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  1. .Spassky Games
    Becoming interested in Spassky and studying his games in my Fritz and here.
    7 games, 1953-1996

  2. 00- Ideas for black in the vienna gambit
    1 game, 2021

  3. 1 defense due to hidden resources
    2 games, 1996-2005

  4. 1 Finishing off from resigning point
    2 games, 1922-2009

  5. 1 Games where parts confuse me
    10 games, 1949-2021

  6. 100 Chess Masters Trade Secrets -Soltis
    Games from an instructive book I own. I think this is one of Soltis better books. It consists of 4 sections of priyomes-1) 25 Key Priyomes 2) 25 Must know endgame techniques 3) 25 crucial sacrifices 4) 25 exact endings.

    If you like this sort of thing, it is worth picking up or suggesting to your public library to add it to their collection. (Coach K started a collection on this which I am working to fill in some of the blanks; thanks Coach K).

    24 games, 1783-2007

  7. 18 + Points to the King
    I may not have this exactly right...... I heard there is a Dutch saying about 20 points advantage of material pointing to the King as a basis for a successful attack in Chess. Your opponents pieces should not be able to mobilize to the attacking area in time.

    Here is a collection of those power plays.

    1 game, 2018

  8. 2 ANNOYING SCANDY DECLINE
    3 games, 2009-2017

  9. 2 Play this against a computer
    Games containing puzzle positions some are general practice and some are over my head and would be instructive to play against a computer.
    2 games, 1907-2019

  10. 200 open games by David Bronstein (part 1)
    from the book collection 200 open games from David Bronstein.More than 150 of these games appear in Chessgames.com. here is the link to part 2

    Game Collection: 200 Open Games by David Bronstein (part 2)

    101 games, 1939-1968

  11. 200 Open Games by David Bronstein (part 2)
    Game Collection: 200 open games by David Bronstein (part 1) From Bronstein book
    55 games, 1944-1968

  12. a 2
    4 games, 1961-1997

  13. A Scandinavian for black -Icelandic
    I started playing the Scandinavian after years of being a 1 e4 e5 guy. This is a source collection for some ideas. Just bought Smerdon Scandinavian book (Recommended) as I am intrigued by his lecture found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2Q... .

    My collection starts off with 5 games copied from Kellworthian Smerdon Scandinavian Collection.(thanks!). It then moves through the various flavors of the Portuguese Variation depending of whites move after ...Bc5. Then other variations where white does not play 3 d4. The banker goo.gl/13Hwkc
    The risky banker goo.gl/yPrV7T dxe7 check
    The safe banker goo.gl/QNydEp Be5

    A SCANDY Portuguese playing GM's goo.gl/eCZ6w5 and goo.gl/aVfZ6F

    128 games, 1987-2018

  14. A Wandering Tour through the Kings Gambit
    My goal in time is to have very strong games of all flavors of the Kings Gambit- Accepted and Declined as both white and black to inform my future play.
    5 games, 1900-1960

  15. A Wandering Tour through the Traxler Counteratta
    This is a guided tour through some representative lines, ideas and mistakes in this sharp opening. It's an unusual opening in that black offers his rook to be sacrificed in move 4. Rarely seen in major tournaments, its' wild exciting play makes it a favorite in correspondence play, skittles games, youth chess and independent study.

    These first four moves are the Traxler Counterattack 1. e4 e5
    2. Nf3 Nc6
    3. Bc4 Nf6
    4. Ng5 Bc5

    Normally followed by 5. Nxf2+,5. Bxf2+ and occasionally 5.d4.

    Others have said about the Traxler

    It may not be entirely accurate when held up to the light of heavy computer analysis - Heisman

    One must note that even experienced masters, trying to punish Black's too active play in the opening, are often overimpressed by White's great material advantage and lose their objectivity; sometimes they also show their incompetence in the field of book theory.- Estrin

    5. Nxf7 is followed by Bxf2+ !?. White here makes important decisions that direct the course of the game.

    o Take the bishop 6. Kxf7 and upon 6...Ne5+ white's reasonable next moves are either 7.Kg1,Ke3 Possible but not as good are Kf1,Ke1,Ke2

    o Decline the offer of the bishop with 6...Kf1 (worst is Ke2 due to Ng5+ seen in the Reinish/Traxler Game)

    6.Kxf2 Nxe4+ is normally followed by Black creating complications for White while White looks to gain material my Nxh8.

    Reoccuring Themes in the Traxler games are Black plays for the initiative developing with threating moves, checks,combinations and sacrifices. White must play very accurately in order to find King Safety and struggles to get his pieces developed. Whites Knight on H8 is out of the action for the immediate future and his queenside pieces are often left on their original squares. This often leads to minatures,Queen traps, King marches, creative mating nets, unusual checkmates.

    5.Bxf7+ is considered sounder for white without as many complications. In my view it is much harder for black to play against. Beliavksy played this line as black against Anand and won.

    Here is a link that speaks to refuting the traxler and some refuting the refutations 8)

    http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesz4a6/...

    This Chess Column speaks to the original game by Karel Traxler

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/w...

    Also Dan Heisman created a great interactive CD on the Traxler with tons of games,analysis and I recommend it to anyone interested in this interesting line.

    This is a black forced draw line not on the chessgames site.

    [Event "Wittlich"]
    [Site "Wittlich"]
    [Date "1980.??.??"]
    [Round "9"]
    [White "Diehl, Klaus"]
    [Black "Dietzsch, Herbert"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [ECO "C57"]
    [PlyCount "26"]
    [EventDate "1980.??.??"]

    1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Nxf7 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Nxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. Nxh8 Nd4 10. hxg3 Qxg3+ 11. Kf1 Qf4+ 12. Kg1 Qg3+ 13. Kf1 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

    (this is a work in process and hope to update and improve this soon) I also have a number of my traxler games on my blog site

    http://takchess.blogspot.com/

    (Followon note:I am finding this line is so tactical and complex, that as I research this much of what I have viewed as firm conclusions and convential wisdom are being questioned through correspondence play and heavy computer analysis. IE. Heisman excellent cd book speaks that 6 . ke2 in the Nxf7 line may not be as bad as I originally thought)

    88 games, 1890-2017

  16. alapin gambit -alapin diemer gambit + reti gam
    Gambit openings against the French. As white I enjoy playing these lines than traditional French Defense lines .

    Reti Gambit refered to as French Defense: Horwitz Attack. Papa-Ticulat Gambit on this site. The Reti Gambit in this collection begin with the Reti Game.

    Thomas Johansson who wrote the Facinating Reti Gambit posted this video on youtube about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w53j...
    he also has this blog
    http://borgchess.blogspot.com/

    I started out playing the alapin gambit but now prefer the reti gambit.

    I'll also list some Caro-kann gambit games as well . The Euwe Attack.


    53 games, 1892-2006

  17. Alterman BlackGambit Guide1 : 1. D4 -BenkoGambit
    This is the only Alterman Gambit Guide that i own. I am in the process of learning alternatives to the Kings Indian as Black. These games although mostly not in the book they speak to the spirit of the counterattacking line of The Benko Gambit, The Blumenfeld Gambit, The Vanagian Gambit, English Defense Gambit.

    5000 Benko Gambits Opening Explorer

    some additional Benko game collections for ideas

    Game Collection: benoni / benko brilliancies Game Collection: BRCC: 1. d4 Games For White and Black Game Collection: BENKO GAMBIT DECLINED Game Collection: Winning with the Benko Game Collection: Gambito Benko Game Collection: The ABC of the Benko Gambit Game Collection: Benko games Game Collection: benko gambit Game Collection: 0 Game Collection: 0

    This is the Bluemenfeld gambit chapter 2

    Opening Explorer

    24 games, 1981-2017

  18. Annoying e5 in the scandy
    8 games, 2004-2017

  19. Anti-French Collection [White]
    Anti-French System [White]
    46 games, 2001-2013

  20. Art of Attack in Chess Vladamir Vukovic & Chess
    I am slowly creating this collection as I read it with page numbers associated with the recent Nunn Algebraic edition . The current collections on this book in Chessgames.com are missing a handful of games. I am sending in games complete scores for publication as I find them. I am currently reading this book and invite others to join along.

    http://takchess.blogspot.com/2007/1... (2018 note: I appeared to have fizzled out on this) I also added games from VV book "Chess Sacrifices"

    I find myself often looking at Timothy Glenn Forney's collection's so I put a link here for my easy access.

    Timothy Glenn Forney's Game Collections

    also patzer2 & notyeta gm have attacks ranked by theme for future studies

    patzer2's Game Collections notyetagm's Game Collections

    Some Alekhine and Kasp tactical games
    Game Collection: Thunderstorms from a Blue Sky


    84 games, 1843-2005

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