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Pins Ins and Outs, All About Pins ECO E Replace
Compiled by fredthebear
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Pins are immobilizing difference makers that inflict chess pain. Some of these are ordinary pins while others determine the outcome of the game.

Site under construction by Fredthebear. ECO D games are being removed.

* Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns This link has a good, concise collection of diagrammed checkmate patterns by name. The new reader may wish to consult it initially to the point of memorization.

* Secrets of Combination from naku1964: Game Collection: Secrets of the Russian Chess Masters Volume II

* Great Attacks: Game Collection: great attack games

* Black Storms: Game Collection: Tal - The Modern Benoni

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

The Hare and the Frogs

Once in his bed deep mused the hare,
(What else but muse could he do there?)
And soon by gloom was much afflicted; –
To gloom the creature's much addicted.
"Alas! these constitutions nervous,"
He cried, "how wretchedly they serve us!
We timid people, by their action,
Can't eat nor sleep with satisfaction;
We can't enjoy a pleasure single,
But with some misery it must mingle.
Myself, for one, am forced by cursed fear
To sleep with open eye as well as ear.
"Correct yourself," says some adviser.
Grows fear, by such advice, the wiser?
Indeed, I well enough descry
That men have fear, as well as I."
With such revolving thoughts our hare
Kept watch in soul-consuming care.
A passing shade, or leaflet's quiver
Would give his blood a boiling fever.
Full soon, his melancholy soul
Aroused from dreaming doze
By noise too slight for foes,
He scuds in haste to reach his hole.
He passed a pond; and from its border bogs,
Plunge after plunge, in leaped the timid frogs,
"Aha! I do to them, I see,"
He cried, "what others do to me.
The sight of even me, a hare,
Suffices some, I find, to scare.
And here, the terror of my tramp
Has put to rout, it seems, a camp.
The trembling fools! they take me for
The very thunderbolt of war!
I see, the coward never skulked a foe
That might not scare a coward still below."

Feb-09-12
ray keene: nimzos best endgames
v lasker zurich 1934
v spielmann carlsbad 1929
v lundin stockholm 1934
v maroczy bled 1931
v henneberger winterthur 1931
v thomas frankfurt 1930
v sultan khan liege 1930
v marshall berlin 1928
v reti berlin 1928
v alehine ny 1927
v tchigorin carlsbad 1907
and for a joke entry duras v nimzo san sebastian 1912 !!

A quote from the link: https://www.libertarianism.org/what...

"Modern day politicians on the left and right sometimes pay lip service to these ideas, but in practice they reject them. Legislation is all about imposing an order from above, rather than letting one emerge from below. And in creating their schemes, politicians all too often fail to give citizens their due as people, treating them as pawns and running roughshod over their rights to decide and plan for themselves."

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

Below is the acrostic poem by Mrs T.B. Rowland:

Tears now we sadly shed apart,
How keenly has death's sudden dart
E'en pierced a kingdom's loyal heart.

Dark lies the heavy gloomy pall
Upon our royal bower,
Kings, queens, and nations bow their heads,
Each mourn for England's flower.

Oh! God, to her speak peace divine,
For now no voice can soothe but thine.

Ah, why untimely snatched away,
Loved Prince – alas, we sigh –
Before thy sun its zenith reached
Athwart the noonday sky.
Noble in heart, in deed, and will,
Years hence thy name we'll cherish still.

That poem was published on pages 140-141 of Chess Fruits (Dublin, 1884)

"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess." ― Siegbert Tarrasch

"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." ― Howard Thurman

St. Marher, 1225:
"And te tide and te time þat tu iboren were, schal beon iblescet."

Rdz 64 Zdanovs sized Zelinsky until Zhuravliov came pasture

Question: Why did pirates wear earrings?
Answer: To improve their eyesight – they believed the precious metal in an earring had healing powers.

Question: In terms of production volume, what is the most popular fruit in the world? Answer: Tomato – yes, tomato is a fruit.

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

"The Seven Social Sins are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'Don't throw good money after bad'

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

InkHarted wrote:

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

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

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

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

Drive sober or get pulled over.

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

Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Unpin, Elephant Trap
J A Fernandez vs R Garbarino, 2001 
(A13) English, 5 moves, 0-1

Bishop-supports-Rook in the corner is Mayet's Mate
J Nogueiras vs G Lettieri, 2003 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 25 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 Youth assaults Kside
Tran Tuan Minh vs K Drozdowski, 2010 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Def: Two Knts Var (A54) 1-0 Pin, Remove the Guard
L Schmid vs Westerinen, 1968 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 17 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Qside thrust, pin
Anand vs D Kollars, 2016 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

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

Game 1 in Kasparov Teaches Chess; notes by Stockfish
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Petrosian Attk (E12)1-0 Schiller NOTES
Kasparov vs Najdorf, 1982  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Romanishin Var (E20) 0-1 Discovery Dbl Attk
V Greenwalt vs B Wall, 1983 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 8 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Morphy-like shot!
D Stavast vs K Lee, 2013 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 18 moves, 0-1

Game 98 of Chess Informant Best Games 1-100
Tukmakov vs Korchnoi, 1970 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

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

KID. Saemisch. Orthodox (E85) 1-0 Brilliant Kside assault
Spassky vs J van Oosterom, 1955 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Classical System Benko Attk (E99) 0-1N fork lurks
P Cramling vs J Reyes, 1987 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 20 moves, 0-1

Dbl Fio Reti vs d5, Bg4 (A06) 0-1 Exch sac allows Q&N entry
G Steiner vs N Sommerbauer, 1994 
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1

KID Fianchettos / Hungarian (A53) 1-0 Tactical finish
V Chekhover vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1949 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 48 moves, 1-0

Benoni, 4 Pawns, Dynamic Attack (A56) 0-1 Pins, Pawn lever
K Opocensky vs Hromadka, 1942
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

Variants / French-like (000) 1-0 Sac, fork and pins
Cochrane vs The Turk, 1820 
(000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0

Like a Philidor Def. Pin the pawn & roll upon it. En passant.
Morphy vs J Thompson, 1859 
(000) Chess variants, 16 moves, 1-0

Game 6 in The Art of Planning in Chess by Neil McDonald
Ponomariov vs Topalov, 2005 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 0-1 h-file destruction w/pin
G Abrahams vs G A Thomas, 1946
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 42 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed (E01) 1-0 Pin the capturing piece
T Regedzinski vs M Brody, 1928 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Game 105 in 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-1945 by Alex Alekhine
Barcza vs Bogoljubov, 1942  
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 45 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Q decoy sac for a pin
B Morchiashvili vs W Arencibia Rodriguez, 2015 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Bronstein annotates in Latvian chss magazine Sahs, issue 1970/7
Y Gusev vs Antoshin, 1952 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 29 moves, 0-1

Anti-Nimzo-Indian / Tarrasch (E10) 1-0 Notes by Peter Clarke
Petrosian vs Y Kotkov, 1946  
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Pin, R sac, Spearhead
Marshall vs Petrov, 1930 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 Zwischenzug+ saves Rs
Dzindzichashvili vs Larsen, 1980 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

The Chess Mind - Gerald Abrahams
Tarrasch vs Bogoljubov, 1920 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 28 moves, 1-0

QID Kasparov-Petrosian, Petrosian Attack (E12) 1-0 Gorgeous
Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

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

QID Kasparov-Petrosian Var. G.K. Attack (E12) 0-1Profound combo
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

QID Kasparov-Petrosian. Classical (E12) 1-0 Spearhead
Piket vs Reshevsky, 1987 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

G35: The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played by Chernev
Petrosian vs Smyslov, 1961 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Fine sacs!
S Polgar vs K Dimitrov, 1984 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Colle-Zuke vs QID Spassky System (E14) Pins in the center
Petrosian vs Sliwa, 1952 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Cross pin
Kotov vs Kholmov, 1971 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

QID Spassky System/b3, Bb2 Stonewall Attk (E14) 1-0 Pin the Def
S Polgar vs Khalifman, 1991 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 22 moves, 1-0

Game 44 in Petrosian: Move by Move by Thomas Engqvist.
Petrosian vs Karpov, 1973 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Pin, Zugswang
Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch Var (E15) 1-0 Try 58...Bxb5!?
Radjabov vs Karjakin, 2012 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 62 moves, 1-0

QID. Fianchetto. Rubinstein Var (E16) 0-1 "The R of Gibraltar"
N Dzagnidze vs Adams, 2013 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

Q's Indian Def: Capablanca Var (E16) 0-1Intense battle in centr
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1931 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1

QID Classical (E17) 1/2-1/2 Super Swindle into Stalemate
I A Horowitz vs M Pavey, 1951 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

QID Classical. Traditional (E17) 0-1 Deflection, Pin, Zugzwang
Najdorf vs Averbakh, 1953 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 0-1

QID Opocensky Var (E17) 1-0 Pinter's Brilliancy
J Pinter vs C Thomson, 1989 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

QID Classical. Traditional, Main Line (E19) 1-0 Klunker Black R
Lilienthal vs Botvinnik, 1940 
(E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 43 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. 3 Knights (E21) 0-1 2 Rivals, 1 N remains
L Christiansen vs Browne, 1981 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 42 moves, 0-1

NID... Romanovsky Gambit (E23) 0-1 Late arrival blitzkrieg
I Rabinovich vs P Romanovsky, 1925 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 21 moves, 0-1

NID Saemisch Accel (E24) 0-1Fox hunt->watch the chase of the K
T C Fox vs Timman, 1970 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 21 moves, 0-1

Lilienthal's Hundred Best Games by George Negyesi
Lilienthal vs Capablanca, 1935 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 26 moves, 1-0

Capa fights back after blundering a piece!
Saemisch vs Capablanca, 1929 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 62 moves, 1-0

NID Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Sham Q sac, rob the pin
Botvinnik vs Kotov, 1946 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Leningrad Var(E30) 1-0Bold B, penetrating N
Bologan vs A Fier, 2011 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 31 moves, 1-0

Larsen's improvement over Spassky; fine long range attack
Larsen vs R Garbarino, 1993 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 30 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 Pins finish
F Nardin vs A Ipek, 2001 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 50 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical (E32) 0-1 Famous Counterpin+
V Makogonov vs V Chekhover, 1937 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 37 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical (E32) 0-1 N sac opens file, pin
R Renter vs Keres, 1942 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 41 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical (E32) 0-1Textbook transfer
V Doroshkievich vs Karpov, 1970 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Keres Def(E32) 0-1 f3 is weak
S Hjorth vs L Liljedahl, 1971 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1Fine Kside attk
J Nogueiras vs Timman, 1988 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 0-1

NID Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1 f3 pin, Qs grab pawns
Seirawan vs Karpov, 1989 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def: Classical. Keres Def (E32) 0-1Pins, Deflect+
G Gaasland vs Carlsen, 2001 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Zurich Var (E33) 0-1 Rob the pin
Kotov vs Botvinnik, 1939 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 38 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Classical. Noa Var (E35) 0-1 Leave troubles behind
I Sokolov vs Aronian, 2006 
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 19 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Berlin Var(E38) 0-1Rob the pin
Alekhine vs E Cima, 1943 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 36 moves, 0-1

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

Vera Menchik (1906-1944); Women's World Champion (1927-1944)
Menchik vs Colle, 1929 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 39 moves, 1-0

NID. Huebner Var. Main Line (E41) 0-1 Closed motion
J Tarjan vs Dzindzichashvili, 1978 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 47 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. St. Petersburg Var (E43) 0-1Pins, f2 vs f7
Rubinstein vs Alekhine, 1914 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 28 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Var (E46) 1-0 Exchange sac attack
Carlsen vs B O Birkisson, 2017 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 37 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Reshevsky Var (E46) 1-0 Pawn piles on pin
Bareev vs G Timoscenko, 1986 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

G25: Russians Vs Fischer by Plisetsky, Dmitry, Voronkov, Sergey
Taimanov vs Fischer, 1960 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzo-Indian Def. Ragozin Def (E48) 1-0 White haggles on 6th
A Vaisser vs M Knezevic, 1983 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Gligoric System Smyslov (E54) 0-1 2 Bs best 2 Ns
R Toran Albero vs Unzicker, 1968 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 41 moves, 0-1

C-K/NID Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 Get the Q in close
Tkachiev vs Potkin, 2007 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 32 moves, 1-0

KID Immediate Fianchetto (E60) 1-0 Pawn power, Pin power
Kramnik vs Radjabov, 2013 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Game 130 in Pawn Structure Chess by Andrew Soltis
I Kan vs Boleslavsky, 1952 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Black took the pawn w/the wrong piece and White pinned it
Kasparov vs Nunn, 1986 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 18 moves, 1-0

KID Immediate Fnchtto (E60) 1-0 W just climbs aboard, takes off
Euwe vs Najdorf, 1953 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 37 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: West Indian Def (E61) 0-1 Double Pin
Bareev vs Kasparov, 1991 
(E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1

KID. Fianchetto. Uhlmann-Szabo System (E62) 1-0 Corrected
A Kots vs P Lebedev, 1937 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 34 moves, 1-0

KID Fianchetto. Lesser Simagin (Spassky) (E62) 1-0 Pile on pin
M Podgaets vs M Klinova, 2005 
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 26 moves, 1-0

43 Bd3!! pinned Black e4-pawn does not defend e4, piled on
Carlsen vs Morozevich, 2007 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 68 moves, 1-0

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Pins & Passer
G Stoltz vs Kotov, 1952 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 42 moves, 0-1

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

KID. Makagonov (E71) 0-1White shuffles developed pieces, no O-O
Chernin vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 22 moves, 0-1

KID 5...c5 Four Ps Attk. Normal (E77) 0-1 Clear middle, Pin
L Liptay vs Geller, 1966 
(E77) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

KID Saemisch Dble Fianchetto (E82) 0-1 Pins are a pain in the r
Hort vs Gligoric, 1970 
(E82) King's Indian, Samisch, double Fianchetto Variation, 41 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Def. Saemisch Var (E86) 1-0 Smothered Mate in 1
J Murey vs E Mortensen, 1982 
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox, Maroczy Bind (E91) 0-1 Kside squeeze
L E Johannessen vs K Lie, 2004
(E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox (E91) 1-0 Pin bites
Fedorowicz vs J L Watson, 1979
(E91) King's Indian, 24 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Gligoric-Taimanov System (E92) 0-1 Pin & Passer
J Gustafsson vs Kramnik, 2012 
(E92) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

Tal sacs two Ns, pawn wedge supports penetration, discovered+
M Neibults vs Tal, 1954 
(E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 0-1

KID Petrosian Var. Stein Def (E92) 0-1 N sac fails, then pin
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1995 
(E92) King's Indian, 31 moves, 0-1

Kramnik shocked by Kasparov's legendary unpin sitting Q sac.
Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1994 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

KID. Petrosian. Normal Def (E93) 0-1 Tie down, cross pin, zw+
B Wexler vs Fischer, 1960 
(E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1

KID. Orthodox Var (E94) 1-0 Exchange sac fails in center
Tal vs Spassky, 1979 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 32 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Def. Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1-0Model game
Kramnik vs Grischuk, 2012 
(E97) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 0-1A Viking berserker!
Fridman vs Naiditsch, 2013 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1/2-1/2 R sac for Stalemate
Khalifman vs D Yuffa, 2016 
(E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Superb!
Shirov vs Radjabov, 2007 
(E97) King's Indian, 47 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Q entries
Ponomariov vs Radjabov, 2003 
(E97) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attack Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Unpin end
Kramnik vs Smirin, 2002 
(E97) King's Indian, 39 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Classical Misc. lines (E98) 0-1 N sac busts Kside
Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, 2002 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 37 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 0-1 Pin POWER
Larsen vs Tal, 1969 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 40 moves, 0-1

KID: Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1-0 Closed strangulation
J Araiza Munoz vs J Camarena, 1945 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Carlsen, 2010 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Gligoric System Exchange at c4 (E54) 1-0 Pin on f7
P Lukacs vs J Flesch, 1975 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

The Game of the Year (New In Chess Magazine 2017/8)
J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: General (E00) 1-0 I Super-F#
Krasenkow vs Chernin, 1991 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Modern System (E97) 0-1 Smoked
Kramnik vs Nakamura, 2011 
(E97) King's Indian, 45 moves, 0-1

"Pal Benko: My Life, Games and Compositions" by Benko
Benko vs Fischer, 1958 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 41 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Notable
Grischuk vs A Filippov, 2014 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

NID: Reshevsky Var (E46) 0-1 Raking Bishops & Back ranks
Rapport vs Wei Yi, 2012 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 35 moves, 0-1

KID: Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 0-1 paralysing pin
L Zaid vs Chekhov, 1975 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 50 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E08) 0-1 Smashing!
N Novotelnov vs Averbakh, 1951 
(E08) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 0-1

NID: Classical. Zurich Var (E33) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Keres vs Euwe, 1940 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 55 moves, 1-0

KID: Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 1-0 Pin to win!
A W Bowen vs J H Beaty, 1962 
(E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

KID: Normal. King's Knight Variation (E60) 1-0 26.?
Smyslov vs M Fuller, 1969 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

KID: Accelerated Averbakh Var (E70) 0-1 On the run!
F J Perez Perez vs J Durao, 1961 
(E70) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1

Game 46 in Petrosian's Best Games of Chess, 1946-63 P.H. Clarke
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1961 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 47 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal Variation (E46) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
V S Gujrathi vs Shankland, 2020 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Neo-Classsical (E99) 0-1 Dbl R lift to h-file!!
A Summerscale vs G Jones, 2009 
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 32 moves, 0-1

QID: Classical. Traditional Nimzowitsch Line (E18) 2Ns & pin #
J McCormick vs S Rubin, 1971
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

QID: Miles Var (E12) 0-1 Tragic pin does White in
Koneru vs Y Hou, 2008 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 0-1

KID Orthodox Bayonet Attk Sokolov's Line (E97) 0-1 Rob the pin
A Simutowe vs Smirin, 2001 
(E97) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Game 45 in The Fireside Book of Chess by Chernev & Reinfeld
G Norman vs Vidmar, 1925 
(E61) King's Indian, 19 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Def: Nimzowitsch Var (E11) 1-0 B sac for R on 7th
Tomashevsky vs S Lomasov, 2020 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E01) 1-0 Rooks will clean up
J Kostelny vs M Vojtko, 2001 
(E01) Catalan, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

KID: Orthodox. Positional Defense (E94) 1-0 Brilliancy prize
Korchnoi vs Svidler, 1997 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 31 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Bronstein Def (E87) 0-1 early Q exit
B Spycher vs Piket, 1986 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 36 moves, 0-1

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E04) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Gelfand vs L Bruzon Batista, 2002 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 24 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 0-1 Add an attacker
P Suranyi vs T Tian, 2001
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Positional Def Closed Line (E95) 1-0 Pins, fork!
Tal vs J Bielczyk, 1981 
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 37 moves, 1-0

NID: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 Dark-squared Bishop Delight
Smyslov vs G Stoltz, 1953 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 46 moves, 1-0

KID: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Var Exchange Line (E66) 1-0 Stockfish
Spassky vs Tal, 1961 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 35 moves, 1-0

NID: Spielmann Var (E22) 0-1 Crossfire!
Y Porat vs Y Safvat, 1958 
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 26 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian (E12) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Ribli vs A Haik, 1984 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 1-0

KID: Petrosian Variation. Stein Def (E92) 1-0 Pins
R Kempinski vs W Schmidt, 1995 
(E92) King's Indian, 29 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical Var (E32) 0-1 Black octopus mates!
A Rabinovich vs L Christiansen, 1995 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 36 moves, 0-1

Bogo-Indian Defense: Exchange Var (E11) 0-1 PINS!
Le Quang Liem vs Jobava, 2010 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

G634 Yugoslav Chess Triumphs, pt. 2
Gligoric vs Fischer, 1960 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

NID Normal. Gligoric System Bronstein Var (E55) 1-0 17.?
Gligoric vs C Pritchett, 1967 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Defense: Kramer Var (E70) 1-0 K walk
D Raats vs K Zhou, 2010 
(E70) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 Pins!
B Moritz vs Gilg, 1922 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

NID: Leningrad Variation (E30) 1-0 N+ backfires
P Dankert vs S Schmidt, 1999 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 33 moves, 1-0

KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attk (E97) 1-0 R+ creates pinned defender
Hjartarson vs T Shaked, 1997 
(E97) King's Indian, 48 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Open Defense (E02) 0-1 Rob the Pin
K Junge vs Keres, 1942 
(E02) Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4, 32 moves, 0-1

Game 628 in Chess Informant Best Games 601-700
Lautier vs Karpov, 1995 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1

NID: Saemisch. Accelerated (E24) 0-1 Black gets 3 pieces for Q
E Krzyzowski vs L Joyner, 1972 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 25 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Line (E40) 1-0 blindfold
Koltanowski vs La Mer, 1939 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0

NID. Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1-0 Pin
J W Collins vs W Cunningham, 1960 
(E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 31 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Panov Attack. Main Line (E54) 1-0 24.?
P Acs vs R Szuhanek, 1999 
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 26 moves, 1-0

KID. Classical Fianchetto (E67) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
W Pietzsch vs Fischer, 1965 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 24 moves, 0-1

NID: Classical Variation (E32) 0-1 Suffocation Mate
E Mulder vs F Parr, 1939 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Defense: Normal Var (E70) 1-0 Pile on pin
V Makogonov vs Taimanov, 1944 
(E70) King's Indian, 21 moves, 1-0

QID. Kasparov-Petrosian. Andersson Var (E12)1-0 g-file battery
Kasparov vs Andersson, 1981 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var (E39) 1-0 Interference
I Chighladze vs D Kalashian, 2006 
(E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 71 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Rising star!
Dubov vs Carlsen, 2020 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Game 38 from Die neuen Schachsterne, by Helmut Wieteck
C Ionescu vs M Wahls, 1990 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

KID: Orthodox. Classical System Misc. Lines (E98) 0-1
E Postny vs Bacrot, 2011 
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 42 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Nimzowitsch, Quiet Line (E15) 0-1Reinforce Pin
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 0-1

Kangaroo Defense: General (E00) 0-1 Crushing the Castle!
L Laurine vs Keres, 1936 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

NID: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 0-1 Hitting f2 vs f7
Kholmov vs Sokolsky, 1952 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 37 moves, 0-1

QID: Petrosian. Farago Def (E12) 0-1 2 of same color in line w/
M Arnold vs T Gareyev, 2013 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 23 moves, 0-1

QID. Fianchetto. Check Var (E15) 0-1 ICCF Correspondence
V Palciauskas vs M Umansky, 1989 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 1-0 4 Pawns attack
Koltanowski vs Firmino Tucci / Dean Silverstein /, 1942 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Huebner Var (E41) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Gligoric vs Keres, 1958 
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Var (E11) 1-0 Horwitz Bishops
O Rodriguez Vargas vs T Tsagan, 1964 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 1-0

28. Ne6!! (the pin of the Knight on e4 facilitates this combo)
Bareev vs Kupreichik, 1990 
(E73) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1-0

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Accepted (E10) 0-1 Sactastic!
M Tataev vs M Balitinov, 1962 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Jun-10-14 whiteshark: Daniel ♔ video-annotated this game
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2014 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 44 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def. Classical. Berlin Var (E38) 0-1Counterattack
S Gichurkin vs K Petrosian, 2006
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 11 moves, 0-1

QID. Classical. Polugayevsky Gambit (E17) 1-0 Oh Daddy!
Chandler vs R Hess, 1981 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

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

KID Orthodox. Aronin-Taimanov Def (E97) 0-1 Bishops rule
Granda Zuniga vs Polgar, 1992 
(E97) King's Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

38 .. Bc5xf2! destroys White f2-pawn, leaving connected passers
Shirov vs Gelfand, 2009 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1

Blumenfeld Countergambit: Dus-Chotimursky Var (E10) 1-0 girls
D E Cori Tello vs A Muzychuk, 2010 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

QID. Petrosian. Farago Def (E12) 1-0 Fine combo cracks Black
Kasparov vs Van der Wiel, 1988 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0

KID: Semi-Averbakh System (E73) 1-0 Kside Assault!
X Zhao vs M Zuriel, 2015 
(E73) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (E24) 1-0 video link f-pawn switcheroo
J van Foreest vs Giri, 2022 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1-0

KID. Normal. Standard Development (E73) 0-1 internet
T Babayev vs U Ilyasli, 2022 
(E73) King's Indian, 22 moves, 0-1

Exchange and Exchange Again to Unpin LPDO in Shooting Gallery
E Laine vs A Zwaig, 1975 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 8 moves, 0-1

Let's see what Martin Weteschnik says in the chapter on PINS
Karjakin vs F Bindrich, 2007 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 14 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Def: Normal. Ragozin Var (E51) 1-0 h-pawn lever
Aronian vs A Esipenko, 2022 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 1-0

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

KID: Saemisch. Orthodox Var (E85) 1-0 Arabian Mate variation
Z Mohammed vs W Espirito Santo, 2016 
(E85) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation, 32 moves, 1-0

Exploiting horizontal pin
Najdorf vs H Kramer, 1950 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 38 moves, 1-0

Bogo-Indian Def: Exchange Var (E11) 1-0 charging g-pawn
M Ragger vs G Danner, 2014 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

KID: Saemisch. Closed Var (E87) 0-1 pin the defender
S Johannessen vs J M Boey, 1956 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 38 moves, 0-1

KID: Four Pawns Attack. Dynamic Attack (E76) 0-1 Scholarly
A Shabanaj vs A Martinez, 2016 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 18 moves, 0-1

KID: Fianchetto. Yugoslav Variation Exchange Line (E66) 1-0
M Roiz vs A Ermeni, 2022
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 26 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) 0-1 Heavy piece threats
Niemann vs Robson, 2022 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 0-1

interesting theoretical queen-sacrifice
Gligoric vs Janosevic, 1962 
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 39 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Fischer Variation 19...0-0-0 (E44) 0-1
A Erigaisi vs Rapport, 2023 
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 25 moves, 0-1

KID: Classical Fianchetto (E67) 1-0 diagonal and lateral pins
Dautov vs S Siebrecht, 2007 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 46 moves, 1-0

Queen's Indian Defense (E15) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Giri vs Carlsen, 2023 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 1-0 Knockin' Knights
Gelfand vs G Giorgadze, 1987 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

NID: Classical. Berlin Variation (E38) 0-1 blitz pins
A Tang vs Carlsen, 2023 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 38 moves, 0-1

#20, page 47 in "The Golden Dozen," by Irving Chernev
F Zita vs Bronstein, 1946 
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 30 moves, 0-1

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