Compiled by tak traxler
A walk through of gambit play from this book
"Chess is a fairy tale of 1,001 blunders." — Savielly Tartakower
"Pawns are the soul of chess." — François-André Danican Philidor
"To free your game, take off some of your adversary's men, if possible for nothing." — Captain Bertain, The Noble Game of Chess (1735)
"I play my king all over the board. I make him fight!" — Wilhelm Steinitz
"A righteous wife can make a poor man feel like a king." — Boonaa Mohammed
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You are so righteous.
Let no one say that great crusader <fredthebear> is dishonest.
"It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20:35
* Brutal Attacking Chess: Game Collection: Brutal Attacking Chess
* Bishop's Opening Miniatures: https://www.chessonly.com/bishop-op...
* Simple tactics course using miniatures:
http://exeterchessclub.org.uk/x/FTP...
* Brilliant (and mostly famous)! Game Collection: Brilliant Miniatures
* Blackburne strikes! games annotated by Blackburne
* Checkmate brevities: Game Collection: Art of Checkmate
* Diagrammed Checkmate Patterns: Game Collection: Checkmate: Checkmate Patterns
* Morphy Miniatures:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...
* Old P-K4 Miniatures: Game Collection: Games for Classes
* One Game Shy: Game Collection: 107 Great Chess Battles: 1939-45 Alekhine
* Oskar plays 1e4: Oskar Oglaza
* Alapins: Game Collection: Alapin
* Aggressive Gambits: https://thechessworld.com/articles/...
* C21-C22 miniatures: http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...
* Danish Gambits: Game Collection: Danish Gambit Games 1-0
* Javed's way: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...
* King's Gambit start-up: Game Collection: Batsford's MCO 14 King's Gambit
* King Bishop's Gambit: Game Collection: rajat21's kings gambit
* KG Video: Game Collection: Foxy Openings - King's Gambit
* GM Gallagher is an author:
Game Collection: 0
* Ponziani Games: Game Collection: PONZIANI OPENING
* Volo plays the KP faithfully: Volodymyr Onyshchuk
* 20 Various Italian Games: Game Collection: Italian Game
* C53s: Game Collection: rajat21's italian game
* The Italian Game, Classical: Game Collection: Giuco Piano
* Annotated Evans Gambits: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
* RL Minis: Game Collection: Ruy Lopez Miniatures
* Russian Ruys: Game Collection: Chess in the USSR 1945 - 72, Part 2 (Leach)
* Del's: Game Collection: Del's hidden gems
* 21st Century: Game Collection: 0
* GK: Game Collection: Kasparov - The Sicilian Sheveningen
* TIP: Click on the e8 square to see a computer engine analysis of the position.
* tacticmania - Game Collection: tacticmania
* Sports Clichés: http://www.sportscliche.com/
* Sacs on f7/f2: Game Collection: Demolition of Pawn Structure: Sac on f7 (f2)
* Sicilian Face Plants:
Game Collection: sicilian defense(opening traps)
* Hans On French: Game Collection: French Defense
* Online safety: https://www.entrepreneur.com/scienc...
* Chess Records: https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/record...
* Top Chessgames by ECO Code: http://schachsinn.de/gamelist.htm
"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit, one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss." — Anatoly Karpov
chess writer and poet Henry Thomas Bland.
Another example of his way with words is the start of ‘Internal Fires', a poem published on page 57 of the March 1930 American Chess Bulletin:
I used to play chess with the dearest old chap,
Whom naught could upset whatever might hap.
He'd oft lose a game he might well have won
But made no excuse for what he had done.
If a piece he o'erlooked and got it snapped up
He took it quite calmly and ne'er ‘cut up rough'.
Jan-02-12 zanzibar: I should also mention that I like Black's knight maneuver, Nc6-d7-f5-d6-e4 (moves 46-50), transferring the knight from c6 to the very strong e4-square.
Jan-04-12 Member: <zanzibar>--Your diagram of the position after move 42 is incorrect--the white knight should be on e3, not c3. According to The Computer, white's best here was 43 Ng4, with an evaluation of only -0.66, but I suspect that Capablanca would have found a way to win anyway. Lasker played 43 Nd1 in an effort to lure Capablanca into the trap described in the note after move 43 ("Not Nb4...").
Jan-06-12 zanzibar: Bill yes, my mistake, apologies. I got the move wrong I think.
The Two Bulls and the Frog
Two bulls engaged in shocking battle,
Both for a certain heifer's sake,
And lordship over certain cattle,
A frog began to groan and quake.
"But what is this to you?"
Inquired another of the croaking crew.
"Why, sister, don't you see,
The end of this will be,
That one of these big brutes will yield,
And then be exiled from the field?
No more permitted on the grass to feed,
He'll forage through our marsh, on rush and reed;
And while he eats or chews the cud,
Will trample on us in the mud.
Alas! to think how frogs must suffer
By means of this proud lady heifer!"
This fear was not without good sense.
One bull was beat, and much to their expense;
For, quick retreating to their reedy bower,
He trod on twenty of them in an hour.
Of little folks it often has been the fate
To suffer for the follies of the great.
Typical narcissist. Our perpetual cyberbully offers no game analysis, no alternatives or improvements, but compares himself to "top-class GMs." permifrost failed to realize that White could have used the opposition of Kings for a DRAW, not a win.
pernicious has long expressed an undesirable mental disorder known as Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). "NPD is a personality disorder characterized by a life-long pattern of exaggerated feelings of self-importance, an excessive need for admiration, a diminished ability or unwillingness to empathize with others' feelings, and interpersonally exploitative behavior. Narcissistic personality disorder is one of the sub-types of the broader category known as personality disorders. It is often comorbid with other mental disorders and associated with significant functional impairment and psychosocial disability." -- Wikipedia
An Animal In The Moon
While one philosopher affirms
That by our senses we're deceived,
Another swears, in plainest terms,
The senses are to be believed.
The twain are right. Philosophy
Correctly calls us dupes whenever
On mere senses we rely.
But when we wisely rectify
The raw report of eye or ear,
By distance, medium, circumstance,
In real knowledge we advance.
These things has nature wisely planned –
Whereof the proof shall be at hand.
I see the sun: its dazzling glow
Seems but a hand-breadth here below;
But should I see it in its home,
That azure, star-besprinkled dome,
Of all the universe the eye,
Its blaze would fill one half the sky.
The powers of trigonometry
Have set my mind from blunder free.
The ignorant believe it flat;
I make it round, instead of that.
I fasten, fix, on nothing ground it,
And send the earth to travel round it.
In short, I contradict my eyes,
And sift the truth from constant lies.
The mind, not hasty at conclusion,
Resists the onset of illusion,
Forbids the sense to get the better,
And never believes it to the letter.
Between my eyes, perhaps too ready,
And ears as much or more too slow,
A judge with balance true and steady,
I come, at last, some things to know.
Thus when the water crooks a stick,
My reason straightens it as quick –
Kind Mistress Reason – foe of error,
And best of shields from needless terror!
The creed is common with our race,
The moon contains a woman's face.
True? No. Whence, then, the notion,
From mountain top to ocean?
The roughness of that satellite,
Its hills and dales, of every grade,
Effect a change of light and shade
Deceptive to our feeble sight;
So that, besides the human face,
All sorts of creatures one might trace.
Indeed, a living beast, I believe,
Has lately been by England seen.
All duly placed the telescope,
And keen observers full of hope,
An animal entirely new,
In that fair planet, came to view.
Abroad and fast the wonder flew; –
Some change had taken place on high,
Presaging earthly changes nigh;
Perhaps, indeed, it might betoken
The wars that had already broken
Out wildly over the Continent.
The king to see the wonder went:
(As patron of the sciences,
No right to go more plain than his.)
To him, in turn, distinct and clear,
This lunar monster did appear. –
A mouse, between the lenses caged,
Had caused these wars, so fiercely waged!
No doubt the happy English folks
Laughed at it as the best of jokes.
How soon will Mars afford the chance
For like amusements here in France!
He makes us reap broad fields of glory.
Our foes may fear the battle-ground;
For us, it is no sooner found,
Than Louis, with fresh laurels crowned,
Bears higher up our country's story.
The daughters, too, of Memory, –
The Pleasures and the Graces, –
Still show their cheering faces:
We wish for peace, but do not sigh.
The English Charles the secret knows
To make the most of his repose.
And more than this, he'll know the way,
By valour, working sword in hand,
To bring his sea-encircled land
To share the fight it only sees today.
Yet, could he but this quarrel quell,
What incense-clouds would grateful swell!
What deed more worthy of his fame!
Augustus, Julius – pray, which Caesar's name
Shines now on story's page with purest flame?
O people happy in your sturdy hearts!
Say, when shall Peace pack up these bloody darts,
And send us all, like you, to softer arts?
"Human beings are born with different capacities. If they are free, they are not equal. And if they are equal, they are not free." ― Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Deuteronomy 31:6 - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
A piece of cake: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/che...
Dionsyius9: I had basil on the pub's potage du jour yesterday. Soup herb!
Eyes trust themselves, ears trust others. ~ German Proverb
Childhood Games
Judy Ponceby, Ohio Feb 2011
Hopscotch
Girlfriends running, twirling, too.
Taking turns out in the sun.
Skip and hop across the board.
Leap over the marked one.
Twister.
Red right foot,
Bodies blend.
Green left hand
Twist and bend
Blue left foot,
Over extend.
Yellow right hand
In a body pile, again.
Chess
Pawns in play,
Knights abound.
King in check,
Queens around.
Pieces falling one by one
Check and Mate is the sound.
Tag
Tag! You're It.
Running wild.
Laughing, screaming,
Swift little child.
Jumprope
Rope atwirling overhead.
Jump when its under.
Singsong chanting
Sounds like thunder.
Checkers
Red men, Black men.
Jump on a diagonal.
King me, king me
Gonna jump a handful
Kick the Can
Running down the street.
Kicking that can.
Swarm of kiddies
Chasing past the man.
Hopscotch. Twister. Chess. Tag.
Checkers. Kick the Can. Jumprope.
* Opening Tree: https://www.shredderchess.com/onlin...
"There just isn't enough televised chess." — David Letterman
"Do the things that interest you and do them with all your heart. Don't be concerned about whether people are watching you or criticizing you. The chances are that they aren't paying any attention to you. It's your attention to yourself that is so stultifying. But you have to disregard yourself as completely as possible. If you fail the first time then you'll just have to try harder the second time. After all, there's no real reason why you should fail. Just stop thinking about yourself." — Eleanor Roosevelt
"Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the master of chess."
— Siegbert Tarrasch
Mark 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Drive sober or get pulled over.
"For surely of all the drugs in the world, chess must be the most permanently pleasurable." — Assia
Once I asked Pillsbury whether he used any formula for castling. He said his rule was absolute and vital: castle because you will or because you must; but not because you can.' — W.E. Napier (1881-1952)
The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1807-1882
The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveller hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands,
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveller to the shore,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
"There are good ships, and there are wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are friendships, and may they always be." ― Anonymous
Switch your pawn insurance to Promotion and you could save hundreds.
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit."
― attributed to Aristotle
"If you can dream it, you can do it." — Walt Disney
Oct-04-10
I play the Fred: said...
You're distraught
because you're not
able to cope
feel like a dope
when Lasker hits
Puttin on (the Fritz)
"There are more adventures on a chessboard than on all the seas of the world."
― Pierre Mac Orlan
"You can only get good at chess if you love the game." ― Bobby Fischer
"Chess is an infinitely complex game, which one can play in infinitely numerous & varied ways." ― Vladimir Kramnik
"Many have become chess masters, no one has become the master of chess."
― Siegbert Tarrasch
"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.
You're beautiful because you let yourself feel, and that's a brave thing indeed.
― Joker
Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.
― 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.
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MB: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod...
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Basman's Folly: Embracing Chaos with 1.g4!? by Cyrus Lakdawala, Carsten Hansen
There is also a g-pawn push in the napoleon attack:
1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 nc6 3. D4 exd4 4. Nxd4 bc5 5. Nf5 Qf6 6. G4!!
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https://ocfchess.org/chess-grob/
https://chesseasy.com/grob-opening-...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/chessopeni...
https://www.chess.com/blog/Land0nnn...
https://gambiter.com/chess/openings...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/ch...
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https://tartajubow.blogspot.com/201...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnF...
https://ocfchess.org/grob-gambit/
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Kibitzing
