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6 Quueen Pawn Games
Compiled by Sergio X Garcia
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Here is what Vladimir Kramnik has to say:
"Botvinnik's example and teaching established the modern approach to preparing for competitive chess: regular but moderate physical exercise; analysing very thoroughly a relatively narrow repertoire of openings; annotating one's own games, those of past great players and those of competitors; publishing one's annotations so that others can point out any errors; studying strong opponents to discover their strengths and weaknesses; ruthless objectivity about one's own strengths and weaknesses."

"Reading can take you places you have never been before." — Dr. Seuss

Q: What's red and bad for your teeth?
A: A brick.

Apr-13-63 Congratulations to one of the greatest chess players who ever lived! It is incredulous that Garry Kasparov celebrates his 60th birthday today. He played five of the best games in the history of the royal game: 1. A. Karpov - G. Kasparov, Moscow (m/16) 1985; 2. G. Kasparov - V. Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999; 3. A. Karpov - G. Kasparov, Linares 1993;
4. G. Kasparov - V. Anand, New York (m/10) 1995; 5. G. Kasparov - L. Portisch, Niksic 1983.

Kasparov's Evan's Gambit game against V. Anand is one of his most reprinted games in Russian chess literature: Kasparov vs Anand, 1995.

The talking dog
A guy spots a sign outside a house that reads "Talking Dog for Sale." Intrigued, he walks in.

"So what have you done with your life?" he asks the dog.

"I've led a very full life," says the dog. "I lived in the Alps rescuing avalanche victims. Then I served my country in Iraq. And now I spend my days reading to the residents of a retirement home."

The guy is flabbergasted. He asks the dog's owner, "Why on earth would you want to get rid of an incredible dog like that?"

The owner says, "Because he's a liar! He never did any of that!"

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<Principles of Chess

01. Develop your pieces quickly.
02. Control the center.
03. Try to put your pieces on squares that give them maximum space.

04. Try to develop your knights towards the center.

05. A knight on the rim is dim.
06. Don't take unnecessary chances.
07. Play aggressive.
08. Calculate forced moves first.
09. Always ask yourself, "Can he put me in check or win a piece?"

10. Have a plan. Every move should have a purpose.

11. Assume your opponent's move is his best move.

12. Ask yourself, "why did he move there?" after each opponent move.

13. Play for the initiative and controlling the board.

14. If you must lose a piece, get something for it if you can.

15. When behind, exchange pawns. When ahead, exchange pieces.

16. If you are losing, don't give up fighting. Look for counterplay.

17. Don't play unsound moves unless you are losing badly.

18. Don't sacrifice a piece without good reason.

19. If you are in doubt of an opponent's sacrifice, accept it.

20. Attack with more that just one or two pieces.

21. Do not make careless pawn moves. They cannot move back.

22. Do not block in your bishops.
23. Bishops of opposite colors have the greatest chance of drawing.

24. Try not to move the same piece twice or more times in a row.

25. Exchange pieces if it helps your development.

26. Don't bring your queen out early.
27. Castle soon to protect your king and develop your rook.

28. Develop rooks to open files.
29. Put rooks behind passed pawns.
30. Study rook endgames. They are the most common and most complicated.

31. Don't let your king get caught in the center.

32. Don't castle if it brings your king into greater danger from attack.

33. After castling, keep a good pawn formation around your king.

34. If you only have one bishop, put your pawns on its opposite color.

35. Trade pawns pieces when ahead in material or when under attack.

36. If cramped, free your game by exchanging material.

37. If your opponent is cramped, don't let him get any freeing exchanges.

38. Study openings you are comfortable with.
39. Play over entire games, not just the opening.

40. Blitz chess is helpful in recognizing chess patterns. Play often.

41. Study annotated games and try to guess each move.

42. Stick with just a few openings with White, and a few openings with Black.

43. Record your games and go over them, especially the games you lost.

44. Show your games to higher rated opponents and get feedback from them.

45. Use chess computers and databases to help you study and play more.

46. Everyone blunders. The champions just blunder less often.

47. When it is not your move, look for tactics and combinations.

48. Try to double rooks or double rook and queen on open files.

49. Always ask yourself, "Does my next move overlook something simple?"

50. Don't make your own plans without the exclusion of the opponent's threats.

51. Watch out for captures by retreat of an opponent's piece.

52. Do not focus on one sector of the board. View thw whole board.

53. Write down your move first before making that move if it helps.

54. Try to solve chess puzzles with diagrams from books and magazines.

55. It is less likely that an opponent is prepared for off-beat openings.

56. Recognize transposition of moves from main-line play.

57. Watch your time and avoid time trouble.
58. Bishops are worth more than knights except when they are pinned in.

59. A knight works better with a bishop than another knight.

60. It is usually a good idea to trade down into a pawn up endgame.

61. Have confidence in your game.
62. Play in as many rated events as you can.
63. Try not to look at your opponent's rating until after the game.

64. Always play for a win.
(If a win is no longer possible, then play for a draw.)>

how little recognition Steinitz's predecessors receive
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

Anti-Torre (D02) 0-1 SF notes
Lasker vs Chigorin, 1895  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 57 moves, 0-1

nobody climbs the ramparts so swiftly!
Gruenfeld vs Torre, 1925 
(A90) Dutch, 13 moves, 0-1

numerous instructive inaccuracies
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0

"Pictures at an Exhibition" (game of the day Jan-30-2005)
Capablanca vs J Baca Arus, 1912 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Stonewall Attk Game 23 Logical Chess: Move By Move (Chernev)
L van Vliet vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1907  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

London System BxNe5, and Ng5 attack (D02) 1-0
Maroczy vs G Martinolich, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0

London System in London (D02) 1-0 Queenside promotion
Capablanca vs O Tipal, 1911 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

2.17 Tartakower "Die neuen Ideen im Schachspiel" byRichard Reti
Tartakower vs Spielmann, 1921 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Game 12 Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)
Tartakower vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 65 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 1-0 central battle
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1907 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 notes by Lasker
Rubinstein vs J Perlis, 1906  
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 blindfold simul
Alekhine vs Cercle de la Saint Germain, 1925 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 blindfold simul
Alekhine vs L Curtois, 1922
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0

"My best game in ten years." - Vasily Smyslov
Smyslov vs V Liberzon, 1968 
(A25) English, 41 moves, 1-0

Old Benoni. Russian Variation (A44) 1-0
G Flear vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A44) Old Benoni Defense, 53 moves, 1-0

Levon was only 11 when he played this.
Aronian vs I Khamrakulova, 1993 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 0-1 U16 girls
M Riofrio Palma vs J Polgar, 1986
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 1-0 trap
J Piket vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 0-1 U14
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2003 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Wade-Tartakower Defense (A46) 0-1 23...?
E Terpugov vs Petrosian, 1957 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Bxh6 sac lets in Q, N, Rs.
Shirov vs Sakaev, 1986 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 Black did not castle
V Georgiev vs L Arias, 2006
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 20 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack 5.cxd5 cxd5 (D00) 1-0
A Stefanova vs J Houska, 2008
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Sarratt Attack (D00) 1-0 battery on the 7th rank
P Cramling vs E Frisk, 2010
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

petite combination: nuance in move order, X-ray motif
Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2001 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 0-1

London System (D02)1-0 Sac the exchange to remove the defender
T Batchimeg vs S Shaydullina, 2014
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 R decoy sac arranges N+ royal fork
W Ju vs N Dzagnidze, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Anti-London System 4.e3 Bf5 (D02) · 1-0
A Ushenina vs T Batchimeg, 2017
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 Rs & Ns ending
Nakamura vs Shimanov, 2018
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0

London System 6.Be2 Be7 (D02) 0-1
H Nowotny vs J Polgar, 1987 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 SF notes
Abetisian vs Karpov, 1967 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1

London System (D02) 0-1 promotion
Braasch vs K Junge, 1939 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

"Last Bishop of Havana" (game of the day Jul-29-2021)
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0

"Pass the Pawn and Pepper, Please" (game of the day Aug-16-2021
Rubinstein vs Duras, 1908  
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch annotates Die Praxis meines Systems pg. 154-156.
J A Brekke vs A Nimzowitsch, 1921  
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 77 moves, 0-1

Colle System (D04) 0-1 "The Knights of Nottingham"
Alekhine vs Reshevsky, 1936 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1

Colle System (D04) 0-1 Blitz; unsound pawn advance
So vs Carlsen, 2017 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

Colle System 4.Bd3 Bg4 (D04) 0-1 Unpin
C Fegan vs A A Zaremba, 2010
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein Opening (D05) 0-1 "Nimzowitschcraft"
L van Vliet vs A Nimzowitsch, 1907 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1

Smyslov's earliest known complete game score
K Gerasimov vs Smyslov, 1935 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1

QGD: Chigorin Defense. Main Line (D07) 1-0
Tarrasch vs Schiffers, 1896 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 59 moves, 1-0

Bishop & Queen hanging and still mate!
A Karu vs Keres, 1931 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1

Chiburdanidze vs J Polgar, 1988 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

V Porubin vs J Polgar, 1988
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 31 moves, 0-1

Ljubojevic vs G Tringov, 1982 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 42 moves, 1-0

D Norwood vs S Marsh, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

D Pergericht vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0

C Landenbergue vs J Polgar, 1987
(A04) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

B Borisova vs J Polgar, 1988
(A04) Reti Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 2007 
(A48) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1-0

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

Reshevsky vs H Seidman, 1951 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1955 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 57 moves, 0-1

S Hosea vs S Thomson, 2009 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 20 moves, 1-0

I Nemet vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 34 moves, 1-0

B Leverett vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 30 moves, 0-1

L D Kovacs vs J Polgar, 1988
(A57) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

Z Nemeth vs J Polgar, 1988
(A57) Benko Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

Hort vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A58) Benko Gambit, 25 moves, 1-0

W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1827 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs Kramnik, 1993 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0

Petrosian vs Polugaevsky, 1963 
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Gulko, 1996 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs Fine, 1933 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 0-1

Spielmann vs Gruenfeld, 1929 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs I Aramanovich, 1945
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz, 1934 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 15 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Geller, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 28 moves, 1-0

Smyslov vs Ribli, 1983 
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 41 moves, 1-0

Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1994 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1-0

Ivanchuk vs Shirov, 1996 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Kasparov, 2001 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0

R Cifuentes vs Zvjaginsev, 1995 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Tolush vs Simagin, 1952 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 0-1

Polugaevsky vs E Torre, 1981 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 1-0

Rubinstein vs J Mieses, 1905 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0

Aronian vs Svidler, 2006 
(D80) Grunfeld, 24 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Sax, 1982 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 38 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs M Ujtelky, 1964 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 75 moves, 0-1

G Welling vs T Szakall, 1996 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 55 moves, 1-0

Tomashevsky vs Morozevich, 2007 
(A09) Reti Opening, 44 moves, 0-1

Kramnik vs P Nikolic, 1995 
(A14) English, 34 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Anand, 2007 
(A15) English, 21 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Smyslov, 1953 
(A17) English, 28 moves, 0-1

Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968 
(A22) English, 26 moves, 1-0

Seirawan vs M Narciso Dublan, 2011 
(A25) English, 35 moves, 1-0

K Spraggett vs P San Segundo Carrillo, 1989 
(A26) English, 45 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs Anand, 1994 
(A33) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

The Polish defense in its most well-known appearance... fails
Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 1-0 Inverted Dovetail Mate
A Diaz vs A J Goldsby, 2003 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0

Colle vs QID (A46) 1-0 Rook on 7th
Stahlberg vs E Andersen, 1934
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

504 Gateway Time-out
Van Wely vs C Hansen, 1992 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 44 moves, 0-1

Torre Attack: Classical Defense. Nimzowitsch (A46) 1/2-
I Argandona Riveiro vs G Baches Garcia, 2003
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2

Benko Gambit: Accepted. Pawn Return Variation (A57) 1-0
Kasparov vs Superstar 36K, 1985 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 53 moves, 1-0

M Shofman vs Tal, 1962 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 22 moves, 0-1

L Forgacs vs Maroczy, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 27 moves, 0-1

E Schweinburg vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

A Vajda vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1

A Brinckmann vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 39 moves, 0-1

Kmoch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 63 moves, 0-1

V Wendel vs A Nimzowitsch, 1921 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 0-1

W Von Holzhausen vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 71 moves, 0-1

J Polgar vs P Orev, 1988 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 52 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs A Papa, 1987 
(B06) Robatsch, 19 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Khalifman, 1993
(B06) Robatsch, 34 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Bologan, 2004 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs D Hausrath, 1988
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 1-0

504 Gateway Time-out
Plaskett vs J Polgar, 1989 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 26 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Three Knights (D15) 0-1 Boden's Mate
M Sicilia vs O Bernstein, 1959 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 32 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Czech. Classical System (D18) 0-1 SF notes
J Piket vs Anand, 1993 
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 30 moves, 0-1

QGA: Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 1-0
Seirawan vs J Rowson, 2002
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0

QGA: Classical Defense. Main Lines (D27) 1-0
Mamedyarov vs Kharlov, 2006 
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0

Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D32) 1-0
Kasparov vs G Gonda, 1988 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: Exchange. Positional Variation (D35) 1-0
Gulko vs Chiburdanidze, 1985 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

QGD: Harrwitz Attack. Two Knights Defense (D37) 1-0 blitz
Ivanchuk vs Karpov, 2007 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0

QGD: Three Knights Variation. General (D37) 0-1
Vaganian vs A Petrosian, 1980
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37) 1-0 SF notes
Alekhine vs K Sterk, 1921 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

Steinitz - Lasker World CC Match (1894), Montreal CAN Rd 15
Lasker vs Steinitz, 1894 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1-0 29.?
Ding Liren vs H Wang, 2011 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 33 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38) 1-0 IQP
Ivanchuk vs Aronian, 2007 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 49 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Stoltz, Shabalov Attk (D45) 1-0this one crackles
A Pavlov vs G Doronkin, 2012 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Stoltz Variation (D45) 1-0 passed pawns
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Var (D45) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
C Bauer vs Gelfand, 2005 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 0-1

Game 024 Garry KASPAROV on Garry KASPAROV II 1985-1993
Kasparov vs Huebner, 1986 
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

Tupalov blunders violently to hand title to Kramnik
Kramnik vs Topalov, 2006 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0

13(!)-year old Magnus Carlsen almost beats Kasparov!
Carlsen vs Kasparov, 2004 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense (D56) 1-0 23.?
Plaskett vs J Emms, 1986 
(D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0

QGD: Tartakower Defense. General (D58) 0-1 Notes by Stockfish
Topalov vs Kramnik, 1998 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 0-1

27. Bf6+!! uses discovered check for a winning exchange sac
Ding Liren vs H Ni, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 35 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: East Indian Defense (E00) · 0-1
B Rivlin vs Botvinnik, 1925 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 0-1

"Tie Me Kangaroo Down" (game of the day Jun-20-2010)
Timman vs K Spraggett, 1985 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1

"Catalan Nine Tails" (game of the day Nov-08-2010)
Anand vs Topalov, 2010 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 32 moves, 1-0

Magnus just 17 years old here, in the den of the lions...
Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2007 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 30 moves, 1-0

Bogo/Nimzowitsch-Dutch 3...Bb4+ 7...b6 (E11) 0-1 Notes by A.N.
Vidmar vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

"Vishy Regime" (game of the day May-07-2010)
Radjabov vs Anand, 2002 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

Game 18 Dynamic Chess by R. N. Coles
D Przepiorka vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 0-1 Brilliant!
V Petkov vs T Hillarp Persson, 2006 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Bg2 vs Bg7 (D02) 1-0 SF notes
Kamsky vs Karjakin, 2009 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

Good Bishop vs Bad Knight
Spassky vs Fischer, 1966 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 50 moves, 1-0

Catalan Opening: Closed Var (E06) 1-0 trolls
Caruana vs Short, 2009 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 67 moves, 1-0

Sac on move 27, and the next capture is 11 moves later.
Topalov vs Kamsky, 2006 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0

504 Gateway Time-out
Fridman vs Lenderman, 2010 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 48 moves, 0-1

Morphy's Mate after Windmill
Reshevsky vs Shainswit, 1951 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 32 moves, 1-0

The h2 pawn survives the longest (73.92%)
Reti vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1922 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 33 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern (D50) 1-0 blindfold; 29.?
Alekhine vs N Vainshtein, 1916 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0

"Crazy Yates" (game of the day Nov-04-2014)
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Modern Exchange Variation (D85) 0-1
A Huzman vs Sutovsky, 2000 
(D85) Grunfeld, 40 moves, 0-1

minority attack shuts down a popular Slav formation arising
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 53 moves, 1-0

QGD: Orthodox Defense. Alekhine Variation (D67) 1-0 SF notes
Ivanchuk vs Ehlvest, 1996 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 40 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Alapin Variation (D16) 1-0 SF notes
L Metanomski vs E Glass, 1931 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 92 moves, 1-0

Tal - Botvinnik World CC Rematch (1961), Moscow URS, Round 11
Botvinnik vs Tal, 1961 
(D14) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: General (D43) · 0-1
M Matlakov vs M Muzychuk, 2015 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

VERY instructive endgame. Botvinnik at his best.
Taimanov vs Botvinnik, 1967 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1

"King Artur" (game of the day Apr-20-2007)
A Yusupov vs Anand, 1992 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1-0

An ending where one tempo makes all the difference.
Ivanchuk vs Giri, 2012 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 1-0

Vidmar is a tactical monster!
Vidmar vs Rubinstein, 1918 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0

"Connect Four" (game of the day Nov-11-2012)
A Pomar vs J Cuadras Avellana, 1974 
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

Pillsbury's finish was brilliant and brutal
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0

An underpromotion+ saves the draw in a basic R vs P ending
A Evdokimov vs Sveshnikov, 2003 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

QGD Modern. Knight Def (D52) 1-0 Q sac for Blind Swine
Swiderski vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0

QGD: Ragozin Defense. Alekhine Var (D38) 0-1 SF notes
N Pogonina vs L Garifullina, 2022 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 31 moves, 0-1

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 1-0 raking bishops
Rubinstein vs V Kulomzin, 1903 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Botvinnik System. Lilienthal (D44) 1-0 blitz
Nakamura vs Giri, 2014 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 0-1 wild ending
A Tadevosyan vs I Cheparinov, 2020 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 73 moves, 0-1

Jobava London System (A45) 1-0 Brilliant Kingside Sac Attack
Mamedyarov vs Giri, 2022 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack. Gruenfeld Variation Main Line (D03) 1-0 Stockfish
Short vs D Haessel, 2012 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 23 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: Levitsky Attack (D00) 0-1 email
C Coco vs J Grau Ribas, 1997 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1 email
C Coco vs A de Groot, 1997 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack: Classical Def. Big Center (A45) 0-1 email
C Coco vs S K Kristensen, 1997
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 0-1

"The Uruguayan Immortal" (game of the day Jul-03-2015)
B Molinari vs L Roux Cabral, 1943 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 33 moves, 0-1

"He's Mikenas Crazy" (game of the day Nov-07-2010)
V Mikenas vs S F Lebedev, 1941 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Lines (D45) 1-0
Najdorf vs G Primavera, 1948 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

Semi-Tarrasch Defense. Symmetrical (D40) 0-1 documents
Tarrasch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1910 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 58 moves, 0-1

the player on the verge of victory has to be careful
Kasparov vs I A Zaitsev, 1980 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 1-0

Vasily in Moscow
Smyslov vs Panov, 1943 
(A53) Old Indian, 45 moves, 1-0

Another success for Petrosian in the Bg5 line against the KID.
Petrosian vs Lutikov, 1959 
(E92) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0

This is a brilliant display by Spassky!
Spassky vs T Ghitescu, 1967 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 36 moves, 1-0

This is an underrated game by Tal.
Timman vs Tal, 1973 
(A56) Benoni Defense, 32 moves, 0-1

The King's Indian is a fighting defense
Ivkov vs Huebner, 1971 
(E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 30 moves, 0-1

Game 40 Dynamic Pawn Play in Chess by Drazen Marovic
Chernin vs Uhlmann, 1991
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 42 moves, 1-0

This is Yusupov's only win against Kasparov.
A Yusupov vs Kasparov, 1989 
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange. Classical Variation (D86) 0-1
M Prusikin vs Svidler, 2002
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 27 moves, 0-1

29. The Power of Passed Pawns (Endgame Theme)
Kramnik vs Svidler, 1998 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 30 moves, 1-0

Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Classical Var (D86) 1-0 video link
Van Wely vs Svidler, 2007 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 22 moves, 1-0

Queen Pawn Game: General (D00) 0-1 Block IQP
A Nimzowitsch vs O Bernstein, 1907 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45) 1-0 25.?
Ding Liren vs H Wang, 2009 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 49 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern. Normal Line (D55) 1-0 K walk
Colle vs Roethemeyer, 1922 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0

passed pawn in the center
Kasparov vs J Pribyl, 1980 
(D85) Grunfeld, 31 moves, 1-0

Double Bishop sac on h7 and g7
Miles vs Browne, 1982 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0

11...Qa5! -+ to win is what Black should have played
E Diemer vs Portz, 1948 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Jobava London System
Jobava vs V Veremeichik, 2015
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0

London System (D02) 1-0 internet rapid
Aronian vs Lupulescu, 2020
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

Maróczy won one of the brilliancy prizes for this game.
Marshall vs Maroczy, 1903 
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 0-1

Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical London (D02) 1-0
Giri vs Krishna S Rohith, 2023 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

38.?
C Garcia Palermo vs C Herrera, 2001 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0

Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0

Miles vs C Pritchett, 1982 
(D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 34 moves, 1-0

Erdos vs Lichtner, 1922 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

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