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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.

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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.)>

Game 35 Richard Reti's Masters of the Chessboard
Pillsbury vs G Marco, 1900
(D55) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
"Bent the Wrong Way" (game of the day Apr-11-2008)
Portisch vs Larsen, 1972
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (A46) 1-0
W Potter vs Mason, 1879
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
72 from Die neuen Schachsterne, by Helmut Wieteck
S Polgar vs Hracek, 1990
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Scandinavian Def: Marshall Var 4.c4 Nb6 (B01) 1-0 Sudden Q trap
A Istratescu vs I Frosinos, 2001
(B01) Scandinavian, 13 moves, 1-0
Mikenas Defense: Lithuanian Variation (A40) 0-1 Greco Mate
R Koemetter vs G Welling, 1995
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 0-1
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
Nimzowitsch's "Immortal Zugzwang Game"
Saemisch vs A Nimzowitsch, 1923
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 25 moves, 0-1
"Johner in the Belly of the Whale" (game of the day Jun-03-2010
P Johner vs A Nimzowitsch, 1926
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 40 moves, 0-1
"Black Be Nimzo, Black Win Quick" (game of the day Jun-04-2009)
H Mattison vs A Nimzowitsch, 1929
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1
"Gestalt Mode" (game of the day Mar-31-2023)
Bogoljubov vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 35 moves, 0-1
"Sämisch it Ever Was" (game of the day Jan-22-2008)
Saemisch vs Gruenfeld, 1929
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 48 moves, 1-0
Game 26 Dynamic Chess - R. N. Coles
Rubinstein vs Reti, 1922
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Game 76 in 'Pawn Power in Chess' by Hans Kmoch
A Nimzowitsch vs Tartakower, 1929
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 53 moves, 1-0
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Delayed Exchange (D75) 0-1 Notes by SF
Bogoljubov vs Euwe, 1928
(D75) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5, 36 moves, 0-1
Capablanca demolishes Nimzowitsch using pigs on the 7th rank
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 184 Golden Treasury of Chess (Wellmuth/Horowitz)
L Asztalos vs Breyer, 1913
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 26 moves, 0-1
Chapter 17 "An immortal game" of Jimmy Adams' book on Breyer
Breyer vs J Esser, 1917
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 47 moves, 1-0
Game 42 Veliki majstori saha 6 TARRASCH (Petrovic)
Tarrasch vs Schiffers, 1896
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 59 moves, 1-0
KID: Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) · 1-0
Korchnoi vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1957
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 33 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Exchange. Classical (D86) 1-0 Pin and Pawn Mate!
Karjakin vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2019
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 51 moves, 1-0
Game 203 in The Golden Treasury of Chess by Wellmuth & Horowitz
Breyer vs Tarrasch, 1920
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 46 moves, 0-1
G21 'Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the CMs' by Fred Reinfeld
Tarrasch vs Tartakower, 1920
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 39 moves, 1-0
QGA. Classical Def. Main Lines (D27) 1-0 IQP, Blackburne's Mate
M Rodshtein vs A Diamant, 2009
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0
Game 106 Garry Kasparov's Greatest Chess Games V2 (Stohl)
Kasparov vs Short, 1999
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
Colle System (D05) 0-1 Wise breakthrough to promotion
Rubinstein vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1903
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 75 moves, 0-1
QGA: Central Variation. Modern Defense (D20) 1-0
Kasparov vs Deep Thought, 1989
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
QGD: Harrwitz Attack (D37) 1-0
Goldin vs Geller, 1989
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 1-0
Svidler annotates it in New In Chess Magazine 2007/8
Mamedyarov vs Svidler, 2007
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 0-1
25 ... Rf8-d8! White d5-knight is caught in horrible cross-pin
Kasimdzhanov vs Gelfand, 2009
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 0-1
12. Nxf7!? sacrfices a Knight for a lasting initiative
Topalov vs Kramnik, 2008
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Defense: General (D80) 1-0 Notes by Stockfish
Harikrishna vs Avrukh, 2009
(D80) Grunfeld, 38 moves, 1-0
504 Gateway Time-out
Morozevich vs Ivanchuk, 2009
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1-0
"The Backward Pawn" (game of the day Aug-20-2018)
Rubinstein vs Salwe, 1908
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 38 moves, 1-0
Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights (D32) 1-0 raking bishops
Rubinstein vs V Kulomzin, 1903
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 20 moves, 1-0
Double Bishop sac on h7 and g7
Miles vs Browne, 1982
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 23 moves, 1-0
Game 900 Chess Informant Best Games 8
Bologan vs Short, 2004
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 40 moves, 1-0
Gruenfeld Def: Russian. Accelerated Var (D81) 0-1 Looting
Sokov vs S Wolk, 1937
(D81) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 16 moves, 0-1
Game 81 Chess Praxis (Nimzowitsch)
D Przepiorka vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1
"Pachman Ghosted" (game of the day Jul-27-2014)
Pachman vs Bronstein, 1946
(E64) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System, 31 moves, 0-1
"The Peasant's Revolt" (game of the day Apr-01-2010)
Botvinnik vs Smyslov, 1954
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 33 moves, 0-1
KID: Fianchetto. Classical Main Line (E69) 1-0 Exchange Sacr
Petrosian vs V Shiyanovsky, 1957
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 26 moves, 1-0
The c5 break is now practically essential against the 4-Pawns
Colle vs Euwe, 1926
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 19 moves, 0-1
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch Variation (E86) 0-1 blitz
J Szukszta vs Tal, 1956
(E86) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 7.Nge2 c6, 20 moves, 0-1
Semi-Slav g4 bayonet attack for Mongredien's Knight Mate
Krasenkow vs Sveshnikov, 1992
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 23 moves, 1-0
"Rapport For Duty" Trompowsky Attack: General (A45) 0-1
Duda vs Rapport, 2019
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1
Game 9 The Art of Planning (McDonald)
Kramnik vs Sadvakasov, 2001
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0
Nimzo-Indian Def. Ragozin (E46) 0-1 Thematic Discovered Check
T Ghitescu vs Fischer, 1960
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 14 moves, 0-1
Tarrasch Defense: Classical (D34) 1-0 17...Bxf2+ 18. KxB
R A Redolfi vs L Bronstein, 1967
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0
H Perez Garcia vs J Rubinetti, 1971
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Perez Garcia vs J Rubinetti, 1971
(E56) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Rubinetti vs H Perez Garcia, 1973
(A80) Dutch, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Perez Garcia vs S Giardelli, 1977
(E14) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 1-0
H Perez Garcia vs P Gelpke, 1983
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0
Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1910
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1-0
Alekhine vs Marshall, 1925
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 30 moves, 1-0
F Schubert vs K Opocensky, 1919
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 1-0
I Zenyuk vs I Krush, 2010
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 0-1
E Cordova vs A Delorme, 2010
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 34 moves, 1-0
Bacrot vs Carlsen, 2009
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Ed Lasker vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1952
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Steiner vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1952
(D64) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
504 Gateway Time-out
Najdorf vs E Cobo Arteaga, 1952
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 1-0
Dutch Defense: Rubinstein Var (A84) 0-1 Skewer+
M van 't Kruijs vs Anderssen, 1861
(A84) Dutch, 16 moves, 0-1
Rubinstein vs P P Benko, 1903
(A84) Dutch, 18 moves, 1-0
F Peralta vs G Baches Garcia, 2003
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
G Baches Garcia vs P Glavina, 2003
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 57 moves, 0-1
Saemisch vs A Medina Garcia, 1943
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 19 moves, 0-1
A Pomar vs A Medina Garcia, 1943
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1
V Cmilyte vs K Zapata, 2004
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
S F St Jermain Steadman vs Ed Lasker, 1913
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs Lautier, 1995
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
Lputian vs A Horvath, 2002
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 0-1
Carlsen vs Anand, 2008
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 59 moves, 0-1
M Paragua vs Movsesian, 2005
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0
G Taylor vs I Ivanov, 1985
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 0-1
S Fink vs I Ivanov, 1985
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
H Steures vs G Welling, 1988
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1
Karpov vs C William, 1998
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 19 moves, 1-0
S Gauri vs R Hess, 2006
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
J Piket vs Dzindzichashvili, 1989
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Lechtynsky vs J Turner, 1996
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
A Yusupov vs I Nikolaidis, 1999
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0
M Abarca Aguirre vs Panno, 2002
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
I Farago vs N Davies, 1985
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0
P Hohler vs M Leskovar, 2011
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1
E Ovod vs A Eliseev, 2003
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0
S Volkov vs A Eliseev, 2010
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 59 moves, 1-0
J Ragnarsson vs R Hess, 2012
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1
Navara vs D Rozmbersky, 2001
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0
Capablanca vs Reshevsky, 1936
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1-0
Botvinnik was aged just 17 when he played this beauty
Botvinnik vs P Sharov, 1929
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 29 moves, 1-0
Razuvaev vs Z Mestrovic, 1981
(D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 1-0
V Eingorn vs E Torre, 1987
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
Ftacnik vs A Aleksandrov, 2008
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 34 moves, 0-1
J C Sterk vs S Landau, 1938
(D33) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1
Gligoric vs W Pietzsch, 1962
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 32 moves, 1-0
Kasparov vs S Begun, 1978
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 24 moves, 1-0
Pillsbury vs Tarrasch, 1895
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 52 moves, 1-0
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