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Attack the Uncastled King
Compiled by Olcol
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Modern Power Play
Firouzja vs Rapport, 2021 
(B30) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

Morphy's style
Morphy vs T Knight, 1856 
(000) Chess variants, 17 moves, 1-0

OCB
E Hahn vs J Vitense, 1932 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

V Bergraser vs M Salm, 1962 
(A80) Dutch, 37 moves, 1-0

16.Nd5
L Trent vs J Gustafsson, 2019 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 21 moves, 1-0

A Planinc vs I Bilek, 1971 
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

R Bergstrom vs P Cramling, 2017
(A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 61 moves, 0-1

Bird vs Steinitz, 1866 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

G Clayton vs M Preussner, 2012 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 21 moves, 0-1

T Taylor vs J Mestel, 1978 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 36 moves, 0-1

G Orlov vs Glek, 1987 
(A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 0-1

Barcza vs Tal, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 23 moves, 0-1

N Kirov vs G Andruet, 1990
(A04) Reti Opening, 22 moves, 1-0

H Weil vs Alekhine, 1942 
(A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Keres vs Faltweber, 1932 
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs A Beliavsky, 1995 
(A06) Reti Opening, 18 moves, 1-0

E Bone vs L Dubeck, 1971 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 0-1

13.Rxf7!!
Y Wen vs V Artemiev, 2016 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

I Schitco vs L Lenaerts, 2019 
(A09) Reti Opening, 35 moves, 1-0

14.Nd5!
Tomashevsky vs G Meier, 2004 
(A14) English, 35 moves, 1-0

Granda Zuniga vs Seirawan, 1993 
(A15) English, 56 moves, 1-0

Garry all in
Kasparov vs Salov, 1989 
(A15) English, 29 moves, 1-0

P Leepin vs P Mross, 1941 
(A16) English, 19 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs U Beimfohr, 1986
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 22 moves, 1-0

Tartakower vs R Frentz, 1933 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 35 moves, 1-0

10.e6! as starting point
Navara vs M Parligras, 2015 
(A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 27 moves, 1-0

D Anton Guijarro vs Grischuk, 2019 
(A20) English, 24 moves, 1-0

...d3
K Tsarouhas vs Kotronias, 2005 
(A23) English, Bremen System, Keres Variation, 18 moves, 0-1

Meesen vs H Mueller, 1928 
(A28) English, 13 moves, 0-1

CARL!! (not the llama with hat)
C Carls vs K Junge, 1942 
(A28) English, 38 moves, 1-0

...Rb2
O Danchevski vs Morozevich, 2016
(A28) English, 34 moves, 0-1

Suba vs P Stefanov, 1980 
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0

15.Bxf7+!
Petrosian vs Korchnoi, 1962 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 21 moves, 1-0

J Costa vs J Polgar, 1987 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 22 moves, 0-1

insane 17.
Z Varga vs S Kustar, 1993 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 24 moves, 1-0

Vaganian vs A Planinc, 1975 
(A32) English, Symmetrical Variation, 22 moves, 0-1

G Hertneck vs F Zeller, 1997 
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 18 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs W N Dinger, 1933 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

Srinivas vs V Ravikumar, 1984 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

So crushin the Dude
So vs Kasparov, 2016 
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 25 moves, 1-0

M Feigin vs E Thorvaldsson, 1930
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 33 moves, 1-0

16.Bg6!!
Bogoljubov vs L Rellstab, 1940 
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0

Keres vs Fischer, 1959 
(A48) King's Indian, 27 moves, 0-1

L Palau vs J W te Kolste, 1927 
(A48) King's Indian, 15 moves, 1-0

8.Bxf7+
S Yuferov vs V Malakhov, 1994 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 23 moves, 1-0

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

keine Zeit
F Urkedal vs M Bartel, 2015 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1

Rubinstein vs Vidmar, 1918 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 24 moves, 0-1

Kotov vs C Kottnauer, 1946 
(A53) Old Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

B Adhiban vs A Ramirez Alvarez, 2018 
(A57) Benko Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

J H Donner vs A Planinc, 1973 
(A61) Benoni, 22 moves, 0-1

Van Wely vs Topalov, 1998 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 48 moves, 0-1

D Gormally vs S Williams, 2006 
(A80) Dutch, 19 moves, 1-0

Reti vs Euwe, 1920 
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 19 moves, 1-0

A Dadian vs Doubrava, 1896 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

strike and counterblow
E Rojahn vs M Czerniak, 1939 
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Y Gozzoli vs M Chetverik, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs W Addison, 1970 
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

A Sokolov vs Speelman, 1988 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 0-1

Simple Attacking Plans
I A Horowitz vs F Kibbermann, 1935 
(B01) Scandinavian, 27 moves, 1-0

A Praznik vs P Spitz, 1999
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 0-1

A Christopher vs G Xie, 2008 
(B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 0-1

S P Finn vs R Heasman, 1993 
(B01) Scandinavian, 15 moves, 0-1

out of the blue ??
R Pert vs D Coleman, 2015
(B01) Scandinavian, 22 moves, 1-0

check why it failed
M Lauritsen vs D Madsen, 2015
(B01) Scandinavian, 24 moves, 1-0

9.Bxf7+!!
R Nezhmetdinov vs V Mikenas, 1948 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Adorjan vs I Polgar, 1972 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 29 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Shirov, 1995 
(B06) Robatsch, 21 moves, 1-0

13.Nxf7!! || 20.Rxg7+
Shirov vs M Stangl, 1989 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

Tal vs G Tringov, 1964 
(B06) Robatsch, 17 moves, 1-0

Plaskett vs M Hawelko, 1979 
(B06) Robatsch, 26 moves, 1-0

A Goloshchapov vs M Tosic, 1999 
(B06) Robatsch, 32 moves, 1-0

A Tari vs M Niemi, 2022 
(B06) Robatsch, 25 moves, 1-0

20.Rxe7+ is so obvious to the trained eye
A Geller vs Z Gofshtein, 1989 
(B07) Pirc, 28 moves, 1-0

Rxe6+!!
I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008 
(B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0

Bxg6! / Nxd5!
L Galego vs I Morovic Fernandez, 1996 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs M Kamyshov, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 25 moves, 1-0

Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0

Simple Attacking Plans
Rossolimo vs W A Winser, 1950 
(B10) Caro-Kann, 23 moves, 1-0

H Nouri vs T Lei, 2017
(B10) Caro-Kann, 52 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Golombek, 1958 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0

M Bluemich vs G Kieninger, 1941 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs V Laznicka, 2015 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Movsesian vs M Saltaev, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

A Volokitin vs Fridman, 2016 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

M Ragger vs J van Foreest, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 45 moves, 1-0

Motylev vs A Donchenko, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

Caro-Kann Massacre
J van Foreest vs A Liang, 2017 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

T Eckersley-Waites vs J Houska, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 74 moves, 0-1

R Praggnanandhaa vs T S Ravi, 2018 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0

F Fischer vs Tartakower, 1923 
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 26 moves, 0-1

despite w/0-0-0
D Frolyanov vs Vitiugov, 2013
(B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1

Najdorf vs Portisch, 1962 
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

#11
Reti vs Tartakower, 1910 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 1-0

Naked and Afraid (LOL omg LOL omg...)
R Borngaesser vs H Lodes, 1988 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 14 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs Hort, 1978 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

Chandler vs Huebner, 1987 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 1-0

9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. Ne5+ Bxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Bg6
G Quparadze vs V Bachin, 2003 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 64 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs L Eperjesi, 1974 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 14 moves, 1-0

Ra8 sac: 15...Nxc5
Van der Wiel vs Balashov, 1980 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 32 moves, 0-1

K Kulaots vs L Meidla, 2016
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 23 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs S Buecker, 1984 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 16 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs I Gudju, 1931 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 15 moves, 1-0

16.Nxe6!
Kupreichik vs G Castiglioni, 1968 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 24 moves, 1-0

P Potemkin vs Alekhine, 1912 
(B20) Sicilian, 19 moves, 0-1

T Gelashvili vs R Thoma, 2001 
(B20) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

G Welling vs Brinkhorst, 1980 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 9 moves, 1-0

S Chanawangsa vs G Kearse, 1984 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 11 moves, 1-0

R Krogius vs A Ojanen, 1944 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 14 moves, 1-0

B Kristjansson vs M Roberts, 1967 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 29 moves, 1-0

M Esserman vs J Sarkar, 2008 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 16 moves, 1-0

Morra
M Esserman vs Van Wely, 2011 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 26 moves, 1-0

J Torres Santiago vs T Kahn, 2016 
(B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0

played exemplarily
I Dahl vs M Litynska, 1990 
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 26 moves, 1-0

J G Nicholson vs S Ledger, 2006
(B30) Sicilian, 12 moves, 0-1

Romanishin vs Van Wely, 1992 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

11.Nxe6 fe6 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qe5 Qd7 14.Qxh8 Qxa4 15.c4
Plaskett vs T Hillarp Persson, 1998 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 27 moves, 1-0

Model game
Plaskett vs K Bischoff, 2001 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0

F Vallejo Pons vs Nepomniachtchi, 2008 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0

M Antipov vs R Bujnoch, 2017 
(B25) Sicilian, Closed, 19 moves, 1-0

Nepomniachtchi vs B Savchenko, 2015 
(B27) Sicilian, 23 moves, 1-0

sq weakn
Geller vs Kholmov, 1957 
(B28) Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation, 45 moves, 1-0

13.Nxf7!
Keres vs W Winter, 1935 
(B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 19 moves, 1-0

thematic
Kaissa vs Chaos, 1974 
(B30) Sicilian, 36 moves, 1-0

Rozentalis vs B Barth Sahl, 1988 
(B30) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs Carlsen, 2006 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

E Paehtz vs M Geldiyeva, 2016 
(B30) Sicilian, 31 moves, 1-0

Svidler vs C Albornoz Cabrera, 2019 
(B30) Sicilian, 21 moves, 1-0

Rossolimo vs I Romanenko, 1948 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 17 moves, 1-0

Boleslavsky vs B Gurgenidze, 1960 
(B32) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Zvjaginsev vs I Duzhakov, 2019 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0

J L Pajeken vs B Bellahcene, 2018 
(B33) Sicilian, 23 moves, 0-1

Just the way I showed you.
J Tisdall vs G D Lee, 1981 
(B40) Sicilian, 19 moves, 1-0

14.Rxe6 fxe6 15.Re1
Movsesian vs N Miezis, 2008 
(B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0

12.Nd5 exd5 13.exd5+ Kd8 14.bxc4
V Spasov vs N Khurtsidze, 2001 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 23 moves, 1-0

R Nezhmetdinov vs V Sergievsky, 1966 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 20 moves, 1-0

M Eisinger vs Huebner, 1965
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 39 moves, 1-0

A Samsonkin vs Nakamura, 2009 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

S R Wolf vs J Lokvenc, 1926 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 37 moves, 1-0

Anand vs Svidler, 2017 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 32 moves, 1-0

1st class positional attacking game
Bacrot vs Mamedyarov, 2009 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 31 moves, 1-0

N Huschenbeth vs K Bischoff, 2018 
(B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 21 moves, 1-0

insane 11. Nd5! ed5 12.Nxc6
A Karklins vs A Sandrin, 1990 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

20.Rd4!! as can opener
T Nguyen vs V Minko, 2014 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 22 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs Anand, 1991 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

A Dueckstein vs Pachman, 1962 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 29 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs A Haast, 2015 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

S P Sethuraman vs J Bai, 2016 
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 69 moves, 1-0

D Anton Guijarro vs M Bosiocic, 2017
(B48) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

insane 19.Bxa6!!
J Becerra Rivero vs A Zapata, 1997 
(B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 38 moves, 1-0

P Popovic vs Marjanovic, 1979 
(B50) Sicilian, 26 moves, 1-0

11.Nxd5! was way better, if not winning
A Rothman vs Denker, 1944 
(B50) Sicilian, 21 moves, 0-1

e6/Nxh7/Bxg6+
Y Xu vs P Idani, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 37 moves, 0-1

wow
D Mastrovasilis vs A Volokitin, 2017 
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 22 moves, 1-0

D Minic vs Stein, 1972 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 20 moves, 0-1

30. Bxe6!? and 36. Rxd6!?
Q Gong vs X Zhao, 2006 
(B53) Sicilian, 47 moves, 1-0

I Kurnosov vs L D'Costa, 2009
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 33 moves, 1-0

Überfall
R Nezhmetdinov vs P Ermolin, 1946 
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 15 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs H Camara, 1970 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0

Y Lapshun vs M Golubev, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 26 moves, 0-1

Sac Sac #
Adams vs L Comas Fabrego, 1988 
(B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1-0

15.Nf5 exf5
F Vallejo Pons vs L Ortega, 1999
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 47 moves, 1-0

Kotronias vs K Georgiev, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Uffe's lecture
G Timmerman vs Andersson, 1994 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 49 moves, 0-1

N-sac: 19.Nxd5
V Bukhteeva vs V Chernyak, 2012 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0

Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 20 moves, 1-0

13.Nd5exd514.exd5+Kd715.c3b316.Qxb3
Tal vs M Mukhin, 1972 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

E Tate vs T Braunlich, 2001 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 21 moves, 1-0

L Christiansen vs A Wojtkiewicz, 2006 
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 23 moves, 1-0

13.Bxe6! (3pawns)
F Dinger vs P Zelbel, 2007
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 28 moves, 1-0

16.Rxf8+!!
Fischer vs P Dely, 1967 
(B88) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack, 17 moves, 1-0

B Perenyi vs K Mokry, 1978 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 41 moves, 1-0

9.Bxe6!
F Yee vs A Christopher, 2004 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0

V Gunina vs M Sebag, 2019 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 1-0

Tal vs I Bilek, 1964 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

M Stean vs Browne, 1974 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

9.Bxe6
Keres vs J Sajtar, 1954 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 20 moves, 1-0

T Ernst vs C Gruvaeus, 2000 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 13 moves, 1-0

14.Nxf5! 1:0
Tolush vs B Gurgenidze, 1956 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0

A Volokitin vs Mamedyarov, 2012 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

M Sergeyeva vs S Ghader Pour, 2006
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 33 moves, 1-0

12.Rxd6!!
H Hecht vs H Schaufelberger, 1973 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 23 moves, 1-0

B Bernard vs T Civin, 2003 
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 23 moves, 1-0

K Georgiev vs Kasparov, 1980 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 1-0

S Lyman vs K Burger, 1979 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

Tal vs M Stean, 1974 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0

M Stanford vs R North, 2001 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

E Berg vs M Atabayev, 2011 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1-0

A Fomez vs M Lanzani, 1988 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1-0

High Wei To Hell
A Gupta vs J Wei, 2014 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 21 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs T Dao, 2016 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Sic Pois.Pawn
L Shmuter vs Timoshenko, 1993
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 26 moves, 1-0

Radjabov vs Grischuk, 2015 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 24 moves, 1-0

N Grandelius vs Keymer, 2019 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0

14.Rxe6+!
Velimirovic vs Ljubojevic, 1972 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 27 moves, 1-0

sac sth. on e6, later Nd5 w/ reward, un0-0 {K}
W Hartston vs E Larrain Cadiz, 1966 
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1-0

R Egilstoft vs Alfons Emmoth, 2016
(C00) French Defense, 25 moves, 1-0

F Berend vs S Coffey, 1982 
(C01) French, Exchange, 18 moves, 0-1

Victor vs the French
Kupreichik vs J Levitt, 1990 
(C02) French, Advance, 23 moves, 1-0

Grischuk vs Bareev, 2001 
(C02) French, Advance, 17 moves, 1-0

19.Rxd7!
Shirov vs F Braeuer, 2016 
(C02) French, Advance, 37 moves, 1-0

C Weiss vs P Haba, 1996 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 27 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs B Sadiku, 2016 
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

V Akopian vs J Christiansen, 2018
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 26 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs L Sanchez, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0

Tal vs Uhlmann, 1971 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

12.Nf5!!
P Ofstad vs Uhlmann, 1963 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1-0

pushin
I Pleci vs L Endzelins, 1939 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 21 moves, 1-0

Sutovsky vs L D'Costa, 2006 
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1-0

Carlsen vs Andersson, 2006 
(C10) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Wei Yi vs C Emiroglu, 2013 
(C10) French, 46 moves, 1-0

dünne Luft
A P Smith vs C Harris, 1999 
(C11) French, 26 moves, 1-0

de Firmian vs Huebner, 1995 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

16.d5! opens the game
Kotov vs Kalmanok, 1936 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

Short vs L Nikolaiczuk, 1986
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

Topalov vs Bareev, 1994 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 0-1

M Garakov vs D Chuprikov, 2008 
(C11) French, 24 moves, 1-0

16.Nxd5 (N-sac)
D Barlov vs C Hoi, 1975
(C11) French, 19 moves, 1-0

H Tirard vs A Silvert, 2000 
(C11) French, 23 moves, 1-0

combined
K Ambartsumova vs A Vuilleumier, 2015
(C11) French, 21 moves, 0-1

Sq f7 || sq e6 RoyalFork
Smeets vs R Baskin, 2017 
(C11) French, 25 moves, 1-0

S Khanin vs Z Tsydypov, 2017
(C11) French, 20 moves, 1-0

S Belavenets vs A Chistiakov, 1938 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 22 moves, 0-1

J Gallagher vs A Compton, 2014 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 30 moves, 1-0

by default
E Nuutilainen vs O Rajala, 1976 
(C13) French, 18 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs Dr. Mueller, 1929 
(C15) French, Winawer, 27 moves, 1-0

not my System
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 19 moves, 1-0

V Kunin vs Ochsengoit, 1958 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1937 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 24 moves, 1-0

Fine vs Flohr, 1938 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 28 moves, 1-0

B Melvin vs R Cunningham, 1994  
(C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 25 moves, 1-0

F K Young vs L Dore, 1892 
(C21) Center Game, 22 moves, 1-0

21.Nxd5!
B Barnard vs M Steadman, 1997 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 24 moves, 1-0

NN vs Zukertort, 1870 
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 0-1

H E Myers vs J Rovira, 1968 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

C Hartlaub vs Lasker, 1908 
(C27) Vienna Game, 17 moves, 1-0

Dr Siggy's K~ hunt
Tarrasch vs D Toma, 1894 
(C28) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Burn, 1905 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 0-1

Charousek style
Maroczy vs Charousek, 1896 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 20 moves, 0-1

Morphy's style
J Schulten vs Morphy, 1857 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 23 moves, 0-1

L B Hoyos Millan vs G Garcia, 1986 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 18 moves, 0-1

G Neumann vs C Mayet, 1863 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 18 moves, 1-0

Westerinen vs J Pakkanen, 1992 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 1-0

6...Na5 7.Bxf7+!!
S Bergh vs O Gotlin, 1867 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

W Rohricht vs T E Sawyer, 1984 
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

L Hanssen vs E Lundin, 1928 
(C36) King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense, 19 moves, 0-1

Anderssen vs Zukertort, 1865 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Davydow, 1874 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs J Lapinski, 1990 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

History repeats itself,1st as tragedy,2nd as farce
M Marks vs H Meyer, 1871 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 28 moves, 1-0

Muzio G in da house
J N Babson vs Steinitz, 1893
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Burn, 1889 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0

J Roscher vs P Seemann, 1989 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 1-0

Bronstein vs V Mikenas, 1941 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 25 moves, 1-0

A Nimzowitsch vs G Marco, 1920 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

Q-less initiative
Keres vs A Menvielle Laccourreye, 1964
(C41) Philidor Defense, 26 moves, 1-0

8.Ne6!!
Van der Wiel vs J van Baarle, 1983 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 16 moves, 1-0

Morphy's style
Morphy vs Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858  
(C41) Philidor Defense, 17 moves, 1-0

10.Bxf7+ (piece sac)
Velimirovic vs R Martens, 1967
(C41) Philidor Defense, 30 moves, 1-0

H Wang vs Giri, 2013 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

F Montoliu Cervero vs P Lasinskas, 2009 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 19 moves, 1-0

B Gurgenidze vs R Bellin, 1977 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 20 moves, 1-0

I Kurnosov vs V Malakhatko, 2013 
(C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Chigorin vs Gossip, 1889 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Napoleon Bonaparte vs General Bertrand, 1820 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 1-0

sac sac #
P Merian vs Steinitz, 1884 
(C45) Scotch Game, 25 moves, 1-0

G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986 
(C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0

M Mueller-Seps vs O Moor, 2012 
(C46) Three Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

H J Calladay vs J Liebling, 1924 
(C46) Three Knights, 15 moves, 1-0

N Huschenbeth vs J Gustafsson, 2011 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 27 moves, 1-0

Evergreen
Anderssen vs Dufresne, 1852 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 20 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs Fine, 1963 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0

Morphy's way
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 33 moves, 1-0

S Mlotkowski vs J B Harvey, 1921 
(C52) Evans Gambit, 14 moves, 1-0

Macieja vs G Vescovi, 2004 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 0-1

O Michaelis vs J Leonard, 1860 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 20 moves, 0-1

Pawn Sacrifice, and more
Steinitz vs von Bardeleben, 1895 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 1-0

Morphy's style
Morphy vs NN, 1858 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 23 moves, 1-0

V Sokolov vs Rusnikov, 1966 
(C56) Two Knights, 20 moves, 1-0

Steinitz got crushed
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C58) Two Knights, 24 moves, 0-1

Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

QNN wirbeln
A Nimzowitsch vs L Steiner, 1927  
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 21 moves, 1-0

#12
A Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Shirov vs Rapport, 2016 
(C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 22 moves, 1-0

Keres vs A Pomar, 1943 
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 25 moves, 1-0

insane| 17th?
Kasparov vs Anand, 1995 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 38 moves, 1-0

Morphy-like
Karpov vs Korchnoi, 1978 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1-0

J Polgar vs Mamedyarov, 2002 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 23 moves, 1-0

Extra pawns are useless to Berliner's uncastled king.
V Palciauskas vs H Berliner, 2001 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 47 moves, 1-0

a bit too ambitious.
K Darga vs H Richter, 1951 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 0-1

crushin
Korchnoi vs V Zak, 1951 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Joker vs XINIX, 2006 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1

vs kingside attack
Burn vs Chigorin, 1900 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 29 moves, 0-1

I Basoukos vs I Miladinovic, 1996 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 24 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs V Mikenas, 1959 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 24 moves, 1-0

A Schwarz vs Albin, 1899 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 40 moves, 0-1

A Eklons vs R Skuja, 1930
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 25 moves, 0-1

So vs Shabalov, 2017 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 29 moves, 1-0

V Osnos vs G Ustinov, 1960 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0

Morozevich vs Jakovenko, 2012 
(D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 27 moves, 1-0

15...Nxe5!!
Bagirov vs Kupreichik, 1965 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 0-1

P Schreiner vs Shirov, 2017 
(D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 24 moves, 0-1

13.Nxf7!
Shimanov vs D Boros, 2015
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 34 moves, 1-0

insane 16.Ng5!!
Sakaev vs Kharlov, 1996 
(D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 39 moves, 1-0

R Palliser vs F Hand, 2019 
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0

Bolbochan vs Evans, 1952 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0

Spassky vs S Avtonomov, 1949 
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 21 moves, 1-0

E Larsson vs Sten Johansson, 1964
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs J H Graves, 1920 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 1-0

O Bernstein vs Spielmann, 1906 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 0-1

17.d5!!
Tal vs Z Milev, 1958 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 22 moves, 1-0

model game
Karpov vs A Yusupov, 1988 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1-0

pressing
Miles vs A Beliavsky, 1984 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 0-1

Musaiev vs M Karmov, 1979  
(D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 28 moves, 0-1

K Stupak vs B Bok, 2016 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1

Tal vs D Keller, 1959 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

missed quick win :(
Tomashevsky vs I Bukavshin, 2015 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

Y Wang vs X Bu, 2015 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 0-1

B Adhiban vs Dreev, 2016 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 24 moves, 1-0

O Yuzhakov vs D Frolyanov, 2007 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 25 moves, 0-1

15_Bxe3!
P Frydman vs G Thomas, 1934 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

J Piket vs Z Sturua, 1992 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 24 moves, 0-1

Lputian vs Geller, 1979
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 27 moves, 0-1

Geller at his best 14... d4!
Psakhis vs Geller, 1982 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 24 moves, 0-1

17...d4!
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1977 
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 30 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Geller, 1973 
(D59) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower, 36 moves, 0-1

A Asgeirsson vs I Raud, 1936 
(D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 29 moves, 0-1

Levenfish vs Ragozin, 1936 
(D84) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit Accepted, 38 moves, 0-1

16... 0-0-0
V Malakhatko vs Sutovsky, 2009 
(D85) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1

V Bernadskiy vs D Howell, 2017 
(D85) Grunfeld, 25 moves, 0-1

Spassky vs S Witkowski, 1959 
(D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 32 moves, 1-0

So easy
A Hernandez vs So, 2015 
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 21 moves, 0-1

D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1

w
Uhlmann vs Yanofsky, 1964 
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 53 moves, 0-1

H John vs C Leotard, 1997
(D99) Grunfeld Defense, Smyslov, 27 moves, 0-1

Ra1 sac: 12.exd5
Balashov vs A Beliavsky, 1986 
(E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 31 moves, 1-0

Kasparov vs J Murey, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0

14.d5! / 17.Bf4!
Kasparov vs Gheorghiu, 1982 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0

Karpov vs J Polgar, 2003 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 33 moves, 0-1

...Rxc3 bc Qxa3
B Khotenashvili vs N Dzagnidze, 2014 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1

Shirov's envision
Shirov vs J Pedersen, 2013 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 16 moves, 1-0

12...Rxe2+!!
A Raykhman vs T Heinemann, 2016 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 20 moves, 0-1

V Malaniuk vs Ivanchuk, 1988 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 34 moves, 0-1

Ivanchuk vs Csom, 1989 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 25 moves, 1-0

So vs Aronian, 2015 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 28 moves, 0-1

J Bai vs Ding Liren, 2017 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 32 moves, 0-1

Euwe vs D de Lange, 1947
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0

Suba lecture
P K Wells vs Suba, 1991
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1

Korchnoi vs B Djurasevic, 1956 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 25 moves, 0-1

QRR
T Batchimeg vs Y Hou, 2014 
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 22 moves, 0-1

Miles vs de Firmian, 1990 
(E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 37 moves, 0-1

Fine vs Fischer, 1963 
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 28 moves, 0-1

related + trapping the queen
Keres vs Spassky, 1965 
(E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 25 moves, 1-0

15.d5 cxb3 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nh5 Qd6 18.O-O Na6 19.Nxf6+ Ke7
R Shcherbakov vs Jakovenko, 2001 
(E44) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2, 48 moves, 1-0

Sloth's lecture
A Khasin vs J Sloth, 1975 
(E45) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Bronstein (Byrne) Variation, 36 moves, 0-1

A Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 27 moves, 0-1

Timman vs Westerinen, 1968 
(E83) King's Indian, Samisch, 23 moves, 0-1

A Gomez Abad vs A Grinza, 1976
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 26 moves, 0-1

Q sac
Tal vs Lutikov, 1964 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 31 moves, 1-0

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