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Game of the Day 2022
Compiled by suenteus po 147
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See Game Collection: Game of the Day & Puzzle of the Day Collections for complete lists of Game of the Day and Puzzle of the Day collections.

For the index of puns, see:

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (A - Boey)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Bogged - Deacon)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Dead - French)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Frere - I Fought)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (I Got - Levertin)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Levi - No)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Noa - Pulverised)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Pun - Sister)

Game Collection: Game of the Day Pun Index (Sittin' - Topalov)

Game Collection: Game of the Day pun Index (Torah-ZZ)

In memory of <Phony Benoni> David Moody

January 1: The Mad Queen of Goteborg
N Gaprindashvili vs M Czerniak, 1971 
(C11) French, 71 moves, 1-0

January 2: Open Channel D
I Rabinovich vs Ilyin-Zhenevsky, 1932 
(C02) French, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

January 3: Nobody Keres about your Attack
J Pokojowczyk vs G Timoscenko, 1979 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 30 moves, 0-1

January 4: Song of Solomon
A Kulashko vs S J Solomon, 1997 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 68 moves, 0-1

January 5: Grigory Chant
G Ravinsky vs Panov, 1943 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 1-0

January 6: Stop the Steel
R Steel vs J Mason, 1883 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 56 moves, 0-1

January 7: Helter Schlechter
Schlechter vs Lasker, 1910  
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 58 moves, 1-0

January 8: Alpha-Seltzer
AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2018 
(A17) English, 67 moves, 1-0

January 9: Tis Not Dull
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

January 10: Mansplaining
Karpov vs Polgar, 1994 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 33 moves, 1-0

January 11: Hot Chile
M Andersen vs P Salinas Herrera, 2021 
(A06) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

January 12: Schult I alzo zacrifice my Queen?
J Schulten vs Saint-Amant, 1842 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 20 moves, 0-1

January 13: Souweine Hunt
C Jaffe vs A J Souweine, 1910 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0

January 14: The Client
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2011 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 80 moves, 0-1

January 15: Mikenas Work Overtime
Alekhine vs V Mikenas, 1937 
(D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 64 moves, 0-1

January 16: Mission Impospisil
L Pospisil vs A Baran, 1977 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

Januaryy 17: Candidates' debate
Aronian vs Gelfand, 2013 
(A04) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

January 18: Sani Side Down
H Hayrapetyan vs T Sanikidze, 2005 
(D85) Grunfeld, 61 moves, 1-0

January 19: A A Meeting
Anand vs Adams, 2005 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 1-0

January 20: Do as Zaitsev, not as Ado
A Zaitsev vs Adorjan, 1971 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 53 moves, 1-0

January 21: Daniel, You're a Star
Morphy vs Harrwitz, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 37 moves, 0-1

January 22: Does M Bosboom Look Big In This?
M Bosboom vs E Teichmann, 1984 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

January 23: Rooks are for Rookies
L'Ami vs A Smirnov, 2020 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0

January 24: Vallejo of Tears
F Vallejo Pons vs Carlsen, 2019 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 73 moves, 0-1

January 25: Bled Donner
F Olafsson vs J H Donner, 1961 
(A22) English, 30 moves, 1-0

January 26: Karolus Magnus et Leo Papa
Carlsen vs S Papa, 2004 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

January 27: Jameson On The Rocks
A Kalaiyalahan vs D Jameson, 2017 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

January 28: Hurricane Cotrina
Kasparov vs W Cotrina, 1993 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

January 29: Leningrad Cowboys
Spassky vs Korchnoi, 1968 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 1-0

January 30: Claude Burst
C Shannon vs J E Warren, 1957 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 44 moves, 0-1

January 31: Carrying Coles to Nudecastle
A Coles vs H Daly, 1951 
(B32) Sicilian, 56 moves, 1-0

February 1: One-Cent Magenta
P H Williams vs W D Wight, 1919 
(C45) Scotch Game, 29 moves, 1-0

February 2: If Ljub-ing You Is White, I Don't Want to Be Wong
Ljubojevic vs M K Wong, 1990 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0

February 3: Prehistoric Hedgehog
R P Michell vs Capablanca, 1919 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 54 moves, 0-1

February 4: A Wolfram in Sheep's Clothing
Benko vs W Hartmann, 1984 
(A16) English, 21 moves, 0-1

February 5: Pester Lloyd
Bondarevsky vs K W Lloyd, 1960 
(A48) King's Indian, 46 moves, 1-0

February 6: Philip Morris Rolled and Smoked
P J Morris vs C Ward, 1983 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 0-1

February 7: All That's Zilber is not Gold
Tal vs I Zilber, 1949 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 33 moves, 1-0

February 8: Teenage Waste Lund
Keene vs G C Lund, 1962 
(D69) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Classical, 13.de, 29 moves, 1-0

February 9: Machine-Gun O' Kelly
O'Kelly vs Denker, 1948 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

February 10: Zugzwang!
Botvinnik vs Bronstein, 1951 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 57 moves, 1-0

February 11: Polgaroid Picture
Polgar vs Gelfand, 2009 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 1-0

February 12: Hou's on First
Koneru vs Y Hou, 2011 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 37 moves, 0-1

February 13: Gazza Razzamatazza
Kasparov vs Anand, 1996 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0

February 14: Valentin's Daly Massacree
V Dragnev vs C Daly, 2016 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

February 15: Nak, Nak, Nak King on Levon's Door
Aronian vs Nakamura, 2014 
(E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

February 16: This is Spaete!
E Spaete vs H Strater, 2000 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

February 17: Smells Like Home Cooking
Caruana vs G Meier, 2013 
(C10) French, 36 moves, 1-0

February 18: The Goldin Rule
Goldin vs I Efimov, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0

February 19: Errare Humanum Est
P Lafuente vs Shredder, 2005 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 52 moves, 1-0

February 20: A Long Way to Tip Harari
S Dushyant vs Z Harari, 2018 
(C48) Four Knights, 45 moves, 1-0

February 21: Marching through Gheorghiu
Korchnoi vs Gheorghiu, 1986 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

February 22: The end of the innocence
R Henley vs Miles, 1982 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

February 23: Forever in Blue-Jens
J Kristiansen vs Deep Blue, 1993 
(C28) Vienna Game, 40 moves, 1-0

February 24: Karper Die Him
A W Fox vs Karper, 1900 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 24 moves, 1-0

February 25: Think Pink
A Pinkus vs Santasiere, 1926 
(B20) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1-0

February 26: A Lesson For Uncle Joe
Fischer vs J Pascual, 1967 
(B89) Sicilian, 28 moves, 1-0

February 27: Walking Through a Maze
S Maze vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2016 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 43 moves, 0-1

February 28: An Eye for An Eye
Karjakin vs Ivanchuk, 2009 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 111 moves, 1-0

March 1: Justice for Ukraine
Karjakin vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 47 moves, 0-1

March 2: "Magic" Johnson
J Johnson vs J Cline, 1979 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0

March 3: The Immortal Hug-Z.Wang Game
W Zili vs W Hug, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

March 4: Fell from the Cher
Chernin vs Polgar, 1990 
(E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 29 moves, 0-1

March 5: Le Mort d'Arthur
J Mortimer vs A Skipworth, 1883 
(C13) French, 67 moves, 1-0

March 6: Kustar's Last Stand
Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0

March 7: Nukhim the King
Petrosian vs N Rashkovsky, 1974 
(E97) King's Indian, 17 moves, 0-1

March 8: Emanuel Lasker's Off Day
H Buehler vs Lasker, 1916 
(C59) Two Knights, 26 moves, 1-0

March 9: Fixed Bayonet
P Hulshof vs L'Ami, 2003 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1

March 10: Supermax: Where They Keep the Worst of Dewhirst
Euwe vs Yates, 1921 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 28 moves, 1-0

March 11: The theory of black holes
O Bernstein vs J Mieses, 1904 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 49 moves, 1-0

March 12: Four Queens Defense
K Babazada vs M Iskandarov, 2022 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 56 moves, 0-1

March 13: Race Among the Ruans
L Ruan vs X Zhang, 2010 
(C11) French, 29 moves, 1-0

March 14: No Woman, No Cry
Bacrot vs Ivanchuk, 2013 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1

March 15: Beware the Ideas of Martz
W Martz vs Miles, 1976 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 34 moves, 1-0

March 16: Slip Him a Mickey Pin
Adams vs D Bisby, 1995 
(B07) Pirc, 26 moves, 1-0

March 17: The Art of the Checkmate
V Kahn vs C Hartlaub, 1916 
(C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

March 18: The Bolero
Boleslavsky vs Smyslov, 1950 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

March 19: The Balashov Ballet
Balashov vs Beliavsky, 1986 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

March 20: Soltis-troying
Dzindzichashvili vs A Soltis, 1989 
(B01) Scandinavian, 33 moves, 1-0

March 21: Caught with his Pants down
L Pantsulaia vs Polgar, 2011 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1

March 22: The Swedish Inquisition
Shirov vs Andersson, 1991 
(A04) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

March 23: The Tennessee Morphy
A Hodges vs J Daniels, 1886 
(C28) Vienna Game, 23 moves, 1-0

March 24 Sol R Eclipse
A Sandrin vs S Rubinow, 1946 
(A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 60 moves, 1-0

March 25: Advance your King! Do you Kopy?
I A Kopylov vs S Korolev, 1981 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 36 moves, 1-0

March 26: The Confusion of Tongues
C Vlagsma vs A Babel, 1952 
(B58) Sicilian, 25 moves, 1-0

March 27: Stay in your cage, Tiger!
A Chistiakov vs Petrosian, 1949 
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 47 moves, 1-0

March 28: My Path to the Top
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1997 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 0-1

March 29: Playing for the Throne
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006  
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 75 moves, 1-0

March 30: The way the cookie Krumbles
K Georgiev vs Miles, 1992 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 38 moves, 1-0

March 31: Bobby vs J.R.
Fischer vs J Rubens, 1964 
(C15) French, Winawer, 23 moves, 1-0

April 1: Lars Aktion Hero
J Eising vs L Schneider, 1979 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 35 moves, 0-1

April 2: The One That Got Away
L Schneider vs Tal, 1982 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 36 moves, 0-1

April 3: Say no pun upon Yas
Hort vs Seirawan, 1981 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 34 moves, 0-1

April 4: Game of the Minute
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1957 
(A15) English, 41 moves, 0-1

April 5: Mr. Greene did it in the simul with the Bishop
Fine vs R Greene, 1946 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 36 moves, 0-1

April 6: Turning Water Into Win
A Simutowe vs S Bergsson, 2008 
(A17) English, 26 moves, 1-0

April 7: King Of The Hill
Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi, 2017 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

April 8: Haifa Lootin'
J Letzelter vs Nunn, 1976 
(B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1

April 9: A Sich Mess Unto Death
Steinitz vs A Sich, 1871 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0

April 10: Hromadkable
Hromadka vs Tarrasch, 1922 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 27 moves, 1-0

April 11: A Pin, But Not a Saidy Pin
Browne vs A Saidy, 1974 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 63 moves, 1-0

April 12: Wolk This Way
A C Martin vs E Wolk, 1947 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 0-1

April 13: Grishop Pair
Grischuk vs Topalov, 2019 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 1-0

April 14: Bhend it Like Edwin
Tal vs E Bhend, 1959 
(A43) Old Benoni, 45 moves, 0-1

April 15: Al Benoni's Adagio
Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1955 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 57 moves, 0-1

April 16: Gimme some MO
Morozevich vs A Moiseenko, 2006 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 43 moves, 1-0

April 17: Three Days and Three Knights
A Granovskiy vs U Grochocinska, 2013 
(B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1-0

April 18: The Russians Have Fixed Werle Chess!
Jakovenko vs J Werle, 2001 
(C18) French, Winawer, 64 moves, 1-0

April 19: David Cooper Failed
D Cooper vs O Sarapu, 1970 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1

April 20: A Patzer's Revenge
Wojtaszek vs S Williams, 2011 
(A96) Dutch, Classical Variation, 20 moves, 0-1

April 21: Kapow!
P Sinton vs Ken Pow, 1989 
(C18) French, Winawer, 15 moves, 0-1

April 22: Hairy Peanut
Harikrishna vs Nisipeanu, 2004 
(E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0

April 23: White to Play and Grin
L Barden vs W Adams, 1950 
(C57) Two Knights, 27 moves, 1-0

April 24: The King's Gambit, deferred
Taimanov vs Averbakh, 1953 
(E52) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with ...b6, 34 moves, 1-0

April 25: Sweet Pichler
A Pichler vs L Rellstab, 1936 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0

April 26: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Spassky vs Fischer, 1972 
(A61) Benoni, 41 moves, 0-1

April 27: Ma and Pa Skittles
P Papp vs M Lomineishvili, 2010 
(B61) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, Larsen Variation, 7.Qd2, 18 moves, 1-0

April 28: Tactics 101
P H Nielsen vs Karjakin, 2005 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 101 moves, 1-0

April 29: Zick Moves
Unzicker vs Tal, 1975 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 32 moves, 1-0

April 30: King Artur's Gambit
A Gabrielian vs M Krylov, 2009 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 66 moves, 1-0

May 1: Veni Vidi Viti
Bluebaum vs Vitiugov, 2018 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

May 2: Dudley Demented
Tal vs B Dudley, 1964 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 36 moves, 1-0

May 3: Cardinal Newman
Steinitz vs C Newman, 1882 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 54 moves, 0-1

May 4: A Touch Of Frost
A Feneridis vs E Frost, 1968 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 47 moves, 0-1

May 5: Too Kool for School
G Kool vs Polgar, 1987 
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 0-1

May 6: Crossing de Riviere
Anderssen vs de Riviere, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

May 7: Beaten by the Scrivener
R Scrivener vs N Whitaker, 1924 
(D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 42 moves, 1-0

May 8: Sopiko on a Ropiko
S Khukhashvili vs M Krupa, 2009 
(B30) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1

May 9: We Don't Tal About Bruno
Tal vs Parma, 1961 
(B36) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, 29 moves, 1-0

May 10: Giuoco 'peanu
Nisipeanu vs A Moreno Garcia, 2005 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 30 moves, 1-0

May 11: Carry Gaspar Off
P Gaspary vs J N Berger, 1890 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 34 moves, 0-1

May 12: Cool for Katz
A Rothman vs G Katz, 1948 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 53 moves, 0-1

May 13 Don't Mention the War!
G Pankov vs K Szabo, 2006 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 1-0

May 14: Careful with That Sax, Eugene
Sax vs Sveshnikov, 1977 
(B30) Sicilian, 27 moves, 1-0

May 15: Hera's Revenge
I Swan vs I Hera, 2012 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 52 moves, 0-1

May 16 Opening Is Error. Resign! - I. Nepo
M Yilmaz vs Nepomniachtchi, 2013 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 20 moves, 0-1

May 17: What the Hecht happened?
H Hecht vs Suttles, 1969 
(B06) Robatsch, 104 moves, 0-1

May 18: Jumping for Jouy
Jouy vs La Bourdonnais, 1838 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 0-1

May 19: I Am Like A Broken Vasyl
Ivanchuk vs Polgar, 2010 
(B32) Sicilian, 115 moves, 0-1

May 20: Taking I Nei
I Nei vs Tal, 1971 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 31 moves, 0-1

May 21: Deadlier Than the Male
A Kushnir vs Evans, 1975 
(A61) Benoni, 36 moves, 1-0

May 22: I shall Smeet thee
Nunn vs Smeets, 2006 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

May 23: No Ordinary Joe
D Rogozenco vs J Gallagher, 1999 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 47 moves, 0-1

May 24: Andrey the Giant
A Esipenko vs Carlsen, 2021 
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 38 moves, 1-0

May 25: Hawaii 1-0
N Brunni vs R Torrance, 1987 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 43 moves, 1-0

May 26: Is it a Bird?
E Hahn vs J Vitense, 1932 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

May 22: Efim' Hell!
Spassky vs Geller, 1959 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 1-0

May 28: Navar take a sacrifice
Wei Yi vs Navara, 2016 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

May 29: To kower in fear!
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1927 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 26 moves, 1-0

May 30: The Ashot Heard Round the World
A Nadanian vs Sakaev, 2001 
(D85) Grunfeld, 17 moves, 1-0

May 31: ...Something to Braga 'bout....
F Braga vs G Gruen, 1988 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

June 1: The Fast and Firouzjous
Firouzja vs Rapport, 2021 
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

June 2: Withered Rose
S Rosenthal vs Steinitz, 1873 
(C46) Three Knights, 38 moves, 0-1

June 3: Do the Funky Gibbons
W Pollock vs T C Gibbons, 1888 
(000) Chess variants, 31 moves, 0-1

June 4: Duhm And Diemer
J Heikkinen vs G Angus, 1996 
(C00) French Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

June 5: The Mongolian NN
N Namzhil vs Szabo, 1960 
(E88) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.d5 c6, 39 moves, 0-1

June 6: Lar's Lone Pine Pin Lays Law Low
Evans vs L Day, 1975 
(E68) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4, 51 moves, 1-0

June 7: Warren Peace
Fischer vs J Warren, 1964 
(B89) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2

June 8: Battle of the Exes
S Lalic vs K Arkell, 2001 
(C02) French, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1

June 9: So Close Yet So Far
R Nezhmetdinov vs Antoshin, 1964 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 0-1

June 10: Euwe Look Good On The Dunce Flohr
Euwe vs Flohr, 1932 
(C11) French, 28 moves, 1-0

June 12: A Pawn, But Not a Safe D-Pawn
Kasparov vs Timman, 1994 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

June 13: Four Thousand Holes in Blackburne's Position
Blackburne vs Steinitz, 1862 
(A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1

June 14: Basman, The Dark Knight
Y Gruenfeld vs M Basman, 1978 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 34 moves, 0-1

June 15: Easy Ryder
A W Ryder vs G Walcott, 1913 
(C46) Three Knights, 13 moves, 1-0

June 16: The Male Chauvinist Defense
S Polgar vs Westerinen, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 37 moves, 1-0

June 17: Take Walt on the Queen Side
Browne vs Smyslov, 1982 
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

June 18: I don't Gormally win, but when I do, I sac by queen
D Gormally vs S Meenakshi, 2002 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 52 moves, 1-0

June 19: Posch Spice
Posch vs Dorrer, 1958 
(C48) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0

June 20: hors d'Euwe
Euwe vs Fischer, 1957 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0

June 21: Reti-o-activity
Reti vs Meitner, 1909 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0

June 22: Fisching ... in Meddy waters ...
E Mednis vs Fischer, 1963 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 62 moves, 0-1

June 23: Sinking of the Graf's Play
Ivanchuk vs A Graf, 1988  
(B07) Pirc, 29 moves, 1-0

June 24: Misfortune Seldom Comes Alone
Capablanca vs Tarrasch, 1914 
(C49) Four Knights, 83 moves, 0-1

June 25: Ray v Wade
Keene vs R G Wade, 1965 
(A14) English, 45 moves, 0-1

June 26: Polverised
Polgar vs Khalifman, 2000 
(C18) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 0-1

June 27: Don't Rain On My Parr-Wade
F Parr vs R G Wade, 1962 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 47 moves, 0-1

June 28: Strangers on a Train
NN vs F Rhine, 1977 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 16 moves, 0-1

June 29: These Romans Are Crazy!
R Lovkov vs R Nechepurenko, 2008 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 60 moves, 0-1

June 30: Paulsen of Interest
Paulsen vs Anderssen, 1862 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0

July 1: Mig Fighter
M Greengard vs J Rivero, 1995 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 43 moves, 1-0

July 2: Lputian Minaturized
Tseshkovsky vs Lputian, 1977 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

July 3: Viswanathan Swift
Anand vs I Sokolov, 1992 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 26 moves, 1-0

July 4: My Sweet Lord
R Hodgson vs F K Esling, 1893 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0

July 5: Stun E N Olly
Lasker vs E N Olly, 1892 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

July 6: Searching For Abhi Mishra
L Mendonca vs Mishra, 2021 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 55 moves, 0-1

July 7: Kaut Knapping
V Kautsky vs J Knapp, 1911 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

July 8: I Fall To Pieces
Capablanca vs E S Maddock, 1922 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

July 9: Gut Instinct
Razuvaev vs L Gutman, 1977 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 35 moves, 0-1

July 10: Russian Hackers
Spassky vs Tolush, 1958 
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 27 moves, 1-0

July 11: Journoud's End
Morphy vs P Journoud, 1858 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 17 moves, 1-0

July 12: Can't See The Wood For The Trees
I Orchard vs R A Proctor, 1885 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

July 13: A Wonderful Bird Played By Pelikan
J Pelikan vs R A Redolfi, 1957 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 1-0

July 14: Cream of Wheatcroft
Capablanca vs G Wheatcroft, 1939 
(B20) Sicilian, 20 moves, 1-0

July 15: Be A Doerr, Not A Taker
Pillsbury vs F W Doerr, 1895 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

July 16: Speaking the King's English
Kasparov vs Ivanchuk, 1988 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0

July 17: Salem's Lot
A Lipecki vs A R Saleh Salem, 2013 
(B20) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

July 18: Whirled Champ
Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2015 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

July 19: I Short the Sheriff
Short vs I Zilber, 1979 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 49 moves, 1-0

July 21: Q-Mobile
Petrov vs R Grau, 1939 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 1-0

July 21: Having a Vlast!
Petrosian vs Hort, 1971 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0

July 22: The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
D Horseman vs J Penrose, 1956 
(A26) English, 57 moves, 1-0

July 23: Three Freed Golden Pieces
A Veingold vs Fridman, 1998 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

July 24: One Schleining Moment
Z Schleining vs N Pogonina, 2014 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 43 moves, 1-0

July 25: Return of the Mack
P Boersma vs P Mack, 1975 
(B33) Sicilian, 43 moves, 0-1

July 26: A Fish Called Awonder
A Liang vs V Artemiev, 2021 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 25 moves, 0-1

July 27: Easy Rapport
Rapport vs N Huschenbeth, 2010 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

July 28: Fab Five
Nakamura vs Caruana, 2014 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 67 moves, 0-1

July 29: Go Down in Flames
B Go vs Ganguly, 2012 
(B40) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1

July 30: Chess Bot
Botvinnik vs Reshevsky, 1948 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 32 moves, 1-0

July 31: Rook Out Behind You
Karpov vs Najdorf, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0

August 1: Thus Spoke Zakharovich
Stein vs Tal, 1961 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

August 2: A Stunning Minic-ure
Fischer vs D Minic, 1968 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 24 moves, 1-0

August 3: The Pleasures of Plagiarism
Winawer vs De Vere, 1870 
(C15) French, Winawer, 16 moves, 0-1

July 20 and August 4: Let's Do the TimeWarp Again!
Karpov vs Timman, 1988 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 41 moves, 1-0

August 5: Wham Sam, Thank You Mam!
Mamedyarov vs Shankland, 2021 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

August 6: Khismat
Svidler vs Khismatullin, 2015 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 29 moves, 0-1

August 7: That Check-Hintikka Massacre is Pirtti Spicy
E Hintikka vs T Pirttimaki, 1988 
(B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1

August 8: Hong Kong Fooey
P Foo vs P Garbett, 1984 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 33 moves, 0-1

August 9: Hrant and Rave
So vs H Melkumyan, 2022 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 28 moves, 1-0

August 10: Teim the Beast
Carlsen vs Radjabov, 2014 
(E70) King's Indian, 51 moves, 0-1

August 11: Cordon Negro
Kovalenko vs Fressinet, 2016 
(A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 35 moves, 1-0

August 12: Bh3 Dissertation
C Ward vs Suba, 1990 
(A16) English, 34 moves, 0-1

August 13: 2 + 2 = Five
Tal vs Quinteros, 1987 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

August 14: How Old Timofei Died With a Prong
T Pereverzev vs M Stukan, 2019 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 36 moves, 0-1

August 15: Come Fly With Me
Marshall vs Rubinstein, 1908 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 47 moves, 1-0

August 16: Things Fall Apart; The Center Cannot Hold
Bogoljubov vs Yates, 1925 
(E91) King's Indian, 55 moves, 0-1

August 17: Wizardnathan Anand
Topalov vs Anand, 2006 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1

August 18: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide!
J Noa vs P Ware, 1882 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 48 moves, 1-0

August 19: The Miracles of Peter and Paul
Keres vs P Romanovsky, 1939 
(E33) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2

August 20: Alice in chains
A Jarno vs Keene, 1963 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

August 21: When Harry met Danny
H Grieve vs D Gormally, 2022 
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 23 moves, 1-0

August 22: Hole in Øen
O Hole vs Carlsen, 2002 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 60 moves, 1-0

August 23: Inglorious Bakhtadze
Leko vs G Bakhtadze, 1995 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

August 24: For Harry, England, and Saint George!
M Wadsworth vs H Grieve, 2022 
(A13) English, 75 moves, 0-1

August 25: Goldfinger
T Bond vs A J Goldsby, 2008 
(A25) English, 32 moves, 0-1

August 26: Absolutely, Fabi Less.
Caruana vs D Gukesh, 2022 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 45 moves, 0-1

August 27: Release the Prakken!
Karjakin vs G Prakken, 2001 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 20 moves, 0-1

August 28: The Great Gaspy
G Gasparov vs V Vepkhvishvili, 1969 
(C45) Scotch Game, 47 moves, 1-0

August 29: A Midinght Summer's Cream [sic]
L E Johannessen vs Carlsen, 2006 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 36 moves, 0-1

August 30: As Happy As Larry
L Christiansen vs D Krystall, 1972 
(A04) Reti Opening, 20 moves, 1-0

August 31: O Lord, Jumabayev
Caruana vs R Jumabayev, 2021 
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 58 moves, 0-1

September 1: Wandering Ju
N Kosintseva vs W Ju, 2009 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 44 moves, 1-0

September 2: Vladder Control
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2006  
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 39 moves, 1-0

September 3: Better Lucky Than Good
D Lucky vs Browne, 1995 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 48 moves, 1-0

September 4: Poindless
Alekhine vs Poindle, 1936 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 30 moves, 1-0

September 5: The Suspicions of Mr Witchard
Lasker vs E W Witchard, 1908 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 32 moves, 0-1

September 6: The Logical Song
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

September 7: Where There's Moke, There's Fire
Carlsen vs Niemann, 2022 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 57 moves, 0-1

September 8: Take No Prisoners
Niemann vs S Maze, 2020 
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 22 moves, 1-0

September 9: Long Live the Keene!
Keene vs F J Sanz Alonso, 1975  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 101 moves, 1-0

September 10: Into the Beliav the Whale
Carlsen vs Beliavsky, 2006 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 0-1

September 11: Long Live The Queen
Polgar vs Carlsen, 2022 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 19 moves, 1-0

September 12: Two flew over the KHuKHoo's nest
Hromadka vs K Havasi, 1936 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 29 moves, 0-1

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