January 1: I'll Take Manhattan
Carlsen vs Nepomniachtchi, 2024  (C11) French, 31 moves, 0-1
January 2: The Greek Geek
Caruana vs N Theodorou, 2024  (A28) English, 49 moves, 0-1
January 3: Bravo!
Panno vs H Bravo Sedamanos, 1975  (A35) English, Symmetrical, 29 moves, 0-1
January 4: In Deep Doudou
W Doudou vs Q Guo, 2012  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 0-1
January 5: The Crying Game
Ivanchuk vs Naroditsky, 2024  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 41 moves, 0-1
January 6: Deutschland Huebner Alex
A Prameshuber vs Huebner, 1970  (A48) King's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
January 7: Nervous Energy
Tal vs Huebner, 1979  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
January 8: Spanish Knights
G Schories vs H Pinkerton, 1911  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 29 moves, 1-0
January 9: La Cosa Nostra
M Erdogdu vs Morozevich, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 0-1
January 10: Hard Target
Ivkov vs R Hartoch, 1969  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 82 moves, 1-0
January 11: From Bhat to Worse
V Bhat vs Kudrin, 2010  (D87) Grunfeld, Exchange, 66 moves, 0-1
January 12: Kanndemonium
I Nataf vs Karpov, 2002  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 0-1
January 13: The Morra the Merrier
J Torres Santiago vs T Kahn, 2016  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 24 moves, 1-0
January 14: Venit VD Vicit
V Dydyshko vs Kasparov, 1978  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 42 moves, 1-0
January 15: Bacardi on ice
Fischer vs J Fermoselle-Bacardi Sr, 1956  (A04) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0
January 16: The Jeaned Genie
Carlsen vs A Tari, 2024  (A06) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0
January 17: Shakhespearean Sonnet
Mamedyarov vs Giri, 2022  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0
January 18: Fine Young Canibal
J Canibal vs H Schorra, 1998  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 37 moves, 1-0
January 19: Jobravo!
Jobava vs Carlsen, 2010  (E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 64 moves, 1-0
January 20: Dubious, Therefore Best
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1960  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
January 21: Trompomania Running Wild, Sister!
Hodgson vs S Polgar, 1989  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
January 22: Colle it a Wrap
Alekhine vs Colle, 1925  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
January 23: Bart of Darkness
So vs B van der Zwet, 2015  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 28 moves, 1-0
January 24: Frizzel Fry
C Bloodgood vs H Erwin, 1972  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 14 moves, 0-1
January 25: The Girl With the Dragon Snafu
S Polgar vs Averbakh, 1993  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 48 moves, 0-1
January 26: The Unknown Immortal
Panke vs Kranenberg, 1941  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 22 moves, 1-0
January 27: A Study in Scarlett
H W Scarlett vs B Hayden, 1951  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 40 moves, 1-0
January 28: Constantinople Falling
Rapport vs Mamedyarov, 2022  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 16 moves, 0-1
January 29: Dance of the Knights
Alekhine vs A Aviles, 1932  (B07) Pirc, 42 moves, 1-0
January 30: Hedgehog Roast
D Howell vs Grischuk, 2019  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 39 moves, 1-0
January 31: Hung Dury
E Dury vs Jensen, 1975  (C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 15 moves, 0-1
February 1: Buda Pests
Forintos vs Portisch, 1955  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 81 moves, 0-1
February 2: Bye-bye, birdies!
I Gudju vs K Behting, 1924  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
February 3: All Around Good Guy
Adorjan vs G Glatt, 1982  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 24 moves, 1-0
February 4: KID Vicious
F Olafsson vs Fischer, 1959  (E93) King's Indian, Petrosian System, 40 moves, 0-1
February 5: Marco So Low
Carlsen vs M Baldauf, 2022  (A48) King's Indian, 44 moves, 1-0
February 6: Hurts, Donchev?
D Donchev vs S Nikolov, 1987  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 81 moves, 1-0
February 7: Yippee Ki Yay!
C Yip vs G Tokhirjonova, 2024  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 1-0
February 8: A little bit of Morphy.
Blackburne vs Younger, 1871  (000) Chess variants, 25 moves, 1-0
February 9: Giuoco Giocondo
K Mona vs L Schut, 2012  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 62 moves, 1-0
February 10: Navara's Immortal
Navara vs S Rodrigue-Lemieux, 2024  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 27 moves, 1-0
February 11: Bargan Hunter
S Bargan vs K Rathnakaran, 2012  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 0-1
February 12: Why must the good die, Young?
D Rensch vs Z Young, 2007  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 16 moves, 1-0
February 13: My Pet Fish, Eric
Lobron vs Dzindzichashvili, 1979  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 0-1
February 14: Valentin's Day
V Arbakov vs Kupreichik, 1996  (E71) King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3), 40 moves, 1-0
February 15: I nail a dim Karpov
Karpov vs V Akopian, 2006  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
February 16: Headbanger
J Polgar vs L Gutman, 1987  (B83) Sicilian, 37 moves, 1-0
February 17: Hash Brown
Golombek vs Brown, 1949  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
February 18: To the Viktor go the spoils
V Laznicka vs Short, 2010  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 41 moves, 1-0
February 19: Hanging by a pin
Anand vs Kamsky, 1994  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
February 20: Hillbilly Elegy
S Williams vs G Jones, 2011  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 0-1
February 21: Lawrence Fisch Burn
Fischer vs L Noderer, 1964  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 31 moves, 0-1
February 22: Redemption!
G Lasya vs D S Shashaank, 2012  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 0-1
February 23: Out for a Duk
A Zatonskih vs P Dukaczewski, 2013  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0
February 24: Shman Magic
Spassky vs Shman, 1948  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
February 25: You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
H Quint vs P Goossens, 1978  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 9 moves, 1-0
February 26: My Queen, Dom, for a Horse
G Kallai vs D Laurain, 1990  (E73) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0
February 27: The Elephant in the Room
Reshevsky vs E D Duncan, 1921  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 17 moves, 0-1
February 28: She's a maniac, maniac...
N Yakubboev vs R Vaishali, 2025  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1
March 1: Passed but not forgotten
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 30 moves, 1-0
March 2: Disappearing Assets
Aronian vs R Praggnanandhaa, 2022  (A22) English, 44 moves, 0-1
March 3: The Ballad of Gay Tony
S Bouaziz vs Miles, 1979  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 49 moves
March 4: Under Duras
Vitacek vs Duras, 1900  (C22) Center Game, 26 moves
March 5: Ash Wednesday
I Ash vs A Regen, 1938  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 29 moves, 1-0
March 6: A Grand Prie
Y Gruenfeld vs E Prie, 1990  (A10) English, 40 moves, 0-1
March 7: Axing the Ex
Carlsen vs Karpov, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
March 8: Martz Mednis
E Mednis vs W Martz, 1972  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 1-0
March 9: Catch 22
Aronin vs R Nezhmetdinov, 1947  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 25 moves, 0-1
March 10: The Fink is a King!
S Rubinstein vs A J Fink, 1916  (C59) Two Knights, 32 moves, 0-1
March 11: Naj: Not On, Jan!
Najdorf vs Timman, 1980  (A15) English, 43 moves, 1-0
March 12: O Bloody Obadiah
J Cazenove vs O Tomalin, 1819  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 22 moves, 1-0
March 13: The Binding of Isaak
Stein vs I Birbrager, 1966  (B10) Caro-Kann, 20 moves, 1-0
March 14: Vile Sac in Sackville
K Ramaswamy vs R Love, 2001  (A48) King's Indian, 26 moves, 1-0
March 15: Aerodynamic Queen
A Davtyan vs M A Tabatabaei, 2025  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 44 moves, 1-0
March 16: The Fast & The Fluryous
D Flury vs V Kost, 1990  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 1-0
March 17: Einstein's Bagel
E Almeida vs C Martins, 1991  (A84) Dutch, 29 moves, 0-1
March 18: Friends with Benefits
A L'Ami vs L'Ami, 2012  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 42 moves, 0-1
March 19: No Breyer Knowledge
A Medina Garcia vs Spassky, 1955  (C94) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
March 20: Golden Shauer
Capablanca vs C Shauer, 1909  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 35 moves, 0-1
March 21: Chess School of Pollock
W Pollock vs S Langleben / F Colson, 1893  (C56) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0
March 22: Taking Chances and Khavin Fun
Boleslavsky vs A Khavin, 1944  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 26 moves, 1-0
March 23: One In a Million
Van Wely vs J van Mil, 1994  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 23 moves, 1-0
March 24: If the Szu fits...
N Szuveges vs M Ninchich, 1999  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
March 25: Hammond Egg
Mackenzie vs G Hammond, 1864  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
March 26: For, Thou Betraying Me, I Do Betray
J Mieses vs Chigorin, 1906  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 1-0
March 27: Teim To Go Rad!
Motylev vs Radjabov, 2010  (C48) Four Knights, 42 moves, 0-1
March 28: Out of the Loop
A Becker vs Spielmann, 1926  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
March 29: BritBox
Bronstein vs Keene, 1975  (E01) Catalan, Closed, 30 moves, 1-0
March 30: People Under the Stairs
J Piket vs R Douven, 1988  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 43 moves, 0-1
March 31: Home Arrests
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1900  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 45 moves, 1-0
April 1: Fool's Paradise
Niemann vs Kramnik, 2023  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 2 moves, 0-1
April 2: Paradise Lost
B Wall vs J Milton, 1977  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
April 3: Loss of Sanitt, E
E Sanitt vs P Lalic, 2025  (A20) English, 39 moves, 0-1
April 4: Anatoly of a Murder
Karpov vs Larsen, 1978  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 58 moves, 1-0
April 5: You don't Euwe me anything
Euwe vs D Przepiorka, 1928  (A09) Reti Opening, 42 moves, 0-1
April 6: The Noble Art of Self-Defense
Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
April 7: Bullet Train to Nowhere
Firouzja vs Nepomniachtchi, 2022  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
April 8: Fridrik the Great
Smejkal vs F Olafsson, 1978  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 43 moves, 0-1
April 9: Schliemann Says
M Bednarska-Bzdega vs M Rachunek, 2001  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
April 10: The Archbishop of Can't Unbury
V Buerger vs A Nimzowitsch, 1927  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 50 moves, 0-1
April 11: Playing Like a Pirate
Tal vs Smyslov, 1959  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 41 moves, 1-0
April 12: Menchik Clubbed
W Fairhurst vs Menchik, 1935  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
April 13: Endgame Art
E German vs A Bisguier, 1962  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 67 moves, 0-1
April 14: The Silicon Immortal
AlphaZero vs Stockfish, 2017  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1-0
April 15: The Klear Has Coasted
E Koksal vs K Gountras, 2015  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
April 16: Hey Ju, Don't Make it Bad
Z Tan vs W Ju, 2025  (C28) Vienna Game, 53 moves, 0-1
April 17: Sorry, We're Closed
Bronstein vs Szabo, 1950  (E27) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
April 18: Fish or Fowl?
W Pollock vs Bird, 1886  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 45 moves, 0-1
April 19: Easter Bonnet
E Bonnet vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2000  (B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 58 moves, 1-0
April 20: Baby you can drive my car
Short vs J Polgar, 1993  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 47 moves, 0-1
April 21: Don't Hook Back in Anger
L Dominguez Perez vs C Yoo, 2025  (000) Chess variants, 70 moves, 1-0
April 22: Loeked In a Cage
Vasiukov vs Van Wely, 2002  (B53) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
April 23: Gorin, Gorin, Gone
Mason vs Chigorin, 1889  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 1-0
April 24: Post Mortem
M I Botvinnik vs T L Petrosian, 1998  (D74) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O, 41 moves, 0-1
April 25: Petrosian's Mortal
Petrosian vs Bronstein, 1956  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 36 moves, 0-1
April 26: Semetey Tologontegin: "Ge Got Me Too Intensely"
G Harutjunyan vs S Tologontegin, 2019  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 25 moves, 1-0
April 27: House of the Rising Sunye
Balashov vs J Sunye Neto, 1979  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 41 moves, 0-1
April 28: Cool Runnings
A Lundqvist vs J Coolen, 1962  (D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 22 moves, 0-1
April 29: Götterdämmerung
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 32 moves, 0-1
April 30: So He Shall Open, And None Shall Shut
Bronstein vs Pilnik, 1954  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 69 moves, 1-0
May 1: Two Little Combinations
Aronian vs A Ipatov, 2013  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
May 2: Wicked Game
I Birbrager vs Suetin, 1964  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 0-1
May 3: King of the Hill
Kudrin vs E Formanek, 1994  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 21 moves, 0-1
May 4: Sze Like Sunday Morning
Lasker vs R Sze, 1910  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
May 5: Shock and Aw
So vs A Liang, 2019  (A28) English, 84 moves, 0-1
May 6: Young Nykterstein
Carlsen vs S Randjelovic, 1999  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 0-1
May 7: The Sevan Samurai
A R Saleh Salem vs Duda, 2015  (E17) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
May 8: Corbin Tax
Short vs P Corbin, 2006  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 33 moves, 0-1
May 9: White Smokes Papa
M Cardili vs A Papa, 2005  (A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 43 moves, 1-0
May 10: Good Knight Irina
O Zambrana vs I Krush, 2003  (C42) Petrov Defense, 35 moves, 0-1
May 11: Guard of Honor
Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1956  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0
May 12: Panda Express
V Eingorn vs E Pandavos, 1989  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 20 moves, 1-0
May 13: Manuel Ljubrication
Ljubojevic vs J Durao, 1974  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 25 moves, 1-0
May 14: Be Still, My Beating Hort
Karpov vs Hort, 1973  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 45 moves, 1-0
May 15: Good Greeff!
M Greeff vs V Gandrud, 2008  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
May 16: Viva la Compagnie
L Compagnie vs J Schellingerhout, 1987  (B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 32 moves, 1-0
May 17: No Pon intended
Ponomariov vs A Graf, 2003  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0
May 18: Kostic Solution
Kostic vs Euwe, 1921  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
May 19: That Check-Hintikka Massacre is Pirtti Spicy
E Hintikka vs T Pirttimaki, 1988  (B89) Sicilian, 31 moves, 0-1
May 20: Hong Kong Fooey
B Foo vs P Garbett, 1984  (D01) Richter-Veresov Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
May 21: Premature Attackulation
Sutovsky vs Topalov, 2017  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 0-1
May 22: Only A Cat Of A Different Coat
Polugaevsky vs Petrosian, 1970  (A14) English, 36 moves, 0-1
May 23: Subsurface Myagma
Myagmarsuren vs H MacGrillen, 1972  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 57 moves, 1-0
May 24: International Bishop Machines
Boleslavsky vs O Moiseev, 1948  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
May 25: Premature Resignation
J Ferreira vs P Idani, 2025  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 69 moves, 0-1
May 26: The Pawn is Mightier than the Pen
Alekhine vs I Pen, 1918  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0
May 27: Drag Race
Kazhgaleyev vs P Nikolic, 2007  (A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 0-1
May 28: Holey Kingside, Spielmann!
Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1926  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
May 29: The Beauty and the Beast
B Adhiban vs E Roebers, 2023  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 41 moves, 1-0
May 30: Here There Are Lions
Alburt vs Polugaevsky, 1965  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0
May 31: Steiner's Attack
M Christoffel vs H Steiner, 1946  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 45 moves, 1-0
June 1: One Big, Beautiful Bill
Nunn vs W Hartston, 1976  (B83) Sicilian, 28 moves, 0-1
June 2: Kat on a Hot Tin Roof
Lagno vs Jobava, 2004  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 25 moves, 0-1
June 3: The Hunt For Red October
A Beliavsky vs Ribli, 1977  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 35 moves, 1-0
June 4: Moehring Glory
G Moehring vs J Kaikamdzozov, 1978  (A56) Benoni Defense, 91 moves, 1-0
June 5: Space Invaders
D Yuffa vs B Mirzanurov, 2014  (A64) Benoni, Fianchetto, 11...Re8, 58 moves, 0-1
June 6: You Gata be Kidding me
M Illescas vs Kamsky, 1994  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 38 moves, 0-1
June 7: Green Day
J Green-Krotki vs L Day, 1978  (B06) Robatsch, 52 moves, 0-1
June 8: Crash of 1929
Alekhine vs L B Meyer / L Samuels, 1929  (A06) Reti Opening, 27 moves, 0-1
June 9: Balashov Ballet
Balashov vs Tal, 1973  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0
June 10: Devostation
B H Wood vs P Devos, 1948  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 27 moves, 0-1
June 11: Hubris Brings Niemesis
Niemann vs Carlsen, 2025  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 51 moves, 1-0
June 12: King Kong
Blatny vs K L Deng, 1998  (B06) Robatsch, 23 moves, 0-1
June 13: Girinding Out a Win
Giri vs J Christiansen, 2013  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
June 14: Tolya Tuffy the Gruenfeld Slayer
Karpov vs Kamsky, 1996  (D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 41 moves, 1-0
June 15: Roaming While Fiddle Burns
M Viola vs S Slipak, 2001  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 26 moves, 0-1
June 16: Homo Homini Ljubo
Ljubojevic vs Korchnoi, 1985  (C18) French, Winawer, 42 moves, 1-0
June 17: Tears For Fears
Santasiere vs C F Tears, 1957  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 0-1
June 18: Every pin looks like a nail
J L Hammer vs Carlsen, 2010  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 55 moves, 1-0
June 19: Cry Me a River
J Hudson vs D Root, 1986  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 16 moves, 0-1
June 20: The Fresh Prins of Buenos Aires
M Aleman Dovo vs L Prins, 1939  (D93) Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3, 35 moves, 0-1
June 21: Yip Yip Hooray!
C Yip vs Koneru, 2025  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 31 moves, 1-0
June 22: Another Brick in the Boleslavsky Wall
I Kan vs Boleslavsky, 1952  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1
June 23: Régime de Vishy
Anand vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2015  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 29 moves, 1-0
June 24: Viktoria's Secret
V Bukhteeva vs V Chernyak, 2012  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
June 25: Solon the Lawgiver
N Solon vs R Delaune, 2001  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 51 moves, 1-0
June 26: The Wizard of Uz
R Praggnanandhaa vs Rapport, 2025  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1
June 27: Not Goodenough
A J Goldsby vs F Goodenough, 1974  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
June 28: Acs Sacs
A Sherzer vs P Acs, 1998  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
June 29: The Ballad of Jon-Handoko
E Handoko vs Speelman, 1994  (C45) Scotch Game, 44 moves, 0-1
June 30: A Rubin Sandwich
Fischer vs S Rubin, 1964  (B01) Scandinavian, 39 moves, 1-0
July 1: Ragger Muffin
M Ragger vs Grischuk, 2015  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 59 moves, 0-1
July 2: ‘S’all
D Goodman vs Nunn, 1978  (A28) English, 24 moves, 1-0
July 3: Feeling Thipsay
M Basman vs B Thipsay, 1991  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0
July 4: White Pekin
T Pekin vs C A Blanco Gramajo, 2018  (E92) King's Indian, 79 moves, 1-0
July 5: The Rook of Borm on
F Borm vs J van Baarle, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 66 moves, 1-0
July 6: The Game's Afoot!
J L Watson vs C Carlson, 1972  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 1-0
July 7: From Acceleration Machines to Spaceships
Cotter vs G Atwood, 1795  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 28 moves, 0-1
July 8: Welcome Back!
G Atwood vs Cotter, 1795  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1
July 9: The One-Eyed Man is King
Rotlewi vs Teichmann, 1911  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 69 moves, 0-1
July 10: Delycious
P Dely vs J H Donner, 1961  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 27 moves, 1-0
July 11: L'Ami at her!
L'Ami vs E Paehtz, 2019  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1-0
July 12: Der Wiel of Fortune
Van der Wiel vs W Iclicki, 1985  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
July 13: White on white
J A Blanco vs Capablanca, 1901  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 77 moves, 0-1
July 14: Canal Grande
E Canal vs Euwe, 1948  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 1-0
July 15: Battering Kram
Kramnik vs E Inarkiev, 2013  (B20) Sicilian, 52 moves, 1-0
July 16: Team Liquid
Alekhine / Bogoljubov vs Dr. P, 1929  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 28 moves, 1-0
July 17: An Inconvenient Ruth
R Cardoso vs J Legendre, 1980  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 29 moves, 1-0
July 18: No Escape for Houdini
Stockfish vs Houdini, 2021  (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 31 moves, 1-0
July 19: Fear Factor
S Factor vs Reti, 1919  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 33 moves, 1-0
July 20: A Little-Known Edge Is a Dangerous Thing
Capablanca vs W Edge, 1922  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 0-1
July 21: Meetin' Greet
Topalov vs A Greet, 2012  (A04) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 0-1
July 22: Hail Mary
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 35 moves, 1-0
July 23: Yi Of Little Fear
J Houska vs Wei Yi, 2014  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 0-1
July 24: Handle With Keres
Keres vs A Tarnowski, 1952  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
July 25: The Dam Broke in Amsterdam
Hort vs Karpov, 1981  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 26 moves, 1-0
July 26: Crown Jules
M Hebden vs Hodgson, 1985  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 21 moves, 0-1
July 27: Panic At The Disco
Kasparov vs Short, 1993  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 27 moves, 1-0
July 28: Bob Ris Won, Now Sir Bob
R Bodicker vs R Ris, 2008  (D80) Grunfeld, 30 moves, 0-1
July 29: Well Ahues me!
D Przepiorka vs C Ahues, 1927  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 31 moves, 0-1
July 30: B is for Bishops
Kashdan vs O Tenner, 1934  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
July 31: Damnatio ad Bestias
T Hillarp Persson vs Azmaiparashvili, 2003  (B07) Pirc, 23 moves, 0-1
August 1: Good Defences Make Good Nabuurs
M Efroimski vs J Nabuurs, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1
August 2: When I'm 74
J Mieses vs S Landau, 1939  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
August 3: Kowering in Fear
O Bernstein vs Tartakower, 1937  (C41) Philidor Defense, 13 moves, 0-1
August 4: Kramnik's Skin Mark
Shirov vs Kramnik, 2011  (C45) Scotch Game, 43 moves, 0-1
August 5: Ivan the Wonderful
G Garcia Gonzalez vs I Farago, 1969  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 16 moves, 0-1
August 6: Nine Lives of a Catalan
Kramnik vs Anand, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 53 moves, 1-0
August 7: Wang Loose
H Toufighi vs H Wang, 2006  (C01) French, Exchange, 24 moves, 0-1
August 8: Fireworks
R Panjwani vs So, 2014  (A09) Reti Opening, 23 moves, 0-1
August 9: When I'm 6+4
B Sivanandan vs M Ashworth, 2025  (B27) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0
August 10: Bird of Prei
Karpov vs Kupreichik, 1976  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
August 11: The Juri is Out on Qb5
J Vetemaa vs Shabalov, 1986  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 21 moves, 0-1
August 12: Duet of Wits
F Schubert vs K Weber, 1913  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 22 moves, 1-0
August 13: Killer Instinct
J Adamski vs C Jedrzejek, 1969  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1-0
August 14: Blips and Chitz
Xiong vs C Aravindh, 2016  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 43 moves, 1-0
August 15: The Varsity Drag
D Minic vs P N Lee, 1964  (B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
August 16: Pick On Someone Your Own Size!
C Jaffe vs Reshevsky, 1920  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 17 moves, 0-1
August 17: Hou, Nikita Is The Other Side
Y Hou vs Vitiugov, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 51 moves, 1-0
August 18: Descent into Mednis
G Kramer vs E Mednis, 1957  (C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
August 19: The Right Way, the Wrong Way and the Max Euwe Way
H Wolf vs Euwe, 1923  (B83) Sicilian, 45 moves, 0-1
August 20: Nice Templar
J Templar vs W Berry, 1890  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
August 21: Rumble in the jungle
J Tarjan vs Kramnik, 2017  (A12) English with b3, 56 moves, 1-0
August 22: The Man Who Beat Mikhail Tal
I Zilber vs Tal, 1958  (E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 54 moves, 1-0
August 23: Normunds Kan Quest
I Lentze vs N Miezis, 1999  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 56 moves, 0-1
August 24: Pia pressure
P Cramling vs S Kindermann, 1991  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 25 moves, 1-0
August 25: Rookrolling
Fischer vs Benko, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 39 moves, 1-0
August 26: What A Load Of Robatsch
O Vodep vs Robatsch, 1961  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 100 moves, 0-1
August 27: Nothing to Fier but Fier Himself
A Fier vs Adams, 2014  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
August 28: Greed is good
Caruana vs Shankland, 2025  (B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 36 moves, 1-0
August 29: Heart of Stonewall
W Hartston vs E Teichmann, 1981  (A90) Dutch, 46 moves, 1-0
August 30: Only Tuk Him 27 Moves
Tukmakov vs Razuvaev, 1983  (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
August 31: Stean Roller
A Beliavsky vs M Stean, 1982  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 15 moves, 1-0
September 1: Captain Caveman
A Zerega vs Mackenzie, 1870  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 0-1
September 2: Theory and Practice
J Pinter vs Bronstein, 1977  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 117 moves, 1/2-1/2
September 3: Careful With Those Sacs, Eugene
C Stanley vs E Delmar, 1879  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 0-1
September 4: K-Pop
Kamsky vs Kramnik, 1993  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1-0
September 5: Gaal Friday
J Rapport vs Z Gaal, 2025  (B10) Caro-Kann, 41 moves, 0-1
September 6: Volkov Cocktail
S Volkov vs Y Hou, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 1-0
September 7: Tusk
Cochrane vs Staunton, 1843  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 1-0
September 8: Old Man Look at My Life…
Mishra vs Ivanchuk, 2023  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 31 moves, 1-0
September 9: The Turkish Immortal
A Mittal vs Y K Erdogmus, 2025  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1
September 10: I Chekh and Win
V Chekhover vs I Rudakovsky, 1945  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
September 11: Raindrops Keep Falling On His Head
Ajeeb vs M Bachrach, 1888  (B40) Sicilian, 32 moves, 1-0
September 12: Walk On The Wild Side
A A Murray vs F Hebert, 1949  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 58 moves, 0-1
September 13: Battle of the Sexes
N Maisuradze vs A Fier, 2017  (A02) Bird's Opening, 23 moves, 1-0
September 14: Most Valuable Lesson
M Rodshtein vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2025  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
September 15: All Shrook Up
S Wafa vs E Roebers, 2025  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 76 moves, 0-1
September 16: Shroud at Turin
Kramnik vs Aronian, 2006  (A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
September 17: Put a Hertan on him
C Hertan vs J Curdo, 1987  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0
September 18: Bug Trap
Swiercz vs T Burg, 2010  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 70 moves, 1-0
September 19: Speed Bump
Kramnik vs Anand, 1994  (A33) English, Symmetrical, 26 moves, 1-0
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