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16 More Still Minors on FTB's Back Rank StanEv 2
Compiled by fredthebear

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

A favor never demands a favor in return unless zeel is a scheming manipulator.

"I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time." ― Herbert Bayard Swope

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

* Annotated Games: Game Collection: Annotated Games

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

* Bowman's Beginner's Guide:
http://chess.jliptrap.us/BowmanBegi... Not perfect but dedicated, passionate.

* Capablanca's Double Attack — having the initiative is important: https://lichess.org/study/tzrisL1R

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

* Coo & Co1s: Game Collection: French Miscellaneous for Black

* A French Start: Game Collection: French Defense

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

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

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

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

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

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

* Great Combinations: Game Collection: Combinations

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

* Lasker's Manual: Game Collection: Manual of Chess (Lasker)

* Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III)

* Monday Puzzles: Game Collection: Monday Puzzles, 2011-2017

* Nunn's Chess Course: Game Collection: Lasker JNCC

* Pinch of... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU_...

* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023

* 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

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

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

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

* Assorted good games: Game Collection: assorted Good games

* Recognize tactics quickly, solve puzzles daily: Kibitzer's Café (kibitz #279179)

* Red States: https://www.redhotpawn.com/

* Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz): Game Collection: 0

* Collection assembled by Fredthebear.

* Miniatures: Game Collection: 200 Miniature Games of Chess - Du Mont (III)

* Monday Puzzles: Game Collection: Monday Puzzles, 2011-2017

* POTD 2023: Game Collection: Puzzle of the Day 2023

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

* Sicilian Wing Gambit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMe...

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

* Mr. Harvey's Puzzle Challenge: https://wtharvey.com/

* Last Collection: Game Collection: LAST COLLECTION

The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France. Wikipedia article: Battle of Agincourt

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

"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

"Help that comes with a Price is no Help." ― Honeya

"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

"If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward." ― Martin Luther King Jr.

This collection compiled by Fredthebear.

"Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value." ― Albert Einstein

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." ― Salvador Dali

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ― Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith

Yam Yefet wrote:
Solitude

In the solitude that I speak from,
I'll never betray You.
My love is like an anchor,
ever held in the stones beneath water.
"To be friends"
is carved upon me,
I'll never let go
until you believe
in what can be........

<<<chess writer and poet <Henry Thomas Bland>

Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:>

I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up

He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.>

"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

A is the Gambit, by Allgaier found out,
B is the Bishop, so warlike and stout;
C is our Chess – the glorious game,
D is Defeat, with its sorrow and shame;
E is the Evans, a famous attack,
F is the False-move we wish to take back;
G is a Gambit, full of startling delight,
H is the Houses of black and of white,
I is to Interpose in the midst of the fight;
J is J'adoube, which the careless must say,
K is the King, the soul of the play;
L is the López, the Gambit so old,
M is the Muzio, adventurous and bold;
N is the Notes, explaining our play,
O is the Opening, at the first of the fray;
P is a Pawn, marching boldly ahead,
Q is the Queen, mighty and dread;
R is the Rook, a warrior of weight,
S is a Stale, an unfortunate Mate;
T is a Tournay, where the weakest must yield,
U is to Unite our pawns in the field;
V is Variation, which black overlooks,
W is White, who moves first in the books;
X is Xantippe, the meanest of mates,
Y is to Yield, resigned to our fates;
Z is Zatrikiology, a game,
& an art of endurable fame.

Source: Chess Monthly, November 1860, page 348.

"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut." ― Albert Einstein

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

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

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.

"He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it; Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had; Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction."
― Bessie Anderson Stanley, More Heart Throbs Volume Two

"....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

A piece of cake: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/che...

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." ― Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married

"Rooks need each other in the middlegame. This is why one should keep their rooks connected until the opposing queen is off the board. She'll snare 'em (usually from a centralized square on an open diagonal or perhaps a poisoned pawn approach of the unprotected b2/b7 and g2/g7 square next to the occupied corner) if the two rooks aren't protecting each other." ― Fredthebear

"In baseball, my theory is to strive for consistency, not to worry about the numbers. If you dwell on statistics, you get shortsighted; if you aim for consistency, the numbers will be there at the end." ― Tom Seaver

Because I could not stop for Death
Emily Dickinson

Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

We slowly drove – He knew no haste
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility –

We passed the School, where Children strove
At Recess – in the Ring –
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain –
We passed the Setting Sun –

Or rather – He passed us –
The Dews drew quivering and chill –
For only Gossamer, my Gown –
My Tippet – only Tulle –

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground –
The Roof was scarcely visible –
The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then – ‘tis Centuries – and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity –

Riddle Question: What is the end of everything?

Riddle Answer: The letter G.

"I have decided to stick to love... Hate is too great a burden to bear." ― Martin Luther King

"God offers salvation without the need for any sort of advanced payment." ― douglaskiogoraquotes

Matthew 19:26
But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'

Dialing *67 conceals your number from someone you call. There are similar numbers you can dial to respond to mystery callers.

The first is *69, which traces the number of the last person who called you. It works even for anonymous or hidden calls, so you can get the phone number and exact time they called. Once you have that number, you can block it on your phone so it can't call you anymore.

Ravenna
by Oscar Wilde

To my friend George Fleming author of 'The Nile Novel' and 'Mirage')

A year ago I breathed the Italian air, -
And yet, methinks this northern Spring is fair,- These fields made golden with the flower of March, The throstle singing on the feathered larch,
The cawing rooks, the wood-doves fluttering by,
The little clouds that race across the sky;
And fair the violet's gentle drooping head,
The primrose, pale for love uncomforted,
The rose that burgeons on the climbing briar,
The crocus-bed, (that seems a moon of fire
Round-girdled with a purple marriage-ring);
And all the flowers of our English Spring,
Fond snowdrops, and the bright-starred daffodil.

Up starts the lark beside the murmuring mill,
And breaks the gossamer-threads of early dew;
And down the river, like a flame of blue,
Keen as an arrow flies the water-king,
While the brown linnets in the greenwood sing.

A year ago! - it seems a little time
Since last I saw that lordly southern clime,
Where flower and fruit to purple radiance blow,
And like bright lamps the fabled apples glow.

Full Spring it was - and by rich flowering vines, Dark olive-groves and noble forest-pines,
I rode at will; the moist glad air was sweet,
The white road rang beneath my horse's feet,
And musing on Ravenna's ancient name,
I watched the day till, marked with wounds of flame, The turquoise sky to burnished gold was turned.

O how my heart with boyish passion burned,
When far away across the sedge and mere
I saw that Holy City rising clear,
Crowned with her crown of towers! - On and on
I galloped, racing with the setting sun,
And ere the crimson after-glow was passed,
I stood within Ravenna's walls at last!

II.

How strangely still! no sound of life or joy
Startles the air; no laughing shepherd-boy
Pipes on his reed, nor ever through the day
Comes the glad sound of children at their play:
O sad, and sweet, and silent! surely here
A man might dwell apart from troublous fear,
Watching the tide of seasons as they flow
From amorous Spring to Winter's rain and snow,
And have no thought of sorrow; - here, indeed,
Are Lethe's waters, and that fatal weed
Which makes a man forget his fatherland.

Ay! amid lotus-meadows dost thou stand,
Like Proserpine, with poppy-laden head,
Guarding the holy ashes of the dead.

For though thy brood of warrior sons hath ceased, Thy noble dead are with thee! - they at least
Are faithful to thine honour:- guard them well,
O childless city! for a mighty spell,
To wake men's hearts to dreams of things sublime, Are the lone tombs where rest the Great of Time.

III.

Yon lonely pillar, rising on the plain,
Marks where the bravest knight of France was slain, - The Prince of chivalry, the Lord of war,
Gaston de Foix: for some untimely star
Led him against thy city, and he fell,
As falls some forest-lion fighting well.

Taken from life while life and love were new,
He lies beneath God's seamless veil of blue;
Tall lance-like reeds wave sadly o'er his head,
And oleanders bloom to deeper red,
Where his bright youth flowed crimson on the ground.

Look farther north unto that broken mound, -
There, prisoned now within a lordly tomb
Raised by a daughter's hand, in lonely gloom,
Huge-limbed Theodoric, the Gothic king,
Sleeps after all his weary conquering.

Time hath not spared his ruin, - wind and rain
Have broken down his stronghold; and again
We see that Death is mighty lord of all,
And king and clown to ashen dust must fall

Mighty indeed THEIR glory! yet to me
Barbaric king, or knight of chivalry,
Or the great queen herself, were poor and vain,
Beside the grave where Dante rests from pain.

His gilded shrine lies open to the air;
And cunning sculptor's hands have carven there
The calm white brow, as calm as earliest morn,
The eyes that flashed with passionate love and scorn, The lips that sang of Heaven and of Hell,
The almond-face which Giotto drew so well,
The weary face of Dante; - to this day,
Here in his place of resting, far away
From Arno's yellow waters, rushing down
Through the wide bridges of that fairy town,
Where the tall tower of Giotto seems to rise
A marble lily under sapphire skies!

Alas! my Dante! thou hast known the pain
Of meaner lives, - the exile's galling chain,
How steep the stairs within kings' houses are,
And all the petty miseries which mar
Man's nobler nature with the sense of wrong.

Yet this dull world is grateful for thy song;
Our nations do thee homage, - even she,
That cruel queen of vine-clad Tuscany,
Who bound with crown of thorns thy living brow,
Hath decked thine empty tomb with laurels now,
And begs in vain the ashes of her son.

O mightiest exile! all thy grief is done:
Thy soul walks now beside thy Beatrice;
Ravenna guards thine ashes: sleep in peace.

IV.

How lone this palace is; how grey the walls!
No minstrel now wakes echoes in these halls.

The broken chain lies rusting on the door,
And noisome weeds have split the marble floor:
Here lurks the snake, and here the lizards run
By the stone lions blinking in the sun.

Byron dwelt here in love and revelry
For two long years - a second Anthony,
Who of the world another Actium made!
Yet suffered not his royal soul to fade,
Or lyre to break, or lance to grow less keen,
'Neath any wiles of an Egyptian queen.

For from the East there came a mighty cry,
And Greece stood up to fight for Liberty,
And called him from Ravenna: never knight
Rode forth more nobly to wild scenes of fight!
None fell more bravely on ensanguined field,
Borne like a Spartan back upon his shield!
O Hellas! Hellas! in thine hour of pride,
Thy day of might, remember him who died
To wrest from off thy limbs the trammelling chain: O Salamis! O lone Plataean plain!
O tossing waves of wild Euboean sea!
O wind-swept heights of lone Thermopylae!
He loved you well - ay, not alone in word,
Who freely gave to thee his lyre and sword,
Like AEschylos at well-fought Marathon:

And England, too, shall glory in her son,
Her warrior-poet, first in song and fight.

No longer now shall Slander's venomed spite
Crawl like a snake across his perfect name,
Or mar the lordly scutcheon of his fame.

For as the olive-garland of the race,
Which lights with joy each eager runner's face,
As the red cross which saveth men in war,
As a flame-bearded beacon seen from far
By mariners upon a storm-tossed sea, -
Such was his love for Greece and Liberty!

Byron, thy crowns are ever fresh and green:
Red leaves of rose from Sapphic Mitylene
Shall bind thy brows; the myrtle blooms for thee, In hidden glades by lonely Castaly;
The laurels wait thy coming: all are thine,
And round thy head one perfect wreath will twine.

The pine-tops rocked before the evening breeze
With the hoarse murmur of the wintry seas,
And the tall stems were streaked with amber bright; - I wandered through the wood in wild delight,
Some startled bird, with fluttering wings and fleet, Made snow of all the blossoms; at my feet,
Like silver crowns, the pale narcissi lay,
And small birds sang on every twining spray.

O waving trees, O forest liberty!
Within your haunts at least a man is free,
And half forgets the weary world of strife:
The blood flows hotter, and a sense of life
Wakes i' the quickening veins, while once again
The woods are filled with gods we fancied slain.

Long time I watched, and surely hoped to see
Some goat-foot Pan make merry minstrelsy
Amid the reeds! some startled Dryad-maid
In girlish flight! or lurking in the glade,
The soft brown limbs, the wanton treacherous face Of woodland god! Queen Dian in the chase,
White-limbed and terrible, with look of pride,
And leash of boar-hounds leaping at her side!
Or Hylas mirrored in the perfect stream.

O idle heart! O fond Hellenic dream!
Ere long, with melancholy rise and swell,
The evening chimes, the convent's vesper bell,
Struck on mine ears amid the amorous flowers.

Alas! alas! these sweet and honied hours
Had whelmed my heart like some encroaching sea,
And drowned all thoughts of black Gethsemane.

VI.

O lone Ravenna! many a tale is told
Of thy great glories in the days of old:
Two thousand years have passed since thou didst see Caesar ride forth to royal victory.

Mighty thy name when Rome's lean eagles flew
From Britain's isles to far Euphrates blue;
And of the peoples thou wast noble queen,
Till in thy streets the Goth and Hun were seen.

Discrowned by man, deserted by the sea,
Thou sleepest, rocked in lonely misery!
No longer now upon thy swelling tide,
Pine-forest-like, thy myriad galleys ride!
For where the brass-beaked ships were wont to float, The weary shepherd pipes his mournful note;
And the white sheep are free to come and go
Where Adria's purple waters used to flow.

O fair! O sad! O Queen uncomforted!
In ruined loveliness thou liest dead,
Alone of all thy sisters; for at last
Italia's royal warrior hath passed
Rome's lordliest entrance, and hath worn his crown In the high temples of the Eternal Town!
The Palatine hath welcomed back her king,
And with his name the seven mountains ring!

And Naples hath outlived her dream of pain,
And mocks her tyrant! Venice lives again,
New risen from the waters! and the cry
Of Light and Truth, of Love and Liberty,
Is heard in lordly Genoa, and where
The marble spires of Milan wound the air,
Rings from the Alps to the Sicilian shore,
And Dante's dream is now a dream no more.

But thou, Ravenna, better loved than all,
Thy ruined palaces are but a pall
That hides thy fallen greatness! and thy name
Burns like a grey and flickering candle-flame
Beneath the noonday splendour of the sun
Of new Italia! for the night is done,
The night of dark oppression, and the day
Hath dawned in passionate splendour: far away
The Austrian hounds are hunted from the land,
Beyond those ice-crowned citadels which stand
Girdling the plain of royal Lombardy,
From the far West unto the Eastern sea.

I know, indeed, that sons of thine have died
In Lissa's waters, by the mountain-side
Of Aspromonte, on Novara's plain, -
Nor have thy children died for thee in vain:
And yet, methinks, thou hast not drunk this wine From grapes new-crushed of Liberty divine,
Thou hast not followed that immortal Star
Which leads the people forth to deeds of war.

Weary of life, thou liest in silent sleep,
As one who marks the lengthening shadows creep,
Careless of all the hurrying hours that run,
Mourning some day of glory, for the sun
Of Freedom hath not shewn to thee his face,
And thou hast caught no flambeau in the race.

Yet wake not from thy slumbers, - rest thee well, Amidst thy fields of amber asphodel,
Thy lily-sprinkled meadows, - rest thee there,
To mock all human greatness: who would dare
To vent the paltry sorrows of his life
Before thy ruins, or to praise the strife
Of kings' ambition, and the barren pride
Of warring nations! wert not thou the Bride
Of the wild Lord of Adria's stormy sea!
The Queen of double Empires! and to thee
Were not the nations given as thy prey!
And now - thy gates lie open night and day,
The grass grows green on every tower and hall,
The ghastly fig hath cleft thy bastioned wall;
And where thy mailed warriors stood at rest
The midnight owl hath made her secret nest.

O fallen! fallen! from thy high estate,
O city trammelled in the toils of Fate,
Doth nought remain of all thy glorious days,
But a dull shield, a crown of withered bays!

Yet who beneath this night of wars and fears,
From tranquil tower can watch the coming years;
Who can foretell what joys the day shall bring,
Or why before the dawn the linnets sing?
Thou, even thou, mayst wake, as wakes the rose
To crimson splendour from its grave of snows;
As the rich corn-fields rise to red and gold
From these brown lands, now stiff with Winter's cold; As from the storm-rack comes a perfect star!

O much-loved city! I have wandered far
From the wave-circled islands of my home;
Have seen the gloomy mystery of the Dome
Rise slowly from the drear Campagna's way,
Clothed in the royal purple of the day:
I from the city of the violet crown
Have watched the sun by Corinth's hill go down,
And marked the 'myriad laughter' of the sea
From starlit hills of flower-starred Arcady;
Yet back to thee returns my perfect love,
As to its forest-nest the evening dove.

O poet's city! one who scarce has seen
Some twenty summers cast their doublets green
For Autumn's livery, would seek in vain
To wake his lyre to sing a louder strain,
Or tell thy days of glory; - poor indeed
Is the low murmur of the shepherd's reed,
Where the loud clarion's blast should shake the sky, And flame across the heavens! and to try
Such lofty themes were folly: yet I know
That never felt my heart a nobler glow
Than when I woke the silence of thy street
With clamorous trampling of my horse's feet,
And saw the city which now I try to sing,
After long days of weary travelling.

VII.

Adieu, Ravenna! but a year ago,
I stood and watched the crimson sunset glow
From the lone chapel on thy marshy plain:
The sky was as a shield that caught the stain
Of blood and battle from the dying sun,
And in the west the circling clouds had spun
A royal robe, which some great God might wear,
While into ocean-seas of purple air
Sank the gold galley of the Lord of Light.

Yet here the gentle stillness of the night
Brings back the swelling tide of memory,
And wakes again my passionate love for thee:
Now is the Spring of Love, yet soon will come
On meadow and tree the Summer's lordly bloom;
And soon the grass with brighter flowers will blow, And send up lilies for some boy to mow.

Then before long the Summer's conqueror,
Rich Autumn-time, the season's usurer,
Will lend his hoarded gold to all the trees,
And see it scattered by the spendthrift breeze;
And after that the Winter cold and drear.

So runs the perfect cycle of the year.

And so from youth to manhood do we go,
And fall to weary days and locks of snow.

Love only knows no winter; never dies:
Nor cares for frowning storms or leaden skies
And mine for thee shall never pass away,
Though my weak lips may falter in my lay.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silent evening star,
The night's ambassador, doth gleam afar,
And bid the shepherd bring his flocks to fold.

Perchance before our inland seas of gold
Are garnered by the reapers into sheaves,
Perchance before I see the Autumn leaves,
I may behold thy city; and lay down
Low at thy feet the poet's laurel crown.

Adieu! Adieu! yon silver lamp, the moon,
Which turns our midnight into perfect noon,
Doth surely light thy towers, guarding well
Where Dante sleeps, where Byron loved to dwell.

"No one has ever won a game of chess by taking only forward moves (What about Scholar's Mate?). Sometimes you have to move backwards in order to be able to take better steps forward. That is life." — Anonymous

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assiac

"I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have." ― Thomas Jefferson, chess player

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." ― Mahatma Gandhi

According to Chessmetrics, Emanuel 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.

"The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself. And I think if more people did that, we'd all be a lot better off." — Daniel Naroditsky

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.

Isaiah 66:24
24 "And they will go out and look on the dead bodies of those who rebelled against me; the worms that eat them will not die, the fire that burns them will not be quenched, and they will be loathsome to all mankind."

"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

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

<<Writing from his experience of the devastation of World War I, Edwardian poet <Alfred Noyes>' well-known "On the Western Front" speaks from the perspective of soldiers buried in graves marked by simple crosses, asking that their deaths not be in vain. Praise of the dead was not what the dead needed, but peace made by the living. An excerpt:>

We, who lie here, have nothing more to pray.
To all your praises we are deaf and blind.
We may not ever know if you betray
Our hope, to make earth better for mankind.>

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you." ― Walt Disney

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves"- J.M. Barrie (1860 - 1937)

A man who spent his life delighting the masses with his words, perfectly understood that you reap what you sow, and that when we make other people happy, we often find happiness ourselves.

"Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely." ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

"‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending." ― Chico Xavier

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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.

Mine's paid off.

For those who pop-a-top: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddr...

How about a juke box song?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DoMG...

That ended much too soon...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-...

Beer is the third-most popular drink on Earth, after water and tea.

Chess Earth: https://chessearth.com/

Cats aren't stupid, even the ninnies. I'll bet that's iced tea, not soda pop: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DqTr...

Straws were invented by the ancient Sumerians for drinking beer.

Kev's: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3Zlf...

Down Alabama way: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/33MR...

Another one from Kev: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eIww...

Beer spas across Europe offer the chance to soak in a warm tub of beer.

Does that require a background check? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pPwr...

Adaptation: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Crqy...

In Ancient Egypt, beer was made to make the water from the Nile drinkable.

You'll have another? O.K. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5HBQ...

Watch yourself now... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UGVY...

Oktoberfest is the world's largest beer festival.

Know your limit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pz3M...

Super stupid: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hOXn...

In medieval Europe, brewers would test the temperature of their beer by sticking their thumb into the liquid. If it was too hot for their thumb, it was too hot to add the yeast. Thus, the phrase "rule of thumb" was born.

Back when we had Bergermeister, Falstaff, and Hamm's beer, before Dirty Harry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKq...

Antiques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlw...

As a rule of thumb, darker and bitter beers have higher alcohol content.

Buy low, sell high: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOS...

The world's longest bar can be found at the Beer Barrel Saloon in Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Stretching over 700 feet, the bar offers plenty of space for patrons to enjoy a cold one.

There was accountability at dinner time: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle...

Bud Light says... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drC...

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

More big boy toys in action: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LAJo...

Small town bar action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3u...

Mcdonald's serves alcohol as part of its daily menu in several countries, including South Korea, Germany, France, and Portugal.

What are we drinkin' to Arch? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Awo...

Gaylord Perry always had a few: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuP...

In Argentina, political parties have their own brands of beer.

It's 5 o'clock? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPC...

BTW, if the KC Chiefs defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX of the National Football League, the Eagles franchise all-time W-L record will be 666-666.

Most accidents are avoidable: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Di_g...

Most, well... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vq_u...

Especially jaywalkers: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yj0j...

Beer is recorded in the written history of ancient Iraq and ancient Egypt, and archaeologists speculate that beer was instrumental in the formation of civilizations.

Commercial break: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycd...

So, that's how it's done: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/knTs...

In addition to the basics—water, grain, hops, and malt—beer can be brewed with nearly any conceivable ingredient and can take on an incredible range of flavors, textures, and aromas.

The hat seems to make a difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pv...

The beer isn't to blame: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WTdv...

At the Wife Carrying World Championships in Finland, the first prize is the wife's weight in beer.

A bit more serious: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BkpS...

Ancient Egyptians used beer for a wide variety of purposes, including as an enema and douche.

That beer truck delivery shoulda been here by now: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KSUT...

Turn the channel, listen to Fred: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4G...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" melody was initially a tune from an English drinking song referenced as "To Anacreon in Heaven."

Waitn fer mo beer, feudn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSx...

What woulda preacher say? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI_...

Catholic priests and monks took up the art of brewing in the early Middle Ages, and many European breweries today have grown out of this monastic tradition.

Tex Ritter's take: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsC...

Yep, Ima shown my age.

Best seat in the house: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VNmY...

Little charmer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T4x2...

Since beer is made in large batches, it is difficult to hide and thus, easier to tax. This made beer an important source of income for all levels of government during the Middle Ages.

Finally. Took ya long enough. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhI...

It was the sour mash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ize...

In the Middle Ages, beer was healthier than water.

Earthship: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...

House for Animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw0...

Albert Heineken created a beer bottle in 1963 that could also be used as a brick to build sustainable housing in impoverished countries.

Bovines: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5pA3...

Houses of worship for Catholics: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Lk-T...

Catholic monks fasting for Lent in Medieval Europe would consume only beer for these 40 days.

You don't have to have all the answers now: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8S9o...

This guy explains everything: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ece...

MC and the boys: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qE8C...

The Guinness Book of World Records was conceived of by Hugh Beaver, the Managing Director of the Guinness Brewery in Dublin, as a way to settle pub disputes.

Not old enough to drink in bars? https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e-Id...

Questions, Questions: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/f3RT...

The Czech Republic consumes the most beer per capita in the world. China drinks the most overall.

Chess world-wide: https://premierchess.com/uncategori...

Zugzwang: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/al3u...

Soaring Dreams by Maya Anthony

This poem is about the metaphorical flight of dreams and ambitions. It's a celebration of the human spirit's ability to rise above challenges and aim for the stars.

In the realm of dreams, I take my flight,

Through starry skies, in the quiet night.

Each dream a wing, each hope a feather,

In my aspirations, I'm untethered.

Over obstacles, past doubts so high,

In the world of dreams, I effortlessly fly.

Above the clouds of fear and plight,

In my dreams, I find the light.

Landing on the grounds of reality,

With dreams in heart, I face my destiny.

In my soaring dreams, I find my might,

Guided by their endless flight.

Arctic terns have the longest annual migration of any bird. They fly 25,000 miles (40,000 m) from the Arctic to the Antarctic and then back again.

"Have you forgotten God? Even if you have, He has not forgotten you." ― Moses

"Friend, you don't have to earn God's love or try harder. You're precious in His sight, covered by the priceless blood of Jesus, and indwelt by His Holy Spirit. Don't hide your heart or fear you're not good enough for Him to care for you. Accept His love, obey Him, and allow Him to keep you in His wonderful freedom." ― Charles F. Stanley

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Isolated pawns require a very expensive therapy, for keeping them alive.

Queen of hearts How to play Hearts: https://www.heartsgame.com/

The bird with the greatest wingspan of any other bird is the Wandering Albatross at up to 11.8 ft (3.63 m).

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This poem is dedicated to Harris my chessplayer friend and literary commentator.

Chess The Final Metaphor

It was in a cesspool behind the place of his cousin Nick

That in this pool of sewage, was born the freak called frick.

On dark nights he hysterically wailed in his pool of slimy mess:

"Oh why oh why, can't I play the game that humans call chess"?

As the morning sun rose, begged the queen of the mighty king:

Sire, can you not order the death of this awful filthy thing"?

Wisely he replied: "no, I'll let frick live forever in distress

While he must watch others enjoy themselves playing chess."

Deuteronomy 6:6-9: "These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates."

"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

"True power is expressed in quiet confidence; it was the sea's very calmness that epitomized its mighty force." ― Emile Habiby

"Remember that there are two kinds of beauty: one of the soul and the other of the body. That of the soul displays its radiance in intelligence, in chastity, in good conduct, in generosity, and in good breeding, and all these qualities may exist in an ugly man. And when we focus our attention upon that beauty, not upon the physical, love generally arises with great violence and intensity. I am well aware that I am not handsome, but I also know that I am not deformed, and it is enough for a man of worth not to be a monster for him to be dearly loved, provided he has those spiritual endowments I have spoken of." ― Miguel Cervantes

Z is for Zipper (to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb")

Zipper starts with letter Z,
Letter Z, letter Z,
Zipper starts with Letter Z,
/z/, /z/, /z/, /z/!

variants / Scotch Gambit less QN (000) 1-0 Discovered+
W Pollock vs A Rumboll, 1882
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Wade Defense: General (A41) 0-1 Queenside invasion
H Koller vs C Di Caro, 2004
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 9 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: General (A45) 1-0 Control of center and 0-0 matter
Y Vilner vs V Zlygorev, 1928
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Owen Def. Matovinsky Gambit (B00) 1-0 6...Bg7 Out of business
G den Broeder vs W Wegener, 1982
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 17 moves, 1-0
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern. Anhanguera (B06) 1-0 N outpost
S Vaughan vs Castro, 1978
(B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Variation. Maroczy Gambit (B12) 1-0
G B Temme vs S Schwartz, 1971
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Maroczy Gambit (B12) 1-0 Scintillating!!
Teichmann vs J Mieses, 1910
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0
Discovered Check Back Ranker
R Puhiera vs M Villanueva, 2001
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 21 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Alapin - Remove White's QN1 (B22) 1-0 Unpin, Q sac
Lasker vs NN, 1887
(000) Chess variants, 10 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Richter-Rauzer. Modern Var (B61) 1-0 Semi-Smother
Ganguly vs M R Venkatesh, 2003
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 19 moves, 1-0
Danish Gambit: General (C21) 0-1 Double R sac fails
Chigorin vs J Livingston, 1889
(C21) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA. Quade Gambit (C37) 1-0 Corner's Up!
A Hagesaether vs L E Bjorn, 2014
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0
Alekhine's last game is a Russian Game. Poetic irony...
F Lupi vs Alekhine, 1946
(C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 0-1
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knts (C50) 1-0 perd refutation?
T Germann vs E K Wagenheim, 1897
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 Gueridon #
B Angles d'Auriac vs P Seegolam, 1994
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54) 1-0 Greed
Polerio vs NN, 1606
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 1-0
Italian, Scotch Gambit, Max Lange Atk (C55) 1-0 Minors # on 6th
B Kazic vs B Vukovic, 1940
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 18 moves, 1-0
OMG what a stunning uncle@#$%er of a game
J Reinisch vs Traxler, 1890
(C57) Two Knights, 17 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Fianchetto Def (C60) 1-0 19.NxNh6 gains a piece
G Stalda vs A Sacconi, 1938
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 18 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack / London System (D02) 1-0 Retreat and defeat
S Tosic vs M Ratkovic, 2012
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 A Thunderbolt!
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 1-0
Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4 (E02) 1-0 N+ fork, back rank mate awaits
Petrov vs F Apsenieks, 1941
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 18 moves, 1-0
QID: Classical. Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 0-1 Disc Dbl ++
A Pashikian vs A Yegiazarian, 2007
(E17) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1
Hippopotamus (A00) 1-0 Raking Bishops Nezad
A Selezniev vs H Fahrni, 1916
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening: 3.f4 d6 gets heated (A00) 0-1 promotion looms
H Bennett vs E M Green, 1985
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Indian Defense (A00) 1-0 Blindfold
L Christiansen vs J Polgar, 1993
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
Polish Opening: Schiffler-Sokolsky Var 5.f4 0-0 (A00) 0-1Corres
L Schiffler vs Reich, 1951
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Indian Var (A01) 1-0 Q fork EAD & LPDO
Chiburdanidze vs J Xie, 1992
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 25 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical (A01) 1-0 batteries to explode
Carlsen vs N Grandelius, 2022
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Stockfish notes
Bird vs Mason, 1875
(A02) Bird's Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Pirc Invitation (A04) 1-0 Uncommon Pairs!!
K Tsatsalashvili vs E Mirzoeva, 2018
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit (A04) 0-1 Charity online simul
Anand vs Nikhil Kamath, 2021
(A04) Reti Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Def (A06) 0-1 Overloaded R
Nakamura vs Aronian, 2020
(A06) Reti Opening, 37 moves, 0-1
Zukertort Opening: Pseudo-Polish Def (A06) 0-1 half-open g-file
Keymer vs A Sarana, 2021
(A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Ba3 vs Lasker's NY System (A06) 0-1 Pin
So vs Giri, 2021
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Double attack Nezad
M Godena vs M Schekachikhin, 2018
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Long diagonal battle
M Daneri vs T Spanton, 2015
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0It looked like an Alekhine t-bolt
D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
KIA vs Old Sicilian (A07) 0-1 wildfire, promotion
C Irvine vs E Meyer, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1
English vs AID. Mikenas-Carls Var (A15) 1-0 Underpromotion+
Vachier-Lagrave vs D Anton Guijarro, 2021
(A15) English, 44 moves, 1-0
Checkmate by King and, only ONE Knight.
J Nogueiras vs M Gongora, 2001
(A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knights (A28) 0-1 Correspondence
Ragozin vs V Sozin, 1937
(A28) English, 23 moves, 0-1
King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Lines (A29) 0-1Young GM
Navara vs Keymer, 2021
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 60 moves, 0-1
Modern Defense: Bg7 (A40) 0-1 R sacrifice allows the Q drop-in#
B Brinck-Claussen vs Ivkov, 1968
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 0-1
Upside-down Greco's Mate of Sorts (Arabian Mate w/a B assist)
E Domingos vs H Danielsen, 2008
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 40 moves, 0-1
The Bad Bishop A45 1-0 32
McShane vs Kotronias, 2003
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Torre Attack: Classical Def (A46) 1-0 Exch Sac on the back rank
H Karner vs Karpov, 1972
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0
49.Rb2!! +/- wins if Black takes the Poisoned Rook
Hort vs A Rodriguez, 1987
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Knights Variation. General (A46) 1-0 Penetrate!
Keres vs D Podhorzer, 1937
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 0-1 Directly into endgame
B P Reilly vs Flohr, 1935
(A47) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1
Old Indian Defense: General (A53) 0-1 Q decoy sacrifice
V Pupols vs A Kaufman, 1955
(A53) Old Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense d6 vs Colle (A80) 0-1 BLOCKADE; notes by A.N.
H Hage vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926
(A80) Dutch, 42 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense: General (A80) 1-0 Cornered Bishop
A Nimzowitsch vs J Mieses, 1925
(A80) Dutch, 28 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0 Remove the Guard
Van Wely vs D Reinderman, 2010
(A81) Dutch, 49 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Stonewall. Modern Variation (A90) 1-0 43.?
S Bogner vs G Bwalya, 2010
(A90) Dutch, 43 moves, 1-0
Uncommon King's Pawn Opening (B00) 0-1 N escorts passed pawn
P Jaracz vs Miles, 2001
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 59 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 M.L. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 Bc8 left there
Benko vs W Lyons, 1966
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
Rook sacrifice, lone Queen-drops-in mate, a.k.a. Corridor #
T Stolberg-Rohr vs T Skytte, 2003
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Normal Variation (B02) 0-1 Creative
Malle vs Dankert, 1921
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 12 moves, 0-1
Modern Def: King Pawn Fianchetto (B06) 1-0 Spearhead 30.?
Suetin vs M Ujtelky, 1965
(B06) Robatsch, 31 moves, 1-0
Volume 140, Game 1 in Chess Evolution Volumes. 101-150
Karjakin vs Jobava, 2014
(B10) Caro-Kann, 31 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance. Tal Var (B12) 0-1 Stockfish
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Def: Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Stockfish; 25.?
Short vs Ljubojevic, 1991
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 43 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Maroczy Var (B12) 1-0 Dbl N sacrifices expose K
Tartakower vs H Weenink, 1930
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20)1-0 N sac for Greco's #
Koltanowski vs D Saxton, 1940
(B20) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 0-1 Key West, FL
B Finegold vs L Christiansen, 1994
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 45 moves, 0-1
Sic Alapin. Smith-Morra Declined (B22) 0-1 Exchanges, Q+ & fork
Boyang Zhao vs L Bruzon Batista, 2021
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) 1-0 Skewer+
M Davletbayeva vs Abdallah Aldhaheri Shaikha, 2016
(B27) Sicilian, 33 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian / Delayed Alapin c3 (B30) 1-0 Kside blitz!
Tal vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991
(B30) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Will you ever duplicate this? I wouldn't care to.
D Smerdon vs G Nakauchi, 2007
(B40) Sicilian, 69 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 1-0 Black moves 7 different Ps
N Mamedov vs M Lagarde, 2021
(B40) Sicilian, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: French Var. Westerinen Attack 10.Ke2 (B40) 1-0
Carlsen vs Duda, 2021
(B40) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Swiss Cheese (B42) 0-1 Qet the Q in close
A Zadrima vs Adianto, 1994
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 41 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Canal Attk. Haag Gambit (B51) 1-0 Vukovic# awaits
E Schiller vs T Redman, 1975
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Canal Attack. ML (B52) 0-1 N sac offer to promote
Short vs Kasparov, 1987
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 56 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern Early dev B62 1-0 Arabian#
Kavalek vs K Commons, 1978
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Dragon. Classical (B72) 0-1From one Knight to another
G Popilski vs I Porat, 2007
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 21 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Def: Scheveningen. Classical Var (B84) 1-0 imagination
Nepomniachtchi vs Kasparov, 2017
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Defense: Horwitz Attack. Papa-Ticulat Gambit (C00) 1-0
F Koberl vs C Laszlo, 1952
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Alapin Gambit (C00) 1-0 Left-handed Opera Mate
E Diemer vs Otto, 1956
(C00) French Defense, 17 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Advance. Ruisdonk Gambit (C02) 0-1
P Verneuil vs R Amgalanbaatar, 2017
(C02) French, Advance, 33 moves, 0-1
French Rubinstein. Fort Knox Bd7-Bc6 (C10) 1-0 Fine Arabian #!
Karpov vs M Stojanovic, 2007
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0
July, p. 156 [Game 82 / 2802] American Chess Bulletin 1914
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1914
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0
Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1-0 Pawns eating pieces
J Leandro vs R Valverde Fuentes, 2001
(C22) Center Game, 26 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation. Reversed Spanish (C26) 1-0 22.?
W Cohn vs G Oskam, 1906
(C26) Vienna, 22 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30)0-1 Q sac to royal fork
Steinitz vs Pillsbury, 1892
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 0-1
Game 17 World Champion - Steinitz (I.Linder/V.Linder)
Steinitz vs Anderssen, 1866
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 85 moves, 1-0
KGA. B's Gambit Lopez (C33) 0-1 Q sac slashes unknown Nietsche
Nietsche vs S Factor, 1928
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 0-1
KGA. King's Knight Gambit (C34) 1-0 Mate by an unmoved piece?!!
Allgaier vs NN, 1807
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
KGA. Schallop Def some Alekhine Def concepts (C34) 0-1 Pin
M Illescas vs P Motwani, 1988
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 0-1
KGA. Becker Defense (C34) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish Dzagnidze
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2020
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 56 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 1-0Decoy sets up fork
Morphy vs Anderssen, 1858
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var 4.d4 d6 5.Nc4 (C40) 0-1
P Bilguer vs von der Lasa, 1839
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
Latvian Gambit: Accepted. Bilguer Var (C40) 1-0 Stockfish
C Mayet vs W Hanstein, 1837
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation WIld HAir (C41) 1-0
Blackburne vs K Hamppe, 1873
(C41) Philidor Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
P-Q4: Dresden Opening (C44) 0-1 Olga is a kit shicker
G Sukhu vs O Sabirova, 2004
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 0-1
Jan-27-12 LIFE Master AJ: (My YT video that covers this game.)
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1876
(C45) Scotch Game, 51 moves, 0-1
Four Knights, Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 Stockfish notes; video
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2012
(C47) Four Knights, 42 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 0-1 Cornered
E Anthony vs Steinitz, 1880
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Italian Var (C50) 1/2-1/2 sac 18...Nxg2 wins
So vs Carlsen, 2021
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights Var (C50) 0-1 Stockfish
Salwe vs Rubinstein, 1907
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 55 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0 Ns inv
Carlsen vs Dubov, 2021
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Berlin Def. Closed Showalter Var (C66) 1-0 Exch Sac
Pillsbury vs M Judd, 1901
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0
Spanish Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz (C72) 1-0Give to get glory
Geller vs Spassky, 1964
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 30 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 1-0 Open e-file, uncastled K
Carlsen vs E Blomqvist, 2001
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 21 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 1/2-1/2 Not Legall
C Kielminski vs V Palciauskas, 1976
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2
#4629 in Laszlo Polgar's "Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, &
Y Rokhlin vs A Zaitsev, 1954
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 17 moves, 0-1
Game 286 The Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1942
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 37 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 Bxf7+ declined
Tal vs B Gurgenidze, 1961
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 35 moves, 1-0
Stonewall Attack (D00) 0-1 Dbl Rook sacrifice to mate!
R Court vs A Feneridis, 1960
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1
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 vs KID (D02) 0-1 Dovetail Mate Dzagnidze
W Grombacher vs H Berliner, 1957
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
variants / London System Copycat (000) 0-1Both Ks on outer file
T Chapman vs Kasparov, 2001
(000) Chess variants, 37 moves, 0-1
Horatio Caro (1862-1920) smashes Lasker's NY System /Baltic Def
H Caro vs Lasker, 1890
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 1-0
Sarratt Attack (D00) 1/2-1/2 Triumvirate of passed pawns
Janowski vs Ed Lasker, 1924
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2
QGD. Albin Countergambit (D08) 1-0 N forks, P fork
R O'Donnell vs W B Riley, 1971
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0
looked up with a smile and said 'Very pretty, Sammy. I resign.'
Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1941
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 42 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: General (D32) 1-0 5 consecutive knight moves
W Gibson vs F Wenman, 1920
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 34 moves, 1-0
QGD. Ragozin Def. Vienna Var (D39) 1-0 Return fire on Bishop
W Wiese vs F Sanmartin, 1967
(D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 15 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Modern Exchange Var (D85) 1-0 Pin
A Yusupov vs Sax, 1980
(D85) Grunfeld, 16 moves, 1-0
This was undoubtedly one of the best games of the match
Kasparov vs Karpov, 1986
(E12) Queen's Indian, 58 moves, 0-1
NID. Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Internet
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2021
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch (E26) 1-0 bustin' back ranker
Z Kovacs vs U Cala, 1954
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 1-0
NID. Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 1-0 N family fork
A Simutowe vs G Nsubuga, 2001
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 24 moves, 1-0
NID. Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 Bad Bishop Punishment
Balashov vs Rozentalis, 1988
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 32 moves, 1-0
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto. Long Var (E68) 0-1 blitz fun
Ivkov vs Fischer, 1970
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 36 moves, 0-1
KID. Six Pawns Attack (E77) 0-1 full go Max Lange's Mate!!
O Hackner vs R Bates, 2013
(E77) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
KID. Six Pawns Attack (E77) 1-0 He didn't quit
H Nezad vs R Ovalle, 2010
(E77) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
KID. Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 1-0 Interference
Najdorf vs Geller, 1967
(E92) King's Indian, 68 moves, 1-0
Game 40 Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy by John Watson
C Ahues vs Alekhine, 1936
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Fredthebear understands
Krasenkow vs R Shcherbakov, 1992
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit (D32) 0-1 Q sac mating attack!!
A Tsagarakis vs I Rogers, 1978
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 0-1
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Bogoljubow Def (D24) 1-0 Exciting!
Krasenkow vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2021
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav: Anti-Noteboom. Stonewall, Portisch G(D31) 0-1 22...?
Dautov vs Krasenkow, 2002
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1
KID. Petrosian Variation. Normal Def (E93) 0-1 Remove the Guard
N Antonova vs G Dauletova, 2006
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 31 moves, 0-1
Scotch 4...Qh4 Horwitz Attk (C45) 1-0 intermezzo+ creates obstr
W Grimshaw vs Steinitz, 1876
(C45) Scotch Game, 17 moves, 1-0
KGA Kieseritsky G. Cotter G. (C39) 1-0 The White N is immune
Morphy vs E Rousseau, 1849
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0
Evans Gambit. Slow Variation (C52) 1-0 Q sac, Disc Dbl ++
Steinitz vs E Pilhal, 1860
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
Blackburne's Trap is an Unpin (sitting Q sac) Legall's Mate
Blackburne vs NN, 1885
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0
NID. Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1 Rolling knights!!
J Lokvenc vs Keres, 1943
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Attack vs C-K Bg7 (A07) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Fischer vs Hort, 1970
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
French Def: Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Breyer Var (C13) 0-1 Promo +
S Nedeljkovic vs Gligoric, 1949
(C13) French, 31 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed. Chigorin Def (C97) 1-0 N+ is not best
Bronstein vs Panov, 1946
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 39 moves, 1-0
Italian, Classical. Greco Gambit Greco Var (C54) 1-0 10...BxRa1
Greco vs NN, 1624
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Wormald Attack (C77) 1-0 blitz
B Munguntuul vs G Tokhirjonova, 2017
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 1-0
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, pile on
A Maltsevskaya vs G Tokhirjonova, 2018
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 26 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Zukertort Def (C25) 0-1Brilliant
New York vs Philadelphia, 1886
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
QID. Petrosian Variation (E12) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish; 25...?
K Miton vs Ivanchuk, 2007
(E12) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Modern Var (A56) 0-1 Deflection Sac, interference
R Klugman vs Lombardy, 1955
(A56) Benoni Defense, 79 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense vs Ne2, f3, g4 (B07) 1-0 Stunning Q sacrifice!
Topalov vs M Leskovar, 1992
(B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 1-0 Stockfish notes
J J Rousseau vs L F de Bourbon, 1759
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 0-1 Q sac!?
Giri vs Carlsen, 2021
(B30) Sicilian, 53 moves, 0-1
"The Magician from Riga" in TOP form. This'll numb your brain!!
Tal vs Panno, 1958
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 57 moves, 1-0
24...Rh1+! is a decoy tactic Chigorin failed to play
Schiffers vs Chigorin, 1897
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Lopez Var (C33) 0-1 Find the sacrifice
von der Lasa vs P Bilguer, 1839
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1
KGA Bishop's Gambit (C33) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 21...?
NN vs Staunton, 1841
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo (C50) 1-0Stockfish; blind swine
E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1852
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 32 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Panov Attack (B14) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
Browne vs R M Bond, 1966
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Symmetrical. Four Knights (A35) 0-1
M Yilmaz vs Nepomniachtchi, 2013
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1
Greco CG/Philidor Def: Lopez Countergambit (C41) 1-0 K walk
A Kubbel vs E Kubbel, 1914
(C41) Philidor Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Accepted. Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0Unstoppable
A Donchenko vs J A Herrera Reyes, 2019
(A58) Benko Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Modern Var (B50) 0-1 N discoveries, overloaded Q
U Flanders vs V Garcia Castro, 2006
(B50) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1
KID. Normal Variation (E70) 0-1 Q sacrifice Dzagnidze
R K N Lanning vs P S Spiller, 1976
(E70) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Def: M.L. Mieses Var (B01) 0-1 Lolli's #
M Ouechtati vs G Solis, 2010
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Main Line (B29) 0-1 Zulzaga
Karjakin vs Mamedyarov, 2021
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 28 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Larsen Double Fianchetto (A04) 0-1 Two bad choices
S Begun vs A Kapengut, 1978
(A04) Reti Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Steinitz Deferred (C79) 0-1 Bear hug#
W Pietzsch vs Spassky, 1962
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 48 moves, 0-1
QGA: Saduleto Var (D20) 1-0 He sure tried to sac both Bs
Y Vovk vs N Nikcevic, 2013
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0
The Bull's Head vs Modern Defense: Bg7 Fianchetto (A40) 0-1
A Sharevich vs C Yip, 2021
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein Opening: Classical Def (D05) 0-1 Overworked Q
Zukertort vs A G Sellman, 1883
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Dunst/C-K Def.: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 1-0 K walk!!
Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Long Whip (C39) 1-0 Decoyed into Royal+
C Stanley vs NN, 1841
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Staunton Var (C42) 1/2-1/2
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2021
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
"A Common Peeve: Bxg6!" (game of the day Jul-01-2015)
K Commons vs P Peev, 1976
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Leningrad. Warsaw Var 7.0-0 c6 (A88) 1-0
H A Gretarsson vs B Thorfinnsson, 2004
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 34 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Vistaneckis (Nimzowitsch) Var (C13) 0-1
R Horvitz vs NN, 1973
(C13) French, 26 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Taimanov Var (A67) 0-1 Fredthebear found the key
J Gromek vs Polugaevsky, 1959
(A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Classical. Central Var (C64) 1-0 Blindfold simul
Lasker vs Richards, 1892
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Knight Var (B43) 0-1 Stockfish notes; 34...?
B Rabar vs Polugaevsky, 1959
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Berlin Def (C39) 0-1 It's WHO you know
M Hebden vs M Stean, 1982
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
French Def: Classical. Vistaneckis (Nimzowitsch) Var (C13) 1-0%
Lasker vs E Delmar, 1893
(C13) French, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Classical. Burn Main Line (C11) 1-0 Ground Chuk
Ponomariov vs Ivanchuk, 2002
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0
"Can't Fool an Old Fooler" (game of the day Apr-01-2006)
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 0-1
Hungarian Opening: Indian Def (A00) 0-1 Remove the guard
B Socko vs Nakamura, 2002
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit. Main Line 9.Bf8 (D31) 1-0
A Timofeev vs D Frolyanov, 2011
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Game 187'The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time' by John Emms
Kmoch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 0-1
An amusingly weird sort of game.
Boleslavsky vs A Sokolsky, 1944
(B10) Caro-Kann, 54 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Original Marshall Attk (C89) 0-1 Smashing Q sac!
B Wall vs M Metcho, 1973
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 21 moves, 0-1
Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Recipes or research?
Bird vs Lasker, 1895
(A02) Bird's Opening, 34 moves, 0-1
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack. Main Line (A69) · 1-0
Portisch vs P Dely, 1955
(A69) Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line, 22 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) · 1-0
F Portisch vs I Hacsak, 1956
(B27) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Najdorf, 1935
(A47) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Saemisch-Indian (A50) 1-0 Gueridon Mate w/pawn!
Lilienthal vs M Romi, 1930
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Advance Var (C17) 1-0 Uncommon actions
N Povah vs D B Pritchard, 1976
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Three Knights (C42) 0-1 Marshall-ed into corner
J Mortimer vs Marshall, 1900
(C42) Petrov Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
QGD. Lasker Defense (D53) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909
(D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical (C49) 0-1 tricky Ns
P Johner vs Vidmar, 1904
(C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 0-1 Double Exchange Sacrifice
Karjakin vs Caruana, 2012
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 36 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed. Morphy Attack (C78) 1-0 N traps B
Pillsbury vs Feldmann / Yanushpolsky / Siegfrie, 1902
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 1-0
Old Benoni. Pawn Thrust (A44) 0-1 Tumbling Ns, Raking Bs
P Rowe vs T Kyriakides, 2004
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
This is the shortest known serious game ending in stalemate.
M Sibilio vs S Mariotti, 1982
(C00) French Defense, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Var (B94) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Spassky vs B Vladimirov, 1961
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
C-K Advance Van der Wiel Attack (B12) 1-0 Exposed K
Shirov vs Karpov, 1999
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Resembles Opera #
Gligoric vs J Rosenstein, 1963
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 1-0
Hartlaub-Charlick Gambit (A40) 0-1 The castled K wins again
H W Apperly vs H Charlick, 1894
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 0-1
English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 1-0 blitz
K Sychev vs S Gumularz, 2021
(A10) English, 21 moves, 1-0
Vienna Gambit. Hamppe-Allgaier-Thorold Gambit (C25) 0-1 Misfire
Zukertort vs J Adair, 1884
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit (C50) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
W Lewis vs NN, 1840
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Classical. Anti-Fischer-Sozin Var (B57) 1-0Stockf
Karpov vs Stein, 1971
(B57) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0
Volume 75, Game 4 Chess Evolution Volumes 51-100
A Moiseenko vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2013
(D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1-0
DBl Fianchetto Attk vs Dutch Leningrad (A81) 1-0 Sac Attk!!
Dreev vs V Malaniuk, 1991
(A81) Dutch, 39 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin 6.Qxd4 Nc6 (B22) 1-0 Effective Q raid
Mamedyarov vs J Polgar, 2009
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0
K's Knight Opening: Normal Var (C44) 0-1 blitz reversed opening
Eiman Fallatah vs S Vijayalakshmi, 2017
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 0-1 video link
Dubov vs V S Gujrathi, 2022
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 Blind swine on the 8th
Y Rovner vs Korchnoi, 1945
(C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1-0
Colle System c4, Nc3 vs c5, Nc6 Copycat (D05) 1-0 Battery
Zukertort vs S Rosenthal, 1883
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Var (C51) 0-1 Stockfish
Kolisch vs Paulsen, 1861
(C51) Evans Gambit, 28 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Two Knights Def (C55) 1-0 Cornered
Botvinnik vs I Kalinin, 1924
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
Dunst/Cntr Cntr Declined (B01) 0-1 Bad bishop
M Krajnak vs M Drtina, 2000
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Def: Two Knights Var (D32) 1-0 Q sac for Smothered #
D Dardha vs P Shuvalova, 2022
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Scandi 3.e5 d4 advances (B02) 1-0 2NY Giants
Santasiere vs H Seidman, 1946
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
Hungarian Opening: Symmetrical/Reversed Botvinnik Syst(A00) 1-0
A Planinc vs Forintos, 1975
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 37 moves, 1-0
Modern Defense: Bg7 (A40) 1-0 Control the center, choke the K
P Horvath vs T Stoll, 2004
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Old Tal destroys king with unavoidable rook sacrifice.
Tal vs Hjartarson, 1987
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 1-0
Anderssen Opening: 1.a3 into Torre Attack (A00) 0-1
I Schneider vs A Donchenko, 2015
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
QGD. Modern Var (D50) 1-0 White missed mate-in-5 on move 25
J Rejfir vs I Vistaneckis, 1930
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C70) 1-0 Q sac for minor piece mate
A Pinkus vs Konigsburg, 1934
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 26 moves, 1-0
Chess Variants / Evans Gambit. Accepted (C51) 1-0 Q decoy sac!
E Thorold vs NN, 1882
(000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
N odds, Italian Game (000) 1-0 Sac attack w/raking bishops
Burn vs J George Whitehead, 1896
(000) Chess variants, 21 moves, 1-0
NID. Classical. Keres Defense (E32) 1-0 Stockfish
Rapport vs V Fedoseev, 2022
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0
KID. Fianchetto. Panno Var (E63) 0-1 Spearhead, back rank #
G Rechlis vs Anand, 1984
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 32 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Closed 8.Be3 (B26) 1-0 Super cool sac mating attack!!
R Vassar vs Bill Wirth, 1975
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1-0 Simul Exhibition notes
J Sarfati vs NN, 2019
(B32) Sicilian, 17 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Var (D30) 1-0 wild finish
Vidmar vs M Golmayo, 1931
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 1-0
English vs Anglo-Indian Def. K's Knight Var (A15) 1-0 Brilliant
N Diaz Hollemaert vs D Paiva, 2020
(A15) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. General (B22) 1-0 Sally found it!
S Janovsky vs W Vandrey, 1992
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 56 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Stummer Gambit (A45)
E Spaete vs H Strater, 2000
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
Nimzowitsch Def: Scandinavian. Advance Var (B00) 1-0 N action
Duras vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 51 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: 2Knts Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac line (C57)
M A Grebenshchikov vs Grigoriev, 1964
(C57) Two Knights, 22 moves, 0-1
Van't Kruijs Opening: 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (A00) 0-1 Raking Bishops
NN vs S Khan, 1930
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 0-1
"A Taste of His Own Medicine" (game of the day Jan-06-2007)
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1923
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 32 moves, 1-0
French Def: Winawer. Poisoned Pawn Main Line (C18) 0-1
Aronian vs Duda, 2021
(C18) French, Winawer, 18 moves, 0-1
Giuoco Piano (C50) 0-1 Q & N do the job
Nepomniachtchi vs Aronian, 2022
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 41 moves, 0-1
Reti Opening: Advance. Michel Gambit (A09) 1-0 Dbl R Sac
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2019
(A09) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1-0 Balestra#
Tarrasch vs Taubenhaus, 1891
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 23 moves, 1-0
Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights (C50) Disc+ Dbl Attk!!
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2018
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 37 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Center pawn surge trap
A Alothman vs D Fekadu, 2012
(E61) King's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov, English Attk (B48) 1-0 MELEE!
Nisipeanu vs I Bukavshin, 2015
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 69 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Queen Pawn Defense (A06) · 1-0
V Artemiev vs Ding Liren, 2022
(A06) Reti Opening, 38 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense. Rio de Janeiro Var (C67) 1-0
A W Fox vs F Walker, 1900
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 19 moves, 1-0
NID. Normal. Hübner Deferred (E50) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Korchnoi vs Spassky, 1966
(E50) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5, 72 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Var (D32) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Carlsen vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 0-1
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Qside fianchetto copycat (A00) 1-0
I Janik vs S Gumularz, 2021
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 63 moves, 1-0
Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 1-0 Treasures
H W Craig vs Marshall, 1915
(A02) Bird's Opening, 35 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. General (B22) 1-0 Queen offer
P Potapov vs F Ynojosa Aponte, 2012
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 54 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 0-1catch the a-train
Nepomniachtchi vs Carlsen, 2022
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
French Def: Normal Var (C10) 0-1 U12 extended Scholar's check
Y Burdot vs A Suraganov, 2016
(C10) French, 13 moves, 0-1
store manager perfidouche handing out free insults again
Topalov vs Caruana, 2013
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Pirc Def: Austrian Attack. Dragon Formation (B09) 1/2-1/2 Q sac
S Vega Gutierrez vs B Vega Gutierrez, 2013
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Two Russians in Moscow
V Zagorovsky vs Simagin, 1951
(B32) Sicilian, 27 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Winawer. Petrosian Var (C16) 0-1 Zulzaga
Chiburdanidze vs I Rogers, 1990
(C16) French, Winawer, 49 moves, 0-1
Sicilian 2...Qc7 Quinteros Var (B27) 1-0 Rabid White Octopus
Gonzalez vs Quinteros, 1971
(B27) Sicilian, 16 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Paulsen Attack (C29) 0-1 Stockfish
Deacon vs A Bets, 1925
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: General (D10) 0-1 Corner tavern
J Hasford vs M Beinoras, 2012
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 14 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 His dream game!?
NN vs Bronstein, 1961
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 19 moves, 0-1
K's English. Four Knts Fianchetto Lines (A29) 1-0 Back ranker
Sevian vs Robson, 2022
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation (A56) 0-1 video links
Keymer vs Carlsen, 2019
(A56) Benoni Defense, 81 moves, 0-1
French Def: Tarrasch. Morozevich Var (C03) 1-0 13-year-old wins
Mishra vs C Yoo, 2022
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 46 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Var (D37) 0-1 19...?
Bogoljubov vs C Ahues, 1930
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 54 moves, 0-1
Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1 KEG annotates!
Smyslov vs Keres, 1948
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 57 moves, 0-1
King's Gambit: Accepted. Traditional Var (C38) 1-0 Stockfish
Staunton / Barnes vs Owen / Lowenthal, 1857
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Classical. 5.c3 Zukertort Gambit (C64) 0-1
M Blau vs T van Scheltinga, 1947
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
KID. Fianchetto. Lesser Simagin (Spassky) (E62) 1-0 K flush
F Firman Syah vs R Djurhuus, 2014
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Def: Bronstein-Larsen Var (B16) 0-1 Simul Exhibition
Spassky vs Hodgson, 1979
(B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 22 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason Var (C42) 1-0 exhibition
Capablanca vs F S Dunkelsbuhler, 1913
(C42) Petrov Defense, 15 moves, 1-0
QGD Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 Instructive notes by Mason
Pillsbury vs Burn, 1895
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0
Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Mieses Var Nge2, f3(B01) 1/2-perpetual threat
D Pavasovic vs C Bauer, 2011
(B01) Scandinavian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
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Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Defense: Quiet Variation (D30) · 1-0
Mamedyarov vs Areshchenko, 2006
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 31 moves, 1-0
Game 161 in Understanding Chess Middlegames by John Nunn
Mamedyarov vs Topalov, 2007
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Alapin. General (B22) 0-1 Cramped minor piece tra
A Carretero Calzon vs Mamedyarov, 2007
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 22 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1/2-1/2 smokin'
Kavalek vs J H Donner, 1969
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Help that comes with a Price is no Help." ― Honeya
V Rumsey vs C E Murphy, 2013
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 Q investment?
N Gaprindashvili vs R Crotto, 1980
(B44) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Cozio (Lasker) Attk (C42) 1-0 Instructive ending
Spassky vs J C Hawksworth, 1984
(C42) Petrov Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Colle 5.c3 System (A46) 1-0 Queenside pawn majority
Tartakower vs R Domenech, 1934
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
variants remove Qside N / Bird Opening Bb2 (000) 1-0 Kside roll
Janowski vs S Auspitzer, 1900
(000) Chess variants, 27 moves, 1-0
Colle System 5.c3 (D05) 1-0 KEG annotates!
Schlechter vs W E Napier, 1902
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 1-0 Melody
Tarrasch vs M Kuerschner, 1889
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Winawer. Poisoned P General (C18) 1-0 Stockfish
Bronstein vs I Farago, 1990
(C18) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0
61.f8=N+ draws!
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1994
(E12) Queen's Indian, 72 moves, 0-1
Alekhine Def: Modern. Panov Var (B05) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
L Steiner vs Koblents, 1937
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 35 moves, 0-1
Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical (D02) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
D E Cori Tello vs N Getz, 2010
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Var (B20) 0-1 Fantastic!
T Gelashvili vs A Liang, 2017
(B20) Sicilian, 48 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Var (B12) 0-1 internet
Duda vs Carlsen, 2022
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 0-1
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 Decoy sacrifice
J M Frayna vs O Gamboa Alvarado, 2014
(B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 1-0
Semi-Slav Def: Anti-Moscow Gambit (D44) 0-1 Stockfish
Le Quang Liem vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 68 moves, 0-1
QGD: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Read the blue link
F Rhine vs NN, 2017
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 12 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 quasi-Legall's Mate
G Page vs NN, 1927
(C28) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C73) 1-0 Deflect
V Zagorovsky vs I Lipnitsky, 1952
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 16 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 Skewer the battery
Elfer Cutipa vs L Ibarra Chami, 2014
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 0-1
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 0-1 28...?
W Kobese vs Brunello, 2014
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 30 moves, 0-1
Slav Def: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Zwischenzug saves en prise B
R Vasquez Schroeder vs A Muniz Pardino, 2014
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 17 moves, 1-0
Golombek vs F Planas Garcia, 1952
(A25) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Benoni Knight's Tour (A61) 0-1 This show didn't last long
J H Donner vs A Planinc, 1973
(A61) Benoni, 22 moves, 0-1
KGD. Classical (C30) 1-0 Q sacrifice, Discovered #
Lasker vs J Muirhead, 1899
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
KGA. Bishop's Gambit Cozio Var (C33) 0-1 Pawn pusher, Q taker
W Tullidge vs R Hodgson, 1893
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
variants / KGA, Muzio Gambit (000) 1-0 Black gets blasted
L Hesse vs Charles Lochman, 1891
(000) Chess variants, 12 moves, 1-0
KGD: Panteldakis Countergambit (C30) 1-0 Underpromotion Mate!
H Reinle vs Lange, 1936
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0
KGD: Panteldakis CG (C30) 1-0 Left-handed Opera House Mate!
E Nebermann vs Silbermann, 1902
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0
KGD. Classical 3.Qf3 (C30) 1-0 Rxg7+ crusher
W H Pratten vs NN, 1923
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
A very rare instance where only an under promotion to a
Hjartarson vs M Andersen, 2022
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
FrenchNc6 Exchange (C01) 0-1 Castle opposite, Dbld Rs win
R Grau vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1
King's Head Opening (C20) 1/2-1/2 Try 4...BxNg1
Carlsen vs Duda, 2022
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Kan. Knight Variation (B43) 1-0 Decoy then skewer
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0
QID: Fianchetto Traditional (E15) 1-0 Notes by A.A.
Bogoljubov vs C H Alexander, 1936
(E15) Queen's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0
QID: Petrosian. Farago Defense (E12) 0-1 It's no back ranker
Kadyrov vs G Orlov, 1989
(E12) Queen's Indian, 21 moves, 0-1
French Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 Black K uncastled
A Petrov vs Szymanski, 1853
(C01) French, Exchange, 17 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Open Variation. Skipworth Gambit (C80) · 1-0
Euwe vs NN, 1911
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 11 moves, 1-0
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation (C26) 1-0 New Orleans, LA
C Stanley vs E Rousseau, 1845
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 Discovered+
A Kulashko vs N M Mishuchkov, 1995
(C45) Scotch Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Var (C42) 0-1
Shirov vs Bologan, 2004
(C42) Petrov Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
QGD. Harrwitz Attk. Two Knts Def Blockade Line (D37) 1-0 Underp
Q Loiseau vs F Sonis, 2022
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
Horwitz Defense: General (A40) 1-0 Pawns more than guns blazing
Romanishin vs S Williams, 2015
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 0-1 Rs&N
Alekhine vs F Niepoth, 1942
(C26) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Classical Var (C48) 0-1
Teichmann vs Mason, 1893
(C48) Four Knights, 24 moves, 0-1
Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 ...Nxc2+ fails
Alan Balkany vs J Longuski, 1973
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Def. Two Pawn Attack. Lasker Var (B02) 1-0 Gueridon #
Kramstov vs Waxburg, 1938
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 20 moves, 1-0
B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 0-1Blind Swine
Y Visser vs I Sokolov, 2006
(C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def. Tarrasch Trap (C66) 1-0Disc Dbl Check
L Mesfin vs E Bah, 2016
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 28 moves, 1-0
Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1/2-1/2 Lawdy Miss Clawdy!?
A Tari vs E Hansen, 2022
(C41) Philidor Defense, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 52 'The Most Amazing Chess Moves of All Time' by John Emms
Ftacnik vs O Cvitan, 1997
(E97) King's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
NID. Normal. Gligoric System Bernstein Def (E56) 1-0
A Reiman vs G Piesina, 1968
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 29 moves, 1-0
Two Knights Defense. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0 10...NxRa1
H Steiner vs C Sensenig, 1945
(C57) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Schmidt Var (C45) 1-0 pins near and far
N Showalter vs L Schmidt, 1894
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0
first ever game recorded in a London ECO code (A46, A48 or D02)
Mason vs Blackburne, 1883
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Stockfi
Gruenfeld vs Bogoljubov, 1922
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 Zulzaga
A Karpatchev vs J Riff, 2006
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 23 moves, 1-0
Sicil O'Kelly. Venice System Barcza Line (B28) 1-0 intermezzos
C Aravindh vs H Zimmermann, 2014
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 19 moves, 1-0
Budapest Def: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 1-0 She reappears!
L Alster vs Prochazka, 1944
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 11 moves, 1-0
Slav Indian (A50) 0-1 Bring out your queen early vs the champ!
Carlsen vs K Shevchenko, 2022
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 0-1 Smoker
J Fedorowicz vs Nunn, 1977
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 0-1
King's English. Reversed Sicilian (A21) 1-0 SF 11 notes
W Martz vs P Quillen, 1971
(A21) English, 23 moves, 1-0
Purdy-"one of the most remarkable masterpieces in modern chess"
F Duz-Khotimirsky vs Capablanca, 1925
(A48) King's Indian, 48 moves, 0-1
Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Bishop corners Rook
Carlsen vs Mishra, 2022
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 51 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Norfolk Gambit 2 (A01) 1-0 Discovery!
Carlsen vs Anand, 2014
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 21 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Classical. Stonewall 9.BxBe7 QxBe7 (A94) 0-1 QsxRs?
B Starck vs G Moehring, 1968
(A94) Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3, 20 moves, 0-1
Dutch Defense: Classical Var (A90) 0-1 Triple Stack Mate
A Rivero vs M Karff, 1938
(A90) Dutch, 38 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Scheveningen. Keres Attack (B81) 1-0 Rip the 7th rank
Short vs Ljubojevic, 1989
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Ding Liren never moves his Bc8!?
Rapport vs Ding Liren, 2022
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 55 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Wurzburger Trap (C29) 0-1 Not so fun for the K!
N Kremer vs S Yearwood, 2016
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 33 moves, 0-1
Vienna Gambit. Main Line (C29) 0-1 Rumbling Kings
J Kotrc vs Traxler, 1901
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 41 moves, 0-1
French Defense: Advance Variation. Nimzowitsch Gambit (C02) 1-0
Sveshnikov vs D Komarov, 1999
(C02) French, Advance, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 0-1 video links
Caruana vs Ding Liren, 2022
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 78 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 White had his chances
Rapport vs Radjabov, 2022
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 33 moves, 0-1
"Never fight a land war in Asia."
Nakamura vs N Grandelius, 2018
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0
Delayed Stonewall Attk vs Dutch, Semi-Leningrad Var (A81) 1-0
V Artemiev vs M Kobalia, 2022
(A81) Dutch, 65 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2-1/2 perp+
V Murzin vs I Lysyj, 2022
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sicilian Def: Paulsen. Szen Var (B44) 1-0 Kside crusher by Q
Vasiukov vs Polugaevsky, 1966
(B44) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
King's English. Four Knights Fianchetto Line (A29) 1-0 SF notes
Sevian vs W Ju, 2022
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 21 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Exch Sac, Raking Bs, P#
Mamedyarov vs Rapport, 2022
(E61) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Closed Var (C53) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Greco vs NN, 1623
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Chigorin Def Panov System (C99) 1-0
T Siaperas vs Zhugder, 1956
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 41 moves, 1-0
Spanish, Closed. Worrall Attk Delayed castling (C86) 1-0 26.?
Pilnik vs Pachman, 1952
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Closed. Fianchetto (B24) 1-0 R Single-Dbl finish
G Sanders vs J Gonzalez de Vega, 1982
(B24) Sicilian, Closed, 51 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Spielmann-Indian Bb2 vs Bb7 (A46) 0-1 Stockfish
V Kovacevic vs Lobron, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
Spanish, Morphy Def. Breyer Def Zaitsev Hybrid (C95) 1-0 Disc++
S Sjugirov vs A Tjurin, 2008
(C95) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer, 27 moves, 1-0
Pillars Mate by the Knight.
K van der Weide vs Van Wely, 2001
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 39 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Closed Var (C84) 1-0 Corner Knockout
Bologan vs Tkachiev, 2001
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0
85...Nf5! and two Knights mate with the help of a White pawn
A Bisguier vs A Matanovic, 1961
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 89 moves, 0-1
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Var (B48) 0-1 Na1#
A Hong vs Niemann, 2019
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
In 1857 Morphy won the First American Chess Congress
Morphy vs Paulsen, 1857
(B40) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) 1-0 The Smashing Queen
U Fataliyeva vs J Zawadzka, 2015
(B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0
King's English. Taimanov Var (A25) 1-0 Unusual Horwitz Bs
F van der Elburg vs P Wilschut, 2001
(A25) English, 25 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation. Nescafe Frappe Attk (A57) 0-1
E Klein vs J Waitzkin, 1990
(A57) Benko Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Sicilian, Alapin. General (B22) 0-1 Dbl R sacrifice offer
A Karpatchev vs K Shevchenko, 2017
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 29 moves, 0-1
22 Nc1 and all of White's pieces pushed back to first rank!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1993
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 27 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz Var (A51) 0-1 Entertaining!
T G Schneider vs D Arond, 2012
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 35 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Damiano Variation. Kholmov Gambit (C42) 1/2-video
Caruana vs A Liang, 2022
(C42) Petrov Defense, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack (C44) 1-0 Crazy game!
Tartakower vs Bogoljubov, 1927
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 1-0 Short & Long
K Georgiev vs V Papin, 2005
(A04) Reti Opening, 24 moves, 1-0
The real Perdomo
L Perdomo vs Yamil Tesio, 2001
(A60) Benoni Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
504 Gateway Time-out
R Sanborn vs B Calton, 1992
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
QGD: Albin Countergambit. Alapin Var (D08) 0-1 speedy swap down
J Griffin vs R Finegold, 1990
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1
P-Q4 Game: Stonewall Attack 0-0 vs 0-0-0 (D00) 1-0 Zatonskih
A Aleksandrova vs C Shih, 2020
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Colle System. Anti-Colle 3...Bf5 4.c4 (D04) 1-0 line disconnect
C Shih vs A Barrett, 2016
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
Pirc Defense: General (B07) 1-0 blitz protection FTB says use a
Dominguez Perez vs So, 2017
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0
The GoodAnarchist Mate
M J Turner vs G Freeman, 2022
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0
"The Balashov Ballet" (game of the day Mar-19-2022)
Balashov vs A Beliavsky, 1986
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Perreux Var (C55) 1-0 promo awaits
A Sokolsky vs Geller, 1947
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Neo-Archangelsk Var (C78) 1/2- almost
Vachier-Lagrave vs Aronian, 2021
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Dunst-Perrenet Gambit (A00) 1-0 visit
P Lalic vs M Grigoryan, 2022
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 27 moves, 1-0
QGD: Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 0-1 agadmator video link
R Praggnanandhaa vs Carlsen, 2022
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 34 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: Main Line (B15) 0-1 Beat 'em to the punch!
B Maliutin vs M Elyashiv, 1909
(B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 0-1
74...e1=N "Help that comes with a Price is no Help." ― Honeya
Kamsky vs Bacrot, 2006
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 103 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Archangelsk Var (C78) 1-0 K walk!
J Hall vs A Collinson, 1992
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
C-K Def: Panov Attack. Fio Def Fianchetto Gambit (B13) 1-0 21.?
F J Sanchez Guirado vs Ponomariov, 1997
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Najdorf. Amsterdam Var (B82) 1-0 Check me? Mate you!
Anand vs Fritz, 1992
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 38 moves, 1-0
QGD. Harrwitz Attack. Fianchetto Def (D37) 1-0 Hossin' around
Kamsky vs O A Stubberud, 2013
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 22 moves, 1-0
Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0 Correspondence
G T Crown vs J Thorn Leeson, 1947
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
Knights on the edge - what a strange mate pattern!
R Vera vs G Garcia, 1992
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: 4...Qh4 Horwitz Attack (C45) 1-0 Q sac for mate
C F Burille vs Jarvis, 1890
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Wing Attack (B43) 1-0 K walk!
Grischuk vs NN, 2018
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Defense: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Hogtied
Anand vs L Christiansen, 1993
(B30) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1-0
Concentrate on a check even if it means loosing your Queen!
Torre vs B Verlinsky, 1925
(A47) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo Var (C01) 1-0 17.?
K Angelov vs E Henrichsen, 2013
(C01) French, Exchange, 23 moves, 1-0
Sic Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern deviations (B62) 1-0 Q sac to #
Tal vs B Williams, 1974
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 26 moves, 1-0
KGA. Kieseritsky Gambit Paulsen Def (C39) 0-1 Correspondence
W Pierce vs Gossip, 1873
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Bardeleben Var (C29) 0-1 Smashing!
I Maris vs T Meurs, 2011
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. ML 9.d5 Nb8 10.Bb2 Nf6 (C51) 1-0
Anderssen vs C Mayet, 1865
(C51) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Var (A01) 1-0 Stockfish notes
Fischer vs Mecking, 1970
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 42 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: French Var (B40) 1-0 three pieces and a pawn
B Andonov vs I Ivanov, 1981
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0
"The Brewing of Soma" (game of the day Jan-03-2023)
Cochrane vs Saumchurn, 1855
(A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 58 moves, 1-0
Game2 "Great Short Games of the Chess Masters" by Fred Reinfeld
Charousek vs J Wollner, 1893
(C21) Center Game, 19 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Def: Ultra-delayed Exchange (D79) 1/2 Offramp says
A Adly vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2022
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Pirc Defense: Kholmov System (B07) 1-0 wrong capture
O Annageldyev vs S Semiev, 2005
(B07) Pirc, 31 moves, 1-0
Scotch Game: Potter Variation (C45) 0-1 Deluxe Legall's Mate!
Van der Wiel vs M Warmerdam, 2019
(C45) Scotch Game, 14 moves, 0-1
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian (1929-1984)
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 30 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
interesting theoretical queen-sacrifice
Gligoric vs Janosevic, 1962
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 39 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense (C55) 1-0 Pin to win
P Kerkovius vs A Mandelbaum, 1894
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 14 moves, 1-0
B's Opening: Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann Attk (C26) 1-0 End to end
K Hamppe vs Falkbeer, 1855
(C26) Vienna, 40 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (A45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Tartakower vs Alekhine, 1936
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1
Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18)1/2-1/2 12 moves
Keene vs D Anderton, 1977
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fabiano missed a draw 25...Ne3+! 26 Rxe3 Bxf4 27 Rf3 Bxc1
Carlsen vs Caruana, 2011
(C45) Scotch Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 Disconnected Rs
M Czerniak vs A Tarnowski, 1952
(C47) Four Knights, 40 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
P-Q4: Krause Var (D02) 1-0 QxQd8+ KxQ Ne5 threatens fork
Alekhine vs A Kaufmann, 1918
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0
KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 Striking final position
L'Ami vs R Kevlishvili, 2022
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 31 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Bird Var (C61) 0-1 Q sac DECLINED for Max Lange #
Anderssen vs M Lange, 1859
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 19 moves, 0-1
Sarratt Attack/London System (D02) 1-0 Tani out speeds Naka?
T Adewumi vs Nakamura, 2020
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
Beautiful how the only move with the KB turns out to be winning
T Oim vs G Sanakoev, 2001
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 37 moves, 1-0
KIA vs French Def / Stonewall D(C00) 1-0 tactical possibilities
B Gurgenidze vs Bagirov, 1957
(C00) French Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Philidor Def: Lopez Countergambit (C41) 0-1 blindfold
NN vs von der Lasa, 1838
(C41) Philidor Defense, 48 moves, 0-1
Benoni Def: Modern Var (A56) 1-0 32...? Black missed it
P Murdzia vs G Hernandez Guerrero, 2003
(A56) Benoni Defense, 39 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
Caro-Kann Defense: Maroczy Var (B12) 0-1 Don't let the Ns in!
Klatovsky vs M Janata, 1968
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 0-1
Spanish Game: Schliemann Defense (C63) 1-0 pawn mate!
K Nedved vs G Millar, 1969
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 29 moves, 1-0
featured in the latest episode of "Attack with Larry C" on ICC
J Silman vs L Christiansen, 1989
(A57) Benko Gambit, 37 moves, 0-1
Nimzowitsch Def: Kennedy. Linksspringer 0-0-0 vs 0-0 (B00) 1-0
Hort vs Miles, 1983
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 1-0
Dutch Def: Staunton Gambit. Declined (A83) 0-1 White retreats
C Guimard vs L Piazzini, 1938
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1
NID: Three Knights (E21) 1-0 Q&B vs Q&B Fredthebear studied
M Warmerdam vs O Badelka, 2023
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 63 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 1-0 Young Garry got caught!!
L Zaid vs Kasparov, 1973
(E61) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
NID: Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Z bloody sharp battle
L Zaid vs G Zaichik, 1975
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 39 moves, 0-1
Italian, Two Knts Def. Modern B's Opening (C55) 1-0Pseudo Greco
J Moussard vs P Velten, 2023
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. 2 Knights Attack (C57) 1-0
L B Taboada vs F Fuentes Dominguez, 2001
(C57) Two Knights, 13 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C72) 1-0 Boo-yah
Motylev vs F Gombocz Jr, 2023
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 27 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Richter Var 7.Na3 c5 (B01) 1-0 Ns nab Ps
J Dobos vs A Kiss, 1992
(B01) Scandinavian, 26 moves, 1-0
Spanish Game: Steinitz Def Nxf7 (C62) 1-0 Q sortie
M Brooks vs E Richards, 1980
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 12 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Kan. Modern Var (B42) 1-0 Slam ahead to the King!
Smagin vs S Salov, 1984
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 31 moves, 1-0
4Knights Halloween Gambit. Plasma Var (C46) 1-0 White N speaks
G Minchev vs A Petrov, 1994
(C46) Three Knights, 25 moves, 1-0
King's Gambit: Falkbeer CG. Blackburne Attack (C31) 1-0 36.?
Golombek vs W Fairhurst, 1934
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 38 moves, 1-0
Black has been bound, tied and wrapped in a bow. Zugzwang.
Torre vs J Araiza Munoz, 1926
(A48) King's Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B30) 1-0 Stockfish
Ding Liren vs Carlsen, 2020
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0
English Opening: General (A53) 1-0 horrific undevelopment
O Tenner vs O Chajes, 1923
(A53) Old Indian, 57 moves, 1-0
Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Pawn grabbing Q gets trapped
Nakamura vs J Hawkins, 2014
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Classical. Giuoco Pianissimo (C53) 1/2- p blundr
Nepomniachtchi vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2023
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
504 Gateway Time-out
Tolush vs Simagin, 1952
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1
QGD Albin Countergambit Split (D08) 0-1 Offside N vacates qside
A N Other vs F Wenman, 1938
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1
Scotch Game: General 3...Nf6?! (C44) 1-0 Bishops raid
S Tkeshelashvili vs P Mellon, 1991
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1-0
Queen's Gambit Declined: General (D30) 1-0 Get the Q in close!
G Grohmann vs K Voelker, 1950
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
B26: Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation 6.Be3
V Artemiev vs Dubov, 2018
(B26) Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3, 35 moves, 1-0
KID: Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1-0 21.? Fredthebear found it
A Graf vs A F Anosheh, 2017
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 1-0
Benko Gambit: Fully Accepted Var (A58) 1-0 blitz tactics!!
Carlsen vs P A Hansen, 2009
(A58) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 1-0
English Opening: English Defense. General (A10) 1-0 booked
J Rowson vs L Cooper, 1997
(A10) English, 43 moves, 1-0
knights roller, a "perfect" or "ideal" checkmate
Milov vs I Gaponenko, 2003
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Kan. Maroczy Bind Reti Var (B41) 1-0 Q trap
Vocaturo vs K Bischoff, 2015
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 27 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
KGA. Fischer Defense (C34) 0-1 blitz Zulzaga
A Nadanian vs Z Byambaa, 2013
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 0-1
King's English. General (A20) 0-1 blunder 0-0 vs 0-0-0
F van der Elburg vs M Ragger, 2022
(A20) English, 20 moves, 0-1
Caro-Kann Defense: General (B10) 1-0 unknown trap
D Dinic vs B Komnenic, 2000
(B10) Caro-Kann, 17 moves, 1-0
English Opening: Agincourt Def. K's Knight (A13) 1-0 armageddon
Mamedyarov vs A Tari, 2023
(A13) English, 47 moves, 1-0
Benoni Def: Old Benoni. Schmid (A43) 0-1 White gets eaten up!
C Rice vs I Snape, 2017
(A43) Old Benoni, 36 moves, 0-1
A queen decoy sacrifice for Gioachino Greco's Mate
A Mista vs E Powierski, 2016
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Bogo's most famous and convincing win over Alekhine
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Exchange 5.c4 (C01) 1-0 Pins
M Ulybin vs Lautier, 1989
(C01) French, Exchange, 37 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Deutz Gambit 9.Rxf7!? KxRf7 (C55) 1-0
M Lange vs Heineman, 1883
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 21 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Ilundain 3...Qd8 (B01) 1-0 Noah's Ark trap
Kashdan vs Fischman, 1929
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0
Zukertort Opening: Kingside Fianchetto (A04) 0-1 What a beauty
P Velikov vs Dorfman, 1989
(A04) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0Stockfish notes
Colle vs Gruenfeld, 1926
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Dragon. Yugoslav Attack (B76) 1-0 Zatonskih
H Stefansson vs K Kiik, 2002
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Paulsen Var (C51) 1/2-1/2 Stockfish
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1866
(C51) Evans Gambit, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
New St. George. Traditional Line (B00) 0-1 internet rapid
Miroshnichenko vs Carlsen, 2018
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 19 moves, 0-1
Budapest Defense: General (A52) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
I Nikolaidis vs A Ivanov, 1993
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
KID. Orthodox. Positional Def Main Line (E96) 0-1 Kside assault
J Gralka vs L Hazai, 1979
(E96) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation (C41) 1-0 22.?
J Emms vs A Summerscale, 1997
(C41) Philidor Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
French Defense: Schlechter Variation (C00) · 1-0
M Rudzinska vs K Vo, 2023
(C00) French Defense, 67 moves, 1-0
analyzed in Efim Geller's book "The Complete Queen's Indian"
Uhlmann vs Smyslov, 1956
(E15) Queen's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1
White's bishops move from c1/d1 to c8/d8
M Cuellar Gacharna vs Fischer, 1962
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 0-1
Russian Game: Three Knights Game (C42) 1-0 Mate looms.
E Hymes vs Marshall, 1900
(C42) Petrov Defense, 46 moves, 1-0
Sicilian Def: Grand Prix Attack (B23) 0-1 It's not Larry?
Z Ben Porat vs L Christensen, 2019
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 22 moves, 0-1
Game 6: 1869 book "Chess Brilliants" by John Odin Howard Taylor
Blackburne vs NN, 1863
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
G20: Twelve Great Chess Players & Their Games by Irving Chernev
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1
KGA Cunningham Def 3...Be7 Bertin Gambit (C35) 1-0 8...Nh6?
B Wall vs R Bullock, 1981
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0
Sicilian, Najdorf. Poisoned Pawn Accepted (B97) 1-0 Stockfish
A Dueckstein vs Euwe, 1958
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0
Just like in the movies: "Check" is answered by "CheckMATE"!
Alekhine vs A Popovic, 1930
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: London System (A48) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
S Ledger vs A Jackson, 1999
(A48) King's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
The old I'll Queen first and skewer you trick.
B Adhiban vs Iturrizaga Bonelli, 2023
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 56 moves, 1-0
Chess variants (000) 1-0 Storming Knights!!
Steinitz vs NN, 1874
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0
Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 34.? Stockfish notes
J Durao vs D Alsina Leal, 2001
(B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0
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