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10 Take Ten Steps Gentlemen, Turn and Fire!
Compiled by Littlejohn
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Key contributors: Big Black Bug, p2c, S A G A R, MorphyMatt, Fredthebear, and Kasputin.

"Chess is all about stored pattern recognition. You are asking your brain to spot a face in the crowd that it has not seen." — Sally Simpson

"If you see a good move, look for a better one." — Emanuel Lasker

"Too many times, people do not try their best. They do not have the keen spirit, the winning spirit. And once you make it you have got to guard your reputation – every day go in like an unknown to prove yourself. That is why I don't clown around. I do not believe in wasting time. My goal is to win the World Chess Championship; to beat the Russians. I take this very seriously." — Bobby Fischer

* Tactical Motifs, Checkmate Patterns: https://chesstempo.com/tactical-mot...

* C21-C22 miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

* Here's a link to Morphy Miniatures:
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* A bit longer than 10, a bit more famous: Game Collection: e4addict's favorite games

* Weird is what you're not used to: https://chessentials.com/weird-ches...

* Happy Days! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slv...

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"Tactics is knowing what to do when there's something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there's nothing what to do." — Savielly Tartakower

"The highest part of the chess player lies in not allowing your opponent to show you what he can do." — Garry Kasparov

The 20-40-40 rule in chess is a rule for players rated below 2000 that states 20% of your study should be dedicated to openings, 40% to the middlegame, and 40% to the endgame.

Drive sober or get pulled over.

"Prepare for the worst but hope for the best." — The Wondrous Tale of Alroy by Benjamin Disraeli, published in 1833

Virgil's Aeneid: "Fortune favors the bold."

'No man is an island' was coined by the English metaphysical poet John Donne (1572-1631).

"It is the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket." The phrase appeared in Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, in 1615.

Isaiah 57:20-21 But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." — Chinese Proverb

"To lose patience is to lose the battle." — Mahatma Gandhi

"Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success." — Napoleon Hill

Actions speak louder than words

"Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." — Plato

The Fortune-Tellers

It's often from chance opinion takes its rise,
And into reputation multiplies.
This prologue finds pat applications
In men of all this world's vocations;
For fashion, prejudice, and party strife,
Conspire to crowd poor justice out of life.
What can you do to counteract
This reckless, rushing cataract?
"Twill have its course for good or bad,
As it, indeed, has always had.

A dame in Paris played the Pythoness
With much of custom, and, of course, success.
Was any trifle lost, or did
Some maid a husband wish,
Or wife of husband to be rid,
Or either sex for fortune fish,
Resort was had to her with gold,
To get the hidden future told.
Her art was made of various tricks,
Wherein the dame contrived to mix,
With much assurance, learned terms.
Now, chance, of course, sometimes confirms;
And just as often as it did,
The news was anything but hid.
In short, though, as to ninety-nine per cent.,
The lady knew not what her answers meant,
Borne up by ever-babbling Fame,
An oracle she soon became.
A garret was this woman's home,
Till she had gained of gold a sum
That raised the station of her spouse –
Bought him an office and a house.
As she could then no longer bear it,
Another tenanted the garret.
To her came up the city crowd, –
Wives, maidens, servants, gentry proud, –
To ask their fortunes, as before;
A Sibyl's cave was on her garret floor:
Such custom had its former mistress drawn
It lasted even when herself was gone.
It sorely taxed the present mistress' wits
To satisfy the throngs of teasing cits.
"I tell your fortunes! joke, indeed!
Why, gentlemen, I cannot read!
What can you, ladies, learn from me,
Who never learned my A, B, C?"
Avaunt with reasons! tell she must, –
Predict as if she understood,
And lay aside more precious dust
Than two the ablest lawyers could.
The stuff that garnished out her room –
Four crippled chairs, a broken broom –
Helped mightily to raise her merits, –
Full proof of intercourse with spirits!
Had she predicted ever so truly,
On floor with carpet covered duly,
Her word had been a mockery made.
The fashion set on the garret.
Doubt that? – none bold enough to dare it!
The other woman lost her trade.

All shopmen know the force of signs,
And so, indeed, do some divines.
In palaces, a robe awry
Has sometimes set the wearer high;
And crowds his teaching will pursue
Who draws the greatest listening crew.
Ask, if you please, the reason why.

<Tips to calm down
Here are some helpful, actionable tips you can try the next time you need to calm down.

1. Breathe
"Breathing is the number one and most effective technique for reducing anger and anxiety quickly," says Scott Dehorty, LCSW-C, of Delphi Behavioral Health.

When you're anxious or angry, you tend to take quick, shallow breaths. Dehorty says this sends a message to your brain, causing a positive feedback loop reinforcing your fight-or-flight response. That's why taking long, deep calming breaths disrupts that loop and helps you calm down.

There are various breathing techniques to help you calm down. One is three-part breathing. Three-part breathing requires you to take one deep breath in and then exhale fully while paying attention to your body.

Once you get comfortable with deep breathing, you can change the ratio of inhalation and exhalation to 1:2 (you slow down your exhalation so that it's twice as long as your inhalation).

Practice these techniques while calm so you know how to do them when you're anxious.

2. Admit that you're anxious or angry
Allow yourself to say that you're anxious or angry. When you label how you're feeling and allow yourself to express it, the anxiety and anger you're experiencing may decrease.

3. Challenge your thoughts
Part of being anxious or angry is having irrational thoughts that don't necessarily make sense. These thoughts are often the "worse-case scenario." You might find yourself caught in the "what if" cycle, which can cause you to sabotage a lot of things in your life.

When you experience one of these thoughts, stop and ask yourself the following questions:

Is this likely to happen?
Is this a rational thought?
Has this ever happened to me before?
What's the worst that can happen? Can I handle that?
After you go through the questions, it's time to reframe your thinking. Instead of "I can't walk across that bridge. What if there's an earthquake, and it falls into the water?" tell yourself: "There are people that walk across that bridge every day, and it has never fallen into the water."

4. Release the anxiety or anger
Dehorty recommends getting the emotional energy out with exercise. "Go for a walk or run. Engaging in some physical activity releases serotonin to help you calm down and feel better."

However, you should avoid physical activity that includes the expression of anger, such as punching walls or screaming.

"This has been shown to increase feelings of anger, as it reinforces the emotions because you end up feeling good as the result of being angry," Dehorty explains.

5. Visualize yourself calm
This tip requires you to practice the breathing techniques you've learned. After taking a few deep breaths, close your eyes and picture yourself calm. See your body relaxed, and imagine yourself working through a stressful or anxiety-causing situation by staying calm and focused.

By creating a mental picture of what it looks like to stay calm, you can refer back to that image when you're anxious.

6. Think it through
Have a mantra to use in critical situations. Just make sure it's one that you find helpful. Dehorty says it can be, "Will this matter to me this time next week?" or "How important is this?" or "Am I going to allow this person/situation to steal my peace?"

This allows the thinking to shift focus, and you can "reality test" the situation.

"When we're anxious or angry, we become hyper-focused on the cause, and rational thoughts leave our mind. These mantras give us an opportunity to allow rational thought to come back and lead to a better outcome," Dehorty explains.

7. Change your focus
Leave the situation, look in another direction, walk out of the room, or go outside.

Dehorty recommends this exercise so you have time for better decision making. "We don't do our best thinking when anxious or angry; we engage in survival thinking. This is fine if our life is really in danger, but if it isn't life threatening, we want our best thinking, not survival instincts," he adds.

8. Have a centering object
When you're anxious or angry, so much of your energy is being spent on irrational thoughts. When you're calm, find a "centering object" such as a small stuffed animal, a polished rock you keep in your pocket, or a locket you wear around your neck.

Tell yourself that you're going to touch this object when you're experiencing anxiety or frustration. This centers you and helps calm your thoughts. For example, if you're at work and your boss is making you anxious, gently rub the locket around your neck.

9. Relax your body
When you're anxious or angry, it can feel like every muscle in your body is tense (and they probably are). Practicing progressive muscle relaxation can help you calm down and center yourself.

To do this, lie down on the floor with your arms out by your side. Make sure your feet aren't crossed and your hands aren't in fists. Start at your toes and tell yourself to release them. Slowly move up your body, telling yourself to release each part of your body until you get to your head.

10. Drop your shoulders
If your body is tense, there's a good chance your posture will suffer. Sit up tall, take a deep breath, and drop your shoulders. To do this, you can focus on bringing your shoulder blades together and then down. This pulls your shoulders down. Take a few deep breaths.

You can do this several times a day.

11. Identify pressure points to calm anger and anxiety Going for a massage or getting acupuncture is a wonderful way to manage anxiety and anger. But it's not always easy to find time in your day to make it happen. The good news is, you can do acupressure on yourself for instant anxiety relief.

This method involves putting pressure with your fingers or your hand at certain points of the body. The pressure releases the tension and relaxes your body.

One area to start with is the point where the inside of your wrist forms a crease with your hand. Press your thumb on this area for two minutes. This can help relieve tension.

12. Get some fresh air
The temperature and air circulation in a room can increase your anxiety or anger. If you're feeling tense and the space you're in is hot and stuffy, this could trigger a panic attack.

Remove yourself from that environment as soon as possible and go outside — even if it's just for a few minutes.

Not only will the fresh air help calm you down, but also the change of scenery can sometimes interrupt your anxious or angry thought process.

13. Fuel your body
Being hangry never helps. If you're hungry or not properly hydrated, many relaxation techniques won't work. That's why it's important to slow down and get something to eat — even if it's just a small snack.

Try nibbling on some dark chocolate. ResearchTrusted Source shows it can help boost brain health and reduce stress.

Wash it down with a cup of green tea and honey. Studies show green tea can help reduce the body's stress response. Research has found that honey can help relieve anxiety.

14. Chew gum
Chewing on a piece of gum can help reduce anxiety (and even boost mood and productivity). In fact, research shows people who chew gum regularly are typically less stressed than non-gum chewers.

15. Listen to music
The next time you feel your anxiety level cranking up, grab some headphones and tune in to your favorite music. Listening to music can have a very calming effect on your body and mind.

16. Dance it out
Get moving to your favorite tunes. Dancing has traditionally been used as a healing art. ResearchTrusted Source shows it's a great way to combat depression and anxiety and increase quality of life.

17. Watch funny videos
Sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. Research has found that laughing provides therapeutic benefits and can help relieve stress and improve mood and quality of life. Do a quick internet search to find funny videos for an instant mood boost.

18. Write it down
If you're too angry or anxious to talk about it, grab a journal and write out your thoughts. Don't worry about complete sentences or punctuation — just write. Writing helps you get negative thoughts out of your head.

19. Squeeze a stress ball
When you're feeling stress come on, try interacting with a stress-relief toy. Options include:

stress ball
magnetic balls
sculpting clay
puzzles
Rubik's cube
fidget spinner

20. Try aromatherapy
Aromatherapy, or the use of essential oils, may help alleviate stress and anxiety and boost mood. Those commonly used in aromatherapy include:

bergamot
cedarwood
chamomile
geranium
ginger
lavender
lemon
tea tree
Add a few drops of essential oil to a diffuser, or mix it with a carrier oil (like coconut oil) and apply to your skin for quick relief.

21. Seek social support
Venting to a trusted friend, family member, or coworker can do wonders. Even if you don't have time for a full play-by-play phone call, a quick text exchange can help you let it all out and help you feel heard.

Bonus points if you engage with a funny friend who can help you laugh for added stress relief.

22. Spend time with a pet
Interacting with your favorite furry friend can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower blood pressure. Quality time with a pet can also help you feel less alone and boost your overall mood.>

"....his countrymen, Kolisch and Steinitz, are greatly indebted for their later success to their having enjoyed early opportunities of practicing with the departed amateur whose death is also greatly deplored amongst all who knew him personally." — Wilhelm Steinitz, regarding Karl Hamppe

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

"Sorry don't get it done, Dude!" — John Wayne, Rio Bravo

"Gossip is the devil's telephone. Best to just hang up." — Moira Rose

pages 24-25 of The Year Book of the United States Chess Federation 1944 (Chicago, 1945), which published ‘Brave Heart', Anthony Santasiere's tribute to Frank J. Marshall. Written in August 1942 for Marshall's 65th birthday, it began:

Brave Heart –
We salute you!
Knowing neither gain nor loss,
Nor fear, nor hate –;
But only this –
To fight – to fight –
And to love.

Santasiere then gushes on in a similar vein for another 40 lines or so, and we pick up the encomium for its final verse:

For this – dear Frank –
We thank you.
For this – dear Frank –
We love you!
Brave heart –
Brave heart –
We love you!

The Wolf Accusing The Fox Before The Monkey

A wolf, affirming his belief
That he had suffered by a thief,
Brought up his neighbour fox –
Of whom it was by all confessed,
His character was not the best –
To fill the prisoner's box.
As judge between these vermin,
A monkey graced the ermine;
And truly other gifts of Themis
Did scarcely seem his;
For while each party plead his cause,
Appealing boldly to the laws,
And much the question vexed,
Our monkey sat perplexed.
Their words and wrath expended,
Their strife at length was ended;
When, by their malice taught,
The judge this judgment brought:
"Your characters, my friends, I long have known, As on this trial clearly shown;
And hence I fine you both – the grounds at large To state would little profit –
You wolf, in short, as bringing groundless charge, You fox, as guilty of it."

Come at it right or wrong, the judge opined
No other than a villain could be fined.

According to Chessmetrics, Lasker was #1 for longer than anyone else in history: 292 different months between June 1890 and December 1926. That's a timespan of 36 1/2 years, in which Lasker was #1 for a total of 24 years and 4 months. Lasker was 55 years old when he won New York 1924.

"Just because you know stuff doesn't mean you are smart... You have to know how to use that information." ― Josh Keller

The Three Kings By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Three Kings came riding from far away,
Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;
Three Wise Men out of the East were they,
And they travelled by night and they slept by day, For their guide was a beautiful, wonderful star.

The star was so beautiful, large and clear,
That all the other stars of the sky
Became a white mist in the atmosphere,
And by this they knew that the coming was near
Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy.

Three caskets they bore on their saddle-bows,
Three caskets of gold with golden keys;
Their robes were of crimson silk with rows
Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows,
Their turbans like blossoming almond-trees.

And so the Three Kings rode into the West,
Through the dusk of the night, over hill and dell, And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast, And sometimes talked, as they paused to rest,
With the people they met at some wayside well.

"Of the child that is born," said Baltasar, "Good people, I pray you, tell us the news;
For we in the East have seen his star,
And have ridden fast, and have ridden far,
To find and worship the King of the Jews."

And the people answered, "You ask in vain;
We know of no King but Herod the Great!"
They thought the Wise Men were men insane,
As they spurred their horses across the plain,
Like riders in haste, who cannot wait.

And when they came to Jerusalem,
Herod the Great, who had heard this thing,
Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;
And said, "Go down unto Bethlehem,
And bring me tidings of this new king."

So they rode away; and the star stood still,
The only one in the grey of morn;
Yes, it stopped—it stood still of its own free will, Right over Bethlehem on the hill,
The city of David, where Christ was born.

And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard, Through the silent street, till their horses turned And neighed as they entered the great inn-yard; But the windows were closed, and the doors were barred, And only a light in the stable burned.

And cradled there in the scented hay,
In the air made sweet by the breath of kine,
The little child in the manger lay,
The child, that would be king one day
Of a kingdom not human, but divine.

His mother Mary of Nazareth
Sat watching beside his place of rest,
Watching the even flow of his breath,
For the joy of life and the terror of death
Were mingled together in her breast.

They laid their offerings at his feet:
The gold was their tribute to a King,
The frankincense, with its odor sweet,
Was for the Priest, the Paraclete,
The myrrh for the body's burying.

And the mother wondered and bowed her head,
And sat as still as a statue of stone,
Her heart was troubled yet comforted,
Remembering what the Angel had said
Of an endless reign and of David's throne.

Then the Kings rode out of the city gate,
With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;
But they went not back to Herod the Great,
For they knew his malice and feared his hate,
And returned to their homes by another way.

The first chess legend, called the wheat and chessboard problem, illustrates the power of exponential growth.

The first chess movie, called Chess Fever, was a silent comedy released in 1925 in the Soviet Union.

The word checkmate comes from the Persian phrase shah mat, meaning "the king is helpless".

The Lion Beaten By The Man

A picture once was shown,
In which one man, alone,
On the ground had thrown
A lion fully grown.
Much gloried at the sight the rabble.
A lion thus rebuked their babble:
"That you have got the victory there,
There is no contradiction.
But, gentles, possibly you are
The dupes of easy fiction:
Had we the art of making pictures,
Perhaps our champion had beat yours!"

Fools look to tomorrow. Wise men use tonight. ~ Scottish Proverb

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

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude." ― Denis Waitley

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

"As long as you can still grab a breath, you fight." — The Revenant

"Debt is dumb. Cash is king." — Dave Ramsey

A jester, court jester, fool or joker was a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests during the medieval and Renaissance eras. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets, and the discipline continues into the modern day, where jesters perform at historical-themed events.

During the Middle Ages, jesters are often thought to have worn brightly colored clothes and eccentric hats in a motley pattern. Their modern counterparts usually mimic this costume. Jesters entertained with a wide variety of skills: principal among them were song, music, and storytelling, but many also employed acrobatics, juggling, telling jokes (such as puns, stereotypes, and imitation), and performing magic tricks. Much of the entertainment was performed in a comic style. Many jesters made contemporary jokes in word or song about people or events well known to their audiences.

Thinking is difficult. That's why most people judge. ― Joker

When you believe in something, you'll always find a way. ― Joker

<Principles of Chess
billwall

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 contolling 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, play for a draw.)>

See Ken Whyld's collection.

"The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" (game of the day Apr-12-2010)
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Steiner Gambit (C31) 1-0 Mated while having 2 queens aboard
Sanders vs NN, 1910 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Gruenfeld Defense (A00) 1-0 Q fork
H E Myers vs H Meifert, 1955 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: Spike. Hurst Attack (A00) 1-0 Repeat skewer trap
C Bloodgood vs R Traylor, 1973 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Van't Kruijs Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 Fastest possible stalemate
T Piceu vs S Geirnaert, 2006 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Van Geet (Dunst) (A00)1-0 Right-handed version of Legall's Mate
D Moody vs S Bender, 1977 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

English Opening (A10) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate in 10 moves?!?!
J Upmark vs R Johansson, 1995 
(A10) English, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Indian Game: General (A45) 1/2-1/2 Poisoned P Perpetual Threat
Kamsky vs Ivanchuk, 2014 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nimzowitsch Defense: Declined (B00) 1-0 Q trap in a crowd
Amberger vs Sprecher, 1924 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def. Two Knights Def. (B00) 1-0 Vienna Trap
S Solovjov vs M Kuerschner, 2003 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 8 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Def: Declined Var (B00) 0-1 photo, video link
Bill Gates vs Carlsen, 2014 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Nimzowitsch Def: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Promotion #
F Rhine vs NN, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 Two consecutive humdinger N sacrifices
E Bhend vs E Schneiders, 1985 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Center Counter Defense: Main Lines (B01) 0-1 Unpin+ backfires
Neureiter vs H Reinle, 1922 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 0-1

Center Counter 3...Qa5 Trap fighting for c7
Wiesel vs Weigel, 1923 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

3...Qa5 Main Lines. Mieses Var (B01) 1-0 Nd5 discovery, Nxc7+
J Franzen vs J Petreje, 1996 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Deflect the defender and then capture it's former defendent
D Trujillo Delgado vs P Heimbaecher, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr Ilundain Var (B01) 1-0 Reversed Englund Gambit
L Ingram vs A McDonald, 2009 
(B01) Scandinavian, 9 moves, 1-0

Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5 Main Lines (B01) 1-0 Q trap or smothered N+
M Huerga Leache vs P Husted, 2010 
(B01) Scandinavian, 8 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: Mujannah Opening (A03) 0-1 Too many P moves
Quabeck vs P Heuaecker, 1936 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening: General (A00) 0-1 Strange, unworthy
Ikes vs Groncki, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Reti vs Sicilian/Tarrasch (A08) 1-0 Nxf7 Discovery
B G Christensen vs E Guindy, 1996 
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From G. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Qxh2 sac to promote
Glicksteen vs E Lawrence, 1971 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 Discovered Check wins Q
H Murtaugh vs B Wall, 1972 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Declined (A02) 0-1 Awesome unpin
N Barsalou vs B Wall, 1980 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Bird, From Gambit. Lasker Var (A02) 0-1 Horrific W responses
R J Lovegren vs B Wall, 1980 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Uncommon Opening/Modern Def (A00) 1-0 Unpin and penetrate holes
M Miannay vs F Bruneau, 1991 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Qxh2 sacrifice vs. Bad Bishop creates and promotes a pawn
Bird / Dobell vs Gunsberg / Locock, 1897 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01) 0-1 NxB, then Qa5+ & fork LPDO N
J Rubenstein vs I Golyak, 2005 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 9 moves, 0-1

Polish Opening (A00) 0-1 Double pin will win
Sochor vs L Van Damme, 1974 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: QG Invitation (A04) 1-0 Discovery; 9 moves
A Greenfeld vs J Redmond, 2008 
(A04) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Ross Gambit / Petrov Def (A04) 0-1Legall's #
NN vs F Rhine, 2017 
(A04) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Myers Variation (A10) 0-1 Smothered Mate
Taylor vs P Cody, 1980 
(A10) English, 9 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Agincourt Def (A13) 0-1 Black's Elephant Trap
Werner vs Makhno, 1990 
(A13) English, 9 moves, 0-1

English Opening: Golombek Defense (A16) 0-1 Q fork 2 loose Rs
Bob Brooks vs B Wall, 1973 
(A16) English, 9 moves, 0-1

English vs. Anglo-Indian Def. Q's Knight Var (A16) 1-0 Rooked
E Rosen vs J Bellin, 2017 
(A16) English, 9 moves, 1-0

K's English. 3 Knights System (A27) 1-0 Pin, Q sac>weak squares
P Schoeber vs E Bouwmans, 1981 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 9 moves, 1-0

King's English. Two Knights' Fianchetto Line (A22) 1-0Pawn fork
J Rebane vs O Sarapu, 1940 
(A22) English, 9 moves, 1-0

English, Symmetrical. Rubinstein Var (A34) 1-0 Q trap backfires
B Leer-Salvesen vs J Mardell, 2007 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 9 moves, 1-0

Englund Gambit (A40) 0-1Look twice before you make a good move!
M Ristic vs M Umapathysivam, 2000 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Indian/Veresov 3...c6 4.f3 Qb6 (A45) 0-1 Sting in the tail
G Philippe vs E Dizdarevic, 1985 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Maddigan Gambit (A45) 1-0 A knight on the rim is d
A Roesch vs R Ruessel, 1990 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense (A43) 1-0 Queen Deflection Sacrifice
Yermolinsky vs E Tate, 2001 
(A43) Old Benoni, 9 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Accptd (A45) 0-1 Ugly
V Drueke vs F Baranowski, 1982 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Accepted (A45) 1-0 Rob the Pin
Lewis vs Clayton, 1978 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit. Oshima Def (A45) 0-1 Smothered Q
W Weschke vs A Fischer, 1982 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Wade Defense: General (A41) 0-1 Queenside invasion
H Koller vs C Di Caro, 2004 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 9 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 Smothered mate
B Imeeva vs A Jovanovic, 2001 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 9 move smothered mate
Koppe vs W Hain, 1941 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 in 9 moves
U Zak vs J Mieses, 1944 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Budapest Def (A51) 0-1 Pins win a piece
Kuenzler vs D Gedult, 1971 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Adler Variation (A52) 0-1 Smothered #
Olszewski vs Kasaja, 1989 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Miniature: Ukrainian Var (A54) 1-0 Pile on the Pin
H Sonntag vs M Auer, 1990 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 9 moves, 1-0

Benko G: Zaitsev Var. Nescafe Frappe Attack (A57) 1-0 Smothered
P Hultin vs T Fromm, 1992 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

Budapest G Declined? (A51) 0-1 Perhaps a more correct unpin
K Zimak vs J Sobek, 1992 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 Smothered #
B Farzamfar vs R Gralla, 2006 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

"Chicago Daily News" 24 August 1926
L H Wight vs R Scrivener, 1926 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Mexican Defense: General (A50) 0-1 Smothered Mate on e-file
NN vs F Rhine, 2022 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Dutch Def: Rubinstein Var (A84) 1-0 Discovered double attack
A Brito Garcia vs J Chacon Jerez, 1996 
(A84) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

Dutch (A80) 1-0 Exchange sacrifice on h-file will mate
F Oberndoerfer vs J Gabriel, 1996 
(A80) Dutch, 9 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit 4...h6? (A83) 1-0 Spearhead f7
H Krongraf vs U Monsehr, 1989 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

Game 41: 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
F M Wren vs W E Mayfield, 1941 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Two Pawn Attack (B02)1-0 N+ Discoveries next
K Richter vs W Jurgschat, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Hunt Var. Matsukevich G. (B02) 1-0 It's K or Q
Mazukewitsch vs Kandaurov, 1967 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Game #5 in Lombardy's "Modern Chess Opening Traps"
G Gibbs vs L Schmid, 1968 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense: Spielmann Gambit (B02) 1-0He opened the door?
H Russ vs K Zeh, 1974 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1 Develop Ns before Bs
Hecker vs A Harju, 1976 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Pseudo-Austrian Attack (B06) 1-0 Rook pawned
T Dagorov vs D Beckman, 1980 
(B06) Robatsch, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Normal (B03) 0-1Failed pin gives away 2 pawns
T Pirttimaki vs V Chekhov, 1983 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Def. Saemisch Attack (B02) 0-1 Lost horse regardless
U Voigt vs J Pribyl, 1996 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Alekhine Defense 2.Bc4?! (B02) 0-1 White should play 3.Bxf7+
B Hofer vs A Nugteren, 1996 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Modern Defense: Standard Line (B06) 0-1 Flank trap
K Hallier vs F Fegebank, 1990 
(B06) Robatsch, 8 moves, 0-1

Pirc Defense (B07) 1-0 Pawn roller opens diagonal Qh5+
J Pogats vs D Szabo, 1952 
(B07) Pirc, 9 moves, 1-0

Modern Defense Standard Line (B06) 1-0Pawn advance traps Bishop
Kazhgaleyev vs S Shoker, 2005 
(B06) Robatsch, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Modern. Larsen Var (B04) 1-0 Cntr pawn fork comin
D Elsaca vs A Joseph, 2008 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense: Balogh Variation (B03) 1-0 Q threats
F M Wren vs R F H Sprow, 1944 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

The author of the book "White to Play and Win"
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

C-K Karpov. Modern Variation (B17) 1-0 Consecutive N checks
D Pavasovic vs D Zelenika, 2005 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin (B22) 0-1 B & N+ attack c2, Ke1
Zakar vs Szabo, 1933 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 The Siberian Trap
G Rohit vs K Szabo, 2001 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin Barmen Defense Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Unpin
E Naiditsch vs A Draeger, 2000 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Closed (B23) 0-1 Double ++ on open e-file is decisive
Puck vs Troll, 1961 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Morphy G. Andreaschek G (B21) 1-0 6 P's met by Bxf7+
G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

More of an English approach trapping royalty
Berecky vs Sonderso, 1986 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1A pinned N does not defend
Moller vs Krasborg, 1987 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 1-0Rapid development; pin & skewr
Karlstrom vs Simmens, 1967 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

It's a Danish>Smith-Morra Gambit, same Bxf7+ concept
B Wall vs R Monahan, 1972 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 pawn grabbing Q trap
B Wall vs J Friedrichsen, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian 2.c3 Alapin Barmen Def Central Exchange / C-K(B13) 1-0
B Wall vs Johnny Thomas, 1977 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sic Alapin, Barmen Def Central Exchange (B22) 1-0 Standard trap
W Godoy Neto vs K Banas, 1993 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Bowlder Attack (B20) 0-1 Qe4 has no escape square
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843 
(B20) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Deflect the champ's sis
A G Jakobsen vs I Carlsen, 2007 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Siberian Trap
D Sorensen vs J M Nielsen, 2012 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 Barmen Def Central Exch (B22) Common trap
N Miranda Gonzalez vs S Coro, 2014 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 9 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian (B32) Check & fork LPDO B in the shooting gallery
D de Graaf vs W Degen, 2001 
(B32) Sicilian, 9 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian (B30) Here's another common unpin you should know
G Schnitzler vs Hardung, 1862 
(B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Old Sicilian 3.c3 d5 (B30) 1-0 Pending Bb5 pin!
A Romero Echeverria vs E Nekrasova, 2014 
(B30) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin (B40) 1-0 Discovered Attack
J Mysulka vs M Vagner, 1994 
(B40) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Resembles the Smith-Morra Gambit; Bxf7+ removes the K defender
M de Bolster vs NN, 1970 
(B53) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Classical. General (B56) 1-0 MAGNUS SMITH TRAP
Fischer vs NN, 1964 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon Levenfish (B71)Open d-file zap QxQd8 after Ne6+
J L Alvarez del Monte vs C Hounie Fleurquin, 1961 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 9 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1Black rescued his extra kNight
K Treybal vs J Foltys, 1936 
(C02) French, Advance, 9 moves, 0-1

French Advance Milner-Barry Gambit (C02) 0-1 Discovery on Q
B Wall vs A Brown, 1972 
(C02) French, Advance, 9 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15) 1-0 Greedy Q trap
J Szily vs Wloch, 1943 
(C15) French, Winawer, 9 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein. Fort Knox Variation (C10) 1-0 Q trap
Y Kotkov vs Akopjan, 1966 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0

Herman Steiner's column "Lost Angeles Times", Nov 4, 1934, p.32
K Blom vs Niels Jensen, 1934 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 1-0

French, Classical Svenonius Variation (C10) 0-1 Same N&B hit c2
M Pytel vs E Prie, 1990 
(C10) French, 9 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C25) 1-0Unpin, Q sac, Legall's Mate
Pillsbury vs Fernandez, 1900 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0

King Pawn Game: Macleod Attack (C20) 1-0 Q raid
Steinitz vs NN, 1890 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

KP Game: Parham Attack (C20) 0-1 Decoy into Royal fork
Adow vs Borissow, 1889 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

King Pawn: Alapin Opening (C20) 1-0 She's sucked into play
H Seyboth vs Luetze, 1902 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Omaha Gambit (C25) 1-0 Try pulling this one off!
J T Collins vs M J Joseph, 1980 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening (C23) 1-0 White bishops explode into Black!
L Boros vs I Saller, 1995 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

KP Game, Damiano Gambit (C20) 1-0 Black has compensation!?
Ruy Lopez vs G da Cutri, 1560 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Stanley Var (C26) 0-1 Pawn moves pay off!
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1

Closing the diagonal w/6.f5! is stronger for White
Capablanca vs A Kramer, 1914 
(C26) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit. Kaufmann Variation (C29) · 1-0
B Frank vs NN, 1925 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 0-1 Reinfeld puzzle
V Manko vs Jankowitz, 1900 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Game 25: The 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
NN vs Beis, 1940 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Worse than a discovery...Unpin
H Van Oostrum vs Bokern, 1967 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

KG Accepted. MacDonnell Gambit (C37) 1-0Scholar's Mate plus one
B Wall vs P Lewis, 1976 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit (C30) 1-0 Puzzling end -- overlooked zwischenzug
G Welling vs R Douven, 1982 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Accepted. K's Knt Gambit (C37) 1-0Almost Scholar's#
B Wall vs V Greenwalt, 1983 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical (C30) 0-1 Uncommon++, Knight to the rescue!
NN vs W Schelfhout, 1910 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

KGA Bishop's Gambit Greco Var (C33) 1-0 Know this Unpin trap
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO B
O Matjushin vs G Matjushin, 2000 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

2 kNights Def./ Scotch Gambit. Kside (C45) 1-0 2 mating squares
J Vasser vs T Brookshear, 1981 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game (C45) 1-0 Spearhead double attack, pile on pin
F Dieperink vs P Klootwijk, 2000 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

4 Knights, Spanish Rub. (C48) 1-0 Can't defend 2 mating squares
Jowett vs McDonald, 1885 
(C48) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Accepted (C47) 1-0 Discovery
A Oppenheim vs NN, 1921 
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

"Wrong cannot right the wrongs that wrong hath done"
A Miller vs Chernev, 1928 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense 3...f6? (C41) 1-0 Pseudo Legall's mate w/2 Bs
T Draisma vs J de Graaf, 1954 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) 1-0 fear of Pe5
H Van Schaaik vs NN, 1982
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 Pawn Mate!
K Pytel vs NN, 1982 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Russian Game (C42) 0-1 Cut-off the Bishop w/pawn taps
J Cook vs Roubal, 1982 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Four Knights Game: Scotch. Belgrade Gambit (C47) 0-1 Correspond
Cavallo vs Barrera, 1983 
(C47) Four Knights, 9 moves, 0-1

P-K4 Busch-Gass Gambit (C40) 1-0 Sideways Swallow's Tail Mate
Herrings vs Janssen, 1983 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Ponziani Opening, Jaenisch Cntrattack (C44)1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO N
P Kahn vs M Masschaele, 1988 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Hanham. Krause Var (C41) 1-0Bxf7+ Deflects K away
M Christoffel vs A Haerri, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 1-0 It went according to plan
Fischer vs K Chaney, 1964 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Damiano Def 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Qh5+ (C40) 1-0 K chase, P #
L Holmberg vs O Hongset, 1962 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Oxford Encyclopedia Of Chess Games by David N. L. Levy
J Sarratt vs NN, 1818 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Qd7 is not the Opera House game
Kolisch vs E Geake, 1860 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit (C40) 1-0 Double check on open e-file is mate!
E F Wendell vs Dr. Lindos, 1903 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Three Knights Opening (C46) 1-0 Just like Reti played
Capablanca vs E B Adams, 1909 
(C46) Three Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Elephant G (C40) 1-0 Discovered double check on the open e-file
A Toth vs C Guerra Costa, 1999 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor CG Zukertort Variation (C41) 1-0 Miniature mate on f7
S Simov vs A Aleksandrov, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Scholar's # by trailing Q
Karjakin vs M A Sola Lluch, 2003 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit. London Defense?? (C44) 1-0 Scholar's Mate +1
J Creighton vs A Rangnow, 1949 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def/Ruy Lopez Steinitz (C41) 1-0 Exchanges open lines
F Birkisdottir vs B Steinthorsson, 2016 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Double Spanish (C49) · 1-0
T Prasad vs Temabuya Ngwenya, 2016
(C49) Four Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Damiano Def (C40) 1-0 Semi-Smothered Mate robs the pinned Pawn
Ruth Nacario vs D Allotey, 2016 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical Intermezzo (C45) 0-1Scholar's->Dovetail#
Amin Tuigun vs A Fedyushchenko, 2016 
(C45) Scotch Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game: Göring Gambit. Double P Sacrifice (C44) 1-0 B-Q#
M Houlding vs E Walmsley Waterhouse, 1905 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 8 moves, 1-0

Petrov Defense (C42) 0-1 Internet bullet chess
S Tadic vs E Rosen, 2020 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def: Hanham Var (C41) 1-0 Pedestal/Gueridon Mate
Polo vs Pasqualini, 1923 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Uncommon smothered mate miniature
B Hoffmann vs E Heilmann, 1904 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

2Knts Def. Traxler Cntrattk N sac line (C57) 1-0 N+ fork or #
Lum vs Jackson, 1978 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2 Knts Def Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0 7...Ke6 required
L Dubois vs J B Mapelle, 1989 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Evans Gambit Accepted (C51) 1-0Spearhead Q fork f7 & P snatcher
B Wall vs L Shameson, 1986 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Rousseau G / Latvian G (C50) 1-0Unique semi-smoth
H G Gunderam vs A Grava, 1970 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0K retreat
B Wall vs Bell, 1979 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical (C53) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
B Wall vs Wilke, 1979 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: 3.Bc4 f6? (C50) 1-0 Turn loose the knights
D Pelan vs B Harris, 1982 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Scotch Gambit (C55) 1-0 Bxf7+ deflects K from defense of QxQd8
I Diaz Fernandez vs J Saenz Martinez, 1996
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Giuoco Pianissimo. Italian Four Knights C50 0-1 N+ family fork
A Stauffer vs D Pelan, 1982 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 0-1

Giuoco Pianissimo d3, Be3 vs Nge7 (C50)1-0 3 piece attack on f7
L Kottnauerova vs L Vilimova, 1992 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Classical Variation (C53) 1-0 Battery on h-file
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1
Keziah Narkwor George vs S Bekheet, 2016 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 0-1

Remove the Guard, Loose Bishop, Exposed King, Q+ & Fork LPDO
D Gross vs M Bujak, 2001 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Schliemann Def. Dyckhoff Var (C63) 1-0 Suffocation
A Noskov vs Starostin, 1958 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Classical. Central Var (C64) 1-0 Q fork
J Lechtynsky vs J Trevelyan, 1974 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def (C65) 0-1 P grabber gets shot down
NN vs R Stienen, 1990 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical (C64) 1-0 Smothered Queenmate!
Z von Balla vs A Ritzen, 1914 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Berlin Rio Gambit Accepted (C67) 1-0 The Q for a price
A Pearsall vs White, 1935 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Schliemann Def. Dyckhoff Var (C63) 0-1 P grabbing
R Hayes vs C Weldon, 1960 
(C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Cozio Def. Bxf7+ (C60) 1-0 Remove the Guard
D Colton vs R Dermer, 1969 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Classical Modern Main Line (C64) 1-0 dxe5 piles on pin
W Dakin vs I Hund, 1981 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 3 targets
F Snijders vs NN, 1988
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Loose Knight, Exposed King, Q+ & Fork
J Vetemaa vs O Niemi, 1996 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Morphy Def. Caro Var (C70) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO R
B Wall vs J Chance, 1969 
(C70) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz(C72) 0-1Fishin' Pole
R Adams vs B Wall, 1976 
(C72) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O, 9 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Defense. Mackenzie Var (C77) 1-0 Scholar's Mate
A Haas vs K Lee, 1980 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 9 moves, 1-0

KGA. King's Knight Gambit (C37) 1-0 The White R keeps on attack
H F Lee vs C H Weightman, 1881 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish, Open (C80) 1-0 in 9 moves. Bd5 forks pair of LPDO Ns
D Andrae vs T Winckelmann, 1989 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open e-file Variation (C80) 1-0 target f7
J A Fuller vs G T Crown, 1946 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Open Variations (C80) · 1-0
Olland vs J W te Kolste, 1913 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 9 moves, 1-0

Queen trap in Torre Attack by Timman
Timman vs H Bouwmeester, 1967 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 9 moves, 1-0

QG Declined: Marshall Def. (D06) 1-0Black must stop mate in one
G Pashos vs F Papastathi, 2001 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Q Pawn Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Don't drop the "O"
S Bernstein vs NN, 1903 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD. Marshall Defense (D06) 0-1 The right or the left?
C Guarini vs A Rastrelli, 1925 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Q trap
Pendergast vs S Siegal, 1971 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
M Bass vs R Kennedy, 1983 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 9 moves, 1-0

Q's Gambit Declined: Marshall Def (D06) 1-0 Na4 traps Q
Brahn vs Rugamer, 1987 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QP Game: Anti-Torre (D02) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO B
Tarrasch vs Schwarz, 1891 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

dxc5 Miniature: The early bird pawn march
G Welling vs F Sergent, 1998 
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

QP Game: Chigorin (D02) 1-0 The d4 pawn is often poisoned
P Cafolla vs F Navarro, 2006 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Three Knights Var (D15) 1-0 W discovered+ next
C Desmarais vs A Bacsi, 2001 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 1-0

Slav Defense: Steiner Var (D16) 0-1 Computer brain fart
L-Chess vs Socrates, 1995 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense (D10) 0-1 N & B work together early on
D Cairns vs K Mackley, 1977 
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 9 moves, 0-1

QGA Gunsberg Def (D21) 1-0 Battery pins the Black queen
H Atkins vs Gunsberg, 1902 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

QGA. Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 4 of 5 P moves=doom
P Green vs T Varley, 1996 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

QGA Gunsberg Defense (D21) 1-0 Bxf7+, Unpin Ne5+
B Wall vs S Millimaci, 1987 
(D21) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0 Q+ & fork LPDO & EAD!!
S Dian Cheri vs Y Makhlouf, 2004 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Tarrasch Def. Pseudo-Tarrasch (D30) 1-0 Always check for +s
Wiersma vs Euwe, 1920 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD Exchange. Positional Var (D35) 1-0 Zwischenzug +!
Blisz vs Hantel, 1988 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD (D30) 1-0 Qc6 trapped
B Wall vs Hodge, 1973 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Move Order (D31) 1-0 Q fork
I Nikolaidis vs G Vouros, 1993 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD: Traditional, 4 Knts Gambit (D30) 0-1P grab, Remove the Def
A Schmied vs J Aagaard, 1995 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

QGD Exchange Variation (D35) 1-0 Another discovery nabs Black Q
G Solis vs A Kashioka, 2004 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41) 0-1 Hanger
B Colin vs Alekhine, 1932 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 9 moves, 0-1

Semi-Slav Def. Accelerated Meran Var (D45) 0-1 Discovery w/Nd3+
H Lundin vs F Ekstrom, 1947 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 9 moves, 0-1

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1 Standard trap 2 hanging Bs
E Kahn vs D Zifroni, 1996
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Pawn advance exposes LPDO N in the shooting gallery
D Hamburg vs L Oepen, 1996 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

QGD Modern. Knight Def (D51) 1-0 Put the ? before 0-0
R G Pain vs R Peters, 1982 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

QGD. Cambridge Springs Var (D52) 0-1Two en prise is common here
J Sixel vs M Usachy, 1995 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: East Indian Def (E00) 0-1Correspondence; pin break
Schlomer vs Beetz, 1936 
(E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Def. Kasparov Var (E12) 1-0 Fork & pin - EZ win
Uhlmann vs B Andersen, 1964 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

QID Fianchetto. Rubinstein Variation (E16)1-0 Discovered Attack
A Haugen vs Lerfald, 1981 
(E16) Queen's Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Spielmann. Karlsbad Var (E23) 0-1 Q trap
A Hansen vs S Jensen, 1945 
(E23) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann, 9 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Def. Saemisch Accelerated (E24) 0-1 W loses a R
Findley vs B Wall, 1981 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 9 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Var (E30) 0-1 Who trapped who?
A Antunes vs M Suta, 1985 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 9 moves, 0-1

Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46) 1-0 Protected unpin wins a pawn
Korchnoi vs Simagin, 1960 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 9 moves, 1-0

Nimzo-Indian Huebner. Rubinstein Var (E42) 0-1 Smothered #
Reshevsky vs Z Margalit, 1958 
(E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 9 moves, 0-1

ChessCube founder
M Levitt vs I Gluckman, 1985
(A06) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0 Spearhead hits f7+, BxNf8
C Bloodgood vs W R Waymire, 1960 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Grob Opening: Grob Gambit. Fritz Gambit (A00) 1-0, 10 moves
C Bloodgood vs J Boothe, 1972 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Grob Gambit (A00) 0-1 White Qxb7 trapped; notes by CB
C Bloodgood vs M Haack, 1975 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Uncommon (A00) 1-0 Like a Lion/Philidor Defense Bxf7
E Reinhardt vs Reiss, 1934 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst) Opening: Gruenfeld Def (A00) 1-0 Corresp
K Czrenner vs Gyula, 1969 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Van Geet (Dunst), Tuebingen Gambit (A00) 1-0 Tapping c7 twice
Anders vs Samendankas, 1988 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Polish Opening 1.b4 a5 2.b5 Nf6 (A00) 0-1 Q trap
G Nilsson vs S Olsson, 1965 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Polish O (A00) 0-1 miniature: Develop, don't expand both sides
R Zile vs Nyberg, 1984 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening 1.f4 f5 (A02) 1-0 Rob the pin
Koltanowski vs Reinhold, 1931 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit (A02) 0-1 What will s/he do next?
B Lowenthal vs K Wendeker, 1934 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel Var (A02) 0-1 Zwischenzug +
NN vs D Gedult, 1972 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Torre Attk vs Modern/Dutch Leningrad (A04) 1-0 Rob the pin
M Petrovic vs A Pihajlic, 1989 
(A04) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Dbl Fio Reti vs KID 6...c5 Yugoslav (A05) 0-1 Early Q lures N
S Macagno vs M Wilder, 1985 
(A05) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Zukertort Opening: Q Pawn Def (A06) 1-0 Crazy gambit works?!?
Bucker vs NN, 1982 
(A06) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack (A06) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO Bishop
M Bluemich vs J Lokvenc, 1926 
(A06) Reti Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Sic Closed vs Botvinnik System Rev (B25) 0-1 Remove the Guard!
H Tanner vs Shabalov, 1991 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 10 moves, 0-1

King's Indian Attack (A07) 1-0 Discovery
A Kochyev vs I Ivanov, 1976 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 1-0

King's Indian Attack vs Dbl Fio (A07) 1-0 Bs on long diagonal
C Johansson vs NN, 1977 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 10 moves, 1-0

Miniature found in "The Massive Book of Chess" shows 9...Bh3!
P A Rasmussen vs E Brondum, 1995 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 9 moves, 0-1

English, Anglo-Indian Def. Hedgehog System (A17) 1-0Undeveloped
Adorjan vs L Zsinka, 1982 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 12 moves, 1-0

King's English. 3Knights (A27) 1-0 Standard fianchetto trap
D Andreikin vs Karjakin, 2010 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

English Opening: Symmetrical. Normal Var (A34) 1-0 Qmate in 1
V Nedela vs J Slepanek, 1996 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 10 moves, 1-0

Indian Game: Pseudo-Benko (A46) 1-0 Open d-file, Bb5 pins Nc6
Sakaev vs Delchev, 2001 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Budapest Defense miniature; Unpin 3-piece assault on f7
Very vs P Chanteux, 1933 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def, Fajarowicz Var, (A51) 0-1 10 mover Q Trap
Najmes vs J Balogh, 1943 
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Def: Adler Var (A52) 1-0 Connected Ps trap B or worse
S Mayer vs Jancik, 1970 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

Budapest, Rubinstein Var (A52) 0-1 Resembles Ryder&Staunton G
Toldsepp vs Keres, 1934 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense (A52) 0-1 h3 is a common blunder
Fomin vs Fedossov, 1988 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Old Indian Miniature (A53) 1-0 A Greek Gift Variation
Faruq vs Navab, 1959 
(A53) Old Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

Benoni Defense: General (A60) 1-0 Incomplete fianchetto exposes
P H Clarke vs NN, 1978
(A60) Benoni Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Dutch Miniature; She seems safe
B Svendsen vs R Houglan, 1997 
(A80) Dutch, 10 moves, 1-0

Dutch Defense: General (A80) 0-1 c-pawn eats way to promotion
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Duras Gambit (B00) 1-0 An awful bad way to start for Black!
Pillsbury vs Magagna, 1902 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Nimzowitsch Defense: Williams Var (B00) 1-0 Common unpin trap
E Akhmilovskaya vs NN, 1988 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 9 moves, 1-0

Scandi, Panov Transfer (B01) 0-1 Black gives Legall's Mate
NN vs P Krueger, 1920 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Modern Var (B01) 1-0 Common Qside trap
M Pavlov vs D Dragos, 1987 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian: Kiel Variation (B01) 0-1 Queen Trap
J U Trippe vs B Skonieczna, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Gambit (B01) 0-1 4 Black pieces hone in
Siggens vs G H Phillips, 1992 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 0-1

Scandinavian Defense: Ilundain Variation (B01) 1-0 9.Ne5? NxNe5
L Gonzales Mestres vs Alejandro Curbelo, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Scandinavian Defense: Modern 3.Nf3 Bg4 (B01) 1-0 Hungery pawn
H Stefansson vs J Herms Agullo, 2011 
(B01) Scandinavian, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense (B02) 1-0 Pawn # prevented by g6 instead of h6
A Powers vs A Dake, 1937 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Hunt Var. Lasker Simul Gambit (B02) 1-0 Q trap
S Samarian vs G Alexandrescu, 1956 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine/Scandi 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 (B02) 1-0 Bxf7+ Unpin
S Ritvin vs E Z Rabin, 2006 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Defense (B02) 1-0 An open center means a faster game
Keene vs Orly, 1961  
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Game 51 of 1000 Best Short Games of Chess by Irving Chernev
A Cheron vs M Polikier, 1927 
(B06) Robatsch, 10 moves, 1-0

Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit (B07) 1-0 Discovery coming
J Roscher vs S Plath, 1989 
(B07) Pirc, 10 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def. Acclrated Panov Attk. Modern 5...Nbd7? (B10) 1-0
Lautier vs Bologan, 1999 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 10 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Advance. Short Var (B12) 1-0 Capture-Recapture, then?
T Shaked vs J Heger, 1992 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Chameleon (B20) 1-0 She did it again?!
L Schmid vs W Sahlmann, 1948 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Wing Gambit. Marshall Var (B20) 1-0 Qe5+ forks LPDO Ra1 OOPS!
C Maddigan vs NN, 1970 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense 3.Qxd4 Nf6 (B20) 0-1 Discovery threatens K & Q
R Gantt vs B Wall, 1978 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Sic Bowlder Attack (B20)1-0 Premature Bg4 pin loses again
B South vs T Neshan, 1980 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit Declined (B20) 1-0 Center cut
M R Hazlewood vs Fleming, 1980 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Wing Gambit (B20) 0-1 The Qs come out fast
C Campelli vs B Wall, 1984 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian: Morphy Gambit (B21) Bxf7+ Removes the Defender
J Krejcik vs H Suechting, 1908 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

S-M G Declinded (B21) Just like Leonhardt's N forks game
Petterson vs E Larsson, 1963 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 0-1 Siberian Trap
W Byrne vs R Rozycki, 1992 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Def: Smith-Morra Gambit. Accepted Bg7 Def (B21) 1-0 N+
L Kurtesch vs Berta, 1958 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

SMG Declined Push Var (B21) 1-0 Rip open the d-file to get to K
Fischer vs Auner, 1960 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Royal family fork
B Wall vs K Saint Amant, 1991 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Smith-Morra Gambit (B21) 1-0 Bxf7+ removes K as defender of Q
S Titova vs D Koveshnikova, 2002 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def Modern (B22) 1-0 Sting in tail Bxb7
F Kuznetsov vs A Kohut, 2001 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2...d6, 3...e5!? (B22) 1-0 Qc7 under fire
M Simes vs C Scala, 2001 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin 2.c3 (B22) 1-0 10 move smothered mate using pin
I A Horowitz vs Plankart, 1958 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Alapin 2c3 Barmen (B22) 1-0Black will lose the exhange or worse
G Lane vs J Flesch, 1983 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Alapin. Barmen Def (B22) 1-0 NxB, QxN, Bxh7+ Discovery
T Wozney vs B Costaras, 1974 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 10 moves, 1-0

Fischer played a similar trap vs Reshevsky who did not resign
G Bastrikov vs Shamkovich, 1958 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Hyperaccelerated Dragon (B27) Mini: Fischer's Q trap or #
H Humburg vs W Mandel, 1965 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Katalimov Var (B27) 1-0 Black wins P, loses game!
Koronghi vs Szemegyi, 1985 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Cited in Polugayevsky's <"The Silician Labyrinth">
Aronin vs Kantarovich, 1960 
(B27) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian O'Kelly Yerevan System (B28) 1-0 Wasting time w/the Q
P Sochorova vs J Manak, 1995 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nimzowitsch. Advance Var (B29) 1-0 Q+ & fork
B Hammer vs Boldt, 1977 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 10 moves, 1-0

Game 36 in The Game of Chess by Harry Golombek
Fetzer vs Schmidt, 1951 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30) 1-0 8...f6 9.Nc7+
Smirin vs Y Afek, 1992 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30)Discovery becomes royal fork
Y Dembo vs V Pejnovic, 1994 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk. Fianchetto (B31) 1-0 Nc7
G Schebler vs M Becker, 2001 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Fischer played a similar trap against Reshevsky
L Mischke vs Miarczynski, 1981 
(B32) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Lasker-Pelikan (B33) Developing B w/a single threat=blunder
Jakowlew vs Chalmanski, 1984 
(B33) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Four Knights (B40) 1-0 She can't take the Ra1
L Smith vs Y Nagel, 1985 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 10 moves, 1-0

Sic Paulsen-Basman Def (B40) 1-0 P blockade restricts, supports
J Segovia vs H Martin, 1986 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def: Pin. Jaffe Var (B40) 1-0 Rob the pin backfires!
Flores vs Homan, 1986 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Kan. Knight Var (B43) 1-0 different kind of bad bishop
J Hector vs J Vidarsson, 1996 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Paulsen Variation (B46) 1-0 Q&B Battery
J Acers vs Parsons, 1980 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Paulsen (B47) 0-1 Baiting the line of check w/a piece
E Moskalyuk vs M Brodsky, 1998 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 9 moves, 0-1

Sic Delayed Alapin (B50) 1-0 The farther you get from home...
E Kostopoulos vs E Kerimov, 2001 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Unpin, Legall's Mate found in Reinfeld's Checkmate book
H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Modern (B50) 1-0 Exchanges, then Q+ & fork LPDO N
G Wetscherek vs H Erhart, 1992 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical Magnus Smith Trap (B56) 1-0 Bxf7+ Deflection
Schestakov vs Gusseinow, 1967 
(B56) Sicilian, 9 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical (B56) 1-0 Smothered N+ on 6th nets Q
E Szalanczy vs A Wallner, 1982 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Classical (B56)Logical development suddenly turns sour
Beissel vs Winborn, 1985 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Def. Classical (B56) 0-1 Resembles Bird, From Gambit
NN vs F Rhine, 2013 
(B56) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Sicilian Modern ML (B57) LC usually gives the tactics lesson
E Lubarsky vs L Christiansen, 1982 
(B57) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Dragon. Levenfish (B71) 1-0 Discovered+ Double Attack
E Pedersen vs A Zografakis, 1950 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 10 moves, 1-0

Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander (1909-1974)
C H Alexander vs Z Milev, 1954
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 She must prevent Nc7#
E Walther vs Zellner, 1973 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Immune Ne6 helps trap the Q!
Waserski vs Godes, 1975 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Najdorf (B94) 1-0 Four minors trap the Q
W Sandner vs H Wimmer, 1996
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 10 moves, 1-0

French Defense: General (C00) 1-0 Don't think like Benny Hill!?
A van Weersel vs F Kuijpers, 2000 
(C00) French Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Two Knights Var (C00) 0-1 Miscast Knights
D Garrity vs B Wall, 1988
(C00) French Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

French Def: Diemer-Duhm Gambit (C00) 1-0 Q pins N, Opera #
E Diemer vs Buerger, 1948 
(C00) French Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

French Defense: Franco-Hiva Gambit I (C01) 1-0 Qf7#
Koltanowski vs D Jong, 1960 
(C01) French, Exchange, 10 moves, 1-0

French Exchange. Monte Carlo/Albin CG(C01) 0-1Greed is punished
NN vs Livingstone, 1941 
(C01) French, Exchange, 10 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance Variation (C02) 0-1 Rabid Rook
G Matteucci vs V Castaldi, 1938 
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance (C02) 0-1 B-Q# Support Mate next
V Mallien vs G Strenzke, 1989
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Advance Var (C02) 0-1 N# Semi-Smothered Mate
J Tkacova vs V Bracjunova, 1993 
(C02) French, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Tarrasch Var (C03) 1-0 Double attack h7 & Ra8
D Sermek vs M Varini, 1999 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 9 moves, 1-0

French Def. Tarrasch. Guimard Def Main Line (C04) 0-1 Q Trap
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1

French Def: Tarrasch / Rubinstein (C10) 1-0 Bishop tactics
Z Solmanis vs E Gize, 1940 
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 1-0

French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 0-1Bxf2+ Decoy N+ Unpin
Westerhuis vs Vinagre, 1989 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

Game 62 in Chernev's 1000 Best Short Games of Chess
F S Blackall vs Christian, 1942 
(C10) French, 10 moves, 1-0

French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 0-1 Dbl threat crusher!
H Lohmann vs R Teschner, 1950 
(C10) French, 10 moves, 0-1

French Alekhine-Chatard Attack. Breyer Var (C13) 1-0 Discovery
Velimirovic vs N Ristovic, 1995 
(C13) French, 10 moves, 1-0

FR Winawer. Advance, Moscow Var (C17) 0-1 The Rb1 is lost
N V Pedersen vs L Karlsson, 1996 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 9 moves, 0-1

French Def: Winawer. Classical 7.Qg4 f5 (C18) 0-1 Qc3+ & fork R
S M Rahman vs N Murshed, 2007 
(C18) French, Winawer, 10 moves, 0-1

1.P-K4 Alapin Opening 7.Ng3 might hold it. (C20) 0-1Smothered #
NN vs E Canal, 1935 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

1.P-K4 Macleod Attack (C20) 0-1 Each color has a Super Pawn!
Y Rusakov vs B Verlinsky, 1947 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Portuguese Opening transposition (C20) 1-0 Pile on the pin
G Welling vs M Koevoets, 1995 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Alapin Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Ne2?! (C20) 0-1 Legall's Mate
London vs Athens, 1897 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Beyer Gambit (C21) 1-0 The most sudden K walk that I know of.
Sas vs NN, 1904 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Danish Gambit: Accepted (C21) 1-0 Bxf7+ means Q is lost
C Gibbs vs C Davie, 1916 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Center Game: Von der Lasa Gambit (C21) 0-1 Q sac, Dbl B attack
Stevenson vs A Marriott, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Center Game: Normal Var (C22) 1-0 Decoy, Pin, QxQ
Bronstein vs NN, 1950 
(C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit (C24)1-0 Q deflection, P mate
D Ponziani vs NN, 1769 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Comprehensive Chess Course V2, Game 93 Bf6 block supports mate
Alekhine vs De Cassio, 1944 
(C25) Vienna, 10 moves, 1-0

#4917 in Laszlo Polgar's 1994 Chess: 5334 Problems, Combos & G
Kolbe vs S Rotenstein, 1921 
(C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 0-1

Vienna Game: Stanley Var. Reversed Spanish (C26) 1-0 Both offer
Santasiere vs W Adams, 1946 
(C26) Vienna, 10 moves, 1-0

Vienna Gambit (C26) 1-0 K walk out of the gate
M Kadisch vs NN, 1931 
(C28) Vienna Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Bishop's Opening: Blanel Gambit (C27) 1-0Nice miniature to know
R Bass vs R Armstrong, 1952 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game 4.Qg4 Kf8 (C27) 0-1 Bg4 traps Qf3
T Kulhanek vs G Jablecnik, 1996 
(C27) Vienna Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritsky G (C42) 1-0 Legall's mate
Taylor vs K Dreyer, 1934 
(C27) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Discovered+ awaits
M Wuerzburger vs Peifer, 1933 
(C28) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28) 1-0 Miniatures in notes
J Krejcik vs A Kraus, 1952 
(C28) Vienna Game, 9 moves, 1-0

King's Gambit: 2.f4 f6? (C30) 1-0 Classic Nxg5 sacrifice!
N Steen vs A Lin, 1995 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

KGD. Mafia Def (C30) 1-0 Spearhead for a back ranker
B Ekenberg vs O Alfredsson, 1966 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 9 moves, 1-0

KG Declined, Soller-Zilbermints Gambit (C30) 1-0 Boden's # in 9
Fischer vs J Jones, 1964 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 8 moves, 1-0

KGD. Classical General (C30) 1-0 Opera Mate
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Trap 140 in Chernev's "Winning Chess Traps" (C31) 1-0 10 moves
H Reinle vs Kostner, 1925 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Morphy Def (C31) 0-1 Minors!
Guilbert vs D Gedult, 1974 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 0-1 Cornered R falls
E Mascotti vs D Gedult, 1977 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Nimzowitsch-Marshall CG (C31) 0-1 P grabbing
H Bosscher vs L Smit, 1980 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

KGD Falkbeer CG. Staunton Line (C31) 1-0 Discover++
Salomon vs Gregor, 1902 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

KGD Falkbeer CG. Accepted (C31) 1-0 Support # on open e-file
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

KGD. Falkbeer CG. Charousek Gambit Accepted (C32) 0-1 3 checks
NN vs Craig Olson, 1979
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Falkbeer CG. Charousek G. Accepted (C32) 1-0Escape w/royal fork
M Lange vs T Albert, 1987 
(C32) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Bishop's Gambit Anderssen Def (C33) 1-0 Another fatal f6
M Braune vs NN, 1900 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

KGA. Basman Gambit (C33) 1-0 Eyes in the side of his head
M Basman vs NN, 1982 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 9 moves, 1-0

KGA B's Gambit 3...Ne7 (C33) 1-0 Rob the pin; it can't defend
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Schallop Def (C34) 0-1 Unsound sacrifices works
H Rost vs E Sneiders, 1989 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 0-1

KGA Schallop Defense (C34) 0-1 Counter threat is too slow
S Buecker vs C Herbrechtsmeier, 1983 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 0-1

KGA. Schallop Def (C34) 1-0 Discovered Attack
Koblents vs V Zagorovsky, 1946 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

K's Gambit: Accepted. Becker Def (C34) 1-0 Famous N sacrifice
Greco vs NN, 1620 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA Bonsch-Osmolovsky Var (C34) 1-0Rob the pin that no longer D
Morant vs A de Feuquieres, 1680 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

fc KGA Cunningham Def McCormick Def (C35) 1-0 Sac Bxf7+ K walk
R Teschner vs NN, 1951 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Def (C35) 1-0 Bxf7+ attraction into discovered+
M Keller vs W Bogatzki, 1976 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 1-0

KGA. Cunningham Defense (C35) 0-1 Promotion Capitulation
NN vs D Ponziani, 1769 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 10 moves, 0-1

KGA. Wild Muzio Gambit (C37) 0-1 Q trap for 2 pieces
B Dykes vs M Blount, 1981
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 0-1

The Oldest Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Cntrgambit (C40) 0-1
Hols vs Bucker, 1792 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit (C40) 1-0 Cross-pin again!
W Schelfhout vs NN, 1910 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit (C40) 1-0 Qside thrust
Taeffner vs Ullrich, 1940 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Qf6? La Bourdonnais Gambit (C40) 1-0 Corner N#!
S Sokolov vs I Semenov, 1987 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Latvian Gambit: Greco Var (C40) 0-1Discovered+ gets the loose Q
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Elephant Gambit: Wasp Variation (C40) 1-0 If KxN then NxP#
M Lange vs R Schurig, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Countergambit (C41) 0-1 The hangin' queen mate
F Dupre vs Torre, 1927 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Dbl discovered check is often decisive
Kupfer vs Silski, 1881 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 0-1 White moved the f-pawn
V Borisenko vs E Epstein, 1981 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor Def. Alapin-Blackburne G (C41) 0-1Dangerous dbl attack
J Szigeti vs L Deak, 1988 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Philidor Defense: General (C41) 1-0 Fish Fry
D Rotman vs G Bornarel, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

A different ending to the same Philidor Defense book trap (C41)
Y Rantanen vs T Tuomala, 1992 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def. Exchange (C41) 1-0Bb5 pins Qc6-> Nxc7+ Royal fork
de Firmian vs J K Pedersen, 2007 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Def (C41) 1-0 Swallow's Tail/Gueridon/Pedestal Mate
F Rhine vs NN, 2021 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center Var (C42) 1-0 5...Nxe4?
Soderstrom vs Tzannetakis, 1981 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Urusov Gambit (C42) 0-1 4...d5 yields development
NN vs Zukertort, 1862 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 10 moves, 0-1

Scotch-Goering Gambit (C44) 1-0 The 'Sea-Cadet' Mate/Legall's #
Falkbeer vs NN, 1847 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

$Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0Black lets White Q in front door
T Qiu vs Wang Yiwei, 2001 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch G. Kside Var (C45) 1-0 Black unlocks his own back door
D Mueller vs Werra, 1941 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch (C45) 1-0 Common mini when fianchetto B bites the dust
B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Potter Var (C45)0-1 B slaps Q in front of everyone
R Meulders vs R Schuermans, 1978 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Scotch Game 4...Qh4 Horwitz Attack (C45) 1-0 Nxc7 is immune
Sakirsjanow vs Usmanow, 1983 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game 4...Ne7 (C45)1-0 NxNe5 unpin, Legall's Mate threat
Malych vs Eidelberg, 1984 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit (C45) 1-0 Mate threat & hanging pieces
S Dowd vs J Roscher, 1990 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Classical Variation (C45) 1-0 She's on the loose
M Judd vs Mackenzie, 1878 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: General (C45) 1-0 Mate No. 19a
A E Hopkins vs NN, 1932 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Italian Fork Trick (C46) 0-1 ...b5 Q trap
R Rysan vs M Drtina, 1994 
(C46) Three Knights, 10 moves, 0-1

Three Knights Opening: Steinitz-Rosenthal Var(C46) 1-0 #Pattern
M Movsisyan vs T Patton, 2004 
(C46) Three Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Four Knights Game: Scotch (C47) 1-0 Pile on the pin
Tarrasch vs G Simonson, 1887 
(C47) Four Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian Game 3...Nbd7?! 4.Nc3 (C50) 1-0 Ng5, Bxf7+, etc.
B Hirst vs C B Lockwood, 1945 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 9 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Schilling-Kostic Gambit (C50) 0-1 Q pin, N&B#
D Mueller vs S Pieper, 1988 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 10 moves, 0-1

BF criticized 7.Qb3 in My 60 Memorable Games (due to Na5) 7.dxe
Fischer vs J Boatner, 1964 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian Game: Scotch Gambit 5...h6? (C55) 1-0 10 moves; Decoy
B Wall vs O Rodriguez Vargas, 1979 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian, Two Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0Recapture w/en
J Gilmore vs P Bringer, 1982 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Italian, 2Knts Def. Traxler Countrattk N sac (C57) 0-1Batteries
F Nijsen vs Peter van Diepen, 1973 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 0-1

Italian, Two Knights Def. Fried Liver Attack (C57) 1-0Diagonal
R Maidana vs P Goette, 2001 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Def Nge7 (C60) 1-0 Nxe5 sac, Spearhead
Benko vs Sawyer, 1964 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Cozio Defense. General (C60) 0-1 check next
G Thorhallsson vs B Thorfinnsson, 2009 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Classical. Cordel Gambit (C64) 1-0 N traps Q
D G Levens vs A R Thomas, 1963 
(C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Berlin Def. l'Hermet Var (C67) 1-0 Indiana trap
J Breland vs Rinehart, 1972 
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Exchange. King's Bishop Var (C68) 0-1 Discovery+
H Barber vs M Hebden, 2000 
(C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 10 moves, 0-1

Spanish Game: Exchange. Alapin Gambit (C69) 0-1 Fishin' Pole
W John vs E Dyckhoff, 1904 
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 0-1

Spanish, Morphy Def. Modern Steinitz Def (C75) 1-0B-Q Spearhead
G Feher vs B Marchyllie, 1989 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Capablanca miniature: Q sacrifice (if accepted) allows Bxf7#.
Capablanca vs L B Meyer, 1908 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Spanish Game: Morphy Defense (C78) 1-0 Qd5 trifecta
C van den Berg vs F Gaarenstroom, 1943 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 10 moves, 1-0

Ryder Gambit 5.Qxf3 1-0 Halosar Trap
E Diemer vs H Halosar, 1934 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Uncommon (unsound) Q pawn opening; Double checkmate miniature
Lietsch vs Van Minden, 1957 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Levitsky Attack (D00) 1-0 White knight robs the pin
Hodgson vs J Shepley, 1990 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

P-Q4 Steinitz Countergambit (D00) 0-1 11...Nd6 Q trap
D Ponziani vs D Ercole Del Rio, 1770 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Baltic Def 3.cxd5 4.RxBb1 (D02) 0-1Black 0-0-0 piles on pin
K Laciner vs I Miladinovic, 2001 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

QP Game: Zukertort Var (D02) 1-0 P fork, Decoy, Q fork
Tarrasch vs Schwartz, 1890 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined: Marshall Defense (D06) 1-0 Qc5 trapped
J Krejcik vs Reti, 1922 
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 1-0

Spurious!? Interesting Q trap w/Black castled, White isn't.
Alekhine vs V Nenarokov, 1907 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Chigorin Def. Main Line Alekhine Var (D07) 1-0, 10 moves Q trap
W Schmidt vs B Grabarczyk, 1991 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Royal fork makes use of pawn pin that can no longer defend
K Finn vs W Palmer, 1903 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Lasker Trap(D08) 0-1Develop w/threats
R Biever vs R Cassidy, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Albin Countergambit. Alapin Variation (D08) 0-1 Giveaway
H Dietz vs G Kadas, 1987 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD, Albin CG (D08) 0-1 Bb4+ is really poisoned in the Albin CG
E M Edwards vs N Whitaker, 1921 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

Slav Defense: Modern Line (D11) 1-0 Insert the Bishop pin!
C S Matamoros Franco vs G Madikwe, 1982 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

AMAZING - game that never happened; pawn hurts like a splinter!
Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0

QGA Central Var. McDonnell Def (D20) 1-0Black K high centered
T Melody vs J Spinale, 1996 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted (D20) 1-0 Pin the attacker!
G Kozlova vs E Guseva, 1967 
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 1-0

Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation (D23) · 0-1
B Perenyi vs T Csukas, 1971 
(D23) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 10 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation (D37) · 0-1
S Tikhenko vs F Bohatirchuk, 1924 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD: Ragozin Defense (D38) 0-1 White is better
N Tuvsanaa vs A Burstein, 2008 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD. Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40) 0-1 Common unpin trap
J Fuller vs R W Buchanan, 1977 
(D40) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 10 moves, 0-1

Queen's Gambit Declined: Pseudo-Tarrasch Var (D50) 0-1 Pin
V Kelly vs L Levy, 1972 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QID. Modern. Knight Defense (D51) 0-1 Pin & Overworked b-pawn
H Enevoldsen vs R Ortega, 1952 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD. Westphalian Var (D51) 0-1 The pin helped her get away w/it
K Langeweg vs A Bisguier, 1961 
(D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

QGD Cambridge Springs (D52) 0-1 Exchange leaves LPDO Ng5
Bathelt vs Leutz, 1957 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Anti-Nimzo-Indian (E10) 0-1 Sac & Q Trap
W Veitch vs J Penrose, 1950 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 0-1

Queen's Indian Defense: Petrosian Var (E12) 1-0 P gift
Dreev vs M Brodsky, 2004 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Lasker (A02) 0-1 h-file Q sac promo
G Natapov vs Radobarin, 1969 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Budapest Defense: Fajarowicz - Steiner Var (A51) 0-1 f3 leaks
L Mostertman vs A Kleijberg, 1985
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 10 moves, 0-1

King's English. Three Knights System General (A27) 1-0 8.?
Muller vs NN, 1928 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

Zukertort Opening: Black Mustang Def (A04) 1-0 Black opened the
H Van Oostrum vs Verkooijen, 1981 
(A04) Reti Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Bird Opening: From Gambit. Mestel (A02) 0-1 h-pawn lever, N&B#
V Kelly vs Hardy, 1989 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

Trompowsky Attack (A45) 1-0 Fast 3 piece attack
M Sabol vs J Votava, 1995 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

London System vs Horwitz Def (A40) 1-0 Q trap w/Poisoned Pawn
P Donrault vs C Michaud, 1994 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Eng. Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1-0 Q trap
G S Perks vs D Dardinger, 1981 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 10 moves, 1-0

Center P Duo vs ...a5?, b6, (A40) 1-0 Bxf7+, Ng5+, tiny K walk
M Pitz vs S Stark, 2009 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Pin. Koch Variation (B40) 1-0 Pin backfires!
H Walkerling vs Hanssen, 1928 
(B40) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 0-1 Remove the Guard
Uno vs J Norlin, 1974 
(B32) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 0-1 f6 invites open diagonal
NN vs F Rhine, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Old Sicilian. General (B30) 1-0 Syracrophy notes
Bjesman vs Minosjan, 1982 
(B30) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: 2.b3 Variation (B20) 0-1 Correspondence
L S Fell vs C McKenzie, 1991 
(B20) Sicilian, 10 moves, 0-1

Indian Game: Capablanca Var (A47) 1-0 Correspondence
B Knorr vs J Roscher, 1989 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 10 moves, 1-0

Benko Gambit: Mutkin Countergambit (A57) 1-0 N trap
K J Wicker vs R Kneebone, 1975 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 10 moves, 1-0

Owen Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Bxf7+ generates Pawn mate!
M Trajkovski vs G Bytyqi, 2019 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21) 0-1 Q+ & fork LPDO
Barton vs B Wall, 1974 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 10 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Classical. Steinitz Variation (C11) · 1-0
J Curdo vs P Kostrzewa, 1976 
(C11) French, 10 moves, 1-0

This is indeed the shortest world championship game ever.
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963 
(A15) English, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2

Englund Gambit Complex: Englund Gambit (A40) 1-0 Harass the Q
H Alber vs M Mueller, 1982
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation (C41) 1-0 FSR explains
I A Horowitz vs D MacMurray, 1931 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 10 moves, 1-0

Torre Attack (D03) 1-0 Advancing Knights hit MIP, EAD
M Ekdyshman vs M Pavlus, 2001 
(D03) Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation), 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 B-Q Spearhead
T Niccoli vs T Haegin, 2015 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Var (C45) 1-0 B-Q battery
M Novak vs R Bayer, 1995 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Illustrated London News of August 21st 1858, p.181
T Barnes vs Morphy, 1858 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 0-1

French Defense: Classical. Burn Var (C11) 0-1 Hangers
T Burgerhoff vs M de Mie, 2001 
(C11) French, 10 moves, 0-1

Guatemala Defense: General (B00) 1-0 Qxg2 gets trapped
F Rhine vs NN, 2021 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 10 moves, 1-0

Russian Game: Modern Attack (C43) 1-0 correspondence clutz
W Muir vs Johnson, 1986 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 10 moves, 1-0

French Def: Winawer. Advance, Moscow Var (C17) 0-1 Stockfish
M Tobor vs C Van Buskirk, 1989 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 10 moves, 0-1

Italian Game: Two Knts Def. Lolli Attack (C57) 1-0Exch Sac Attk
J Balint vs Chernev, 1938 
(C57) Two Knights, 10 moves, 1-0

Sicilian, Alapin - Remove White's QN1 (B22) 1-0 Unpin, Q sac
Lasker vs NN, 1887 
(000) Chess variants, 10 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Def: Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern Var (B10) 0-1 U10
D Viennot vs G Lamard, 2005 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 9 moves, 0-1

transposition
D Langerak vs Damink, 1991 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Italian, Two Knts Def. Fried Liver Attk (C57) 1-0Scholar's Mate
N Whitaker vs C Carrico, 1923 
(C57) Two Knights, 9 moves, 1-0

Alekhine Def: Scandinavian. Geschev Gambit (B02) 0-1 Legall's #
NN vs G Geshev, 1935 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 0-1

Latvian Gambit: Fraser Defense (C40) 0-1 WARNING! WARNING!
B King vs W Baker, 1958 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 10 moves, 0-1

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