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Why did the fish refuse to play basketball?
He was afraid of the net.

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

"My poetry is a game. My life is a game. But I am not a game." — Federico Garcia Lorca

"Life is the most amazing game. Play hard with a deep love so that you may enjoy it." — Debasish Mridha

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

"Remember you have to be comfortable. Golf is not a life or death situation. It's just a game and should be treated as such. Stay loose." — Chi Chi Rodriguez

Q: What is cardboard's favorite sport?

A: Boxing.

"Life is a game, play it ... Life is too precious, do not destroy it." — Mother Teresa

"Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses." — Joe Gibbs

"Football is an honest game. It's true to life. It's a game about sharing. Football is a team game. So is life." — Joe Namath

What kind of tea do football players drink?
Penaltea.

"The entire ball game, in terms of both the exam and life, was what you gave attention to vs. what you willed yourself to not." — David Foster Wallace

What happens if Usain Bolt misses his bus?
He waits for it at the next stop.

"For me, Chess is life and every game is like a new life. Every chess player gets to live many lives in one lifetime." — Eduard Gufeld

"If you wanted to be the best then you had to swallow your pride and become a student of the game first." — Jon Osborne

Soccer is a strange game.
It's a bunch of people running away from their goals.

"Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too." — Peter Rogers

Which goalie can jump higher than the crossbars? All of them. Crossbars can't jump.

Sometime rhetoric was just
another way to lie and impress persons,
and he knew this — Haidji

Which sport is always in trouble?
BADminton.

"Sometimes the bad things in life open our eyes to the good things we weren't paying attention to before." ― Diana Elmessiri

"Every day is a good day. There is something to learn, care and celebrate." ― Amit Ray

"Impossible is for the unwilling." ― John Keats

"No pressure, no diamonds." ― Thomas Carlyle

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." ― Walt Disney

"Stay foolish to stay sane." ― Maxime Lagacé

"When nothing goes right, go left." ― Unknown

"Try Again. Fail again, Fail better."

"Don't tell people about your plans. Show them your results." ― Unknown

famous one line movie quotes
"Take the risk or lose the chance." ― Unknown

"Good things happen to those who hustle." ― Anaïs Nin

"He who is brave is free." ― Seneca

"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong." ― Winston Churchill

"Every noble work is at first impossible." ― Thomas Carlyle

"If you're going through hell, keep going." ― Winston Churchill

"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." ― Plato

"Let him that would move the world first move himself." ― Socrates

"The secret to life is to love who you are – warts and all." ― David DeNotaris

"The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye." ― Jimi Hendrix

"I am not the King. Jesus Christ is the King. I'm just an entertainer." ― Elvis Presley

"When it comes to health, diet is the Queen, but exercise is the King." ― Jack LaLanne

"Life really does begin at forty. Up until then, you are just doing research." ― Carl Gustav Jung

"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." ― Mother Teresa

"For both professionals and amateurs, chess is a game that sharpens the mind, tests human faculties and encourages healthy competition. It has captivated the attention of players and spectators world-wide and will continue to do so as long as competition and excellence challenge mankind." — President Gerald R. Ford

"Examine moves that smite! A good eye for smites is far more important than a knowledge of strategical principles." — C.J.S. Purdy

"In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent." — Vasily Smyslov

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

"Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile." ― Albert Einstein

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." ― John Lennon

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined." ― Henry David Thoreau

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ― Nelson Mandela

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." ― Confucius

"May you live all the days of your life." ― Jonathan Swift

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale." ― Hans Christian Andersen

"Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life." ― John Wooden

"Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about." ― Marilyn Monroe

"Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." ― D. H. Lawrence

We all want to be successful in life. In fact, success in life is the most desired goal in everyone's life. But remember, success is not accidental. If you want to succeed, you have to be consistent. Consistency is everything. Explore another ― The Best 29 Going The Extra Mile Quotes For Studious Person

These simple but aesthetic one line quotes are cute and inspiring. Hope you'll enjoy it.

"No guts, no story." ― Chris Brady

"My life is my message." ― Mahatma Gandhi

"Screw it, let's do it." ― Richard Branson

"Boldness be my friend." ― William Shakespeare

"Keep going. Be all in." ― Bryan Hutchinson

"My life is my argument." ― Albert Schweitzer

"Leave no stone unturned." ― Euripides

"Fight till the last gasp." ― William Shakespeare

"If you want it, work for it."

"You can if you think you can." ― George Reeves

"Accept life as it is. Then work to make it the way you want it to be." ― Cindy Francis

"Parenting is a lifetime assignment." ― Ken Robinson

"Life is accepting what is and working from that." ― Gloria Naylor

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― J.M. Barrie

"Persist while others are quitting." ― William Arthur Ward

"Where there is love there is life." ― Gandhi

"Mornings contain the secret to an extraordinarily successful life." ― Hal Elrod

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― James M. Barrie

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy." ― Dalai Lama

"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." ― Robert Frost

"Love the life you live. Live the life you love." ― Bob Marley

"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all." ― Helen Keller

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." ― Dr. Seuss

"Life is a question and how we live it is our answer." ― Gary Keller

"Life is made of ever so many partings welded together." ― Charles Dickens

"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough." ― Mae West

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air." ― Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is a question and how we live it is our answer." ― Gary Keller

"Accept life as it is. Then work to make it the way you want it to be." ― Cindy Francis

"Parenting is a lifetime assignment." ― Ken Robinson

"Life is accepting what is and working from that." ― Gloria Naylor

"Life is a long lesson in humility." ― J.M. Barrie

"Chess is a game that benefits people of all ages, especially kids, in any area of life, business, problem solving, and social skills. Chess has the unique ability to combine focus, concentration, imagination, coordination, teamwork, and leadership all at the same time." ― Dustin Diamond, Actor

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

"You win some, you lose some, and your losses are never made up to you. She will simply have to do without; like it or not, she must face her losses and her helplessness to undo them." — Sheldon B. Kopp

"Life is like a chess game. Every decision, just like every move, has consequences. Therefore, decide wisely!" ― Susan Polgar

"When people insult and disrespect you, the best revenge is to continue to win, and win, and win…." ― Susan Polgar

"The mind has no restrictions. The only restriction is what you believe you cannot do. So go ahead and challenge yourself to do one thing every day that scares you." ― Susan Polgar

Confessed faults are half mended. ~ Scottish Proverb

St. Mary

* Concepts in action: Game Collection: Classic Games

* Deadly Battery: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Adolf Anderssen miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Game Collection: Alekhine vs Bogolubov
search "Alekhine vs Bogolubov"

* Comprehensive 1929: Game Collection: Alekhine-Bogoljubov 1929 ARCHIVE

* Alekhine's Defense, Krejcik Variation: Opening Explorer

* Connected pawns on the 7th (12 games):
Game Collection: Pretty Maids All in a Row: 3 Connected Ps on 7th

* Queening Combinations: Game Collection: Queening Combinations

* Sacrifices to generate passers (182 games): Game Collection: Passed Pawns

* Promotion Tactics: Game Collection: Promotion Tactics

* Three promotions: Game Collection: Promotion: Three

* FTB thought it was impossible - see Sally's Mar-05-19 and Mar-06-19 posts: Geoff Chandler

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

* A Brief History of Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeB...

* A Brief History of the Game of Chess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2a...

* Hans/St. Louis 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vol...

* Hellfire: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EQx7...

* Hold the line: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QQW0...

* Horse with No Name: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yb0k...

* Houska Castle: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MqXE...

* Hurricane: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Yi5t...

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

* Walter Browne, American Champ: Game Collection: Six by Mr. Six Time

* Bobby Fischer playing White against the Sicilian: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Freaky Fridays: https://allchessopenings.blogspot.c...

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

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

* Steinitz Attack: Game Collection: STEINITZ ATTACK

* Submit a PGN: https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/u...

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

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

* Fischer's Brilliance: https://www.chesspuzzler.com/Histor...

* Fischer Random: https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

* FM Schiller disagrees: https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

* Play whatever you like: Opening Explorer

"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom." ― Francis Bacon

"Discipline is wisdom and vice versa." ― M. Scott Peck

Q: What's a golfer's favorite letter?
A: Tee!

"Chess first of all teaches you to be objective." ― Alexander Alekhine

"Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good. It trains you to think before grabbing and to think just as objectively when you're in trouble." ― Stanley Kubrick

"Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules, take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment." ― Garry Kasparov

"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game." ― Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

"To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game." ― Savielly Tartakower

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." ― Winston S. Churchill

* Chess History: https://www.chessjournal.com/chess-...

The unethical CGs hacker thinks FTB wouldn't notice his vandalism??

* 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!

Acts 20:35 "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

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

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

The Two Mules

Two mules were bearing on their backs,
One, oats; the other, silver of the tax.
The latter glorying in his load,
Marched proudly forward on the road;
And, from the jingle of his bell,
It was plain he liked his burden well.
But in a wild-wood glen
A band of robber men
Rushed forth on the twain.
Well with the silver pleased,
They by the bridle seized
The treasure-mule so vain.
Poor mule! in struggling to repel
His ruthless foes, he fell
Stabbed through; and with a bitter sighing,
He cried, "Is this the lot they promised me?
My humble friend from danger free,
While, weltering in my gore, I'm dying?"
"My friend," his fellow-mule replied,
"It is not well to have one's work too high.
If you had been a miller's drudge, as I,
You would not thus have died."

"You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore." ― William Faulkner

"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.

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

"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ― Leonardo da Vinci

Question: What's the brightest star in the sky? Answer: Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station.

Q: What kind of tea did the American colonist want? A: Liberty

Question: What's the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? Answer: Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone.

Patty Loveless "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" https://www.bing.com/videos/rivervi...

"These Violent Delights Have Violent Ends..."
The Twilight Saga: New Moon / Romeo & Juliet
Like many other romantic films, The Twilight Saga: New Moon also uses quotes from <Romeo & Juliet> to depict the tumultuous romance shared between the ancient Edward Cullen and young human Bella Swan. In fact, the film opens with this monologue from the classic tragedy. It is unsurprising as countless stories of forbidden romance have taken inspiration and paid homage to Shakespeare's famous doomed love story. In the case of Twilight, the rival families can be replaced by vampires and humans and the unconventional romance that blooms between a couple like Edward and Bella. In the original source, Friar Lawrence says these lines to Romeo warning him of the dangers of loving a girl from a rival family. Romeo, however, believes that he would still get joy even if he could meet Juliet for just one moment. In the case of Twilight, the rival families can be replaced by vampires and humans and the unconventional romance that blooms between a couple like Edward and Bella.

<Five Preliminary Endgame Rules according to CJS Purdy

1. Before even beginning to think of making a passed pawn, put all your pieces into as good positions as possible.

2. Avoid pawn-moves while you are getting your pieces well positioned because pawn-moves create lasting weaknesses and thus make your task harder.

3. Try to free your position from weaknesses; and if possible, make it hard for the opponent to do likewise.

4. When trying to win, keep pawns on both wings. When trying to draw, play to eliminate all the pawns on one wing. With pawns on one wing only, a pawn plus is usually insufficient for a win.

5. If you are a pawn up or more, exchange pieces (not pawns) wherever you can do so without losing in position.

Exception: do not rush an exchange that will leave you with a single bishop running on the opposite color to the enemy's single bishop. Also, refrain from exchanging if it will give your opponent two bishops against bishop and knight. Posted by Chessbuzz>

Confessed faults are half mended. ~ Scottish Proverb

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

* Pawn Endgames: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUq...

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

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

Cajun: Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) – Joy of living.

<IF
Poet: Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting, too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting.
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream — and not make dreams your master; If you can think — and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truths you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools.
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken. And stoop and build'em up with worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch and toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone.
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will, which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings — nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it.
And — which is more — you'll be a Man, my son.

About the poem, If by Rudyard Kipling, Joseph Morris wrote: "The central idea of this poem is that success comes from self-control and a true sense of the values of things. In extremes lies danger. A man must not lose heart because of doubts or opposition, yet he must do his best to see the grounds for both. He must not be deceived into thinking either triumph or disaster final; he must use each wisely--and push on. In all things he must hold to the golden mean. If he does, he will own the world, and even better, for his personal reward he will attain the full stature of manhood.">

Riddle: Three doctors all say Robert is their brother. Robert says he has no brothers. Who is lying?

Thank you, Qindarka!

Answer: No one—the doctors are Robert's sisters.

Armenian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Armenian Chess Championship

Austrian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Austrian Chess Championship

British Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: British Chess Championship

Bulgarian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Bulgarian Chess Championship

Croatian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Croatian Chess Championship

Cyprus Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Cypriot Chess Championship

Dutch Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Dutch Chess Championship

Finnish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Finnish Chess Championship

French Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: French Chess Championship

German Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: German Chess Championship

Greek Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Greek Chess Championship

Hungarian Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Hungarian Chess Championship

Icelandic Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Icelandic Chess Championship

Irish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Irish Chess Championship#:~:text=Irish%20Champions%20%20%20%20Year%20%20,%20Alexander%20Baburin%20%2054%20more%20rows%20

Israeli Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Israeli Chess Championship

Italian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Italian Chess Championship

Latvian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Latvian Chess Championship

Lithuanian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Lithuanian Chess Championship

Nordic Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Nordic Chess Championship

Polish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Polish Chess Championship

Portuguese Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Portuguese Chess Championship

Romanian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Romanian Chess Championship

Russian Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Russian Chess Championship

Scottish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Scottish Chess Championship

Spanish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Spanish Chess Championship

Swiss Chess Championship:
Wikipedia article: Swiss Chess Championship

Turkish Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Turkish Chess Championship

Ukranian Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Ukrainian Chess Championship

Welsh Chess Championship: Wikipedia article: Welsh Chess Championship

Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

2023 in Review: https://www.chess.com/news/view/202...

That's enough for now.

The Wolves and the Sheep

By-gone a thousand years of war,
The wearers of the fleece
And wolves at last made peace;
Which both appeared the better for;
For if the wolves had now and then
Eat up a straggling ewe or wether,
As often had the shepherd men
Turned wolf-skins into leather.
Fear always spoiled the verdant herbage,
And so it did the bloody carnage.
Hence peace was sweet; and, lest it should be riven, On both sides hostages were given.
The sheep, as by the terms arranged,
For pups of wolves their dogs exchanged;
Which being done above suspicion,
Confirmed and sealed by high commission,
What time the pups were fully grown,
And felt an appetite for prey,
And saw the sheepfold left alone,
The shepherds all away,
They seized the fattest lambs they could,
And, choking, dragged them to the wood;
Of which, by secret means apprised,
Their sires, as is surmised,
Fell on the hostage guardians of the sheep,
And slew them all asleep.
So quick the deed of perfidy was done,
There fled to tell the tale not one!

From which we may conclude
That peace with villains will be rued.
Peace in itself, it's true,
May be a good for you;
But It's an evil, nathless,
When enemies are faithless.

Riddle Question: Where does today come before yesterday?

After three chess moves, there are over 9 million different possibilities.

Riddle Answer: In the dictionary.

My Wage
by Jessie Belle Rittenhouse

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;

For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
Why, you must bear the task.

I worked for a menial's hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.

<Chess has six different kinds of pieces, and they all interact in myriad ways. Your opponent's own pieces can often be used against him.

While the Queen is the strongest piece, it is the weakest defender; and while the pawn is the weakest piece, it is the strongest defender.

José Raúl Capablanca used the principle "Cutting off pieces from the scene of action.">

Site "Kiev RUE"
Event "Simul, 30b"
Date "1914.03.02"
EventDate "?"
Round "?"
Result "1-0"
White "Jose Raul Capablanca"
Black "Masyutin"
ECO "A83"
WhiteElo "?"
BlackElo "?"
PlyCount "37"

1.d4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 c6 5.f3 exf3 6.Nxf3 e6 7.Bd3 d5 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Ne5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Qh5+ Ke7 12.Bxh7 Nf8 13.Qf7+ Kd6 14.Nc4+ dxc4 15.Ne4+ Kd5 16.Rf5+ Kxe4 17.Re1+ Kxd4 18.c3+ Kd3 19.Rd5# 1-0 Discovered Double Checkmate!!

"As an adult, Capablanca lost only 34 serious games. He was undefeated from 10 February 1916, when he lost to Oscar Chajes in the New York 1916 tournament, to 21 March 1924, when he lost to Richard Réti in the New York International tournament. During this streak, which included his 1921 World Championship match against Lasker, Capablanca played 63 games, winning 40 and drawing 23. In fact, only Marshall, Lasker, Alekhine and Rudolf Spielmann won two or more serious games from the mature Capablanca, though in each case, their overall lifetime scores were minus (Capablanca beat Marshall +20−2=28, Lasker +6−2=16, Alekhine +9−7=33), except for Spielmann who was level (+2−2=8). Of top players, only Keres had a narrow plus score against him (+1−0=5). Keres's win was at the AVRO 1938 chess tournament, during which tournament Capablanca turned 50, while Keres was 22." ― Wikipedia

The Chess Machine: https://chessville.com/jose-raul-ca...

Learn from the World Champions: https://www.chessable.com/blog/famo...

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

Q: What's the best thing about Switzerland?
A: I don't know, but the flag is a big plus.

The Use Of Knowledge

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

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

Q: Why couldn't the dog run in the marathon?
A: Because he wasn't a part of the human race!

Checkers
Sam Ciel Aug 2015

You might have heard the saying,
"At the end of the game, the King and the Pawn go in the same box." but depending on the moves you make, one of them is ultimately the winner. One of them stays on the board longer, does more for his team. Let's extend that phrase.
"At the end of the game, the King and the Pawn go in the same box. But the game is decided by the moves they make." I assume everyone understands Chess, but for those who don't, That's okay, too. I'll explain one more thing about it. The Pawn can only move in one direction.
The King can move wherever he wants.
This remains true unless the Pawn decides to go on the offensive To take life by his own hands
A variety of options open up to him
Whereas then, the King is limited by his options. He sees nothing new, and can merely advance or
Retreat
In the same directions he always has.
And he very well may retreat, because when he falls, it's all over. The Pawn, though? The Pawn can never retreat. He can only move forward And if he makes it to the other side,
He becomes a Queen. The most prominent, powerful piece, It goes in the same box but it can determine the outcome of the entire game. A single piece can determine if, and how any other piece will fall. This is true of the Queen, of the King, of the Pawn. This is true of the Knights and the Bishops and the Rooks and every single piece, and so with every thing equally significant, let's strip away the titles and just look at our actions, because it isn't our title that defines us. It's how we play the game.
Sometimes that means we have all the power.
Sometimes that means we have none.
Sometimes we are alone.
Sometimes we are together.
But at the end of the day, we all go in the same box.

"Those who approach life like a child playing a game, moving and pushing pieces, possess the power of kings." — Heraclitus

"Every man needs a women, when his life in a trouble. Just like a game of chess, queen protect the king." — Anuj Kr. Thakur

"He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire. Yeah, that was the life." — Josh Lanyon

"The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life. " — George R R Martin

What is the hardest thing about skateboarding?
Concrete.

This FTB collection has been slashed by the privileged Chessgames intruder who should have been banned ages ago. Instead, he is allowed to harass FTB's account non-stop. That is so wrong!

The City Rat and the Country Rat

A city rat, one night,
Did, with a civil stoop,
A country rat invite
To end a turtle soup.

On a Turkey carpet
They found the table spread,
And sure I need not harp it
How well the fellows fed.

The entertainment was
A truly noble one;
But some unlucky cause
Disturbed it when begun.

It was a slight rat-tat,
That put their joys to rout;
Out ran the city rat;
His guest, too, scampered out.

Our rats but fairly quit,
The fearful knocking ceased.
"Return we," cried the cit,
To finish there our feast.

"No," said the rustic rat;
"Tomorrow dine with me.
I'm not offended at
Your feast so grand and free, –

"For I have no fare resembling;
But then I eat at leisure,
And would not swap, for pleasure
So mixed with fear and trembling."

French Proverb: "Il ne faut rien laisser au hasard." ― (Nothing should be left to chance.)

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

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

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

Weord Maze:
3z Darby's samichz haz da bst pigz eyez, no birdz eyez annie pig snoutz. Shout, shout, let it all out. Theez rtha things Ivan duel without. C'mon Mikhail Talkin youtube.

A pencil maker told the pencil 5 important lessons just before putting it in the box:

1. Everything you do you will always leave a mark.

2. You can always correct the mistakes you make.

3. What is important is what is inside of you.

4. In life, you will undergo painful sharpening which will only make you better.

5. To be the best pencil, you must allow yourself to be held and guided by the hand that holds you.

Lead Pb 82 207.2 1.8

Riddle Question: What invention lets you look right through a wall?

In a match between Mason-Mackenzie in London in 1882, there were 72 consecutive Queen Moves.

Riddle Answer: A window!

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 1-0Shades of Edward
Tran Nguyen Duy Tung vs NN, 2021 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 16 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: Keene Defense (A00) 0-1 loose bishops
S Sloan vs J Schroer, 1985 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 23 moves, 0-1

A02 0-1 33
Bird vs Blackburne, 1888  
(A02) Bird's Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

A02 0-1 30
Bird vs Blackburne, 1892  
(A02) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

A02 1/2-1/2 71
Bird vs Blackburne, 1895  
(A02) Bird's Opening, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 self-pinned rook on e-file
Portisch vs Ivkov, 1969 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

"The Immortal Blitz Game" (game of the day Oct-12-2022)
So vs Kasparov, 2016 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 25 moves, 1-0

Rat Defense: English Rat (A41) 1-0 Overloaded Rook
Portisch vs Gulko, 1993 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 24 moves, 1-0

A43 0-1 29
F J Lee vs Blackburne, 1899  
(A43) Old Benoni, 29 moves, 0-1

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

A81 1-0 22
Blackburne vs E Delmar, 1889  
(A81) Dutch, 22 moves, 1-0

Pure logical move, attack the defending piece, a.k.a. undermini
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1946 
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 23 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 19.? Notes by Stockfish
Blackburne vs J Owen, 1890  
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 0-1 Q double attack final position
Westerinen vs Larsen, 1977 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Gurgenidze Var (B06) 1-0 Overloaded Black Q
C J Liew vs L Goonetilleke, 1978 
(B06) Robatsch, 20 moves, 1-0

Alekhine's Block links
Fischer vs Benko, 1963 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 21 moves, 1-0

Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ removes K as defender of Q
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Baiting the line of check w/a piece of pie teased Fredthebear
E Moskalyuk vs M Brodsky, 1998 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Freak Attack (B90) 1-0 Freaky Deer
D Radovanovic vs W Van Deer, 2000 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer. Delayed Exchange (C01) 1-0 Beautiful
Blackburne vs F Ford, 1877 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Richter Attack (C13) 1-0 Nxf7, B-Q spear
Blackburne vs Collins, 1898 
(C13) French, 26 moves, 1-0

French Def: Classical. Steinitz Var (C14) 0-1 Can that move be?
D Winslow vs J Wehener, 1981 
(C14) French, Classical, 11 moves, 0-1

Unpin with a capture threatening to capture again
W Paulsen vs von Bardeleben, 1883 
(C22) Center Game, 12 moves, 0-1

Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 back ranker; Reinfeld puzzle
K Hamppe vs Steinitz, 1859 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Anderssen Attack (C31) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Charousek vs Maroczy, 1895 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1

Three pieces given for a queen and an attack
Blackburne vs J E Rabbeth, 1874 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Def (C39) 1-0 torch the g-file
Blackburne vs NN, 1886 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Greco Var. 3.Nxe5 Qe7 (C40) 1-0 Cut & Thrust!
F Slous vs W Bone, 1846 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 19 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def: General (C41) 0-1 correspondence double attack
J Curdo vs H Berliner, 1960 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Classical Attk. Mason-Showalter Var (C42) 0-1Dis+
D Heiman vs H Charlick, 1887 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Russian Game: Modern Attack 7.Qd5+ forks Bc5 (C43) 1-0
N Theodorou vs Radjabov, 2023 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 19 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Dbl P Sac (C44) 0-1 Siberian Trap
Marshall vs J Hopkins, 1916 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: General (C45) 1-0 Always do a blunder check -
D Pavasovic vs P Petek, 1993 
(C45) Scotch Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Four Knts Game: Italian. Noa Gambit Nxe4 (C47) 0-1 Ns w/issues
Lenzerk vs Lasker, 1913 
(C47) Four Knights, 22 moves, 0-1

20. Rxb5!! uses defense, demolition, clearance and a pin threat
Anderssen vs S Hamel, 1857 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 22 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C51) 1-0 Rare Royal Family Pin!
Recsi vs Szen, 1856 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense (C55) 1-0 Don't take the bait
B Koch vs G Weissgerber, 1935 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

2 Ns Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0Open e-file discovery/pin
J Armas vs T Hartung, 1988 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 8 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Defense (C60) 1-0 Notes by JHB; Qh5 awaits
Blackburne vs C De Vere, 1869  
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

utilizing five instructive tactical themes:
Tarrasch vs Zukertort, 1887 
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 1-0 Overworked pawn
A Golubova vs L Dryaeva, 2022 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

P-Q4: Stonewall Attack (D00) 1-0 Unsound Greek Gift works!
F Crosby vs B Rose, 1967 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Remove the Defender
B N Dong vs T Dickinson, 2019 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Slav Def: Alapin Var (D16) 1-0 Threat of N fork of two pins
M Dziuba vs S Bruchmann, 2023 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 19 moves, 1-0

Link to The Ninth Pawn's chess course toward the bottom.
F Bindrich vs Z Andriasian, 2007 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 27 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Def: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 Classic double B sacrifice
Miles vs Browne, 1982 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 0-1 Swappin' down
Alexander Mukhin vs E Romanov, 2000
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 0-1

Gruenfeld Def: Brinckmann Attk. Grünfeld Gambit Accepted (D84)
Ivkov vs H Bouwmeester, 1960 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange Var (D85) 0-1 Free isn't always free
M Hockx vs P Baltus, 1993 
(D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 0-1

Remove the Defender, two-for-one in the final position shown.
W Hanewinkel vs T Oral, 1999 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 20 moves, 0-1

B01 0-1 48
B Vergani vs Blackburne, 1895  
(B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 0-1

French Def: Exchange (C01) 1-0 unpinning in a blindfold simul
Blackburne vs NN, 1898 
(C01) French, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0

C01 1-0 38
Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1889  
(C01) French, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

French Exchange. Monte Carlo (C01) 1-0 19...Nf4 discovery
Anderssen vs K Mayerhofer, 1851 
(C01) French, Exchange, 48 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 32
Blackburne vs Mason, 1889  
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 28
Tarrasch vs Blackburne, 1895  
(C10) French, 28 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 32
Schiffers vs Blackburne, 1895  
(C10) French, 32 moves, 1-0

C10 1-0 24
Blackburne vs Tinsley, 1895  
(C10) French, 24 moves, 1-0

C11 0-1 49
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1889  
(C11) French, 49 moves, 0-1

C11 1-0 34
Blackburne vs Schiffers, 1896  
(C11) French, 34 moves, 1-0

C13 1-0 22
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1885  
(C13) French, 22 moves, 1-0

C13 1-0 17
Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

C20 1-0 64
Blackburne vs von Bardeleben, 1895  
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0

P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 a "windmill" procedure
Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1854 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Paulsen Attack (C22) 1-0 Connected Ps, in style!
Blackburne vs D Forsyth, 1883  
(C22) Center Game, 48 moves, 1-0

C22 0-1 17
J Colborne vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C22) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1

C25 1-0 26
Blackburne vs J M Hanham, 1889  
(C25) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0

C26 0-1 34
J Mieses vs Blackburne, 1892  
(C26) Vienna, 34 moves, 0-1

C29 0-1 52
D G Baird vs Blackburne, 1889  
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 52 moves, 0-1

C29 1-0 19
Blackburne vs Conill / Lopez, 1891  
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

C29 0-1 25
C M Jonas vs Blackburne, 1897  
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

C30 1-0 18
Blackburne vs C T Blanshard, 1891 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

C30 1-0 40
Blackburne vs Schlechter, 1894  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

C31 0-1 24
Allies vs Blackburne, 1893  
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

C31 0-1 31
Blackburne vs G Marco, 1895  
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 31 moves, 0-1

C33 1/2-1/2 76
Blackburne vs Pillsbury, 1895  
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2

C32 0-1 20
E Schallopp vs Blackburne, 1896  
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Exchange (C41) 0-1 Overloaded K can't defend both
Pillsbury vs Blackburne, 1899 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 41 moves, 0-1

C45 1-0 38
Blackburne vs Winawer, 1881  
(C45) Scotch Game, 38 moves, 1-0

C45 1-0 39
Blackburne vs Mackenzie, 1885  
(C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 1-0

C44 0-1 52
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1889  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

C44 0-1 35
Blackburne vs Walbrodt, 1895  
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

C41 0-1 69
W Pollock vs Blackburne, 1895  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 69 moves, 0-1

C45 1-0 32
J Mieses vs Blackburne, 1895  
(C45) Scotch Game, 32 moves, 1-0

C50 0-1 33
A Vazquez vs Blackburne, 1891  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1

C51 0-1 20
Allies vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C51) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

C52 0-1 47
Blackburne vs Mason, 1895  
(C52) Evans Gambit, 47 moves, 0-1

C53 1-0 46
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1896  
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1-0

C54 0-1 23
R Fenton vs Blackburne, 1897  
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 0-1

C55 1/2-1/2 48
Blackburne vs Pillsbury, 1897  
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

C66 0-1 33
Burn vs Blackburne, 1889  
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1

C66 0-1 30
Taubenhaus vs Blackburne, 1889  
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 0-1

C63 0-1 22
Gossip vs Blackburne, 1890  
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 22 moves, 0-1

C60 1-0 24
Blackburne vs NN, 1893  
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 24 moves, 1-0

C62 0-1 36
Dobell / Elsden vs Blackburne, 1894  
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 36 moves, 0-1

C83 1-0 35
Blackburne vs Zukertort, 1887  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 35 moves, 1-0

D02 0-1 29
F J Lee vs Blackburne, 1890  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

D02 1-0 22
Blackburne vs D Forsyth, 1894  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

D02 1-0 36
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1894  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

D20 0-1 31
Steinitz vs Blackburne, 1899  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1

D37 1-0 43
Blackburne vs Taubenhaus, 1887  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

D37 1-0 36
Blackburne vs Lipschutz, 1889  
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0

D38 1-0 38
Blackburne vs Gossip, 1889  
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

D31 1-0 30
Blackburne vs von Bardeleben, 1895  
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

D50 1-0 82
Blackburne vs Tarrasch, 1887  
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 82 moves, 1-0

D50 1-0 21
Blackburne vs Showalter, 1889  
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0

D63 1/2-1/2 80
Pillsbury vs Blackburne, 1898 
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2

Polish Opening: Exchange (A00) 0-1 pin and pseudo-Q overload
M Rajagopal vs L Day, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 19 moves, 0-1

Van't Kruijs Opening/Reversed Owen Def (A00) 0-1 lots o'tactics
J Owen vs Zukertort, 1878 
(A06) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack: English Var (A01) 1/2- B corrals N on edge
V Artemiev vs Zvjaginsev, 2013 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

Zukertort Opening: Dutch mutual dbl fios (A04) 0-1disc dbl attk
Radjabov vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2021 
(A04) Reti Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

Why did he do that? If I do this, what will he do next?
R Praggnanandhaa vs H Yeritsyan, 2017 
(A05) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Larsen Attack vs BxNf3 (A06) 1-0 Alekhine's Gun
P Romanovsky vs Y Vilner, 1927 
(A06) Reti Opening, 66 moves, 1-0

A classic KIA, with 13 a3 a key move.
Fischer vs Myagmarsuren, 1967 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0Undermine
M Illescas vs J de la Villa Garcia, 1990 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 1-0

This game was used in the Wikipedia article about the Skewer
Kasparov vs Lutikov, 1978 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Def: ML (B01) 1-0 Black doesn't get castled
D Brodsky vs Anish Kumar, 2022 
(B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Main Line (B05) 1-0 Undermine
McShane vs A Olkhovskiy, 2017 
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 18 moves, 1-0

Modern Def: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 0-1 Bxh2+ Discovery QxQ
M Porges vs Winawer, 1892 
(B06) Robatsch, 22 moves, 0-1

his share of the tactics in this game; he just threw away the g
Benko vs Suttles, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 35 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7 (B06) 1-0 B robs the back rank defender
R Kuczynski vs L Kristensen, 1988 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attk. Modern Def (B13) 1-0TerrificTactics!
J Polgar vs Seirawan, 1993 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 29 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Nimzowitsch. Exchange (B29) 0-1 Remove the Guard
E Contedini vs F Roessel, 1958 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 22 moves, 0-1

queen "sac" decoy/deflection provides a N+ royal family fork
M Rohde vs Miles, 1978 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 46 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Just take it!
Ivanchuk vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 1-0 blitz pin to win
Carlsen vs L P Supi, 2022 
(B56) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Boleslavsky Var (B59) 1-0 Undermine the Defender
S Bouaziz vs B Ziska, 1990 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 28 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Scheveningen. Tal Var (B82) 1-0 Q sac for blind swine
Tal vs Gulko, 1969 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 26 moves, 1-0

Sicil, Scheveningen. Classical (B84) 0-1 missed cap-recap fork
S Arslanov vs S Klimov, 2009 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 22 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attk. Leonhardt Var (B88) 0-1Overloaded
O Neikirch vs Botvinnik, 1960 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Undefended White e1-rook? 17 ... Bxh2+! 18 KxB Qh4+ forks it
V Goldfarb vs Alekhine, 1909 
(C01) French, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

amusing touch of rival Alekhine's Gun
N Mannheimer vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  
(C01) French, Exchange, 44 moves, 0-1

13. Nxd7! prepares 14. Nf6+! and 15. Bxh7+!
Jansa vs D Marovic, 1974 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 uncommon double fork
S Delgado Ramirez vs W Stevens, 1956 
(C21) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 1-0 Lolli's Mate awaits
Blackburne vs Woodward, 1863 
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 1-0

The "Immortal Zwichenzug Game" (Chernev)
Tartakower vs Capablanca, 1924 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

KGA B's Gambit 3...Ne7 (C33) 1-0 Rob the pin; it can't defend
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

G24 in 1869 book "Chess Brilliants" by John Odin Howard Taylor
S Dubois vs A Mongredien, 1862 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Der Schwarze Tod (the Black death) has to attack via the white
Blackburne vs J Witton, 1885 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Tartakower Var (C45) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Tartakower vs G J Wood, 1947 
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2Knts Def. Polerio Def Bogoljubow Var (C58) 1-0 Turn!
J Zhu vs W Doudou, 2015 
(C58) Two Knights, 25 moves, 1-0

Levitsky Attack. Euwe Var Modern Line (D00) 0-1 B+ fork awaits
M Cornette vs S Galdunts, 2004 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

P-Q4: Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 Seize open lines!!
D Andreikin vs A Timofeev, 2019 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 Blindfold simul record
Koltanowski vs Lamb, 1937 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 12 moves, 1-0

QGD. Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 1-0 Decoy Sac & Pin
J Houska vs T Hebbes, 2014 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 33 moves, 1-0

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Delayed Exchange (D75) 0-1 Just Take IT!
S Erdelyi vs Szabo, 1949 
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 33 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical Var (E32) 1-0 Exchange & keep comin
M Baldauf vs P Zpevak, 2016 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 27 moves, 1-0

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

28 Qc5+! double attacks defending Black a7-queen and c8-king
Gligoric vs Larsen, 1973 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 1-0

KID. Fianchetto. Debrecen Defense (E67) 1-0 Disc Attack
A Simutowe vs Yung Lau, 2000 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 30 moves, 1-0

Bird-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 peachy Zatonskih
N D Bezaleel vs D Vest, 2003 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

15 Nd4xc6! Qd7xNc6 16 c4xd5 forks the Black Qc6, Ne6
Fischer vs P Lapiken, 1956 
(A04) Reti Opening, 19 moves

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

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack: General (A06) 0-1 bullet missed FTB
T M Le vs Carlsen, 2023
(A06) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio vs Lasker's NY System (A15) 1-0 Single-Double P thrust
Euwe vs J Graafland, 1925 
(A15) English, 12 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Anti-Benoni, Geller Var (A33) 1-0 Disc ++
L B Hansen vs de Firmian, 1998 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 13 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit Complex: Zilbermints Gambit II (A40) 0-1 N&Q
T Popa vs L Abramavicius, 1936 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attk: General (A45) 1-0 Time wasted is time lost.
Morozevich vs Karpov, 2022 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: London System (A46) 0-1 Pin backfires
N Dzagnidze vs M Lomineishvili, 2006 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

Kotovs' Masterpiece (Zurich 1953) 1st Brilliancy Prize
Averbakh vs Kotov, 1953 
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 51 moves, 0-1

Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0 blitz tactics!!
Carlsen vs P A Hansen, 2009 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0

34.? First one, then the other
D Jacimovic vs V Trkaljanov, 2001 
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 34 moves, 1-0

Dutch Def: Leningrad. Warsaw Var (A88) 0-1 Octopus!!
M de Verdier vs A Lauber, 2010 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 30 moves, 0-1

"Balanced Skewer" against both Black Rooks at the end
Carlsen vs V Cmilyte, 2009 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 31 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var (B01) 0-1 Failed Zwischenzug
C G Hilton vs A Hollis, 1963 
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Steiner Var (B02) 1-0Windmill/Morphy's Mate ahead
A A Barbosa de Oliveira / M Kiss vs Reti / L Vianna, 1925 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 1-0 Zatonskih
S P Sethuraman vs A Akhmetov, 2023
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 27 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense: Bg7 vs Bc4 (B06) 0-1 Pins, Forks, etc.
A Medina Garcia vs Larsen, 1972 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 0-1

Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Pins aplenty
M Ruck-Petit vs R Herstein, 1978 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

Sicil Lasker-Pelikan. Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk (B33) 1-0Disc Dbl
P B Weir vs A Parakrama, 1978 
(B33) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0

Mikenas Defense (A40) 1-0 Q sac unpin, checks, pins, forks
Keene vs E Fielder, 1964  
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: French Variation. Open (B40) 1-0 Tuned up
Z Gofshtein vs D Godes, 1993 
(B40) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Arabian Mate / Mastering Tactical Ideas by IM Nikolay
Parma vs M Damjanovic, 1960 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 0-1

A TACTICAL CONCEPT/TERMINOLOGY LESSON IN ONE MOVE
M Jadoul vs Karpov, 1986 
(B44) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 1-0 Discovered+
A Sznapik vs R Meulders, 1980 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 37 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 24.? They missed it.
E Rosen vs M Yilmaz, 2023 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 67 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Canal Attack (B51) 0-1 Deadly Discovery Dbl Attk
S Maze vs J Murey, 2003 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Dragon. Yugoslav Attk Modern Line (B76) 1-0 Outnumber
S Chanda vs A Belezky, 2008 
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 1-0

Dutch, Staunton Gambit 4...d5?! (A83) 1-0 Where will Q go next?
J Verboven vs H van der Heijden, 1976 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 8 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Najdorf. English Attk (B90) 1-0Not quite Alekhine's G
J Zhu vs F Sun, 2017 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Power of the pin and fork.. Bh5 set up the N sac, and allowed N
Keres vs Kotov, 1950 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

Royal Fork by Bishop at EOG rather uncommon like Fredthebear
J Szmetan vs Quinteros, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 35 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C10) 1-0 pin and obstruction
Browne vs J F Hurt, 1973 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

Center Game (C21) 1-0 Just take it! Help yourself like FTB does
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2023 
(C21) Center Game, 31 moves, 1-0

27...Re8? pin boomerangs into double attack
Meleh N Davis vs Binta Sy Mame, 2022 
(C26) Vienna, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2

Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1-0 Scary Garry strikes again
Kasparov vs Adams, 1999 
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0

What a great example of Nimzowitsch plays
A Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1910 
(C45) Scotch Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Queen sacrifice to deflect the defender from obstructing
J Shoup vs Marshall, 1906 
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 Pile up
T Engqvist vs B Amin, 2022 
(C47) Four Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 0-1 Pawn fork
M Izaura Nielsen vs F B Nielsen, 2001 
(C47) Four Knights, 26 moves, 0-1

Making threats isn't always the answer -- don't remove thy own
E Safarli vs N Sarin, 2019 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 37 moves, 1-0

excellent teaching game for the technique of exploiting a pin
Sutovsky vs Kramnik, 2005 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 51 moves, 1-0

Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Ryder Gambit (D00) 1-0 Remove the Defdr
E Diemer vs Fleck, 1949 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Discovered Double Attack
E A Mandelbaum vs R Ortega, 1952 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical (D32) 1-0 cross-pin x-ray
Tal vs B Brinck-Claussen, 1966 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Rubinstein System (D33) 1-0 Dbl Windmill
J Brach Sr vs J R von Pessler, 1910 
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 31 moves, 1-0

14. Bxf6! uses "pin break" & "double attack" to win a pawn
Rubinstein vs Capablanca, 1911  
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 N+ discovered attk
A Kaspi vs M Allmacher, 2023
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

Pawn advance exposes LPDO N in the shooting gallery
D Hamburg vs L Oepen, 1996 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Neo-Grünfeld Def: Ultra-delayed Exchange (D79) 1-0 Remove the G
H Rossetto vs J H Donner, 1955 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 39 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld, Russian. Accelerated Var (D81) Great tactics by Euwe
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

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

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 This one or that one?
Vladimirov vs L Zaid, 1975 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 Discovery Zatonskih
F Doettling vs K Schulz, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 34 moves, 1-0

Petrov undoubles his pawns like Fredthebear empties picnic bask
Petrov vs T Bergs, 1928
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 28 moves, 1-0

The ol' double en prise, double check whammy!!
B Calton vs N Nippell, 1987 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening: General (C46) 1-0 Center Pawn fork trick
S Rosenthal vs M Fleissig, 1873 
(C46) Three Knights, 18 moves, 1-0

18.Nb3 makes an equal or greater threat to escape the P fork
M Rudzinska vs K Vo, 2023
(C00) French Defense, 67 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian, Center P fork trick (C46) 0-1
A Sermier vs A David, 1993 
(C46) Three Knights, 20 moves, 0-1

Modern Def: Three Ps Attk (B06) 1-0 Meet check w/checkmate!!
F Corrales Jimenez vs Naroditsky, 2019 
(B06) Robatsch, 41 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. General (C60) 1-0 Double Disc Check!!
A Kveinys vs Viljar Kapp, 2017
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Greek gift
Vachier-Lagrave vs Carlsen, 2023 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 29 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Positional Var (C19) 1-0 Remove the Guard!
Nunn vs A Yusupov, 1991 
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 39 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Scandinavian. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Q+ and fork LPDO B
J R Crampton vs C W Baker, 1977 
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 7 moves, 0-1

Q forks 2 LPDO
N Littlewood vs J Penrose, 1964
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 29 moves, 0-1

The old I'll Queen first and skewer you trick Fredthebear uses
B Adhiban vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2023 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 56 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML (C52) 1-0 R sac for promotion
Blackburne vs J B L'Oste, 1885 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 42 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Closed (C84) 0-1 pinned after a pawn grab
I Cheparinov vs I Sokolov, 2023 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 23 moves, 0-1

22.Bc4! (interference/Q trp); 32.Bd6+! (dbl interference)
G Lane vs S Djuric, 2001 
(B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Game featured in "New in Chess - Tactics Training - Garry Kaspa
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Berger Variation (C22) 1-0 B+ Discovered Attack
Korolew vs A Geller, 1966 
(C22) Center Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Scotch 4 Knights, Schmid Gambit (C47) 0-1 Double Desperados
Bogoljubov vs L Schmid, 1949 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C27) 1-0 Blindfold AA unmasks
Alekhine vs Ledr, 1922 
(C27) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Wing Gambit (B20) 1-0 Bxh7+ starts a nice combo
Koltanowski vs NN, 1946 
(B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0

50. Qxb8! A devastating x-ray can help the doctor help you
Mason vs Janowski, 1902 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 65 moves, 1-0

Classic Bxh7+ sacrifice yields sideways Epaulette Mate vsFrench
M Pestalozzi vs D Duhm, 1900 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Undermining the defender
W Dakin vs I Hund, 1981 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0

Temporarily ignore the threat & make an equal or greater threat
W Budzinski vs Morphy, 1858 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 11 moves, 0-1

Knight forks MIP and EAD, gaining a piece
Kieseritzky vs Anderssen, 1851 
(B20) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Italian, Scotch Gambit. Nakhmanson Gambit (C56) 1/2-1/2Windmill
S Bruechner vs H Hecht, 1960 
(C56) Two Knights, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Clearance 18 d5-d6!! vacates the d5-square for winning maneuver
Svidler vs Mamedyarov, 2009 
(B07) Pirc, 24 moves, 1-0

KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 1-0 pin & interference
J Ohquist vs K Auer, 1892 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

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