0

M Esserman vs J Sarkar, 2008 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 16 moves, 1-0

R Krogius vs A Ojanen, 1944 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 14 moves, 1-0

G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

S Chanawangsa vs G Kearse, 1984 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 11 moves, 1-0

J Torres Santiago vs T Kahn, 2016 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0

B Kristjansson vs M Roberts, 1967 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0

J G Nicholson vs S Ledger, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 0-1

played exemplarily
I Dahl vs M Litynska, 1990 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0

Romanishin vs Van Wely, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

11.Nxe6 fe6 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qe5 Qd7 14.Qxh8 Qxa4 15.c4
Plaskett vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

F Vallejo Pons vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

Model game
Plaskett vs K Bischoff, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

M Antipov vs R Bujnoch, 2017 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Nepomniachtchi vs B Savchenko, 2015 
(B27) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

sq weakn
Geller vs Kholmov, 1957 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

13.Nxf7!
Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

Rozentalis vs B Barth Sahl, 1988 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

E Paehtz vs M Geldiyeva, 2016 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Boleslavsky vs B Gurgenidze, 1960 
(B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Zvjaginsev vs I Duzhakov, 2019 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

J L Pajeken vs B Bellahcene, 2018 
(B33) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

14.Rxe6 fxe6 15.Re1
Movsesian vs N Miezis, 2008 
(B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

12.Nd5 exd5 13.exd5+ Kd8 14.bxc4
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

M Eisinger vs Huebner, 1965
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Svidler, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 32 moves, 1-0

N Huschenbeth vs K Bischoff, 2018 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

1st class positional attacking game
Bacrot vs Mamedyarov, 2009 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

insane 11. Nd5! ed5 12.Nxc6
A Karklins vs A Sandrin, 1990 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

20.Rd4!! as can opener
T D V Nguyen vs V Minko, 2014
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

S P Sethuraman vs J Bai, 2016 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 69 moves, 1-0

D Anton Guijarro vs M Bosiocic, 2017
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

A Dueckstein vs Pachman, 1962 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

insane 19.Bxa6!!
J Becerra Rivero vs A Zapata, 1997 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

P Popovic vs Marjanovic, 1979 
(B50) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

wow
D Mastrovasilis vs A Volokitin, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

e6/Nxh7/Bxg6+
Yi Xu vs P Idani, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

D Minic vs Stein, 1972 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

30. Bxe6!? and 36. Rxd6!?
Q Gong vs X Zhao, 2006 
(B53) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0

I Kurnosov vs L D'Costa, 2009
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 1-0

Überfall
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs H Camara, 1970 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Y Lapshun vs Golubev, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

15.Nf5 exf5
F Vallejo Pons vs L Ortega, 1999
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

Uffe's lecture
G Timmerman vs Andersson, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

N-sac: 19.Nxd5
V Bukhteeva vs V Chernyak, 2012 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Kotronias vs K Georgiev, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

13.Bxe6! (3pawns)
F Dinger vs P Zelbel, 2007
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 1-0

E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

L Christiansen vs Wojtkiewicz, 2006 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

13.Nd5exd514.exd5+Kd715.c3b316.Qxb3
Tal vs M Mukhin, 1972 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

16.Rxf8+!!
Fischer vs P Dely, 1967 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

9.Bxe6!
F Yee vs A Christopher, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs K Mokry, 1978 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

V Gunina vs M Sebag, 2019 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

9.Bxe6
Keres vs J Sajtar, 1954 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

T Ernst vs C Gruvaeus, 2000 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 13 moves, 1-0

Tal vs I Bilek, 1964 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

M Stean vs Browne, 1974 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

M Sergeyeva vs S Ghader Pour, 2006
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 33 moves, 1-0

B Bernard vs T Civin, 2003 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 23 moves, 1-0

M Stanford vs R North, 2001 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs T Dao, 2016 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

A Fomez vs M Lanzani, 1988 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

Tal vs M Stean, 1974 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

E Berg vs M Atabayev, 2011 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

K Georgiev vs Kasparov, 1980 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

High Wei To Hell
A Gupta vs J Wei, 2014 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

S Lyman vs K Burger, 1979 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Sic Pois.Pawn
L Shmuter vs Timoshenko, 1993
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2015 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

N Grandelius vs Keymer, 2019 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

14.Rxe6+!
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

R E Nielsen vs Alfons Emmoth, 2016
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

F Berend vs S Coffey, 1982 
(C01) French, Exchange, 18 moves, 0-1

Victor vs the French
Kupreichik vs J Levitt, 1990 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

19.Rxd7!
Shirov vs F Braeuer, 2016 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs Bareev, 2001 
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0

C Weiss vs P Haba, 1996 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs B Sadiku, 2016 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

V Akopian vs J Christiansen, 2018
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

pushin
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs L A Sanchez, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

12.Nf5!!
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs C Emiroglu, 2013 
(C10) French, 46 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Andersson, 2006 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Sutovsky vs L D'Costa, 2006 
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0

16.d5! opens the game
Kotov vs Kalmanok, 1936 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

dünne Luft
A P Smith vs C Harris, 1999 
(C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0

de Firmian vs Huebner, 1995 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Sq f7 || sq e6 RoyalFork
Smeets vs R Baskin, 2017 
(C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0

H Tirard vs A Silvert, 2000 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

16.Nxd5 (N-sac)
D Barlov vs C Hoi, 1975
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0

combined
K Ambartsumova vs A Vuilleumier, 2015
(C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1

Short vs L Nikolaiczuk, 1986
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

S Khanin vs Z Tsydypov, 2017
(C11) French, 20 moves, 1-0

J Gallagher vs A Compton, 2014 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 30 moves, 1-0

S Belavenets vs A Chistiakov, 1938 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 22 moves, 0-1

not my System
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0

Kunin vs Ochsengoit, 1958 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

Fine vs Flohr, 1938 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

F Young vs L Dore, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

21.Nxd5!
B Barnard vs M Steadman, 1997 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

NN vs Zukertort, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1

Dr Siggy's K~ hunt
Tarrasch vs D Toma, 1894 
(C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Burn, 1905 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1

L B Hoyos Millan vs G Garcia, 1986 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

Morphy's style
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

Charousek style
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Westerinen vs J Pakkanen, 1992 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

G Neumann vs Mayet, 1863 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

6...Na5 7.Bxf7+!!
S Bergh vs O Gotlin, 1867 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

L Hanssen vs E Lundin, 1928 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Chigorin vs Davydow, 1874 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

Muzio G in da house
J N Babson vs Steinitz, 1893
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

History repeats itself,1st as tragedy,2nd as farce
M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Burn, 1889 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy's style
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

10.Bxf7+ (piece sac)
Velimirovic vs R Martens, 1967
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Q-less initiative
Keres vs A Menvielle Laccourreye, 1964
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

H Wang vs Giri, 2013 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

F Montoliu Cervero vs P Lasinskas, 2009 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

8.Ne6!!
Van der Wiel vs J van Baarle, 1983 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch vs G Marco, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1908 
(C27) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0

B Gurgenidze vs R Bellin, 1977 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

I Kurnosov vs V Malakhatko, 2013 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Napoleon Bonaparte vs General Bertrand, 1820 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Gossip, 1889 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

sac sac #
P A Merian vs Steinitz, 1884 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0

G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

H J Calladay vs J Liebling, 1924 
(C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

M Mueller-Seps vs O Moor, 2012 
(C46) Three Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

N Huschenbeth vs J Gustafsson, 2011 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Morphy's way
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Evergreen
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

S Mlotkowski vs J B Harvey, 1921 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0

Macieja vs G Vescovi, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1

O Michaelis vs J A Leonard, 1860 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Pawn Sacrifice, and more
Steinitz vs Von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy's style
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Steinitz got crushed
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C58) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

QNN wirbeln
Nimzowitsch vs L Steiner, 1927  
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

#12
Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs Rapport, 2016 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Keres vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1943 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0

insane| 17th?
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

Morphy-like
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0

Extra pawns are useless to Berliner's uncastled king.
V Palciauskas vs H Berliner, 2001 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 1-0

Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0

a bit too ambitious.
K Darga vs H Richter, 1951 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 0-1

Joker vs XINIX, 2006 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

crushin
Korchnoi vs V Zak, 1951 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

vs kingside attack
Burn vs Chigorin, 1900 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

I Basoukos vs I Miladinovic, 1996 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

A Schwarz vs Albin, 1899 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs V Mikenas, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

So vs Shabalov, 2017 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

V Osnos vs G Ustinov, 1960 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Jakovenko, 2012 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

15...Nxe5!!
Bagirov vs Kupreichik, 1965 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

P Schreiner vs Shirov, 2017 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 0-1

13.Nxf7!
Shimanov vs D Boros, 2015
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

insane 16.Ng5!!
Sakaev vs Kharlov, 1996 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0

R Palliser vs F Hand, 2019 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Bolbochan vs Evans, 1952 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs S Avtonomov, 1949 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0

Euwe vs J H Graves, 1920 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

E Larsson vs Sten Johansson, 1964
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1

17.d5!!
Tal vs Z Milev, 1958 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

O Bernstein vs Spielmann, 1906 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

model game
Karpov vs Yusupov, 1988 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

pressing
Miles vs Beliavsky, 1984 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1

K Stupak vs B Bok, 2016 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

missed quick win :(
Tomashevsky vs I Bukavshin, 2015 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Y Wang vs X Bu, 2015 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

B Adhiban vs Dreev, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Piket vs Z Sturua, 1992 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

17...d4!
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1

Geller at his best 14... d4!
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1

Lputian vs Geller, 1979 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Geller, 1973 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 36 moves, 0-1

A Asgeirsson vs I Raud, 1936 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Levenfish vs Ragozin, 1936 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

16... 0-0-0
V Malakhatko vs Sutovsky, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1

V Bernadskiy vs D Howell, 2017 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs S Witkowski, 1959 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

So easy
A Hernandez vs So, 2015 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 21 moves, 0-1

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

w
Uhlmann vs Yanofsky, 1964 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 53 moves, 0-1

H John vs C Leotard, 1997
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1

Ra1 sac: 12.exd5
Balashov vs Beliavsky, 1986 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

14.d5! / 17.Bf4!
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

...Rxc3 bc Qxa3
B Khotenashvili vs N Dzagnidze, 2014 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Karpov vs Polgar, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

Kasparov vs J Murey, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

Shirov's envision
Shirov vs J Pedersen, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

12...Rxe2+!!
A Raykhman vs T Heinemann, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Csom, 1989 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

So vs Aronian, 2015 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

V Malaniuk vs Ivanchuk, 1988 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs D de Lange, 1947
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0

Suba lecture
P K Wells vs Suba, 1991
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1

QRR
T Batchimeg vs Y Hou, 2014 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 22 moves, 0-1

Miles vs de Firmian, 1990 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1

Fine vs Fischer, 1963 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 0-1

related + trapping the queen
Keres vs Spassky, 1965 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Sloth's lecture
A Khasin vs J Sloth, 1975 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 36 moves, 0-1

Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Westerinen, 1968 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 23 moves, 0-1

H E Myers vs J Rovira, 1968 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs C Albornoz Cabrera, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Korchnoi vs U Beimfohr, 1986
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 22 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

D Anton Guijarro vs Grischuk, 2019 
(A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Dr. Mueller, 1929 
(C15) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1-0

I Schitco vs L Lenaerts, 2019 
(A09) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

14.Nxf5! 1:0
Tolush vs B Gurgenidze, 1956 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

Sac Sac #
Adams vs L Comas Fabrego, 1988 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0

W Rohricht vs T E Sawyer, 1984 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

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